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| As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2011. | Registration No. 333-172149 |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C., 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 2
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrants specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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1040
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75-3232682
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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A. Scott Dockter, President
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3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208
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Cameron Park, CA 95682
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (530) 672-6225
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Copies of all correspondence to:
Roger D. Linn
LinnLaw Corporation
1478 Stone Point Drive, Suite 400
Roseville, CA 95661
Tel: (916) 782-4404
Fax: (916) 788-2850
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act Registration Statement number of the earlier effective Registration Statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective Registration Statement for the same offering. [_]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act Registration Statement number of the earlier effective Registration Statement for the same offering. [_]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer [_]
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Accelerated filer [_]
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Non-accelerated filer [_]
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Smaller reporting company [X]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount to be Registered (1)
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Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (2)
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Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price
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Amount of Registration Fee (3)
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Common Stock offered by Selling Stockholders
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4,550,000 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 682,500 | $ | 89.32 | |||||||||
(1) In accordance with Rule 416(a), the registrant is also registering hereunder an indeterminate number of shares that may be offered or issued to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act of 1933 solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee based on the average of the high and low sales price as reported by the OTCBB on May 26, 2011, a date within five trading days prior to the date of the filing of this Registration Statement.
(3) Registration fee for securities to be offered previously paid.
THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a), MAY DETERMINE.
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION AND AMENDMENT. A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION INDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
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THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. WE MAY NOT SELL THESE SECURITIES UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MAY 27, 2011 .
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
PROSPECTUS
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
4,550,000 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus relates to the Public Offering of up to 4,550,000 shares of the common stock of Steele Resources Corporation, a Nevada corporation (hereafter referred to as “SRC”, “we” or “us”) on behalf of certain Selling Stockholders. Up to 4,000,000 shares of the shares being registered are being offered for sale pursuant to a Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement (“Drawdown Agreement”) entered into between SRC and Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (“Auctus”). The total amount of shares of common stock which may be sold pursuant to this Prospectus would constitute approximately 18.2% of our issued and outstanding common stock as of May 2, 2011 , if all of the shares had been sold as of that date.
Pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement, which has a total drawdown amount of $10,000,000, SRC has the right to sell to Auctus at SRC’s sole discretion and Auctus has the obligation to purchase through advances to SRC, SRC’s common stock through Drawdown Notices issued by SRC. Auctus will be deemed to be an “underwriter” in this offering. The number of shares of common stock that Auctus is obligated to purchase shall be determined by dividing the dollar amount requested, which may or may not equal the entire amount of the advance, by the purchase price, as those terms are defined in the Drawdown Agreement. Fractional shares will be rounded-up to the next whole share.
The Selling Stockholders intend to sell all of the shares of common stock offered by this Prospectus. It is anticipated that the Selling Stockholders will sell these shares of common stock from time to time in one or more transactions, in negotiated transactions or otherwise, at prices determined by the prevailing market price for the shares or in negotiated transactions (see “Plan of Distribution”). The offering period will be up to three years after which this offering will terminate. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of these shares by the Selling Stockholders.
We will bear all costs relating to the registration of the common stock, other than any Selling Stockholder’s legal or accounting costs or commissions.
Our common stock is currently listed for trading on the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol “SELR”. See page 17 for recent market information pertaining to our common stock.
Our principal executive offices are located at 3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208, Cameron Park, California and our telephone number is (530) 672-6225. Our website is www.steeleresources.com.
We may amend or supplement this Prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire Prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision
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INVESTING IN THE COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREIN INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK.
UNTIL JUNE 17, 2010 THE REGISTRANT WAS A “SHELL COMPANY” WITH NO DESIGNATED BUSINESS OR OPERATIONS. CONSEQUENTLY YOU SHOULD PURCHASE SHARES ONLY IF YOU CAN AFFORD A COMPLETE LOSS OF YOUR INVESTMENT. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER CAREFULLY THE “RISK FACTORS” CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS BEGINNING ON PAGE 5.
THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL ANY SECURITIES OTHER THAN THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OFFERED HEREBY. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL SECURITIES IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH AN OFFER IS UNLAWFUL.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this prospectus is _______________, 2011.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You should rely only on the information provided in this Prospectus or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. We have not authorized anyone, including any salesperson or broker, to give oral or written information about this offering, SRC, or the shares of common stock offered hereby that is different from the information included in this Prospectus.
We have not authorized anyone to provide information different from that contained in this Prospectus. Neither the delivery of this Prospectus nor any sale made in connection with this Prospectus shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our business since the date of this Prospectus or that the information contained by reference to this Prospectus is correct as of any time after its date. The information contained in this Prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this Prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this Prospectus or of any sale of our common stock. This Prospectus is not an offer to sell nor is it seeking an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where such offer or sale is not permitted. In this Prospectus, references to “SRC,”, “the Company”, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Steele Resources Corporation, a Nevada corporation and its wholly-owned subsidiary Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation, unless indicated otherwise.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements in this prospectus and in any prospectus supplement we may file relate to future events concerning our business and to our future revenues, operating results, and financial condition. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “believe,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “predict,” “propose,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology.
Any forward looking statements contained in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement are only estimates or predictions of future events based on information currently available to our management and management’s current beliefs about the potential outcome of future events. Whether these future events will occur as management anticipates, whether we will achieve our business objectives, and whether our revenues, operating results, or financial condition will improve in future periods are subject to numerous risks. The section of this prospectus captioned “Risk Factors,” beginning on page 5, provides a summary of the various risks that could cause our actual results or future financial condition to differ materially from forward-looking statements made in this prospectus. The factors discussed in this section are not intended to represent a complete list of all the factors that could adversely affect our business, revenues, operating results, or financial condition. Other factors that we have not considered may also have an adverse effect on our business, revenues, operating results, or financial condition, and the factors we have identified could affect us to a greater extent than we currently anticipate. Before making any investment in our securities, we encourage you to carefully read the information contained under the caption “Risk Factors,” as well the other information contained in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement we may file.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
The following summary is qualified in its entirety by the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read the entire prospectus, including “Risk Factors” and the financial statements before making an investment decision.
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Issuer:
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Steele Resources Corporation
3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208
Cameron Park, CA 95682
(530) 672-6225 Website: www.steeleresources.com
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Description of Business:
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Steele Resources Corporation (formerly Steele Recording Corporation) was founded in the State of Nevada on February 12, 2007. From inception until June 17, 2010 SRC was deemed a “shell company” having only minimal operations involving musical recordings. As a result of a Reorganization effective on June 17, 2010, SRC acquired Steele Resources, Inc. (“SRI”) which operates in the precious metals mining industry initially focusing on exploration properties located in the States of Nevada and Montana. The services include exploration drilling, preparation of feasibility studies and, if warranted, on-site construction and project engineering to establish a producing mine project.
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The Offering:
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This offering relates to the sale of up to 4,550,000 shares of common stock being offered on behalf of the Selling Stockholders. The Selling Stockholders and the number of shares that may be sold by each are set forth beginning on page 55 of this Prospectus.
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Securities Offered:
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4,550,000 shares of our $0.001 par value Common Stock. A description of our Common Stock is set forth on page 54 of this Prospectus.
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Term of Offering:
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This offering will terminate upon the first to occur of the following: (i) all offered shares are sold pursuant to this Prospectus; (ii) SRC deems it advisable to terminate use of this Prospectus; or (iii) three years from the effective date.
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Manner of Sale:
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The shares of our Common Stock being offered for resale by Selling Stockholders will be sold from time to time by the Selling Stockholders in open market or negotiated transactions at prices determined from time to time by the Selling Stockholders. A description of the manner in which sales may be made is set forth in this Prospectus beginning on page 56 of this Prospectus.
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Public Trading Market for Securities Offered:
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Our common stock is currently listed for trading on the OTCBB Bulletin Board and quoted on the OTCQB under the symbol “SELR”.
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Common Stock Outstanding Prior to the Offering:
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33,877,778 shares
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After the Offering (assuming the sale of all Shares offered):
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37,877,778 shares
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Risk Factors:
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The common stock offered hereby, involve a high degree of risk and will result in immediate and substantial dilution. Significant risks include:
· limited operating history;
· a lack of revenues or profits from operations;
· possible lack of anticipated gold reserves on properties selected by SRC;
· three current stockholder will continue to hold controlling interest in SRC; and
· the auditor’s report contains a “going concern” caveat;
· a limited trading market for our common stock; and
· unavailability of Rule 144 for resale of restricted securities until June 17, 2011 and thereafter only if requirements of Rule 144 are satisfied.
A discussion of additional risk factors relating to our stock, our business and this offering begins on page 5 of this Prospectus.
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Reorganization of Steele Resources Corporation
Prior to June 17, 2010 Steele Recording Corporation was a “shell company” with no identified business or operations. On June 17, 2010 Steele Recording Corporation, which is now known as Steele Resources Corporation (the “Company”, “SRC”, “we” or “us”) entered into and consummated a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization between the Company and Steele Resources, Inc. and certain stockholders of Steele Resources, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“SRI”) in exchange for 5,730,000 shares of the common stock of the Company. As a result of the Reorganization, SRI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the four former stockholders of SRI became owners, in the aggregate, of approximately 60% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In conjunction with this Reorganization, one previous officer and Director of the Company resigned and the Board appointed new officers and Directors. As a further result of the Reorganization SRC ceased being a “shell company” with its new business focused on mineral exploration and if warranted, future development.
Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement
On January 14, 2011, we entered in to a Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement (collectively the “Drawdown Agreement”) with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (“Auctus”), one of the Selling Stockholders. In accordance with the Drawdown Agreements, Auctus has committed, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Drawdown Agreements, to purchase up to $10 million of the Company’s common stock over a term of up to three (3) years. The $10 million dollar maximum amount was determined by Auctus and reflects the maximum investment it is prepared to make in the Company. However, at current market prices for the Company’s common stock, it is unlikely that the Company will ever realize the full amount of proceeds available under the Drawdown Agreement unless additional shares were registered on behalf of Auctus. At current market prices for the Company’s common stock, the sale of all 4,000,000 shares of stock registered on behalf of Auctus would result in proceeds of only approximately $600,000. At the present time, the Company does not anticipate registering additional shares of common stock on behalf of Auctus. However, should the market value of the Company’s common stock improve and if the Company deems it beneficial to register additional shares to be sold pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement, the Company may do so. Although the Company is not mandated to sell shares under the Drawdown Agreements, the Agreements gives the Company the option to sell to Auctus shares of common stock at a per share purchase price of equal to 95% of the average of the lowest closing bid price of the common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days following the Company’s delivery of a Drawdown Notice to Auctus (the “Notice”). At its option, the Company may set a floor price under which Auctus may not sell the shares which were the subject of the Notice. The floor price shall be a minimum price determined by the Company or 75% of the average closing price of the stock over the preceding ten (10) trading days prior to the Notice and can be waived at the discretion of the Company. A floor price, if established by the Company,would be applicable only to the shares subject to the particular Drawdown Notice during the pricing period. This may result in a reduction of the amount of funds raised and ultimately delivered to the Company at any Drawdown Closing Date.
The maximum amount of Common Stock that the Company can sell pursuant to any Notice is the greater of (i) an amount of the shares with an aggregate maximum purchase price of $500,000 or (ii) 200% of the average daily trading volume based on the 10 days preceding the Notice date.
Auctus is not required to purchase the shares unless: a) the shares which are subject to the Notice have been registered for resale and are freely tradable in accordance with the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and b) under certain conditions which are set forth in the Agreements; and c) under certain conditions which are outside of Auctus’ control. The Company is obligated to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1, of which this Prospectus forms a part of, within 30 days from the date of the Agreements and to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 120 days of filing. The Company has agreed to pay Auctus an aggregate amount of $10,000 as an origination fee with respect to the transaction of which a portion has been paid. Further details regarding this transaction with Auctus can be found under the Section “Recent Financing Transactions” found at page 39 below.
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Summary of Financial Information
The following table provides summary financial statement data as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 and the period from Inception of SRI (May 27, 2010) through December 31, 2010 and the period from Inception of SRI through March 31, 2011. The results of operations for past accounting periods are not indicative of the results to be expected for any future accounting period due to the change of business which occurred as a result of the Reorganization effective June 17, 2010. The data set forth below should be read in conjunction with Management’s “Plan of Operations,” our financial statements and the related notes included in this Prospectus.
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BALANCE SHEET
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AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010
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AS OF MARCH 31, 2011
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Total Assets
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$ | 32,146 | $ | 110,932 | ||||
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Total Liabilities
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$ | 379,343 | $ | 1,136,115 | ||||
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Stockholder’s Deficit
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$ | (347,197 | ) | $ | (1,025,183 | ) | ||
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OPERATING DATA
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MAY 27, 2010 (INCEPTION)
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MAY 27, 2010 (INCEPTION)
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$ | (804,170 | ) | $ | (1,520,269 | ) | ||
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You should carefully consider the following risk factors in evaluating our business before purchasing any of our common stock. We have described the risks we consider to be material. However, there may be additional risks that we view as not material or of which we are not presently aware. If any of the events described below were to occur, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially adversely affected.
BUSINESS RISKS
SRC is a new company with no operating history which makes the evaluation of its future business prospects difficult.
Prior to June 17, 2011 SRC was a shell company with no designated business or operations. As a result of the Reorganization SRC has only recently changed its business to focus on the natural resource sector which new business will be carried out primarily by its wholly-owned subsidiary, SRI. SRI is an exploration stage company which only recently was formed and commenced its business. Consequently, it has no operating history and an unproven business strategy. SRI’s primary activities to date have been the design of its business plan and identifying potential advanced stage gold exploration projects which fit SRI’s project profile. As such we may not be able to achieve positive cash flows and our lack of operating history makes evaluation of our future business and prospects difficult. The Company has not generated any revenues to date. The Company’s success is dependent upon the successful identification and future development of suitable mineral exploration projects. Any future success that we might achieve will depend upon many factors, including factors beyond our control which cannot be predicted at this time. These factors may include but are not limited to: changes in or increased levels of competition; the availability and cost of bringing exploration stage projects into production; the amount of gold reserves identified and the market price of gold and other metals. These conditions may have a material adverse effect upon SRI’s and the Company’s business operating results and financial condition.
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As a new company, SRC and its subsidiary SRI are unable to predict future revenues which makes an evaluation of its business speculative.
Because of the Company’s recent change of business and SRI’s lack of operating history and the introduction of its property exploration strategy, SRI’s ability to accurately forecast its revenues is very difficult. Future variables include the market for precious metals and the availability of suitable advanced stage exploration projects. To the extent we are unsuccessful in establishing our business strategy and increasing our revenues through our subsidiary, SRI, we may be unable to appropriately adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall or will have to reduce our operating expenses, causing us to forego potential revenue generating activities, either of which could have a material adverse effect in our business, results of operations and financial condition.
SRC expects its operating expenses to increase in the future with no assurance that revenues will be sufficient to cover those expenses which could delay or prevent SRC from achieving profitability.
As SRC’s business grows and expands, it will spend substantial capital and other resources on exploring and potentially developing its exploration projects, establishing strategic relationships and operating infrastructure. SRC expects its cost of revenues, property exploration, general and administrative expenses, to continue to increase. However, revenues are not expected in the near future to offset these expenses. Consequently if outside capital is not secured, there may be a material adverse effect on our business, cash flow and financial condition.
We will need to raise funds through debt or equity financings in the future, which would dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders and possibly subordinate certain of their rights to the rights of new investors or creditors.
We expect to raise additional funds in debt or equity financings if they are available to us on terms we believe reasonable to provide for working capital, carry out exploration programs or to make acquisitions. Any sales of additional equity or convertible debt securities would result in dilution of the equity interests of our existing stockholders, which could be substantial. Additionally, if we issue shares of preferred stock or convertible debt to raise funds, the holders of those securities might be entitled to various preferential rights over the holders of our common stock, including repayment of their investment, and possibly additional amounts, before any payments could be made to holders of our common stock in connection with an acquisition of the Company. Such additional debt, if authorized, would create rights and preferences that would be senior to, or otherwise adversely affect, the rights and the value of our common stock and would have to be repaid from future cash flow.
If the Company fails to raise additional capital to fund its business growth and project exploration the Company’s new business could fail.
The Company anticipates having to raise significant amounts of capital to meet its anticipated needs for working capital and other cash requirements for the near term to explore our mining properties. The Company will attempt to raise such capital through the sale of common stock pursuant to the Drawdown Agreements rather than pursuant this Prospectus. However, there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in raising sufficient additional capital through the Drawdown Agreements or the Joint Venture Agreement (discussed below) and we have no arrangements for future financing and there can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us. Pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, the Company may be required to invest up to $5,000,000 in a one year period. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, our ability to fund SRI’s exploration projects, take advantage of potential acquisition opportunities, in the future develop or enhance its properties or respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited. Furthermore, SRI’s interest in the Joint Venture would be reduced if the Company fails to fund its portion of the JV capitalization. Such consequences could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business and financial condition.
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Gold exploration is highly speculative in nature, involves substantial expenditures and is frequently non-productive.
Success in gold or other mineral exploration is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, quality of management, quality and availability of geological data and the expertise to interpret it, availability of trained miners and equipment and availability of exploration capital. The exploration process can be long and costly. Due to these and other factors, the probability of our identifying individual prospects having commercially significant reserves cannot be predicted. It is likely that many of the projects considered will not contain any commercially viable reserves. Consequently, substantial funds may be spent on project evaluation which may identify only a few, if any, projects having commercial development potential. In addition, if commercially viable reserves are identified, significant amounts of capital will be required to mine and process such reserves.
We have not yet identified all properties that we intend to explore.
SRI has currently identified and acquired an interest in or signed a Letter-of-Intent relating to four groups of exploration projects, two located in Nevada and two located in Montana. However, SRI has not yet commenced exploration or development of these projects. Therefore we are unable to determine the quantity of gold, if any we may be able to recover. We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, SRI, will continue to seek and identify additional suitable potential mineral resources, which is a subjective process depending in part on the quality of available data and the assumptions used and judgments made in interpreting such data. There is significant uncertainty in any resource estimate such that the actual deposits encountered or reserves validated and the economic viability of mining the deposits may differ materially from our expectations.
We may lose the mineral rights to properties if we fail to meet payment requirements or development or production schedules.
We expect to acquire rights to some of our mineral properties from leaseholds or purchase option agreements that may require the payment of option payments, rent, minimum exploration expenditures or other installment fees or specified expenditures. Both the Pony Project and the A&P Mineral Leases impose annual rent to be paid by SRI to the lessors. If we fail to make these payments when they are due, our leased mineral rights to the property may be terminated. This would be true for any other mineral rights which require payments to be made in order to maintain such rights.
Some contracts with respect to mineral rights we may acquire may require development or production schedules. If we are unable to meet any or all of the development or production schedules, we could lose all or a portion of our interests in such properties. Moreover, we may be required in certain instances to pay for government permitting or posting reclamation bonds in order to maintain or utilize our mineral rights in such properties. Because our ability to make some of these payments is likely to depend on our ability to generate internal cash flow or obtain external financing, we may not have the funds necessary to meet these development/production schedules by the required dates.
We may have to compete with other companies for favorable projects to explore.
Due to the current high market value for gold and silver many companies are attempting to explore properties which show potential for significant gold and silver reserves. Consequently, we will face competition from other companies for those projects showing the most favorable exploration results. While we intend to focus on smaller projects which do not meet the size/volume requirements of the established, large mining companies, we nonetheless expect competition from other companies, many of which are larger and better funded than SRC.
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Consequently, if we are unable to secure projects meeting our desired project profile, we are more likely to end up with projects having a lower success potential and ultimately having a lower return on the project’s investment.
Mineral exploration and mining are highly regulated industries.
Mining is subject to extensive regulation by state and federal regulatory authorities. State and federal statutes regulate environmental quality, safety, exploration procedures, reclamation, employees’ health and safety, use of explosives, air quality standards, pollution of stream and fresh water sources, noxious odors, noise, dust, and other environmental protection controls as well as the rights of adjoining property owners. We will strive to verify that projects being considered are currently operating in substantial compliance with all known safety and environmental standards and regulations applicable to the states where the properties are located. However, there can be no assurance that our compliance review could be challenged or that future changes in federal or state laws, regulations or interpretations thereof will not have a material adverse effect on our ability to establish and sustain mining operations.
Gold mining has a number of risks.
The business of gold and silver mining is subject to certain types of risks, including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, and theft. While we will attempt to secure insurance consistent with industry practice, it is not possible to insure against all risks associated with the mining business, or prudent to assume that insurance will continue to be available at a reasonable cost. We may not obtain certain types of liability insurance on our projects because such coverage is not considered by management to be cost effective. If any project lacks insurance coverage, any losses would have to be absorbed by the Company or other participants which could have a significant adverse impact on the Company’s operations and revenues.
Our business will depend on certain key Company personnel, the loss of whom would adversely affect our chances of success.
The Company’s success depends to a significant extent upon the continued service of its senior management and key executives. We do not have “key person” life insurance policies on or any employment agreement with any of our officers or other employees. The loss of the services of any of the key members of senior management, other key personnel or consultants, or our inability to retain high quality subcontractor and mining personnel may have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
We will incur increased costs and may have difficulty attracting and retaining qualified directors and executive officers as a result of being a public company.
SRC is a public “reporting company” with the SEC. As a public reporting company, we will incur significant legal, accounting, reporting and other expenses not generally applicable to a private company. We also will incur costs associated with corporate governance requirements, including requirements under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 as well as other rules implemented by the SEC. We expect these rules and regulations to increase our legal and financial compliance costs and to make some activities more time-consuming and costly. We also expect these rules and regulations to make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced policy limits and coverage. As a result, we may experience difficulty attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. We cannot predict or estimate the amount of these continuing costs we will incur as a result of being a public company.
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Our officers and directors have the ability to exercise significant influence over matters submitted for stockholder approval and their interests may differ from other stockholders.
As a result of the Reorganization, the initial stockholders of SRI were issued common stock of the Company representing 60% of the Company’s outstanding common stock and three of the initial stockholders of SRI are now officers and/or directors of the Company. Accordingly, our directors and officers, whether acting alone or together, will have significant influence in determining the outcome of any corporate transaction or other matter submitted to our Board for approval, including issuing additional common or preferred stock and appointing officers, which could have a material effect on the approval or disapproval of mergers, acquisitions, consolidations or the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. As significant stockholders of the Company, these individuals will have significant influence in the election of directors as well as the power to prevent a change of control. The interests of these officers and directors may differ from the interests of the other stockholders.
A decline in the price of gold and other resources will adversely affect our chances of success.
The price of gold has experienced an increase in value over the past several years, generally reflecting among other things relatively low interest rates in the United States; worldwide instability due to terrorism; and a continuing global economic slump. Gold prices at historic highs closing at $1342 per ounce on January 24, 2011 as reported on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. We believe that the economic conditions causing these high market valuations will continue for the foreseeable future. However the price of gold and silver can be very volatile and is subject to numerous factors beyond our control including industrial and jewelry demand, inflation, the strength of the US dollar, interest rates and the amount of global economic instability. Any significant drop in the price of gold or other natural resources could make some exploration projects no longer viable and will have a materially adverse effect on the results of our operations unless we are able to offset such a price drop by substantially increased production.
The Auditor’s Report for the fiscal year 2010 states there is substantial uncertainty about the ability of SRC or SRI to continue its operations as a going concern.
In their audit report dated March 31, 2011 included in SRC’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 included in this Prospectus, the auditors have expressed an opinion that substantial doubt exists as to whether we can continue as an ongoing business. In addition, the audit report dated June 16, 2010 relating to SRI also contains a “going concern” caveat as to its ability to continue as a going concern.
Management may be unable to implement the business strategy.
The Company’s and SRI’s business strategy is to service the niche market between speculative exploration and large scale production, the latter of which is dominated by industry majors. SRI plans to identify and explore smaller exploration projects that have already been established as project worthy. There is no assurance that we will be able to identify and provide our services to such “project worthy” properties. In addition, even if we find and ultimately develop such project worthy properties, the time and cost of development may exceed our expectations or, when developed, the amount of gold or other precious metals recovered may fall significantly short of our expectations thus providing a lower return on investment or a loss to the Company.
Return on Investment is Speculative.
No assurance can be given that a Purchaser will realize a significant return on investment or any return at all, or that a Purchaser will not lose a substantial portion of his/her investment. For this reason, each prospective Purchaser should carefully read this Prospectus and all exhibits included in the full Registration Statement prior to making any investment decision.
