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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-K
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 2012
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Commission file number 0-52214
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Nevada
 
22-2547226
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
8 Nettleton Court
Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
 
L9Y 5B9
(Address of principal executive offices)  
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (905) 542-4990
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $.001 par value
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No x
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
 
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 definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o Smaller reporting company x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
 
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant (31,658,720 shares) as of June 30, 2012, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately $1,583,000. The number of shares outstanding of the Common Stock, $0.001 par value, of the registrant as of the close of business on March 31, 2013 was 57,310,070.

Documents Incorporated by Reference: None
 


 
 

 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I
     
Page
 
         
Item 1.
Business
    4  
           
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
    15  
           
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
    20  
           
Item 2.
Properties
    20  
           
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
    20  
           
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
    20  
           
PART II
           
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
    21  
           
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
    22  
           
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
    22  
           
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
    28  
           
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
    29  
           
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
    30  
           
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
    30  
           
Item 9B.
Other Information
    30  
           
PART III
           
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
    31  
           
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
    33  
           
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
    34  
           
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
    36  
           
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
    37  
           
PART IV
           
Item 15.
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
    38  
           
 
Signatures
    39  
 
 
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Forward-Looking Statements
 
There are statements in this report that are not historical facts. These “forward-looking statements” can be identified by use of terminology such as “believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy,” and similar expressions. You should be aware that these forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. For a discussion of these risks, you should read this entire report carefully, especially the risks discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors.” Although management believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included in this report are reasonable, these assumptions do not guarantee our future performance, and actual results could differ from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. The assumptions used for purposes of the forward-looking statements specified in the following information represent estimates of future events and are subject to uncertainty as to possible changes in economic, legislative, industry, and other circumstances. As a result, the identification and interpretation of data and other information and their use in developing and selecting assumptions from and among reasonable alternatives require the exercise of judgment. To the extent that the assumed events do not occur, the outcome may vary substantially from anticipated or projected results, and, accordingly, no opinion is expressed about the achievability of those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that the results and events contemplated by the forward-looking statements contained in this report will, in fact, transpire. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
 
 
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PART I
 
Item 1.  Business.
 
Business Development
 
Newport Gold, Inc., a pre-exploration stage company, was incorporated on July 16, 2003 in the State of Nevada, and is involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral and energy properties. We have two subsidiary companies, 2038052 Ontario Inc., an Ontario incorporated company, and NPG Mining Corp., a British Columbia incorporated company. Unless otherwise noted, references in this report to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” mean Newport Gold, Inc. and its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries, 2038052 Ontario Inc. and NPG Mining Corp.
 
We have not had any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding since incorporation. There have been no material reclassifications, mergers, consolidations or purchases or sales of any significant amount of assets not in the ordinary course of business since the date of incorporation.
 
Our principal executive offices are located at 8 Nettleton Court, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada L9Y 5B9 and our telephone number is (905) 542-4990.
 
Our Business - Mining Properties
 
Burnt Basin
 
General
 
On July 21, 2003, we entered into an option agreement with Steve Baran to acquire certain mineral claims located in British Columbia, Canada known as the Burnt Basin mineral claims. The Burnt Basin property is owned by John W. Carson and the option agreement is subject to an underlying agreement between Mr. Carson and Mr. Baran, dated July 29, 2002. The Burnt Basin property is situated about 25 kilometers northeast of Grand Forks, British Columbia in Canada. The property covers an area of 1694 hectares and is comprised of 10 mineral claims.
 
Under the terms of the option agreement, we have acquired a 100% undivided interest in the property, subject to a 1% Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty, in consideration for cash and share payments totaling $17,000 which has been paid and 225,000 shares of our common stock which have been issued, and by incurring exploration expenses totaling CDN $250,000 which condition has been met by the Company. The NSR royalty is payable to John Carson and is capped at CDN $250,000, and is provided by making annual CDN $10,000 prepaid NSR payments beginning in September 2003. To date, we have paid Mr. Carson CDN $100,000 of prepaid NSR royalties. A second 1% NSR Royalty was to have been paid to Steve Baran but, pursuant to a letter agreement dated as of March 26, 2013, Mr. Baran has agreed that no additional NSR payments shall be due to Mr. Baran now or in the future in connection with the Option Agreement.
 
 
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As indicated above, we have met the cash, share and expenditure commitments outlined in the agreement and have earned the 100% interest in the property, subject to the NSR commitment. Pursuant to transfers of ownership filed with the Province of British Columbia in August 2008, such 100% undivided interest in the Burnt Basin mineral claims are now held by us. Such interests are registered in the name of NPG Mining Corp., a British Columbia incorporated company and wholly owned subsidiary of Newport Gold, Inc. We do not hold any title to any surface rights within the limits of the property.
 
NSR royalties are defined in the option agreement as the net proceeds realized from the sale to a bona fide purchaser in an arm’s length transaction of minerals recovered from ore mined from the claims. The net proceeds are determined by deducting from the dollar value paid for the recovered minerals, the cost of smelting and refining the ore/or concentrates thereof, marketing and insurance charges, and transportation costs, including the costs of transporting the ore and /or concentrates thereof to the milling facilities and to the smelter or refinery.
 
Between 2004 and 2006, we completed small prospecting and rock sampling programs on the claims for assessment purposes. During 2007, we completed an exploration program on the property which consisted of airborne geophysics, prospecting, rock sampling, grid work and soil sampling, ground geophysics and excavator trenching. No drilling was done on the property due to lack of funds and no exploration work of any kind was done during the 2008 and 2009 field seasons for the same reasons. In October 2011, a small rock sampling program on the Molly Gibson gold zone Burnt Basin property was conducted in which 68 samples were taken and 29 assayed. We have also commissioned and obtained technical reports, with the latest one dated June 15, 2012 which included recommendations for further work.
 
We are presently in the pre-exploration stage and there is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists in the property until further exploration is done and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility. The Burnt Basin mineral claims are without known economic mineralization and the proposed program is exploratory in nature. We must conduct exploration to determine what amount of minerals, if any, exist on the property and if any minerals which are found can be economically extracted and profitably processed.
 
Provided we are able to obtain the necessary capital, we intend to commence and complete the updated Phase 1 program as recommended in the most recent technical report for the Burnt Basin property (see “Program of Exploration” below) over the next twelve months. In this regard, we anticipate that we will need at least $400,000 in financing in order to achieve our goals and objectives over the next twelve months, which includes $250,000 to complete the Phase 1 program and at least $150,000 for operations. This does not include any amounts which will be due to Derek Bartlett, our President, under the terms of his Management Services Agreement.
 
We were able to raise $200,000 in equity financing in the third quarter of 2011, $98,000 in the third quarter of 2012 and intend to attempt to raise additional funds in 2013. No assurance can be given that these efforts will be successful or that we will be able to raise sufficient capital to fund our operations over the next twelve months. However, assuming we are successful in raising needed funds, we expect to commence the Phase 1 program as soon as possible in 2013 and hope to complete Phase 1 during 2013, although extreme weather conditions could delay the progress of the Phase 1 program. The updated Phase 2 program, which is contingent on the results achieved in the Phase 1 program, will hopefully be able to commence in the latter part of 2013 or into 2014. However, if it turns out that we have not raised enough financing to complete the Phase 2 program, we may be forced to seek additional financing or attempt to obtain a joint venture partner if we have not already done so in connection with the financing needed for the Phase 1 program. Again, no assurance can be made that these efforts in obtaining additional financing or a joint venture partner will be successful.
 
 
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Legal Status of Burnt Basin Mineral Claims
 
A mining claim is generally described to be that portion of the public mineral lands which a miner, for mining purposes, takes and holds in accordance with local mining laws but is also described to mean a parcel of land which might contain precious metals in the soil or rock. Prior to 2005, mineral claims in British Columbia were acquired by physically marking the claim boundaries on the ground. In 2005, an on-line system of staking was established in British Columbia, known as the Mineral Title Online System (“MTO”), where claims are acquired by selecting one or more predetermined grid cells. Sizes of these claims vary, depending on the number of grid cells selected. These on-line claims are referred to as MTO claims, where pre-2005 claims are referred to as legacy claims. The Burnt Basin property consists of 9 MTO claims and 1 legacy claim, covering a total area of 1694 hectares.
 
The Burnt Basin mineral claims were originally staked in 2002 by John Carson. Mr. Carson owns the mineral claims and optioned these claims to Mr. Baran on July 29, 2002, which was subsequently optioned to us on July 18, 2003. We, through an option agreement, hold the mining rights to the Burnt Basin mineral claims which thereby gives us or our designated agent, the rights to mine and recover all of the minerals contained within the surface boundaries of the claim continued vertically downward.
 
As mentioned above, prior to 2005, in order to stake a claim, it was physically marked on the ground whereby miners had to physically go to their desired parcel of land and place posts into the ground outlining the location of their claim. They then had to travel to their local mining recorder’s office to register the claim and pay the appropriate fees. This was known as a ground staking system. The legislation in British Columbia changed in December 2004 and became effective on January 12, 2005 which changed the system to a map based online system. For part of 2005, holders of such pre-2005 claims (legacy claims) were given an opportunity to convert the claims to the new system. With the exception of one claim, all of the pre-2005 claims on the Burnt Basin property were converted to new MTO claims. As a result, the Burnt Basin property now consists of 9 MTO claims and 1 legacy claim. See “Property Description and Location” below.
 
All Canadian lands and minerals which have not been granted to private persons are owned by either the federal or provincial governments in the name of Her Majesty. Ungranted minerals are commonly known as Crown minerals. Ownership rights to Crown minerals are vested by the Canadian Constitution in the province where the minerals are located. In the case of the Burnt Basin mineral claims, that is the province of British Columbia.
 
In the 19th century the practice of reserving the minerals from fee simple Crown grants was established. The legislation ensures that minerals are reserved from Crown land dispositions. The result is that the Crown is the largest mineral owner in Canada, both as fee simple owner of Crown lands and through mineral reservations in Crown grants. Most privately held mineral titles are acquired directly from the Crown. The Burnt Basin mineral claim is one such acquisition. Accordingly, fee simple title to the Burnt Basin mineral claims resides with the Crown. The Burnt Basin property is comprised of mining claims issued pursuant to the British Columbia Mineral Act to Mr. John Carson. The lessee has exclusive rights to mine and recover all of the minerals contained within the surface boundaries of the lease continued vertically downward.
 
The Burnt Basin mineral claims are unencumbered and there are no competitive conditions which affect the Burnt Basin mineral claims. Further, there is no insurance covering the Burnt Basin mineral claims. We believe that no insurance is necessary since the Burnt Basin mineral claims is unimproved and contains no buildings or improvements.
 
Property Description and Location
 
The Burnt Basin property is situated about 25 kilometers northeast of Grand Forks, B.C., and east of Gladstone Provincial Park, on NTS map sheet 082E/01 (see Figure 1). The property is centered at latitude 49o 10’ 00”N and longitude 118o 07’ 30”W. It covers an area of 1694 hectares and is underlain entirely by crown land. The property consists of nine contiguous mineral titles online (MTO) claims and one located legacy claim, on Mineral Tenure map sheet 082E.020 in the Greenwood Mining District. The following tables compare the pre-2005 claim information (ground staking system) for the Burnt Basin property with the current claim information (online system) resulting from legislation which became effective in 2005:
 
 
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Pre-2005 Claim Information
 
TENURE #
CLAIM NAME
Units
EXPIRATION DATE
393541
Molly Gibson
20
December 30, 2015
393542
Motherlode
20
December 30, 2015
395681
Lode #1
1
December 30, 2015
395682
Lode #2
1
December 30, 2015
395683
Lode #3
1
December 30, 2015
395684
Lode #4
1
December 30, 2015
395685
Lode #5
1
December 30, 2015
395686
Lode #6
1
December 30, 2015
395687
Lode #7
1
December 30, 2015
     
December 30, 2015
 
2005 Claim Information
 
TENURE #
CLAIM NAME
SIZE (Ha)
EXPIRATION DATE
395687
Lode #7
25.00
December 30, 2015
530691
Manitou
63.36
December 30, 2015
556586
Irish 1
147.83
December 30, 2015
556588
Irish 2
21.12
December 30, 2015
556589
Irish 3
21.11
December 30, 2015
556590
Irish 4
147.89
December 30, 2015
556696
Irish 5
84.51
December 30, 2015
558034
Irish 6
359.15
December 30, 2015
573419
 
760.41
December 30, 2015
573420
 
63.34
December 30, 2015
 
See the following three maps for details regarding the location of the Burnt Basin property, mineral claims and historic crown grants:
 
 
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Mineral claims within the province of British Columbia require assessment work (such as geological mapping, geochemical or geophysical surveys, trenching or diamond drilling) be completed each year to maintain title to the ground. See “Mining Regulations” below for information on the new regulations regarding work obligations to maintain tenure which went into effect on July 1, 2012. Expenditures exceeding the minimum requirement can be credited to future years assessment credits, to a maximum of 10 years in advance. The current expiration dates for the claims comprising the Burnt Basin property are listed above.
 
