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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


  X  . QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

or


      . TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the transition period from _______________________to___________________________


Commission File Number: 333-169701


DESERT HAWK GOLD CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Nevada

82-0230997

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

7723 N. Morton St., Spokane, WA

99208

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

 

(509) 434-8161

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  X . No      .


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes  X . No      .


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer

      .

Accelerated filer

      .

Non-accelerated filer

      . (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

  X .


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes      . No  X  .


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the issuer’s common stock, as of May 9, 2013: 8,955,257.






DESERT HAWK GOLD CORP.

Form 10-Q

March 31, 2013


TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

3

 

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

3

 

 

Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

15

 

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

18

 

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

19

 

 

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

19

 

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

19

 

 

Item 6.  Exhibits

19

 

 

SIGNATURES

19




2



PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements


DESERT HAWK GOLD CORP

(An Exploration Stage Company)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

ASSETS

 

(unaudited)

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

21,042

$

12,300

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

91,669

 

138,382

 

     Total Current Assets

 

112,711

 

150,682

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net of accumulated depreciation of $169,796 and $153,394

 

272,970

 

285,338

MINERAL PROPERTIES AND LEASES (Note 4)

 

835,556

 

835,556

RECLAMATION BONDS (Note 4 and 9)

 

152,923

 

152,923

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,374,160

$

1,424,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

$

216,946

$

141,263

 

Accrued liabilities-officer wages (Note 9)

 

191,000

 

131,000

 

Derivative liability-conversion option (Notes 6 and 7)

 

293,545

 

140,798

 

Interest payable

 

692,330

 

337,400

 

Convertible debt (Note 5)

 

600,000

 

600,000

 

Note payable (Note 7)

 

5,926,698

 

5,876,698

 

     Total Current Liabilities

 

7,920,519

 

7,227,159

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Stock redeemable with gold proceeds (Note 8)

 

130,000

 

130,000

 

Asset retirement obligation (Note 4)

 

65,169

 

63,584

 

 

 

 

195,169

 

193,584

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

8,115,688

 

7,420,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS  (Note 9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT) (Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized

 

 

 

 

 

     Series A:  958,033 shares issued and outstanding

 

958

 

958

 

     Series A-1: No shares issued and outstanding

 

-

 

-

 

     Series A-2: 180,000 shares issued and outstanding

 

180

 

180

 

Common stock,  $0.001 par value, 100,000,000  shares authorized;

     8,955,257 and 8,923,115 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

8,827

 

8,795

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

6,433,122

 

6,410,654

 

Accumulated deficit prior to exploration stage

 

(1,016,591)

 

(1,016,591)

 

Accumulated deficit during exploration stage

 

(12,168,024)

 

(11,400,240)

 

     Total Stockholders' (Deficit)

 

(6,741,528)

 

(5,996,244)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' (DEFICIT)

$

1,374,160

$

1,424,499




3




DESERT HAWK GOLD CORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period from

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception of

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Exploration Stage)

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

to March 31,

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCOME EARNED DURING EXPLORATION STAGE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concentrate sales

 

$

-

$

-

$

969,905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General project costs

 

 

59,059

 

61,873

 

1,728,748

 

Exploration expense

 

27,552

 

93,191

 

1,679,497

 

Consulting

 

3,900

 

38,940

 

589,304

 

Officers and directors fees

 

70,000

 

60,769

 

1,152,858

 

Legal and professional

 

26,679

 

38,854

 

471,599

 

General and administrative

 

34,015

 

52,100

 

632,947

 

Depreciation

 

16,402

 

17,213

 

175,164

 

 

 

 

237,607

 

362,940

 

6,430,117

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING LOSS

 

(237,607)

 

(362,940)

 

(5,460,212)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest  and other income

 

-

 

-

 

64,193

 

Income on joint venture agreement

 

 

 

 

 

200,000

 

Change in fair value of derivatives (Note 6)

 

(152,747)

 

6,831

 

(158,870)

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt  (Note 7)

 

-

 

-

 

(3,069,404)

 

Financing expense

 

-

 

(71,469)

 

(1,332,311)

 

Interest expense

 

(377,430)

 

(214,937)

 

(2,411,420)

 

 

 

(530,177)

 

(279,575)

 

(6,707,812)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

(767,784)

 

(642,515)

 

(12,168,024)

INCOME TAXES

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

 

 

$

(767,784)

$

(642,515)

$

(12,168,024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BASIC AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER SHARE

$

(0.09)

$

(0.08)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING-BASIC AND DILUTED

 

8,924,186

 

8,356,780

 

 




4




DESERT HAWK GOLD CORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception of

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Exploration Stage)

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

to March 31,

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(767,784)

$

(642,515)

$

(12,168,024)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

16,402

 

17,213

 

175,164

 

 

Common stock issued for services

 

-

 

-

 

530,009

 

 

Common stock issued for interest expense

 

22,500

 

22,500

 

150,000

 

 

Common stock issued for convertible note extension

 

-

 

-

 

300,000

 

 

Accretion of debt-related discounts

 

-

 

127,141

 

1,460,976

 

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

1,585

 

1,440

 

7,348

 

 

Change in fair value of derivatives

 

152,747

 

(6,831)

 

158,870

 

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

-

 

-

 

3,069,404

 

 

(Gain) on sale of marketable securities

 

-

 

-

 

(2,540)

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

 

-

 

66,883

 

-

 

 

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

46,713

 

28,262

 

(91,669)

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

75,683

 

43,374

 

213,771

 

 

Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities - officer wages

 

60,000

 

-

 

150,309

 

 

Increase (decrease) in interest payable

 

354,930

 

136,765

 

1,600,351

 

Net cash used by operating activities

 

(37,224)

 

(205,768)

 

(4,446,031)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(4,034)

 

-

 

(432,138)

 

 

Payments on mineral leases

 