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SECURITIES RISKS
Limited ability to resell restricted securities.
Due to the fact the SRC was formerly a shell company, resales of restricted shares of its common stock can only be accomplished through registration under the 1933 Act. Resales pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act will not be available to stockholders owning restricted securities until after June 17, 2011 pursuant to Rule 144(i). After June 17, 2011 the availability of resales under Rule 144 will depend on each proposed resale transaction meeting all the requirements of Rule 144.
There is a limited active trading market for our common stock making our stock vulnerable to significant price and volume fluctuations.
There is currently a limited active trading market for our common stock which is listed and traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. The OTC Bulletin Board is not a listing service or exchange, but is instead a dealer quotation service for subscribing members. Consequently, the market for our common stock will depend to a certain extent on the number of market makers trading in our stock. The market price of our common stock may be significantly affected by factors such as actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results, the activities of our market makers, general market conditions and other factors. In addition, stock markets have from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the market prices of the shares of exploration stage companies, which may adversely affect the market price of our common stock in a material manner.
Inadequate market liquidity may make it difficult to sell our stock.
There is currently a limited public market for our common stock as only a limited number of shares of our common stock are actively traded in the public market and we cannot give assurance that the market for our stock will develop sufficiently to create significant market liquidity and stable market prices. An investor may find it difficult or impossible to sell shares of our common stock in the public market because of the limited number of potential buyers at any time or because of fluctuations in our market price. In addition, the shares of our common stock are not eligible as a margin security and lending institutions may not accept our common stock as collateral for a loan.
The trading price of our common stock may decrease due to factors beyond our control. These factors may result in substantial losses to investors if investors are unable to sell their shares at or above their purchase price.
The trading price of our common stock is subject to significant fluctuations due to a number of factors, including:
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In addition, the financial markets have experienced recent extreme price and volume fluctuations. The market prices of securities in this industry have been highly volatile and may continue to be highly volatile in the future, some of which may be unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. The sale or attempted sale of a large amount of common stock into the market may also have a significant impact on the trading price of our common stock. Many of these factors are beyond our control and may decrease the market price of our common stock, regardless of our operating performance
Existing stockholders may experience immediate and substantial dilution if and when convertible promissory notes are converted into shares of our common stock.
The conversion of outstanding convertible notes would result in dilution of the equity interests of our existing stockholders. In addition, if the price of our common stock were to decrease, this would allow some convertible note holders (with notes in which the conversion rate is based on current market values) to receive greater amounts of common stock upon conversion, the sales of which could further depress the stock price. The following table shows the number of shares that could be issued upon conversion of the notes based upon an assumed stock price of $0.20/share.
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Auctus will pay less than the then-prevailing market price of our common stock which could cause the price of our common stock to decline.
Our common stock to be issued under the Drawdown Equity Facility Agreement to Auctus will be purchased at a 5% discount or 95% of the average of the lowest closing bid price of our common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days immediately following our notice to Auctus of our election to exercise our "put" right. Auctus has a financial incentive to sell our shares immediately upon receiving the shares to realize the profit between the discounted price and the market price. If Auctus sells our shares, the price of our common stock may decrease. If our stock price decreases, Auctus may have a further incentive to sell such shares and will receive more shares as the price per share declines. Accordingly, the discounted sales price in the Drawdown Agreement may cause the price of our common stock to decline and the number of shares needing to be issued to Auctus to increase.
We are registering an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of common stock to be issued under the Equity Line of Credit. The sale of such shares could depress the market price of our common stock.
We are registering an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares of common stock on behalf of Auctus under the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part for issuance pursuant to the Equity Line of Credit which amount represents approximately 10.5% of the currently outstanding shares of our common stock. The sale of these shares into the public market by Auctus could depress the market price of our common stock.
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We May Not Have Access to the Full Amount under the Equity Line.
As of May 20, 2011, the closing price of our common stock was $0.15/share based on very little volume. There is no assurance that the market price of our common stock will increase substantially in the near future. The entire commitment under the Equity Line of Credit is $10,000,000 however, at current market prices for our common stock we would realize only approximately $900,000 from the sale of all 4,000,000 shares registered on behalf of Auctus. The number of common shares that we are registering on behalf of Auctus is substantially lower than the number of common shares we would need to register and issue at the current stock price in order to have access to the full amount under the Equity Line of Credit. In addition, we are limited to no more than $600,000 per draw on the Auctus equity line. Therefore, we may not have access to the remaining commitment under the equity line unless the share price of our common stock increases over the next three years.
Unless an active trading market develops for our securities, investors may not be able to sell their shares.
Although, we are a reporting company and our common shares are quoted on the OTCQB (owned and operated by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.) , there is not currently an active trading market for our common stock and an active trading market may never develop or, if it does develop, may not be maintained. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market will have a generally negative effect on the price of our common stock, and you may be unable to sell your common stock or any attempted sale of such common stock may have the effect of lowering the market price and therefore your investment could be a partial or complete loss. Furthermore, the OTC Bulletin Board is not an exchange and, because trading of securities on the OTC Bulletin Board is often more sporadic than the trading of securities listed on a national exchange or on the Nasdaq National Market, investors may have difficulty reselling any of the shares of our common stock they own.
We may need to raise funds through debt or equity financings in the future, which would dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders and possibly subordinate certain of their rights to the rights of new investors or creditors.
We may choose to raise additional funds in debt or equity financings if they are available to us on terms we believe reasonable to increase our working capital, strengthen our financial position or expand our business. Any sales of additional equity or convertible debt securities would result in dilution of the equity interests of our existing stockholders, which could be substantial. Additionally, if we issue shares of preferred stock or convertible debt to raise funds, the holders of those securities might be entitled to various preferential rights over the holders of our common stock, including repayment of their investment, and possibly additional amounts before any payments could be made to holders of our common stock. Incurring additional debt, if authorized, would create rights and preferences that would be senior to, or otherwise adversely affect, the rights and the value of our common stock. Also, new investors may require that we and certain of our stockholders enter into voting arrangements that give them additional voting control or representation on our board of directors.
The application of the “penny stock regulation” could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock
Our common stock is currently deemed to be “penny stock”. Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 per share other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system. Our securities may be subject to “penny stock rules” that impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited investors (generally those with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 together with their spouse). For transactions covered by these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of such securities and have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase. Consequently, the “penny stock rules” may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to buy and sell our securities and may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity of our common stock in the secondary market.
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority sales practice requirements may also limit stockholders’ ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the “penny stock” rules described above, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for shares of our common stock.
Because SRC has 300,000,000 authorized shares, management could issue substantial amounts of additional shares, diluting the current stockholders’ equity.
SRC is authorized to issue up to 300,000,000 shares of common stock, of which only approximatly 33,877,778 are currently issued and outstanding and will remain issued and outstanding after this offering terminates. Our management could, without the consent of the existing stockholders, issue substantially more shares, causing a large dilution in the equity position of its current stockholders. Additionally, large share issuances would generally have a negative impact on SRC’s share price. It is possible that, due to additional share issuances, you could lose part or all of your investment.
We do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future, which may reduce the return on your investment in our common stock.
To date, SRC has not paid any cash dividends on its common stock and does not anticipate paying any such dividends in the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends will depend on earnings and our capital requirements, and our debt facilities and other factors considered appropriate by our Executive Officers and Directors. There is no assurance that we will, at any time, generate sufficient profits or surplus cash that would be available for distribution as a dividend to the holders of our common stock. Our current plans are to use any profits that we may generate to fund our operations. Therefore, any return on your investment would derive from an increase in the price of our stock, which may or may not occur.
USE OF PROCEEDS
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the common stock by the Selling Stockholders. However, we anticipate receiving proceeds from the Advances pursuant to the equity line facility with Auctus. The ultimate amount we can receive is dependent on the price of our common stock, and is likely to be substantially less than the $10,000,000 committed by Auctus. The price at which Auctus will purchase the registered shares from the Company will be 95% of the average of the two lowest closing bid prices during the five trading days prior to a Drawdown Closing Date. For illustrative purposes only, the table below summarizes how we will utilize the proceeds from the Advances from Auctus in the event that 25%, 50% and 100% of the shares registered on behalf of Auctus were sold at the assumed Drawdown price of $0.15 per share . The actual amount of proceeds realized may differ from the amounts summarized below.
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It is management’s expectation that it will sell only a nominal amount of the registered shares to Auctus at the current share price and to sell most of the registered shares if and when the share price improves over the course of the Commitment Period (three years).
After the allocation of proceeds for expenses incurred in this Offering, the first priority will be to use proceeds to fund our exploration of existing properties owned or leased by SRI and the second priority will be to use funds for acquisition of additional mineral rights to mining properties. Remaining proceeds will be used for establishing SRI’s mining business and operating expenses. The actual allocation of proceeds will depend to some extent on our success and exploration results. If results do not meet our expectations, we may reallocate the proceeds among the other contemplated uses of proceeds, as prudent business practices dictate.
Until proceeds for Advances are utilized, they will be temporarily invested in short-term, highly liquid investments with appropriate safety of principal.
The Company would be limited to the greater of (i) an amount of the shares with an aggregate maximum purchase price of $500,000 or (ii) 200% of the average daily trading volume based on the 10 days preceding the Notice date as the maximum amount of each draw request from Auctus and draws must be separated by at least five trading days.
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DETERMINATION OF OFFERING PRICE
The Selling Stockholders may sell their shares in the over-the-counter market or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, or at negotiated prices. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the Selling Stockholders.
DILUTION OF THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR YOUR SHARES
“Dilution” represents the difference between the Offering price per share and the net tangible book value per share of our common stock immediately after completion of this Offering. Net tangible book value per share represents our net tangible assets (our total assets less our total liabilities), divided by the number of shares of common stock outstanding at the time of this Offering. Our net tangible book value as of March 31, 2011 was a deficit of $1,081,028 or approximately ($0.0032) per share based upon 33,877,778 post-reverse split shares then outstanding. Because the existing net tangible book value per share is negative, current shareholders will not experience a dilution in terms of net tangible book value per share as a result of this offering.
Upon completion of this Offering, if 100% of the shares are sold on behalf of Auctus (4,000,000) at a discounted market price of $0.15 (95% of $0.144 market price) per share, the net tangible book value of the 37,877,778 post-reverse split shares to be outstanding will be approximately $505,028 or approximately $0.0125 per share. This would represent an increase in net tangible book value to existing shareholders of $0.0196 per share.
DILUTION IN PERCENTAGE OF SHARES YOU OWN
“Dilution” can also represent the difference between the relative percentage of ownership your shares represent compared to the total number of shares outstanding. For example, as the Company issues shares to Auctus pursuant to this Prospectus, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding would increase and the percentage ownership of existing stockholders would decrease. Following is a table illustrating the relative percentage ownership dilution as of May 2, 2011 , to investors if 100%, 75%, 50%, or 25% of the shares registered on behalf of Auctus in this Offering are sold. The table is based on 33,877,778 shares of the Company’s common stock currently issued and outstanding.
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In addition to the shares being issued to Auctus discussed above, we have several outstanding convertible promissory notes which, if converted, would result in additional shares being issued. The precise number of shares issuable upon conversion of each outstanding promissory note is based on the market price of our stock at the time of conversion. Assuming the notes are converted in their entirety and assuming a share price of $0.20 at the time of conversion, the following shares would be issuable:
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MARKET FOR SRC’S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Market for Our Common Stock
In 2007, our Common Stock was approved for quotation on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) and is also quoted on the OTCQB where it is traded under the symbol “SELR”.
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Price Range of Our Common Stock
A public trading market having the characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends upon the existence of market makers as well as the presence of willing buyers and sellers, which are circumstances over which we do not have control. The following table sets forth the high and low closing prices reported by the OTCBB for our Common Stock in the periods indicated beginning June 17, 2010 when we consummated the Reorganization with SRI. The quotations below reflect inter-dealer selling prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
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Stockholders
As of December 31, 2010, there were approximately 80 holders of record of our Common Stock. This amount does not include stockholders whose shares are held in street name.
DIVIDEND POLICY
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, to fund the establishment and growth of our business. In addition, our Board’s ability to declare a dividend is subject to limits imposed by Nevada corporate law.
Corporate Overview
Steele Resources Corporation (formerly Steele Recording Corporation) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on February 12, 2007, at which time it was deemed a “shell company” carrying on minimal operations in the business of producing, acquiring, licensing and distribution of recorded music.
On June 17, 2010 the Company entered into and consummated a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization between the Company and Steele Resources, Inc. and certain stockholders of Steele Resources, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“SRI”) in exchange for 5,730,000 shares of the common stock of the Company. As a result of the Reorganization, SRI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the four former stockholders of SRI became owners, in the aggregate, of approximately 60% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In conjunction with this Reorganization, one previous officer and Director of the Company resigned and the Board appointed new officers and Directors. See below for further information on the new executive officer and Directors of the Company.
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As a result of the Reorganization, the Company acquired the business operations of SRI which became the Company’s primary business activity consisting of mining property acquisition and mineral exploration and development and mining services with a portfolio of precious metals exploration properties located near producing regions primarily within the state of Nevada. As a result of the Reorganization SRC is no longer involved in the previous business of producing, acquiring, licensing and distribution of recorded music. The Company also changed its name from “Steele Recording Corporation” to “Steele Resources Corporation”.
Business of Steele Resources Corporation
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, SRI, was incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 27, 2010 as an exploration and mining company which is focused on identifying and exploring advanced stage precious metal exploration projects which show potential to achieve full production. The overall business strategy is to identify, explore, and if warranted, develop and operate mineral exploration properties and to provide mine exploration and operations services to mining properties located initially in the Western United States and Nevada in particular. The initial business strategy is to service the niche market between speculative exploration and large scale production. This niche market lies between, at one end, relatively small companies which have conducted preliminary mineral exploration on their properties and, at the other end, companies which conduct major mining operations which could generally be defined as properties having gold mineral reserves in excess of 2,000,000 ounces. Within this niche market, SRI believes there are a large number of projects in Nevada and other parts of the United States that have excellent potential but do not meet the size requirements for development by the major operators in the mining industry.
SRI’s business plan will be to evaluate properties which have considerable amounts of exploration already completed and potential resources identified yet are not of sufficient size and scope for development by the major mining companies. Based on management’s extensive experience in evaluating geological exploration data and exploration feasibility, SRI will seek to identify those exploration properties which offer the best potential for producing significant gold and silver reserves and offer favorable conditions, if warranted, for the future efficient development of the property to reach a production stage. However, the Company and SRI together represent a relatively new, exploration stage company. There is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of the properties currently leased by SRI and further exploration will be required before an evaluation of the economic and regulatory feasibility of the properties can be determined.
Once suitable projects are identified, SRI will utilize its contract services division in order to perform further exploration drilling, prepare feasibility studies, mine modeling, on-site construction and advance stage project engineering with the goal of establishing, if warranted, a producing mine project. Exploration services would also include securing necessary permits, environmental compliance and remediation plans.
SRI will provide its mine exploration services in one of two ways. The first approach is for SRI to acquire part or all of the mineral rights to a designated property. In this approach SRI would prepare a comprehensive mining exploration plan including the tasks to be accomplished, the timetable for each phase of the plan and the nature and number of service providers to perform the tasks. The exploration plan would include a detailed budget, payment schedules and a percentage royalty from any gold or silver produced if the property is found worthy of development. SRI would then assemble the necessary service providers to carry out the exploration and, if warranted, development plan. In this approach, SRI would fund the property exploration and possible development itself in which case it would own all or a substantial portion of all the mineral production, if any, which might be realized from that particular property, with a royalty typically paid to the property owner or the mineral rights assignor. This approach would also typically include certain work requirements and expenditure requirements in order to maintain the exploration/mineral rights.
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The second approach will be to contract with the property owner or mineral rights holder to provide the services listed above on a contract fee basis which would include a percentage royalty on any mineral production which is actually achieved. This approach would have SRI acting in the nature of a general contractor. SRI would prepare the same type of comprehensive mining exploration plan as described above and assemble the necessary service providers to carry out the plan.
Suitable projects will typically have the following characteristics:
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Success in gold or other mineral exploration is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, quality of management, quality and availability of geological data and the expertise to interpret it, availability of trained miners and equipment and availability of exploration capital. The exploration process can be long and costly. Due to these and other factors, the probability of our identifying individual prospects having commercially significant reserves cannot be predicted.
Properties/Interests Acquired
All of the properties currently leased by SRI have a certain amount of prior exploration data available however none of the properties currently have any probable or proven reserves. Consequently, there is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of the properties and further exploration will be required before an evaluation of the economic and regulatory feasibility of the properties can be determined.
Comstock-Tyler Project
SRI’s initial exploration project consists of 30 mineral claims covering approximately 600 acres of property owned by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and referred to as the “Comstock-Tyler Project”. These claims were registered with the BLM on June 7, 2010 and allow SRI the right to conduct thorough mineral and precious metal exploration. Such exploration will be subject to typical notification to the BLM and the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection and the posting of remediation bonds as the exploration process continues. The property is located at Township 16N Range 20E Section 1 which is approximately 5 miles southwest of Virginia City, NV and lies in the historically producing Comstock Mining District. Corresponding property filings have been recorded in the Nevada Counties of Washoe and Storey reflecting SRI’s mineral rights in the Comstock-Tyler Project. The property has been physically examined in the field by the Company's senior geologist and an independent geologist with over 30 years of experience in this particular district. Pursuant to an agreement with Riggs and Allen Mineral Development LLC (“Riggs and Allen”), which performed the property staking, SRI agreed to pay a total of $60,000 in cash and stock and has granted Riggs and Allen a production royalty of 1% of the Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) from any production realized from the property. Riggs and Allen have been issued 30,000 shares of Common Stock of SRC and cash payments of $17,580 with an additional $12,420 paid to perfect the mineral claims. SRI has the right to repurchase the 1% NSR from Riggs and Allen for $1,000,000.
The property does not have any known mineral reserves. The exploration plan is currently underway and is designed to explore the extent of gold mineralization on known fault and vein structures. After early geology and mapping by SRI staff, SRI intends to have a full geophysical survey of the property completed. Based on the results of the survey and upon receiving approved exploration permits from the appropriate government agencies, SRI will commence a multi-phase drill program consisting of 10,000 linear feet of drilling.
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Fairview Hunter Mine Project
On September 24, 2010 our subsidiary SRI entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with DuraRock Resources, Inc. (“DuraRock”) pursuant to which SRI acquired a mineral lease agreement dated July 19, 2010 relating to property referred to as the Fairview Hunter Mine Project (the “Fairview Hunter Project”). In exchange for acquiring the Fairview Hunter Project SRC issued 500,000 shares of its restricted common stock to DuraRock and granted DuraRock a 2% Net Production Royalty on any production sold from the property.
The property is comprised of 115 mineral claims covering approximately 2,300 acres located 30 miles southeast of Fallon, Nevada. The Fairview Hunter Project lease has a term of ten years (through July 2020) and annual lease payments commencing at $25,000 and ending at $50,000 in the fifth year of the lease (2015). The Lessor also retains a production royalty of 3% of the Net Smelter Returns from the leased property of which SRI can buyout up to 2% of such royalty upon payment of $1,000,000 per 1% royalty amount. The lease does not specify dollar commitments for any development and allows SRI complete discretion as to conducting exploration or development activity on the property. The lease provides for SRI to pay all taxes and assessments on the property and pay all fees to the BLM or the Nevada mining agencies relating to the mining exploration or any future development of the property. The lease can be extended automatically for so long as SRI is engaged in Mining Operations on the expiration date of the lease.
The property is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Fallon, NV and occupies the northern and central portions of the historic Fairview Mining District. The topography consists of moderate to steep hilly terrain in the southern portion, becoming pediment-covered in the north with gentle slopes and numerous intermittent stream channels. Several old prospects, adits and shafts are scattered throughout the property. The project has recently had drilling conducted and two primary zones have been identified for further drilling. According to a geologic report on the property, two separate target areas were drilled at the Fairview Hunter Project. The highest Au values come from a 195’ zone (measured down hole) of anomalous geochem, with an average grade of 267 ppb (0.008 opt). This interval includes a 10’ section that averages 0.06 opt Au, contained within a large intercept (55’) that averages 0.02 opt Au. Material in the overlying rocks, which would theoretically be up dip, have a weak Au signature but are anomalous in Ag, containing a down hole intercept of 65’ averaging 7.7 ppm Ag (or 0.22 opt). Roughly 650’ along strike to the southeast, where holes FHRC –3 and 8 were drilled, and a zone within tuffs in a similar stratigraphic position were also highly anomalous in Ag but low in Au. In hole FHRC – 8 (the steeper of the two) there was a 150’ down hole interval that averaged 8.2 ppm Ag (0.24 opt). It appears that the west northwest trending structure identified on the surface could contain subsurface precious metals zones. The property has been physically examined in the field by the Company's CEO and its senior geologist.
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The current exploration program commenced in February, 2008 with the collection of 88 soil samples from the northern pediment-covered area, an additional 37 in-fill samples from the central portion and 36 rock chip and float samples. All the surface samples were fire assayed for gold and silver and analyzed using ICP spectrometer multi-element testing. Based on these findings, two prospective target areas were drill tested with 12 angled reverse circulation drill holes resulting in 5,360 feet of drilling and producing 1,072 samples which were submitted for both gold and silver fire assay and multi-element ICP analysis.
The property has no known mineral reserves. Our exploration plan is to perform another 12 drill holes during 2011 in targeted areas resulting in an estimated 7,200 feet of additional drilling results. The estimated 1,440 samples from this drilling program will be tested and analyzed allowing us to prepare extensive geological mapping and prepare feasibility studies for the project.
Further exploration will require the posting of a bond and filing a Notice of Intent with the BLM relating to the drilling of 12 drill holes to be performed on the property.
Pony Project
On November 3, 2010 SRI entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent with a group of individual land owners in the state of Montana to acquire rights to 17 patented and 67 unpatented mining claims known as the Pony Exploration project (“the Pony Project”). The Project currently contains two active mines operating under a Small Miner Exclusion Statement (SMES). The Pony Project is located in the Pony Mining District near Pony, Montana. Officers of SRC have met with Montana Department of Environmental Quality officials to discuss permitting for both mining and exploration activities. The non-binding LOI provided terms for SRI to lease (with the right to acquire) the Lessors’ interests in the 84 mining claims comprising the Pony Project. The LOI included a $10,000 non-refundable deposit and allowed for a 90 day due diligence period.
Upon satisfactory completion of due diligence and securing project financing, SRI and the individual Lessors entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement With Option to Purchase (the “Pony Lease”) effective February 4, 2011. The Pony Lease provides for a six year lease period with an initial payment of $300,000, which SRI paid upon signing and an annual lease payment of $500,000 for the next five years. The initial payment of $290,000 was made on February 7, 2011 as provided through the initial funding of the Joint Venture Agreement described below under “Project Financing”. The Lessors will also have a 2% Net Smelter Return (“NSR”) on the property. In addition the Lessors will receive a 1% NSR on any property developed by SRI located within one linear mile from any portion of the exterior boundary of the Pony Project. After the lease period expires, SRI will have the option to purchase the Pony Project for $190,000.