 
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There are no known environmental liabilities on the property. A permit from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is required for exploration work involving mechanized ground disturbance. A separate permit is required for any timber disturbance necessary to carry out the work program. Permits were granted for the 2007 excavator trenching program, with no special conditions attached. Permits from both ministries were also granted for additional trenching and for drilling at various sites. Work permits for ground excavation and 20 diamond drill holes have been approved by the British Columbia government for 2013, 2014 and 2015.

A considerable portion of the Burnt Basin property has been clearcut logged, and, apart from seasonal use by hunters, the area has little recreational appeal. There are no formally designated parks within the property. As shown on Figure 2, the eastern boundary of Gladstone Provincial Park is approximately 200 meters west of the western boundary of the property. The entire property falls within a large area that is designated as Grizzly Bear habitat. The steep southeast facing slopes above Highway 3, in the southern part of the property, are also designated as ungulate winter range for Mountain Goat. Special restrictions affect the timing and extent of silviculture activities within the winter range area, but these restrictions do not apply to any work (such as mineral exploration and development) that falls under the Mineral Tenure Act.

Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography

Access to the Burnt Basin property and local infrastructure are both reasonably good. Highway 3, the Southern Trans Provincial Highway, crosses the extreme southeast corner of the property, as shown on Figure 2 and road access exists to, or near to many of the known showings on the property.

Access to the property is via the Josh Creek Main logging road, which leaves Highway 3 at the Ministry of Highways work shed approximately 10 kilometers southwest of the Paulson bridge, and follows the Josh Creek valley to the northeast. The Josh Creek Main and numerous logging spur roads, plus historic mining and exploration roads, provide access to most parts of the property. Some areas, including the Contact and Hastings showings, are more difficult to reach, with no roads in their immediate vicinity.

Limited services, including room, board and fuel, are available in the community of Christina Lake, approximately 25 kilometers southwest along Highway 3 from the claims. Most services needed for exploration are available in Grand Forks, located a further 20 kilometers west of Christina Lake along the highway. Alternately, services are available in Castlegar, 55 kilometers east of the property along Highway 3. Castlegar also contains the closest full-service airport to the property. The closest power available is approximately 10 kilometers southwest of the claims on McRae Creek road.

The property covers the “Burnt Basin”, a bowl shaped area covering the upper Josh and Mollie Creek drainages that is situated north and west of Highway 3 (and the McRae Creek valley). The extremely steep (and often bluff-like) south and east-facing slopes above the highway are also within the property boundary. Within the basin, above these steep slopes, the topography is more moderate. Elevations range from about 900 meters at the highway in southwest corner of the property to about 1585 meters at the Molly Gibson showing.

There is good rock exposure on the steep slopes in the southern and eastern parts of the property. Outcrop on the remainder of the Burnt Basin property is moderate to scarce. Vegetation consists of thick second growth forest, with dense undergrowth. The forest is mixed, with cedar, larch, spruce, pine and fir all present. Recent logging has resulted in a number of large clearcuts. Historically disturbed areas are commonly thickly re-grown to alder.

The climate is moderately dry, with hot summers and only minor rainfall. Snowfall is typically in the order of 2.5 - 3 meters and the property is generally snow free from early May to mid November. Water is available for drilling from Josh or Mollie Creeks or from several small ponds within the ‘basin’.
 
 
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Geological Setting

The general region where the Burnt Basin mineral claims are located is one that has hosted many gold deposits. It covers a sequence of rocks that were formed elsewhere and moved to their present location by crustal scale faulting, as well as some rocks formed in-place since this fault collision occurred. The Burnt Basin property is situated within the Boundary District, a highly mineralized area straddling the Canada-USA border and including the Republic, Belcher, Rossland and Greenwood Mining Camps. In general, the property is situated within Quesnellia, a terrane which accreted to North America during the mid-Jurassic. Proterozoic to Paleozoic North American basement rocks are exposed in a series of metamorphic core complexes, which were uplifted during the Eocene and are separated from the younger overlying rocks by low-angle normal (detachment) faults. West of the Burnt Basin property, North American basement rocks are exposed in the Grand Forks metamorphic complex. The east-dipping Kettle River fault separates these rocks from younger sediments, volcanics and intrusives to the east.

Program of Exploration

During 2007, we completed a program of grid work, soil sampling, prospecting and rock sampling, airborne and ground geophysics, and excavator trenching on the Burnt Basin property. An additional rock sampling program was carried out in 2011. The work program was designed to complete a preliminary assessment all of the known zones of mineralization, to prioritize the showings for follow-up work, to prospect the property for new areas of mineralization, and to test the effectiveness of ground geophysics and soil geochemistry as exploration. A further mandate was to bring several of the high-priority showings to a drill ready stage. The technical report we commissioned and obtained in 2012 acknowledges that the foregoing work program met these objectives and recommends further work for the Burnt Basin property, to explore for both zinc-lead (+/- silver, copper) mineralization and for gold mineralization on the property. A revised two-phase $600,000 work program has been recommended. Phase 1 has a budget of $250,000 and includes extending the 2007 grid to the south and west, to cover the Hastings, Molly Gibson and Ajax showings, and completing soil geochemical and ground magnetometer surveys over these areas. Phase 1 also includes trenching geological, geophysical and geochemical targets identified by the Company’s work. The Phase 2 program involves diamond drilling to test known showings. Phase 2 has a budget of $350,000 and is in-part contingent on the results of the Phase 1 program.

Phase 1 ($250,000)

According to the June 15, 2012 technical report, it is recommended that the 2007 grid should be extended to the south of Mollie Creek, to cover the Molly Gibson and Hastings showings, and to the west of Josh Creek to cover the newly discovered Ajax showing. Soil geochemical and ground magnetometer surveys should be run over these areas. In addition, follow-up should be done to explore all rock and soil geochemical anomalies, as well as ground and airborne geophysical anomalies, resulting from the previous work and from the proposed grid extension. Soil anomalies should be ground checked, as should magnetic high anomalies defined by the ground magnetometer survey.

The report further recommends that geological mapping is needed, over both the grid areas and the balance of the property. Mapping in the grid area will allow soil geochemical results and ground magnetometer results to be correlated with geology, in order to better understand the significance of these results. Areas of interest should then be followed up by excavator trenching (and/or drilling in Phase 2). Additional ground geophysics should be tested in the Eva Bell – Halifax and Molly Gibson areas, to determine whether these methods could aid in defining targets for drill testing.

The report recommends that prospecting and rock sampling is warranted in the Gold Knoll – Tunnel area, north of the Upper Eva Bell, to explore for vein and stockwork type gold mineralization and to locate historically referenced workings. The southern portion of the property should also be prospected. Also, the Ennismore, Ajax and Hastings showing warrant further work. Excavator trenching is recommended as an initial test of these areas.

Phase 1 Budget:
 
Excavator Trenching
  $ 30,000  
Labour – Geologist(s)   $ 20,000  
- Prospector(s)
  $ 10,000  
- Labourer (s) – reclamation/chainsaw work, trenching
  $ 15,000  
- Grid/Soil crew
  $ 35,000  
Geophysics – ground magnetometer survey, test IP &/or EM
  $ 45,000  
Vehicle rental & fuel
  $ 10,000  
Food and Accommodation
  $ 15,000  
Analytical Costs, including shipping (soil, rock, trench)   $ 35,000  
Reporting, drafting   $ 10,000  
Program Supervision and Management   $ 20,000  
TOTAL PHASE 1:      $ 250,000  
 
 
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Phase 2 ($350,000)

Phase 2 involves diamond drilling to follow-up on the results of the Phase 1 program and to test known drill-ready targets. A total of 1500 meters of NQ drilling is included in Phase 2, which is in-part contingent on the results of the Phase 1 program.

In particular, the report recommends that diamond drilling should be done to test the AeroTEM anomaly north of the Halifax showing. Drilling should also be done at the Halifax and Eva Bell-Upper Eva Bell showings. A 600 meter long, strong magnetic high anomaly that extends roughly from the Breckle showing to the Upper Eva Bell showing is also high priority for drilling.

Phase 2 Budget:
 
Diamond drilling
 
1500 metres @ $200/m all in cost, including labour, analytical costs
  $ 300,000  
Reporting, drafting
  $ 10,000  
Program Supervision and Management
  $ 40,000  
TOTAL PHASE 2:      $ 350,000  
 
Work on the Burnt Basin property has been done under the supervision of consulting geologist Linda Caron, M.Sc., P.Eng. Ms. Caron obtained a B.A.Sc. in Geological Engineering (Honours) in the Mineral Exploration Option, from the University of British Columbia (1985) and graduated with an M.Sc. in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Calgary (1988). She has practised her profession since 1987 and has worked in the mineral exploration industry since 1980. Since 1989, she has done extensive geological work in Southern B.C., both as an employee of various exploration companies and as an independent consultant. She is a member in good standing with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. with professional engineer status, and a Qualified Person in British Columbia under the definition of National Instrument 43-101.
 
To achieve our goals and objectives for the next 12 months, and order to commence our proposed two-phase exploration program on the Burnt Basin property, we plan to raise additional capital through private placements of our equity securities and, if available on satisfactory terms, debt financing. If we are unsuccessful in obtaining new capital, our ability to continue our exploration programs and meet our current financial obligations could be adversely affected and we could forfeit our rights and interests in the Burn Basin property.
 
Other Recent Mining Properties

Since 2006, we have acquired mining interests in two additional properties (one located in Inner Mongolia, China and the other located near Vernon, British Columbia), both of which have since been abandoned by us and deemed to be of no value.

Competitive Factors

The mining industry, in general, is intensely competitive and there is not any assurance that even if commercial quantities of ore are discovered, a ready market will exist for sale of same. Numerous factors beyond our control may affect the marketability of any substances discovered. These factors include market fluctuations, the proximity and capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, government regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of these factors may result in Newport not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.
 
 
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Mining Regulations

Our mineral exploration program is subject to the Mineral Tenure Act (British Columbia) and Regulations. This act sets forth rules for:

·    
locating claims,
·    
posting claims,
·    
working claims, and   
·    
reporting work performed.

Mineral claims within the province of British Columbia require assessment work (such as geological mapping, geochemical or geophysical surveys, trenching or diamond drilling) be completed each year to maintain title to the ground. New regulations regarding work obligations to maintain tenure went into effect in British Columbia on July 1, 2012. As of July 1, 2012, annual work commitments are determined by a four tier structure, as follows:

$5.00 per hectare for anniversary years 1 & 2
$10.00 per hectare for anniversary years 3 & 4
$15.00 per hectare for anniversary years 5 & 6
$20.00 per hectare for subsequent anniversary years

All claims in British Columbia will be set back to the year 1 requirement, regardless of how many years have elapsed since staking. For the Burnt Basin property, this means that the annual work commitment to advance the expiry dates by 2 years (to Dec. 30, 2017) will be $5 per hectare per year, or a total of about $16,940 for 2 years. Thereafter the work commitment increases, according to the above schedule. Work in excess of the annual requirement may be credited towards future years.