-

 

-

 

(250,249)

 

 

Acquisition of reclamation bonds

 

-

 

(600)

 

(110,122)

 

 

Deposit received on joint venture agreement

 

-

 

100,000

 

-

 

 

Notes Receivable

 

-

 

-

 

27,500

 

 

Proceeds from marketable securities

 

-

 

-

 

48,920

 

Net cash used by investing activities

 

(4,034)

 

99,400

 

(716,089)




5




 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 1, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Inception of

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Exploration Stage)

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

to March 31,

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from convertible notes payable

 

-

 

-

 

600,000

 

 

Proceeds from notes payable

 

50,000

 

-

 

3,600,000

 

 

Payment of note payable - equipment

 

-

 

-

 

(15,995)

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

-

 

20,150

 

1,363,833

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock with redemption features

 

-

 

-

 

130,000

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock

 

-

 

-

 

958

 

 

Financing fees paid

 

-

 

-

 

(521,281)

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

50,000

 

20,150

 

5,157,515

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

8,742

 

(86,218)

 

(4,605)

CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

12,300

 

415,090

 

25,647

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH, END OF PERIOD

$

21,042

$

328,872

$

21,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid in cash

$

-

$

-

$

127,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issued for mineral lease

$

-

$

-

$

525,000

 

Common stock issued as incentive with convertible notes

 

-

 

-

 

510,000

 

Common stock issued for reclamation bond

 

-

 

-

 

42,802

 

Equipment acquired with note payable

 

-

 

-

 

15,995

 

Preferred stock issued in connection with debt amendment

 

-

 

-

 

1,620,000

 

Common stock issued for accrued liabilities-officer compensation

 

-

 

-

 

131,259

 

Common stock issued for accrued interest

 

-

 

22,500

 

22,500

 

Interest payable converted to note payable

 

-

 

-

 

885,521




6




NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS


Desert Hawk Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on November 5, 1957, in the State of Idaho as Lucky Joe Mining Company.  On July 17, 2008 the Company merged with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lucky Joe Mining Company, a Nevada corporation, for the sole purpose of effecting a change in domicile from the State of Idaho to the State of Nevada.  Lucky Joe Mining Company (Nevada) was the continuing and surviving corporation, each outstanding share of Lucky Joe Mining Company (Idaho) was converted into one outstanding share of Lucky Joe Mining Company (Nevada).  On April 3, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment with the State of Nevada changing the name of the Company to Desert Hawk Gold Corp.


The Company was originally incorporated to pursue the mining business through the acquisition of prospective mining claims in the Wallace and Kellogg mining districts of Northern Idaho.  The Company never successfully generated any revenue or joint ventures from any of the activities it pursued and abandoned the mining business as a viable business model when the commodity prices cycled downward.  The Company remained dormant until it recommenced its mining activities and entered the exploration stage on May 1, 2009.  The Company is considered an exploration stage company and its financial statements are presented in a manner similar to a development stage company as defined in ASC 915-10-05 and interpreted by the Securities and Exchange Commission for mining companies in Industry Guide 7.


Blue Fin Capital, Inc. (“Blue Fin”), a Utah corporation owning mining claims in Arizona, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and all inter-company accounts have been eliminated.


NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES


 In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations, and cash flows contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring items, necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of March 31, 2013, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012. The operating and financial results for the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2013.


These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and are presented in U.S. dollars. These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements do not include all note disclosures required by U.S. GAAP on an annual basis, and therefore should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


Mineral Exploration and Development Costs


The Company accounts for mineral exploration and development costs in accordance with ASC Topic 930 Extractive Activities - Mining.  All exploration expenditures are expensed as incurred, previously capitalized costs are expensed in the period the property is abandoned.  Expenditures to develop new mines, to define further mineralization in existing ore bodies, and to expand the capacity of operating mines, are capitalized and will be amortized on units of production basis over proven and probable reserves.


Mineral Properties and Leases


The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring mineral properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights and leases as incurred.  Should a property reach the production stage, these capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method on the basis of periodic estimates of ore reserves.  Mineral properties are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment.  If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.  See Note 4.


Earnings Per Share


Basic earnings per share includes no dilution and is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period.  Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of the Company.  At March 31, 2013 and March 31, 2012, common stock equivalents outstanding are 857,143 shares into which the convertible debt (Note 5) can be converted and 2,758,033 shares of common stock into which the preferred stock (Note 7) can be converted.  However, the diluted earnings per share are not presented because its effect would be anti-dilutive due to the Company’s recurring losses.



7




Going Concern


As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company is in default on its note payable and has an accumulated deficit incurred through March 31, 2013, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.


The Company will need significant funding to continue operations and increase development through the next fiscal year.  The timing and amount of capital requirements will depend on a number of factors, including demand for products and services and the availability of opportunities for expansion through affiliations and other business relationships.  Management intends to continue to seek new capital from equity securities issuances to provide funds needed to increase liquidity, fund internal growth, and fully implement its business plan.


If the going concern assumption were not appropriate for these consolidated financial statements, then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying values of the assets and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses, and the balance sheet classifications used.


Reclassifications


Certain reclassifications have been made to conform prior periods’ data to the current presentation.  These reclassifications have no effect on the results of reported operations or stockholders’ deficit.


NOTE 3 - CAPITAL STOCK


Common Stock


The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock.  All shares have equal voting rights and have one vote per share.  Voting rights are not cumulative and, therefore, the holders of more than 50% of the common stock could, if they choose to do so, elect all of the directors of the Company.


2013 Activity


On March 29, 2013, 32,142 shares of stock with a value of $22,500 were issued to the holders of the convertible debt as interest on the debt for the months of January through March 2013.  See Note 5.


2012 Activity


In January 2012, an equity financing was completed with the sale of 17,522 shares of common stock in January providing $20,150 in proceeds.  


