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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
|X| QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
|_| TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
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Commission file Number 000-22731
MINERA ANDES INC.
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(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
ALBERTA, CANADA
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
NONE
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
111 E. MAGNESIUM ROAD, SUITE A, SPOKANE, WA 99208
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(509) 921-7322
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(Issuer's telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 |_|
Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2004: 70,291,490 shares of common stock,
with no par value
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check One): Yes |_| No |X|
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
Item 1 Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Consolidated Balance Sheets............................. 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations and
Accumulated Deficit .................................... 4
Consolidated Statements of Mineral Properties and
Deferred Exploration Costs.............................. 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows................... 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............. 8
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations........... 15
Item 3 Controls and Procedures ................................ 19
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2 Changes in Securities .................................. 20
Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K........................ 20
SIGNATURES ............................................................... 21
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MINERA ANDES INC.
"An Exploration Stage Corporation"
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. Dollars - Unaudited)
June 30, December 31,
2004 2003
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ASSETS
Current:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,308,459 $ 2,234,342
Receivables and prepaid expenses 204,382 228,123
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Total current assets 5,512,841 2,462,465
Mineral properties and deferred exploration costs 1,891,168 915,299
Investment 3,863,127 4,063,127
Capital assets, net 82,272 88,238
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Total assets $ 11,349,408 $ 7,529,129
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LIABILITIES
Current:
Accounts payable and accruals $ 80,740 $ 96,640
Due to related parties -- 30,531
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Total current liabilities 80,740 127,171
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred shares, no par value, unlimited number
authorized, none issued -- --
Common shares, no par value, unlimited number authorized
Issued June 30, 2004 - 70,291,490 shares
Issued December 31, 2003 - 59,740,865 shares 28,314,100 23,597,468
Contributed surplus - stock option compensation 873,636 160,888
Accumulated deficit (17,919,068) (16,356,398)
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Total shareholders' equity 11,268,668 7,401,958
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 11,349,408 $ 7,529,129
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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MINERA ANDES INC.
"An Exploration Stage Corporation"
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
(U.S. Dollars-Unaudited)
Period from
July 1, 1994
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (commencement)
through
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 2004
2004 2003 2004 2003 (Cumulative)
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Administration fees $ -- $ 6,560 $ -- $ 14,411 $ 286,487
Audit and accounting 12,491 3,938 51,840 16,141 432,179
Consulting fees 84,821 65,337 229,197 178,342 1,667,583
Depreciation 8,514 439 17,371 1,131 81,521
Equipment rental -- -- -- -- 21,522
Foreign exchange (gain) loss 154,688 (26,615) 116,150 (54,027) 473,382
Insurance 18,083 2,387 36,870 4,277 289,761
Legal 41,004 76,531 82,658 92,567 977,551
Maintenance -- -- -- 329 3,748
Materials and supplies -- -- -- -- 45,512
Office overhead 94,928 24,007 151,833 46,885 1,727,811
Telephone 6,244 5,596 15,162 10,432 409,140
Transfer agent 2,995 1,278 4,525 2,468 112,204
Travel 15,836 7,873 34,927 18,908 428,563
Wages and benefits 49,175 46,797 96,649 95,009 1,644,723
Write-off of deferred costs -- -- -- -- 8,540,235
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Total expenses 488,779 214,128 837,182 426,873 17,141,922
Gain on sale of capital assets -- -- -- -- (104,588)
Gain on sale of property -- -- -- -- (898,241)
Interest income (24,793) (1,731) (39,661) (3,263) (508,227)
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Net loss for the period 463,986 212,397 797,521 423,610 15,630,866
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Accumulated deficit, beginning of the period,
as previously reported 17,455,082 14,475,113 16,356,398 14,263,900 --
Adjustment for change in accounting for
stock-based compensation -- -- 678,569 -- 678,569
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Accumulated deficit, beginning of period,
as restated 17,455,082 14,475,113 17,034,967 14,263,900 678,569
Adjustment on acquisition of royalty
interest -- -- -- -- 500,000
Share issue costs -- -- 86,580 -- 1,092,418
Deficiency on acquisition of subsidiary -- -- -- -- 17,215
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Accumulated deficit, end of the period $ 17,919,068 $ 14,687,510 $ 17,919,068 $ 14,687,510 $ 17,919,068
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Basic and diluted net loss per common share $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.01
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Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and
diluted) 70,205,463 37,061,426 66,066,105 37,018,052
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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MINERA ANDES INC.
