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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
______________
FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
April 14, 2010
DOLAT
VENTURES, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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333-151570
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Pending
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer of
Identification
No.)
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545
Eighth Avenue
Suite
401
New York,
NY 10018
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(212) 502-6657
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Table of
Contents
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Item
1.01
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Entry Into a Material Definitive
Agreement
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Item
2.01
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Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of
Assets
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Item
5.06
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Change in Shell Company
Status
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Item
8.01
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Other Events
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Item
9.01
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Financial Statements and
Exhibits
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Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain
statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K contain or may contain
forward-looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements were based on various factors and were derived
utilizing numerous assumptions and other factors that could cause our actual
results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These
factors include, but are not limited to, our ability to consummate a merger or
business combination, economic, political and market conditions and
fluctuations, government and industry regulation, interest rate risk, U.S. and
global competition, and other factors. Most of these factors are difficult to
predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the
areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking
statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the
date of this report. Readers should carefully review this annual report in
its entirety, including but not limited to our financial statements and the
notes thereto. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material
information under the Federal securities laws, The Company undertakes no
obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements,
to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. For any
forward-looking statements contained in any document, The Company claims the
protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
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Contents
Statements
that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or
conditions or that include words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends,"
"plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar expressions are forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable
assumptions, including projections of orders, sales, operating margins,
earnings, cash flow, research and development costs, working capital, capital
expenditures and other projections, they are subject to several risks and
uncertainties, and therefore, we can give no assurance that these statements
will be achieved.
Investors
are cautioned that our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and the actual results or developments may differ materially from
the expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements.
As for
the forward-looking statements that relate to future financial results and other
projections, actual results will be different due to the inherent uncertainty of
estimates, forecasts and projections may be better or worse than projected.
Given these uncertainties, you should not place any reliance on these
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements also represent our
estimates and assumptions only as of the date that they were made. We expressly
disclaim a duty to provide updates to these forward-looking statements, and the
estimates and assumptions associated with them, after the date of this filing to
reflect events or changes in circumstances or changes in expectations or the
occurrence of anticipated events.
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We
undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are
advised, however, to consult any additional disclosures we make in our reports
on Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, Form 8-K, or their successors. We also note that we
have provided a cautionary discussion of risks and uncertainties under the
caption "Risk Factors
" in this Current Report. These are factors that we think could cause our
actual results to differ materially from expected results. Other factors besides
those listed here could also adversely affect us.
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Contents
Information
regarding market and industry statistics contained in this Current Report is
included based on information available to us which we believe is accurate. We
have not reviewed or included data from all sources, and cannot assure
stockholders of the accuracy or completeness of the data included in this
Current Report. Forecasts and other forward-looking information obtained from
these sources are subject to the same qualifications and the additional
uncertainties accompanying any estimates of future market size, revenue and
market acceptance of products and services.
Explanatory
Note
This
Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by Dolat Ventures Inc. (either the
“Company”, “we”, or “our”) in connection with a Share Exchange Agreement in
which the Company has acquired seventy- five percent (75 %)
of issued and outstanding capital stock of Millennium Mining
LLC of Sierra Leone (“Millennium”), a Limited Liability Company organized under
the laws of Sierra Leone. On April 13, 2010, the Company entered into
a Share Exchange Agreement under which the Company agreed to exchange
Thirty-Million (30,000,000) shares of Common stock to Millennium Mining LLC in
exchange for 75%, or (22,500,000 shares) of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of Millennium Mining LLC. The acquisition of Millennium Mining
LLC is accounted for as a reverse merger.
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April
13, 2010 (the “Effective Date), the Company entered into an Share Exchange
Agreement (the “SEA”), which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
as Exhibit 10.1, with Millennium Mining LLC a Sierra Leone Limited
Liability Corporation (“Millennium”)
Pursuant
to the SEA, Millennium agrees to transfer to the Registrant 75%, twenty-two
million, five hundred thousand (22,500,000) shares of the capital stock of
Millennium, in exchange for thirty million (30,000,000) shares of the
registrant’s Common stock.
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Item
2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets:
As
described in Section
1.01, of this current report form 8-k on April 13, 2010, Dolat Ventures,
Inc (the “Registrant” also the “Company”) reported that it had entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Acquisition (the “Agreement”) whereby the Registrant
agreed to acquire 22,500,000 75% of the outstanding capital stock of Millennium
Mining, LLC., a Sierra Leone Limited Liability
Corporation (“Millennium”) through a share exchange transaction (the
“Acquisition”). In consideration of their shares of Millennium, the
Millennium shareholders collectively received thrity million (30,000,000) common
shares of the Registrant. All contingencies set forth in the
Agreement were satisfied, and the Acquisition became effective on April 13,
2010. The Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as
Exhibit 10.1.
Brief
Description of Acquired Assets
The
assets acquired through the Share Exchange Agreement include 75% of the capital
stock of Millennium Mining LLC.
Company’s
Post-acquisition Organizational Structure
Following
our acquisition of Millennium, as described under Item 2.01 and as set forth in
the following diagram, Millennium became our direct 75 % owned
subsidiary. Prior to the acquisition of Millennium, Dolat Ventures as
set forth in the diagram held the entire equity interest in Dove Diamonds and
Mining.
Dolat
Ventures
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Dove Diamonds and Mining (100%) |
Millennium
Mining LLC (Sierra
Leone) (75%)
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Registrant
was a shell company, other than a business combination related shell company, as
those terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2),
immediately before the Acquisition, therefore the information that would be
required if the Registrant were filing a general form for registration of
securities on Form 10 under the Exchange Act reflecting all classes of the
Registrant’s securities subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 (15
U.S.C. 78m) or Section 15(d) (15 U.S.C. 78o(d)) of such Act
follows:
Organizational
History of Dolat Ventures Inc
We were
incorporated on April 13, 2006 in the state of Nevada. We are an exploration
stage enterprise and have not started operations or generated or realized any
revenues from our business operations.
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Except
for the acquisition of Dove Diamonds and Mining, Inc. as disclosed in 8-k under
the heading “Our Current Business” there have been no material
reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or purchases or sales of any
significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business since the
date of incorporation. We are a start-up, exploration stage company engaged in
the search for diamond, gold and related minerals. There is no assurance that a
commercially viable mineral deposit, a reserve, exists in our claim or can be
shown to exist until sufficient and appropriate exploration is done and a
comprehensive evaluation of such work concludes economic and legal feasibility.
In April of 2010, we
entered into an agreement to purchase an undivided 75% interest in Millennium
Mining LLC an operating diamond and gold mining operation located in
the towns of Gandorhun, and Njala in Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo District of Sierra
Leone. The area is known as the Baimbawai Pool of the Sewa River
located between those two towns.
Organizational
History of Millennium Mining LLC
Millennium
Mining LLC was incorporated in Sierra Leone as a Private Limited Liability
Company on March 3, 2008 and commenced commercial operations after obtaining its
license from the Ministry of Mineral Resources (Sierra Leone) shortly
after. The company’s core operations are to mine extract, refine, and
purify precious metals and stones. The Company buys, sells,
distributes and exports diamond bauxite, rutile gold, silver and all other
precious minerals in Sierra Leone and internationally. Registrant
purchased 75% of the capital stock of Millennium Mining LLC. We
presently conduct all of our mining operations through Millennium Mining
LLC.
Part
1
Item
1 - Business
.The
Company is engaged in the business of mining and wholesale distribution of
diamonds and precious gemstones. The Company is headquartered in New
York, NY. The Company acquired Dove Diamonds & Mining at the end of the
4th
quarter in 2009 prior to the current acquisition of Millennium Mining
LLC. The company has never been subject to bankruptcy, receivership
or similar proceeding; or any
material reclassification,
and, except for the Acquisition reported in this Current Report on Form 8-K, and
the acquisition of Dove Diamonds & Mining, any merger consolidation, or
purchase or sale of a significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of
business.
Overview
Dove Diamonds & Mining
Dove Diamonds
and Mining was incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 19, 2009. Dove is
headquartered in New York NY. Dove intends to acquire
equipment, mining operations and mining locations, and to establish distribution
channels to sell its diamonds to wholesalers and retailers in the United States
and globally. Dove has no plans to sell directly to consumers
currently.
With the
acquisition of Millennium Mining, Dolat Ventures intends to mine through its
Sierra Leone Operations and send its precious gems and metals to be refined to
Dove Diamonds & Mining.
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World
diamond prices began to decline in the fourth quarter of 2008 and continued to
decline throughout the first quarter of 2009. While prices have now
begun to stabilize, they continue to be lower on a year-over-year
basis. However, many industry professionals believe the current
market is influenced by the expectation that prices for rough Diamonds will rise
again in 2010. As a result, we intend for Dove to gain a competitive
advantage by entering the market at a low point, and establish itself as a major
diamond wholesaler as the market begins to improve. Our long term
goals include obtaining a facility to process, cut, assemble and polish rough
diamonds and gems.
Current
Business
Dolat is
currently in the early stages of acquiring diamonds, gems and precious stones
from a variety of locations throughout the African
continent. Primarily focused on the West African country of Sierra
Leone We are in an organized search for mineral locations, suppliers and sellers
of diamonds, gems and precious stones.
Millennium
Mining LLC
Description
and Location
Millennium
Mining LLC was incorporated in Sierra Leone as a Private Limited Liability
Company on March 3, 2008 and commenced commercial operations after obtaining its
license from the Ministry of Mineral Resources (Sierra Leone) shortly
after. The company’s core operations are to mine extracted, refine,
and purify precious metals and stones. The Company buys, sells,
distributes and exports diamond bauxite, rutile gold, silver and all other
precious minerals in Sierra Leone and internationally.
On August
31, 2005 the government of Sierra Leone issued a mining license for a section of
the Sewa River to a former company owned by the current
shareholders. On February 8, 2008 (pre-incorporation), the company
re-assigned the mining license in Sierra Leone for use in the new company
Millenium Mining LLC. The license received by Millennium is renewable
every three years. Both a license from the government and mining
lease are required for before any commercial mining is to take
place.
On
January 26, 2008 (pre-incorporation), the company entered into a mining
agreement to dredge mine land in the towns of Gandorhun and Njala in the Tikonko
Chiefdom, Bo district of Sierra Leone. This area is known as the
Baimbawai Pool of the Sewa River located between these two towns. The
pool is owned by individuals from two villages, Gandorhun, and Njala, located on
either side of the river, and is reachable by vehicle. The site is
free of natural rock formations, and may have precious mineral deposit from
river wash through the natural tributary of the Sewa River.