In September 2012 an equity financing was initiated which resulted in sales of 130,000 shares of common stock during the 4th quarter of 2012, providing proceeds of $130,000.  Under the terms of this offering, stock could be converted to cash generated from the sale of gold, for a period of 12 months after commencement of operations at the Kiewit project.  Proceeds from 5% of the gold produced during the first year of production will be allocated to fund this option.  Each investor will receive the right to convert a minimum of one-half and up to all of his shares (on a pro rata basis) into the value of the number of ounces represented by the total investment, determined using a base price of $1,000 per ounce.  See Note 8 for further information on the accounting of this issuance.


On December 3, 2012, 321,428 shares of common stock were issued to the two holders of the convertible debt, with 150,000 shares issued to each of the two debt holders as penalty shares for the extension of the due date of the notes.  The due date of the convertible debt was then extended for one year to November 30, 2013.  The remaining 21,348 shares of common stock were issued to the convertible debt note holders as interest for the months of October and November 2012.  The shares were valued at $.70 per share for interest expense.  See Note 5 for further information regarding this issuance.


During 2012, the Company issued a total of 160,710 shares of stock to the note holders of the convertible debt for interest expense for the quarters ending December 31, 2011 and for each quarter ending in 2012.  The shares were valued at $.70 per share.




8




Preferred Stock


In July 2010 the Company filed a Certificate of Designations with the State of Nevada to create 958,033 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  The Series A Preferred Shares have voting rights with the common stock equal to the conversion value of the preferred shares into common shares.


In July 2010 the Company issued 958,033 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to DMRJ Group in connection with financing.  See Note 7.  These preferred shares are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the rate of one common share for each preferred share converted, subject to certain adjustments.


In connection with the Fourth Amendment to the DMRJ Group funding, on May 3, 2011, the Company created and designated 2,500,000 shares of its authorized preferred stock as Series A-1 Preferred Stock and 1,000,000 shares as Series A-2 Preferred Stock. During the quarter ended June 30, 2011, 100,000 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock were issued. On June 29, 2012, an additional 80,000 shares of Series A-2 Preferred stock were issued in connection with the Forbearance Agreement of the DMRJ Group funding arrangement. These shares are convertible by the holder into 800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  See Note 7 for further information on the accounting of this stock issuance.  At December 31, 2012, a total of 180,000 shares of Series A-2 preferred stock were outstanding.


In addition, as part of the Fourth Amendment, beginning July 1, 2011, quarterly dividends in the amount of 10% of net income are due to all Series A-1 and A-2 preferred stockholders for each quarter that the Company has consolidated net income.  The Company also cannot pay any dividends on the common stock until the preferred dividends are paid.  As of December 31, 2012, no dividends have been paid by the Company because there has been no net income.  


Each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock and Series A-2 Preferred Stock is convertible at the option of the holder at any time into that number of shares of common stock equal to (i) for the Series A-1 Preferred Stock ten times the Series A-1 Issue Price ($0.70) divided by the conversion price for Series A-1 Preferred and (ii) for the Series A-2 Preferred Stock ten times the Series A-2 Issue Price ($1.00) divided by the conversion price for such Series A-2 Preferred Stock.  The initial conversion price of the Series A-1 preferred stock is $0.70 per share and the initial conversion price of the Series A-2 preferred stock is $1.00.  If the Company issues or sells shares of its common stock, or grant options or other convertible securities which are exercisable or convertible into common shares, at prices less than the conversion price of Series A-1 or A-2 shares, except in certain exempted situations, then the conversion price of the Series A-1 and A-2 shares will be reduced to this lower of sale or conversion price.  The Series A-1 and A-2 shares may not be converted into common shares if the beneficial owner of such shares would thereafter exceed 4.9% of the outstanding common shares.  See Note 7 for further information on the accounting of this issuance.


NOTE 4 – MINERAL PROPERTIES AND LEASES


Mineral properties and leases as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are as follows:


 

 

 

March 31,

2013

 

December 31,

2012

     Yellow Hammer site

 

 

 

 

 

          Initial lease fee

 

$

175,000

$

175,000

          Asset retirement obligation

 

 

30,908

 

30,908

               Total

 

 

205,908

 

205,908

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Kiewit, Cactus Mill and all other sites

 

 

 

 

 

          Initial lease fee

 

 

600,000

 

600,000

          Asset retirement obligation

 

 

26,913

 

26,913

               Total

 

 

626,913

 

626,913

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Blue Fin  claims

 

 

 

 

 

         Initial purchase price

 

 

2,735

 

2,735

               Total

 

 

2,735

 

2,735

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Mineral Properties and Leases

 

$

835,556

$

835,556




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The Company holds operating interests within the Gold Hill Mining District in Tooele County, Utah, consisting of 296 unpatented claims, including the unpatented mill site claim, 42 patented claims, and three Utah state mineral leases located on state trust lands.  All but four of these mining claims and leases were obtained under the terms of the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement effective July 24, 2009, with Clifton Mining Company and Woodman Mining Company as lessors.  Rights to the four Yellow Hammer patented claims were obtained under the terms of the Amended and Restated Lease Agreement dated July 24, 2009, with the Jeneane C. Moeller Family Trust.  The properties are located approximately 190 miles west-southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah, and 56 miles south southeast of Wendover, Utah.  Annual lease fees are required on the 296 claims that make up the Company’s Gold Hill property.  Of these, four claims are within the Yellow Hammer site.  Annual claims fees are currently $140 per claim plus administrative fees.