The property has no known mineral reserves. The Mineral Hill Project includes both patented and unpatented claims. There are sixty-seven (67) unpatented lode claims each 20 acres for a total of 1340 acres for the purposes of exploration. There are 17 federal patented lode claims plus fractions, and total 322.05 acres. The following is a list of the names, acreages, survey numbers (Sur) and Bureau of Land Management (NMC) numbers associated with the claims:
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NMC 215959
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NMC 215964
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NMC 215960
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NMC 215958
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Mexi 1
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NMC 215961
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Mexi 2
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NMC 215962
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North Star
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Sur#2600; ME#2097
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20.26
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Federal patented lode
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Pony
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Sur#5303; ME#3805
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15.57
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Federal patented lode
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Mountain Cliff
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16.87
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Federal patented lode
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Grouse
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Sur#5997; ME#4080
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18.64
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Federal patented lode
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Clipper Fractured
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Sur#6080; ME#408
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6.6
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Federal patented lode
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Standby
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Sur#5998; ME#4081
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10.93
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Federal patented lode
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Bill Nye
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Sur#59999; ME#4081
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14.33
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Federal patented lode
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MKT
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Sur#8730; ME#0307
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9.59
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Federal patented lode
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Willow Creek
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Sur#6128; ME#4358
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2.97
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Federal patented lode
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Ned
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Sur#504; ME 1970;Lot 38
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11.11
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Federal patented lode
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Policy
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ME#2865; Lot 3586
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20.22
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Federal patented lode
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Rustler
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Sur#2617; ME#2078;Lot 46A
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14.68
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Federal patented lode
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Strawberry
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10.28
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Federal patented lode
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Strawberry East
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Sur#551; ME#1735, Lot 39
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10.33
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Federal patented lode
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Keystone
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Sur#728; Lot 43
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11.41
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Federal patented lode
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Iron Mine Lode
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Sur#2598; ME#2016, Lot 44
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18.37
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Federal patented lode
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Owls Roost
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Sur#5684; ME#4048
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15.76
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Federal patented lode
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Success
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Sur#568
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10.22
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Federal patented lode
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N J Isdell
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#5683; ME#4048
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2.56
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Federal patented lode
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Dead Pine
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Sur#6021; ME#4348
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10.23
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Federal patented lode
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Golden Chariot
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Sur#4673; ME#3377
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19.03
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Federal patented lode
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Iron Chief Lode
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Sur#5302
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19.82
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Federal patented lode
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Dividend
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Sur#6213; ME 4086
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17.64
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Federal patented lode
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Clipper No. 2 Lode
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Sur#5405; ME#3977
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14.63
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Federal patented lode
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The property has been physically examined in the field by the Company's CEO and its senior geologist. Our exploration plan is to perform another 50 drill holes during 2011 in targeted areas resulting in an estimated 25,000 feet of additional drilling results. The estimated 5,000 samples from this drilling program will be tested and analyzed allowing us to prepare extensive geological mapping and prepare feasibility studies for the project. Based on the reported historic production, the regional potential identified in historic geologic reports and SRI’s feasibility studies, SRI has prepared and filed preliminary notices with the Montana Department of Environmental Quality required by the SMES for the Pony Project.
A&P Project
On November 22, 2010 SRI entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent with a group of individual land owners in the state of Montana to acquire two patented mining claims known as the Atlantic and Pacific Mine ("the A&P") located in the Pony Mining District in Montana. The A&P was actively mined in the early 20th Century and produced 128,600 ounces of gold from 1934 to 1941. Chicago Mining also briefly pit mined the project in 1991 but did not finish processing an estimated 12,000 ton stockpile, which remains at the mine site. The A&P claim is contiguous with the larger Pony Project and is considered a key piece of the regional mineralization target. Historic reports by Chicago Mining and Newmont Mining indicated that those geologists believed the A&P to have significant gold resource potential.
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The non-binding LOI provides terms for SRI to lease (with the right to acquire) two patented mining claims located in the Pony Mining District, near Pony, MT. The LOI includes a $5,000 non-refundable deposit and allows for a 90 day due diligence period. Upon satisfactory completion of due diligence, on February 22, 2011 SRI entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement with Option to Purchase. The Agreement provides for a five year lease period with an initial payment of $200,000 and an annual commitment of $100,000.00 for the next five years. The Lessors will also have a 2% NSR on the property during the lease term. The initial payment of $200,000 was paid on March 23, 2011. After the lease period expires and all lease payments have been paid, SRI will own the A&P Project outright without any further compensation.
As part of its due diligence process, SRI is reviewing the historical geological reports previously prepared by Chicago Mining and Newmont Mining and has begun taking samples from the existing underground mine and surrounding claims in order to better define the extent of the potential mineralization.
The property has no known mineral reserves. Our exploration plan is to perform another 42 drill holes during 2011 in targeted areas resulting in an estimated 18,000 feet of additional drilling results. The estimated 3,600 samples from this drilling program will be tested and analyzed allowing us to prepare extensive geological mapping and prepare feasibility studies for the project. Based on the reported historic production, the regional potential identified in historic geologic reports and SRI’s feasibility studies, SRI will prepare a Plan of Operations required by the SMES for the Project.
The Mineral Hill Project properties are located 3-5 miles west of Pony, Montana in the Tobacco Roots Mountain Range in Madison County. Access includes BLM and U.S. Forest service dirt roads that exist throughout the entire district and pass through most if not all of the Mineral Hill Project claims. The roads are maintained well enough to allow exploration equipment such as drill rigs and water trucks, as well as privately owned vehicles to the priority sites marked for exploration and development. Once mining activities begin the roads will likely need maintenance for haulage purposes.
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There are presently two exploration projects within the Mineral Hill Project: the A&P target and the Mountain Meadow target.
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The A&P target is a site of a small open pit and gloryhole mined in the early 20th century. The historic workings go no deeper than 180 feet beneath the surface, however, the mineralized structures likely continue downward. Mining was halted due to WWII. Current plans are to drill beneath the workings to determine if high grade mineralization continues.
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Mountain Meadow is approximately 3000 feet east of the A&P target. Surface is covered with glacial till; therefore, the structural intersections that likely occur beneath the glacial deposit have never been visible from the surface. Since these structures are known to be mineralized to the west, north, and south, the current plan is to conduct a geophysical survey to identify the location of possible structural intersections and drill them.
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To retain mineral rights to the property, the yearly maintenance fees must be paid as well as the appropriate lease payments to the owners of the claims as outlined in the definitive agreement.
The northern part of the Mineral Hill District is comprised of Archean metamorphics of the Pony Series which include gneisses and schist intruded by mafic/aplite/pegmatite dikes. The southern portion of the district is comprised of the Tobacco Root quartz-monzonite batholith which intruded into the surrounding Archean metamorphic rocks. The district contains both pre-Cambrian faults as well as region wide block faulting due to uplift of the Tobacco Root Mountains. The mineralization is always structurally controlled and occurs as quartz-sulfide vein deposits in shear zones and faults. Higher grades and tonnages usually occur at the intersections of the easterly trending structures and the subsidiary northerly trending structures. Several claims have historic workings on these structures at minimal depth, and mining activities ceased once WWII started. The mineralization likely continues at depth, a theory that will be tested during exploratory drilling. There are other potential sites covered by glacial material and never explored that are of high interest as well.
There had been work done by several companies back in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. Caara Drilling drilled 24 holes in the A&P area, and Pathfinder Gold had drilled an unknown number of holes at the Boss Tweed property. We sent our geologist to investigate the property in October and November of 2010, and conducted a limited sampling program of the Mountain Cliff mine, the A&P mine, and a district wide sampling of waste rock and dump material to assess typical grades.
There is no equipment or processing facility in place on any of the properties. There are underground workings with rail in places, but future underground work will require new drifts and shafts, as well as modern equipment. No infrastructure exists on the property.
The source of water can be a reservoir two mile east of the property, or several streams that exist throughout the district. The source of power will initially be generator based. Ultimately, power lines from Mammoth to the west or Pony to the east could be established.
The property currently has no reserves, only in-house resource calculations established by various companies as noted in Steele Resource’s technical report on the Mineral Hill Project. Therefore, to establish reserves, sufficient drilling will be required, and until then, this property is exploratory in nature.
The sampling program to date has been restricted to rock chip sampling and grab sampling at various locations. The following methodology was used with respect to rock/soil sampling:
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No samples will never be collected or in any way handled by directors of the company or any associate of the issuer. The samples will be drilled, collected, transported, and processed by company employees (i.e. drillers or geologist) or independent contractors.
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Most drill samples in the future will be processed by independent 43-101 compliant assay laboratories. Samples will be picked up at the storage building or drill site by the lab personnel and transported by them or by geologist directly to its sample preparation facility using chain-of-custody identification and tracking procedures. The lab will prepare the samples for assay and geochemical analysis. If the samples are wet, they will be dried in low temperature ovens. Then, depending on the type of analysis requested, the samples will be split, sieved, crushed, pulverized and analyzed at the lab. The lab will thus maintain custody of the samples the entire time. Finally, the lab will return pulps and coarse rejects back to Steele Resources on a quarterly basis, which will be transported on pallets to the appropriate storage building for long term storage. Secure steel shipping containers are being investigated as safe, secure storage options.
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For future verification of assay results: 10% of all samples for soil and drill cuttings/core will be duplicates. Also, all drill samples will have standards every 100 feet and blanks every 500 feet. These “standard” samples, which have a verified known, measured content of precious metals, will be sent to lab along with regular samples in each given shipping batch. Where higher gold values are possibly encountered in the drilling or the presence of visible gold is suspected by visual geologic logging, Steele Resources will request a screen fire metallic assay. In addition, selected samples at random will have the duplicate sent to a referee lab for additional confirmation.
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SRI's current operating plan for this project consists of completion of the geological mapping and geophysics analysis that will establish the exploration drilling phase. This initial phase will cover the first six to nine months of operations and will include performing another 42 drill holes during 2011 in targeted areas resulting in an estimated 18,000 feet of additional drilling results. The estimated 3,600 samples from this drilling program will be tested and analyzed allowing us to prepare extensive geological mapping and prepare feasibility studies for the project. Based on the reported historic production, the regional potential identified in historic geologic reports and SRI’s feasibility studies, SRI will prepare a Plan of Operations required by the SMES for the Project.
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Upon satisfactory completion of this phase and with appropriate mineral deposit indications, the mining phase will commence. We do not anticipate that the Mineral Hill Project will generate revenues during the initial twelve months of operations. We do expect the mining operation to begin revenue generation during the second full year of operations. We believe that the funds provided by the Joint Venture Agreement described below in conjunction with the matching funds provided by us will be sufficient to execute the current operating plan. SRC plans to raise the matching funds for the JV required through the private placement of our equity securities, by way of loans, utilization of the Drawdown Agreement and such other means as the Company may determine.
Each of the properties described above has been physically examined by both the Company’s CEO, Mr. Dockter and SRI’s Senior Geologist Kevin Pelletier. Mr. Pelletier graduated from the University of Maine with a B.S. Degree in Geology and has been working in the gold and precious metals sector as an exploration and mining geologist for the 4 years of his professional career.
Project Financing
Joint Venture Agreement Governing Exploration and Development of Pony Project and A&P Project
On January 27, 2011, 2010 SRI entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent with Innocent Inc. ("INCT"), a Nevada corporation engaged in the financing of exploration and potential development of mineral properties. The LOI provides for a Joint Venture Agreement ("JV") which will govern the exploration and operations of mineral rights within the Pony Project and A&P Project jointly referred to as the Mineral Hill Project (the "Mineral Hill Project").
The non-binding LOI provided that INCT will fund $500,000 in order to allow SRI to close the Pony and A&P Project lease transactions.
Pursuant to the LOI, on February 20, 2011 INCT and SRC entered into a definitive Joint Venture Agreement (the “JV Agreement”) relating to the Mineral Hill Mining Project. Pursuant to the JV Agreement INCT agreed to provide funding of $1,000,000 upon signing the JV Agreement and up to an additional $4,000,000 to fund the exploration and development of the Mineral Hill Mining Project. INCT agreed to provide an initial $550,000 to close the Pony Project and the A&P Project, of which $290,000 was provided to close the Pony Project lease and an additional $250,000 was to be funded by February 25, 2011. In addition, INCT agreed to fund an additional $460,000 upon signing the JV Agreement. The JV Agreement provided that if INCT provided at least $1,000,000, then SRC would agree to match INCT’s investment up to $5,000,000 thus providing up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 to explore and, if warranted, develop the Mineral Hill Mining Project. Under the terms of the JV Agreement INCT and SRC would each own 50% of the Joint Venture however the percentage ownership would be reduced by 10% for each $1,000,000 a party failed to contribute to the Joint Venture. SRI will be responsible for operations of the JV.
On March 23, 2011 INCT, through one of its investors, completed its second funding to the Joint Venture in the amount of $250,000 with the proceeds being used to close the A&P Lease and for working capital. As of March 31, 2011, the Joint Venture entity was not yet formed and INCT had advanced $540,000 of its initial funding obligation of $1,000,000. On April 14, 2011 the Company notified INCT that it was in default under the JV Agreement. The parties have held subsequent discussions and on May 2, 2011 the parties agreed that the Company would not pursue its default remedies and would allow INCT additional time to fund the balance of the $460,000 initial funding obligation so long as INCT demonstrated good faith efforts to complete its initial funding obligation of $1,000,000.
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Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement
On January 14, 2011, we entered in to a drawdown equity financing agreement and registration rights agreement (collectively the “Agreements”) with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (“Auctus”). In accordance with the Agreements, Auctus has committed, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Agreements, to purchase up to $10 million of the Company’s common stock over a term of up to three (3) years. Although the Company is not mandated to sell shares under the Agreement, the Agreement gives the Company the option to sell to Auctus shares of common stock at a per share purchase price equal to 95% of the average of the lowest closing bid price of the common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days following the Company’s delivery of a Drawdown Notice to Auctus (the “Notice”). At its option, the Company may set a floor price under which Auctus may not sell the shares which were the subject of the Notice. The floor price shall be a minimum price determined by the Company or 75% of the average closing price of the stock over the preceding ten (10) trading days prior to the Notice and can be waived at the discretion of the Company. If the share price of the Company’s stock falls below the floor price and the Company does not waive the floor price, Auctus would have to cease selling shares during the applicable five day pricing period relating to that Drawdown Notice. This may result in a reduction of the amount of funds raised and ultimately delivered to the Company at any Drawdown Closing Date. The maximum amount of Common Stock that the Company can sell pursuant to any Notice is the greater of (i) an amount of the shares with an aggregate maximum purchase price of $500,000 or (ii) 200% of the average daily trading volume based on the 10 days preceding the Notice date.
Auctus is not required to purchase the shares unless: a) the shares which are subject to the Notice have been registered for resale and are freely tradable in accordance with the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and b) under certain conditions which are set forth in the Agreements; and c) under certain conditions which are outside of Auctus’ control . The Company is obligated to file and did file on February 10, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1, covering the sale of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock to Auctus of which this Prospectus is a part. The Company has agreed to pay Auctus an aggregate amount of $10,000 as an origination fee with respect to the transaction of which a portion has been paid.
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
The gold mining and exploration industry has experienced several factors recently that are favorable to SRC as described below.
Gold Market
For centuries, gold has been desirable for its rarity, beauty and unique properties. Because gold is highly valued and in very limited supply, it has long been used as a medium of exchange or money. The CPM Group estimates in its 2009 Yearbook that about 79% of the gold consumed each year is used in the manufacture of jewelry, with approximately 13% of gold used in industrial processes. Gold is an excellent conductor of electricity, is extremely resistant to corrosion and is one of the most chemically stable of the elements, making it uniquely suited for electronic and other high-tech applications. A small amount of gold is currently used in almost every sophisticated electronic device.
Because of gold’s perceived inherent value, its demand and, hence, its price, tends to increase when there is uncertainty in the markets for other “paper currencies” such as the US dollar or Euro. Due to the current recession, threats of terrorism and the huge debt burden of many countries, the spot market price of an ounce of gold has increased to historic levels having surpassed the $1,000 per ounce mark in 2008.
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 troy ounce, on the London Bullion Market.
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| 2011* | $ | 1,540 | $ | 1,319 | $ | 1,527 | ||||||
* Through May 20, 2011
Source: London Metal Exchange
On May 20, 2011, the afternoon fixing price for gold on the London Bullion Market was $1,491 per troy ounce.
This current price level has made it more economically feasible to produce gold as well as made gold a more attractive investment for many. Accordingly, the gross margin per ounce of gold produced per the historical spot market price range above provides significant profit potential if we are successful in identifying, exploring and, if warranted, developing suitable projects.
Gold Mining Industry Participants
By industry standards, there are generally four types of mining companies. Typically, an “exploration stage” mining company is focused on exploration to identify new, commercially viable gold deposits. “Junior mining companies” typically have proven and probable reserves of less than one million ounces of gold, generally produce less than 100,000 ounces of gold annually and / or are in the process of trying to raise enough capital to fund the remainder of the steps required to move from a staked claim to production. “Mid-tier” and large mining (“major”) companies may have several projects in production plus several million ounces of gold in proven reserves.
To the extent that SRI is hired by a property owner to carry out advanced stage exploration and possible development of a mining project, SRI would not be deemed a “mining company” but rather a mining service provider. To the extent SRI actually acquires the mining rights to a mining property, which will be its primary focus, it could be characterized as an exploration company falling somewhere between an “exploration stage” and a “junior” mining company depending on the stage of activity at each project.
Gold Reserves
Generally worldwide gold reserves have been declining for a number of years for the following reasons:
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The extended period of low gold prices from 1996 to 2001 made it economically unfeasible to explore for new deposits for most mining companies.
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The demand for and production of gold products have exceeded the amount of new reserves added over the last several consecutive years.
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Reversing the decline in lower gold reserves is a long term process. Due to the extended time frame it takes to explore, develop and bring new production on line, the large mining companies are facing an extended period of lower gold reserves. Accordingly, junior companies that are able to increase their gold reserves and/or development projects more quickly should directly benefit with an increased valuation.
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Additional factors causing higher gold prices over the past two years have come from a weakened United States dollar. Reasons for the lower dollar compared to other currencies include the historically low US interest rates, the increasing US budget deficit and trade deficits, the current economic recession and the general worldwide political instability caused by the war on terrorism.
Competition
Of the four types of mining companies, we believe junior companies represent the largest group of gold mining companies. All four types of mining companies may have projects located in any of the gold producing continents of the world and many have projects located in Nevada and other Western states. As an exploration stage company, we will compete with other mineral resource exploration and development companies for financing and for acquisition of new mineral properties.
Many of our competitors have greater exploration, production, and capital resources than we do, and may be able to compete more effectively in any of these areas. For example, these competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisition of desirable mineral properties, on exploration of their mineral properties and on development of their mineral properties. This competition could result in competitors having mineral properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance the exploration and development of their mineral properties. Our inability to secure capital to fund exploration and, if warranted, development costs for our mineral properties would create a competitive cost disadvantage in the marketplace which would have a material adverse effect on our operations and potential profitability.
We also compete in the hiring and retention of key executives, skilled laborers, experienced subcontractors and other employees and contract personnel. Consequently, though unlikely, it is possible that we may not be able to hire or retain qualified geologists, miners or operators in the numbers or at the times desired.
Employees
As of March 31, 2011 , we had four full-time employees and one part-time employee. Employees include a CEO, a Mine Manager and a CFO. We anticipate hiring additional employees during the current year to work on the mining sites in Nevada as our exploration development programs commence. While skilled equipment and operations personnel are in demand, we believe we will be able to hire the necessary workers to sustain our current exploration and future development programs. Our employees are not expected to be subject to a labor contract or collective bargaining agreement. We consider our employee relations to be good.
Consulting services, relating primarily to geologic and geophysical interpretations, and relating to such metallurgical, engineering, and other technical matters as may be deemed useful in the evaluation and exploration activities, will be provided by independent contractors.
Government Controls and Regulations
Gold exploration, mining and processing operations are subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations governing prospecting, exploration, development, production, labor standards, occupational health, mine safety, control of toxic substances, and other matters involving environmental protection and employment. United States environmental protection laws address the maintenance of air and water quality standards, the preservation of threatened and endangered species of wildlife and vegetation, the preservation of certain archaeological sites, reclamation, and limitations on the generation, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, among other things. There can be no assurance that all the required permits and governmental approvals necessary for any mining project with which we may be associated can be obtained on a timely basis, or maintained. Delays in obtaining or failure to obtain government permits and approvals may adversely impact our operations. The regulatory environment in which we operate could change in ways that would substantially increase costs to achieve compliance. In addition, significant changes in regulation could have a material adverse effect on our operations and ability to timely and effectively explore and, if warranted, develop mining properties.
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Outlined below are some of the more significant aspects of governmental controls and regulations which materially affect the mining properties we will seek to explore.
Regulation of Mining Activity
Federal
Mining activities, including exploration, and possible future development and production activities are subject to environmental laws, policies and regulations. These laws, policies and regulations affect, among other matters, emissions to the air, discharges to water, management of waste, management of hazardous substances, protection of natural resources, protection of endangered species, protection of antiquities and reclamation of land. Mining properties are also subject to numerous other federal, state and local laws and regulations. At the federal level, the mines are subject to inspection and regulation by the Division of Mine Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor (“MSHA”) under provisions of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. The Occupation and Safety Health Administration (“OSHA”) also has jurisdiction over certain safety and health standards not covered by MSHA. Mining operations and all proposed exploration and development will require a variety of permits. In addition, any mining operations occurring on federal property are subject to regulation and inspection by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”). While we have considerable experience in the mine permitting process, permitting procedures are complex, costly, time consuming and subject to potential regulatory delay. We will seek to identify projects where existing permitting requirements and other applicable environmental protection laws and regulations would not pose a material hindrance to our ability to explore and possibly develop such mine properties. As part of our initial evaluation of suitable projects, we will ascertain a property’s regulatory compliance status and any issues affecting current or future permitting requirements. However, we cannot be certain that future changes in laws and regulations would not result in significant additional expenses, capital expenditures, restrictions or delays associated with the exploration and possible future development of our selected projects. We cannot predict whether we will be able to obtain new permits or whether material changes in permit conditions will be imposed. Granting new permits or the imposition of additional conditions could have a material adverse effect on our ability to explore and possibly develop the mining properties which we are providing services for or in which we have an interest.
Legislation has been introduced in prior sessions of the U.S. Congress to make significant revisions to the U.S. General Mining Law of 1872 that would affect our exploration and potential development of unpatented mining claims on federal lands, including any royalty on gold production. It cannot be predicted whether any of these proposals will become law. Any levy of the type proposed would only apply to unpatented federal lands and accordingly could adversely affect the profitability of any future gold production from projects being explored by SRI.
Nevada
The State of Nevada, where we expect our initial mine properties to be located, adopted the Mined Land Reclamation Act (the “Nevada Act”) in 1989 which established design, operation, monitoring and closure requirements for all mining facilities located in Nevada. The Nevada Act has increased the cost of designing, operating, monitoring and closing mining facilities and could affect the cost of operating, monitoring and closing existing or future mine facilities. The State of Nevada also has adopted reclamation regulations pursuant to which reclamation plans must be prepared and financial assurances established for existing facilities. The financial assurances can be in the form of cash placed on deposit with the State or reclamation bonds underwritten by insurance companies. Nevada mining and environmental regulations are enforced by the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”). Compliance with all required environmental regulations required by BLM and NDEP is a prerequisite to the issuance of mining permits. Our ability to develop mining properties in the future is subject to obtaining all necessary mining permits. We have not yet submitted applications for the requisite permits in the State of Nevada.
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Montana
In the State of Montana our exploration and mining operations will be under supervision of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (“MDEQ”) which enforces Montana’s Environmental Policy Act and mining regulations. Exploration and mining activity at the Mineral Hills Project, which SRI intends to acquire, is currently conducted under a Small Miner Exclusion Statement (SMES). An SMES allows for expedited treatment for exploration/mining operations which affect no more than 25 square miles of property. While such a limitation makes mining under an SMES infeasible for large gold mining companies, SRC, by contrast, can operate efficiently in this smaller space as a small exploration company. In order to carry on our planned exploration program we will need to secure necessary permits by filing a Plan of Operation with the MDEQ, which was submitted in March, 2011.
Environmental Regulations
Legislation and implementation of regulations adopted or proposed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the BLM and by comparable agencies in various states directly and indirectly affect the mining industry in the United States. These laws and regulations address the environmental impact of mining and mineral processing, including potential contamination of soil and water from tailings, discharges and other wastes generated by mining process. In particular, legislation such as the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”), and the National Environmental Policy Act require analysis and/or impose effluent standards, new source performance standards, air quality standards and other design or operational requirements for various components of mining and mineral processing, including gold-ore mining and processing. Such statutes also may impose liability on mine developers for remediation of waste they have created.
Gold mining and processing operations by an entity would generate large quantities of solid waste which is subject to regulation under the RCRA and similar state laws. The majority of the waste which is produced by such operations is “extraction” waste that EPA has determined not to regulate under RCRA's "hazardous waste" program. Instead, the EPA is developing a solid waste regulatory program specific to mining operations under the RCRA. Of particular concern to the mining industry is a proposal by the EPA entitled “Recommendation for a Regulatory Program for Mining Waste and Materials under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act” (“Strawman II”) which, if implemented, would create a system of comprehensive Federal regulation of the entire mine site. Many of these requirements would be duplicates of existing state regulations. Strawman II as currently proposed would regulate not only mine and mill wastes but also numerous production facilities and processes which could limit internal flexibility in operating a mine. To implement Strawman II the EPA must seek additional statutory authority, which is expected to be requested in connection with Congress' reauthorization of RCRA.