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Dredge
Mining is considered open-pit mining, where dredge rigs work the bottom and
sides of the river pool, and retrieved material is washed through a screening
process to reveal precious minerals. The company operates one dredge
machine and plans on expansion through an additional dredge rig and seeking
additional mining claims within Sierra Leone. Machinery is petroleum
powered and readily capable of operation with routine
maintenance. Fuel is readily available as of November 30,
2009. However, disruptions to fuel supplies may occur if civil unrest
in the area were to occur. Significant efforts of the Company have
been the acquisition of equipment to support dredge operations.
Millennium Mining Inc., a
Sierra Leone Corporation is party to a mining
agreement pursuant to which owners of land in the towns of Gandorhun and Njala
in the Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo District of Sierra Leone have agreed to allow
Millennium to mine the area in and around the Baimbawai Pool of the Sewa River
located between those two towns. According to the terms of the mining agreement
dated January 26, 2008, attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Mining Agreement”),
Millennium will fund all diamond mining operations, and shall be responsible for
all required machinery, mining equipment and/or structures. The land owners who
hold the license to mine this area shall be entitled to thirty percent (30%) of
the net profits. Prior to the acquisition Millennium was owned 75% by Shmuel
Dovid Hauck and 25% by a resident of Sierra Leone, in compliance with the Mines
and Minerals Act of Sierra Leone.
Description
and Location
Location
– Millennium
Mining Boundary Coordinates
Easting
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Northing
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Beacon Sequence |
196529.63
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865979.53
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1. |
196561.2
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865979.53
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2. |
196565.36
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865874.15
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3. |
196516.78
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865871.15
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4. |
The
Millennium Mining concessions lie in land near the towns of Gandorhun
and Njala in the Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo district of Sierra Leone. This
area is known as the Baimbawai Pool of the Sewa River located between these two
towns. It is centered at Latitude “8.183444” North and Longitude “-11.363297”
west. It covers an area of 20 hectares.
The
project is situated about 40 kilometers Northwest of the town of Bo and
approximately 110 km West of the major capital Freetown based on the Atlantic
Ocean. The project lies in the middle of Sierra Leone, based on the
Sewa River. The river Formed by the junction of the Bagbe and Bafi
rivers, it flows 150 mi (240 km) to join the Waanje River and form the Kittam,
which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The country's most important commercial
river, it is extensively panned and mined for diamonds.
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Country
Dynamics
Mining
in Sierra Leone
Political
History
Sierra
Leone has been a major diamond producer for 70 years, but it has one of the
lowest Gross National Products in the world. Civil war ravaged the country from
1991 to 2002, primarily over the distribution of wealth from the country's
diamond mines.
In
October 1999, the U.N. Security Counsel established the United Nations Mission
in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) to help implement disarmament.
At the
beginning of July 2000 the United Nations Security Council decided to impose an
18 month ban on diamond exports from Sierra Leone, recognizing that diamonds had
been fueling the conflict and that the rebels had been mining diamonds and
selling them to fund their weapons purchase and other activities, including
human rights abuses.
Additionally,
in July 2001, a diamond mining ban was announced in Sierra Leone in an attempt
to address the violence and curb human rights abuses.
UNAMSIL
successfully completed its mission in December 2005. It was succeeded by a new
mission, the United Nations Integrated Office for Sierra Leone (UNIOSL)
established by the Security Counsel to help consolidate peace in Sierra
Leone.
Mining
History
Diamond
output in Sierra Leone was 600,000 carats in 1999, 2000, and 2001, 250,000 in
1998, and 400,000 in 1997; most production was by artisanal
miners. The process of alluvial diamond mining involves digging and
sifting through mud, sand and gravel using shovels, sieves, or even bare hands.
Typically, diamonds come from geologic rock formations called Kimberlites.
Kimberlite rock formations that contain diamonds are eroded over time by rivers
and streams and can deposit diamonds in the sediments carried by those streams
farther downstream from the original source rocks. These deposits are called
alluvial diamond deposits. The locations of these alluvial diamond deposits are
controlled by the surrounding topography, drainage patterns, and the location of
the Kimberlites themselves. Alluvial deposits are often mined and exploited by
small-scale miners using artisanal mining techniques. It was believed that a
substantial portion of the diamonds close to the earth's surface was smuggled
out of the country. Alluvial diamonds, first discovered in Kono District in
1930, were widely scattered over a large area, but particularly along the upper
Sewa River. The main diamond deposits were the Koidu and Tongo fields. Diamond
Works Ltd., of Canada, which owned 60% of the Koidu mine (reserves of 2.67
million carats), announced in 2001 that it was returning to Sierra Leone.
Diamond Works also held diamond exploration licenses on the Sewa River with
reserves containing 1.7 million carats. Production of alluvial gold in 2001 was
30 kg, down from 123 kg in 1994.
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For 25
years, the Sierra Leone Selection Trust (SLST), a subsidiary of the Consolidated
African Selection Trust, had exclusive diamond prospecting rights and gave the
government 27.5% of its annual net profit. However, this monopoly, plus numerous
finds of gem diamonds at or close to the surface, encouraged so much illicit
mining and exportation that, in 1955, the government renegotiated SLST's
concession, limiting it to two areas, Yengema, in Kono District, and Tongo, in
Kenema District, and compensated the company for surrendering its rights in
other areas. In 1956, the government introduced the Alluvial Diamond Mining
Scheme, in which Sierra Leoneans were issued licenses to dig in declared areas
totaling more than 23,300 sq km (9,000 sq mi). In addition to a licensing fee,
each licensee had to pay land rental to the local chiefdom authorities and could
employ up to 20 diggers. A buying organization, the Government Diamond Office
(the Government Gold and Diamond Office since 1985), was set up in agreement
with the Diamond Inc., in London. Foreigners, who had figured significantly in
illicit diamond dealing, were removed from the diamond-mining areas. In 1962,
the government ordered the SLST to sell all its diamond through the government
office. In 1970, the government acquired a 51% interest in SLST and formed the
National Diamond Mining Co. (NDM). In 1991, the government started returning
control of diamond and gold export activities back to the private sector, to
curtail illicit trading and maximize revenues. New mining policy in 1994 made
requirements for licensing miners and exporters more rigid, to address the heavy
revenue losses from illegal trading in diamonds and gold. NDM ceased operations
in 1992, partly because of rebel activities in the Yengema mining
district.
Sierra
Rutile Ltd. announced that rutile mining would resume in 2003, having closed in
1995 because of fighting. The Sierra Rutile mine was the largest and
highest-grade rutile resource in the world.
Rutile is
a major mineral source of the element titanium. Rutile is typically about 60%
titanium and 40% oxygen. It can have some iron present, sometimes up to 10%. The
rutile specimen in the photo does have about 5% iron in it. Rutile is one of the
most common titanium minerals, occurring in gneiss, mica, schist, granite,
limestone and dolomite. It is also associated with quartz, hematite and
feldspar. As a secondary mineral, it is common in beach sand deposits, along
with the other titanium mineral, ilmenite.
The
Mining of rutile, a titanium oxide, began in the Southern Province, near Bonthe,
in 1967; because of technical difficulties, mining operations were stopped in
1971. Sierra Rutile began operating a pilot plant in 1973, and production
resumed in December 1979. Output rose from 46,000 tons in 1980–81 to a record
154,000 in 1991, before falling to 137,000 in 1994.
The main
iron ore deposits were near Marampa, in the Port Loko District, and between the
Sokoya and Waka hills, in the Tonkolili District. Mining began in 1933, and a
program of expansion of the Marampa mine was launched in 1961. Exports increased
from 952,000 tons in 1960 to 2.4 million tons in 1973, but the mine was closed
in 1975. It reopened in 1982, under government ownership and Austrian
management, shipment of iron ore resumed in 1983, and the mine was closed again
in 1985.
Bauxite
mining in the Mokanji Hills area of the Southern Province was begun by the
Sierra Leone Ore and Metal Co. in 1963. Production of 735,000 tons was reported
in 1994, before operations were disrupted by civil unrest. In 1996, the company
announced that it would not reopen the site. A second bauxite operation and
alumina plant were to be developed at Port Loko. A zircon recovery plant opened
in 1991, using old tailings and new mine output from the rutile mines. Known
reserves of other minerals included antimony, cassiterite, columbite, corundum,
fluorspar, ilmenite, lead, lignite, magnetite, molybdenum, monazite, platinum,
silver, tantalite, tin, titanium, tungsten, and zinc.
A 1999
amendment to the 1994 Mines and Minerals Act introduced procedures for sale and
export of precious minerals by license holders, and penalties for unlawful
possession or smuggling of precious minerals. In 2001, Sierra Leone and Angola
introduced a diamond certification scheme in response to UN sanctions aimed at
prohibiting importation of diamonds from rebel-controlled areas in the
countries.
Current
Status
Currently,
the mining business in Sierra Leone includes about 2,500 small operations.
Unlike oil, iron ore and even gold, diamonds are so easy to transport that if
regulations are too onerous and taxes too high, miners and exporters will simply
turn to smuggling.
In 2007,
Sierra Leone officially exported over $175 million worth of diamonds, government
records show. That is a vast improvement over the $24 million officially
exported in 2001, before stringent new rules known as the Kimberly Process
required diamond deals to be certified by the authorities. Before that, most
diamonds were smuggled out of the country through Liberia and Guinea and sold
for weapons.
Sierra
Leone’s primary mineral resources are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold and small
amounts of iron ore and limonite.
Diamonds
The
Sierra Leone diamond fields cover an area of about 7,700 square miles (about one
quarter of the country) in the south-eastern and eastern parts of Sierra Leone.
The diamond producing areas are concentrated in Kono, Kenema and Bo Districts
and are mainly situated in the drainage areas of the Sewa, Bafi, Woa, Mano and
Moa Rivers. Alluvial diamond concentrations occur in river channel gravels,
flood-plain gravels, terrace gravels, gravel residues in soils and swamps.
Sierra Leone is known for producing mostly gem quality diamonds including some
spectacularly large stones of very high value.
The
largest ever discovered (February 1972) was a 969.8 carat diamond code-named the
“Star of Sierra Leone” (the third largest diamond ever found worldwide).