On February 7, 2012, we signed a letter of intent with Shoshone Silver/Gold Mining Company (“Shoshone”) whereby Shoshone would have acquired a 50% interest in our mineral properties located in Tooele County, Utah.  Under the terms of the deal, Shoshone had a 120-day exclusive right to provide the $10 million, for which $100,000 was advanced to us as a nonrefundable deposit.  The joint venture had not been finalized as of June 30, 2012 and an additional deposit of $100,000 was agreed to as of June 29, 2012 to extend the agreement to joint venture the property until September 30, 2012.  Although this additional deposit was received, other terms of the extension were not met and effective July 21, 2012, the joint venture agreement was terminated and the $200,000 received was recognized as gain on termination of a joint venture agreement in the third quarter of 2012.  


Exploration Expenditures


Exploration expenditures incurred by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:


 

 

 

Three Months

Ended March 31,

2013

 

 

Three Months

Ended March 31,

2012

Assaying

 

$

2,156

 

$

11,469

Permitting

 

 

24,346

 

 

81,683

Rent

 

 

1,050

 

 

-

Maps and miscellaneous

 

 

-

 

 

39

    Total Exploration Expenditures

 

$

27,552

 

$

93,191


NOTE 5 – CONVERTIBLE DEBT


On November 18, 2009, the Company issued convertible promissory notes to two of its minority shareholders for a total of $600,000.  The notes bear interest at 15% per annum.  Interest-only is payable in equal monthly installments of $7,500.  The notes were originally convertible at any time at a rate of $1.50 per share, but on July 14, 2010 the promissory notes were amended thereby reducing the conversion price to $.70 due to the note holders’ agreement to subordinate their debt to DMRJ Group.  See Note 7.  The notes are convertible into potentially 857,143 shares of common stock and principal and interest were due in full November 30, 2012.  


On July 5, 2011 the Company entered into an agreement with the two holders of the convertible debt to begin paying their monthly interest in stock rather than cash.  The note holders were issued 64,284 shares of stock each in 2012 to settle accrued interest for 2012 and have been issued 16,071 shares of common stock each to settle accrued interest for the first quarter of 2013.


The Company failed to repay the loan in full on the maturity date, so the Company was required to issue an additional 300,000 shares of common stock to these debt holders.  This stock was valued at $1.00, the price of recent stock sales, and was accounted for as financing expense in 2012.  As part of this agreement, the due date of the note was extended to November 30, 2013, with interest continuing to be paid with shares of common stock each quarter.




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NOTE 6 – DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES


The fair value of outstanding derivative instruments not designed as hedging instruments on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 for the conversion option on the DMRJ Group debt was $293,545.


A Black-Scholes option-pricing model was used to estimate the fair value, using Level 2 inputs, of the Company’s derivatives using the following assumptions at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:


 

 

Number of

Shares

 

Volatility

 

Risk-

Free Rate

 

Expected

Life

(in years)

 

Stock

price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion option

 

438,795

 

119.02 %

 

.0400%

 

2.0

$

1.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conversion option

 

437,227

 

80.91%

 

0.035%

 

0.2

$

1.00


NOTE 7 – DMRJ GROUP FUNDING


2010 Activity


On July 14, 2010, the Company entered into an Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group I, LLC (“DMRJ Group”).  According to the original terms of the agreement, DMRJ Group committed to loan the Company up to $6,500,000 pursuant to certain terms and conditions as evidenced by a promissory note, under which advances made to the Company were due not later than July 14, 2012.  These loan advances could only be used by the Company to pay transaction fees and expenses incurred in connection with the loan transaction, to purchase certain mining equipment, and as working capital to advance our Yellow Hammer and Kiewit mining activities.  The maximum amounts allocable to the Yellow Hammer and Kiewit projects were $2,500,000 and $2,750,000, respectively, and were subject to meeting certain milestones on the projects.  Advances for operations on the Kiewit project were conditioned upon the Company’s ability to obtain and maintain all environmental and mining permits necessary to commence mining activities and the timely payment of the initial Yellow Hammer advances.  


Each principal advance amount bears interest of 15% per annum from the date of borrowing.  The Company was required to prepay interest on any advance that would accrue during the first year following the advance, or a shorter period if the advance was less than one year prior to the maturity date of the promissory note.  This prepayment of interest was nonrefundable if the Company prepaid the advance or went into default.  In addition, at the time the Company repaid the advance, it is required to pay an additional amount equal to 20% of the principal and interest amount being repaid.


In July 2010, in connection with this agreement, the Company issued 958,033 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock to DMRJ Group at $.001 par value for $958 cash.  The Company recorded a discount to the loan proceeds in the amount of $669,644, which was valued based on the stock price of $.70 less the cash received for the preferred stock.


Advances made by DMRJ Group are collateralized by all of the Company’s assets, including its shares of Blue Fin Capital, Inc., the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary.


2011 Activity


On February 25, 2011, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group.  The Second Amendment allowed the Company to receive a term loan advance of up to $125,000.  


On March 11, 2011, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group.  This amendment allowed the Company to make a further request for a term loan advance under the Investment Agreement of up to $500,000 without satisfying the provisions requiring the Company to meet certain milestones in connection with the Kiewit properties and permitting the Company to use the funds for working capital and ordinary course general corporate purposes not inconsistent with or prohibited by the Investment Agreement.  Two $125,000 term loan advances were received as part of this amendment.  


The Company failed to make its mandatory prepayment of $1,011,616 to DMRJ Group on April 7, 2011, as required pursuant to the Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group, and thus entered into a Fourth Amendment.



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On April 21, 2011, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group.  This amendment allowed the Company to make a further request for a term loan advance under the Investment Agreement of up to $625,000.


The Company considered the impact of ASC 470-50 “Debt-Modifications and Extinguishments” on the accounting treatment of the Fourth Amendment.  ASC 470-50 states that a transaction resulting in a significant change in the nature of a debt instrument should be accounted for as an extinguishment of debt.  The difference between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt should be recognized currently in income of the period of extinguishment.  The Company has concluded that the amendment constituted a substantial modification.  During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of the DMRJ note of $2,149,404 representing the difference between the fair value of the amended note, including consideration and fees, and the carrying value of the original note, including related unamortized discount.