We are also subject to the British Columbia Mineral Exploration Code (the “Code”) that tells us how and where we can explore for minerals. We must comply with these laws to operate our business. The purpose of the Code is to assist persons who wish to explore for minerals in British Columbia to understand the process whereby exploration activities are permitted and regulated. The Code establishes Province-wide standards for mineral exploration and development activities. The Code also manages and administers exploration and development activities to ensure maximum extraction with a minimum of environmental disturbance. The Code does not apply to certain exploration work we will be conducting. Specifically, work that does not involve mechanical disturbance of the surface including:

·    
prospecting using hand-held tools,
·    
geological and geochemical surveying,
·    
airborne geophysical surveying,
·    
hand-trenching without the use of explosives, and
·    
the establishment of gridlines that do not require the felling of trees.
·    
Subject to the results of Phase 1, exploration activities that we may carry out in subsequent phases which are subject to the provisions of the Code are as follows:
·    
drilling, trenching and excavating using machinery, and
·    
disturbance of the ground by mechanical means (blasting).
 
 
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Environmental Laws

We will also have to sustain the cost of reclamation and environmental remediation for all work undertaken which causes sufficient surface disturbance to necessitate reclamation work. Both reclamation and environmental remediation refer to putting disturbed ground back as close to its original state as possible. Other potential pollution or damage must be cleaned-up and renewed along standard guidelines outlined in the usual permits. Reclamation is the process of bringing the land back to a natural state after completion of exploration activities. Environmental remediation refers to the physical activity of taking steps to remediate, or remedy, any environmental damage caused, i.e. refilling trenches after sampling or cleaning up fuel spills. Our Phase 1 and 2 programs do not require any reclamation or remediation other than minor clean up and removal of supplies because of minimal disturbance to the ground. The amount of these costs is not known at this time as we do not know the extent of the exploration program we will undertake, beyond completion of the recommended two phases described above. Because there is presently no information on the size, tenure, or quality of any resource or reserve at this time, it is impossible to assess the impact of any capital expenditures on our earnings or competitive position in the event a potentially economic deposit is discovered.

Available Information

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such reports, proxy statements and other information may be inspected at the public reference room of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Copies of such material can be obtained from the facility at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC toll free at 1-800-SEC-0330 for information about its public reference room. Because we file documents electronically with the SEC, you may also obtain this information by visiting the SEC’s Internet website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
 
An investment in our securities is highly speculative and extremely risky. You should carefully consider the following risks, in addition to the other information contained in this report, before deciding to invest in our securities.

Risks Related to Our Business

Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. The general business strategy of the Company is to explore and research existing mineral properties and to potentially acquire further claims either directly or through the acquisition of operating entities. The continued operations of the Company depends upon the recoverability of mineral property reserves, confirmation of the Company’s interest in the underlying mineral claims, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of these claims and upon the future profitable production of the claims. There continues to be insufficient funds to provide enough working capital to fund ongoing operations for the next twelve months. Management intends to raise additional capital through share issuances to finance its exploration on the Burnt Basin Property although there can be no assurance that management will be successful in these efforts.

The Company has a working capital deficit at December 31, 2012 of $164,000, has an accumulated deficit during the exploration stage of $4,487,000 and has not generated any operating revenue to date. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going-concern, which is dependent on the Company’s ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate level of financing on a timely basis and to achieve sufficient cash flows to cover obligations and expenses. The outcome of the above matters cannot be predicted at this time. The financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, which might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going-concern.
 
 
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Unfavorable economic conditions may have a material adverse effect on us since raising capital to continue our operations could be more difficult.

Uncertainty and negative trends in general economic conditions in the United States, Canada and abroad, including significant tightening of credit markets and a general economic decline, have created a difficult operating environment for our business and other companies in our industry. Depending upon the ultimate severity and duration of any economic downturn, the resulting effects on our business could be materially adverse if we are unable to raise the working capital required to carry out our business plan.

If we do not have the funds to make required payments on our mineral claims, we could lose our rights to the claims.

To retain our interests in our mineral claims, we have to make certain required payments. If we do not have the funds to make these payments as they come due, we may lose our interests in such mineral claims.

Under the terms of the option agreement for the Burnt Basin property, we are required among other things to pay a 1% NSR royalty to John Carson (the owner of the property) capped at CDN $250,000, that will be provided by making annual CDN $10,000 prepaid NSR payments beginning in September 2003. While all such prepaid NSR royalties have been paid to date, no assurance can be made that we will be able to continue to make such payments in the future. If we are unable to meet such payment obligations, Mr. Carson may have the right to seek to void any interests we have in the property.

If we are unable to perform required assessment work annually, we could lose our rights to the claims.

Mineral claims within the province of British Columbia require assessment work (such as geological mapping, geochemical or geophysical surveys, trenching or diamond drilling) be completed each year to maintain title to the ground. New regulations regarding work obligations to maintain tenure went into effect in British Columbia on July 1, 2012. As of July 1, 2012, annual work commitments are determined by a four tier structure, as follows:

$5.00 per hectare for anniversary years 1 & 2
$10.00 per hectare for anniversary years 3 & 4
$15.00 per hectare for anniversary years 5 & 6
$20.00 per hectare for subsequent anniversary years

All claims in British Columbia will be set back to the year 1 requirement, regardless of how many years have elapsed since staking. For the Burnt Basin property, this means that the annual work commitment to advance the expiry dates by 2 years (to Dec. 30, 2017) will be $5 per hectare per year, or a total of about $16,940 for 2 years. Thereafter the work commitment increases, according to the above schedule. Expenditures exceeding the minimum requirement can be credited to future years assessment credits, to a maximum of 10 years in advance. Presently, the Burnt Basin claims are in good standing until the year 2015, and further work is not required until that time. If we are unable after that time to perform any additional assessment work, we may not be able to maintain our rights to the claims.

The exploration and mining industry is highly competitive.

We face significant competition in our business of exploration and mining, a business in which we will compete with other mineral resource exploration and development companies for financing and for the acquisition of new mineral properties. Many of the mineral resource exploration and development companies with whom we compete have greater financial and technical resources than us. Accordingly, these competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisitions of mineral properties of merit, on exploration of their mineral properties and on development of their mineral properties. In addition, they may be able to afford greater geological expertise in the targeting and exploration of mineral properties. This competition could result in competitors having mineral properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance additional exploration and development. This competition could adversely impact on our ability to finance further exploration and to achieve the financing necessary for us to develop our mineral properties.
 
 
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Our mineral exploration efforts are highly speculative; we have not yet established any proven or probable reserves.

Mineral exploration is highly speculative. It involves many risks and is often non-productive. Even if we believe we have found a valuable mineral deposit, it may be several years before production is possible. During that time, it may become no longer feasible to produce those minerals for economic, regulatory, political, or other reasons. Additionally, we may be required to make substantial capital expenditures and to construct mining and processing facilities. As a result of these costs and uncertainties, we may be unable to start, or if started, to finish our exploration activities. In addition, we have not to date established any proven or probable reserves on our mining properties and there can be no assurance that such reserves will ever be established.

Mining operations in general involve a high degree of risk, which we may be unable, or may not choose to insure against, making exploration and/or development activities we may pursue subject to potential legal liability for certain claims.

Our operations are subject to all of the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration, development and production of minerals. These include unusual and unexpected geological formations, rock falls, flooding and other conditions involved in the drilling and removal of material, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, mines and other producing facilities, damage to life or property, environmental damage and possible legal liability. Although we plan to take adequate precautions to minimize these risks, and risks associated with equipment failure or failure of retaining dams which may result in environmental pollution, there can be no assurance that even with our precautions, damage or loss will not occur and that we will not be subject to liability which will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition.

Because of the unique difficulties and uncertainties inherent in mineral exploration ventures, we face a high risk of business failure.

Stockholders should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by new mineral exploration companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral properties that we plan to undertake. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration, and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. Most exploration projects do not result in the discovery of commercially mineable deposits. Problems such as unusual or unexpected formations and other conditions are involved in mineral exploration and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts.

Because of the inherent dangers involved in mineral exploration, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages as we conduct our business.

The search for valuable minerals involves numerous hazards. As a result, we may become subject to liability for such hazards, including pollution, cave-ins and other hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. At the present time, we have no coverage to insure against these hazards. The payment of such liabilities may result in our inability to complete our planned exploration program and/or obtain additional financing to fund our exploration program.

We have no known ore reserves and we cannot guarantee we will find any mineral reserves or if we find minerals, that production will be profitable.

We have no known ore reserves. We have not identified gold or other metal or mineral in proven economic amounts on the property and we cannot guaranty that we will ever find any such minerals. Even if we find that there are mineral reserves on our property, we cannot guaranty that we will be able to recover these minerals. Even if we recover mineral reserves, we cannot guaranty that we will make a profit. If we cannot find mineral reserves or it is not economical to recover these mineral reserves, we will have to cease operations. Because the probability that any of the prospects will ever have mineral reserves is extremely low, any funds spent on exploration will probably be lost.

Weather interruptions in the province of British Columbia may affect and delay our exploration operations.

While exploration can generally be performed year round in the province of British Columbia, such region is periodically subject to extreme weather conditions such as severe snow or rain that could cause roads leading to our claims to be impassible. When roads are impassable, we are unable to easily conduct exploration operations on our property.
 
 
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Our exploration efforts and limited capital may limit our ability to find mineralized material. If we do not find mineralized material, we will cease operations.

Because we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration. Because we may have to limit our exploration, we may not find mineralized material, although our property may contain mineralized material. If we do not find mineralized material, we will cease operations.

We may not have access to all of the supplies and materials we need to begin exploration which could cause us to delay or suspend operations.

Competition and unforeseen limited sources of supplies in the industry could result in occasional spot shortages of supplies, such as explosives, and certain equipment such as bulldozers and excavators that we might need to conduct exploration. We have not attempted to locate or negotiate with any suppliers of products, equipment or materials. We will attempt to locate products, equipment and materials in the future. If we cannot find the products and equipment we need, we will have to suspend our exploration plans until we do find the products and equipment we need.

We have not yet discovered any mineral reserves. Even if we are successful in discovering mineral reserves we may not be able to realize a profit from its sale. If we cannot make a profit, we will have to cease operations until market conditions improve or cease operations altogether.

In order to maintain operations, we will have to sell any minerals we extract from our property for more than it costs us to mine it. (The lower the price the mineral, the more difficult it is to do this.) If we cannot make a profit, we will have to cease operations until the price of minerals found on our property increases or cease operations altogether. The cost to mine minerals is fixed and as a result, the lower the market price, the lower the likelihood we will be able to make a profit.

If other professional duties of our current management team interfere or conflict with their duties for the Company, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.

Our officers and directors do not devote all of their time and energy to the business of the Company and are involved in other businesses including other mining companies. If the performance of their duties on behalf of such other entities interfere or conflict with their duties as officers and directors of the Company, we may not be able to achieve our anticipated growth and our business, results of operations and financial condition could be materially adversely affected. In addition, a conflict of interest between the Company and one of these other mining companies may arise from time to time. We have not formulated a policy for the resolution of such potential conflicts of interest. Failure by management to resolve conflicts of interest in favor of the Company could result in liability of management to us. However, any attempt by stockholders to enforce a liability of management to us would most likely be prohibitively expensive and time consuming.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock

We do not intend to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

We have never declared or paid a dividend on our common stock. We intend to retain earnings, if any, for use in the operation and expansion of our business and, therefore, do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future.
 
 
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The trading price of our common stock may be volatile.

We currently anticipate that the market for our common stock will remain limited, sporadic, and illiquid until such time as we generate significant revenues, if ever, and that the market for our common stock will be subject to wide fluctuations in response to several factors, including, but not limited to the risk factors set forth in this report as well as the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock, investor perceptions of the Company, and general economic and similar conditions. In addition, we believe that there are a small number of market makers that make a market in our common stock. The actions of any of these market makers could substantially impact the volatility of the Company’s common stock.
 
Efforts to comply with recently enacted changes in securities laws and regulations will increase our costs and require additional management resources, and we still may fail to comply.
 
As directed by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules requiring public companies to include a report of management on our internal controls over financial reporting in their annual reports on Form 10-K. If we are unable to conclude that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our financial statements, which could result in a decrease in the value of our securities.

Substantial sales of our common stock could adversely affect our stock price.
 
We had 57,310,070 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2012. Sales of a substantial number of shares of common stock, or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock by introducing a large number of sellers to the market. Such sales could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. We cannot predict whether future sales of our common stock, or the availability of our common stock for sale, will adversely affect the market price for our common stock or our ability to raise capital by offering equity securities.