"An Exploration Stage Corporation"
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MINERAL PROPERTIES
AND DEFERRED EXPLORATION COSTS
(U.S. Dollars-Unaudited)
Period from
July 1, 1994
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (commencement)
through
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 2004
2004 2003 2004 2003 (Cumulative)
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Administration fees $ -- $ 5,678 $ -- $ 10,760 $ 392,837
Assays and analytical 41,606 2,470 49,297 5,542 994,243
Construction and trenching -- -- 170 -- 523,860
Consulting fees 15,778 36,849 39,470 65,670 1,102,484
Depreciation -- -- -- -- 170,625
Drilling 162 -- 242,960 -- 1,171,793
Equipment rental -- -- 132,688 -- 377,612
Geology 85,333 28,438 291,591 49,546 3,311,499
Geophysics -- -- -- -- 309,902
Insurance -- 2,125 -- 4,250 255,559
Legal -- -- 220 -- 694,048
Maintenance 2,876 510 11,763 780 174,880
Materials and supplies 7,786 600 28,993 1,120 465,177
Project overhead 7,695 2,402 14,109 3,709 335,264
Property and mineral rights 12,379 3,251 41,269 3,487 1,365,106
Telephone 4,979 1,624 7,569 2,288 93,888
Travel 19,784 36,227 49,787 50,170 1,169,851
Wages and benefits 31,849 32,488 65,983 66,369 1,246,517
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Costs incurred during the period 230,227 152,662 975,869 263,691 14,155,145
Deferred costs, beginning of the period 1,660,941 3,447,477 915,299 3,536,448 --
Deferred costs, acquired -- -- -- -- 576,139
Deferred costs, contributed to MSC -- -- -- -- (2,320,980)
Deferred costs written off -- -- -- -- (8,540,235)
Mineral property option proceeds -- -- -- (200,000) (1,978,901)
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Deferred costs, end of the period $ 1,891,168 $ 3,600,139 $ 1,891,168 $ 3,600,139 $ 1,891,168
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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MINERA ANDES INC.
"An Exploration Stage Corporation"
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. Dollars-Unaudited)
Period from
July 1, 1994
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (commencement)
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June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 2004
2004 2003 2004 2003 (Cumulative)
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Operating Activities
Net loss for the period $ (463,986) $ (212,397) $ (797,521) $ (423,610) $(15,630,866)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operating activities:
Write-off of incorporation costs -- -- -- -- 665
Write-off of deferred expenditures -- -- -- -- 8,540,235
Depreciation 8,514 439 17,371 1,131 81,521
Stock option compensation 3,313 2,607 34,179 28,632 195,067
Gain on sale of capital assets -- -- -- -- (104,588)
Gain on sale of mineral properties -- -- -- -- (898,241)
Change in:
Receivables and prepaid expenses 7,063 (118,365) 23,741 (102,760) (202,396)
Accounts payable and accruals (321,534) 37,561 (15,900) 47,794 27,009
Due to related parties (4,000) (11,794) (30,531) 5,304 --
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Cash used in operating activities (770,630) (301,949) (768,661) (443,509) (7,957,064)
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Investing Activities
Incorporation costs -- -- -- -- (665)
Purchase of capital assets (2,637) -- (11,405) -- (239,830)
Proceeds from sale of property -- -- -- -- 898,241
Mineral properties and deferred exploration (230,227) (152,662) (975,869) (263,691) (13,984,520)
Acquisition of investment -- -- -- -- (1,742,147)
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries -- -- -- -- 9,398
Acquisition of royalty interest -- -- -- -- (500,000)
Recovery of investment -- -- 200,000 200,000 2,178,901
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Cash used in investing activities (232,864) (152,662) (787,274) (63,691) (13,380,622)
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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MINERA ANDES INC.