The Fourth Amendment contained provisions for DMRJ Group to elect to convert the outstanding payable balances to shares of Series A-1 preferred stock (for the Yellow Hammer Advances) and Series A-2 Preferred Stock (for the Term Loan Advances).  See description of the Preferred Stock in Note 3.


The Series A-1 and Series A-2 Preferred Stock are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock.  The conversion rate of the preferred stock to shares of the Company’s common stock is adjustable based upon factors not found in a standard fixed-for-fixed pricing model. As such, the Company considered the provisions of ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging”, and recorded the fair value of $108,279 for the embedded conversion option liability associated with the amended agreement with an offset to the carrying value of the debt.  The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model at May 3, 2011, were as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%; (2) expected volatility of 96.8%, (3) risk-free interest rate of 0.40%, and (4) expected life of 1.25 years.  The conversion option liability is adjusted to its fair value at the end of each reporting period with the change in fair value recognized in net loss.  The conversion option liability at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is recorded at $293,545 and $140,798, respectively.  See Note 6.


Also in connection with entering this Fourth Amendment, in 2011 the Company issued 100,000 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock valued at $700,000 to DMRJ Group.  The value was determined by calculating the number of common shares into which the Series A-2 preferred shares are convertible (1,000,000 common shares) times the fair value for shares of common stock on the date of issuance ($0.70).  The Company recognized the amount in the loss on extinguishment of debt related to the Fourth Amendment.


2012 Activity


On June 29, 2012, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with DMRJ Group which extended the due date of the June 30, 2012 loan payment to September 30, 2012 in exchange for 80,000 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Stock.  The value of this issuance was determined by calculating the number of common shares into which the Series A-2 preferred shares are convertible (800,000 common shares) times the fair value for shares of common stock on the date of issuance ($1.15).  The Company recognized this amount of $920,000 as loss on extinguishment of debt.  Pursuant to the Investment Agreement, on June 30, 2012, the Company had been obligated to repay $1,550,000 of the funds previously loaned by DMRJ Group.  


The Company failed to make the loan payment of $4,495,000 on September 30, 2012, and therefore an event of default occurred under the Investment Agreement.


On October 17, 2012, the Company entered into a Fifth Amendment to the Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group.  The Fifth Amendment provided for the Company to receive up to $100,000 in additional funds in two advances (the “October Term Loan Advances”) of $50,000 each.  Only one of these $50,000 advances was taken in 2012.  In addition, the maturity date of the entire loan balance due to DMRJ was moved from December 31, 2012 to December 15, 2012.  The amount was not paid on December 15, 2012 and remained unpaid at December 31, 2012.


2013 Activity


On January 29, 2013, the Company entered into a Sixth Amendment to the Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group.  The Sixth Amendment provides for the Company to receive additional funds in one advance (the “January Term Loan Advance”) of $50,000. This advance was received in February 2013 and replaces the second October Term Loan Advance, which had never been drawn.  In addition, the maturity date of the entire loan balance due to DMRJ was moved from December 15, 2012 to March 5, 2013.  The amount to be due under the Sixth Amendment was $6,525,643 including accrued interest.  The March 5, 2013 payment was not made and the note is currently in default with interest accruing at a rate of 2% per month.  DMRJ Group has the right to call the full amount of the outstanding balances immediately due.  If the Company is unable to repay the outstanding balances at that time, the Company anticipates that DMRJ Group could foreclose on its security interest and would likely take control of or liquidate our mining leases and other assets.  See Note 10 for further information regarding the current status of the DMRJ Group debt.



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NOTE 8 – STOCK REDEEMABLE WITH GOLD PROCEEDS


An equity financing was initiated in September 2012 for the sale of up to 1,150,000 shares of our common stock.  This offering closed December 31, 2012 with proceeds of $130,000 raised through sales of 130,000 shares of the Company’s common stock.  Under the terms of this offering, the shares can be redeemed for cash generated from the sale of gold, for a period of 12 months after commencement of operations at the Kiewit project.  Proceeds from 5% of the gold produced during the first year of production will be allocated to fund this option.  Each investor will receive the right to convert a minimum of one-half and up to all of his shares (on a pro rata basis) into the value of the number of ounces represented by the total investment, determined using a base price of $1,000 per ounce.  Due to the redemption feature of these shares, management has concluded that the proceeds from these stock sales should be recorded as a liability and not as equity.


NOTE 9– COMMITMENTS


Mining Properties


During the year ended December 31, 2009 the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with the Moeller Family Trust for the leasing of the Trust’s Yellow Hammer property in the Gold Hill Mining District of Utah.  Pursuant to the agreement, if the Company does not place the Yellow Hammer property into commercial production within a three-year period it will be required to make annual payments to the Trust of $50,000.  The Yellow Hammer operated for several months in 2011.  Under the terms of the Joint Venture agreement, the Company is  required to pay a 6% net smelter royalty on the production of base metals and a net smelter royalty on gold and silver based on a sliding scale of between 2% and 15% based on the price of gold and silver, as applicable.  There were no sales and no royalty expense to date in 2013 or in 2012.


Also during the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with the Clifton Mining Company and the Woodman Mining Company for the leasing of their property interests in the Gold Hill Mining District of Utah.  Under the terms of the Joint Venture agreement, the Company is required to pay a 4% net smelter royalty on base metals in all other areas except for production from the Kiewit gold property and a net smelter royalty on gold and silver, except for production from the Kiewit gold property, based on a sliding scale of between 2% and 15% based on the price of gold or silver, as applicable.  The Company is also required to pay a 6% net smelter return on any production from the Kiewit gold property.  Additionally, if the Company does not place the Kiewit, Clifton Shears/smelter tunnel deposit, and the Cane Springs deposit into commercial production within a three year period, it will be required to make annual payments to Clifton Mining in the amount of $50,000 per location.  The Company did not begin commercial production thus, pursuant to this agreement, the Company made $50,000 payments in 2012 on the Kiewit and the Clifton Shears properties and a partial payment of $10,000 on the Cane Springs property.  Negotiations are ongoing regarding this property.