Our common stock is a penny stock.

Our common stock is classified as a penny stock, which trades over-the-counter. As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of or obtain accurate quotations as to the price of the shares of the common stock. In addition, the “penny stock” rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission subject the sale of the shares of the common stock to certain regulations which impose sales practice requirements on broker-dealers. For example, broker-dealers selling such securities must, prior to effecting the transaction, provide their customers with a document that discloses the risks of investing in such securities. Furthermore, if the person purchasing the securities is someone other than an accredited investor or an established customer of the broker-dealer, the broker-dealer must also approve the potential customer’s account by obtaining information concerning the customer’s financial situation, investment experience and investment objectives. The broker-dealer must also make a determination whether the transaction is suitable for the customer and whether the customer has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be reasonably expected to be capable of evaluating the risk of transactions in such securities. Accordingly, the Commission’s rules may result in the limitation of the number of potential purchasers of the shares of the common stock. In addition, the additional burdens imposed upon broker-dealers by such requirements may discourage broker-dealers from effecting transactions in the Common Stock, which could severely limit the market of the Company’s common stock.

The over-the-counter market is vulnerable to market fraud.

Securities which trade over-the-counter are frequent targets of fraud or market manipulation, both because of their generally low prices and because reporting requirements for such securities are less stringent than those of the stock exchanges or NASDAQ.
 
 
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Increased dealer compensation could adversely affect stock price.

Over-the-counter market dealers’ spreads (the difference between the bid and ask prices) may be large, causing higher purchase prices and less sale proceeds for investors.
 
Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
 
Item 2.  Properties.

See “Item 1. Description of Business” for a description of our mining property interests.

The Company neither rents nor owns any properties. The Company uses the office space and equipment of its management which offices are located at 8 Nettleton Court, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada L9Y 5B9.
 
Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.

We are not currently a party to any pending material legal proceeding nor are we aware of any proceeding contemplated by any individual, company, entity or governmental authority involving the Company.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.
 
 
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PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

Our common stock is quoted on the OTCQB, officially part of the OTC Market Group’s OTC Link quotation system, under the symbol “NWPG”. The OTCQB is a relatively new market started in April 2010 for OTC traded companies that are current in their reporting obligations to the SEC. The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices per share of the common stock for each of the calendar quarters identified below. These quotations represent inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
 
Year ending December 31, 2011
 
High
   
Low
 
             
Jan, 1, 2011 to March 31, 2011
  $ 0.055     $ 0.015  
April 1, 2011 to June 30, 2011
  $ 0.20     $ 0.04  
July 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2011
  $ 0.15     $ 0.05  
Oct. 1, 2011 to Dec. 31, 2011
  $ 0.10     $ 0.0312  
                 
Year ending December 31, 2012
 
High
   
Low
 
                 
Jan, 1, 2012 to March 31, 2012
  $ 0.05     $ 0.01  
April 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012
  $ 0.05     $ 0.02  
July 1, 2012 to Sept. 30, 2012
  $ 0.08     $ 0.02  
Oct. 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012
  $ 0.10     $ 0.07  
 
Holders

As of December 31, 2012, there were approximately 150 stockholders of record of our common stock. This does not reflect persons or entities that hold their stock in nominee or “street name”.

Dividends

The Company has not paid any cash dividends to date, and it has no intention of paying any cash dividends on its common stock in the foreseeable future. The declaration and payment of dividends is subject to the discretion of its Board of Directors and to certain limitations imposed under Nevada corporate law. The timing, amount and form of dividends, if any, will depend on, among other things, results of operations, financial condition, cash requirements and other factors deemed relevant by the Board of Directors.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

The following sets forth certain information concerning securities which were sold or issued by us without the registration of the securities under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on exemptions from such registration requirements during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012:

During the quarter ended September 30, 2011, the Company sold in a private placement with three investors a total of 2,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $200,000. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant with an exercise price of $0.10 that expires two years from date of issuance. The securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation S thereunder. All investors represented and warranted that they were non-U.S. persons within the meaning of Regulation S.
 
 
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During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company sold in a private placement with three investors a total of 1,940,000 units at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $97,848. Each unit consisted of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant with an exercise price of $0.05 that expires two years from date of issuance. Insofar that the units were paid for by the investors in Canadian dollars, such investors agreed that any additional purchase price which may have been paid for the units (which in this case was $848 in the aggregate), due to the differences in the exchange rate between U.S. and Canadian dollars, shall be deemed a capital contribution. The securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation S thereunder. All investors represented and warranted that they were non-U.S. persons within the meaning of Regulation S.

On December 28, 2012, Derek Bartlett, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, assigned to Alex Johnston all of Mr. Bartlett’s right, title and interest in and to a debt owing from the Company to Mr. Bartlett of U.S. $370,927 for accrued officer salaries (the “Assigned Bartlett Debt”). Pursuant to a Conversion and Subscription Agreement dated December 28, 2012 between the Company and Mr. Johnston, Mr. Johnston agreed to convert the Assigned Bartlett Debt into 18,546,350 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company agreed to issue such shares to Mr. Johnston, in full and complete settlement of the Assigned Bartlett Debt. The securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation S thereunder. Mr. Johnston represented and warranted that he was a non-U.S. person within the meaning of Regulation S.
 
Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
 
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

This discussion summarizes the significant factors affecting the operating results, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. The discussion and analysis that follows should be read together with the consolidated financial statements of Newport Gold, Inc. and the notes to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report. Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this section are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties and are based upon judgments concerning various factors that are beyond the Company’s control.

OVERVIEW

Newport Gold, Inc., a pre-exploration stage company, was incorporated on July 16, 2003 in the State of Nevada, and is involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral and energy properties. We have two subsidiary companies, 2038052 Ontario Inc., an Ontario incorporated company, and NPG Mining Corp., a British Columbia incorporated company. Unless otherwise noted, references in this report to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us” mean Newport Gold, Inc. and its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiaries, 2038052 Ontario Inc. and NPG Mining Corp.

On July 21, 2003, we entered into an option agreement with Steve Baran to acquire certain mineral claims located in British Columbia, Canada known as the Burnt Basin mineral claims. The Burnt Basin property is owned by John W. Carson and the option agreement is subject to an underlying agreement between Mr. Carson and Mr. Baran, dated July 29, 2002. The Burnt Basin property is situated about 25 kilometers northeast of Grand Forks, British Columbia in Canada. The property covers an area of 1694 hectares and is comprised of 10 mineral claims.

Under the terms of the option agreement, we have acquired a 100% undivided interest in the property, subject to a 1% Net Smelter Return (NSR) royalty , in consideration for cash and share payments totaling $17,000 which has been paid and 225,000 shares of our common stock which have been issued, and by incurring exploration expenses totaling CDN $250,000 which condition has been met by the Company. The NSR royalty is payable to John Carson and is capped at CDN $250,000, and is provided by making annual CDN $10,000 prepaid NSR payments beginning in September 2003. To date, we have paid Mr. Carson CDN $100,000 of prepaid NSR royalties. A second 1% NSR Royalty was to have been paid to Steve Baran but, pursuant to a letter agreement dated as of March 26, 2013, Mr. Baran has agreed that no additional NSR payments shall be due to Mr. Baran now or in the future in connection with the Option Agreement.
 
 
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As indicated above, we have met the cash, share and expenditure commitments outlined in the agreement and have earned the 100% interest in the property, subject to the NSR commitment. Pursuant to transfers of ownership filed with the Province of British Columbia in August 2008, such 100% undivided interest in the Burnt Basin mineral claims are now held by us. Such interests are registered in the name of NPG Mining Corp., a British Columbia incorporated company and wholly owned subsidiary of Newport Gold, Inc. We do not hold any title to any surface rights within the limits of the property.

NSR royalties are defined in the option agreement as the net proceeds realized from the sale to a bona fide purchaser in an arm’s length transaction of minerals recovered from ore mined from the claims. The net proceeds are determined by deducting from the dollar value paid for the recovered minerals, the cost of smelting and refining the ore/or concentrates thereof, marketing and insurance charges, and transportation costs, including the costs of transporting the ore and /or concentrates thereof to the milling facilities and to the smelter or refinery.

Between 2004 and 2006, we completed small prospecting and rock sampling programs on the claims for assessment purposes. During 2007, we completed an exploration program on the property which consisted of airborne geophysics, prospecting, rock sampling, grid work and soil sampling, ground geophysics and excavator trenching. No drilling was done on the property due to lack of funds and no exploration work of any kind was done during the 2008 and 2009 field seasons for the same reasons. In October 2011, a small rock sampling program on the Molly Gibson gold zone Burnt Basin property was conducted in which 68 samples were taken and 29 assayed. We have also commissioned and obtained technical reports, with the latest one dated June 15, 2012 which included recommendations for further work.

We are presently in the pre-exploration stage and there is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists in the property until further exploration is done and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility.

The Burnt Basin mineral claims are without known economic mineralization and the proposed program is exploratory in nature. We must conduct exploration to determine what amount of minerals, if any, exist on the property and if any minerals which are found can be economically extracted and profitably processed.
 
To achieve our goals and objectives for the next 12 months, and order to commence our proposed two-phase exploration program on the Burnt Basin property, we plan to raise additional capital through private placements of our equity securities and, if available on satisfactory terms, debt financing. If we are unsuccessful in obtaining new capital, our ability to continue our exploration programs and meet our current financial obligations could be adversely affected and we could forfeit our rights and interests in the property.

Results of Operations

We had no revenues in the years ended December 2012 and 2011.

We reported a total comprehensive loss during 2012 of $223,000 compared to a total comprehensive loss of $238,000 during 2011. Such change was primarily due to a decrease in geological consulting fees which were $21,000 in 2012 compared to $36,000 in 2011, and a decrease in filing and transfer agent fees which were $12,000 in 2012 compared to $21,000 in 2011, partially offset by an increase in accounting and legal fees which were $73,000 in 2012 compared to $58,000 in 2011. Geological and consulting fees were greater in 2011 compared to 2012 primarily due to the sampling program on the Molly Gibson gold zone Burnt Basin property which was conducted in October 2011.

Officer compensation was $110,000 in 2012 and $120,000 in 2011. Compensation for the Company’s President has been accrued at $10,000 per month which accrual began as of January 1, 2010. Office and travel expenses were $5,000 in each of 2012 and 2011. Interest was $2,000 in 2012 compared to $1,000 in 2011 and depreciation was zero in 2012 compared to $800 in 2011. There were also bank charges in 2012 of $600 for which there was not a comparable item in 2011.
 
 
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Since inception from July 16, 2003 to December 31, 2012, we had a total comprehensive loss of $4,338,000.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

On December 31, 2012, we had working capital deficit of $164,000 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $128,000, compared to working capital deficit of $411,000 and a stockholders’ deficiency of $376,000 on December 31, 2011. On December 31, 2012, we had cash of $27,000, total assets of $62,000 and total liabilities of $190,000 compared to cash of $42,000, total assets of $77,000 and total liabilities of $453,000 on December 31, 2011.

Cash used in operating expenses was $(113,000) for the year ended December 31, 2012 which was primarily the result of a net loss of $(223,000), offset by changes in accrued officers salaries of $100,000 and accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $8,000. Cash used in operating expenses was $(129,000) for the year ended December 31, 2011 which was primarily the result of a net loss of $(241,000) and changes in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $(9,000), offset by accrued salaries of $120,000.

There was no cash provided by or used in investing activities for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Cash provided by financing activities was $98,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 due to the net proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants of $98,000. Cash provided by financing activities was $164,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011 primarily due to the net proceeds from the sale of common stock and warrants of $194,000 offset by loan payable-shareholders of $(30,000).

There was also non-cash investing and financing activities of $371,000 in 2012 due to the conversion of the debt of $371,000 owing to Derek Bartlett which was assigned to Alex Johnston which debt was converted into 18,546,350 shares of common stock of the Company.

Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. The general business strategy of the Company is to explore and research existing mineral properties and to potentially acquire further claims either directly or through the acquisition of operating entities. The continued operations of the Company depends upon the recoverability of mineral property reserves, confirmation of the Company’s interest in the underlying mineral claims, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of these claims and upon the future profitable production of the claims. There continues to be insufficient funds to provide enough working capital to fund ongoing operations for the next twelve months. Management intends to raise additional capital through share issuances to finance its exploration on the Burnt Basin property although there can be no assurance that management will be successful in these efforts.

The Company has a working capital deficit at December 31, 2012 of $164,000, has an accumulated deficit during the exploration stage of $4,487,000 and has not generated any operating revenue to date. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going-concern, which is dependent on the Company’s ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate level of financing on a timely basis and to achieve sufficient cash flows to cover obligations and expenses. The outcome of the above matters cannot be predicted at this time. The financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, which might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going-concern.

In addition to raising additional capital through shares issuances, we have obtained unsecured loans from shareholders and other third parties in the past and we expect will be seek additional loans in the future from certain shareholders and others, if necessary, in order to fund our current operations including meeting the annual CDN $10,000 prepaid NSR payments to John Carson. In this regard, although there can be no assurance, we expect we will be able to obtain such capital through share issuances and/or loans. In addition, in order to fund the cash requirements which will be necessary for the two phase work program on the Burnt Basin property, it may be necessary for us to seek a joint venture partner to help fund the project. While only preliminary discussions have been held with certain possible partners, we believe we will be able to obtain such a joint venture partner if financial circumstances make such action necessary. If we are unable to raise additional capital, obtain additional loans or engage a joint venture partner who can help fund the Burnt Basin project, we will not be able to continue operations for more than the next few months. However, we are confident that one or more of the foregoing arrangements will be able to be effected in the near term, which will allow us to continue operations during and beyond the next twelve months.
 
 
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Provided we are able to obtain the necessary capital, we intend to commence and complete the updated Phase 1 program as recommended in the most recent technical report for the Burnt Basin property over the next twelve months. In this regard, we anticipate that we will need at least $400,000 in financing in order to achieve our goals and objectives over the next twelve months, which includes $250,000 to complete the Phase 1 program and at least $150,000 for operations. This does not include any amounts which will be due to Derek Bartlett, our President, under the terms of his Management Services Agreement.

We were able to raise $200,000 in equity financing in the third quarter of 2011, $98,000 in the third quarter of 2012 and intend to attempt to raise additional funds in 2013. No assurance can be given that these efforts will be successful or that we will be able to raise sufficient capital to fund our operations over the next twelve months. However, assuming we are successful in raising needed funds, we expect to commence the Phase 1 program as soon as possible in 2013 and hope to complete Phase 1 during 2013, although extreme weather conditions could delay the progress of the Phase 1 program. The updated Phase 2 program, which is contingent on the results achieved in the Phase 1 program, will hopefully be able to commence in the latter part of 2013 or into 2014. However, if it turns out that we have not raised enough financing to complete the Phase 2 program, we may be forced to seek additional financing or attempt to obtain a joint venture partner if we have not already done so in connection with the financing needed for the Phase 1 program. Again, no assurance can be made that these efforts in obtaining additional financing or a joint venture partner will be successful.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues, and results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.

Significant Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere herein. The application of our critical accounting policies is particularly important to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the recoverability of resource properties, accrued liabilities, rate of amortization and the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets. Management believes the estimates are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows. Described below are the most significant policies we apply in preparing our financial statements.

Foreign Currency Translation – Our operations and activities are conducted principally in Canada; hence the Canadian dollar is the functional currency. We translate financial statements into the functional currency as follows: non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates; monetary assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the end of the year; and expenses are translated at average rates for the year. Gains and losses from translation of foreign currency into the functional currency are included in current results of operations. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are also included in current results of operations. Our reporting currency is the United States dollar. We translate financial statements into the reporting currency as follows: assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are included as part of other comprehensive income.
 
 
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Mineral Property Acquisition Payments and Exploration Costs- We follow accounting standards for mineral rights, which concluded that mineral rights are tangible assets. Accordingly, we capitalize certain costs related to the acquisition of mineral rights. If a commercially mineable ore body is discovered, such costs are amortized when production begins using the unit-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. If no commercially viable ore body is discovered, or such rights are otherwise determined to have no value, such costs are expensed in the period in which it is determined the property has no future economic value.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - Management of the Company periodically reviews the net carrying value of its mineral properties and interests on a property-by-property basis. These reviews consider the net realizable value of each property to determine whether a permanent impairment in value has occurred and the need for any asset write-down. An impairment loss will be recognized when the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted) expected to result from the use of an asset are less than the carrying amount of the asset. Measurement of an impairment loss will be based on the estimated fair value of the asset if the asset is expected to be held and used.

Depreciation - Equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized; minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period. Amortization is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the declining-balance method for financial statement purposes. Amortization of equipment is calculated at 30% on the declining-balance basis.

Asset Retirement Obligations – We have adopted the provisions of US GAAP, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations”. The basis of this policy is the recognition of a legal liability for obligations relating to the retirement of property, plant and equipment, and obligations arising from the acquisition, construction, development or normal operations of those assets. Such asset retirement costs must be recognized at fair value when a reasonable estimate of fair value can be estimated in the period in which the liability is incurred. A corresponding increase to the carrying amount of the related asset, where one is identifiable, is recorded and amortized over the life of the asset. Where a related future value is not easily identifiable with a liability, the change in fair value over the course of the year is expensed. The amount of the liability is subject to re-measurement at each reporting period. The estimates are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements.

It is possible that our estimates of its ultimate reclamation and closure liabilities could change as a result of changes in regulations, changes in the extent of environmental remediation required, changes in the means of reclamation, or changes in cost estimates. Changes in estimates are accounted for prospectively commencing in the period the estimate is revised. No liability has been recorded as the Company is in the exploration stage on its properties and, accordingly, no environmental disturbances have occurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the accompanying balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
 
Level 1 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the company has the ability to access at the measurement date (examples include active exchange-traded equity securities, listed derivatives and most United States Government and agency securities).
 
 
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Level 2 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or whose values are based on quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets. Level 2 inputs include the following:
 
 
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (examples include corporate and municipal bonds which trade infrequently);
 
 
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include interest rate and currency swaps); and
 
 
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include certain securities and derivatives).

Level 3 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

An asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Availability of observable inputs can vary and is affected by a variety of factors. We use judgment in determining fair value of assets and liabilities and Level 3 assets and liabilities involve greater judgment than Level 1 and Level 2 assets or liabilities.

Stock Based Compensation - We account for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation (ASC 718). Under the provisions of ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2011, accounting standards update on “Troubled Debt Restructuring” was issued. The update clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings. It is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist: (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. We adopted the amendment on January 1, 2012. This adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on our operations.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. The amendment results in a consistent definition of fair value and ensures the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This amendment changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. This amendment will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. We adopted the amendment on January 1, 2012 on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 had no material effect on our financial statements.
 
 
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In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The ASU removes the presentation options in Accounting Standard Codification Topic 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either 1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or 2) two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income” which effectively defers the changes in ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income to the first quarter of 2012 for the Company. We adopted the amendments on January 1, 2012 and presented a continuous statement of comprehensive loss.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. The guidance in this update requires the Company to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 with retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. The Company’s adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment”, which provides companies with the option to first assess qualitative factors in determining whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying value. Previously, companies were required to perform the quantitative impairment test at least annually. The new accounting guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. We do not anticipate the adoption of the new accounting guidance to have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Reporting Amounts Reclassified Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” ASU 2013-02 requires entities to report either on their income statement or disclose in footnotes to the financial statements the effects on net income from significant items that are classified out of the accumulated other comprehensive income for all reporting periods (annual and interim) covered by the financial statements. The standard also requires cross-reference to other disclosures currently required under GAAP for other reclassification items that are not required to be reclassified directly to net income. This standard is effective for us for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and we expect the adoption of ASU 2013-02 to have no material impact on our financial position and results of operations.

In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01, “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” The FASB issued ASU 2013-01 in response to concerns raised by constituents regarding the potential broad scope of disclosure requirements upon adoption of ASU 2011-11. It limits the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offsetting in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2013-01 will be effective for us on January 1, 2013. We expect the adoption of this standard to have no material effect on our financial position and results of operations.
 
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.
 
 
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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
DECEMBER 31, 2012
 


 
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NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
 
INDEX
 
 
PAGE
   
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
F-2
   
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
F-3
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
F-4
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
F-5 to F-6
   
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
F-7
   
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
F-8 to F-15
 
 
F-1

 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT OF REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Newport Gold, Inc. (An Exploration Stage Company)

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Newport Gold, Inc. (An Exploration Stage Company) (the “Company”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for the period July 16, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2012 and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

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 of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended and for the period from July 16, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2012, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Emphasis of Matter

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a net capital deficiency that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
 
/s/ Fazzari + Partners LLP  
Fazzari + Partners LLP  
Chartered Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
April 1, 2013
 
 
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NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In U.S. Dollars)
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Assets
           
             
Current
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 26,580     $ 41,847  
Prepaid expenses
    233       233  
      26,813       42,080  
Long-term
               
Mineral interests (Note 5)
    35,397       35,397  
Equipment (Note 6)
    -       -  
      35,397       35,397  
Total Assets
  $ 62,210     $ 77,477  
                 
Liabilities
               
                 
Current
               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
  $ 156,161     $ 147,778  
Accrued officers salaries (Note 7)
    -       271,000  
Due to related parties (Note 7)
    34,240       34,240  
Total Liabilities
    190,401       453,018  
                 
Stockholders' Deficit
               
                 
Common stock - Authorized 100,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share. 
Issued and outstanding 57,310,070 at December 31, 2012 and 36,823,720 at December 31, 2011. (Note 8)
      57,310       36,823  
Additional paid-in capital
    4,152,905       3,694,895  
Subscriptions receivable
    -       8,010  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    148,872       148,750  
Accumulated deficit - during exploration stage
    (4,487,278 )     (4,264,019 )
Total Stockholders' Deficit
    (128,191 )     (375,541 )
                 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
  $ 62,210     $ 77,477  

Going concern (Note 2)
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
F-3

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss
(In U.S. Dollars)
 
               
July 16, 2003
 
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
(inception) to
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
 
Expenses
                 
Officers compensation
  $ 110,027     $ 120,000     $ 527,547  
Accounting and legal
    72,811       57,754       499,536  
Geological consulting fees
    21,185       35,827       560,402  
Office and travel
    5,430       4,575       93,391  
Interest
    1,712       1,382       3,311  
Bank charges
    580               580  
Write-down of mineral interest
    -       -       2,397,663  
Investor relations
    -       -       115,535  
Consulting
    -       -       110,000  
Resource property expenditures
    -       -       86,852  
Filing and transfer agent fees
    11,514       20,565       69,455  
Occupancy costs
    -       -       17,514  
Depreciation
    -       820       5,620  
Foreign exchange (gain)
    -       -       (128 )
                         
Net (loss)
    (223,259 )     (240,923 )     (4,487,278 )
                         
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    122       2,620       148,872  
                         
Total comprehensive (loss)
  $ (223,137 )   $ (238,303 )   $ (4,338,406 )
                         
Net loss per share - basic and diluted
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.01 )   $    
                         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted     39,196,767       35,573,720          
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the period July 16, 2003 (Inception) through December 31, 2012
 (In U.S. Dollars)
 
                                 
Accumulated
       
   
Common Stock
   
Additional
   
Share
   
Other
   
Deficit During
   
Total
 
   
Par Value $0.001
   
Paid-in
   
Subscriptions
   
Comprehensive
   
Exploration
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Received
   
Income
   
Stage
   
Equity (Deficit)
 
                                           
Share subscriptions
                                         
-cash
    -     $ -     $ -     $ 93,150     $ -     $ -     $ 93,150  
-property
    -       -       -       22,500       -       -       22,500  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       (3,409 )     -       (3,409 )
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (161,681 )     (161,681 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2003
    -       -       -       115,650       (3,409 )     (161,681 )     (49,440 )
                                                         
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       (1,124 )     -       (1,124 )
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (95,960 )     (95,960 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2004
    -       -       -       115,650       (4,533 )     (257,641 )     (146,524 )
                                                         
