|
June 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
||
| $ | $ | ||
|
Assets
|
|||
|
Current assets
|
|||
|
Cash and cash equivalents (note 3)
|
30,332,339 | 32,457,323 | |
|
Short-term investments (note 3)
|
10,039,926 | 10,932,101 | |
|
Marketable securities
|
16,500 | 29,250 | |
|
Amounts receivable
|
28,954 | 19,509 | |
|
Prepaid expenses
|
265,164 | 101,653 | |
|
|
40,682,883 | 43,539,836 | |
|
|
|||
|
Bonding and other deposits (note 4)
|
2,900,732 | 2,920,835 | |
|
Mineral properties (note 5)
|
30,209,105 | 29,733,296 | |
|
Capital assets (note 6)
|
3,286,253 | 2,739,121 | |
|
Equity investments (note 7)
|
2,769,117 | 2,769,117 | |
| 39,165,207 | 38,162,369 | ||
|
|
|||
|
|
79,848,090 | 81,702,205 | |
|
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|||
|
Current liabilities
|
|||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
865,992 | 1,046,963 | |
|
Asset retirement obligation (note 8)
|
510,571 | 503,712 | |
| 1,376,563 | 1,550,675 | ||
|
Shareholders' equity (note 9)
|
|||
|
Capital stock
|
148,763,453 | 144,053,337 | |
|
Contributed surplus
|
14,046,089 | 13,671,699 | |
|
Deficit
|
(84,338,015 | (77,573,506 | ) |
| 78,471,527 | 80,151,530 | ||
|
|
79,848,090 | 81,702,205 |
|
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
from
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months
|
Three Months
|
Six Months
|
Six Months
|
March 22, 2004
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||||||||
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
|
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
1,269,047 | 1,400,320 | 2,588,587 | 2,760,508 | 29,942,116 | |||||||||||||||
|
Exploration and evaluation
|
921,487 | 1,274,631 | 1,843,746 | 2,510,896 | 46,570,526 | |||||||||||||||
|
Development
|
791,027 | 897,580 | 2,353,420 | 3,274,068 | 18,139,259 | |||||||||||||||
|
Write-off of mineral properties
|
- | 43,501 | - | 107,062 | 422,084 | |||||||||||||||
| (2,981,561 | ) | (3,616,032 | ) | (6,785,753 | ) | (8,652,534 | ) | (95,073,985 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Interest income
|
92,912 | 218,637 | 198,177 | 619,380 | 7,167,531 | |||||||||||||||
|
Loss on equity investments (note 7)
|
(10,770 | ) | - | (13,396 | ) | - | (31,251 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
|
837,178 | (1,933,051 | ) | (150,787 | ) | (1,298,720 | ) | 1,911,341 | ||||||||||||
|
Other income (loss)
|
(12,000 | ) | (117,332 | ) | (12,750 | ) | (110,832 | ) | 890,849 | |||||||||||
|
Loss before income taxes
|
(2,074,241 | ) | (5,447,778 | ) | (6,764,509 | ) | (9,442,706 | ) | (85,135,515 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Recovery of future income taxes
|
- | - | - | - | 797,500 | |||||||||||||||
|
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period
|
(2,074,241 | ) | (5,447,778 | ) | (6,764,509 | ) | (9,442,706 | ) | (84,338,015 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Deficit - Beginning of period
|
(82,263,774 | ) | (62,835,616 | ) | (77,573,506 | ) | (58,840,688 | ) | - | |||||||||||
|
Deficit - End of period
|
(84,338,015 | ) | (68,283,394 | ) | (84,338,015 | ) | (68,283,394 | ) | (84,338,015 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Basic and diluted
|
95,757,096 | 93,893,607 | 94,853,850 | 93,789,463 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Loss per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Basic and diluted
|
(0.02 | ) | (0.06 | ) | (0.07 | ) | (0.10 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
From
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months
|
Three Months
|
Six Months
|
Six Months
|
March 22, 2004
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||||||||
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
|
Cash provided by (used in)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Operating activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss for the period
|