In September 2009, the Company acquired all of the rights and interests of Clifton Mining in a $42,802 reclamation contract and cash surety deposit with the State of Utah Division of Oil Gas and Mining for the property.  As consideration for Clifton Mining selling its interest in the reclamation contract and surety deposit, the Company issued 60,824 shares to Clifton Mining.  For a period of two years the Company had the right to repurchase the shares for $48,000, or during the 180-day period after this two year period, Clifton Mining had the option to put the shares to the Company for $48,000.  The put option expired on March 30, 2012.  


Employment Agreements


In September 2010, the Company entered into employment agreements with its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and its President and entered into a consulting agreement with one of its directors.  Each agreement is for an initial term of between three months and four years and provides for base salary or fees of $120,000 per year.  The Company owed $131,259 to the CEO at December 31, 2010 for amounts due under the provisions of the September 2010 agreement and prior similar agreements.  On May 3, 2011, this payable was satisfied with the issuance of 138,000 shares of stock to the CEO.  As of March 31, 2013, compensation has not been paid to these three individuals for several months.  Accrued compensation of $191,000 and $131,000; and consulting payable of $70,000 and $60,000, is due per these agreements at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.




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NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS


DMRJ Group loan


As part of the Sixth Amendment to Investment Agreement, the entire balance of the note became due on March 5, 2013.  The March 5, 2013 payment was not made and the note is currently in default with interest accruing at a rate of 2% per month.  DMRJ Group has the right to call the full amount of the outstanding balances immediately due.  If the Company is unable to repay the outstanding balances at that time, the Company anticipates that DMRJ Group could foreclose on its security interest and would likely take control of or liquidate our mining leases and other assets.  A Seventh Amendment to Investment Agreement is currently being negotiated, which will provide for an additional $100,000 of loan proceeds to be received by the Company in May 2013, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.  The proposed amendment will provide for payment of the debt through future mining operations.  


Operating Permit and Environmental Assessment


On March 20, 2013, the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation outlined in a letter to the BLM their review of the Kiewit Mine Project Draft Environmental Assessment.  The letter alleged the Environmental Assessment is flawed in the development and analysis of alternatives, conformance with applicable BLM land use plans, and disclosure, analysis and mitigation of impacts on cultural resources, Native American values, and many other environmental resources.  The BLM is working with the Goshute Tribe to bring this permitting process to a conclusion.  




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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and audited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.


Forward-looking statements


The statements contained in this report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information.  Forward-looking statements include the information concerning our possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, need for financing, competitive position, potential growth opportunities, potential operating performance improvements, ability to retain and recruit personnel, the effects of competition and the effects of future legislation or regulations.  Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as the words “believes,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “could,” “plans,” or comparable terminology or by discussions of strategy or trends.  Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct.  Such statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results, and actual future results could differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements.


Among the factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially are the risks and uncertainties discussed in this quarterly report.  While it is not possible to identify all factors, we continue to face many risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:


·

a decline in metal prices;

·

environmental hazards;

·

metallurgical and other processing problems;

·

unusual or unexpected geological formations;

·

global economic and political conditions;

·

disruptions in credit and financial markets;

·

global productive capacity;

·

changes in product costing; and

·

competitive technology positions and operating interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks, fires, flooding, landslides, power outages, explosions, unscheduled downtime, transportation interruptions, war and terrorist activities).


Mining operations are subject to a variety of existing laws and regulations relating to exploration, permitting procedures, safety precautions, property reclamation, employee health and safety, air and water quality standards, pollution and other environmental protection controls, all of which are subject to change and are becoming more stringent and costly to comply with.  Should one or more of these risks materialize (or the consequences of such a development worsen), or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those expected.  We disclaim any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


These risk factors could cause our results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.


Overview


Desert Hawk Gold Corp. is an exploration stage company, which means we are engaged in the search for mineral deposits or reserves which could be economically and legally extracted or produced.  None of our mining properties have any known reserves and our proposed programs on these properties are exploratory in nature.  Our proposed projects are located in the Gold Hill Mining District in Tooele County, Utah.


We were originally incorporated in the State of Idaho on November 5, 1957.  For several years we bought and sold mining leases and claims, but in 1995 we ceased all principal business operations.  In 2008 we changed our domicile from the State of Idaho to the State of Nevada.  In May 2009 we raised funds to recommence mining activities.  In July 2009 we entered into agreements to commence exploration activities on mining claims in the Gold Hill Mining District.



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We are currently focused primarily on the permitting of the Kiewit and Clifton Shears projects.  Tentative approval of the Notice of Intent (“NOI”) was received from the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining (“DOGM”) on September 28, 2012.  This tentative approval was subject to a 30-day public comment period, which closed November 13, 2012.   Conditional final approval is expected to be issued in 2013 after completion and approval of the National Environmental Protection Act (“NEPA”) process.


On July 24, 2009, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with the Clifton Mining Company and Woodman Mining Company under which Clifton Mining granted to us exclusive possession of certain patented and unpatented mining claims and an unpatented mill site claim and certain Utah state mineral leases covering lands in the Gold Hill Mining District located in Tooele County, Utah, for exploration, development and mining, and the right to occupy the properties and to explore, develop and mine the properties for minerals. Woodman Mining also granted us the same rights in certain of these patented mining claims owned jointly with Clifton Mining. Also on July 24, 2009, we entered into a Joint Venture Agreement with the Jeneane C. Moeller Family Trust under which the Trust granted to us exclusive possession of four patented mining claims covering lands in the Gold Hill Mining District located in Tooele County, Utah, for exploration, development and mining, and the right to occupy the properties and to explore, develop and mine the properties for minerals. These properties are known as the Yellow Hammer claims.   