Mining projects also are subject to regulations under (i) the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA" or “Superfund”) which regulates and establishes liability for the release of hazardous substances and (ii) the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) which identifies endangered species of plants and animals and regulates activities to protect these species and their habitats. Revisions to “CERCLA” and “ESA” are being considered by Congress; however, the impact of these potential revisions on our business is not clear at this time.
The Clean Air Act, as amended, mandates the establishment of a Federal air permitting program, identifies a list of hazardous air pollutants, including various metals and cyanide, and establishes new enforcement authority. The EPA has published final regulations establishing the minimum elements of state operating permit programs. SRI will be required to comply with these EPA standards to the extent adopted by the State in which development projects are located.
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In addition, developing mine sites requires mitigation of long-term environmental impacts by stabilizing, contouring, resloping, and revegetating various portions of a site. While a portion of the required work can be performed concurrently with developing the property, completion of the environmental mitigation occurs once removal of all facilities has been completed. These reclamation efforts are conducted in accordance with detailed plans which have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate regulatory agencies. The mine developer must insure that all necessary cash deposits and provision to cover the estimated costs of such reclamation as required by permit are made.
Any exploration and future development of mining projects by SRI will be conducted in substantial compliance with federal and state regulations and be consistent with the need to remediate any environmental impact.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
Our corporate offices are located at 3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208, Cameron Park, CA 95682. We maintain a field office at 2101 Arrowhead Drive, Suite 101, Carson City, NV 89706. We are currently paying rent of $750 per month for our corporate offices and $250 per month for our field office. We believe this space is currently adequate however we expect to move into new office spaces located in Cameron Park, CA in the next three months.
Exploration properties are described under “Properties/Interests Acquired”.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
SRC was named in an amended complaint filed in District Court, Clark County Nevada, by Phyllis Wynn, individually and as the trustee for the Phyllis Wynn Family Trust. The Complaint appears to name approximately 81 defendants including Steele Recording Corporation. The Amended Complaint was filed September 23, 2009. It alleges 17 causes of actions including breach of contract and fraud against various other defendants and fraudulent conveyance to SRC and its former President and CEO Marlon Steele. The substance of the Complaint involves a real estate transaction not involving SRC. We have been informed by Mr. Steele that he does not believe the Plaintiff will prevail as to her claims regarding SRC and has answered with affirmative defenses including but not limited to the defense that the injuries and damages complained of did not occur as the result of any action on the part of SRC but as the sole, direct and proximate result of actions by Plaintiff and third parties not otherwise related to SRC. The amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated. A former officer of SRC has agreed to indemnify the Company from any eventual costs or loss from this lawsuit.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONS
General
The following discussion may contain forward-looking statements and projections. Because the forward-looking statements and projections are based on a number of assumptions and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control, there is no assurance that they will be realized and actual results may vary significantly from those discussed in this prospectus. We have not included a discussion and analysis of prior quarters or fiscal years as those prior periods reflect SRC’s “shell company” status with minimal operations in the music recording business. As of June 17, 2010, SRC was no longer a “shell company” and its business was no longer in the music recording industry.
Plan of Operations
SRC is an exploration stage company which operates in the natural resources industry. Since our inception in 2007 until the Reorganization in June, 2010, we carried on minimal business involving the music recording business and we were deemed a “shell company” under the Securities Act. Since the Reorganization on June 17, 2010, our business changed to focus on the evaluation of various advanced stage mineral exploration projects primarily in Nevada.
On June 17, 2010 we entered into and consummated a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization between SRC and Steele Resources, Inc. and certain stockholders of Steele Resources, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Reorganization, SRC acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“SRI”) in exchange for 57,300,000 shares (post July 1, 2010 split) of the common stock of the Company. This transaction has been accounted for as a reverse acquisition in a public shell.
As a result of the Reorganization, SRI became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SRC and the acquired business operations of SRI have become SRC’s primary business activity. SRC will not pursue its previous business of producing, acquiring, licensing and distributing of recorded music.
Steele Resources, Inc. was incorporated in the state of Nevada on May 27, 2010 as an exploration and mining company which focuses on identifying and exploring advanced stage precious metal exploration projects which show potential to achieve full production. The overall business strategy is to identify, explore and, if warranted, develop and operate mineral exploration properties and to provide mine exploration and operations services to mining properties located initially in the Western United States. The initial business strategy is to service the niche market between speculative exploration and large scale production. This niche market lies between, at one end, relatively small companies which have conducted preliminary mineral exploration on their properties and, at the other end, companies which conduct major mining operations which could generally be defined as properties having multimillion ounce gold mineral reserves. Within this niche market, SRI believes there are a large number of projects in the United States that have excellent potential but do not meet the size requirements for development by the major operators in the mining industry.
SRI’s business plan will be to evaluate properties which have considerable amounts of exploration already completed and potential resources identified yet are not of sufficient size and scope for development by the major mining companies. Based on management’s extensive experience in evaluating geological exploration data and exploration feasibility, SRI will seek to identify those exploration properties which offer the best potential for producing significant gold and silver reserves and offers favorable conditions for the possible future efficient development of the property to reach a production stage if our exploration results determine such action is warranted.
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Once suitable projects are identified, SRI will conduct exploration drilling, prepare feasibility studies, create mine modeling, and perform on-site construction and advance stage project engineering with the goal of establishing, if warranted, a producing mine project. Exploration services would also include securing necessary permits, environmental compliance and remediation plans.
SRI will provide its mine exploration services in one of two ways. The first way is for SRI to acquire part or all of the mineral rights to a designated property and perform the services listed above. SRI would fund the property exploration and any future development itself and would own all or a substantial portion of the gold production, if any, which might be realized from that particular property, with a royalty paid to the property owner or the mineral rights assignor. This approach would typically include certain work requirements and expenditure requirements in order to maintain the exploration/mineral rights.
The second approach will be to contract with the property owner or mineral rights holder to provide the services listed above on a contract fee basis which would include a percentage royalty paid to SRI on any gold production which is actually achieved. This approach would have SRI acting in the nature of a general contractor. SRI would prepare the same type of comprehensive mining exploration plan as described above and assemble the necessary service providers to carry out the plan.
Suitable projects will have the following characteristics:
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SRI's current operating plan for the Pony and A&P Projects (together referred to as the Mineral Hill Project) consist of completion of the geological mapping and geophysics analysis that will establish the exploration drilling phase. This initial phase will cover the first six to nine months of operations. Upon satisfactory completion of this phase and with appropriate mineral deposit indications, the development phase could commence. We do not anticipate that the Mineral Hill Project will generate revenues during the initial twelve months of operations. We expect the mining operation could begin revenue generation during the second full year of operations. We believe that the funds provided by INCT pursuant to the JV Agreement in conjunction with the matching funds provided by us would be sufficient to execute the current operating plan. SRC plans to raise the matching funds for the JV required through the private placement of our equity securities, by way of loans, utilization of the Drawdown Agreement and such other means as the Company may determine. If we are unable to obtain additional funds then according to the terms of the JV agreement, we would be at risk to losing our 50% ownership share.
Based on our current operating plan, we do not expect to generate revenue sufficient to cover our expenses for the foreseeable future. Consequently, we expect to fund our operations primarily from outside investment capital, debt financing in addition to proceeds from the Drawdown Agreement.
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Results of Operation
We have not included a discussion and analysis comparing our current financial position and results of operation with prior periods as management believes a discussion of SRC’s past operations (prior to the Reorganization) would not be helpful in evaluating our new line of business commenced as a result of the Reorganization. SRC’s new wholly-owned subsidiary, SRI, has been in existence for a short period of time and has conducted only limited operations to date.
Operating Results for the Period May 27, 2010 (SRI’s Inception) to December 31, 2010
During the period from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through December 31, 2010 neither SRC or its subsidiary SRI had any revenue from operations. Total exploration stage expenses for the business amounted to $785,937 for the approximately seven month period ended December 31, 2010. Initial exploration costs were $147,771 and general and administrative expenses were $485,078 for the period. G&A expenses included increased operating expenses, reorganization costs and start-up costs of SRC’s operations and property/lease acquisition costs and professional fees. Professional fees were $153,088 consisting primarily of legal and accounting expenses relating to SRI’s reorganization transaction with SRC and preparation of reports filed with the SEC.
We incurred a net operating loss of $785,937 for the seven month period ended December 31, 2010. The net operating loss is the result of expenses relating to SRI’s reorganization transaction with SRC, increasing general business expenses relating to establishing the Company’s business and lease acquisitions coupled with a lack of revenues to offset these expenses. We had an $18,233 interest expense which resulted in a net loss of $804,170 for the period of May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through December 31, 2010.
Operating Results for the Period May 27, 2010 (SRI’s Inception) to March 31, 2011
We have not included a discussion and analysis comparing our current financial position and results of operation with periods prior to the Reorganization on June 17, 2010 as management believes a discussion of SRC’s past operations (prior to the Reorganization) would not be helpful in evaluating our new line of business in the natural resources sector commenced as a result of the Reorganization. SRC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SRI, has been in existence for a short period of time and has conducted only limited operations to date.
During the period from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011 neither SRC or its subsidiary SRI had any revenue from operations. Total exploration stage expenses for the business amounted to $362,287 and $510,058 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011, respectively. General and administrative expenses were $194,368 and $679,446 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011, respectively. G&A expenses included increased operating expenses for the quarter relating to start-up costs of SRC’s operations and property/lease acquisition costs and professional fees. Professional fees during the quarter consisted primarily of legal and accounting expenses relating to the filing of an S-1 registration statement by SRC and preparation of reports filed with the SEC. Professional fees were $58,285 and $211,373 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011, respectively.
We incurred a net operating loss of $614,940 and $1,400,877 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011, respectively. The operating loss for the quarter is the result of expenses relating to SRI’s initial mineral lease payments and with SRC’s increasing general business expenses relating to establishing the Company’s business, coupled with a lack of revenues to offset these expenses. We had interest expenses of $45,445 and $63,678 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011, respectively, which resulted in a net loss of $716,099 and $1,520,269 for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and from May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through March 31, 2011, respectively.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
To continue with the deployment of our business strategies, we will require significant additional working capital. We also will require additional working capital for employment of necessary corporate personnel, and related general and administrative expenses. At March 31, 2011, our cash balance was $51,517. We have limited cash on hand and we will be required to raise capital to fund our operations. Our ability to meet our current financial liabilities and commitments is primarily dependent upon the continued issuance of equity to new stockholders or loans from existing stockholders and management or outside loans. Management believes that our Company's current cash and cash equivalents will not be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements for the next twelve month period. We have had negative cash flow from operating activities as we are in the exploration stage and have not yet begun to generate revenues. Our Company plans to raise the capital required to satisfy our immediate short-term needs and additional capital required to meet our estimated funding requirements for the next twelve months primarily through the Joint Venture Agreement with INCT, the private placement of our equity securities, by way of loans, utilization of the Drawdown Agreement and such other means as the Company may determine. For example, the Company is registering 4,000,000 shares of its common stock on behalf of Auctus. Pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement with Auctus the Company has the option to sell to Auctus shares of common stock at a per share purchase price equal to 95% of the average of the lowest closing bid price of the common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days following the Company’s delivery of a Drawdown Notice to Auctus. Auctus is required to deliver the proceeds from the purchase of the shares within 5 business days after the Drawdown Notice. While Auctus has committed to provide up to $10,000,000 pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement, at current prices of the Company’s common stock, it is likely to realize only a fraction of the committed amount.
Pursuant to the JV Agreement if INCT provides at least $1,000,000, then SRC has agreed to match INCT’s investment up to $5,000,000 thus providing up to an aggregate of $10,000,000 to explore and, if warranted, develop the Mineral Hill Mining Project. SRC plans to raise the matching funds for the JV required through the private placement of its equity securities, by way of loans, private placements of debt or equity, utilization of the Drawdown Agreement and such other means as SRC may determine available. If SRC is unable to obtain additional funds then according to the terms of the JV Agreement, it would be at risk of reducing its 50% ownership share.
In conjunction with the mining claims held or leased by SRI, SRI is obligated to pay claim maintenance fees of approximately $5,000 for the Comstock-Tyler Project; $16,000 for the Fairview Hunter Project; and $12,000 for the Mineral Hill Project during the next twelve months.
We expect exploration of suitable projects to commence during the next twelve months but do not expect revenues from this work to cover our current operating expenses which we expect to increase as we implement our business plan. We also have mineral lease obligations due in the next twelve that will need to be funded. Consequently, we are dependent on the proceeds from the Drawdown Agreement and other outside sources of capital to sustain our operations and implement our business plan until operating income is sufficient to cover our operating expenses. If we are unable to raise sufficient capital pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement or other sources, we will be required to delay or forego some portion of our business plan, which would have a material adverse effect on our anticipated results from operations and financial condition. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain necessary amounts of capital or that our estimates of our capital requirements will prove to be accurate. We may find it necessary to raise additional outside financing which may not be available. Even if we are able to secure outside financing, it may not be available in the amounts or times when we require. Furthermore, such financing would likely take the form of bank loans, private placements of debt or equity securities or some combination of these. The issuance of additional equity securities would dilute the stock ownership of current investor while incurring loans, lines of credit or debt by SRC would increase its cash flow requirements and possible loss of valuable assets if such obligations were not repaid in accordance with their terms.
Recent Financing Transactions
Since the Reorganization and through June 30, 2010, we have raised $100,000 through the issuance of notes to three stockholders. The notes bear interest of 5% per annum and a term of 24 months.
Subsequent to the end of the second quarter, we raised the following capital. In July, 2010 we raised proceeds of $75,000 through the private sale of shares of our restricted common stock at $0.225 per share; in early September, 2010 we raised proceeds of $37,000 through the private sale of shares of our restricted common stock at $0.10 per share; and in late September, 2010 we raised proceeds of $50,000 through the private sale of shares of our restricted common stock at $0.077 per share.
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In October 2010, the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note with a face value of $25,000 and an annual interest rate of 16.9% and secured by $50,000 worth of the Company’s general assets including, but not limited to, patents, patent applications, trademarks, machinery, inventory, accounts receivable, cash computers, hardware, vehicles, etc. The note and accrued interest are due and payable on the six month anniversary of the note’s issuance, if not converted into the Company’s common stock before such date. The note may be converted by the holder at a 40% discount to the lower of the preceding 5 day VWAP or the closing bid price on the day of conversion. In no case may the conversion price be higher than $.50 or lower than $.001. As of the due date, the noteholder had indicated its intention to convert this note into shares of SRC common stock. In November 2010, we issued a secured convertible promissory note with a face value of $65,000 and an annual interest rate of 8%. The note and accrued interest are due and payable on October 17, 2011, if not converted into the Company’s common stock before such date. The conversion price shall be 35% average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given. In November we raised $150,000 through the issuance of units (1share/1 warrant).
None of the noteholders listed above are affiliated with Auctus.
In addition, in July, 2010 and September, 2010 we issued 30,000 shares and 500,000 shares respectively, in payment of mining claim staking services and payment for certain mineral lease rights.
In January 2011, the Company issued a convertible note for $32,500 to one entity. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and is due September 30, 2011. The conversion price shall be 50% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
In January 2011, the Company issued four promissory notes payable to two individuals for a total of $45,000. The notes bear simple interest at an annual rate of 8% per annum and are due May 15, 2011. In conjunction with the Notes, 450,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to the lenders.
In April 2011 we issued a convertible promissory note with a face value of $37,500 and an annual interest rate of 8%. The note and accrued interest is due and payable on January 11, 2012, if not converted into the Company’s common stock before such date. The conversion price shall be 50% average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
The valuation of our common stock in these private sales was the fair value of our restricted common stock as determined by the Board of Directors. We did not obtain contemporaneous valuations by an unrelated valuation appraiser because, at the times of the issuances of stock, our efforts were focused on establishing our business and the financial resources for doing so were limited.
Determining the fair value of our restricted stock in the initial development stage of our business and the developing public market for our stock since the Reorganization requires various subjective judgments. While we did not utilize any specific methodology, we considered various significant factors in valuing these shares which included the early stage position of our business, the trading value of our common stock, the prospects for our business, the general condition of the gold mining industry and the limited sources of capital available to us. While the Board used its best judgment in evaluating these factors, there is inherent uncertainty in any such valuation.
Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement.
On January 14, 2011, we entered into a drawdown equity financing agreement and registration rights agreement (collectively the “Agreements”) with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (“Auctus”, a “Selling Stockholder”). In accordance with the Agreements, Auctus has committed, subject to certain conditions, to purchase up to $10,000,000 of the Company’s common stock over a term of up to three years and the Company has agreed to register 4,000,000 shares of its common stock on behalf of Auctus. The $10 million dollar maximum amount was determined by Auctus and reflects the maximum investment it is prepared to make in the Company. Although the Company is not required to sell shares under the Agreements, the Agreements give the Company the option to sell to Auctus shares of common stock at a per share purchase price of equal to 95% of the lowest closing bid prices of the Company’s common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days following the Company’s delivery of notice to Auctus (the “Notice”). At its option, the Company may set a floor price under which Auctus may not sell the shares which were the subject of the Notice. The floor price can be a price set by the Company or it will be set at 75% of the average closing bid price of the stock over the preceding ten trading days prior to the Notice and can be waived at the discretion of the Company. If the share price of the Company’s stock falls below the floor price and the Company does not waive the floor price, Auctus would have to cease selling shares during the applicable five day pricing period relating to that Drawdown Notice. This may result in a reduction of the amount of funds raised and ultimately delivered to the Company at any Drawdown Closing Date.
During the five trading days following a drawdown request, we will calculate the purchase price per share and the amount of shares we will sell to Auctus. This amount may not equal the full amount of the Notice due to conditions outside Auctus’ control and/or the floor provisions outlined in the Drawdown Agreement. The purchase price per share of common stock will be based on the lowest closing bid prices of our common stock of any two trading days during each of the five trading days immediately following the drawdown date, less a discount of 5%. Auctus’ obligations under the equity line agreement are not transferrable.
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The selling price of the Auctus shares will vary over time in conjunction with the market price of the Company’s common stock. For example, if 95% of the average of the two lowest closing bid price for the Company’s common stock, as determined by the above referenced formula, was $0.15 per share, the Company could only raise approximately $600,000 in the aggregate if all 4,000,000 shares were sold to Auctus contingent upon the 4.99%ownership limitation . Conversely, at this assumed per share value, the Company would have to register and sell over 66 million shares to aggregate the full $10,000,000 funding amount. Consequently, the Company will likely sell only a nominal amount of shares at current prices with the hope that market conditions for its common stock will improve over time allowing the Company to derive a higher valuation for its shares sold to Auctus.
There is no minimum amount we can draw down at any one time, or a limitation on the number of drawdowns we may make, subject to the limitations of shares registered in this offering. The maximum amount we can draw down at any one time is the larger of:
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Auctus is not required to purchase the shares, unless the shares which are subject to the Notice have been registered for resale and are freely tradable in accordance with the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In addition, the Company must: (i) maintain its listing on the OTCBB and OTCQB; (ii) stay current with its Exchange Act reporting obligations; and maintain current and accurate disclosure in this Prospectus. The Company may terminate this agreement at any time by giving written notice to Auctus. Auctus may terminate this agreement if: (i) there is a stop order or suspension of the registration statement of which this Prospectus is a part, for a period of 50 trading days; or (ii) the Company fails to comply with any conditions set forth above which failure is not cured within 30 days after written notice from Auctus. The Drawdown Agreement also provides that Auctus will not be issued shares which, at any time, would represent an amount of more than 4.99% of our total outstanding common shares. However, this restriction does not prevent Auctus from selling some of its holdings and then receiving additional shares. Furthermore, the 4.99% ownership limitation would not impact the price at which the Company may “put” shares to Auctus. The Drawdown Agreement will expire on January 13, 2014.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement between the parties, the Company is obligated to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1, of which this Prospectus forms a part, within 30 days from the date of the Agreements and to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 120 days of filing. The Company is obligated to keep the registration statement current in all material respects during the term of the Drawdown Agreement. The Company has agreed to pay Auctus an aggregate amount of $10,000 as an origination fee with respect to the transaction of which a portion has been paid. Other than the origination fee, Auctus is not charging the Company any other fees or commissions.
It should be noted that Auctus determined the $10,000,000 as the amount of the equity line. Although the full amount of the proceeds available under the equity line will not be used at the current stock price, the parties believe that with the proper use of the funds, the price of the stock will increase and we will be able to realize additional proceeds from the sale of stock to Auctus.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
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Payments due by period
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1 year
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1-3 years
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Long-Term Debt Obligations
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$ | 235,000 | $ | 235,500 | -0- | -0- | -0- | |||||||||||||
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Mineral Leases
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3,145,000 | 25,000 | 1,920,000 | 1,200,000 | -0- | |||||||||||||||
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Operating Lease Obligations
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158,568 | 32,544 | 100,113 | 25,911 | -0- | |||||||||||||||
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Total
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$ | 3,538,568 | $ | 292,544 | $ | 2,020,113 | $ | 1,225,911 | -0- | |||||||||||
Since SRI’s inception through March 31, 2011 , we have not engaged in any off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K.
Critical Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.
Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, applying tax rates expected to be enacted for the year in which we expect the differences will reverse or settle. Based on the evaluation of available evidence, we recognize future tax benefits, such as net operating loss carryforwards, to the extent that we believe it is more likely than not that we will realize these benefits. We periodically assess the likelihood that we will be able to recover our deferred tax assets and reflect any changes in our estimates in the valuation allowance, with a corresponding adjustment to earnings as appropriate. In assessing a need for a valuation allowance, we look to the future reversal of existing taxable temporary differences and estimated future taxable income.
Exploration Stage Company
Effective May 27, 2010 (date of inception), SRC is considered an exploration stage company as defined in Industry Guide No. 7. SRC’s exploration stage activities consist of exploring and evaluating several mining properties located in Nevada and Montana. Sources of financing for these exploration stage activities have been primarily debt and equity financing.
Deferred Reclamation Costs
In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations,” (now ASC 410-20) which established a uniform methodology for accounting for estimated reclamation and abandonment costs. The statement was adopted February 1, 2003. The reclamation costs will be allocated to expense over the life of the related assets and will be adjusted for changes resulting from the passage of time and revisions to either the timing or amount of the original present value estimate.
Prior to adoption of SFAS No. 143, estimated future reclamation costs were based principally on legal and regulatory requirements. Such costs related to active mines were accrued and charged over the expected operating lives of the mines using the units-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. Future remediation costs for inactive mines were accrued based on management’s best estimate at the end of each period of the undiscounted costs expected to be incurred at a site. Such cost estimates included, where applicable, ongoing care, maintenance and monitoring costs. Changes in estimates at inactive mines were reflected in earnings in the period an estimate was revised.
Exploration Costs
Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring mineral properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights and leases as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, these capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method on the basis of periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mineral properties are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.
Mine Development Costs
Mine development costs consist of all costs associated with bringing mines into production, to develop new ore bodies and to develop mine areas substantially in advance of current production. The decision to develop a mine is based on assessment of the commercial viability of the property and the availability of financing. Once the decision to proceed to development is made, development and other expenditures relating to the project will be deferred and carried at cost with the intention that these will be depleted by charges against earnings from future mining operations. No depreciation will be charged against the property until commercial production commences. After a mine has been brought into commercial production, any additional work on that property will be expensed as incurred, except for large development programs, which will be deferred and depleted.
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Reclamation Costs
Reclamation costs and related accrued liabilities, which are based on our interpretation of current environmental and regulatory requirements, are accrued and expensed, upon determination.
Based on current environmental regulations and known reclamation requirements, management has included its best estimates of these obligations in its reclamation accruals. However, it is reasonably possible that our best estimates of our ultimate reclamation liabilities could change as a result of changes in regulations or cost estimates.
Valuation of Derivative Instruments
ASC 815-15 requires bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments and measurement of their fair value for accounting purposes. In determining the appropriate fair value, the Company uses the Black Scholes model as a valuation technique. Derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being recorded in results of operations as Adjustments to Fair Value of Derivatives. In addition, the fair values of freestanding derivative instruments such as warrants are valued using Black Scholes models.