(2,074,241 | ) | (5,447,778 | ) | (6,764,509 | ) | (9,442,706 | ) | (84,338,015 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Items not affecting cash:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
191,620 | 194,485 | 377,842 | 474,974 | 16,090,913 | |||||||||||||||
|
Amortization of capital assets
|
97,132 | 135,925 | 198,162 | 289,054 | 1,350,777 | |||||||||||||||
|
Provision for reclamation
|
2 | - | 7,295 | 76,966 | 525,417 | |||||||||||||||
|
Write-off of mineral properties
|
- | 43,501 | - | 107,062 | 422,084 | |||||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange loss (gain)
|
(841,829 | ) | 1,933,051 | 146,467 | 1,298,720 | (1,915,592 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
- | - | - | - | (1,078,996 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
Non-cash exploration costs (credits)
|
- | - | - | - | 1,819,225 | |||||||||||||||
|
Other loss (income)
|
12,000 | (10,500 | ) | 12,750 | (17,000 | ) | 14,498 | |||||||||||||
|
Future income taxes
|
- | - | - | - | (797,500 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
Change in non-cash working capital items:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amounts receivable
|
(13,123 | ) | (5,841 | ) | (9,407 | ) | 59,847 | (17,742 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
9,728 | (74,927 | ) | (69,185 | ) | (115,167 | ) | (176,850 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
(260,565 | ) | (562,625 | ) | (369,272 | ) | (1,515,464 | ) | 508,680 | |||||||||||
| (2,879,276 | ) | (3,794,709 | ) | (6,469,857 | ) | (8,783,714 | ) | (67,593,101 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Investing activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Mineral property costs
|
(290,144 | ) | (74,055 | ) | (471,685 | ) | (165,198 | ) | (11,430,258 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Purchase of short-term investments
|
(7,518,724 | ) | (25,674,968 | ) | (13,987,427 | ) | (26,111,693 | ) | (178,874,363 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Sale of short-term investments
|
5,715,507 | 36,228,213 | 14,900,536 | 38,961,264 | 170,493,696 | |||||||||||||||
|
Decrease (increase) in bonding and other deposits
|
(773 | ) | 16,465 | 17,224 | (1,231,688 | ) | (2,973,888 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Payments from venture partner
|
- | - | - | - | 146,806 | |||||||||||||||
|
Proceeds from sale of data base and capital assets
|
- | - | - | - | 1,109,300 | |||||||||||||||
|
Purchase of capital assets
|
(577,870 | ) | (397,496 | ) | (730,266 | ) | (526,210 | ) | (4,606,339 | ) | ||||||||||
| (2,672,004 | ) | 10,098,159 | (271,618 | ) | 10,926,475 | (26,135,046 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Financing activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common shares and warrants for cash
|
5,000,000 | - | 5,000,000 | - | 127,668,053 | |||||||||||||||
|
Share issue costs
|
(221,776 | ) | - | (221,776 | ) | - | (2,790,801 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Proceeds from exercise of warrants and stock options
|
6,541 | - | 6,541 | - | 18,575,865 | |||||||||||||||
|
Payment of New Frontiers obligation
|
- | - | - | - | (17,565,125 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| 4,784,765 | - | 4,784,765 | - | 125,887,992 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
|
580,640 | (1,077,081 | ) | (168,274 | ) | (737,372 | ) | (1,827,506 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(185,875 | ) | 5,226,369 | (2,124,984 | ) | 1,405,389 | 30,332,339 | |||||||||||||
|
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
|
30,518,214 | 21,978,755 | 32,457,323 | 25,799,735 | - | |||||||||||||||
|
Ending cash and cash equivalents
|
30,332,339 | 27,205,124 | 30,332,339 | 27,205,124 | 30,332,339 | |||||||||||||||
|
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common shares issued for properties
|
- | - | - | 409,500 | 1,164,750 | |||||||||||||||
|
1.