Kimberlites, the primary host rocks for diamonds, have been discovered in the
Koidu and Tongo areas. Reserves are estimated at 6.3 million carats down to a
depth of 600m at Koidu and 3.2 million carats to a depth of 600m at Tongo.
Artisanal and small-scale diamond mining activities are widespread in the Kono
District as well as Kenema, Bo and Pujehun Districts. About 1,700 artisanal
mining licenses are currently operating in these areas.
Gold
Gold was
discovered in several localities in the years from 1926, in the Sula Mountains
and Kangari Hills, and in the Koinadugu, Tonkolili and Bo Districts.All
greenstone belts in Sierra Leone (with the possible exception of the Marampa
Group and perhaps the Kambui Hills) are known to contain gold. Rivers and
streams draining these areas also carry gold. The most important known lode gold
deposits occur around the Lake Sonfon area, Kalmaro, Makong, Baomahun and
Komahun. At present, the only gold production in Sierra Leone comes from
alluvial deposits. Notwithstanding the limited gold exports in recent years,
Sierra Leone is thought to be well-endowed with gold
deposits.
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SIERRA
LEONE - GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OVERVIEW
The
Republic of Sierra Leone is located on the West Coast of Africa, between
latitudes 7 and 10 north and longitudes 10.5 and 13 west. The Republic of
Guinea is to the north and northeast; Liberia is to the east and
southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean on the west and south. It has 300 miles
of coastline.
From
an approximate 70-mile coastal belt of low-lying land, the country rises
to a mountain plateau near the eastern frontier rising 4000 to 6000 feet
with a rich timber forest region. The Western Area encompasses the Sierra
Leone Peninsula, on which the capital and main commercial centre of
Freetown stands; is 24 miles long and 10 miles wide.
A
mountainous promontory, it rises in places to 300 feet above sea level -
one of the few parts of the West African Coast where there is high land so
near the sea. Where the lush green forest spills down hillsides to meet
the most beautiful white sandy beaches along the Atlantic
Ocean.
This
27,925 square mile (73,326 sq km) country has a population of
approximately 4.5 million people. Sierra Leone is divided into four main
Provinces, West, North, East and South. There are twelve Districts in the
entire country.
Most
of the country is underlain by rocks of Precambrian age (Archaean and
Proterozoic) with a coastal strip about 50 km in width comprising marine
and estuarine sediments of Tertiary and Quaternary to recent age. The
Precambrian (mainly Archaean) outcrops over about 75% of the country and
typically comprises granite-greenstone terrain. It represents parts of
ancient continental nuclei located on the edge of the West African Craton.
Regional reconnaissance mapping indicates that the Archaean basement can
be subdivided into infracrustal rocks (gneisses and granitoids);
supracrustal rocks (containing greenstone belts); and basic and ultrabasic
igneous intrusions. The infracrustal gneisses and granitoids were formed
and reworked during two major orogenic cycles, an older Leonean episode
(~2,950-3,200 Ma) and a younger Liberian episode (~2700 Ma).
The
Leonean orogenic episode commenced with the intrusion of a basic igneous
suite (the Pre-Leonean amphibolites) and by the formation of a greenstone
belt represented by the Loko Group which is now deeply eroded. The Loko
Group comprises amphibolites, silimanite quartzites and ironstones. It
appears to have formed on a gneiss/granitoid basement in which several
granitoid bodies related to an earlier plutonicorogenic episode have been
distinguished mainly in the northern part of the country. Only the main
deformational phase of the Leonean orogenic episode which resulted in
folds and fabrics trending east-west has been distinguished. Minor gold
and cassiterite mineralization associated with portions of the Loko Group
is probably related to a late Leonean granitisation event which
accompanied the formation of major shear zones in the
craton.
Other
volcano-sedimentary sequences are preserved within the granites, gneisses
and migmatites. Highly folded greenstone belts predominate in the north
and central Sierra Leone. In the southeast, the metamorphic facies
increases, first with the Kambui Schists and finally with the Mano-Moa
Granulites. Greenstone belts of the Kambui Supergroup are believed to have
been deposited upon a post-Leonean basement and accompanies by basic to
ultrabasic intrusives. The Kambui Supergroup includes most of the schist
belts exposed in the Sula Mountains and the Kangari, Kambui, Nimini and
Gori Hills; the Marampa Group; and the two small greenstone belts of
Serekolia and Sankarama in the northeast. These greenstone belts comprise
a lower volcanic unit composed of ultrabasic lavas and basic lavas with
pillow layers, overlain by a sedimentary unit comprising tuffs, pelitic
and psammitic sediments, with conglomerate layers and ironstone bands. The
greenstone belts are the principal hosts of the gold mineralisation of the
country.
Other
associated mineral deposits include molybdenite, columbite-tantalite and
chromite. The Marampa Group, bounded on its eastern margin by a tectonic
contact, is important for its iron-ore deposits and forms the upper part
of the Kambui Group. Late Liberian granitoids, marginal to, and within,
the Kambui Supergroup, are associated with important zones of shearing and
deformation where gold, sulphide and molybdenite mineralisation has been
concentrated.
The
Rokel-Kasila Zone bounds the main part of the West African Craton on its
west and southwestern margin in Sierra Leone, and appears to form part of
a north-south orogenic belt. Within this belt, the Marampa Group appears
to represent some of the oldest rocks. The Kasila Group, also considered
to be part of the Kambui Supergroup, comprises a high-grade series of
granulites, consisting of garnet, hypersthene and hornblende gneisses,
quartzites and associated migmatites. Where eroded, signi_ cant secondary
deposition of titanium minerals have formed from this unit. The Kasila
Group also contains bauxite.
A
late Precambrian to Cambrian sedimentary and volcanic assemblage, the
Rokel River Group, was deposited unconformably on a basement complex.
Deposition was probably in a fault-bounded basin of the intracratonic type
along the line of the Rokel-Kasila Group following the formation of the
tectonic zone at the end of the Liberian or during the Eburnean Orogeny.
The Rokel River Group and the Kasila Group to the west were deformed
during the Rokelide orogenic episode (~550 Ma). Deformation increased in
intensity westwards.
The
Saionya Scarp Group forms a small ingression into Sierra Leone in the
northwest of the country, and is composed of horizontally-bedded arkoses,
grits and shales with intruded dolerite sills. The group appears to belong
to that part of the Gres Horizontaux of Guinea which has been classi_ ed
as Ordovician, based on the discovery of the graptolites Monograptus
riccartonensis and Monograptus priodon in shales near
Telimele.
In
Sierra Leone, the Saionya Scarp Group rests on The Rokel River
Group.
Dolerite
intrusions are common as dykes trending mainly east-west within the
basement complex, and as extensive sills above the Rokel River Group.
Kimberlite dykes and pipes follow a similar pattern in the east of the
country and could also be present in the north and
west.
The
Freetown igneous complex forms an intrusive body on the coast, with
arcuate outcrop concave towards the west. It is composed of a layered
complex of gabbro, norite, troctolite and anorthosite. Platinum occurs in
the gravels of many of the streams that cut the outcrops of anorthosite
and anorthositic gabbro in the noritic gabbro complex of the Freetown
Peninsula. The relation of this complex with the other units is obscured
by the coastal veneer of Tertiary sediments of the Bullom Group which lies
unconformably on the basement. Tertiary and more recent weathering has led
to lateritisation across a large part of Sierra Leone, affecting mainly
the greenstone belts and the extensive dolerite intrusions. The bauxite
deposits formed within the Kasila Group are a result of this weathering
process.
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10
Sierra
Leone TRANSPARENCY
Stemming
the flow of Conflict Diamonds - The Kimberley Process
The
Kimberley Process (KP) is a joint governments, industry and civil society
initiative to stem the flow of conflict diamonds – rough diamonds used by rebel
movements to finance wars against legitimate governments. The trade in these
illicit stones has fuelled decades of devastating conflicts in countries such as
Angola, Cote d'Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sierra
Leone.
The
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes extensive requirements on
its members to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds as
‘conflict-free’. As of December 2009, the KP has 49 members, representing 75
countries, with the European Community and its Member States counting as an
individual participant.
History
The
Kimberley process started when Southern African diamond-producing states met in
Kimberley, South Africa, in May 2000, to discuss ways to stop the trade in
‘conflict diamonds’ and ensure that diamond purchases were not funding violence.
In December 2000, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a landmark
resolution supporting the creation of an international certification scheme for
rough diamonds. By November 2002, negotiations between governments, the
international diamond industry and civil society organizations resulted in the
creation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) . The KPCS
document sets out the requirements for controlling rough diamond production and
trade. The KPCS entered into force in 2003, when participating countries started
to implement its rules.
Who
is involved?
The
Kimberley Process (KP) is open to all countries that are willing and able to
implement its requirements. As of December 2009, the KP has 49 members,
representing 75 countries, with the European Community and its Member States
counting as an individual participant. KP members account for approximately
99.8% of the global production of rough diamonds. In addition, the World Diamond
Council, representing the international diamond industry, and civil society
organizations – Global Witness, Partnership-Africa Canada – are participating in
the KP and have played a major role since its outset.
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How
does the Kimberley Process work?
The
Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) imposes extensive requirements on
its members to enable them to certify shipments of rough diamonds as
‘conflict-free’ and prevent conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate
trade. Under the terms of the KPCS, participating states must meet ‘minimum
requirements’ and must put in place national legislation and institutions;
export, import and internal controls; and also commit to transparency and the
exchange of statistical data. Participants can only legally trade with other
participants who have also met the minimum requirements of the scheme, and
international shipments of rough diamonds must be accompanied by a KP
certificate guaranteeing that they are conflict-free.
KP
participating countries and industry and civil society observers gather twice a
year at intercessional and plenary meetings, as well as in working groups and
committees that meet on a regular basis. Implementation is monitored through
‘review visits’ and annual reports as well as by regular exchange and analysis
of statistical data.
The
Kimberley Process: unique and effective
The joint
efforts of governments, industry leaders and civil society representatives have
enabled the Kimberley Process (KP) to curb successfully the flow of conflict
diamonds in a very short period of time. Diamond experts estimate that conflict
diamonds now represent a fraction of one percent of the international trade in
diamonds, compared to estimates of up to 15% in the 1990s. The KP has also
brought large volumes of diamonds onto the legal market that would not otherwise
have made it there. This has increased the revenues of poor governments, and
helped them to address their countries’ development
challenges.