Stock-Based Compensation
We currently account for the issuance of stock options to employees using the fair market value method according to ASC 718, Share-Based Payment.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On July 9, 2010, SRC’s Board of Directors took action to replace its certifying accountants, Seale and Beers, CPAs, with the accounting firm of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs, A Corporation of Certified Public Accountants ("RSJ"), 15821 Ventura Blvd., Suite 490, Encino, CA 91436. The engagement of RSJ was effective on July 12, 2010.
During the two fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and as of July 9, 2010, there were no disagreements with Seale and Beers, CPAs on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Seale and Beers, CPAs, would have caused them to make reference in connection with their report to the subject matter of the disagreement. Furthermore, Seale and Beers, CPAs has not advised the Company of any reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
The report of the independent registered public accounting firm of Seale and Beers, CPAs as of and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to audit scope or accounting principle. However, the reports contained a “going concern” paragraph.
Prior to RSJ's engagement, SRC did not consult with that firm as to the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on SRC’s financial statements nor did RSJ provide any written or oral advice relating to any accounting, auditing or financial issue relating to SRC regarding any of the matters or events set forth in Item 304(a)(2)(i) or Item 304(a)(2)(ii) of Regulation S-K.
There have been no disagreements regarding accounting and financial disclosure matters with our independent certified public accountants.
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DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Our Board of Directors currently consists of four members. Each director holds office until his/her successor is duly elected by the stockholders. Executive officers serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Our current directors and executive officers are:
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Age
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Position
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Director Since
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A. Scott Dockter
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53 |
President, CEO and Chairman
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7/9/2010
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David McClelland
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45 |
Vice President and Director
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7/1/2010
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Pauline Schneider
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55 |
Director
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7/1/2010
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Peter Kristensen
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48 |
Director
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5/18/2010
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David Bridgeford
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57 |
CFO and Secretary
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A. Scott Dockter was retained as a consultant of SRC on June 17, 2010 to assist the Company in property evaluation and exploration as a result of the Company’s new business focus after the Reorganization with SRI. On July 9, 2010 Mr. Dockter was appointed as a Director and became CEO and President of SRC. Mr. Dockter is a Director of SRI and became its CEO and President on July 29, 2010. SRI is the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary formed to acquire leases in and provide pre-production services to exploration properties located in Nevada and Montana. Mr. Dockter is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of DuraRock Resources, Inc. (“DuraRock”) which is a company formed to acquire leases in and provide pre-production services to exploration properties located in Nevada. Mr. Dockter will continue to serve as a Director and officer to DuraRock however his primary activities for the foreseeable future will be in assisting the Company in establishing its business. He has more than 30 years experience in large scale mining and excavation projects. He has extensive experience within the North American mining and investment communities and is intimately familiar with all facets of moving projects from grass roots exploration to full scale production. He previously served as the CEO and Chairman of the Board for Firstgold Corp., a public reporting company, from December 2000 to January 2008 and served as COO from January 2008 to July 2009 when he left Firstgold’s employment. Subsequent to Mr. Dockter’s departure, Firstgold filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 27, 2010 and is currently in reorganization. He has also served as President of Orion Resource and Exploration, as well as managing partner for ASDI, LLC which are both involved in gold mine exploration and development. He has operated various businesses in California, Nevada and Montana, specializing in earth moving, mining, pipeline projects, structures, dams, industrial parks and subdivisions. Mr. Dockter has also been a real estate developer and worked on oil & gas projects. He has personally owned mines, operated mines, constructed mine infrastructures (physical, production and process) and produced precious metals. In June 2001, Mr. Dockter pleaded guilty to one felony charge of environmental pollution under the federal Clean Air Act. The charge related to the release in the summer of 1995 of a hazardous material (asbestos) at a demolition project conducted by a company of which he was then the CEO.
David McClelland was appointed a Director and Vice President as of July 1, 2010 as a result of the Reorganization. Mr. McClelland also serves as a Director of SRI and served as the President and CEO of SRI until July 29, 2010 and . He is also Vice President of DuraRock Resources, Inc., however, he expects to spend the majority of his time fulfilling his duties as President of SRI. Mr. McClelland has more than 25 years of experience in the construction and mining industries. His extensive engineering, exploration, and operation background are key elements as the Company’s business strategy of pursuing exploration projects in the Nevada area. He was a shift supervisor for Firstgold from October, 2008 to June, 2009. He has owned and operated his own exploration company, is currently a licensed contractor in the state of Nevada, and brings a considerable amount of industry “know how” to the Company’s team.
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Pauline Schneider was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of SRC on June 17, 2010 as a result of the Reorganization and was appointed a Director as of July 1, 2010. On January 17, 2011 she resigned from her positions as the CFO and Secretary of SRC. During the past seventeen years, Ms. Schneider has served in an executive capacity with several private and public companies and since June 2008 has been an independent consultant to various corporations for which she provides accounting and business advisory services. From May 2007 through June 2008 she served as a management consultant for House of Taylor Jewelry, Inc., a public company where she was the Chief Financial Officer from October 2005 through April 2007. As CFO of House of Taylor Jewelry, Ms. Schneider was responsible for all accounting, administrative and financial reporting functions, including SEC compliance and listing on the Nasdaq National Market. House of Taylor Jewelry filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in November, 2008, 18 months after Ms. Schneider’s resignation as CFO. Ms. Schneider served as Vice President of Finance for PRB Gas Transportation Inc. from June 2004 through August 2005 where she saw the company through three rounds of private financing, an initial public offering, two material acquisitions, and listing on the American Stock Exchange.
Peter Kristensen was appointed as a Director of the Company and as President /CEO of the Company on May 18, 2010. He resigned as President/CEO of the Company on July 9, 2010. Mr. Kristensen is an international consultant to the alternative energy sector, with many years of executive management experience including serving on the Board of Directors of several companies. He has an extensive background in corporate reorganizations, finance and business development. Mr. Kristensen received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Geophysical Engineering in 1985 from the University of Utah. Mr. Kristensen is not currently an officer or director of any other reporting company.
David Bridgeford was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of SRC on January 18, 2011. Mr. Bridgeford is a senior financial executive with more than 30 years of diverse operations experience, in both public and private companies. He served most recently from January 2008 to May 2010 as the CFO of Jadoo Power Systems, Inc. which is a development stage power supply company focused on hydrogen fuel cells for emergency backup power for both military and commercial customers. From June 2002 to June 2007 Mr. Bridgeford served as CFO for Ample Communications, Inc. which was a fabless semiconductor company operating in the PC and telecommunications data transmission industries. From July 1996 to June 2002 he served as the Controller for Level One Communications, a public semiconductor company operating in the computer/networking space. Prior to these positions Mr. Bridgeford held several financial/accounting related positions with several companies beginning in 1977. Mr. Bridgeford holds an Accounting MBA from the University of Puget Sound.
Directors serve for a one-year term or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Our Bylaws currently provide for one to seven directors with four directors being the current authorized number. Our executive officers are appointed by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board.
Corporate Governance
Our board of directors has four directors and has established an Audit Committee, as its sole standing committee. Our board does not have an executive committee or any committee performing similar functions. We are not currently listed on a national securities exchange or on an inter-dealer quotation system that has requirements that a majority of the board of directors be independent. At the present time the board has determined that only one of our current directors would be deemed as “independent” under the definition set forth in the listings of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc., (NASDAQ”) which is the definition our board has chosen to use for the purposes of determining independence. In addition, our board has determined that one member of its Audit Committee, meets the standards for independence set forth in the listing standards of the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. Consequently, we do not yet meet the requirement of independence for all audit committee members set forth in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated under that Act. Pursuant to an exemption provided under the NASDAQ regulations, we expect to have all independent members of the Audit Committee within one year from the effective date of this prospectus.
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Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of our board of directors is responsible for reviewing and monitoring our financial statements and internal accounting procedures, recommending the selection of independent auditors by our board, evaluating the scope of the annual audit, reviewing audit results, consulting with management and our independent auditor prior to presentation of financial statements to stockholders and, as appropriate, initiating inquiries into aspects of our internal accounting controls and financial affairs. Our audit committee consists of Mr. Kristensen who serves as chairman and Ms. Schneider. Due to the fact that we are in our initial business stage and have not yet assembled our complete management team, the Audit Committee currently does not have exclusively disinterested directors as members. While neither Mr. Kristensen or Ms. Schneider are officers of SRC, both held officer positions during the last 3 years and, consequently, under NASDAQ’s definition of “independent director” would not be deemed independent.
Compensation and Nominations Committees
We currently have no Compensation or Nominating Committee or other board committee performing equivalent functions. Currently, all members of our board of directors participate in discussions concerning executive officer compensation and nominations to the board of directors.
Stockholder Communication Policy
Stockholders may send communications to the Board or individual members of the Board by writing to them, care of Secretary, Steele Resources Corporation, 3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208, Cameron Park, CA 95682, who will forward the communication to the intended director or directors. If the stockholder wishes the communication to be confidential, then the communication should be provided in a form that will maintain confidentiality. Examples of ways to submit a confidential communication would be to conspicuously mark “CONFIDENTIAL” on any envelope or package submitted or, if an e-mail communication, request the Director’s personal e-mail address to send your communication rather than SRC’s general e-mail address.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
The Board has adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and SRI. We will provide any person, without charge, a copy of this Code. Requests for a copy of the Code may be made by writing to Steele Resources Corporation, 3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208, Cameron Park, CA 95682 Attention: Secretary.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification Matters
SRC’s bylaws provide that it will indemnify its officers and directors, employees and agents and former officers, directors, employees and agents so long as such person acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of SRC. This indemnification includes expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by these individuals in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding, including any appeal thereof, subject to the qualifications contained in Nevada law as it now exists. Expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in defending a civil or criminal action, suit, or proceeding may be paid by SRC in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit, or proceeding upon authorization of the Board of Directors and receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director, officer, employee or agent to repay such amount, unless it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is entitled to be indemnified by SRC as authorized in the bylaws. This indemnification will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent, and will benefit their heirs, executors, and administrators. These indemnification rights are not deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any
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such person may otherwise be entitled apart from the bylaws. Nevada law generally provides that a corporation shall have the power of indemnify persons if they acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful. In the event any such person is judged liable for negligence or misconduct, this indemnification will apply only if approved by the court in which the action was pending. Any other indemnification shall be made only after the determination by SRC’s Board of Directors (excluding any directors who were party to such action), by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or by a majority vote of stockholders (excluding any stockholders who were parties to such action) to provide such indemnification.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary of Compensation
The following table sets forth the compensation of SRC’s Principal Executive Officer during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and each officer who received annual compensation in excess of $100,000 during the last completed fiscal year.
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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Name & Position
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Fiscal Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock Awards
($)
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Option Awards
($)
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Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
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Change in Pension Value/ Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
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All Other Compensation
($)
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Total
($)
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Mack Steele
(PEO)(1)
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2010
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
|
-0-
|
|
2009
|
-0-
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-0-
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-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
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-0-
|
|
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Peter Kristensen
(PEO)(2)
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2010
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7,500
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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7,500
|
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Scott Dockter (PEO)(3)
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2010
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72,000
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-0-
|
-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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72,000
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David McClelland (VP)(4)
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2010
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66,000
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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2,000 (7)
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68,000
|
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Pauline Schneider
(CFO)(5)
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2010
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58,367
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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-0-
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58,367
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David Bridgeford (CFO)(6)
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2010
|
-0-
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-0-
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-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
-0-
|
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(1) Mr. Steele served as the PEO until May 17, 2010.
(2) Mr. Kristensen served as PEO from May 18, 2010 to July 8, 2010. Salary amount was accrued.
(3) Mr. Dockter became PEO on July 9, 2010. Mr. Dockter will be paid an annual salary of $144,000. Salary amount includes $60,000 of accrued salary.
(4) Mr. McClellan became an officer of SRC on July 1, 2010. Mr. McClelland will be paid an annual salary of $132,000. Salary amount includes $27,500 of accrued salary.
(5) Ms. Schneider served as PFO from June 17, 2010 to January 17, 2011. Salary amount includes $33,367 of accrued salary.
(6) Mr. Bridgeford will be paid an annual salary of $112,500 commencing January 18, 2011.
(7) Amount reflects use of a home rented by the Company based on $500/month value.
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Current and future compensation to the Company’s officers and Directors will be determined and approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. The Company may also enter into employment agreements with certain of its key executives and employees however no such agreements currently exist.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Compensation of Executive Officers
The Board of Directors will initially supervise our executive compensation program for named individuals. Only two member of the current Board are independent, non-employee directors. When a Compensation Committee is formed members of our management will not attend executive sessions of the Committee but will, upon request, provide input regarding their performance to the Committee. The Board has not engaged any outside compensation consultants and has not delegated its authority to anyone.
During the fiscal year 2011 the Board hopes to be able to initiate employee base salaries and grant a full range of incentives based upon the individual effort and the overall success of the Company during the current fiscal year. The Board has not determined specific target objectives due to the significant challenges which face the Company as an exploration stage company during the current fiscal year. However, we will monitor the efforts of individual officers and employees and the overall success of the Company in determining if and when incentives can be granted. Because we have not determined any target objectives, we are unable to provide an assessment of how likely it will be for incentives to be achieved by our executive officers. Achievement of incentives involves future performance and, therefore, is subject to significant uncertainties. However, the Board believes it will establish future target objectives that are achievable with an appropriate amount of dedication and hard work.
Compensation Philosophy
The Board will determine compensation levels and components for Named Executive Officers (“NEOs”) to attract, retain, and motivate talent in our competitive market environment while focusing the management team and the Company on the creation of long-term value for stockholders. Positions included as NEOs during 2010 include: Chief Executive Officer, Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer. Other positions may be added as business conditions warrant. If an NEO is also a Director, such NEO will abstain from participating in or voting on his/her own compensation package.
Our Board will administer four elements for named executive officers’ compensation: base salary (cash), short-term incentives (bonus – cash, equity, or both), long-term incentives (equity), and benefits. The total compensation package will reflect the Company’s “Pay for Performance” philosophy, which is to couple employee rewards with the interests of stockholders. We believe strongly that retention and motivation of successful employees is in the long-term interest of stockholders. Further, we believe in development and internal promotion of proven, existing employees whenever optimal for the interests of the Company. When cash flow permits, the Board will target the total compensation level over time to be competitive with comparable companies in our industry segments and geographic locations.
For the purpose of determining short-term incentives, performance is measured by two variables: contribution to and leadership in the development of the Company’s core service business and exploration properties and contributions to the potential business and financial success of the Company. These variables are considered by the Board to be the cornerstones for the creation of long-term stockholder value. The Board also evaluates the general economic and market conditions when applying these measurements. The Board believes that it is in the best interest of our stockholders to have a part of total compensation “at-risk” and dependent upon our future performance.
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Historically, there have been few directly comparable public companies in the US gold mining field. Many of our competitors are much larger companies that are not directly comparable in size, geographic coverage, and scope of production. Therefore, a direct peer group comparison is not comparable and salary survey information from multiple sources will be used to supplement available company data.
Base Salary
The base salaries for executive officers will be evaluated annually after the completion of each fiscal year. It is adjusted as required to be competitive with the external market, job responsibilities, and the individual’s performance in their job and is subject to any employment agreement or compensation arrangements with that individual.
Short-Term Incentive (Bonus)
The Board will strive to grant bonuses to incentivize officers and employees when their job performance warrants such bonuses and the financial condition of the Company permits such incentives to be granted. Since we have been in business for only a short period of time, the Board will evaluate whether any bonuses are warranted after completion of the 2010 fiscal year.
Long-Term Incentives (Stock Options)
The Board believes that providing stock and option grants to its officers and directors rewards such individuals for the long-term financial success of the Company and links their rewards to those of our stockholders.
The Company plans to adopt a Stock Option Plan during the 2011 fiscal year. The Board may evaluate and adopt other inventive plans and retirement plans in order to allow its officers and employees to participate in the Company’s long-term success.
Benefits
Officers are entitled to participate in all benefits provided to employees of SRC and/or SRI. At the present time, such benefits are minimal.
Employment Agreements
There are no employment agreements for any officer of the Company at this time.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The Company had no equity, long-term compensation or retirement plans or stock incentive plans at the 2010 fiscal year-end.
On February 8, 2011 the SRC Board of Directors adopted the 2011 Steele Resources Corporation Equity Incentive Plan (the”Plan”). The Board allocated 10,000,000 (3,333,334 post-split) shares of SRC’s common stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan. The Plan allows SRC to grant stock options, stock bonuses, stock appreciation rights and employee stock purchase plan. The Plan will initially be administered by the SRC Board. The Plan has a term of 10 years and is subject to stockholder approval. No grants have been made from the Plan.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
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Plan Category
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Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights as of May 2, 2011
(a)
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Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and right
(b)
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Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column
(a)
(c)
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Equity compensation plans to be approved by security holders
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416,667 | $ | 0.174 | 2,916,667 | ||||||||
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Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders
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N/A | |||||||||||
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TOTAL
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416,667 | $ | 0.174 | 2,916,667 | ||||||||
Compensation of Directors
At present we do not pay our directors any compensation or cost reimbursement for their service as Directors. We have no standard arrangement pursuant to which our directors are compensated for any services provided as a director or for committee participation or special assignments.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following tables set forth as of May 2, 2011 , the ownership of SRC’s common stock by each person known to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of SRC’s outstanding common stock, its current directors, and its executive officers and directors as a group. To SRC’s best knowledge, the persons named have sole voting and investment power with respect to such shares, except as otherwise noted. There are no known pending or anticipated arrangements that may cause a change in control.
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A.Scott Dockter, CEO and Director
3090 Boeing Road
Cameron Park, CA 95682
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Peter Kristensen, Director
PO Box 711031
Cottonwood Heights, UT 84171
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2318 Curtis Street
Denver, CO 80205
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2101 Arrowhead Drive, Suite 101
Carson City, NV 89706
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501 Castillian Court
Roseville, CA 95747
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* Assumes the sale of all 4,000,000 shares offered by Auctus hereby.
** Represents less than 1%.
(1) Ms. Schneider resigned as CFO on January 17, 2011.
(2)Amount includes 83,684 shares of common stock held by Mr. McClelland’s wife for which he disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3)Mr. Bridgeford has been granted options to purchase 250,000 shares of which 83,334 shares issuable under stock options are currently exercisable.
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Controlling Stockholders of SRC
The Directors of SRC currently own an aggregate of 22,788,501 shares of SRC’s outstanding common stock, representing over 67% of SRC’s outstanding shares of stock and will represent at least 60% ownership, even if the maximum number of shares offered by this Prospectus on behalf of Auctus are sold. Consequently, Mr. Dockter, Mr. Kristensen and Mr. McClelland are currently able to elect all the directors of SRC and SRI and approve or disapprove any corporate action requiring a majority stockholder approval.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Interest of Management and Others in Certain Transactions
On May 17, 2010, the Company’s Board agreed to transfer 100% of the membership interests in the Company’s subsidiary, Steele Land Investments LLC to Mack Steele in full and final payment of all amounts previously advanced by Mr. Steele to the Company through the Closing Date of the above referenced Reorganization. The advances repaid amounted to $64,884 through June 17, 2010.
On May 18, 2010 Peter Kristensen acquired 10,000,000 shares of SRC’s common stock (representing 81% of the outstanding stock at that time) from Mack Steele in a privately negotiated transaction for $30,000. Thereafter, due to Mr. Kristensen’s background in geophysics and geology, he reviewed several merger or acquisition opportunities in the mineral resources sector culminating in the reorganization with SRI. Due to Mr. Kristensen’s involvement in establishing SRC’s current business, he would be deemed a “promoter” as that term is defined under SEC regulations.
Scott Dockter and David McClelland were the principal organizers of SRI and its exploration business which, as a result of the Reorganization, became the principal business of SRC. Due to Mr. Dockter’s and Mr. McClelland’s involvement in establishing SRI business which became SRC’s current business, they would be deemed a “promoter” as that term is defined under SEC regulations.
On June 14, 2010 the Board of Directors of SRI approved a consulting agreement with Pauline Schneider. The consulting agreement provided for Ms. Schneider to be paid $140/hour for services rendered as a consultant to SRI. This consulting agreement lasted from June 4, 2010 thru June 18, 2010. On June 14, 2010 the Board of Directors approved to pay Ms. Schneider a salary of $8,332 per month upon her appointment as the Company’s CFO. This salary agreement was terminated upon Ms. Schneider’s resignation as CFO on January 17, 2011.
During June and July 2010, expenses of approximately $29,000, which are included in general and administrative expenses, were paid on behalf of SRC by an entity which is controlled by Scott Dockter, the Company’s CEO. These advances were repaid in July 2010. At September 30, 2010, there is approximately $27,000 of prepaid expense – related party on the Company’s balance sheet associated with this entity.
Commencing in September, 2010 SRC rented a house in Cameron Park, CA for use by employees while working at SRC’s corporate office. The house is rented on a month-to-month basis with rent ranging from $500 - $750 depending on the number of employees utilizing the house in the month. Mr. McClelland has utilized this house to some extent each month during September, 2010 thru December, 2010.
In August 2010, SRC issued three promissory notes to David McClelland for a total of $20,848. The notes bore no interest and were repaid in October and November 2010.
In August 2010, SRC issued a note payable to David McClelland's father in the amount of $7,000 for the purchase of a vehicle. The note had no stated interest rate and was repaid in November 2010.
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In September 2010, SRC purchased a vehicle from David McClelland for $23,185, which purchase price was determined to be equivalent to what the Company would have paid to an unrelated third party. This amount was paid in full in November 2010.
On September 24, 2010 SRC’s wholly owned subsidiary, SRI, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement and Assignment of Contract pursuant to which SRI acquired the mineral lease rights to explore the Fairview Hunter Gold Exploration Project (the “Fairview Hunter Project”). The Fairview Hunter Project lease was acquired from Durarock Resources, Inc., a company of which Scott Dockter (CEO of SRC) is a majority stockholder and David McClelland (a Director of SRC) is a less that 5% stockholder. Mr. Dockter, Mr. McClelland and Chris Whitaker (a Director of SRI) serve as directors of Durarock. The transaction was approved unanimously by both the Board of Directors of SRC and SRI with Mr. Dockter abstaining from such votes.
Through December 31, 2010 Mr. Dockter was paid a total of $9,004 for expenses relating to the use of his private plane for Company business travel.
Except for the above transaction, as of the date of this Prospectus there are no, and since the inception of SRI on May 27, 2010 there have not been, any material agreements or proposed transactions, whether direct or indirect, with any of the following:
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The Reorganization transaction involved Mr. Dockter and Mr. McClelland who were, at the time, major stockholders of SRI. However, prior to the Reorganization, neither Mr. Dockter nor Mr. McClelland was a Director, Director nominee, officer or stockholder of SRC.
Should a transaction, proposed transaction, or series of transactions involve one of our officers or directors or a related entity or an affiliate of a related entity, or holders of stock representing 5% or more of the voting power (a “related entity”) of our then outstanding voting stock, the transactions must be approved by the unanimous consent of our Board of Directors. In the event a member of the Board of Directors is a related party, that member will abstain from the vote.
INTEREST OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
Roger Linn, a principal in our corporate/securities law firm, LinnLaw Corp., owns 166,667 shares of SRC common stock.
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
We are authorized to issue 300,000,000 shares of common stock, $.001 par value per share. We are authorized to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. We had 33,877,778 shares of our common stock and no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding as of May 2, 2011 .
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Common Stock
The holders of outstanding shares of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of assets or funds legally available for the payment of dividends at such times and in such amounts as the Board from time to time may determine. Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. The common stock is not entitled to pre-emptive rights and is not subject to conversion or redemption. Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our business, the assets legally available for distribution to common stockholders are distributable ratably among the holders of the common stock after payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on any then outstanding securities having such preference over the common stock and payment of other claims of creditors. Each outstanding share of common stock is, and all shares of common stock to be outstanding upon completion of this Offering will, upon payment therefore, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. On May 2, 2011 our outstanding common stock was reverse split on a 1-for-3 basis with any fractional shares rounded-up to the next whole share.
Preferred Stock
Our Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by our stockholders, to designate and issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences and rights of each series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. These rights may include a preferential return in the event of our liquidation, the right to receive dividends if declared by the Board of Directors, special mandatory dividend rates, conversion rights, redemption rights, superior voting rights to the common stock, the right to protection from dilutive issuances of securities or the right to approve certain corporate actions. Any or all of these rights may be superior to the rights of the common stock. As a result, preferred stock could be issued with terms that could delay or prevent a change in control or make removal of our management more difficult or make it more difficult to obtain stockholder approval for material transactions.