|
Nature of operations
|
|
2.
|
Significant accounting policies
|
|
3.
|
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
|
As at
|
As at
|
|||||||
|
June 30
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
|
Cash on deposit at banks
|
302,167 | 308,918 | ||||||
|
Guaranteed investment certificates
|
287,500 | 287,500 | ||||||
|
Money market funds
|
29,742,672 | 25,564,505 | ||||||
|
Certificates of deposit
|
- | 6,296,400 | ||||||
| 30,332,339 | 32,457,323 | |||||||
|
As at
|
As at
|
|||||||
|
June 30
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
|
Guaranteed investment certificates
|
1,458,836 | 2,342,637 | ||||||
|
Certificates of deposit
|
8,581,090 | 8,589,464 | ||||||
| 10,039,926 | 10,932,101 | |||||||
|
4.
|
Bonding and other deposits
|
|
5.
|
Mineral properties
|
|
USA
|
Canada
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||
|
Lost Creek/
|
Other US
|
Canadian
|
||||||||||||||
|
Lost Soldier
|
Properties
|
Properties
|
||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||
|
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
24,324,656 | 4,884,973 | 523,667 | 29,733,296 | ||||||||||||
|
Acquisition costs
|
- | 145,080 | - | 145,080 | ||||||||||||
|
Staking and claim costs
|
- | 330,729 | - | 330,729 | ||||||||||||
|
Balance, June 30, 2010
|
24,324,656 | 5,360,782 | 523,667 | 30,209,105 | ||||||||||||
|
6.
|
Capital assets
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
Net Book
|
Accumulated
|
Net Book
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Light vehicles
|
720,973 | 394,062 | 326,911 | 661,743 | 345,993 | 315,750 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Heavy mobile equipment
|
534,598 | 251,897 | 282,701 | 473,336 | 209,197 | 264,139 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Machinery and equipment
|
811,887 | 460,251 | 351,636 | 791,252 | 398,435 | 392,817 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Furniture and fixtures
|
224,173 | 92,368 | 131,805 | 221,867 | 78,561 | 143,306 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Computer equipment
|
207,253 | 109,078 | 98,175 | 202,117 | 93,504 | 108,613 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Software
|
190,550 | 119,233 | 71,317 | 170,528 | 102,438 | 68,090 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Pre-construction costs
|
2,023,708 | - | 2,023,708 | 1,446,406 | - | 1,446,406 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4,713,142 | 1,426,889 | 3,286,253 | 3,967,249 | 1,228,128 | 2,739,121 | |||||||||||||||||||
|
7.
|
Equity investments
|
|
8.
|
Asset retirement obligation
|
|
9.
|
Shareholders’ equity and capital stock
|
|
Capital Stock
|
Contributed
|
Accumulated
|
Shareholders’
|
|||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Surplus
|
Deficit
|
Equity
|
||||||||||||||||
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, January 1, 2010
|
93,940,568 | 144,053,337 | 13,671,699 | (77,573,506 | ) | 80,151,530 | ||||||||||||||
|
Exercise of stock options
|
9,213 | 9,991 | (3,450 | ) | - | 6,541 | ||||||||||||||
|
Common shares issued for cash, net
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
of issue costs
|