Share subscriptions
                                                       
-cash
    -       -       -       144,000       -       -       144,000  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       (2,476 )     -       (2,476 )
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (93,207 )     (93,207 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2005
    -       -       -       259,650       (7,009 )     (350,848 )     (98,207 )
                                                         
Common shares issued
                                                       
-for cash
    4,200,000       4,200       271,800       -       -       -       276,000  
-for mining claims
    2,500,000       2,500       247,500       -       -       -       250,000  
-for share subscriptions
    8,375,000       8,375       251,275       (259,650 )     -       -       -  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       577       -       577  
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (339,331 )     (339,331 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2006
    15,075,000       15,075       770,575       -       (6,432 )     (690,179 )     89,039  
                                                         
Common shares issued
                                                       
-for mining claims
    3,111,500       3,111       1,848,789       -       -       -       1,851,900  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       159,375       -       159,375  
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (507,640 )     (507,640 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2007
    18,186,500       18,186       2,619,364       -       152,943       (1,197,819 )     1,592,674  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
For the period July 16, 2003 (Inception) through December 31, 2012
 (In U.S. Dollars)
 
                                 
Accumulated
       
   
Common Stock
   
Additional
   
Share
   
Other
   
Deficit During
   
Total
 
   
Par Value $0.001
   
Paid-in
   
Subscriptions
   
Comprehensive
   
Exploration
   
Stockholders'
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Received
   
Income
   
Stage
   
Equity (Deficit)
 
                                           
Balance December 31, 2007
    18,186,500       18,186       2,619,364       -       152,943       (1,197,819 )     1,592,674  
                                                         
Adjustment to opening
                                                       
deficit
    -       -       -       -       -       (10,000 )     (10,000 )
Common shares issued
                                                       
-for mining claims
    2,400,000       2,400       193,600       -       -       -       196,000  
-on conversion of debt
    14,237,220       14,237       697,624       -       -       -       711,861  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       (1,861 )     -       (1,861 )
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (2,638,843 )     (2,638,843 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2008
    34,823,720       34,823       3,510,588       -       151,082       (3,846,662 )     (150,169 )
                                                         
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       2,443       -       2,443  
Net Income
    -       -       -       -       -       5,804       5,804  
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2009
    34,823,720       34,823       3,510,588       -       153,525       (3,840,858 )     (141,922 )
                                                         
Imputed interest on loans
    -       -       217       -       -       -       217  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       (7,395 )     -       (7,395 )
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (182,238 )     (182,238 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2010
    34,823,720       34,823       3,510,805       -       146,130       (4,023,096 )     (331,338 )
                                                         
Common stock issued
    2,000,000       2,000       184,090       -       -       -       186,090  
Sbscriptions receivable
    -       -       -       8,010       -       -       8,010  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       2,620       -       2,620  
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (240,923 )     (240,923 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2011
    36,823,720       36,823       3,694,895       8,010       148,750       (4,264,019 )     (375,541 )
                                                         
Common stock issued
    20,486,350       20,487       448,288       -       -       -       468,775  
Imputed interest on loans
    -       -       1,712       -       -       -       1,712  
Capital contribution
    -       -       8,010       (8,010 )     -       -       -  
Foreign currency
                                                       
translation adjustment
    -       -       -       -       122       -       122  
Net Loss
    -       -       -       -       -       (223,259 )     (223,259 )
                                                         
Balance December 31, 2012
    57,310,070     $ 57,310     $ 4,152,905     $ -     $ 148,872     $ (4,487,278 )   $ (128,191 )
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
F-6

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In U.S. Dollars)
 
               
July 16, 2003
 
   
Twelve Months Ended
   
(inception) to
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
 
                   
Operating Activities
                 
Net (loss)
  $ (223,259 )   $ (240,923 )   $ (4,487,278 )
Items not involving cash
                       
Depreciation
    -       820       5,620  
Write down of mineral interest
    -       -       2,397,663  
Imputed interest on loans
    1,712       1,321       3,250  
      (221,547 )     (238,782 )     (2,080,745 )
Changes in non cash operating assets and liabilities
                       
Prepaid expenses
    -       -       (207 )
Reclamation of bonds
    -       -       716  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    8,383       (9,902 )     177,358  
Accrued officers salaries
    99,927       120,000       (31,000 )
Due to related parties
    -       -       29,778  
      108,310       110,098       176,645  
                         
Cash Used in Operating Activities
    (113,237 )     (128,684 )     (1,904,100 )
                         
Investing Activities
                       
Purchase of equipment
    -       -       (5,034 )
Acquisition of mineral interests
    -       -       20,872  
                         
Cash Used in Investing Activities
    -       -       15,838  
                         
Financing Activities
                       
Loan payable-shareholders
    -       (30,162 )     246,737  
Subscriptions received
    -       8,010       237,150  
Sale of common shares and warrants
    97,848       186,090       1,359,733  
                         
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
    97,848       163,938       1,843,620  
                         
Inflow/(Outflow) of cash
    (15,389 )     35,254       (44,642 )
                         
Effect of exchange rate change on cash balances held in foreign currencies
    122       2,620       71,222  
Cash, Beginning of period
    41,847       3,973       -  
Cash, End of period
  $ 26,580     $ 41,847     $ 26,580  
                         
Supplemental Information:
                       
Subscriptions receivable
  $ -     $ 8,010     $ 8,010  
Interest paid
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
Taxes paid
  $ -     $ -     $ -  
                         
Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
                       
Conversion of payables into common shares
  $ 370,927     $ -     $ 370,927  
Issuance of common shares for mineral properties
  $ -     $ -     $ 2,297,900  
Issuance of common shares for debt conversion
  $ -     $ -     $ 711,861  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
 
 
F-7

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 1 – OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Newport Gold, Inc. (the "Company"), an exploration stage company, was incorporated under the laws of Nevada on July 16, 2003, and is involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral and energy properties. The Company is currently evaluating opportunities both in the mineral sector and otherwise.

NOTE 2 – GOING CONCERN

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on a going-concern basis. This presumes funds will be available to finance on-going development, operations and capital expenditures, and the realization of assets and payment of liabilities in the normal course of operations for the foreseeable future.

The general business strategy of the Company is to explore and research existing mineral properties and to potentially acquire further claims either directly or through the acquisition of operating entities. The continued operations of the Company depends upon the recoverability of mineral property reserves, confirmation of the Company's interest in the underlying mineral claims, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of these claims and upon the future profitable production of the claims. There continues to be insufficient funds to provide enough working capital to fund ongoing operations for the next twelve months. Management intends to raise additional capital through share issuances to finance its exploration on the Burnt Basin Property as described in note 5.

The Company has a working capital deficit of $163,588 at December 31, 2012, has an accumulated deficit during the exploration stage of $4,487,278 and has not generated any operating revenue to date.  These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going-concern, which is dependent on the Company's ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate level of financing on a timely basis and to achieve sufficient cash flows to cover obligations and expenses. The outcome of the above matters cannot be predicted at this time. These financial statements do not give effect to any adjustments to the amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities, which might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going-concern.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

These financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) as applicable to an exploration stage enterprise under FASB-ASC 915-205 and are expressed in US dollars.

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, 2038052 Ontario Inc and NWP Mining Corp. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with  US GAAP require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the recoverability of resource properties, accrued liabilities, rate of amortization and the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets. Management believes the estimates are reasonable; however, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.
 
 
F-8

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. At December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, cash and cash equivalents consisted of cash held at financial institutions and highly liquid investments with original maturities of less than three months.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company's operations and activities are conducted principally in Canada; hence the Canadian dollar is the functional currency. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates; monetary assets and liabilities are translated at exchange rates in effect at the end of the year; and expenses are translated at average rates for the year. Gains and losses from translation of foreign currency into the functional currency are included in current results of operations. The Company's reporting currency is the United States dollar. The Company translates financial statements into the reporting currency as follows: assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange on the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the period. The resulting translation adjustments are included as part of other comprehensive income.

Mineral Property Acquisition Payments and Exploration Costs

The Company follows accounting standards for mineral rights, which concluded that mineral rights are tangible assets. Accordingly, the Company capitalizes certain costs related to the acquisition of mineral rights. If a commercially mineable ore body is discovered, such costs are amortized when production begins using the unit-of-production method based on proven and probable reserves. If no commercially viable ore body is discovered, or such rights are otherwise determined to have no value, such costs are expensed in the period in which it is determined the property has no future economic value.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

Management of the Company periodically reviews the net carrying value of its mineral properties and interests on a property-by-property basis. These reviews consider the net realizable value of each property to determine whether a permanent impairment in value has occurred and the need for any asset write-down. An impairment loss will be recognized when the estimated future cash flows (undiscounted) expected to result from the use of an asset are less than the carrying amount of the asset. Measurement of an impairment loss will be based on the estimated fair value of the asset if the asset is expected to be held and used.

Depreciation

Equipment is recorded at cost. Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized; minor replacements, maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. When property and equipment are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is included in the results of operations for the respective period. Amortization is provided over the estimated useful lives of the related assets using the declining-balance method for financial statement purposes.

Amortization of equipment is calculated at 30% on the declining-balance basis.

Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of existing assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the deferred tax assets, if there is uncertainty regarding their realization.
 
 
F-9

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Income Taxes (continued)

FASB ASC 740 also addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under FASB ASC 740, the Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the consolidated financial statements from such a position should be measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. FASB ASC 740 also provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties on income taxes, accounting in interim periods and requires increased disclosures. The Company had no material adjustments to its liabilities for unrecognized income tax benefits according to the provisions of FASB ASC 740.

Loss Per Share

The Company computes earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. Under the provision, basic earnings per share are computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) for the period by the weighted average number of common and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period. There were no potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period.

Other Comprehensive Income

The Company follows US GAAP, “Reporting Comprehensive Income”, which establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive income, its components and accumulated balances in financial statements. Comprehensive income consists of net income and other gains and losses affecting stockholders' equity that under generally accepted accounting principles are excluded from net income. For the Company, such items consist primarily of foreign currency translation gains and losses.

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company has adopted the provisions of US GAAP, "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations". The basis of this policy is the recognition of a legal liability for obligations relating to the retirement of property, plant and equipment, and obligations arising from the acquisition, construction, development or normal operations of those assets. Such asset retirement costs must be recognized at fair value when a reasonable estimate of fair value can be estimated in the period in which the liability is incurred. A corresponding increase to the carrying amount of the related asset, where one is identifiable, is recorded and amortized over the life of the asset. Where a related future value is not easily identifiable with a liability, the change in fair value over the course of the year is expensed. The amount of the liability is subject to re-measurement at each reporting period. The estimates are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements.

It is possible that the Company's estimates of its ultimate reclamation and closure liabilities could change as a result of changes in regulations, changes in the extent of environmental remediation required, changes in the means of reclamation, or changes in cost estimates. Changes in estimates are accounted for prospectively commencing in the period the estimate is revised. No liability has been recorded as the Company is in the exploration stage on its properties and, accordingly, no environmental disturbances have occurred.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the accompanying balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:
 
Level 1 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the company has the ability to access at the measurement date (examples include active exchange-traded equity securities, listed derivatives and most United States Government and agency securities).
 
 
F-10

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

Level 2 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets where trading occurs infrequently or whose values are based on quoted prices of instruments with similar attributes in active markets. Level 2 inputs include the following:
 
 
Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (examples include corporate and municipal bonds which trade infrequently);
 
 
Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include interest rate and currency swaps); and
 
 
Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include certain securities and derivatives).

Level 3 - Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

An asset or liability’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement.  Availability of observable inputs can vary and is affected by a variety of factors.  The Company uses judgment in determining fair value of assets and liabilities and Level 3 assets and liabilities involve greater judgment than Level 1 and Level 2 assets or liabilities.

Stock Based Compensation

The Company accounts for share-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (ASC 718). Under the provisions of ASC 718, share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, and is recognized as an expense over the employee’s requisite service period (generally the vesting period of the equity grant).

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2011, accounting standards update on “Troubled Debt Restructuring” was issued. The update clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings. It is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist: (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. We adopted the amendment on January 1, 2012.  This adoption of this amendment did not have a material impact on our operations.