The Board of Directors has the authority to issue the authorized but unissued shares of our capital stock (common and preferred) without action by the stockholders. The issuance of any such shares would reduce the percentage ownership held by existing stockholders and may dilute the book value of their shares. Issuance of shares of preferred stock may include rights and preferences superior to those of our common stock.
Transfer Agent
Island Stock Transfer, St. Petersburg, Florida, serves as the transfer agent for the shares of SRC’s common stock.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the names of the Selling Stockholders who may sell their shares under this prospectus from time to time subject to the limitations described in the section “Plan of Distribution”. In addition, the following table provides certain information with respect to the Selling Stockholders’ ownership of our securities as of the date of this prospectus, the total number of securities he/she may sell under this Prospectus, and the number of securities he/she will own thereafter assuming no other acquisitions or dispositions of our securities. The Selling Stockholders can offer all, some or none of the securities being registered, thus we have no way of determining the number of shares each Selling Stockholder will hold after this offering. Therefore, we have prepared the table below on the assumption that each Selling Stockholder will sell all of his/her/its shares covered by this prospectus.
Auctus Private Equity Fund will acquire its shares pursuant to the Equity Drawdown Agreement described previously in this Prospectus. All other Selling Stockholders acquired their shares in exempt private placements conducted by the Company in which they received “restricted securities” the resale of which can only be made pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144(i). Rule 144(i) requires a former “shell company” to file complete information about its new business; must wait one year after filing such information before utilizing Rule 144 for stock resales; must be a fully reporting company with the SEC; and must have filed all required reports with the SEC during the preceding 12 months.
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The table below lists the Selling Stockholders and other information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Common Stock by each of the Selling Stockholders. The first column lists the name of each Selling Stockholder. The second column lists the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by each Selling Stockholder as of May 2, 2011 . The third column lists the number of shares of common stock that may be resold under this prospectus. The fourth and fifth columns list the number of shares of common stock owned and the percentage of common stock owned after the resale of the common stock registered under this Prospectus. No Selling Stockholder has, or has had within the past three months, any position, office, or other material relationship with SRC or SRI other than their status of creditors and/or stockholders of SRC. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and includes voting or investment power or contractual commitment with respect to such shares.
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Lou Posner, Managing Director
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Axis Partners, Inc.
Ajay. Anand, President
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Due to the fact that SRC was formerly a shell company, shares of its restricted stock can only be sold pursuant to registration under the Securities Act. Resales pursuant to Rule 144(i) under the Securities Act are not permitted until one year after the Company ceased to be a shell company (June 17, 2010). After the expiration of the one year period, resales pursuant to Rule 144 will require satisfying all the applicable provisions of Rule 144.
Each of the Selling Stockholders, and any of their donees, pledgees, transferees or other successors-in-interest selling shares of SRC Common Stock or interests in shares of SRC Common Stock received after the date of this Prospectus from a Selling Stockholder as a gift, pledge, partnership distribution or other transfer, may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their shares of Common Stock or interests in shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on which SRC’s common shares are traded or in private transactions. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price, at varying prices determined at the time of sale, or at negotiated prices. A Selling Stockholder will act independently of SRC in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale.
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Each of the Selling Stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
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Broker-dealers engaged by the Selling Stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the Selling Stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. Each Selling Stockholder does not expect these commissions and discounts relating to its sales of shares to exceed what are customary in the types of transactions involved.
In connection with the sale of their common stock or interests therein, the Selling Stockholders may enter into hedging transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the common stock in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The Selling Stockholders, other than Auctus, may also sell shares of common stock short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the common stock to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities. Pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement, Auctus is prohibited from selling shares of SRC common stock short except during the 5 day Notice Period. The Selling Stockholders may also enter into options or other transactions with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The Selling Stockholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts, concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, that can be attributed to the sale of securities will be paid by the Selling Stockholders and/or the purchasers. SRC is required to pay certain fees and expenses incurred by it incident to the registration of the shares. SRC has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
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The Company will be selling its common stock to Auctus pursuant to the Drawdown Agreement and not pursuant to this Prospectus. Because Auctus will be deemed an “underwriter” and the other Selling Stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, they will be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, any securities covered by this Prospectus which qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than under this Prospectus. However, Auctus will not be able to rely on Rule 144 to resell its shares.
The Selling Stockholder may pledge the shares to brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If a Selling Stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer and sell the pledged shares. The Selling Stockholders and any other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations under such Act, including, without limitation, Regulation M. These provisions may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares by, the Selling Stockholders or any other such person. In the event that any of the Selling Stockholders are deemed an affiliated purchaser or distribution participant within the meaning of Regulation M, then the Selling Stockholders will not be permitted to engage in short sales of common stock. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such securities for a specified period of time prior to the commencement of such distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. In addition, if a short sale is deemed to be a stabilizing activity, then the Selling Stockholder will not be permitted to engage in a short sale of our common stock. All of these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.
Auctus, the underwriter herein, may offer for sale up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock which it will have originally acquired pursuant to the terms of the equity line of credit agreement as more fully described under "Selling Stockholder.” Auctus will be offering such shares for their own account. We do not know for certain how or when Auctus will choose to sell its shares of common stock. However, it can sell such shares at any time or through any manner set forth in this Plan of Distribution at such time as we have “put” the shares to them. We may request Auctus to purchase shares by delivering a Drawdown Notice to Auctus. We have acknowledged that Auctus has a right to sell shares corresponding with a particular Drawdown Notice after the Drawdown Notice is received by Auctus which allows them to short sell the shares. There shall be a minimum of five Trading Days between each Drawdown Notice Date.
To permit Auctus to resell the shares of common stock issued to it, we agreed to file a registration statement, of which this Prospectus is a part, and all necessary amendments and supplements with the SEC for the purpose of registering and maintaining the registration of the shares. We will bear all costs relating to the registration of the common stock offered by this Prospectus. We will keep the registration statement effective until the date after which all of the shares of common stock held by Auctus that are covered by the registration statement have been sold by Auctus pursuant to such registration statement or three years from the effective date of this Prospectus, whichever occurs first.
We agreed to keep this prospectus effective until the earlier of (i) ____________, 2014 (ii) all of the Shares have been sold pursuant to the Prospectus or Rule 144 under the Securities Act or any other rule of similar effect. The shares will be sold only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers if required under applicable state securities laws. In addition, in certain states, the resale shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with. SRC intends to qualify the shares being offered by Auctus pursuant to this Prospectus for public sale only in the State of Massachusetts. Each Selling Stockholder will be solely responsible for compliance with applicable securities laws in his/her state.
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We will make copies of this prospectus available to the Selling Stockholders and have informed them of the need to deliver a copy of this prospectus to each purchaser at or prior to the time of the sale.
Shares of common stock distributed pursuant to this Prospectus will be freely transferable, except for shares of our common stock received by persons who may be deemed to be “affiliates” of SRC or SRI under the Securities Act. Persons who may be deemed to be affiliates of SRC or SRI generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with us, and may include our senior officers and directors, as well as principal stockholders. Persons who are affiliates will be permitted to sell their shares of common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Section 4(1) of the Securities Act or Rule 144 adopted under the Securities Act.
Penny Stock Considerations
Our common stock is deemed to be “penny stock” as that term is generally defined in the Exchange Act to mean equity securities with a price of less than $5.00. Our shares thus will be subject to rules that impose sales practice and disclosure requirements on broker-dealers who engage in certain transactions involving a penny stock.
Under the penny stock regulations, a broker-dealer selling a penny stock to anyone other than an established customer or accredited investor must make a special suitability determination regarding the purchaser and must receive the purchaser's written consent to the transaction prior to the sale, unless the broker-dealer is otherwise exempt. Generally, an individual with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 individually or $300,000 together with his or her spouse is considered an accredited investor. In addition, under the penny stock regulations the broker-dealer is required to:
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Because of these regulations, broker-dealers may encounter difficulties in their attempt to buy or sell shares of our common stock, which may affect the ability of Selling Stockholders or other holders to sell their shares in the secondary market and have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could impede the sale of our common stock even if our common stock is publicly traded. In addition, the liquidity for our common stock may be decreased, with a corresponding decrease in the price of our common stock. Our shares are likely to be subject to such penny stock rules for the foreseeable future.
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DISCLOSURE OF COMMISSION POSITION OF INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Our Bylaws, subject to the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes, contain provisions which allow the Company to indemnify any person against liabilities and other expenses incurred as the result of defending or administering any pending or anticipated legal issue in connection with service to the Company if it is determined that person acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed was in the best interest of the Company. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable.
LEGAL MATTERS
The legality of the shares offered under this registration statement is being passed upon by LinnLaw Professional Corporation, Roseville, California.
The financial statements of SRC for the period of May 27, 2010 (SRI’s inception) through December 31, 2010 included in this Prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs, independent auditors, given on that firm's authority as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 (File Number 333-172149) under the Securities Act of 1933 regarding the shares of common stock offered hereby. This prospectus does not contain all of the information found in the registration statement, portions of which are omitted as permitted under the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information regarding SRC and the securities offered by this prospectus, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements made in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement are summaries of the terms of those documents. The registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, including its exhibits and schedules, may be inspected and copied at the public reference room maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
The SEC maintains a web site on the Internet at www.sec.gov. Our registration statement and other information that we file with the SEC are available at the SEC’s website.
We intend to make available to our stockholders annual reports (on Form 10-K) containing our audited consolidated financial statements and make available quarterly reports (on Form 10-Q) containing our unaudited interim consolidated financial information for the first three fiscal quarters of each of our fiscal years.
If you are a stockholder, you may request a copy of these filings at no cost by contacting us at:
Steele Resources Corporation
3081 Alhambra Drive, Suite 208
Cameron Park, CA 95682
(530) 672-6225
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
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STEELE RESOURCES CORP.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD FROM MAY 27, 2010(INCEPTION)
THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Steele Resources Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Steele Resources Corporation (an exploration stage Nevada corporation) and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2010, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the period from May 27, 2010 (Inception) through December 31, 2010. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Steele Resources Corporation and Subsidiary as of December 31, 2010, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the period from May 27, 2010 (Inception) through December 31, 2010, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has incurred significant operating losses and negative cash flows from operations during the year ended December 31, 2010. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans regarding those matters also are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ Rose, Snyder & Jacobs
Rose, Snyder & Jacobs
A Corporation of Certified Public Accountants
Encino, California
March 31, 2011
F-1
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
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Other long-term assets
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2,712 | |||
|
Total Assets
|
$ | 32,146 | ||
|
LIABIITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
|
||||
|
Current liabilities
|
||||
|
Accounts payable
|
$ | 66,126 | ||
|
Accrued expenses
|
108,412 | |||
|
Derivative Liability (Note 4)
|
52,250 | |||
|
Notes payable (Notes 4 and 5)
|
145,755 | |||
|
Notes payable – related parties (Note 7)
|
6,800 | |||
|
Total Current Liabilities
|
379,343 | |||
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(NOTE 6)
|
||||
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Stockholders’ deficit:
|
||||
|
Preferred stock, par value $0.001,
|
||||
|
5,000,000 shares authorized,
|
||||
|
-0- and -0- shares issued and outstanding,
|
||||
|
Respectively
|
- | |||
|
Common stock, par value $0.001, 900,000,000 shares
|
||||
|
authorized, 100,383,334 shares issued and outstanding
|
14,433 | |||
|
Additional paid-in capital
|
442,540 | |||
|
Accumulated deficit during exploration stage
|
(804,170 | ) | ||
|
Total Stockholders’ Deficit
|
(347,197 | ) | ||
|
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
|
$ | 32,146 | ||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-2
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
May 27, 2010 (Inception) Through December 31, 2010
|
||||
|
Revenue
|
$ | - | ||
|
Operating expenses:
|
||||
|
Exploration costs
|
147,771 | |||
|
General and administrative
|
485,078 | |||
|
Professional fees
|
153,088 | |||
|
Total operating expense
|
785,937 | |||
|
Loss from operations
|
(785,937 | ) | ||
|
Interest expense
|
(18,233 | ) | ||
|
Net loss
|
$ | (804,170 | ) | |
|
Net loss per share, basic and diluted *
|
$ | (0.01 | ) | |
|
Weighted average common shares outstanding *
|
89,642,569 | |||
* The calculation of net loss per share, basic and diluted and the weighted average shares outstanding for the period May 27, 2010 through December 31, 2010 has been adjusted to reflect the 10 for 1 forward stock split that occurred on July 1, 2010.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-3
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FROM MAY 27, 2010 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010
|
Common Shares
|
Additional Paid-in Capital
|
Accumulated DeficitDuring
Exploration
Stage
|
Total
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|||||||||||||||||
|
Number
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$ | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, May 27, 2010
|
- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of shares for cash
|
57,300,000 | $ | 5,730 | $ | 9,270 | $ | - | $ | 15,000 | |||||||||||
|
Recapitalization due to reverse merger with
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Steele Resources, Inc.
|
38,200,000 | 3,820 | 14,950 | - | 18,770 | |||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of shares:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
For cash (at $0.08, $0.10, $0.20, $0.05)
|
4,353,334 | 4,353 | 307,647 | - | 312,000 | |||||||||||||||
|
Shares issued for exploration costs
|
530,000 | 530 | 104,470 | - | 105,000 | |||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of warrants with notes payable
|
- | - | 6,203 | - | 6,203 | |||||||||||||||
|
Net loss
|
(804,170 | ) | (804,170 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, December 31, 2010
|
100,383,334 | $ | 14,433 | $ | 442,540 | $ | (804,170 | ) | $ | (347,197 | ) | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-4
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FROM MAY 27, 2010 (INCEPTION) THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010
|
Cash from Operating Activities:
|
||||
|
Net loss
|
$ | (804,170 | ) | |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net
|
||||
|
cash used in operating activities:
|
||||
|
Depreciation
|
2,710 | |||
|
Amortization of note discount
|
14,208 | |||
|
Shares issued for exploration costs
|
105,000 | |||
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||
|
(Increase) in prepaid expense
|
(1,336 | ) | ||
|
Increase in accounts payable
|
65,696 | |||
|
Increase in accrued expenses
|
108,412 | |||
|
(Increase) in other assets
|
(2,712 | ) | ||
|
NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(512,192 | ) | ||
|
Cash From Financing Activities:
|
||||
|
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
327,000 | |||
|
Cash acquired in reverse merger with Steele Resources Corporation
|
19,200 | |||
|
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
|
190,000 | |||
|
Proceeds from issuance of notes payable – related party
|
27,648 | |||
|
Payments on notes payable - related party
|
(51,033 | ) | ||
|
NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
512,815 | |||
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH
|
623 | |||
|
CASH, BEGINNING
|
- | |||
|
CASH, ENDING
|
$ | 623 | ||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
||||
|
Cash paid during the period for :
|
||||
|
Interest
|
$ | - | ||
|
Income taxes
|
$ | - | ||
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||
|
The Company acquired $30,185 of property and equipment through the issuance of notes payable during the period from May 27, 2010 (Inception) through December 31, 2010
|
||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-5
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2010
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Business Activity
Steele Resources Corporation (formerly Steele Recording Corporation) was incorporated in the state of Nevada on February 12, 2007, at which time it was deemed a “shell company” carrying on minimal operations in the business of producing, acquiring, licensing and distribution of recorded music.
On June 17, 2010 the Company entered into and consummated a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization between the Company and Steele Resources, Inc. and certain stockholders of Steele Resources, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“SRI”). SRI's The primary business activity of SRC and its subsidiary consists of mining property acquisition, mineral exploration and development and mining services.
Although from a legal perspective, SRC acquired Steele Resources, Inc., from an accounting perspective, the transaction is viewed as a recapitalization of SRI accompanied by the equivalent of an issuance of stock by SRI for the net assets of SRC. This is because SRC did not have operations immediately prior to the merger and, following the merger, SRI is the operating company.
Basis of Presentation and Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred a net operating loss of $804,170 from May 27, 2010 (inception) through December 31, 2010 and had a working capital deficiency of $377,384 as of December 31, 2010. The Company does not have sufficient cash at December 31, 2010 to fund normal operations for the next 12 months. The Company has no recurring source of revenue and its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise capital to fund its future exploration and working capital requirements. The Company’s plans for the long-term attainment and continuation as a going concern include financing the Company’s future operations through sales of its common stock, entering into debt or line of credit facilities, sales of gold produced in mining activities and the eventual profitable exploitation of its mining properties. Additionally, the current capital markets and general economic conditions in the United States are significant obstacles to raising the required funds. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is currently investigating a number of alternatives for raising additional capital with potential investors, lessees and joint venture partners. If adequate funds are not available or are not available on acceptable terms, the Company’s ability to fund SRI’s exploration projects, take advantage of potential acquisition opportunities, possibly develop or enhance its properties in the future or respond to competitive pressures would be significantly limited. Such limitations could require the Company to curtail, suspend or discontinue parts of its business plan.
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These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Because of our net loss and our negative working capital position, our independent auditors express substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that could result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Principles of Consolidation
All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Management believes the assumptions underlying the consolidated financial statements are reasonable.
The Accounting Standards Codification
In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) as the single source of authoritative GAAP to be applied by nongovernmental entities. The ASC is a new authoritative source that took existing accounting pronouncements and organized them by accounting topic. Relevant authoritative literature issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and select SEC staff interpretations and administrative literature was also in the ASC. All other accounting guidance not included in the ASC is nonauthorititave. The adoption of the ASC did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Exploration Stage Enterprise
The Company is in the exploration stage of operation, as it devotes substantially all of its efforts to acquiring and exploring mining interests that management believes should eventually provide sufficient net profits to sustain the Company’s existence.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
The Company considers cash in banks, deposits in transit, and highly liquid debt instruments purchased with original maturities of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on cash balances.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation is computed using straight line depreciation methods. Major additions and improvements are capitalized. Costs of maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the associated assets are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. When there is a disposition of property and equipment, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in net income.
F-7
Mining Exploration Costs
Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring mineral properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights and leases as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, these capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method on the basis of periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mineral properties are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.
Income Taxes
The Company is expected to have net operating loss carryforwards that it can use to offset a certain amount of taxable income in the future. The Company is currently analyzing the amount of loss carryforwards that will be available to reduce future taxable income. The resulting deferred tax assets
will be offset by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of its realization. The primary difference between income tax expense attributable to continuing operations and the amount of income tax expense that would result from applying domestic federal statutory rates to income before income taxes relates to the recognition of a valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets.
The Company has adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 740-10 which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold of more likely than not as a measurement process for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In making this assessment, a company must determine whether it is more likely than not that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, based solely on the technical merits of the position and must assume that the tax position will be examined by taxing authorities. The Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense. Interest and penalties totaled $0 for the period from May 27, 2010 (inception) through December 31, 2010. The Company’s net operating loss carryforwards are subject to IRS examination until they are fully utilized and such tax years are closed.
Net (Loss) Per Share
The Company calculates net income (loss) per share as required by Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 260-10, Earnings per Share (ASC 260-10”). Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding. During the periods when they are anti-dilutive, common stock equivalents, if any, are not considered in the computation.
F-8
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-09, “Subsequent Events, Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements” which made a number of changes to the existing requirements to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification 855 Subsequent Events. The amended guidance was effective upon issuance and as a result of the amendments, SEC filers that file financial statements after February 24, 2010 are not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements” which is intended to enhance the usefulness of fair value measurements by requiring both the disaggregation of the information in certain existing disclosures, as well as the inclusion of more robust disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs to recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. The amended guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disaggregation requirement for the reconciliation disclosure of Level 3 measurements, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2010 and for interim periods within those years. This ASU was adopted as of December 31, 2010 and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-02, “Accounting and Reporting for Decreases in Ownership of a Subsidiary – Scope Clarification” which is intended to clarify which transactions require a decrease in ownership provisions particularly for non-controlling interests in consolidated financial statements. In addition, it requires increased disclosures about deconsolidation of a subsidiary. It requires retrospective application and was effective for the first interim or annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01 “Accounting for Distributions to Shareholders with Components of Stock and Cash” which is intended to clarify the accounting treatment for a stock portion of a shareholder distribution that (1) contains both cash and stock components, (2) allows shareholders to select their preferred form of distribution, and (3) limits the total amount of cash to be distributed. It defines a stock dividend as a dividend that takes nothing from the property of an entity and adds nothing to the interests of an entity’s shareholders because the proportional interest of each shareholder remains the same. The stock portion of the distribution must be treated as a stock issuance and be reflected in the EPS calculation prospectively. It requires retrospective application and is effective for annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2009. Adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
F-9
In August 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-15, which changes the fair value accounting for liabilities. These changes clarify existing guidance that in circumstances in which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not available, an entity is required to measure fair value using either a valuation technique that uses a quoted price of either a similar liability or a quoted price of an identical or similar liability when traded as an asset, or another valuation technique that is consistent with the principles of fair value measurements, such as an income approach (e.g., present value technique). This guidance also states that both a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability and a quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are required are Level 1 fair value measurements. This ASU was adopted effective on January 1, 2010 and did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-17, “Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities,” the FASB issued changes to the accounting for variable interest entities. These changes require an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity; to require ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; to eliminate the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity; to add an additional reconsideration event for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity when any changes in facts and circumstances occur such that holders of the equity investment at risk, as a group, lose the power from voting rights or similar rights of those investments to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and to require enhanced disclosures that will provide users of financial statements with more transparent information about an enterprise’s involvement in a variable interest entity. These changes became effective for us beginning on January 1, 2010. The adoption of this change did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In June 2009, the FASB issued ASU 2009-16, “Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets,” which changes the accounting for transfers of financial assets. These changes remove the concept of a qualifying special-purpose entity and remove the exception from the application of variable interest accounting to variable interest entities that are qualifying special-purpose entities; limits the circumstances in which a transferor derecognizes a portion or component of a financial asset; defines a participating interest; requires a transferor to recognize and initially measure at fair value all assets obtained and liabilities incurred as a result of a transfer accounted for as a sale; and requires enhanced disclosure; among others. These changes became effective January 1, 2010 and did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
NOTE 2. PROPERTIES
Comstock-Tyler Project
SRI’s initial exploration project consists of 30 mineral claims covering approximately 600 acres of property owned by the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) and referred to as the “Comstock-Tyler Project”. These claims were registered with the BLM on June 7, 2010 and allow SRI the right to conduct thorough mineral and precious metal exploration. Such exploration will be subject to typical notification to the BLM and the Nevada Department of Environmental Protection and the posting of remediation bonds as the exploration process continues. The property is located at Township 16N Range 20E Section 1 which is approximately 5 miles southwest of Virginia City, NV and lies in the historically producing Comstock Mining District. Corresponding property filings have been recorded in the Nevada Counties of Washoe and Storey reflecting SRI’s mineral rights in the Comstock-Tyler Project. Pursuant to an agreement with Riggs and Allen Mineral Development LLC, which performed the property staking, SRI paid a total of $60,000 in cash and stock and has granted Riggs and Allen a production royalty of 1% of the Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) from any production realized from the property. SRI has the right to repurchase the 1% NSR from Riggs and Allen for $1,000,000.
F-10
Fairview Hunter
On September 24, 2010 SRI entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with an entity controlled by the Company’s CEO, pursuant to which SRI acquired a mineral lease agreement dated July 19, 2010 relating to property referred to as the Fairview Hunter Mine Project (the “Fairview Hunter Project”). The property is comprised of 115 mineral claims covering approximately 2,300 acres located 30 miles southeast of Fallon, Nevada. The Company issued 500,000 shares of restricted common stock for this agreement, valued at $75,000, which is included in Exploration costs in the accompanying financial statements. The Fairview Hunter Project lease has a term of ten years (through July 2020) and annual lease payments commencing at $25,000 and ending at $50,000 in the fifth year of the lease (2015). The Lessor also retains a production royalty of 3% of the Net Smelter Returns from the leased property of which SRI can buy out up to 2% of such royalty upon payment of $1,000,000 per 1% royalty amount. The lease does not specify dollar commitments for development and allows SRI complete discretion as to conducting exploration or development activity on the property. The lease provides for SRI to pay all taxes and assessments on the property and pay all fees to the BLM or the Nevada mining agencies relating to the mining exploration or development of the property. The lease can be extended automatically for so long as SRI is engaged in mining operations (as defined in the lease) on the expiration date of the lease.