5,000,000 | 4,700,125 | - | - | 4,700,125 | |||||||||||||||
|
Non-cash stock compensation
|
- | - | 377,840 | - | 377,840 | |||||||||||||||
|
Net loss and comprehensive loss
|
- | - | - | (6,764,509 | ) | (6,764,509 | ) | |||||||||||||
|
Balance, June 30, 2010
|
98,949,781 | 148,763,453 | 14,046,089 | (84,338,015 | ) | 78,471,527 | ||||||||||||||
|
Weighted-
|
||
|
average
|
||
|
Options
|
exercise price
|
|
|
#
|
$
|
|
|
Outstanding, December 31, 2009
|
8,361,452
|
1.65
|
|
Granted
|
798,537
|
0.81
|
|
Exercised
|
(9,213)
|
0.71
|
|
Forfeited
|
(58,528)
|
0.84
|
|
Expired
|
(123,014)
|
1.83
|
|
Outstanding, June 30, 2010
|
8,969,234
|
1.58
|
|
Weighted-
|
Weighted-
|
||||
|
average
|
average
|
||||
|
Exercise
|
remaining
|
remaining
|
|||
|
price
|
Number
|
contractual
|
Number
|
contractual
|
|
|
$
|
of options
|
life (years)
|
of options
|
life (years)
|
Expiry
|
|
1.25
|
2,400,800
|
0.4
|
2,400,800
|
0.4
|
November 17, 2010
|
|
2.01
|
75,000
|
0.7
|
75,000
|
0.7
|
March 25, 2011
|
|
2.35
|
1,450,000
|
0.8
|
1,450,000
|
0.8
|
April 21, 2011
|
|
2.75
|
379,200
|
1.2
|
379,200
|
1.2
|
September 26, 2011
|
|
1.26
|
74,714
|
1.8
|
74,714
|
1.8
|
May 4, 2012
|
|
4.75
|
30,000
|
1.9
|
30,000
|
1.9
|
May 15, 2012
|
|
3.67
|
200,000
|
2.0
|
200,000
|
2.0
|
July 15, 2012
|
|
3.00
|
437,500
|
2.1
|
437,500
|
2.1
|
August 9, 2012
|
|
3.16
|
50,000
|
2.2
|
50,000
|
2.2
|
September 17, 2012
|
|
2.98
|
50,000
|
2.3
|
50,000
|
2.3
|
October 5, 2012
|
|
4.07
|
30,000
|
2.4
|
30,000
|
2.4
|
November 7, 2012
|
|
2.11
|
25,000
|
2.7
|
25,000
|
2.7
|
March 19, 2013
|
|
1.65
|
880,000
|
2.9
|
880,000
|
2.9
|
May 8, 2013
|
|
1.72
|
25,000
|
3.1
|
25,000
|
3.1
|
August 6, 2013
|
|
0.71
|
952,904
|
3.6
|
721,996
|
3.6
|
February 9, 2014
|
|
0.64
|
75,000
|
3.7
|
57,000
|
3.7
|
March 11, 2014
|
|
0.90
|
1,098,953
|
4.2
|
593,784
|
4.2
|
September 2, 2014
|
|
0.85
|
5,000
|
4.6
|
5,000
|
4.6
|
February 1, 2015
|
|
0.81
|
730,163
|
4.7
|
73,956
|
4.7
|
March 5, 2015
|
|
1.58
|
8,969,234
|
2.1
|
7,558,950
|
1.7
|
|
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||
|
Expected option life (years)
|
3.12 - 3.14 | 2.9 | ||
|
Expected volatility
|
81-82 | % | 83 | % |
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
1.7-1.9 | % | 1.4 | % |
|
Forfeiture rate
|
4.3 | % | 4.6 | % |
|
Expected dividend rate
|
0 | % | 0 | % |
|
10.
|
Segmented information
|
|
June 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||
|
United States
|
Canada
|
Total
|
||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
|
Bonding and other deposits
|
2,900,732 | - | 2,900,732 | |||||||||
|
Mineral properties
|
29,685,438 | 523,667 | 30,209,105 | |||||||||
|
Capital assets
|
3,284,232 | 2,021 | 3,286,253 | |||||||||
|
Investments
|
2,769,117 | - | 2,769,117 | |||||||||
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||
|
United States
|
Canada
|
Total
|
||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
|
Bonding and other deposits
|
2,920,835 | - | 2,920,835 | |||||||||
|
Mineral properties
|
29,209,629 | 523,667 | 29,733,296 | |||||||||
|
Capital assets
|
2,736,940 | 2,181 | 2,739,121 | |||||||||
|
Investments
|
2,769,117 | - | 2,769,117 | |||||||||
|
11.
|
Commitments
|