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS”. The amendment results in a consistent definition of fair value and ensures the fair value measurement and disclosure requirements are similar between GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). This amendment changes certain fair value measurement principles and enhances the disclosure requirements particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. This amendment will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2012. We adopted the amendment on January 1, 2012 on a prospective basis. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 had no material effect on our financial statements.
 
 
F-11

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (continued)

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which revises the manner in which entities present comprehensive income in their financial statements. The ASU removes the presentation options in Accounting Standard Codification Topic 220 and requires entities to report components of comprehensive income in either 1) a continuous statement of comprehensive income or 2) two separate but consecutive statements. In December 2011, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income” which effectively defers the changes in ASU No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income to the first quarter of 2012 for the Company. We adopted the amendments on January 1, 2012 and presented a continuous statement of comprehensive loss.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-11, “Balance Sheet (Topic 210), Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities”. The guidance in this update requires the Company to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013 with retrospective application for all comparative periods presented. The Company’s adoption of the new standard is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In July 2012, the FASB issued ASU 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment”, which provides companies with the option to first assess qualitative factors in determining whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If, after assessing the totality of events and circumstances, an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. However, if an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test by comparing the fair value with the carrying value. Previously, companies were required to perform the quantitative impairment test at least annually. The new accounting guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. We do not anticipate the adoption of the new accounting guidance to have a significant effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220) Reporting Amounts Reclassified Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” ASU 2013-02 requires entities to report either on their income statement or disclose in footnotes to the financial statements the effects on net income from significant items that are classified out of the accumulated other comprehensive income for all reporting periods (annual and interim) covered by the financial statements. The standard also requires cross-reference to other disclosures currently required under GAAP for other reclassification items that are not required to be reclassified directly to net income. This standard is effective for us for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and we expect the adoption of ASU 2013-02 to have no material impact on our financial position and results of operations.

In January 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-01, “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities.” The FASB issued ASU 2013-01 in response to concerns raised by constituents regarding the potential broad scope of disclosure requirements upon adoption of ASU 2011-11. It limits the scope of the new balance sheet offsetting disclosures to derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending transactions to the extent that they are (1) offsetting in the financial statements or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2013-01 will be effective for us on January 1, 2013. We expect the adoption of this standard to have no material effect on our financial position and results of operations.

NOTE 4 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Fair Value

The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair values of due to related parties cannot be reasonably estimated, as no liquid and active market exists for such instruments.
 
 
F-12

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 4 – FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

Interest Rate Risk

The Company is not exposed to interest rate risk as the Company has no interest bearing financial instruments.

Credit Risk

The Company is exposed to credit risk with respect to its cash and cash equivalents; however, this risk is minimized as cash is placed with major financial institutions.

Currency Risk

The Company is exposed to foreign currency fluctuations to the extent expenditures incurred by the Company are not denominated in the functional currency.

NOTE 5 – MINERAL INTERESTS

Mineral interests consisted of the following at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Mineral interests as described below
  $ 35,397     $ 35,397  
 
The mineral interests comprise a significant portion of the Company's assets. Realization of the Company's investment in these assets is dependent upon the establishment of legal ownership, the attainment of successful production from the properties or from the proceeds of their disposal.

Although the Company has taken steps to verify the title to mineral properties in which it has an interest in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of development of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title. Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects.

Burnt Basin mineral claims number 395687, 530691, 556586, 556588, 556589, 556590, 596696, 558034, 573419 and 573420:

On July 21, 2003, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire nine mineral claims consisting of 47 units, each unit consisting of approximately 25 hectares, title to which is held by an unrecorded warranty deed. The mineral claims are located 25 kilometers northeast of Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada, known as the Burnt Basin mineral claims numbered 395687, 530691, 556586, 556588, 556589, 556590, 596696, 558034, 573419 and 573420. The option agreement is subject to an underlying agreement dated July 29, 2002 between the property owners and the optionor.

Under the terms of the option agreement, the Company can acquire a 100% undivided interest in the property, subject to two separate net smelter return royalties ("NSR") (totaling 2%), and cash and share payments totaling $12,364 (Cdn $17,000) (paid) and 225,000 shares of common stock (issued). The Company must also incur exploration expenses totaling $252,194 (Cdn $250,000) over a three-year period, ending June 18, 2006. On July 18, 2007, the Company received an extension on completing the required expenditures to June 18, 2008.

The first NSR consists of a 1% NSR payable to the property owner capped at $252,194 (Cdn $250,000), that will be provided by making annual $10,006 (Cdn $10,000) prepaid NSR payments beginning in September 2003 ($42,816 (Cdn $50,000) paid to December 31, 2007). A further 1% NSR is payable to the optionor. One-half of the latter 1% NSR may be bought out for the sum of $504,388 (Cdn $500,000). During March of 2013 the optionor agreed that no further NSR is payable to him.

To date, the Company has not performed any work on the property other than some mapping and compilation. The Company is presently in the pre-exploration state and there is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists in the property until further exploration is done and a comprehensive evaluation concludes economic and legal feasibility. The Company intends to develop mineral deposits it finds, or enter into a joint venture with another company with more experience at that stage of operation.
 
 
F-13

 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 5 – MINERAL INTERESTS (continued)

TMBW International Resources Corporation’s Mac Property:

On February 26, 2008, the Company acquired 50% of TMBW International Resources Corporation's Mac Property, a 331-hectare gold property located approximately 55 kilometers southeast of Vernon, British Columbia, for 1,800,000 common shares of the Company. The per share fair value of these shares are $0.01. These shares cannot be sold to a US person or through a US stock exchange for a period of one year and only once a full registration statement is cleared by the SEC.

NOTE 6 – EQUIPMENT
 
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Cost
  $ 5,606     $ 5,606  
Accumulated depreciation
    (5,606 )     (5,606 )
Net
  $ -     $ -  
 
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $0 and $820, respectively.  Depreciation is currently recorded annually due to its immateriality.

NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Loan Payable-Shareholders

As at December 31, 2012 the Company owes $34,240 (2011 - $34,240) to a shareholder.  The loan has no definite terms of repayment, is unsecured and bears no interest.  The Company has imputed interest at 5% per annum on this loan and offset the charge to interest expense as a credit to additional paid in capital. Imputed interest for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $1,712 and for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1,321.

Accrued Officer Salaries

During December 2012 $370,927 of accrued officer salaries was converted into common stock (see Note 8).

NOTE 8 – COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS

On December 28, 2012, Alex Johnston, a principal stockholder, agreed to convert the $370,927 accrued officer salaries debt which had been assigned to him by Derek Bartlett into 18,546,350 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company has agreed to issue the shares to Alex Johnston in full and complete payment and settlement of the debt.

On August 10, 2012 the Company sold 1,940,000 units at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $97,848.  Each unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and one common stock purchase warrant with an exercise price of $0.05 that expires two years from date of issue.
 
 
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NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
 
NOTE 8 – COMMON STOCK AND WARRANTS (continued)

During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company sold 2,000,000 units at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $200,000.  Each unit consists of one share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share and one common stock purchase warrant with an exercise price of $0.10 that expires two years from date of issue. The Company incurred offering expenses of $13,910 which was charged to paid in capital.

The summary of the status of the Company’s outstanding warrants for the year ended December 31, 2012 is as follows:
 
         
Average
 
   
Warrants
   
Exercise Price
 
             
Balance January 1, 2012
    2,000,000     $ 0.10  
Warrants issued
    1,940,000       0.05  
Balance December 31, 2012
    3,940,000     $ 0.08  
 
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES

The Company has non-capital losses for Canadian income tax purposes of $937,142 ($1,051,171 Canadian) available that expire as follows:
 
2010
  $ 127,532  
2014
    68,041  
2015
    79,751  
2026
    225,810  
2027
    131,375  
2028
    166,661  
2029
    137,972  
    $ 937,142  
 
 
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.
 
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 31, 2012, these disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that all information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is: (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rule and forms; and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no material changes in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Our evaluation of internal control over financial reporting includes using the COSO framework, an integrated framework for the evaluation of internal controls issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, to identify the risks and control objectives related to the evaluation of our control environment.

Based on our evaluation under the frameworks described above, our management has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2012.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. We were not required to have, nor have we engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform, an audit on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the rules of the SEC that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

Item 9B. Other Information.

Not applicable.
 
 
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PART III

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Governance; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.

Set forth below are our present directors and executive officers. Note that there are no other persons who have been nominated or chosen to become directors nor are there any other persons who have been chosen to become executive officers. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the directors, officers and other persons pursuant to which such person was selected as a director or an officer. Directors are elected to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and have qualified. Officers serve at the discretion of the Board of Directors.
 
Name
 
Age
 
Present Position and Offices
 
Has Served as
Director Since
             
Derek Bartlett
 
73
 
President,
 
July 2003
8 Nettleton Court
     
Chief Executive Officer
   
Collingwood, Ontario
     
and Director
   
L9Y 5B9
           
             
John Arnold
 
69
 
Treasurer, Acting Chief
 
February 2010
42 Fox Run Drive
     
Financial Officer,
   
Guelph, Ontario
     
Principal Accounting
   
N1H 6H9
     
Officer and Director
   
             
Anthony M. McCabe
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Director
 
December 2012
336 Queen Street South
           
Mississauga, Ontario
           
L5M 1M2
           
 
Donald W. Kohls was a Director of the Company from July 2003 until his death on October 6, 2012.
 
Set forth below are brief accounts of the business experience during the past five years of each director and executive officer of the Company.
 
DEREK BARTLETT has been President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Director of the Company since its inception in July 2003. Mr. Bartlett has been involved in various capacities with junior mining companies for over forty years. He has served as a director of the following mining and exploration companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange: Blue Diamond Mining Corporation, from July 30, 2002 to March 2003; Diadem Resources Ltd., from October 1993 to October 2005; Kingsman Resources Inc., formerly known as Braddick Resources Ltd., from 1995 to 2008. Mr. Bartlett serves on the board of Oromin Explorations Ltd., since February 2002 (OLE); Saville Resources Ltd., formerly known as Blue Emerald Resources Inc., since 1994 (SRE); Waseco Resources Inc., since May 1996 (YWS); and Cadman Resources Inc. since December 2007. He was a director of X-Cal Resources Ltd., from November 2003 to August 2010 and Solanex Management from August 2009 to August 2010. Mr. Bartlett also formerly served as a director of the following TSX Venture Exchange listed companies: Fresco Developments Ltd., from December 1993 to February 2002; Hyperion Resources Corp., from May 2000 to November 2002; Prospex Mining Inc., from April 1997 to July 1999 (PRM), now part of Semfo Inc. (TSE: SMF); Noront Resources Ltd., from April 1993 to April 3, 2003 (NOT); VVC Exploration Corp. from September 2001 to February 2003 (VVC); A.I.S. Resources Limited, from April 1994 to October 1997(AIS). Mr. Bartlett is a graduate of the University of New Brunswick (B.Sc. Geology).
 
 
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JOHN ARNOLD has been Treasurer, Acting Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer since the Company’s inception in July 2003 and Director since February 2010. Mr. Arnold is the proprietor of John M. Arnold, CA, Management Consultant since 1976. Mr. Arnold currently serves as a director of Thundermin Resources Ltd., successor to Joutel Resources Inc., since 1985 (THR) and served as a director of the mining and exploration company, Queenston Mining Inc. (QMI), listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange from 1986 to December 2012 at which time it was merged with Osisko Mining Corp. listed on the TSX and the NYSE at which time he ceased to be a director. He also served as a director, chairman and chief financial officer of Normiska Corporation an agricultural products company which was listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (NCO) from 1997 until 2005 and subsequently taken private. Mr. Arnold served as a director of United Tex-Sol Mines Inc., a TSX Venture Exchange listed mining and exploration company from 1997 to June 23, 2003 when it merged with St. Andrews Goldfields Inc., a Toronto Stock Exchange mining company (SAS). Mr. Arnold is a graduate of the University of Trinity College (B.A.) and is a Chartered Accountant.

ANTHONY M. McCABE, age 39, has been a Senior Financial Analyst at Nestle Purina Petcare, located in Mississauga, Ontario, since August 2010. Prior thereto, and from August 2007 to January 2010, he was a Senior Financial Analyst at Dunn & Bradstreet Canada located in Mississauga, Ontario. Mr. McCabe holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University of Toronto and is a Certified Management Accountant.