"An Exploration Stage Corporation"
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. Dollars-Unaudited)
Period from
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended July 1, 1994
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through
June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 2004
2004 2003 2004 2003 (Cumulative)
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Financing Activities
Shares and subscriptions issued for cash,
less issue costs 147,426 48,677 4,630,052 65,711 26,646,145
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Cash provided by financing activities 147,426 48,677 4,630,052 65,711 26,646,145
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Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (856,068) (405,934) 3,074,117 (441,489) 5,308,459
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 6,164,527 973,703 2,234,342 1,009,258 --
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 5,308,459 $ 567,769 $ 5,308,459 $ 567,769 $ 5,308,459
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Supplementary Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing
and Financing Activities
Stock option compensation $ 3,313 $ 2,607 $ 34,179 $ 28,632 $ 873,636
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Deferred costs, contributed to MSC $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 2,320,980
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Shares issued for acquisition of mineral properties $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 575,537
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Interest and taxes paid $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these
consolidated financial statements.
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MINERA ANDES INC.
"An Exploration Stage Corporation"
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(U.S. Dollars-Unaudited)
1. Accounting Policies, Financial Condition and Liquidity
The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Minera Andes Inc. (the
"Company") for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 and
for the period from commencement (July 1, 1994) through June 30, 2004 have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada
which differ in certain respects from principles and practices generally
accepted in the United States, as described in Note 3. Also, they are unaudited
but, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring items, necessary for a fair presentation. Interim results are
not necessarily indicative of results which may be achieved in the future. The
December 31, 2003 financial information has been derived from the Company's
audited consolidated financial statements.
These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended
December 31, 2003 included in our annual report on Form 10-KSB ("the 2003
10-KSB") for the year ended December 31, 2003 on file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission and with the TSX Venture Exchange. The accounting policies
set forth in the audited annual consolidated financial statements are the same
as the accounting policies utilized in the preparation of these consolidated
financial statements, except as described in Note 2 and as modified for
appropriate interim presentation.
The recoverability of amounts shown as mineral properties and deferred
exploration costs is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable
reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete
their development, and future profitable production or disposition thereof. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared using
accounting principles generally accepted in Canada applicable to a going
concern. The use of such principles may not be appropriate because, as of June
30, 2004, there was substantial doubt that the Company would be able to continue
as a going concern.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004 the Company had a loss of approximately
$798,000 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $18 million. In addition,
due to the nature of the mining business, the acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties requires significant expenditures prior to the
commencement of production. To date, the Company has financed its activities
through the sale of equity securities and joint venture arrangements. The
Company expects to use similar financing techniques in the future.
Although there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these
actions, management believes that they will be able to secure the necessary
financing to enable it to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, these
financial statements do not reflect adjustments to the carrying value of assets
and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses and balance sheet
classifications used that would be necessary if the going concern assumption
were not appropriate. Such adjustments could be material.
Although we have taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which we
have an interest, in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of
exploration of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee title.
Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements and noncompliance
with regulatory requirements.
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2. Change in Accounting Policy
Effective January 1, 2004, the Company has adopted, on a retroactive basis
without restatement, the recommendations of CICA Handbook Section 3870,
"Stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments", which now requires
companies to adopt the fair value based method for all stock-based awards
granted on or after January 1, 2002. Previously the Company was only required to
disclose the pro forma effect of stock options issued to employees and directors
in the notes to the financial statements. The effect of this change in
accounting policy was to increase the deficit at January 1, 2004 by $678,569
with a corresponding increase to reported contributed surplus.