The
Kimberley Process and Sierra Leone
The UN
Resolution on Sierra Leone diamonds was lifted in 2003 when the KP came into
effect and since then all legally won diamonds have been exported in compliance
with the minimum requirements of the KP. Since the Certification of Sierra Leone
diamonds, in 2000, the diamond export statistics are as follows:
12
Year | Value (USD) |
2000 | 10 million |
2001 | 26 million |
2002 | 41 million |
2003 | 76 million |
2004 | 126 million |
2005 | 141 million |
2006 | 126 million |
2007 | 142 million |
2008 | 99 million |
2009 | 80 million |
*From
Sierra Leone Mining Ministry Website
http://www.slminerals.org/content/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=15
Principal
Products
Diamonds
and Gems
We will
generally sell our diamonds at the prevailing market price during the month in
which the diamonds are delivered to the customer. We will recognize revenue from
a sale when the price is determinable, the diamonds has been delivered, the
title has been transferred to the customer and collection of the sales price is
reasonably assured.
The
company will refine, cut and sell its Diamonds on the international market with
importation into the United States, and Europe for cutting
purposes. All diamonds currently will be sold to jewelers for
cutting, however in the future company intends to cut diamonds for
itself through its interests in Dove Diamonds & Mining.
Currently
the company does not own any cutting operations but intends to in the
future.
Diamond
Pricing
For the
month of April 2010, diamond
prices are unchanged as of the last two months.
Please
refer to annual Diamond Pricing context from May of 2009 to Current April
2010.
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Price
Per Carat.
Wholesale
Diamond Pricing on the Retail Level
All
prices are estimates according to the diamond market. Diamond prices are subject
to change based on current market conditions and are updated at least every 30
days. X Axis defines Clarity, Y axis defines Cut.
Rounds
(.50 - .69 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
7,752
|
6,161
|
11,110
|
4,786
|
4,116
|
3,709
|
2,988
|
||||||||
E
|
6,181
|
5,498
|
5,049
|
4,214
|
0.00
|
3,266
|
2,727
|
||||||||
F
|
11,220
|
10,200
|
4,751
|
3,920
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2,475
|
||||||||
G
|
5,151
|
4,553
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
6,666
|
2,744
|
2,393
|
||||||||
H
|
4,498
|
3,960
|
3,672
|
3,332
|
2,899
|
2,500
|
2,121
|
||||||||
I
|
3,626
|
0.00
|
3,029
|
2,726
|
0.00
|
4,400
|
1,960
|
||||||||
J
|
0.00
|
2,673
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
2,199
|
1,999
|
1,836
|
Rounds
(.70 - .89 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
9,180
|
7,314
|
6,630
|
6,034
|
10,706
|
4,752
|
4,257
|
||||||||
E
|
14,140
|
0.00
|
5,958
|
5,454
|
5,151
|
4,598
|
4,058
|
||||||||
F
|
0.00
|
6,222
|
5,445
|
5,203
|
4,747
|
4,430
|
3,876
|
||||||||
G
|
5,939
|
5,666
|
0.00
|
4,794
|
4,355
|
4,000
|
3,635
|
||||||||
H
|
5,345
|
5,048
|
0.00
|
4,370
|
0.00
|
3,812
|
3,503
|
||||||||
I
|
4,590
|
4,198
|
4,000
|
3,876
|
3,528
|
3,468
|
3,091
|
||||||||
J
|
3,641
|
3,332
|
3,400
|
0.00
|
6,000
|
3,017
|
2,699
|
14
Rounds
(.90 - .99 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
21,420
|
8,583
|
0.00
|
14,200
|
6,434
|
6,161
|
5,246
|
||||||||
E
|
8,330
|
8,323
|
7,326
|
6,696
|
0.00
|
5,858
|
10,200
|
||||||||
F
|
8,097
|
7,524
|
7,070
|
6,325
|
0.00
|
5,390
|
5,048
|
||||||||
G
|
7,350
|
6,899
|
13,130
|
5,899
|
5,642
|
5,357
|
0.00
|
||||||||
H
|
0.00
|
6,362
|
12,000
|
5,713
|
5,618
|
4,752
|
4,400
|
||||||||
I
|
0.00
|
10,600
|
4,950
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
4,474
|
3,861
|
||||||||
J
|
9,696
|
4,508
|
8,800
|
4,200
|
3,998
|
0.00
|
3,500
|
Rounds
(1.00 - 1.49 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
36,200
|
12,925
|
23,000
|
9,487
|
8,654
|
7,070
|
0.00
|
||||||||
E
|
12,499
|
23,200
|
20,604
|
8,976
|
8,161
|
6,799
|
5,599
|
||||||||
F
|
23,230
|
10,714
|
0.00
|
16,968
|
7,699
|
0.00
|
5,406
|
||||||||
G
|
9,601
|
8,918
|
17,600
|
7,722
|
7,417
|
6,019
|
0.00
|
||||||||
H
|
15,200
|
7,447
|
7,140
|
6,565
|
6,387
|
5,872
|
10,000
|
||||||||
I
|
6,696
|
12,600
|
12,120
|
5,769
|
5,353
|
0.00
|
4,410
|
||||||||
J
|
5,554
|
5,399
|
5,299
|
5,050
|
0.00
|
4,682
|
4,370
|
Rounds
(1.50 - 1.99 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
0.00
|
16,126
|
14,790
|
12,295
|
22,600
|
19,380
|
7,956
|
||||||||
E
|
15,345
|
29,200
|
26,260
|
0.00
|
21,600
|
9,016
|
7,574
|
||||||||
F
|
29,088
|
0.00
|
12,599
|
22,400
|
21,008
|
17,400
|
7,283
|
||||||||
G
|
12,465
|
0.00
|
11,444
|
10,507
|
9,793
|
0.00
|
13,130
|
||||||||
H
|
9,596
|
9,292
|
8,989
|
8,568
|
8,263
|
15,096
|
6,324
|
||||||||
I
|
8,036
|
16,160
|
0.00
|
15,150
|
7,070
|
6,434
|
5,656
|
||||||||
J
|
6,997
|
0.00
|
13,464
|
6,362
|
5,858
|
5,666
|
5,048
|
Rounds
(2.00 - 2.99 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
32,597
|
53,244
|
23,937
|
0.00
|
15,998
|
12,471
|
10,507
|
||||||||
E
|
0.00
|
24,033
|
20,708
|
17,877
|
16,022
|
12,175
|
10,098
|
||||||||
F
|
22,736
|
20,295
|
37,740
|
33,660
|
15,453
|
11,899
|
19,400
|
||||||||
G
|
0.00
|
17,223
|
15,484
|
15,814
|
13,622
|
11,424
|
0.00
|
||||||||
H
|
0.00
|
13,805
|
13,187
|
12,671
|
11,730
|
20,000
|
8,611
|
||||||||
I
|
11,716
|
22,826
|
0.00
|
9,996
|
0.00
|
8,787
|
7,957
|
||||||||
J
|
19,380
|
9,096
|
8,809
|
8,466
|
7,546
|
7,417
|
6,632
|
Rounds
(3.00 - 3.99 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
49,781
|
37,464
|
32,670
|
0.00
|
22,646
|
16,464
|
12,274
|
||||||||
E
|
0.00
|
32,242
|
26,950
|
23,291
|
40,800
|
16,646
|
11,899
|
||||||||
F
|
31,654
|
27,121
|
23,661
|
43,430
|
19,301
|
0.00
|
11,383
|
||||||||
G
|
25,542
|
23,513
|
20,786
|
40,800
|
17,999
|
14,137
|
11,199
|
||||||||
H
|
40,188
|
0.00
|
17,444
|
16,438
|
14,383
|
11,781
|
10,817
|
||||||||
I
|
15,150
|
14,629
|
13,733
|
25,908
|
10,888
|
10,714
|
8,918
|
||||||||
J
|
0.00
|
11,466
|
11,526
|
10,817
|
9,988
|
0.00
|
7,918
|
15
Rounds
(4.00 - 4.99 CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
54,695
|
42,596
|
38,085
|
61,812
|
26,167
|
20,398
|
0.00
|
||||||||
E
|
43,268
|
77,724
|
64,640
|
26,730
|
47,532
|
18,608
|
28,684
|
||||||||
F
|
38,250
|
33,189
|
28,110
|
0.00
|
22,077
|
17,974
|
13,799
|
||||||||
G
|
29,793
|
26,068
|
49,980
|
23,528
|
19,499
|
16,298
|
13,495
|
||||||||
H
|
22,374
|
20,885
|
19,404
|
18,770
|
15,994
|
14,137
|
25,296
|
||||||||
I
|
18,056
|
17,204
|
0.00
|
15,349
|
13,974
|
12,623
|
11,086
|
||||||||
J
|
14,642
|
28,078
|
13,668
|
12,852
|
11,482
|
10,591
|
9,702
|
Rounds
(5.00 - 5.99+ CT.)
|
|||||||||||||||
IF
|
VVS1
|
VVS2
|
VS1
|
VS2
|
SI1
|
SI2
|
|||||||||
D
|
0.00
|
50,795
|
46,565
|
0.00
|
31,730
|
24,354
|
18,258
|
||||||||
E
|
51,819
|
46,109
|
78,000
|
34,476
|
28,407
|
0.00
|
17,398
|
||||||||
F
|
46,610
|
39,784
|
35,396
|
63,024
|
26,991
|
21,014
|
17,066
|
||||||||
G
|
36,554
|
34,821
|
31,627
|
28,257
|
24,416
|
19,482
|
15,998
|
||||||||
H
|
30,294
|
26,824
|
25,343
|
21,952
|
0.00
|
16,998
|
28,684
|
||||||||
I
|
22,791
|
22,340
|
21,325
|
18,887
|
16,864
|
13,799
|
12,499
|
||||||||
J
|
17,034
|
16,460
|
16,438
|
14,949
|
14,011
|
12,343
|
11,322
|
Gold
We will
generally sell our gold at the prevailing market price during the month in which
the gold is delivered to the customer. We will recognize revenue from a sale
when the price is determinable, the gold has been delivered, the title has been
transferred to the customer and collection of the sales price is reasonably
assured. There is a local market for the minor amounts of Gold that we
find.