NOTE. 3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following at December 31, 2010:
|
Vehicles
|
$ 30,185
|
|
30,185
|
|
|
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
|
(2,710)
|
|
$ 27,475
|
NOTE 4. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT LIABILITIES AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES
In October 2010, the Company issued a secured convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000 bearing interest at 16.9% per annum. The note is due and payable on or before April 5, 2011 and can be converted into shares of SRC’s restricted common stock at a conversion rate based on 60% of the market value of SRC’s common stock at the time of conversion. This note is secured by $50,000 worth of Company's assets. The investor was also issued warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of SRC common stock at an exercise price of $0.50/share maturing in October 2013. The sale was made to one entity in a private, negotiated transaction without any public solicitation. As of December 31, 2010, interest payable on these notes totaled $1,053.
In November 2010 the Company issued a convertible note for $65,000 to one entity. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and is due October 17, 2011. The conversion price shall be 35% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given. As of December 31, 2010, interest payable on these notes totaled $869.
These notes were evaluated using Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock (“EITF 00-19”)” and it was determined that the embedded conversion should be accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities. Accordingly, they are to be marked to market each reporting period, with the corresponding non-cash gain or loss reflected in the Company’s current period statement of operations.
F-11
Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure the fair value. Level inputs, as defined by ASC 820-10, are as follows:
|
|
·
|
Level 1 – quoted in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
|
|
|
·
|
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs for the assets or liabilities through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.
|
|
|
·
|
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use to price the assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
|
The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at December 31, 2010 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
|||||||
|
Derivative liability
|
||||||||||
|
Conversion features
|
(52,250 | ) | (52,250 | ) | ||||||
Derivative liability for conversion features was valued using Monte Carlo Simulation.
The following is a reconciliation of the derivatives liability
|
Issuance of instruments
|
52,250 | |||
|
Decrease in value
|
- | |||
|
Value at December 31, 2010
|
52,250 |
For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying amounts of the Company’s notes payable approximates fair value based on the prevailing interest rates.
The components of the convertible notes payable are as follows as of December 31, 2010:
|
Principal Amount
|
Unamortized Discount
|
Net
|
||||||||||
|
Convertible notes payable
|
$ | 90,000 | $ | (44,245 | ) | $ | 45,755 | |||||
NOTE 5. NOTES PAYABLE
On June 24, 2010, the Company issued three promissory notes payable for a total of $100,000. The notes bear simple interest at an annual rate of 5% and the principal and accrued interest are payable on June 23, 2011. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, which shall include voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, all unpaid principal, accrued interest and other amounts owing hereunder shall, automatically, be immediately due, payable and collectible by the lenders pursuant to applicable law. As of December 31, 2010, interest payable on these notes totaled $2,603.
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NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Office and Rental Property Leases
On October 1, 2010, the Company entered into a lease for office space located in Cameron Park, California, for a period of five years. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases are $32,544, $32,709, $33,369, $34,035 and $25,911 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 respectively. Total rental expense was $16,786 for the year ended December 31, 2010.
Legal Matters
SRC was named in an amended complaint filed in District Court, Clark County Nevada, by Phyllis Wynn, individually and as the trustee for the Phyllis Wynn Family Trust. The Complaint appears to name approximately 81 defendants including Steele Resources Corporation. The Amended Complaint was filed September 23, 2009. It alleges 17 causes of actions including breach of contract and fraud against various other defendants and fraudulent conveyance to SRC and its former President and CEO Marlon Steele. The substance of the Complaint involves a real estate transaction not involving SRC. We do not believe the Plaintiff will prevail as to her claims regarding Steele Resources Corporation and have answered with affirmative defenses including but not limited to the following: (1) the injuries and damages complained of did not occur as the result of any action on the part of SRC but as the sole, direct and proximate result of actions by Plaintiff and third parties not otherwise related to SRC. At this time the amount of the loss cannot be reasonably estimated. A former officer of SRC has agreed to indemnify the Company from any eventual costs or loss from this lawsuit.
Contractual Matters
On June 9, 2010, SRI entered into an agreement with Riggs and Allen Mineral Development LLC, which performed services relating to property staking at the Comstock-Tyler project. SRI agreed to pay a total of $60,000 in cash and stock and has granted Riggs and Allen a production royalty of 1% of the Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) from any production realized from the property. SRI has the right to repurchase the 1% NSR from Riggs and Allen for $1,000,000. Continued use of the land owned by the BLM (see Note 2) will require annual payments by the Company to the BLM.
On September 24, 2010 SRI entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to which SRI acquired a mineral lease agreement dated July 19, 2010 relating to property referred to as the Fairview Hunter Mine Project (the “Fairview Hunter Project”). The property is comprised of 115 mineral claims covering approximately 2,300 acres located 30 miles southeast of Fallon, Nevada. The Fairview Hunter Project lease has a term of ten years (through July 2020) and annual lease payments commencing at $25,000 and ending at $50,000 in the fifth year of the lease (2015). The Lessor also retains a production royalty of 3% of the Net Smelter Returns from the leased property of which SRI can buyout up to 2% of such royalty upon payment of $1,000,000 per 1% royalty amount. The lease does not specify dollar commitments for development and allows SRI complete discretion as to conducting exploration or development activity on the property. The lease provides for SRI to pay all taxes and assessments on the property and pay all fees to the BLM or the Nevada mining agencies relating to the mining exploration or development of the property. The lease can be extended automatically for so long as SRI is engaged in mining operations (as defined in the lease) on the expiration date of the lease.
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NOTE 7. COMMON STOCK
In June 2010, SRI issued 5,730 shares of common stock for $15,000. Immediately prior to the Reorganization on June 17, 2010, SRC had 12,320,000 shares of common stock outstanding. Pursuant to the Reorganization, SRC acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of SRI in exchange for 5,730,000 shares of common stock. In conjunction with the Reorganization, a shareholder of SRC cancelled 8,500,000 shares of his common stock. These share numbers do not reflect the 10 to 1 forward stock split that occurred on July 1, 2010.
On July 1, 2010, the Company effected a 10 for 1 forward split of its common stock.
Warrants outstanding at December 31, 2010 are as follows:
|
Shares
|
Exercise Price
|
Maturity
|
|
100,000
|
$0.50
|
Oct 2013
|
|
3,000,000
|
$0.15
|
Nov 2015
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NOTE 8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During June and July 2010, expenses of approximately $29,000, which are included in general and administrative expenses, were paid on behalf of SRC by an entity which is controlled by the Company’s CEO. These advances were repaid in July 2010.
In August 2010, the Company issued three promissory notes to an officer and director of the Company for a total of $20,848. The notes bore no interest and were repaid in October 2010.
In August 2010 the Company issued a note payable to an individual who is related to an officer and director of the Company in the amount of $7,000 for the purchase of a vehicle. The note had a 3% annual interest rate and was repaid in October 2010.
In August 2010 the Company entered into a lease/purchase agreement with an officer and director of the Company for a vehicle, for $23,185. The lease/purchase agreement had a 0% annual interest rate and was paid off in October 2010.
In September 2010 the Company issued a promissory note to an officer and director of the Company for $2,000. The notes bore no interest and were repaid in October 2010.
The Fairview Hunter Project lease was acquired from a company of which Scott Dockter (CEO of the Company) is a majority stockholder and David McClelland (a Director of the Company) is a less than 5% stockholder. Mr. Dockter, Mr. McClelland and Chris Whitaker (a Director of SRI) serve as directors of Assignor. The transaction was approved unanimously by both the Board of Directors of SRI and the Company with Mr. Dockter abstaining from such votes. SRC issued 500,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at $75,000 for this acquisition in September 2010. This amount is included in Exploration costs in the accompanying financial statements.
NOTE 9. NAME CHANGES
On July 16, 2010, SRC’s wholly owned subsidiary changed its name from Steele Resource, Inc. to Steele Resources, Inc.
Effective September 1, 2010, Steele Recording Corporation changed its name to Steele Resources Corporation.
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NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On November 3, 2010 SRI entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent with a group of individual land owners in the state of Montana to acquire rights to 17 patented and 67 unpatented mining claims known as the Pony Exploration project (“the Pony Project”). Upon satisfactory completion of due diligence and securing project financing, SRI and the individual Lessors entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement With Option to Purchase (the “Pony Lease”) effective February 4, 2011. The Pony Lease provides for a six year lease period with an initial payment of $300,000, which SRI paid upon signing, and an annual lease payment of $500,000 for the next five years. The Lessors will also have a 2% Net Smelter Return (“NSR”) on the property. In addition the Lessors will receive a 1% NSR on any property developed by SRI located within one linear mile from any portion of the exterior boundary of the Pony Project. After the lease period expires, SRI will have the option to purchase the Pony Project for $190,000.
On November 22, 2010 SRI entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent with a group of individual land owners in the state of Montana to acquire two patented mining claims known as the Atlantic and Pacific Mine ("the A&P") located in the Pony Mining District in Montana. Upon satisfactory completion of due diligence, SRI entered into a definitive agreement on February 22, 2011, for a five year mineral lease, with an initial payment of $200,000 and an annual commitment of $100,000.00 for the next five years. The Lessors will also have a 2% NSR on the property during the lease term. After the lease period expires and all lease payments have been paid, SRI will own the A&P Project outright without any further compensation.
On January 14, 2011, we entered in to a drawdown equity financing agreement and registration rights agreement (collectively the “Agreements”) with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (“Auctus”), one of the Selling Stockholders. In accordance with the Agreements, Auctus has committed, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Agreements, to purchase up to $10 million of the Company’s common stock over a term of up to three (3) years. Although the Company is not mandated to sell shares under the Agreements, the Agreement gives the Company the option to sell to Auctus shares of common stock at a per share purchase price of equal to 95% of the average of the lowest closing bid price of the common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days following the Company’s delivery of a Drawdown Notice to Auctus (the “Notice”). At its option, the Company may set a floor price under which Auctus may not sell the shares which were the subject of the Notice. The floor price shall be a minimum price determined by the Company or 75% of the average closing price of the stock over the preceding ten (10) trading days prior to the Notice and can be waived at the discretion of the Company. The maximum amount of Common Stock that the Company can sell pursuant to any Notice is the greater of (i) an amount of the shares with an aggregate maximum purchase price of $500,000 or (ii) 200% of the average daily trading volume based on the 10 days preceding the Notice date.
Auctus is not required to purchase the shares unless: a) the shares which are subject to the Notice have been registered for resale and are freely tradable in accordance with the federal securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and b) under certain conditions which are set forth in the Agreements, and which are outside of Auctus’ control. The Company is obligated to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1, of which this Prospectus forms a part of, within 30 days from the date of the Agreements and to use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 120 days of filing. The Company has agreed to pay Auctus an aggregate amount of $10,000 as an origination fee with respect to the transaction.
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On January 27, 2011, 2010 SRI entered into a non-binding Letter Of Intent with Innocent Inc. ("INCT"), a Nevada corporation engaged in the financing of exploration and development of mineral properties. The LOI provides for a Joint Venture Agreement ("JV") which will govern the exploration and operations of mineral rights within the Pony Project and A&P Project jointly referred to as the Mineral Hill Project (the "Mineral Hill Project").
The non-binding LOI provides terms for INCT to contribute up to $5,000,000 in operating funds over a one year period beginning with the execution of the JV agreement. The parties may jointly extend this period, by mutual agreement. In addition, upon signing of the LOI, INCT will advance $500,000 in order to allow SRI to close the Pony and A&P Project lease transactions. SRI will initially contribute its leases in the Mineral Hill Project into the JV. SRI also agrees to fund the JV with a matching $5,000,000 in operating funds no later than one year following the first $1,000,000 funded by INCT. The JV will govern the operations of the various sites within the Mineral Hill Project wherein the parties to this agreement will initially share 50%-50% joint ownership of the JV, based upon the assumption, each party fulfills its terms and responsibilities pursuant to the LOI and the final JV agreement. If either party fails to contribute the funds committed to, that party’s interest in the JV will be reduced. SRI will be responsible for operations of the JV.
On February 7, 2011, INCT completed its initial funding to the JV pursuant to the LOI in the amount of $300,000 with the proceeds being used to close the definitive lease agreement covering the Pony Project. On March 23, 2011, INCT, through one of its investors, completed a second funding to the JV in the amount of $250,000, with the proceeds being used to close the definitive lease agreement covering the A&P Project.
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INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
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STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Unaudited) March 31, 2011
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December 31, 2010
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ASSETS
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Current assets
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Cash
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$ | 51,517 | $ | 623 | ||||
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Prepaid expenses
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3,570 | 1,336 | ||||||
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Total Current Assets
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55,087 | 1,959 | ||||||
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Fixed assets
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58,358 | 30,185 | ||||||
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Accumulated depreciation
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(5,225 | ) | (2,710 | ) | ||||
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Total Fixed Assets
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53,133 | 27,475 | ||||||
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Other long-term assets
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2,712 | 2,712 | ||||||
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Total Assets
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$ | 110,932 | $ | 32,146 | ||||
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LIABIITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
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Current liabilities
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Accounts payable
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$ | 115,411 | $ | 66,126 | ||||
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Accrued expenses
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125,939 | 108,412 | ||||||
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Derivatives liability
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140,464 | 52,250 | ||||||
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Notes payable
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214,301 | 145,755 | ||||||
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Notes payable – related parties
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- | 6,800 | ||||||
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Other Liabilities
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540,000 | - | ||||||
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Total Current Liabilities
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1,136,115 | 379,343 | ||||||
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(NOTE 6)
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Stockholders’ deficit:
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Preferred stock, par value $0.001, 5,000,000 shares
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authorized, -0- and -0- shares issued and
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outstanding, respectively
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- | - | ||||||
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Common stock, par value $0.001, 300,000,000 shares
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authorized, 33,711,111 and 33,461,111 shares
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issued and outstanding, respectively
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15,183 | 14,433 | ||||||
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Additional paid-in capital
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479,903 | 442,540 | ||||||
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Accumulated deficit during exploration stage
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(1,520,269 | ) | (804,170 | ) | ||||
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Total Stockholders’ Deficit
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(1,025,183 | ) | (347,197 | ) | ||||
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Deficit
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$ | 110,932 | $ | 32,146 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
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May 27, 2010 (Inception) Through March 31, 2011
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Revenue
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$ | - | $ | - | ||||
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Operating expenses:
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Exploration costs
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362,287 | 510,058 | ||||||
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General and administrative
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194,368 | 679,446 | ||||||
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Professional fees
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58,285 | 211,373 | ||||||
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Total operating expense
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614,940 | 1,400,877 | ||||||
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Loss from operations
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(614,940 | ) | (1,400,877 | ) | ||||
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Interest expense
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(45,445 | ) | (63,678 | ) | ||||
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Change in value of derivative
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(55,714 | ) | (55,714 | ) | ||||
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Net loss
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$ | (716,099 | ) | $ | (1,520,269 | ) | ||
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Net loss per share, basic and diluted *
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$ | (0.02 | ) | |||||
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Weighted average common shares outstanding *
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33,680,556 | |||||||
*The weighted average common shares outstanding above considers the retroactive effect of the 1-for-3 reverse split that was effective on May 2, 2011.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FROM MAY 27, 2010 TO MARCH 31, 2011
(UNAUDITED)
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Common Shares
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Additional Paid-in Capital
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Accumulated Deficit During
Exploration
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Total
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Number
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$ | |||||||||||||||||||
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Balance, May 27, 2010
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- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares for cash
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19,100,000 | $ | 5 ,730 | $ | 9 ,270 | $ | - | $ | 15,000 | |||||||||||
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Recapitalization due to
reverse merger with
Steele Resources, Inc.
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12,733,333 | 3,820 | 14,950 | - | 18,770 | |||||||||||||||
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Issuance of shares:
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For cash (at $0.08, $0.10, $0.20, $0.05)
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1,451,111 | 4,353 | 307,647 | - | 312,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Shares issued for
exploration costs
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176,667 | 530 | 104,470 | - | 105,000 | |||||||||||||||
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Issuance of warrants with
notes payable
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- | - | 6,203 | - | 6,203 | |||||||||||||||
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Net loss
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(804,170 | ) | 804,170 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Balance, December 31, 2010
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33,461,111 | $ | 14,433 | $ | 442,540 | $ | (804,170 | ) | $ | (347,197 | ) | |||||||||
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Issuance of shares for:
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Legal fees
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100,000 | 300 | 8,700 | 9,000 | ||||||||||||||||
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With notes payable
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150,000 | 450 | 14,600 | 15,050 | ||||||||||||||||
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Share-based compensation
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- | 14,063 | 14,0636 | |||||||||||||||||
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Net loss
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(716,099 | ) | (716,099 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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Balance, March 31, 2011
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33,711,111 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (1,520,269 | ) | $ | (1,025,183 | ) | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2011
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
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May 27, 2010 (Inception) Through March 31, 2011
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Cash from Operating Activities:
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Net loss
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$ | (716,099 | ) | $ | (1,520,269 | ) | ||
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
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in operating activities:
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Depreciation
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2,515 | 5,225 | ||||||
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Amortization of note discount
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38,596 | 52,804 | ||||||
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Shares issued for exploration costs
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- | 105,000 | ||||||
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Stock-based compensation
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14,063 | 14,063 | ||||||
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Change in value of derivative
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55,714 | 55,714 | ||||||
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Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
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(Increase) in prepaid expense
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(2,234 | ) | (3,570 | ) | ||||
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Increase in accounts payable
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58,285 | 123,980 | ||||||
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Increase in accrued expenses
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17,527 | 125,940 | ||||||
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(Increase) in other assets
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- | (2,712 | ) | |||||
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NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
(531,633 | ) | (1,043,825 | ) | ||||
|
Investing Activities:
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Purchase of leasehold improvements
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(28,173 | ) | (28,173 | ) | ||||
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Cash From Financing Activities:
|
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Proceeds from issuance of common stock
|
- | 327,000 | ||||||
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Cash acquired in reverse merger
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- | 19,200 | ||||||
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Cash from joint venture funding partner
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540,000 | 540,000 | ||||||
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Proceeds from issuance of notes payable
|
32,500 | 225,500 | ||||||
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Proceeds from issuance of notes payable – related party
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45,000 | 72,684 | ||||||
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Payments on notes payable - related
|
(6,800 | ) | (57,869 | ) | ||||
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
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610,710 | 1,123,515 | ||||||
|
NET INCREASE IN CASH
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50,894 | 51,517 | ||||||
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CASH, BEGINNING
|
623 | - | ||||||
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CASH, ENDING
|
51,517 | 51,517 | ||||||
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
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|
Cash paid during the period for :
|
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Interest
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- | - | ||||||
|
Income taxes
|
- | - | ||||||
The Company acquired $30,185 of property and equipment through
the issuance of notes payable during the period from May 27, 2010
(Inception) through March 31, 2011
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31, 2011
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Business Activity
Steele Resources Corporation (formerly Steele Recording Corporation) ("SRC" or the "Company") was incorporated in the state of Nevada on February 12, 2007. On June 17, 2010 the Company entered into and consummated a Plan and Agreement of Reorganization between the Company and Steele Resources, Inc. and certain stockholders of Steele Resources, Inc. (the “Reorganization”). Pursuant to the Reorganization, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“SRI”), formed in May 2010. The primary business activity of SRC and its subsidiary consists of mining property acquisition, mineral exploration and development and mining services. From an accounting perspective, SRI became the registrant.
The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Company included herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q under Article 8.03 of Regulation S-X. These statements do not include all of the information and notes to the financial statements required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31, 2011, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2011. The unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation and Going Concern
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred a net operating loss of $1,520,269 from May 27, 2010 (inception) through March 31, 2011 and had a working capital deficiency of $1,081,028 as of March 31, 2011. The Company does not have sufficient cash at March 31, 2011 to fund normal operations for the next 12 months. The Company has no recurring source of revenue and its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise capital to fund its future exploration and working capital requirements. The Company’s plans for the long-term attainment and continuation as a going concern include financing the Company’s future operations through sales of its common stock, entering into debt or line of credit facilities, sales of gold produced in mining activities and the eventual profitable exploitation of its mining properties. Additionally, the current capital markets and general economic conditions in the United States are significant obstacles to raising the required funds. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is currently investigating a number of alternatives for raising additional capital with potential investors, lessees and joint venture partners. Should management fail to obtain financing, the Company may curtail its operations.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Because of our net loss and our negative working capital position, our independent auditors express substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that could result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Steele Resources, Inc., a Nevada Corporation. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Management believes the assumptions underlying the consolidated financial statements are reasonable.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.
Fair Value Measurements
The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated their related fair values as of March 31, 2011, due to the relatively short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the Company’s convertible debentures approximates the fair value based on the terms at which the Company could obtain similar financing and the short term nature of these instruments.
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks.
The Company reviews the terms of convertible debt, equity instruments and other financing arrangements to determine whether there are embedded derivative instruments, including embedded conversion options that are required to be bifurcated and accounted for separately as a derivative financial instrument. Also, in connection with the issuance of financing instruments, the Company may issue freestanding options or warrants that may, depending on their terms, be accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities, rather than as equity. The Company may also issue options or warrants to non-employees in connection with consulting or other services.
Derivative financial instruments are initially measured at their fair value. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instruments are initially recorded at their fair values and are then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair values reported as charges or credits to income. For option-based derivative financial instruments, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value the derivative instruments. To the extent that the initial fair values of the freestanding and/or bifurcated derivative instrument liabilities exceed the total proceeds received, an immediate charge to income is recognized, in order to initially record the derivative instrument liabilities at their fair value.
The discount from the face value of a convertible debt or equity instrument resulting from allocating some or all of the proceeds to the derivative instrument, together with the stated interest on the instrument, is amortized over the life of the instrument through periodic charges to income, using the effective interest method.
The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is reassessed at the end of each reporting period. If reclassification is required, the fair value of the derivative instrument, as of the determination date, is reclassified. Any previous charges or credits to income for changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument are not reversed. Derivative instrument liabilities are classified in the balance sheet as current or non-current based on whether or not net-cash settlement of the derivative instrument could be required within twelve months of the balance sheet date.
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Exploration Stage Enterprise
The Company is in the exploration stage of operation, as it devotes substantially all of its efforts to acquiring and exploring mining interests that management believes should eventually provide sufficient net profits to sustain the Company’s existence.
Mining Exploration Costs
Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring mineral properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights and leases as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, these capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method on the basis of periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mineral properties are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.
Net (Loss) Per Share
The Company calculates net income (loss) per share as required by Accounting Standards Codification subtopic 260-10, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common stock equivalents outstanding. During the periods when they are anti-dilutive, common stock equivalents, if any, are not considered in the computation.
NOTE 3 – PROPERTIES
Pony Project
On February 4, 2011, SRI entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement With Option To Purchase with a group of individual land owners in the state of Montana to acquire rights to 17 patented and 67 unpatented mining claims known as the Pony Exploration project (“the Pony Project”). The Project currently contains two active mines operating under a Small Miner Exclusion Statement (SMES). The Pony Project is located in the Pony Mining District near Pony, Montana. Officers of SRC have met with Montana Department of Environmental Quality officials to discuss permitting for both mining and exploration activities. The Pony Lease provides for a six year lease period with an initial payment of $300,000 which SRI paid upon signing and an annual lease payment of $500,000 for the next five years. The Lessors will also have a 2% NSR on the property. In addition the Lessors will receive a 1% NSR on any property developed by SRI located within one linear mile from any portion of the exterior boundary of the Pony Project. After the lease period expires, SRI will have the option to purchase the Pony Project for $190,000.
During its due diligence process, SRI began taking samples from the existing underground mine and surrounding claims in order to better define the extent of the potential mineralization. The property has no known mineral reserves. The Pony Project includes both patented and unpatented claims. There are sixty-seven (67) unpatented lode claims each 20 acres for a total of 1340 acres for the purposes of exploration. There are 17 federal patented lode claims plus fractions, and total 322.05 acres.
Our exploration plan is to perform another 50 drill holes during 2011 in targeted areas resulting in an estimated 25,000 feet of additional drilling results. The estimated 5,000 samples from this drilling program will be tested and analyzed allowing us to prepare extensive geological mapping and prepare feasibility studies for the project. Based on the reported historic production, the regional potential identified in historic geologic reports and SRI’s feasibility studies, SRI will prepare a Plan of Operations required by the SMES for the Pony Project.