3. Differences Between Canadian and United States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles
Differences between Canadian and U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP") as they pertain to the Company relate to accounting for the acquisition
of Scotia Prime Minerals, Incorporated, compensation expense associated with the
release of shares from escrow, mineral properties and deferred exploration costs
and stock-based compensation and are described in Note 10 to the Company's
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003 in the
2003 10-KSB.
As discussed in Note 2, as at January 2004, the Company adopted new Canadian
GAAP rules regarding the utilization of the fair value based method to account
for options granted to employees. U.S. GAAP does not require the fair value
based method to account for employee based options as of January 1, 2002. Since
the Company has not granted any options to employees in 2004, the retroactive
adoption without restatement of the new Canadian requirements has not created
differences between Canadian and U.S. GAAP with respect to the Company's
shareholder's equity at June 30, 2004 nor the net loss for the three and six
months ended June 30, 2004. There would however have been no adjustment to
retained earnings as well as contributed surplus at January 1, 2004 under U.S.
GAAP as was required under Canadian GAAP.
The impact of the above on the interim consolidated financial statements is as
follows:
June 30, Dec. 31,
2004 2003
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Shareholders' equity, end of period, per
Canadian GAAP $ 11,268,668 $ 7,401,958
Adjustment for acquisition and deferred
exploration costs (1,891,168) (915,299)
Adjustment for investment (3,863,127) (4,063,127)
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Shareholders' equity, end of period, per
U.S. GAAP $ 5,514,373 $ 2,423,532
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Period from
July 1, 1994
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended (commencement)
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June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, June 30, 2004
2004 2003 2004 2003 (Cumulative)
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Net loss for the period,
per Canadian GAAP $ 463,986 $ 212,397 $ 797,521 $ 423,610 $15,630,866
Adjustment for acquisition
of Scotia -- -- -- -- 248,590
Adjustment for compensation
expense -- -- -- -- 6,324,914
Adjustment for deferred
exploration costs, net 230,227 152,662 975,869 263,691 1,891,168
Adjustment for investment -- -- (200,000) (200,000) 3,863,127
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Net loss for the period,
per U.S. GAAP $ 694,213 $ 365,059 $ 1,573,390 $ 487,301 $27,958,665
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Net loss per common share,
per U.S. GAAP,
basic and diluted $ 0.01 $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ 0.01
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Recent U.S. Accounting Pronouncements
In April 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ratified
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 04-2, which amends Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141 "Business Combinations" to the
extent all mineral rights are to be considered tangible assets for accounting
purposes. There has been diversity in practice related to the application of
SFAS No. 141 to certain mineral rights held by mining entities that are not
within the scope of SFAS No. 19 "Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and
Gas Producing Companies." The SEC staff's position previously was entities
outside the scope of SFAS No. 19 should account for mineral rights as intangible
assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."
The adoption of EITF 04-02 has no effect on the consolidated financial
statements.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46)
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." In December 2003, the FASB issued
a revision to this interpretation (FIN 46(r)). FIN 46(r) clarifies the
application of Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51, "Consolidated
Financial Statements." FIN 46 clarifies the application of ARB No. 51 to certain
entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a
controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the
entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial
support from other parties. We adopted FIN 46(r) in its entirety for the three
and six month periods ended June 30, 2004, which did not have a material effect
on our consolidated financial statements.
4. Changes to Share Capital
During the three months ended June 30, 2004, the Company issued 110,000 shares
for the exercise of stock options; 190,500 shares for the exercise of warrants
and 180,125 common shares for the exercise of broker warrants (from a November
13, 2003 financing), with gross proceeds to the Company of Cdn$196,294
(US$147,426).
On June 3, 2004, 1,030,000 stock options expired, without being exercised.