Gold
Uses
Gold
has two main categories of use: fabrication and investment. Fabricated gold has
a variety of end uses, including jewelry, electronics, dentistry, industrial and
decorative uses, medals, medallions and official coins. Gold investors buy gold
bullion, official coins and jewelry.
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Gold Supply
The
supply of gold consists of a combination of current production from mining and
the draw-down of existing stocks of gold held by governments, financial
institutions, industrial organizations and private individuals.
Gold
Price.
The
following table presents the annual high, low and average afternoon fixing
prices for gold over the past ten years, expressed in US dollars per ounce, on
the London Bullion Market.
Gold
Price (USD) on the
London
Bullion Market
|
||||||||||||
Year
|
High
|
Low
|
Average
|
|||||||||
1999
|
$ | 326 | $ | 253 | $ | 279 | ||||||
2000
|
313 | 264 | 279 | |||||||||
2001
|
293 | 256 | 271 | |||||||||
2002
|
349 | 278 | 310 | |||||||||
2003
|
416 | 320 | 363 | |||||||||
2004
|
454 | 375 | 410 | |||||||||
2005
|
536 | 411 | 444 | |||||||||
2006
|
725 | 525 | 604 | |||||||||
2007
|
841 | 608 | 695 | |||||||||
2008
|
1,011 | 713 | 872 | |||||||||
2009
|
1214 | 810 | 1015 |
Source: London Metal Exchange
On
April 9, 2010, the afternoon fixing price for gold on the London Bullion
Market was $1161.41 per ounce.
Revenues
Prior to
the acquisition of Millennium Mining we had no operations or
revenues. We have achieved losses since inception, have been issued a
going concern opinion by our auditors and rely upon the sale of our securities
to fund operations.
Mining
operations at the Millennium Project currently produces approximately10-15
Carats of diamonds per month with minor amounts of Gold ( Under 1 oz per month).
The company has begun dredging operations with its main dredge and is currently
about to acquire a full scale large dredging machine to increase capacity
substantially.
Currently,
diamonds mined from the Millennium Project are Kimberly licensed by the
Government of Sierra Leone, where all taxes and related expenses are paid and
are then brought back to the United States for sale to Diamond wholesalers for
cutting purposes. Millennium Mining has received an export license,
and we anticipate that most of our revenue will come from the sale of diamonds
in the international market. Pursuant to recently enacted Sierra
Leone mining law, the mining act passed last November 2009 raised taxes on
diamonds to 6.5% from a previous 5%, and on gold and other precious metals to 5%
from 4%. The new law has imposed a new 15% tax on exports of high
value diamonds,
effective, 2010.
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Employees
The Registrant current employs 2
Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) in the United States, and approximately 95 in
Sierra Leone.
Environmental
Regulation
Our
diamond and gold projects are subject to various federal, state and local laws
and regulations governing protection of the environment. These laws are
continually changing and, in general, are becoming more restrictive. Our policy
is
to conduct business in a
way that safeguards public health and the environment. We believe that our
operations are in material compliance with applicable laws and
regulations.
Changes
to current local, state or federal laws and regulations in the jurisdictions
where we operate could require additional capital expenditures and increased
operating and/or reclamation costs. Although we are unable to predict what
additional legislation, if any, might be proposed or enacted, additional
regulatory requirements could impact the economics of our planned projects.
We estimate that we will not incur material capital expenditures for
environmental control facilities during the current fiscal year.
Competition
We
compete with other mining companies in connection with the acquisition,
exploration, financing and development of diamond and gold properties. There is
competition for the limited number of gold acquisition and exploration
opportunities, some of which is with other companies having substantially
greater financial resources than we have. We also compete with other mining
companies for mining engineers, geologists and other skilled personnel in the
mining industry and for exploration and development equipment.
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We
believe no single company has sufficient market power to affect the price or
supply of diamonds or gold in the world market.
The two
biggest direct investors in Sierra Leone are mining companies -- UK-listed
Titanium Resources Group , which mines rutile and bauxite, and Koidu Holdings
SA, which is a kimberlite diamond operation.
Koidu
Holdings is 65 percent owned by global private resource group BSG Resources Ltd
and 35 percent by Magma Diamond Resources, a subsidiary of Geneva-based Beny
Steinmetz Group.
We
believe that our two main competitors are African Minerals Ltd. (“AML”),
formerly known as Sierra Leone Diamond Company, and Cream Minerals, Ltd. (“Cream
Minerals”). AML is one of the largest mining companies in Sierra Leone. It
focuses on mineral and diamond exploration in Sierra Leone and is currently the
largest owner of mineral rights in Sierra
Leone. AML’s shares are publicly traded on the London
Stock Exchange. Cream Minerals is a mineral exploration company with properties
in Canada, Mexico and Sierra Leone. Both companies are larger, and are better
capitalized than the company. While we believe that the experience of our
management team and staff, as well as the land we have licensed and the contacts
we have made will allow us to run a successful operation, we cannot guarantee
that we will be successful or that we will be able to compete with these better
established corporations.
An
investment in our common stock is speculative and involves a high degree of risk
and uncertainty. You should carefully consider the risks described below,
together with the other information contained in this form 8-K, including the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of our Company, before
deciding to invest in our common stock. The risks described below are not the
only ones facing our Company. Additional risks not presently known to us or that
we presently consider immaterial may also adversely affect our Company. If any
of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition and results of
operations and the value of our common stock could be materially and adversely
affected.
Decrease
in value of diamonds could result in decreased revenues.
While we
intend to mine for other precious stones and metals, our business is focused on
mining for diamonds. Thus, in the event the price of diamonds decreases, our
revenues and/or profit margins could likewise decrease.
We
will be competing with better established companies.
We will
not be the first company to attempt to mine for diamonds and other precious
stones and metals in Sierra Leone. There are other companies whose equipment may
be more advanced than ours, and whose methods may be more cost-effective.
Further, we will be facing competition from better established companies such as
Cream Minerals, SLDC, which may have better local, regional and national
connections in Sierra Leone, and whose efforts produce a higher quality
diamond.
Our
mining efforts may not meet our expectations.
Our
mining efforts will focus exclusively on the Baimbawai Pool in the Sewa River in
Sierra Leone. While based on previous geological events and other companies'
mining efforts, we believe that we will be able to successfully mine this area,
there is no such guarantee. It is possible that after purchasing mining
equipment and paying salaries, we will have little of value to show for
it.
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We
are dependent on key management personnel and employees.
The
Company’s success is dependent upon its management team, most particularly,
Dovid Hauck, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. Sholomo Bleier,
our site manager and Chief Operating Officer, due to their prior experience in
mining Sierra Leone. The Company believes that its success will depend to a
certain extent upon the efforts and abilities of Mr. Hauck and Mr.Bleier. The
loss of Mr. Hauck or Mr. Bleier could have a material adverse impact on the
Company’s business, financial condition or results of operations.
There
has been political instability in Sierra Leone which, if reignited, could
adversely effect our business.
Between
1991 and 2002, Sierra Leone was engaged in a civil war, in which tens of
thousands of people were killed and more than two million people were displaced.
Control of Sierra Leone's diamond industry was the primary cause of this war.
Since 2002, the government has been stable. However, given the history of that
country, and the previous focus on the disparity between Sierra Leone's diamonds
and the poverty of many of its citizens, there is the risk that other conflicts
will arise. Such political strife could adversely effect our ability to mine
diamonds and other precious stones and metals in Sierra Leone.
Diamond
prices are volatile and there can be no assurance that a profitable market for
Diamonds and gems will exist.
The
diamonds and metals mining industry is intensely competitive, and there is no
assurance that, even if the Company discovers commercial quantities of diamonds
and mineral resources, a profitable market will exist for the sale of those
resources. There can be no assurance that diamond and gold prices
will remain at such levels or be such that the Company can mine at a
profit. Factors beyond the Company's control may affect the
marketability of any minerals discovered. Diamonds and Gold prices
are subject to volatile changes resulting from a variety of factors including
international, economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, global
and regional supply and demand and consumption patterns, metal stock levels
maintained by producers and others, the availability and cost of metal
substitutes, currency exchange fluctuations, inflation rates, interest rates,
speculative activities and increased production due to improved mining and
production methods.
Uncertainty
involved in mining.
Mining
involves various types of risks and hazards, including environmental hazards,
unusual or unexpected geological operating conditions such as rock bursts,
structural cave-ins or slides, flooding, earthquakes and fires, labor
disruptions, industrial accidents, metallurgical and other processing problems,
metal losses, and periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather
conditions. These risks could result in damage to, or destruction of,
mineral properties, production facilities or other properties, personal injury,
environmental damage, delays in mining, increased production costs, monetary
losses, and possible legal liability.
The
Company may not be able to obtain insurance to cover these risks at economically
feasible premiums. Insurance against certain environmental risks,
including potential liability for pollution or other hazards as a result of the
disposal of waste products occurring from production, is not generally available
to the Company or to other companies within the mining industry. The
Company may suffer a material adverse effect on its business if it incurs losses
related to any significant events that are not covered by its insurance
policies.
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Calculation
of mineral resources and metal recovery is only an estimate, and there can be no
assurance about the quantity and grade of minerals until resources are actually
mined.
The
calculation of reserves, resources and corresponding grades being mined or
dedicated to future production are imprecise and depend on geological
interpretation and statistical inferences or assumptions drawn from drilling and
sampling analysis, which might prove to be unpredictable. Mineral
resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic
viability. Until reserves or resources are actually mined and
processed, the quantity of reserves or resources and grades must be considered
as estimates only. Any material change in the quantity of reserves,
resources, grade or stripping ratio may affect the economic viability of the
Company's properties. In addition, there can be no assurance that
metal recoveries in small-scale laboratory tests will be duplicated in larger
scale tests under on-site conditions or during production.
The
Company's operations involve exploration and development and there is no
guarantee that any such activity will result in commercial production of mineral
deposits.
There has
been no drilling to test the depth potential of commercial ore on these
properties, and proposed programs on such properties are exploratory in
nature. Development of these mineral properties is contingent upon
obtaining satisfactory exploration results. Mineral exploration and
development involve substantial expenses and a high degree of risk, which even a
combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to
adequately mitigate. There is no assurance that additional commercial
quantities of ore will be discovered on the Company's exploration
properties. There is also no assurance that, even if commercial
quantities of ore are discovered, a mineral property will be brought into
commercial production, or if brought into production, that it will be
profitable. The discovery of mineral deposits is dependent upon a
number of factors including the technical skill of the exploration personnel
involved. The commercial viability of a mineral deposit is also dependent upon,
among a number of other factors, its size, grade and proximity to
infrastructure, current metal prices, and government regulations, including
regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting
of minerals, and environmental protection. Most of the above factors
are beyond the Company's control.