Prior to July 1, 2010, we notified Clifton Mining that we would surrender certain of the mining claims and leases originally obtained in our lease agreement with it. Also, in 2010 and in 2012, certain amendments were made to the lease agreements.  As part of these agreements, if we did not place the Kiewit property, the Clifton Shears-Smelter Tunnel property, and the Cane Springs property into commercial production within a three-year period from the date of the agreement, we would be required to make annual payments to Clifton Mining of $50,000 per property, to retain our rights to those properties. The holding fees for the Kiewit and the Clifton Shears-Smelter Tunnel properties were made in accordance with the June 30, 2012 arrangement. A partial payment of $10,000 was made on December 24, 2012 for the Cane Springs payment. The balance of this payment is currently being negotiated with the leaseholder. Notice was timely given of the claims we no longer wished to maintain and the BLM reimbursement was also timely made.


We currently hold leasehold interests within the Gold Hill Mining District consisting of 296 unpatented mining claims, including an unpatented mill site claim, 42 patented claims, and three Utah state mineral leases located on state trust lands, all covering approximately 33 square miles.  We intend to concentrate our activities on the Kiewit project consisting of seven of the unpatented Kiewit claims, the Clifton Shears, Cane Springs, Oquirrh Springs, the Frankie, the Rustler, the Lion Vein, and the Lucy L sites.  Each of these is a potential near-term development target.  Mineral extraction activities on the property at this time will be open-pit and we anticipate conducting underground mining exploration in the future.  


We have previously entered into an agreement with DMRJ Group, LLC (“DMRJ Group”) through which we can borrow up to $6,500,000 for our mining operations and our general and administrative expenses, of which we have $3,000,000 remaining available to us upon reaching certain milestones.  This note is currently in default.  On October 17, 2012, we entered into a Fifth Amendment to Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group.  The Fifth Amendment to Investment Agreement provided for additional working capital of $100,000 to be received while we await the receipt of the operating permits.  In addition, the maturity date of the entire loan balance due to DMRJ Group was moved from December 31, 2012 to December 15, 2012.  A Sixth Amendment to Investment Agreement was entered into on January 29, 2013.  Terms of this amendment are discussed below in “First Quarter Highlights”.


An equity financing was initiated August 21, 2012 for the sale of up to 1,150,000 shares of common stock.  An equity financing was initiated in September 2012 for the sale of up to 1,150,000 shares of our stock.  This offering closed December 31, 2012 with proceeds of $130,000 raised through sales of 130,000 shares of our common stock.  Under the terms of this offering, stock can be converted to cash generated from the sale of gold, for a period of 12 months after commencement of operations at the Kiewit project.  Proceeds from 5% of the gold produced during the first year of production will be allocated to fund this option.  Each investor will receive the right to convert a minimum of one-half and up to all of his shares (on a pro rata basis) into the value of the number of ounces represented by the total investment, determined using a base price of $1,000 per ounce.  Due to the redemption feature of these shares, management has concluded that the proceeds from these stock sales should be recorded as a liability and not as equity.


Historically, we have incurred net losses for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and have also incurred a loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  If we are unable to negotiate a long-term funding arrangement, we will not be able to meet our obligations to repay the loan advances to DMRJ Group and will likely lose our interest in all of our assets and mining claims.




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First Quarter Highlights


The BLM initiated an Environmental Assessment (“EA”) in December 2011 and the initial draft was released for public comment in February 2013.  JBR Consultants of Salt Lake City, Utah, is completing this review on behalf of the BLM.  The EA was subject to a 30-day public comment period which was then extended to 38 days by the BLM and ended on March 21, 2013.  On March 20, 2013, the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation outlined, in a letter to the BLM, their review of the Kiewit Mine Project Draft Environmental Assessment.  The letter alleged the Environmental Assessment is flawed in the development and analysis of alternatives, conformance with applicable BLM land use plans, and disclosure, analysis and mitigation of impacts on cultural resources, Native American values, and many other environmental resources.  


The BLM is working with the Goshute Tribe in an effort to bring this permitting process to a conclusion.  The Plan of Operations is deemed to be substantially complete and along with the EA is expected to be completed and issued by the BLM during 2013, after posting of the required reclamation bond in the approximate amount of $1,278,000.  


During 2010 to 2011, draw advances totaling $3.5 million were obtained through a funding agreement with DMRJ Group.  As part of the Fifth Amendment to Investment Agreement, an additional $100,000 loan amount was approved in 2012 and the maturity date of the entire note was changed to December 15, 2012.  The $100,000 was designated to be received in two installments of $50,000 each, to be called the October Term Loan Advances.  The first October Term Loan Advance was received on October 17, 2012 and the second installment was not drawn.  On January 29, 2013, we entered into a Sixth Amendment to the Investment Agreement with DMRJ Group. The Sixth Amendment provided for us to receive additional funds in one advance (the “January Term Loan Advance”) of $50,000. This advance replaces the second October Term Loan Advance, which had never been drawn. The advance is not deemed to be a Kiewit Advance, which means that it will not be subject to the mandatory prepayment requirements under the Investment Agreement. In addition, the maturity date of the entire loan balance due to DMRJ was moved from December 15, 2012 to March 5, 2013. The amount due under the Sixth Amendment was $6,328,506 as of January 29, 2013; plus the January Term Loan Advance, received February 7, 2013, and accrued interest on the entire balance at 2% per month, for a total due at March 31, 2013 of $6,619,028.  The March 5, 2013 payment was not made and the note is currently in default with interest accruing at a rate of 2% per month.