During the three months ended March 31, 2004, the Company issued 70,000 shares
for the exercise of stock options with gross proceeds to the Company of
Cdn$31,750 (US$23,751).
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On March 12, 2004, we sold 10,000,000 units to accredited investors at a price
of Cdn$0.65 per unit for net proceeds of Cdn$5,929,908 (US$4,458,875). Each unit
consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant.
One whole common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
additional common share at an exercise price of Cdn$0.80 per share for a period
of 18 months from the closing date. The issued securities are subject to a
four-month hold period. The agents received a cash commission of 7% of the gross
proceeds of the financing. The agents also received agent's warrants equal to
10% of the aggregate number of units sold pursuant to the offering. Each agent's
warrant upon exercise will entitle the holder to acquire one common share at an
exercise price of Cdn$0.80 per common share for a period of 18 months from the
date of issue. A total of 10,000,000 common shares were issued pursuant to the
private placement, and 5,000,000 common shares are reserved for issuance on
exercise of the warrants and 1,000,000 common shares are reserved for issuance
on the exercise of the agent's warrants.
5. Basic and Diluted Loss Per Common Share
Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing the loss applicable to
common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if
potentially dilutive securities were exercised or converted to common stock. Due
to the losses in the 2004 and 2003 periods, potentially dilutive securities were
excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, as they were anti-dilutive.
Therefore, there was no difference in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS
in the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
6. Mineral Properties and Deferred Exploration Costs
At June 30, 2004, the Company, through its subsidiaries, held interests in
approximately 199,875 hectares of mineral rights and mining lands in three
Argentine provinces. Under its present acquisition and exploration programs, the
Company is continually acquiring additional mineral property interests and
exploring and evaluating our properties. If, after evaluation, a property does
not meet the Company's requirements, then the property and deferred exploration
costs are written off to operations. Mineral property costs and deferred
exploration costs, net of mineral property option proceeds, are as follows:
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2004 COSTS BY PROPERTY
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Santa Cruz General
Description San Juan Cateos Cateos Chubut Cateos Exploration Total
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Balance, beginning of period $ 378,807 $ 393,886 $ 142,606 $ -- $ 915,299
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Assays and analytical 30,518 18,779 -- -- 49,297
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Construction and trenching -- 170 -- -- 170
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Consulting fees 13,294 19,366 5,022 1,788 39,470
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Drilling 242,798 -- -- 162 242,960
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Equipment Rental 132,688 -- -- -- 132,688
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Geology 160,134 121,198 1,774 8,485 291,591
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Legal -- 220 -- -- 220
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Maintenance 3 9,243 -- 2,517 11,763
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Materials and supplies 17,776 10,642 124 451 28,993
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Project overhead 5,129 5,863 151 2,966 14,109
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Property and mineral rights 9,984 30,952 333 -- 41,269
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Telephone 2,842 4,274 6 447 7,569
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Travel 7,069 26,499 446 15,773 49,787
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Wages and benefits 12,240 11,128 -- 42,615 65,983
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Overhead allocation 41,628 33,323 253 (75,204) --
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Carrying value, end of period $ 1,054,910 $ 685,543 $ 150,715 $ -- $ 1,891,168
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The San Juan Province project is comprised of six properties totaling 37,568
hectares ("ha") in southwestern San Juan province. Property fees for 2004 are
estimated at $10,000. Expenditures in the first half of 2004 largely relate to
ongoing land maintenance and exploration work at the remote Los Azules project,
a large porphyry copper mineralized system in San Juan province, Argentina.
In Santa Cruz, the Company controls 17 cateos and 30 manifestations of discovery
totaling 80,398 ha. Land holding costs for 2004 are estimated at $15,000.
Expenditures in the first half of 2004 on the Santa Cruz properties reflect the
continuation of a regional reconnaissance program.