Competition
for new mining properties may prevent the Company from acquiring interests in
additional properties or mining operations.
21
Significant
and increasing competition exists for mineral acquisition opportunities
throughout the world. Some of the competitors are large, more
established mining companies with substantial capabilities and greater financial
resources, operational experience and technical capabilities than the
Company. As a result of the competition, the Company may be unable to
acquire rights to exploit additional attractive mining properties on terms it
considers acceptable. Increased competition could adversely affect
the Company's ability to attract necessary capital funding or acquire any
interest in additional operations that would yield reserves or result in
commercial mining operations.
Recent
high Diamond and metal prices have encouraged increased mining exploration,
development and construction activity, which has increased demand for, and cost
of, exploration, development and construction services and
equipment.
Recent
increases in Diamond and gold prices have led to increases in mining
exploration, development and construction activities, which have resulted in
higher demand for, and costs of, exploration, development and construction
services and equipment. Increased demand for services and equipment
could cause project costs to increase materially, resulting in delays if
services or equipment cannot be obtained in a timely manner due to inadequate
availability, and increase potential scheduling difficulties and cost increases
due to the need to coordinate the availability of services or equipment, any of
which could materially increase project exploration, development and
construction costs and/or result in project delays.
Actual
capital costs, operating costs, production and economic returns may differ
significantly from those the Company has anticipated and there can be no
assurance that any future development activities will result in profitable
mining operations.
Capital
and operating costs, production and economic returns, and other company
estimates for the Company's projects may differ significantly from those
anticipated by the Company's current studies and estimates, and there can be no
assurance that the Company's actual capital and operating costs will not be
higher than currently anticipated. In addition, delays to
construction schedules may negatively impact the net present value and internal
rates of return of the Company's mineral properties as set forth in the
applicable feasibility studies.
There
can be no assurance that the interests held by the Company in its properties is
free from defects.
The
Company has investigated the rights to explore and exploit the Millennium
properties, and, to the best of its knowledge, those rights are in good
standing. No guarantee can be given that such rights will not be
revoked or significantly altered to the detriment of the
Company. There can also be no guarantee that the Company's rights
will not be challenged or impugned by third parties. The properties
may be subject to prior recorded and unrecorded agreements, transfers or claims,
and title may be affected by, among other things, undetected
defects. A successful challenge to the precise area and location of
these claims could result in the Company being unable to operate on these
properties as permitted or being unable to enforce any rights with respect to
its properties.
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The
Company is exposed to risks of changing political stability and government
regulation in the country in which it intends to operate.
The
Company’s mining rights in Sierra Leone that may be affected in varying degrees
by political instability, government regulations relating to the mining industry
and foreign investment therein, and the policies of other nations in respect of
Sierra Leone. Any changes in regulations or shifts in political
conditions are beyond the control of the Company and may adversely affect its
business. The Company's operations may be affected in varying degrees
by government regulations, including those with respect to restrictions on
production, price controls, export controls, income taxes, expropriation of
property, employment, land use, water use, environmental legislation and mine
safety. The regulatory environment is in a state of continuing
change, and new laws, regulations and requirements may be retroactive in their
effect and implementation. The Company's operations may also be
affected in varying degrees by political and economic instability, economic or
other sanctions imposed by other nations, terrorism, military repression, crime,
extreme fluctuations in currency exchange rates and high inflation.
The
Company is subject to substantial environmental and other regulatory
requirements and such regulations are becoming more stringent. Non-compliance
with such regulations, either through current or future operations or a
pre-existing condition could materially adversely affect the
Company.
All
phases of the Company's operations are subject to environmental regulations in
the jurisdiction in which it operates. Environmental legislation is
evolving in a manner that will require stricter standards and enforcement,
increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more stringent environmental
assessments of proposed projects and a heightened degree of responsibility for
companies and their officers, directors, and employees. There can be
no assurance that future changes in environmental regulation, if any, will not
be materially adverse to the Company's operations.
The
Millennium properties may contain environmental hazards, which are presently
unknown to the Company and which have been caused by previous or existing owners
or operators of the properties. If these properties do contain such
hazards, this could lead to the Company being unable to use the properties or
may cause the Company to incur costs to clean up such hazards. In
addition, the Company could find itself subject to litigation should such
hazards result in injury to any persons.
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Government
approvals and permits are sometimes required in connection with mining
operations. Although the Company believes it will obtain all of the
material approvals and permits to carry on its operations, the Company may
require additional approvals or permits or may be required to renew existing
approvals or permits from time to time. Obtaining or renewing
approvals or permits can be a complex and time-consuming
process. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to
obtain or renew the necessary approvals and permits on acceptable terms, in a
timely manner, or at all. To the extent such approvals are required
and not obtained; the Company may be delayed or prohibited from proceeding with
planned exploration, development or mining of mineral properties.
Failure
to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permitting requirements may
result in enforcement actions thereunder, including orders issued by regulatory
or judicial authorities, which may require operations to cease or be curtailed,
or corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of
additional equipment, or remedial actions. Parties engaged in mining
operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by
reason of the mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or
penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations.
Amendments
to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of
mining companies, or more stringent implementation of such requirements could
have a material adverse impact on the Company and cause increases in capital
expenditures or production costs or reductions in levels of production at
producing properties or require abandonment or delays in development of new
mining properties.
History
of Losses
The
Company has experienced net operating losses since its first full year of
operations. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able
to achieve or sustain profitability in the future.
The
Company may need additional capital to accomplish its exploration and
development plans, and there can be no assurance that financing will be
available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all.
The
exploration and development of mining properties, including the continued
exploration and development of projects and the construction of mining
facilities and operations may require substantial additional
financing. Failure to obtain sufficient financing, or financing on
terms acceptable to the Company, may result in a delay or indefinite
postponement of exploration, development or production on any or all properties
the Company may obtain, or even a loss of an interest in a
property. The only source of funds now available to the Company is
through the sale of debt or equity capital, properties, royalty interests or the
entering into of joint ventures or other strategic alliances in which the
funding sources could become entitled to an interest in properties or projects
the Company may obtain. Additional financing may not be available when
needed or if available, the terms of such financing might not be favorable to
the Company and might involve substantial dilution to existing
shareholders. If financing involves the issuance of debt, the terms
of the agreement governing such debt could impose restrictions on the Company’s
operation of its business. Failure to raise capital when needed would
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition
and results of operations.
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The
Company has no record of paying dividends.
The
Company has no dividend record. The Company has paid no dividends on
the common shares since incorporation and does not anticipate doing so in the
foreseeable future. Payment of any future dividends will be at the
discretion of the Company's board of directors after taking into account many
factors, including operating results, financial condition, capital requirements,
business opportunities and restrictions contained in any financing
agreements.
The
Company relies on its management and key personnel, and there is no assurance
that such persons will remain at the Company, or that the Company will be able
to recruit skilled individuals.
The
Company relies heavily on its existing management. The Company does not maintain
"key man" insurance. Recruiting and retaining qualified personnel is critical to
the Company's success. The number of persons skilled in the
acquisition, exploration and development of mining properties is limited and
competition for the services of such persons is intense. As the
Company's business activity grows, it may require additional key financial,
administrative, technical and mining personnel. Although the Company
believes that it will be successful in attracting and retaining qualified
personnel, there can be no assurance of such success. The failure to
attract such personnel to manage growth effectively could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's business, prospects, financial conditions and
results of operations.
The
Company is exposed to risks of changing labor and employment
regulations.
Production
at its mining operations is dependent upon the efforts of mining
employees. In addition, employee relations may be affected by changes
in the scheme of labor relations that may be introduced by the relevant
governmental authorities in whose jurisdictions the Company carries on
business. Changes in such legislation or in the relationship between
the Company and its employees may have a material adverse effect on the
Company's business, results of operations and financial condition.
The
Company’s operations are subject to the laws of Sierra Leone
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The
Company’s Millennium Mining LLC operates through a foreign company, and
substantially all of the Company’s assets are held through such foreign
entity. Accordingly, any governmental limitation on the transfer of
cash or other assets between the Company and a foreign subsidiary could restrict
the Company's ability to fund its operations efficiently. Any such
limitations or the perception that such limitations may exist now or in the
future could have an adverse impact on the Company's prospects, financial
condition and results of operations.
The
trading price for the Company’s common shares is volatile.
Securities
of micro- and small-cap companies have experienced substantial volatility in the
past, often based on factors unrelated to the financial performance or prospects
of the companies involved. These factors include macroeconomic developments in
North America and globally and market perceptions of the attractiveness of
particular industries. The Company's share price is also likely to be
significantly affected by short-term changes in gold prices or in its financial
condition or results of operations as reflected in its quarterly earnings
reports. Other factors unrelated to the Company's performance that may have an
effect on the price of its common shares include the following: the extent of
analytical coverage available to investors concerning the Company's business may
be limited if investment banks with research capabilities do not follow the
Company's securities; the lessening in trading volume and general market
interest in the Company's securities may affect an investor's ability to trade
significant numbers of common shares; the size of the Company's public float may
limit the ability of some institutions to invest in the Company's securities;
and a substantial decline in the price of its common shares that persists for a
significant period of time could cause the Company's securities to be delisted
from the OTCBB, further reducing market liquidity. As a result of any
of these factors, the market price of the Company’s common shares at any given
point in time may not accurately reflect the Company's long-term
value.
We
have a limited operating history and have not generated a profit since
inception; consequently our long term viability cannot be assured.
Our
prospects for financial success are difficult to forecast because we have a
limited operating history. Our prospects for financial success must be
considered in light of the risks, expenses and difficulties frequently
encountered by mining companies initiating exploration of unproven
properties. Our business could be subject to any or all of the
problems, expenses, delays and risks inherent in the establishment of a gold and
silver exploration enterprise, including limited capital resources, possible
delays in mining explorations and development, failure to identify commercially
viable gold or silver deposits, possible cost overruns due to price and cost
increases in exploration and ore processing, uncertain gold and silver market
prices, inability to accurately predict mining results and attract and retain
qualified employees. Therefore, there can be no assurance that our
exploration or mining will be successful, that we will be able to achieve or
maintain profitable operations or that we will not encounter unforeseen
difficulties that may deplete our capital resources more rapidly than
anticipated.