None of the directors and officers is related to any other director or officer of the Company, except that Anthony M. McCabe is the son-in-law of Derek Bartlett.
 
Significant Employees
 
We have no employees who are not executive officers, but who are expected to make a significant contribution to our business. We have in the past and intend in the future to hire independent geologists, engineers and excavation subcontractors on an as needed basis.
 
None of our executive officers currently spend 100% of his time on the business of the Company. Mr. Barlett spends approximately 80% of his time and Mr. Arnold spends approximately 20% of his time on the business of the Company.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

To the knowledge of the Company, there have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings and no judgments, injunctions, orders or decrees as listed in Section 401(f) of Regulation S-K within the past ten years material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director and executive officer of the Company.

Audit Committee Financial Expert
 
We do not have an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K, serving on our audit committee because we have no audit committee and are not required to have an audit committee because we are not a listed security. We do not believe that the addition of such an expert would add anything meaningful to the Company at this time. It is also unlikely we would be able to attract an independent financial expert to serve on our Board of Directors at this stage of our development.

Code of Ethics

We have not adopted a Code of Ethics to date. We are, however, reviewing the necessity of adopting such a document and expect that a Code of Ethics will be adopted in the future which will be applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
 
 
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Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires the Company’s directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than ten percent of the Company’s Common Stock, to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes of ownership of Common Stock of the Company. Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish the Company with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they file.

Based solely on the Company’s review of such forms received by it, or written representations from certain of such persons, the Company believes that, with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, all Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to its officers, directors and greater than 10% beneficial owners were complied with except that Alex Johnston filed one report late relating to one transaction and Anthony M. McCabe filed his initial report of ownership late.
 
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
 
Summary of Compensation of Executive Officers
 
The following summary compensation table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 to our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer). No other officer or person received total annual compensation in excess of $100,000 since in our date of incorporation.
 
Summary Compensation Table
 
Name and Principal Position
 
Year
 
Salary
($)
   
Bonus
($)
   
Stock Awards
($)
   
Option Awards
($)
   
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
   
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation
Earnings ($)
   
All Other Compensation
($)
   
Total
 
                                                     
Derek Bartlett, President and
 
2012
  $ 110,000 (2)     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 110,000  
Chief Executive Officer(1)  
2011
  $ 120,000 (2)   $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 0     $ 120,000  
_______________________
(1)
Mr. Bartlett has been our President and Chief Executive since our inception.

(2)
During 2012, Mr. Bartlett was paid $10,000 in cash for his salary and the balance for 2012 was accrued. The amount for December 2012 of $10,000 has been waived by Mr. Bartlett. All compensation for 2011 was accrued as well. On December 28, 2012, Mr. Bartlett assigned to Alex Johnston all of Mr. Bartlett’s right, title and interest in and to U.S. $370,927 owing to Mr. Bartlett for all previously accrued officer salaries. See Part II, Item 5 “Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” for information on the conversion of such debt by Mr. Johnston into shares of common stock of the Company.
 
 
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Stock Options/SAR Grants
 
No grants of stock options or stock appreciation rights have been made since our inception.
Compensation of Directors
 
No cash compensation was paid to our directors for their services as directors since our inception. We have no standard arrangement pursuant to which our directors are to be compensated for their services in their capacity as directors except for the granting from time to time of incentive stock options. The board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on behalf of our company other than services ordinarily required of a director. Other than indicated below, no director received and/or accrued any compensation for his services as a director, including committee participation and/or special assignments.
 
Employment Contracts and Termination of Employment or Change of Control
 
Effective as of January 1, 2010, we entered into a management services agreement with Derek Bartlett pursuant to which Mr. Bartlett will serve as President of the Company. Under the agreement, which is for a five year term, Mr. Bartlett is entitled to receive a basic retainer of US $10,000 per month, which compensation will be reviewed each year by the board of directors and may be increased for cost of living increases and merit shown by Mr. Bartlett in the performance of his duties. During the term, Mr. Bartlett is entitled to other benefits including but not limited to payment of medical services plan premium for Mr. Bartlett and his family and dental expenses for the aforesaid, and participation under a stock option plan adopted by the Company from time to time at the discretion of the board of directors. Notwithstanding the five year term, Mr. Bartlett may terminate the agreement at any time on 60 days written notice to the Company. The Company may terminate the agreement without cause only by paying Mr. Bartlett full compensation to the end of the term.
 
We have no other plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation or retirement).
 
Equity Compensation Plan
 
We do not have any securities authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans.

Indebtedness of Management

No member of management was indebted to the Company during its last fiscal year.
 
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2012 regarding the beneficial ownership of our common stock by (i) each stockholder known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common stock, (ii) by each of our directors and executive officers and (iii) by all of our executive officers and directors as a group. Each of the persons named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to common stock beneficially owned.
 
 
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Name and Address
   
Amount and Nature
of Beneficial Ownership*
   
Percent of Class
 
               
Derek Bartlett
      55,000 (1)     **  
8 Nettleton Court
                 
Collingwood, Ontario
                 
L9Y 5B9
                 
                   
John Arnold
      25,000       **  
42 Fox Run Drive
                 
Guelph, Ontario
                 
N1H 6H9
                 
                   
Anthony M. McCabe
      -0-       0 %
336 Queen Street South
                 
Mississauga, Ontario
                 
L5M 1M2                  
                   
Alex Johnston
      25,571,350 (2)     44.60 %
Coco Delmar San Francisco
                 
Calle 79 Este
                 
Edif. Ocean Sky, Torre B
                 
Panama City, Panama
                 
                   
All officers and directors
      80,000       **  
as a group (3 persons)
                 
_____________
*
Based on 57,310,070 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2012. Except as otherwise indicated, we believe that the beneficial owners of the common stock listed above, based on information furnished by such owners, have sole investment and voting power with respect to such shares, subject to community property laws where applicable. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Shares of common stock subject to options or warrants currently exercisable, or exercisable within 60 days, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of the person holding such option or warrants, but are not deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.

**
Less than 1%.

(1)
Includes 5,000 shares of common stock owned by the wife of Mr. Bartlett.

(2)
Mr. Johnston is a former director of the Company.
 
Change in Control
 
There are no present arrangements known to the Company, including any pledge by any person of the Company’s securities, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
 
 
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Beginning January 2010, Derek Bartlett, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is entitled to receive $10,000 per month for compensation under his Management Services Agreement.

On December 28, 2012, Mr. Bartlett assigned to Alex Johnston all of Mr. Bartlett’s right, title and interest in and to a debt owing from the Company to Mr. Bartlett of U.S. $370,927 for accrued officer salaries (the “Assigned Bartlett Debt”). At the time thereof, Mr. Johnston (a former director of the Company) was the Company’s largest stockholder and owned 7,025,000 shares of common stock or approximately 18.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

Pursuant to a Conversion and Subscription Agreement dated December 28, 2012 between the Company and Mr. Johnston, Mr. Johnston agreed to convert the Assigned Bartlett Debt into 18,546,350 shares of common stock of the Company, and the Company agreed to issue such shares to Mr. Johnston, in full and complete settlement of the Assigned Bartlett Debt. As a result thereof, any and all amounts due or accrued to Mr. Johnston for the Assigned Bartlett Debt are forever cancelled and the obligations of the Company thereunder are considered satisfied in full.

As at December 31, 2012, the Company owes $34,240 to a shareholder for a loan made to the Company during the year ended December 31, 2011. The loan has no definite terms of repayment, is unsecured and bears no interest. The Company has imputed interest at 5% per annum on this loan and offset the charge to interest expense as a credit to additional paid in capital. Imputed interest for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $1,712 and for the year ended December 31, 2011 was $1,321.

All transactions with related parties are in the normal course of operations and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration agreed upon between the related parties.

Other than the foregoing, since January 1, 2012, there has not been, nor is there currently proposed, any transaction or series of similar transactions to which we were or will be a party: (i) in which the amount involved exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total assets at year-end for the last three completed fiscal years; and (ii) in which any director, executive officer, shareholder who beneficially owns 5% or more of our common stock or any member of their immediate family had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
 
Messrs. Derek Bartlett and John Arnold are each involved with several other mining exploration companies. As a result, a conflict of interest between the Company and one of these other companies may arise from time to time. We have not formulated a policy for the resolution of such conflicts at this time.
 
Director Independence

Our board of directors currently consists of three members. They are Derek Bartlett, John Arnold and Anthony M. McCabe. Messrs. Bartlett and Arnold are executive office of the Company. Mr. McCabe is the sole independent director. We have determined his independence using the general independence criteria set forth in the Nasdaq Marketplace Rules.
 
 
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Item 14.  Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

The following is a summary of the fees billed to us by the principal accountants to the Company for professional services rendered for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
 
 
Fiscal 2012
   
Fiscal 2011
 
Fee Category
 
Fees
   
Fees
 
 
           
Audit Fees
  $ 17,000     $ 20,000  
Audit Related Fees
  $ 0     $ 0  
Tax Fees
  $ 0     $ 0  
All Other Fees
  $ 0     $ 0  
                 
Total Fees
  $ 17,000     $ 20,000  
 
Audit Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services rendered for the audit of our financial statements and review of interim consolidated financial statements included in quarterly reports and services that are normally provided by the principal accountants in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.

Audit Related Fees. Consists of fees billed for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our consolidated financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees”.

Tax Fees. Consists of fees billed for professional services for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning. These services include preparation of federal and state income tax returns.

All Other Fees. Consists of fees for product and services other than the services reported above.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Prior to engaging its accountants to perform a particular service, the Company’s Board of Directors obtains an estimate for the service to be performed. All of the services described above were approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with its procedures.
 
 
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PART IV
 
Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
 
The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 
(1)
Financial Statements
 
Financial Statements are listed in the Contents to Consolidated Financial Statements included with this report.
 
(2)
Financial Statement Schedules

No financial statement schedules are included because such schedules are not applicable, are not required, or because required information is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.

(3)
Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Name of Exhibit
 
Incorporated by
Reference to
         
3.1
 
Articles of Incorporation
 
Exhibit 3.1 (1)
3.2
 
Bylaws
 
Exhibit 3.2 (1)
10.1
 
Burnt Basin mineral claims
 
Exhibit 10.1 (4)
10.2
 
Option Agreement to acquire Burnt Basin mineral claims
 
Exhibit 10.2 (1)
10.3  
Letter Agreement dated June 13, 2011 pertaining to option agreement (Burnt Basin mineral claims)
 
Exhibit 10.7 (4)
10.4  
Management Services Agreement with Derek Bartlett dated January 1, 2010
 
Exhibit 10.8 (4)
10.5  
Conversion and Subscription Agreement dated as of December 28, 2012 by and between Newport Gold, Inc. and Alex Johnston
 
Exhibit 10.1 (5)
10.6  
Letter Agreement dated March 26, 2013 pertaining to option agreement (Burnt Basin mineral claims)
 
*
21.1
 
List of Subsidiaries
 
Exhibit 21 (3)
31.1
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act)
  *
31.2
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of  2002 (Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 of the Exchange Act)
  *
32.1
 
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)
  *
101**
 
The following financial information from our Annual Report  on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
  *
_____________________
*
Filed herewith.

**
In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL information in Exhibit 101 to this annual report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

(1)
Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on May 17, 2004, File No. 333-115550, and incorporated by reference herein.

(2)
Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 filed on April 15, 2008, and incorporated by reference herein.

(3)
Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on January 10, 2005, File No. 333-108872, and incorporated by reference herein.

(4)
Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed on July 8, 2011, File No. 0-52214, and incorporated by reference herein.

(5)
Filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report of Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2013, and incorporated by reference herein.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
NEWPORT GOLD, INC.
(Registrant)
 
       
Dated: April 1, 2013
By:
/s/ Derek Bartlett  
    Derek Bartlett,  
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant, and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
/s/ Derek Bartlett  
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  April 1, 2013
Derek Bartlett   (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ John Arnold   Treasurer, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Director  
April 1, 2013
John Arnold  
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
   
         
/s/ Anthony M. McCabe   Director  
April 1, 2013
Anthony M. McCabe
       
 
 
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