The Company currently controls 12 cateos and 19 manifestations of discovery,
totaling 41,460 ha, in Chubut province. Expenditures in the first half of 2004
relate to an ongoing reconnaissance exploration program on lands acquired in
2002. The Company's expenditures have been minimal in Chubut province as the
Company has given priority to exploration in Santa Cruz province.
Wages and benefits were approximately $66,000 during the six months ended June
30, 2004, compared to approximately $66,000 during the same period in 2003.
During 2004 and 2003 wage and benefit expense was for the benefit of all
properties and was prorated to each project.
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7. Investment
During 2004, the Company received a $200,000 payment on the option agreement
entered into with the majority shareholder of the Argentine Corporation formed
to develop the San Jose project. The amounts received have been reflected in
these financial statements as a reduction or recovery of the Company's
investment.
There are plans to spend in excess of $5 million for exploration over the next
12 months on the San Jose project that is owned by Minera Santa Cruz S.A.
("MSC"), an Argentine corporation owned by Minera Andes Inc. (49%) and Mauricio
Hoschschild & Cia. Ltda. ("MHC") (51%). Our obligation will be 49% of the
exploration costs related to the San Jose project, to maintain our interest in
MSC.
8. Stock Options
a. A summary of the status of the Company's stock option plan as of June 30,
2004 is:
Weighted Ave.
Exercise
Options Price (Cdn)
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Outstanding and exercisable, January 1, 2004 4,408,500 $0.44
Granted 100,000 $0.50
Exercised (180,000) $0.39
Expired (1,030,000) $0.55
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Outstanding and exercisable, June 30, 2004 3,298,500 $0.45
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The range of exercise prices is from Cdn$0.16 to Cdn$0.59 with a
weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.5 years at June 30,
2004.
At June 30, 2004, there were options held by directors, officers,
employees and consultants of the Company for the purchase of common
shares as follows:
Number of Shares Exercise Price Expiry Date
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348,500 Cdn$0.16 August 28, 2005
740,000 Cdn$0.40 June 27, 2007
25,000 Cdn$0.36 August 27, 2008
1,500,000 Cdn$0.59 December 5, 2008
100,000 Cdn$0.50 March 29, 2009
585,000 Cdn$0.31 March 21, 2013
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3,298,500
b. Prior to January 1, 2004, Canadian generally accepted accounting
principles required disclosure of compensation expense for the stock
option plan as if the value of all options granted had been determined
based on the fair market value-based method. The Company's net loss for
the prior period and net loss per common share would have been increased
to the pro forma amounts below had the fair value based method, adopted
as at January 2004, been followed:
Three
Months Six Months
Ended Ended
June 30, 2003 June 30, 2003
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Loss applicable to common shareholders:
As reported $ 212,937 $ 423,610
Stock-based employee compensation expense included in
reported loss -- --
Stock-based employee compensation expense determined
under fair value based method for all awards -- 112,362
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Pro forma $ 212,937 $ 535,972
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As reported $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Pro forma net loss $ 0.01 $ 0.02
The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following weighted
average assumptions used for employee and non-employee option grants:
2004 2003
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Dividend yield (%) - -
Expected volatility (%) 92 110
Risk-free interest rates (%) 3.23 3.97
Expected lives (years) 5.0 10.0
In connection with the vesting of certain non-employee stock options,
the Company has recorded $34,179, and $28,632 of stock option
compensation during the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003,
respectively.
9. Warrants
a. A summary of the status of the Company's Warrants as of June 30, 2004 is:
Weighted Ave.