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We
may need additional financing to expand our business plan.
Our
business plan calls for substantial investment and cost in connection with the
exploration of our mineral properties. We do not currently have any
arrangements for additional financing and we can provide no assurance to
investors that we will be able to find additional financing if
required. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a number
of factors, including market prices for minerals, investor acceptance of our
properties, and investor sentiment. These factors may make the
timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unfavorable to
us. The most likely source of future funds would be through the sale
of additional equity capital and loans. Any sale of additional shares
will result in dilution to existing stockholders while incurring additional debt
will result in encumbrances on our property and future cash flows.
Because
there is no assurance when we will generate revenues, we may deplete our cash
reserves and not have sufficient outside sources of capital to complete our
exploration or mining programs.
We have
not earned any revenues as of the date of this prospectus and have never been
profitable. To date we have been involved primarily in financing
activities, acquisition activities, and limited exploration
activities. Our only anticipated revenue producing properties
comprise the Millennium Mining project. These revenue producing properties have
not been drilled, tested, or geographically mapped and scoped, there has been no
drilling to test the depth potential of the mining system.
Due to
our continuing losses from business operations, our most recent independent
auditor’s report includes a “going concern” explanation relating to the fact
that our continued operations are dependent upon obtaining additional working
capital either through significantly increasing revenues or through outside
financing. We have not yet generated any operating
revenues. Our cash reserves will be used to fund our plans at
Millennium Mining. However, our inability to generate revenues could
eventually inhibit our ability to continue in business or achieve our business
objectives.
Exploration
for natural resources is a speculative venture involving substantial
risk. Hazards such as unusual or unexpected geological formations and
other conditions often result in unsuccessful exploration
efforts. Success in exploration is dependent upon a number of factors
including, but not limited to, quality of management, quality and availability
of geological expertise and availability of exploration capital. Due
to these and other factors, no assurance can be given that our exploration
programs will result in the discovery of new mineral reserves or
resources.
We
may be subject to "penny stock" regulations.
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The
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, has adopted rules that regulate
broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in "penny stocks." Penny
stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other
than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on
the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with
respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or
system). Penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a
penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules, to deliver a standardized
risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, which specifies information about
penny stocks and the nature and significance of risks of the penny stock market.
A broker-dealer must also provide the customer with bid and offer quotations for
the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer, and our sales person in
the transaction, and monthly account statements indicating the market value of
each penny stock held in the customer's account. In addition, the penny stock
rules require that, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt
from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination
that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the
purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for
stock that becomes subject to those penny stock rules. These additional sales
practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our securities.
Whenever any of our securities become subject to the penny stock rules, holders
of those securities may have difficulty in selling those
securities.
MANAGEMENT'S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
The
following discussion is an overview of the important factors that management
focuses on in evaluating our businesses, financial condition and operating
performance and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
included in this Current Report on Form 8-K. This discussion contains
forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward looking statements as a result of any number of
factors, including those set forth under the section entitled “
Risk Factors” and
elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Factors
that may cause actual results, our performance or achievements, or industry
results to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking
statements include without limitation: All written and oral forward-looking
statements made in connection with this Current Report on Form 8-K that are
attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in
their entirety by these cautionary statements. Given the uncertainties
that surround such statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on
such forward-looking statements.
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Overview
Prior to
the acquisition of Millennium Mining we had no operations or
revenues. We have never declared bankruptcy, have never been in
receivership, and never been involved in any legal action or proceedings.
Since becoming incorporated, we have not made any significant sale of
assets, nor have we been involved in any mergers or consolidations except Dove
Diamonds & Mining.
Most of
our revenue shall come from the sale of cut and uncut diamonds in the
international market.
Mining
operations at the Millennium Project currently produces approximately 100-160
Carats of diamonds per month with minor amounts of Gold (Under 1 oz per month).
The company has begun dredging operations with its One main dredge and is
currently about to acquire a full scale large dredging machine to increase
capacity substantially. The company employs workers who both pan
through the river to acquire diamonds and alluvial gold but also employs a full
diving team that is involved in scoping the river and supervising the dredging
of the river.
The
Company was formed to prospect for, mine, extract, cut, polish, buy, sell,
export, handle and otherwise deal in diamonds and other precious stones, gold,
platinum and all other precious metals in Sierra Leone. The Company intends to
mine an area of the Sewa River known as the “Baimbawai Pool,” located in the
Tinkonko Chiefdom in the southern part of Sierra Leone. The Sewa River is an
internationally known alluvial diamond river, which has produced gem class
quality diamonds.
Our goal
is to eventually become a full service diamond operation; to mine, refine and
sell diamonds. We intend to implement this plan in stages.
Stage
I
The
company is currently in Stage 1 and has acquired dredges, wash
plants and jigs. We employ local people to work the Baimbawai Pool. Any diamonds
we mine will be sold in the rough conditions in which they are found. We can
sell these diamonds in Sierra Leone or elsewhere.
Stage
II
We will
acquire two new dredges with wash plants, thereby decreasing our overhead. We
will also bank the river, since we believe that is the way to best mine this
land at its full potential. In addition, we plan to expand our operations by
purchasing rough diamonds from other individuals or companies in Sierra Leone.
We plan to send the rough diamonds we mine and purchase to cutting office
overseas, and then sell the stones to wholesalers.
Stage
III
We will
purchase an additional two dredges (for a total of four) to triple our gravel
production. We will hire an engineer to bank the river and to bring the water
levels down to the point where we will be able to dredge twelve hours per day,
twelve months per year. As in Stage II, we intend to purchase rough diamonds
from third parties. Our plan is to establish our own cutting facility and
wholesale office, so that we can cut and sell our diamonds and those we
purchase. We expect that this would offer a new income stream and greater
profits.
Currently,
diamonds mined from the Millennium are brought back to the United States with
full Kimberly licenses and sold primarly in New York City. All gold
that is mined is sold locally to local wholesalers. Pursuant to
recently enacted Sierra Leone mining law, A mining act passed last November 2009
raised taxes on diamonds to 6.5% from a previous 5%, and on gold and other
precious metals to 5% from 4%. The new law has imposed a
new 15% tax on exports of high value diamonds, effective
as of January 2010.
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Results of
Operations
The
following table shows the operating results for the year nine months ended
November 30, 2009 and the period from March 3, 2008 (Inception) to February 28,
2009.
All
Figures are in US Dollars converted from Sierra Leone Leones (currency) See
dates for exchange rates.
(nine
months) November 30, 2009
|
February
28, 2009
|
|||||||
Diamond
and Gold sales, net
|
22,092 | 16,603 | ||||||
Cost
of Production
|
121,314 | 76,369 | ||||||
Operating
Profit (Loss)
|
(99,222 | ) | (59.766 | ) | ||||
Total
Expenses
|
60,501 | 50,805 | ||||||
Net
Loss in operation
|
(159,723 | ) | (110,571 | ) | ||||
Other
extraordinary revenues (expenses):
|
||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(5,639 | ) | (6,843 | ) | ||||
Other
Income
|
5,639 | 6,843 | ||||||
Total
Other Income
|
- | - | ||||||
Foreign
Currency Translation adjustment
|
(3,362 | ) | (1,650 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive
Income (loss) net
|
(163,085 | ) | (112,221 | ) |
At
November 30 2009 cash and cash equivalents of Millennium Mining LLC. were
$69,850. For the nine months ended November 30, 2009, we had sales of $22,092
and had a Comprehensive loss of $163,085. Net cash provided by
financing activities for the nine months ended November 30, 2009 was $434, 957.
On November 30, 2009, one U.S. Dollar was equivalent to 3,870 Leones (bid
price), and on February 28, 2009, one U.S Dollar was equivalent to 3,050 Leones
(bid price).
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Liquidity and Capital
Resources
The following table presents selected
financial information and statistics for the nine months ended fiscal years
ending November 30, 2009 and for the year end of February 28,
2009.
November
30
|
||||||||
2009
( 9months)
|
February
28, 2009
|
|||||||
Cash,
cash equivalents, and short-term investments
|
69,850 | 81,637 | ||||||
Accounts
receivable, net
|
4,621 | - | ||||||
Inventory
|
- | - | ||||||
Working
capital
|
65,229 | 81,637 | ||||||
Annual
operating cash flow
|
(93,382 | ) | 89,989 |
As of
nine months ended November 30, 2008, the Company had $69,850 in cash, cash
equivalents, and short-term investments, a decrease of $11,787 over the same
balance at the end of February 28. 2009. The principal components of this net
decrease were cash used by operational activities. On November 30, 2009, one
U.S. Dollar was equivalent to 3,870 Leones (bid price), and on February 28,
2009, one U.S Dollar was equivalent to 3,050 Leones (bid price).
The
management of Dolat Ventures does not believe the existing balances of cash,
cash equivalents, and short-term investments will be sufficient to satisfy its
working capital needs, capital expenditures, outstanding commitments, and other
liquidity requirements associated with Millennium operations over the next
12 months. In 2010, the company plans to seek investors or buyers to obtain
additional funding as disclosed in the Millennium Mining LLC Audited Financial
Statements,
Properties
The Millennium Mining concessions lie
in land near the
towns of Gandorhun and Njala in the Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo district of
Sierra Leone. This area is known as the Baimbawai Pool of the Sewa
River located between these two towns. It is centered at Latitude “8.183444”
North and Longitude “-11.363297” west. It covers an area of 86
hectares.
Millennium
Mining is party to a mining agreement pursuant to which owners of land in the
towns of Gandorhun and Njala in the Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo District of Sierra
Leone have agreed to allow Millennium Miing to mine the area in and around the
Baimbawai Pool of the Sewa River located between those two towns. According to
the terms of the mining agreement dated January 26, 2008, attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the “Mining Agreement”), Millennium Mining will fund all diamond
mining operations, and shall be responsible for all required machinery, mining
equipment and/or structures. The land owners who hold the license to mine this
area shall be entitled to thirty percent (30%).
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS & MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth, as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K,
the total number of the Company’s common shares par value $.001 owned
beneficially by each of our directors, officers and key employees, individually
and as a group, and the present owners of 5% or more of our total outstanding
shares. The stockholders listed below possess voting and dispositive power with
respect to the shares.
