|
September 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
|
Assets
|
||||||||
|
Current assets
|
||||||||
|
Cash and cash equivalents (note 3)
|
27,471,163 | 32,457,323 | ||||||
|
Short-term investments (note 3)
|
7,209,416 | 10,932,101 | ||||||
|
Marketable securities
|
33,000 | 29,250 | ||||||
|
Amounts receivable
|
31,854 | 19,509 | ||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
160,298 | 101,653 | ||||||
|
|
34,905,731 | 43,539,836 | ||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Bonding and other deposits (note 4)
|
3,956,879 | 2,920,835 | ||||||
|
Mineral properties (note 5)
|
29,974,272 | 29,733,296 | ||||||
|
Capital assets (note 6)
|
3,327,378 | 2,739,121 | ||||||
|
Equity investments (note 7)
|
2,769,117 | 2,769,117 | ||||||
| 40,027,646 | 38,162,369 | |||||||
|
|
||||||||
|
|
74,933,377 | 81,702,205 | ||||||
|
Liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
||||||||
|
Current liabilities
|
||||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
1,388,483 | 1,046,963 | ||||||
|
Asset retirement obligation (note 8)
|
620,728 | 503,712 | ||||||
| 2,009,211 | 1,550,675 | |||||||
|
Shareholders' equity (note 9)
|
||||||||
|
Capital stock
|
148,763,479 | 144,053,337 | ||||||
|
Warrants
|
37,013 | - | ||||||
|
Contributed surplus
|
14,196,853 | 13,671,699 | ||||||
|
Deficit
|
(90,073,179 | ) | (77,573,506 | ) | ||||
| 72,924,166 | 80,151,530 | |||||||
|
|
74,933,377 | 81,702,205 | ||||||
| (signed) /s/ Jeffery T. Klenda, Director | (signed) /s/ Thomas Parker, Director |
|
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
from
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months
|
Three Months
|
Nine Months
|
Nine Months
|
March 22, 2004
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||||||||
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
|
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
General and administrative
|
1,146,958 | 1,248,210 | 3,735,545 | 4,008,718 | 31,089,074 | |||||||||||||||
|
Exploration and evaluation
|
1,779,132 | 2,214,050 | 3,622,878 | 4,724,946 | 48,349,658 | |||||||||||||||
|
Development
|
1,918,003 | 1,878,899 | 4,271,423 | 5,152,967 | 20,057,262 | |||||||||||||||
|
Write-off of mineral properties
|
381,252 | (4,623 | ) | 381,252 | 102,439 | 803,336 | ||||||||||||||
| (5,225,345 | ) | (5,336,536 | ) | (12,011,098 | ) | (13,989,070 | ) | (100,299,330 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Interest income
|
83,516 | 130,519 | 281,693 | 749,899 | 7,251,047 | |||||||||||||||
|
Loss on equity investments (note 7)
|
(13,635 | ) | (13,490 | ) | (27,031 | ) | (13,490 | ) | (44,886 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange gain (loss)
|
(588,286 | ) | (814,255 | ) | (739,073 | ) | (2,112,975 | ) | 1,323,055 | |||||||||||
|
Other income (loss)
|
8,586 | 1,085,947 | (4,164 | ) | 975,115 | 899,435 | ||||||||||||||
|
Loss before income taxes
|
(5,735,164 | ) | (4,947,815 | ) | (12,499,673 | ) | (14,390,521 | ) | (90,870,679 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Recovery of future income taxes
|
- | 797,500 | - | 797,500 | 797,500 | |||||||||||||||
|
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period
|
(5,735,164 | ) | (4,150,315 | ) | (12,499,673 | ) | (13,593,021 | ) | (90,073,179 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Deficit - Beginning of period
|
(84,338,015 | ) | (68,283,394 | ) | (77,573,506 | ) | (58,840,688 | ) | - | |||||||||||
|
Deficit - End of period
|
(90,073,179 | ) | (72,433,709 | ) | (90,073,179 | ) | (72,433,709 | ) | (90,073,179 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Basic and diluted
|
98,949,781 | 93,907,324 | 96,234,164 | 93,829,182 | ||||||||||||||||
|
Loss per common share:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Basic and diluted
|
(0.06 | ) | (0.04 | ) | (0.13 | ) | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Cumulative
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
from
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Three Months
|
Three Months
|
Nine Months
|
Nine Months
|
March 22, 2004
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Ended
|
Through
|
||||||||||||||||
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
||||||||||||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
2009
|
2010
|
||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
|
Cash provided by (used in)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Operating activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss for the period
|
(5,735,164 | ) | (4,150,315 | ) | (12,499,673 | ) | (13,593,021 | ) | (90,073,179 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Items not affecting cash:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Stock based compensation
|
187,777 | 282,314 | 565,619 | 757,288 | 16,278,690 | |||||||||||||||
|