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A&P Project
On February 22, 2011, SRI entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement With Option To Purchase with a group of individual land owners in the state of Montana to acquire two patented mining claims known as the Atlantic and Pacific Mine located in the Pony Mining District in Montana. (the “A&P Lease”). The A&P was actively mined in the early 20th Century and produced 128,600 ounces of gold from 1934 to 1941. Chicago Mining also briefly pit mined the project in 1991 but did not finish processing an estimated 12,000 ton stockpile which remains at the mine site. The A&P claim is contiguous with the larger Pony Project and is considered a key piece of the regional mineralization target. Historic reports by Chicago Mining and Newmont Mining indicated that those geologists believed the A&P to have significant gold resource potential. The A&P Lease provides for a five year lease period with an initial payment of $200,000 and an annual commitment of $100,000.00 for the next five years. The Lessors will also have a 2% NSR on the property during the lease term. After the lease period expires and all lease payments have been paid, full right and title of ownership of the A&P property shall be transferred to SRI. The initial payment of $200,000 was paid on March 23, 2011.
The property currently has no known reserves, only in-house resource calculations established by various companies as noted in Steele Resource’s technical report on the Mineral Hill Project. Therefore, to establish any reserves, sufficient drilling will be required, and until then, this property is exploratory in nature.
On February 20, 2011 SRI entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with Innocent Inc. ("INCT"), a Nevada corporation engaged in the financing of exploration and development of mineral properties. The Joint Venture Agreement ("JV") will govern the exploration and operations of mineral rights within the Pony Project and A&P Project jointly referred to as the Mineral Hill Project (the "Mineral Hill Project").
The JV provides terms for INCT to contribute up to $5,000,000 in operating funds over a one year period beginning with the execution of the JV agreement. The parties may jointly extend this period, by mutual agreement. As of March 31, 2011, INCT has funded $540,000 of its initial funding obligation of $1,000,000. INCT has acknowledged that a balance of $460,000 remains of the initial $1,000,000 funding obligation. In subsequent discussions, the parties agreed on May 2, 2011 that SRI would not pursue its default remedies and will grant additional time for INCT to complete its funding commitment, so long as INCT is making good faith efforts to complete its funding obligations under the JV Agreement. SRI will initially contribute its leases in the Mineral Hill Project into the JV. SRI also agrees to fund the JV with a matching $5,000,000 in operating funds no later than one year following the first $1,000,000 funded by INCT. With regard to the Company's funding commitment under the JV Agreement, the Company is currently investigating a number of alternatives for raising additional capital with potential investors, lessees and joint venture partners. The JV will govern the operations of the various sites within the Mineral Hill Project wherein the parties to this agreement will initially share 50%-50% joint ownership of the JV, based upon the assumption, each party fulfills its terms and responsibilities pursuant to the LOI and the final JV agreement. If either party fails to contribute the funds committed to, that party’s interest in the JV will be reduced. SRI will be responsible for operations of the JV.
SRI's current operating plan for this project consists of completion of the geological mapping and geophysics analysis that will establish the exploration drilling phase. This initial phase will cover the first six to nine months of operations and will include performing another 42 drill holes during 2011 in targeted areas resulting in an estimated 18,000 feet of additional drilling results. The estimated 3,600 samples from this drilling program will be tested and analyzed allowing us to prepare extensive geological mapping and prepare feasibility studies for the project. Based on the reported historic production, the regional potential identified in historic geologic reports and SRI’s feasibility studies, SRI will prepare a Plan of Operations required by the SMES for the Project.
Upon satisfactory completion of this phase and with appropriate mineral deposit indications, the mining phase will commence. We do not anticipate that the Mineral Hill Project will generate revenues during the initial twelve months of operations. We do expect the mining operation to begin revenue generation during the second full year of operations. We believe that the funds provided by INCT in conjunction with the matching funds provided by us are sufficient to execute the current operating plan. SRC plans to raise the matching funds for the JV required through the private placement of our equity securities, by way of loans, utilization of the Drawdown Agreement and such other means as the Company may determine.
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NOTE 4 – DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT LIABILITIES AND CONVERTIBLE NOTES
In October 2010, the Company issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000 bearing interest at 16.9% per annum. The note is due and payable on or before April 5, 2011 and can be converted into shares of SRC’s restricted common stock at a conversion rate based on 60% of the market value of SRC’s common stock at the time of conversion. The investor was also issued warrants to purchase 100,000 shares (33,333 post split) of SRC common stock at an exercise price of $0.50/share ($1.50 post split) maturing in October 2013. The sale was made to one entity in a private, negotiated transaction without any public solicitation.
In November 2010 the Company issued a convertible note for $65,000 to one entity. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and is due October 17, 2011. The conversion price shall be 35% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
In January 2011, the Company issued a convertible note for $32,500 to one entity. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and is due September 30, 2011. The conversion price shall be 50% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
As of March 31, 2011, interest payable on these notes totaled $4,759.
These notes were evaluated the guidance of FASB ASC 815 and it was determined that the embedded conversion should be accounted for as derivative instrument liabilities. Accordingly, they are to be marked to market each reporting period, with the corresponding non-cash gain or loss reflected in the Company’s current period statement of operations.
Fair Value Measurements
Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value in the consolidated balance sheet are categorized based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure the fair value. Level inputs, as defined by ASC 820-10, are as follows:
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Level 1 – quoted in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2 – other significant observable inputs for the assets or liabilities through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.
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Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use to price the assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
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The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at March 31, 2011 for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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Conversion features
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- | - | $ | (140,464 | ) | $ | (140,464 | ) | ||||||||
Derivative liability for conversion features was valued using the Black-Scholes Option pricing model with the following assumptions: expected life of 0.5 to 1 year, risk free interest rate of 1%, dividend yield of 0, and expected volatility of 0.1%.
The following is a reconciliation of the derivatives liability
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Balance as of December 31, 2010
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$ | (52,250 | ) | |
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Creation of Derivative Liability
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Change in Value of Derivative
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(55,714 | ) | ||
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Balance as of March 31, 2011
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$ | (140 464 | ) |
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For certain of the Company’s financial instruments, including cash, prepaid expenses, accounts payable and accrued expenses the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to their short maturities. The carrying amounts of the Company’s notes payable approximates fair value based on the prevailing interest rates.
The components of the notes payable are as follows as of March 31, 2011:
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$ | 145,000 | $ | (6,156 | ) | $ | 138,844 | |||||
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Convertible notes payable
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122,500 | (47,043 | ) | 75,457 | ||||||||
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Total notes payable
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$ | 267,500 | $ | (53,199 | ) | $ | 214,301 | |||||
NOTE 5 – NOTES PAYABLE
In January, 2011, the Company issued four promissory notes payable to two individuals for a total of $45,000. The notes bear simple interest at an annual rate of 8% per annum and are due May 15, 2011. In conjunction with the Notes, 150,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to the lenders. These shares were valued at $15,050 and recorded as a note discount.
As of March 31, 2011, interest payable on these notes totaled $656.
NOTE 6 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
On October 1, 2010, the Company entered into a lease for office space located in Cameron Park, California, for a period of five years. Future minimum lease payments under operating leases are $32,544, $32,709, $33,369, $34,035 and $25,911 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 respectively. Total rental expense was $11,136 for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 and $16,786 for the period from May 27, 2010 (Inception) through March 31, 2011.
Legal Matters
SRC was named in an amended complaint filed in District Court, Clark County Nevada, by Phyllis Wynn, individually and as the trustee for the Phyllis Wynn Family Trust. The Complaint appears to name approximately 81 defendants including Steele Resources Corporation. The Amended Complaint was filed September 23, 2009. It alleges 17 causes of actions including breach of contract and fraud against various other defendants and fraudulent conveyance to SRC and its former President and CEO Marlon Steele. The substance of the Complaint involves a real estate transaction not involving SRC. We do not believe the Plaintiff will prevail as to her claims regarding Steele Resources Corporation and have answered with affirmative defenses including but not limited to the following: (1) the injuries and damages complained of did not occur as the result of any action on the part of SRC but as the sole, direct and proximate result of actions by Plaintiff and third parties not otherwise related to SRC. The amount of loss cannot be reasonably estimated. A former officer of SRC has agreed to indemnify the Company from any eventual costs or loss from this lawsuit.
Contractual Matters
On June 9, 2010, SRI entered into an agreement with Riggs and Allen Mineral Development LLC, which performed services relating to property staking at the Comstock-Tyler project. SRI agreed to pay a total of $60,000 in cash and stock and has granted Riggs and Allen a production royalty of 1% of the Net Smelter Returns (“NSR”) from any production realized from the property. SRI has the right to repurchase the 1% NSR from Riggs and Allen for $1,000,000. Continued use of the land owned by the BLM will require annual payments by the Company to the BLM.
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On September 24, 2010 SRI entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to which SRI acquired a mineral lease agreement dated July 19, 2010 relating to property referred to as the Fairview Hunter Mine Project (the “Fairview Hunter Project”). The property is comprised of 115 mineral claims covering approximately 2,300 acres located 30 miles southeast of Fallon, Nevada. The Fairview Hunter Project lease has a term of ten years (through July 2020) and annual lease payments commencing at $25,000 and ending at $50,000 in the fifth year of the lease (2015). The Lessor also retains a production royalty of 3% of the Net Smelter Returns from the leased property of which SRI can buyout up to 2% of such royalty upon payment of $1,000,000 per 1% royalty amount. The lease does not specify dollar commitments for development and allows SRI complete discretion as to conducting exploration or development activity on the property. The lease provides for SRI to pay all taxes and assessments on the property and pay all fees to the BLM or the Nevada mining agencies relating to the mining exploration or development of the property. The lease can be extended automatically for so long as SRI is engaged in mining operations (as defined in the lease) on the expiration date of the lease.
On February 4, 2011, SRI entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement With Option To Purchase (the “Pony Lease”). The Pony Lease provides for a six year lease period with an initial payment of $300,000 which SRI paid upon signing and an annual lease payment of $500,000 for the next five years. The initial payment of $300,000 was provided through the initial funding of the Joint Venture Agreement described below under “Project Financing”. The Leasors will also have a 2% NSR on the property. In addition the Lessors will receive a 1% NSR on any property developed by SRI located within one linear mile from any portion of the exterior boundary of the Pony Project. After the lease period expires, SRI will have the option to purchase the Pony Project for $190,000.
SRI entered into a Mineral Lease Agreement With Option To Purchase (the “A&P Lease”) effective as of February 22, 2011. The A&P Lease provides for a five year lease period with an initial payment of $200,000 and an annual commitment of $100,000 for the next five years. The Lessors will also have a 2% NSR on the property during the lease term. After the lease period expires and all lease payments have been paid, full right and title of ownership of the A&P property shall be transferred to SRI.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
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$ | 267,500 | $ | 267,500 | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
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Mineral leases
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3,145,000 | 25,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,850,000 | - | |||||||||||||||
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150,432 | 24,408 | 66,078 | 59,946 | - | |||||||||||||||
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$ | 3,562,932 | $ | 316,908 | $ | 1,336,078 | $ | 1,909,946 | - | |||||||||||
In conjunction with the mining claims held or leased by SRI, we are obligated to pay claim maintenance fees of approximately $5,000 for Comstock-Tyler Project, $16,000 for Fairview Hunter Mine Project, and $12,000 for Mineral Hill over the next twelve months.
NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT)
Issuance of Common Stock
In January, 2011, the Company issued 150,000 shares of common stock in connection with promissory notes issued to two individuals. In January, 2011, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common stock in exchange for $9,000 of legal services.
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Stock Options
In February, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2011 Equity Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), the purpose of the Plan is to provide a means by which eligible recipients of stock awards may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in value of the common stock through the granting of the following stock awards: incentive stock options, nonstatutory stock options, stock bonuses and rights to acquire restricted stock. The Company, by means of the Plan, seeks to retain the services of the group of persons eligible to receive stock awards, to secure and retain the services of new members of this group and to provide incentives for such persons to exert maximum efforts for the success of the Company and its affiliates. The Board shall administer the Plan unless and until the Board delegates administration to a Committee. Subject to the provisions relating to adjustments upon changes in stock, the stock that may be issued pursuant to stock awards shall not exceed in the aggregate three million three hundred thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three (3,333,333) shares of Common Stock.
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, incentive stock options of 250,000 shares were issued. These options were valued at $37,500 using the following assumptions in the Black-Scholes Model:
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10 years
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1 | % | ||
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150 | % | ||
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0 | % | ||
Stock Warrants
During the three months ended March 31, 2011, no stock warrants were issued.
Stock option and warrant activity, within the 2011 Equity Compensation Plan and outside of the plan, for the three months ended March 31, 2011, are as follows:
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--- | --- | 1,033,333 | $ | .4839 | |||||||||||
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250,000 | $ | 0.15 | 1,033,333 | $ | .4839 | ||||||||||
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83,333 | $ | 0.15 | |||||||||||||
Stock options and warrants exercisable at March 31, 2011, are as follows:
Stock Options:
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Exercise Price Range
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Shares Outstanding
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Shares Exercisable
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Weighted Contractual Life Remaining
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| $ | 0.15 | 250,000 | 83,333 | 9.83 | $ | 0.15 | ||||||||||||
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Stock Warrants:
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Exercise Price Range
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Shares Outstanding
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Shares Exercisable
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Weighted Contractual Life Remaining
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Weighted Average Exercise Price
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| $ | 0.45 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 2.50 | $ | 0.45 | ||||||||||||
| $ | 1.50 | 33,333 | 33,333 | 4.58 | $ | 1.50 | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation costs recognized for the quarter ending March 31, 2011 amounted to $14,063.
The Company effected a 1-for-3 reverse stock split on May 2, 2011. The accompanying financial statements reflect the retroactive effect of this reverse stock split.
Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC
On January 14, 2011, we entered in to a drawdown equity financing agreement and registration rights agreement (collectively the “Agreements”) with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC (“Auctus”). In accordance with the Agreements, Auctus has committed, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Agreements, to purchase up to $10 million of the Company’s common stock over a term of up to three (3) years. Although the Company is not mandated to sell shares under the Agreement, the Agreement gives the Company the option to sell to Auctus shares of common stock at a per share purchase price equal to 95% of the average of the lowest closing bid price of the common stock of any two trading days during the five trading days following the Company’s delivery of a Drawdown Notice to Auctus (the “Notice”).
The Company is obligated to file and did file on February 10, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-1, covering the sale of up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock to Auctus. The Company must use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such registration statement declared effective by the SEC within 120 days of filing. The Company has agreed to pay Auctus an aggregate amount of $10,000 as an origination fee with respect to the transaction.
NOTE 8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In April 2011, the Company issued a convertible note for $37,500 to one entity. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and is due January 11, 2012. The conversion price shall be 50% of the average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
On April 15, 2011 the Company’s Board of Directors approved a 1-for-3 reverse stock split of the Company’s outstanding common stock. The reverse stock split was effective as of May 2, 2011 at which time the Company’s outstanding common shares changed from 101,633,334 to approximately 33,877,778 and its number of authorized shares of common stock reduced from 900 million to 300 million shares. Any fractional shares resulting from the reverse stock split were rounded-up to the next whole share.
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PROSPECTUS
FOR
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
Dated: ___________, 2011
Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation
Until 90 days from the date of this prospectus all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this Offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters or otherwise participating in this Offering.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THIS PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The estimated costs of this Offering are as follows:
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Expenses (1)
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Accounting Fees and Expenses
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$ | 5,000 | ||
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Legal Fees and Expenses
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$ | 20,000 | ||
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SEC Registration Fee
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$ | 100 | ||
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Blue Sky Fees
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$ | |||
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Transfer Agent Fees
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$ | |||
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Printing
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$ | 250 | ||
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TOTAL
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$ | 25,350 | ||
Notes:
(1) All amounts are estimates, other than the Securities and Exchange Commission's registration fee.
We are paying all expenses of the Offering listed above. No portion of these expenses will be paid by the selling stockholders. The selling stockholders, however, will pay any other expenses incurred in selling their common stock, including any brokerage commissions or costs of sale.
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our officers and directors are indemnified as provided by the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”) and our Bylaws.
Indemnification
Chapter 78 of the NRS, pertaining to private corporations, provides that we are required to indemnify our officers and directors to the extent that they are successful in defending any actions or claims brought against them as a result of serving in that position, including criminal, civil, administrative or investigative actions and actions brought by or on behalf of the Registrant.
Chapter 78 of the NRS further provides that we are permitted to indemnify our officers and directors for criminal, civil, administrative or investigative actions brought against them by third parties and for actions brought by or on behalf of the Registrant, even if they are unsuccessful in defending that action, if the officer or director:
(a) is not found liable for a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as an officer or director or to have engaged in intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law; or
(b) acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that his conduct was unlawful.
However, with respect to actions brought by or on behalf of the Registrant against our officers or directors, we are not permitted to indemnify our officers or directors where they are adjudged by a court, after the exhaustion of all appeals, to be liable to us or for amounts paid in settlement to the Registrant, unless, and only to the extent that, a court determines that the officers or directors are entitled to be indemnified.
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Our Bylaws provide that we will indemnify our officers and directors to the full extent permitted by law for any threatened, pending or completed actions or proceedings, whether they be civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including actions or proceedings brought by or in the right of the Registrant.
Advance of Expenses
As permitted by Chapter 78 of the NRS and our Bylaws, we are to advance funds to our officers or directors for the payment of expenses incurred in connection with defending a proceeding brought against them in advance of a final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding. However, as a condition of our doing so, the officers or directors to which funds are to be advanced must provide us with undertakings to repay any advanced amounts if it is ultimately determined that they are not entitled to be indemnified for those expenses.
Insurance
Chapter 78 of the NRS and our Bylaws also allow us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of our officers or directors, regardless of whether we have the authority to indemnify them against such liabilities or expenses.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Since inception Steele Resources Corporation (“SRC” or “we”) issued the following securities pursuant to exemptions from registration under the Securities Act.
Each of the transactions listed below involved no public solicitations or advertising. Each transaction involved a limited number of Investors each of whom represented to SRC that the securities were being acquired for investment purposes only and not with an intention to resell or distribute such securities. Each of the Investors had access to information about SRC’s business and financial condition and was deemed capable of protecting his or her own interests. The shares issued in each transaction were issued pursuant to the private placement exemption provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The securities are deemed to be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and the stock certificates bear a legend limiting the resale thereof.
As a result of the Reorganization discussed above, SRC issued 5,730,000 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding stock of SRI. The private issuance of stock involved four stockholders of SRI.
In June, 2010 we raised $100,000 through the issuance of promissory notes bearing interest of 5% per annum and due in 24 months. The notes were sold to 3 entities.
On July 23, 2010 we raised proceeds of $75,000 through the private sale of 333,334 shares of our restricted Common Stock at $0.225 per share. The sale was made to one individual in a private transaction without any public solicitation.
On July 30, 2010, we issued 30,000 shares of common stock each to two individuals in partial payment for certain mining claim staking services relating to mining claims now owned by SRI.
On September 3, 2010 we raised proceeds of $37,000 through the private sale of shares of our restricted Common Stock at $0.10 per share. The sale was made to one investor (husband and wife) (“Investor”) in a private transaction without any public solicitation.
On September 20, 2010, we issued 650,000 shares of common stock to one entity in exchange for $50,000. The sale was made to one entity (“Investor”) in a private transaction without any public solicitation.
On September 24, 2010, we issued 500,000 shares of common stock to one entity in payment for certain mineral lease rights relating to mining claims now owned by SRI. The sale was made to one entity in a private transaction without any public solicitation.
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On October 5, 2010, we issued a convertible promissory note in the principal amount of $25,000 bearing interest at 16.9% per annum. The note is due and payable on or before April 5, 2011 and can be converted into shares of SRC’s restricted common stock at a conversion rate based upon the market value of SRC’s common stock at the time of conversion. The investor was also issued warrants to purchase 100,000 shares of SRC common stock at an exercise price of $0.50/share. The sale was made to one entity in a private, negotiated transaction without any public solicitation.
On October 25, 2010 we raised $150,000 through the sale of 3,000,000 units (1 share/1 warrant). The warrant has an exercise price of $0.15/share and expires in November 2015 unless SRC’s common stock trades at a price of $0.15/share or greater for 30 consecutive days in which case the warrants must be exercised within 90 days. The sale was made to one individual in a private transaction without any public solicitation.
On November 22, 2010 we raised $65,000 through the private sale of a convertible note to one entity. The note bears interest at 8% per annum and is due September 30, 2011. The conversion price shall be 50% average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given. The sale was made to one entity (“Investor”) in a private, negotiated transaction without any public solicitation. On December 28, 2010 we issued another convertible note to this same Investor in the principal amount of $32,500 bearing interest of 8% per annum and due and payable on September 30, 2011. The note had similar conversion terms to the previous note issued to this Investor.
In January 2011, we issued a secured convertible promissory note with a face value of $32,500 and an annual interest rate of 8%. The note and accrued interest are due and payable on September 30, 2011, if not converted into the Company’s common stock before such date. The conversion price shall be 50% average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
In January 2011, the Company issued four promissory notes payable to two individuals for a total of $45,000. The notes bear simple interest at an annual rate of 8% per annum and are due May 15, 2011. In conjunction with the Notes, 450,000 shares of Common Stock were issued to the lenders.
In April 2011 we issued a convertible promissory note with a face value of $37,500 and an annual interest rate of 8%. The note and accrued interest is due and payable on January 11, 2012, if not converted into the Company’s common stock before such date. The conversion price shall be 50% average of the lowest three closing bid prices in the 10 trading days ending one day before notice of conversion is given.
Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
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Exhibit
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Description of Exhibits
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2.1(1)
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Plan and Agreement of Reorganization between Steele Recording Corporation and Steele Resources, Inc. Stockholders of Steele Resources, Inc. dated June 17, 2010.
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3.1.1(2)
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Articles of Incorporation
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3.1.2(5)
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Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation effective March 10, 2009
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3.1.3(5)
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Change to the Articles of Incorporation effective July 1, 2010
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3.1.4(5)
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Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation effective September 1, 2010
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| 3.1.5(9) | Change to Articles of Incorporation effective May 2, 2011 |
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3.2(2)
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Bylaws
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5.1
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Opinion of LinnLaw regarding legality of the securities being issued
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10.1(3)
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Service Agreement dated June 9, 2010 between SRI and Riggs and Allen Mineral Development, LLC
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10.2(8)
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Assignment of Contract and Fairview Hunter Mineral Lease Agreement
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10.3(4)
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Drawdown Equity Financing Agreement with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC dated January 14, 2011
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10.4(4)
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Registration Rights Agreement with Auctus Private Equity Fund, LLC dated January 14, 2011
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10.5(5)
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Pony Project Mineral Lease dated February 4, 2011
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10.6(6)
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Joint Venture Agreement between Steele Resources Corp. and Innocent, Inc. dated February 20, 2011
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10.6.1
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Letter of Intent dated January 27, 2011 between Innocent, Inc. and Steele Resources, Inc.
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10.7(6)
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A&P Project Mineral Lease dated February 22, 2011
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| 10.8 | 2011 Equity Compensation Plan |
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14(5)
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
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21(7)
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Subsidiaries of Steele Resources Corporation
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23.1
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Consent of Rose, Snyder & Jacobs, CPAs
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23.2
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Consent of Counsel (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 of this filing)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form 8-K filed on June 21, 2010.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s SB-2 registration statement filed on June 22, 2007.
(3) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form 8-K filed on September 30, 2010.
(4) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2011.
(5) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form S-1 registration statement filed on February 10, 2011.
(6) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form 8-K filed on March 28, 2011.
(7) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2011.
(8) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Amendment #1 to Form S-1 registration statement filed on April 14, 2011.
(9) Filed as an exhibit to registrant’s Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2011.
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Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in the volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
Provided however, that:
(i) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
(ii) Paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post- effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
4. That, for determining liability of the undersigned registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities;
The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
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(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
Since the registrant is subject to Rule 430, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430(B) or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided; however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or contolling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this amended registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Cameron Park, California on May 27, 2011.
STEELE RESOURCES CORPORATION
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By: /s/ A. Scott Dockter
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A. Scott Dockter
President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amended registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: /s/ A. Scott Dockter
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Date: May 27, 2011
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A. Scott Dockter
President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
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By: /s/ David Bridgeford
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Date: May 27, 2011
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David Bridgeford
CFO
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
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By: /s/ David McClelland
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Date: May 27, 2011
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David McClelland
Vice President and Director
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By: /s/ Peter Kristensen
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Date: May 26, 2011
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Peter Kristensen
Director
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By: /s/ Pauline Schneider
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Date: May 20, 2011
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Pauline Schneider
Director
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