Name
and address of Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
|
Position
|
Percent
of Class
|
Shmuel
Dovid Hauck
545
Eighth Avenue Suite 401
New
York, NY 10018
|
10,311,000
|
President,
Director
|
13.74%
|
Shlomo
Bleier
545
Eighth Avenue Suite 401
New
York, NY 10018
|
10,311,000
|
Secretary,
|
13.74%
|
|
|
|
|
Gary
Tice
8050
No. University Dr.
Suite
202
Tamarac,
Fl. 33321
|
4,000,000
|
Former
President, and Director
|
5.33%
|
|
|
|
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Officers
and Directors
The name,
age and position of our officers and directors are set forth below:
Name
|
Age
|
Position(s)
|
Shmuel
Dovid Hauck
|
28
|
President,
Director
|
Shlomo
Bleier
|
62
|
Secretary,
COO
|
All
directors serve for a period of one year, or until a successor is duly elected
at the next annual shareholders meeting. There is family
relationships among our directors or executive officers. Mr. Bleier is
the father-in-law of Shmuel Dovid Hauck, the President and Director of the
Company.
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Background
of our Officers and Directors
Shmuel
Dovid Hauck
President,
Director
Since
2003, Mr. Hauck has been involved in mining diamonds, gold and other precious
stones and metals in Sierra Leone. Dovid has spent his entire professional
career involved in the diamond business both on the physical mining and
wholesale sides. For nearly six years he has operated numerous companies
throughout Sierra Leone and from 2001 to 2004, he was also salesperson and
manager of Forest Diamonds, a diamond wholesaler with offices
worldwide. Mr. Hauck is the founder of Millennium Mining LLC of
Sierra Leone.
Shlomo
Bleier
Secretary,
Chief Operating Officer
Mr.
Bleier has worked in the diamond industry for over 35 years and has been
involved in mining operations in Brazil and Sierra Leone for the past 10 years.
In 1973, Mr. Bleier moved from Israel to New York City where he joined the
diamond industry and worked as a diamond cutter and polisher specializing in
large stones; managing the process from rough to finished product. From 1993 to
1999, he worked for Simcha Diamond Ltd. in Brazil, where he successfully mined
gold and diamonds. From 2000 to 2004 he was a partner in S & T
Mining Group, a Sierra Leone mining operation where he served as head
administrator of operations, prospecting, surveying and mining. Since
2004 he has been active in many Diamond projects based in Sierra
Leone. With nearly 10 years experience operating in Sierra Leone, Mr.
Bleier has extensive experience in all aspects of mining for diamonds from
initial inception to finished product. On May19, 2009 Dove Diamonds and Mining.
Inc. elected Mr. Bleier to be its Secretary and Chief Operating
Officer. Mr. Bleier was also elected to Dove’s Board of Directors on May
19, 2009. He has been a member of the Diamond Club of New York since
1980. He is a founder of Millennium Mining LLC of Sierra
Leone.
Other
than as described in this section, to our knowledge, during the past five years,
no present or former director or executive officer of our company:
(1) filed
a petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law, nor
had a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer appointed by a court for the
business or present of such a person, or any partnership in which he was a
general partner at or within two years before the time of such filing, or any
corporation or business association of which he was an executive officer within
two years before the time of such filing
(2) was
convicted in a criminal proceeding or named subject of a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);
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(3) was
the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or
temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting the following
activities:
(i) acting as a futures commission
merchant, introducing broker, commodity trading advisor, commodity pool
operator, floor broker, leverage transaction merchant, associated person of any
of the foregoing, or as an investment advisor, underwriter, broker or dealer in
securities, or as an affiliated person, director of any investment company, or
engaging in or continuing any conduct or practice in connection with such
activity;
(ii) engaging in any type of business
practice;
(iii) engaging in any activity in
connection with the purchase or sale of any security or commodity or in
connection with any violation of federal or state securities laws or federal
commodity laws;
(4) was
the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or
otherwise limiting for more than 60 days the right of such person to engage in
any activity described above under this Item, or to be associated with persons
engaged in any such activity;
(5) was
found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to have violated any federal or state
securities law and the judgment in subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacate;
(6) was
found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal commodities law, and the
judgment in such civil action or finding by the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission has not been subsequently reversed, suspended or
vacated.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table sets forth information with respect to annualized compensation
paid by us to our officers from March 1, 2009 through November 30,
2009
Executive
Officer Compensation Table
|
||||||||||
Name
and
Principal
Position
(a)
|
Year
(US$)
(b)
|
Salary
(US$)
(c)
|
Bonus
(US$)
(d)
|
Stock
Awards
(US$)
(e)
|
Option
Award
(US$)
(f)
|
Non
Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
(US$)
(g)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
(US$)
(h)
|
All
Other Compensation
(US$)
(i)
|
Total
(US$)
(j)
|
|
Shmuel
Dovid Hauck, President
|
2009
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Shlomo
Bleier, Secretary
|
2010
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Gary
Tice, President
|
2009
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|||
Ms. Nigar Lila,CEO
|
2006-2007,
2008
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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In order
to retain cash flows and conserve expenses, the company retains the specialized
services of directors and officers for the company. As of December
18, 2009, the company retained the services of Shmuel Dovid Hauck – President,
and since January 25, 2009 – Secretary. These individuals currently
have not yet finalized Executive Officer Compensation levels.
The
following table sets forth information with respect to compensation paid by us
to our director during the last completed fiscal year. Our fiscal year end is
February 28.
Name
(a)
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
(b)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
(c)
|
Option
Awards ($)
(d)
|
Non
Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
(e)
|
Change
in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Earnings
($)
(f)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
(g)
|
Total
(US$)
(j)
|
Shmuel
Dovid Hauck,
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Gary
Tice
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Nigar
Lila
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
All
compensation received by our officers and directors has been
disclosed.
There are
no stock option, retirement, pension, or profit sharing plans for the benefit of
our officers and directors
Long-Term
Incentive Plan Awards
We do not
have any long-term incentive plans that provide compensation intended to serve
as incentive for performance.
Market
Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters
Only a
limited market exists for our securities. There is no assurance that a regular
trading market will develop, or if developed, that it will be sustained.
Therefore, a shareholder in all likelihood will be unable to resell his
securities in our company. Furthermore, it is unlikely that a lending
institution will accept our securities as pledged collateral for loans unless a
regular trading market develops.
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Our
company's securities are traded over-the-counter on the Bulletin Board operated
by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) under the symbol
“DOLV”.
Fiscal
Quarter
|
High Bid
|
Low
Bid
|
2009
|
||
Fourth
Quarter 12-01-09 to 02-28-10
|
$0.90
|
$0.45
|
Third
Quarter 09-01-09 to 011-30-09
|
$1.00
|
$0.55
|
Second
Quarter 06-01-09 to 08-30-09
|
$0.55
|
$0.09
|
First
Quarter 03-01-09 to 05-31-09
|
$0.01
|
$0.09
|
Shareholders
As of November 30, 2009, we had 38
shareholders of record of our common stock, including shares held by brokerage
clearing houses, depositories or otherwise in unregistered form. We have no
outstanding options or warrants, or other securities convertible into, common
equity.
Dividend
Policy
We have
not declared any cash dividends. We do not intend to pay dividends in the
foreseeable future, but rather to reinvest earnings, if any, in our business
operations.
Section
15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Our
shares are covered by section 15(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended that imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers
who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and
accredited investors (generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000
or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding
$200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouses). For transactions covered by
the Rule, the broker/dealer must make a special suitability determination for
the purchase and have received the purchaser's written agreement to the
transaction prior to the sale. Consequently, the Rule may affect the ability of
broker/dealers to sell our securities and also may affect your ability to sell
your shares in the secondary market.
Section
15(g) also imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker/dealers who
sell penny securities. These rules require a one page summary of certain
essential items. The items include the risk of investing in penny stocks in both
public offerings and secondary marketing; terms important to in understanding of
the function of the penny stock market, such as “bid” and “offer” quotes, a
dealers “spread” and broker/dealer compensation; the broker/dealer compensation,
the broker/dealers duties to its customers, including the disclosures required
by any other penny stock disclosure rules; the customers rights and remedies in
causes of fraud in penny stock transactions; and, the FINRA's toll free
telephone number and the central number of the North American Administrators
Association, for information on the disciplinary history of broker/dealers and
their associated persons.
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Under our
Bylaws, we may indemnify an officer or director who is made a party to any
proceeding, including a lawsuit, because of his position, if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in our best interest. We may
advance expenses incurred in defending a proceeding. To the extent that the
officer or director is successful on the merits in a proceeding as to which he
is to be indemnified, we must indemnify him against all expenses incurred,
including attorney's fees. With respect to a derivative action, indemnity may be
made only for expenses actually and reasonably incurred in defending the
proceeding, and if the officer or director is judged liable, only by a court
order. The indemnification is intended to be to the fullest extent permitted by
the laws of the State of Nevada.
Regarding
indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which
may be permitted to directors or officers under Nevada law, we are informed
that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification
is against public policy, as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET
ARRANGEMENTS
We do not
have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to
have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources that are material to our
investors.
As
described in
Item 2.01 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K, on April 13, 2010 the Company entered into an Share
Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) whereby Registrant acquired 75% of the capital
stock of Millennium Mining LLC (the “Acquisition”). As a result of the
Acquisition Millennium Mining became a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolat
Ventures. The assets acquired through the Acquisition include 75% of the
capital stock of Millennium Mining LLC, and include all contracts, mining
equipment, operations and interests in mining properties of Millennium
Mining.
Immediately
before the Acquisition the Registrant was a "shell company" as such term is
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. As a result of the Acquisition
we ceased being a shell company as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
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Item 8.06 Other Events
The
company had no other Events.
10.1
|
Share Exchange
Agreement between Registrant, and Millennium Mining
LLC
|
10.2
|
Copies of
Millennium Mining Licenses in Sierra
Leone
|
10.3
|
Sierra
Leone Mining Law, THE MINES AND MINERALS ACT, 2009, Government of Sierra
Leone
|
10.4
|
Guide
to Sierra Leone Mines and Minerals Act
2009
|
99.1
|
Audited
Financial Statements of Millennium Mining
LLC
|
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dolat Ventures Inc.
Date:
April 14,
2010 /s/ Shmuel Dovid
Hauck
Shmuel Dovid Hauck,
President
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