Negotiations regarding a future long-term business relationship to fund the DMRJ Group note and provide equity for operating capital are currently ongoing. A proposed agreement has been tentatively approved providing for payment of this debt from mining revenues. The formalization of the proposed agreement is contingent upon receipt of all necessary permits, which is projected to occur in 2013. The inability to gain all necessary permits could result in a loss of the mining claims due to foreclosure by DMRJ Group. If we lose our mining leases and other assets to DMRJ Group in foreclosure, we will not be able to continue our business operations as currently planned and any shareholder would lose their entire investment in our common stock.


In September 2010, we entered into employment agreements with our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and our President and entered into a consulting agreement with one of our directors.  Each agreement is for an initial term of between three months and four years and provides for base salary or fees of $120,000 per year.  As of March 31, 2013, the salaries and payments under these contracts are accruing rather than being paid.  The total amount accrued as of March 31, 2013 for officer wages is $191,000and for director consulting fees is $70,000.


Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013 and 2012


The operating loss for the three months ended March 31, 2013 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2012, decreased by $125,333 due to the scaled-back operations while awaiting permit approvals.  Other expense, consisting mostly of interest and financing costs, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, increased by $250,602 over the period ending March 31, 2012.  This increase was due to increased interest expense and to changes in the fair value of the derivatives relating to the DMRJ Group loan.  These differences result in an overall increase in net loss of $125,269 for the three months ended March 31, 2013 in relation to the three months ended March 31, 2012.


Liquidity and Cash Flow


Net cash used by operating activities was $37,224 during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, compared with $205,768 during the three month period ended March 31, 2012.  The decrease in the amount of cash used by operating activities is primarily attributable to the reduction in operations while awaiting permit approvals.


Net cash used by investing activities was $4,034 during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, compared to $99,400 cash provided during the three month period ended March 31, 2012.  The 2012 amount included a $100,000 deposit received on a potential joint venture that was being negotiated in early 2012.



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Net cash provided by financing activities was $50,000 during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, compared with $20,150 cash provided during the three month period ended March 31, 2012.  Cash provided from financing for the three month period ended March 31, 2013 was from DMRJ Group loan proceeds while cash provided during the three month period ended March 31, 2012 was from sale of common stock.  The DMRJ Group loan is now in default and negotiations regarding a future business relationship to fund the DMRJ Group note and provide equity for operations capital are currently ongoing.


As a result of the above, cash increased by $8,742 during the three month period ended March 31, 2013, leaving us with a cash balance of $21,042 as of March 31, 2013.


Critical Accounting Policies


The selection and application of accounting policies is an important process that has developed as our business activities have evolved and as the accounting rules have changed.  Accounting rules generally do not involve a selection among alternatives, but involve an implementation and interpretation of existing rules, and the use of judgment, to the specific set of circumstances existing in our business.  Discussed below are the accounting policies that we believe are critical to our financial statements due to the degree of uncertainty regarding the estimates or assumptions involved and the magnitude of the asset, liability, revenue or expense being reported.  See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” in our attached unaudited consolidated financial statements for a discussion of those policies.


Mineral Exploration and Development Costs


We account for mineral exploration costs in accordance with ASC 932 Extractive Activities.  All exploration expenditures are expensed as incurred, previously capitalized costs are expensed in the period the property is abandoned.  Expenditures to explore new mines, to define further mineralization in existing ore bodies, and to expand the capacity of operating mines, are capitalized and amortized on a units-of-production basis over proven and probable reserves.


Mineral Properties


We account for mineral properties in accordance with ASC 930 Extractive Activities-Mining.  Costs of acquiring mineral properties are capitalized by project area upon purchase of the associated claims.  Mineral properties are periodically assessed for impairment of value and any diminution in value.


Reclamation and Remediation


Remediation, reclamation and mine closure costs are based principally on legal and regulatory requirements.  Management estimates costs associated with reclamation of mining properties as well as remediation costs for inactive properties.  We use assumptions about future costs, capital costs and reclamation costs.  Such assumptions are based on our current mining plan and the best available information for making such estimates.


For non-operating properties, we accrue costs associated with environmental remediation obligations when it is probable that such costs will be incurred and they are reasonably estimable.  Such costs are based on management’s estimate of amounts expected to be incurred when the remediation work is performed.


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, result of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.


Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


As a smaller reporting company, we have elected not to provide the disclosure required by this item.




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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures


Evaluation of Disclosure Control and Procedures


Our Chief Executive Officer, who is also our principal financial officer, after evaluating the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Evaluation Date”), has concluded that as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting


There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recent quarter ended March 31, 2013, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION


Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds


On July 5, 2011 we entered into an agreement with West C Street LLC and Ibearhouse LLC, the holders of convertible debt acquired from us in 2009, permitting payment of their monthly interest in stock rather than cash.  Since then, we have issued a total of 246,426 shares of stock, valued at $.70, to the note holders to convert accrued interest for the months of May 2011 through March 2013.  These shares were issued without registration under the Securities Act by reason of the exemption from registration afforded by the provisions of Section 4(a)(5) and/or Section 4(a)(2) thereof, and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.  Each of the note holders was an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D.  Each investor delivered appropriate investment representations with respect to these issuances and consented to the imposition of restrictive legends upon the stock certificates representing the shares.  Each investor represented that it had not entered into the transaction with us as a result of or subsequent to any advertisement, article, notice, or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar media or broadcast on television or radio, or presented at any seminar or meeting.  Each investor was afforded the opportunity to ask questions of our management and to receive answers concerning the terms and conditions of the transaction.  No underwriting discounts or commissions were paid in connection with the stock issuance.


Item 6.  Exhibits


Exhibit No.

Description

31.1

Rule 15d-14(a) Certification by Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer

101.INS

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

101.PRE

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document


SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


Desert Hawk Gold Corp.



Date: May 15, 2013

By: /s/ Robert E. Jorgensen

Robert E. Jorgensen, CEO




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