Amortization of capital assets
|
194,154 | 125,820 | 392,316 | 414,874 | 1,544,931 | |||||||||||||||
|
Provision for reclamation
|
120,672 | 14,430 | 127,967 | 91,396 | 646,089 | |||||||||||||||
|
Write-off of mineral properties
|
381,252 | (4,623 | ) | 381,252 | 102,439 | 803,336 | ||||||||||||||
|
Foreign exchange loss (gain)
|
592,606 | 814,255 | 739,073 | 2,112,975 | (1,322,986 | ) | ||||||||||||||
|
Gain on sale of assets
|
7,915 | (1,062,056 | ) | 7,915 | (1,062,056 | ) | (1,071,081 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Non-cash exploration costs (credits)
|
- | - | - | - | 1,819,225 | |||||||||||||||
|
Other loss (income)
|
(16,500 | ) | (5,250 | ) | (3,750 | ) | (22,250 | ) | (2,002 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Future income taxes
|
- | (797,500 | ) | - | (797,500 | ) | (797,500 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Change in non-cash working capital items:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Amounts receivable
|
(3,290 | ) | 10,109 | (12,697 | ) | 69,956 | (21,032 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Prepaid expenses
|
8,864 | (57,438 | ) | (60,321 | ) | (172,605 | ) | (167,986 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
673,709 | 542,642 | 304,437 | (972,822 | ) | 1,182,389 | ||||||||||||||
| (3,588,005 | ) | (4,287,612 | ) | (10,057,862 | ) | (13,071,326 | ) | (71,181,106 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Investing activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Mineral property costs
|
(145,842 | ) | (12,666 | ) | (617,527 | ) | (177,864 | ) | (11,576,100 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Purchase of short-term investments
|
(3,664,642 | ) | (300,753 | ) | (17,652,069 | ) | (26,412,446 | ) | (182,539,005 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Sale of short-term investments
|
6,393,313 | 25,854,963 | 21,293,849 | 64,816,227 | 176,887,009 | |||||||||||||||
|
Decrease (increase) in bonding and other deposits
|
(1,120,435 | ) | 352,706 | (1,103,211 | ) | (878,982 | ) | (4,094,323 | ) | |||||||||||
|
Payments from venture partner
|
- | - | - | - | 146,806 | |||||||||||||||
|
Proceeds from sale of data base and capital assets
|
17,769 | 1,086,980 | 17,769 | 1,086,980 | 1,127,069 | |||||||||||||||
|
Purchase of capital assets
|
(287,120 | ) | (769,401 | ) | (1,017,386 | ) | (1,295,611 | ) | (4,893,459 | ) | ||||||||||
| 1,193,043 | 26,211,829 | 921,425 | 37,138,304 | (24,942,003 | ) | |||||||||||||||
|
Financing activities
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Issuance of common shares and warrants for cash
|
- | - | 5,000,000 | - | 127,668,053 | |||||||||||||||
|
Share issue costs
|
(13,074 | ) | - | (234,850 | ) | - | (2,803,875 | ) | ||||||||||||
|
Proceeds from exercise of warrants and stock options
|
- | 1,392 | 6,541 | 1,392 | 18,575,865 | |||||||||||||||
|
Payment of New Frontiers obligation
|
- | - | - | - | (17,565,125 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| (13,074 | ) | 1,392 | 4,771,691 | 1,392 | 125,874,918 | |||||||||||||||
|
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash
|
(453,140 | ) | (677,174 | ) | (621,414 | ) | (1,414,546 | ) | (2,280,646 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
|
(2,861,176 | ) | 21,248,435 | (4,986,160 | ) | 22,653,824 | 27,471,163 | |||||||||||||
|
Beginning cash and cash equivalents
|
30,332,339 | 27,205,124 | 32,457,323 | 25,799,735 | - | |||||||||||||||
|
Ending cash and cash equivalents
|
27,471,163 | 48,453,559 | 27,471,163 | 48,453,559 | 27,471,163 | |||||||||||||||
|
Non-cash financing and investing activities:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Common shares issued for properties
|
- | 42,750 | - | 452,250 | 1,164,750 | |||||||||||||||
|
1.
|
Nature of operations
|
|
2.
|
Significant accounting policies
|
|
3.
|
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments
|
|
As at
|
As at
|
|||||||
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
|
Cash on deposit at banks
|
129,993 | 308,918 | ||||||
|
Guaranteed investment certificates
|
287,500 | 287,500 | ||||||
|
Money market funds
|
27,053,670 | 25,564,505 | ||||||
|
Certificates of deposit
|
- | 6,296,400 | ||||||
| 27,471,163 | 32,457,323 | |||||||
|
As at
|
As at
|
|||||||
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
|||||||
| $ | $ | |||||||
|
Guaranteed investment certificates
|
3,862,109 | 2,342,637 | ||||||
|
Certificates of deposit
|
3,347,307 | 8,589,464 | ||||||
| 7,209,416 | 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
|
- | 211,576 | - | 211,576 | ||||||||||||
|
Labor, outside services and other costs
|
- | 410,652 | - | 410,652 | ||||||||||||
|
Property write-offs
|
- | (381,252 | ) | - | (381,252 | ) | ||||||||||
|
Balance, September 30, 2010
|
24,324,656 | 5,125,949 | 523,667 | 29,974,272 | ||||||||||||
|
6.
|
Capital assets
|
|
September 30, 2010
|
December 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Accumulated
|
Net Book
|
Accumulated
|
Net Book
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
|
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
Cost
|
Amortization
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Rolling stock
|
1,922,483 | 1,035,281 | 887,202 | 1,646,607 | 792,538 | 854,069 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Machinery and equipment
|
293,911 | 198,454 | 95,457 | 277,552 | 160,212 | 117,340 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Furniture, fixtures and leasehold improvements
|
74,992 | 35,758 | 39,234 | 72,687 | 29,167 | 43,520 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
IT
|
557,998 | 335,662 | 222,336 | 523,997 | 246,211 | 277,786 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Pre-construction costs
|
2,083,149 | - | 2,083,149 | 1,446,406 | - | 1,446,406 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4,932,533 | 1,605,155 | 3,327,378 | 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
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Shares
|
Amount
|
Warrants
|
Surplus
|
Deficit
|
Equity
|
|||||||||||||||||||
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, December 31, 2009
|
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 | 4,700,151 | - | - | - | 4,700,151 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Non-cash warrant costs
|
37,013 | - | 37,013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Non-cash stock compensation
|
- | - | - | 528,604 | - | 528,604 | ||||||||||||||||||
|
Net loss and comprehensive loss
|
- | - | - | - | (12,499,673 | ) | (12,499,673 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
|
Balance, September 30, 2010
|
98,949,781 | 148,763,479 | 37,013 | 14,196,853 | (90,073,179 | ) | 72,924,166 | |||||||||||||||||
|
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
|
(75,470 | ) | 0.84 | |||||
|
Expired
|
(202,307 | ) | 1.83 | |||||
|
Outstanding, September 30, 2010
|
8,872,999 | 1.58 | ||||||
|
Options outstanding
|
Options exercisable
|
||||||||
|
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
|
0.1
|
2,400,800
|
0.1
|
November 17, 2010
|
||||
|
2.01
|
75,000
|
0.5
|
75,000
|
0.5
|
March 25, 2011
|
||||
|
2.35
|
1,450,000
|
0.6
|
1,450,000
|
0.6
|
April 21, 2011
|
||||
|
2.75
|
329,200
|
1.0
|
329,200
|
1.0
|
September 26, 2011
|
||||
|
1.65
|
74,714
|
1.6
|
74,714
|
1.6
|
May 4, 2012
|
||||
|
4.75
|
30,000
|
1.6
|
30,000
|
1.6
|
May 15, 2012
|
||||
|
3.67
|
200,000
|
1.8
|
200,000
|
1.8
|
July 15, 2012
|
||||
|
3.00
|
437,500
|
1.9
|
437,500
|
1.9
|
August 9, 2012
|
||||
|
3.16
|
50,000
|
2.0
|
50,000
|
2.0
|
September 17, 2012
|
||||
|
2.98
|
50,000
|
2.0
|
50,000
|
2.0
|
October 5, 2012
|
||||
|
4.07
|
30,000
|
2.1
|
30,000
|
2.1
|
November 7, 2012
|
||||
|
2.11
|
25,000
|
2.5
|
25,000
|
2.5
|
March 19, 2013
|
||||
|
1.65
|
865,000
|
2.6
|
865,000
|
2.6
|
May 8, 2013
|
||||
|
1.72
|
25,000
|
2.9
|
25,000
|
2.9
|
August 6, 2013
|
||||
|
0.71
|
949,994
|
3.4
|
949,994
|
3.4
|
February 9, 2014
|
||||
|
0.64
|
75,000
|
3.4
|
75,000
|
3.4
|
March 11, 2014
|
||||
|
0.90
|
1,086,064
|
3.9
|
586,472
|
3.9
|
September 2, 2014
|
||||
|
0.81
|
719,727
|
4.4
|
230,310
|
4.4
|
March 5, 2015
|
||||
|
1.58
|
8,872,999
|
1.8
|
7,883,990
|
1.6
|
|||||
|
2010
|
2009
|
|
|
Expected warrant life (years)
|
2.75
|
-
|
|
Expected option life (years)
|
3.12 - 3.14
|
2.85 - 3.01
|
|
Expected volatility
|
81-82%
|
82 - 83%
|
|
Risk-free interest rate
|
1.7-1.9%
|
1.4 - 1.9%
|
|
Forfeiture rate
|
4.3%
|
4.4 - 4.6%
|
|
Expected dividend rate
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
10.
|
Segmented information
|
|
September 30, 2010
|
||||||||||||
|
United States
|
Canada
|
Total
|
||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||
|
Bonding and other deposits
|
3,956,879 | - | 3,956,879 | |||||||||
|
Mineral properties
|
29,450,605 | 523,667 | 29,974,272 | |||||||||
|
Capital assets
|
3,327,378 | - | 3,327,378 | |||||||||
|
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
|