Warrants Exercise Price (Cdn)
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Purchase Warrants
Outstanding and exercisable, January 1, 2004 22,000,000 $0.50
Issued 10,000,000 $0.80
Exercised (381,000) $0.50
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Outstanding and exercisable, June 30, 2004 31,619,000 $0.59
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Broker Warrants
Outstanding and exercisable, January 1, 2004 2,200,000 $0.35
Issued 1,000,000 $0.80
Exercised (180,125) $0.35
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Outstanding and exercisable, June 30, 2004 3,019,875 $0.50
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Total Warrants 34,638,875 $0.59
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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The information in this report includes "forward-looking" statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"), and is subject to the safe harbor
created by those sections. Factors that could cause results to differ materially
from those projected include, but are not limited to, results of current
exploration activities, the market price of precious and base metals, the
availability of joint venture partners or sources of financing, and other risk
factors detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Overview
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Minera Andes was incorporated in Alberta in July 1994 and went public in
November 1995 through an amalgamation with Scotia Prime Minerals, Incorporated,
also an Alberta Corporation. We are a reporting issuer in Alberta, British
Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia and trade our common shares on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol MAI. We are also a Form 10-KSB filer in the U.S. and
trade on the NASD OTCBB under the symbol MNEAF.
The principal business of Minera Andes is the exploration and development of
mineral properties, located primarily in the Republic of Argentina, consisting
of mineral rights and applications for mineral rights, covering approximately
199,875 hectares in three provinces in Argentina. We carry out our business by
acquiring, exploring and evaluating mineral properties through our ongoing
exploration program. Following exploration, we either seek to enter joint
ventures to further develop these properties or dispose of them if the
properties do not meet our requirements. Our properties are all early stage
exploration properties and no proven or probable reserves have been identified.
Through our subsidiaries and joint ventures we own a 49% equity interest in MSC,
which owns the San Jose gold/silver property in Southern Argentina, and a 100%
interest in over 10 mineral properties in Argentina. San Jose is currently in
advanced exploration and underground development and a production decision is
expected in early 2005. A significant exploration and development program is
underway at the San Jose project. This program covers a 17-month period to
November of 2004 and will consist of a comprehensive program that includes
underground exploration/development, environmental studies, metallurgical
studies, and construction.
In addition, drilling in the first quarter of 2004 has resulted in the discovery
of a large, enriched (chalcocite) copper zone at our wholly-owned Los Azules
property. The overall target area is approximately 1500 meters by 2000 meters.
Core drilling returned up to 0.8% copper over 36 meters and 120 meters of 0.54%
copper within an area defined by geology and geophysical surveys. This new zone
has been confirmed by four drill holes showing enriched copper over an area 1000
meters by 500 meters.
During the second quarter of 2004 a feasibility study was commissioned by MSC at
the San Jose project and multi ounce silver values were identified at the
Company's wholly owned Cerro Mojon and El Trumai properties in Santa Cruz
province, Argentina.
Plan of Operations
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The Company has working capital of approximately $5.4 million, sufficient,
together with funds from the joint venture on the San Jose property, as
estimated by management, to cover our budgeted expenditures for mineral property
and exploration activities on its properties in Argentina, and general and
administrative expenses through at least the end of 2004, however our cash needs
may change for the San Jose project, as new exploration may cause the budget to
increase or decrease depending on its success.
We have budgeted and plan to spend approximately $2.5 million on our mineral
property and exploration activities and general and administrative expenses
through 2004. Work is being conducted on several properties including an ongoing
reconnaissance program designed to make new acquisitions. Additionally, there
are plans to spend in excess of $5 million for exploration over the next 12
months on the San Jose project that is owned by Minera Santa Cruz S.A. ("MSC"),
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an Argentine corporation owned by Minera Andes Inc. (49%) and Mauricio
Hoschschild & Cia. Ltda. ("MHC") (51%). Our obligation will be 49% of the
exploration costs related to the San Jose project, to maintain our interest in
MSC.
In the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company notified MHC of its intent to
subscribe for additional equity in MSC, so as to maintain a 49% interest. We
made a payment to MSC for $1.7 million that is estimated to fund our 49%
interest in the San Jose project through MSC until early in the third quarter
2004.
In the first quarter of 2004, we issued 10,000,000 units through a private
placement at a price of Cdn$0.65 per unit for gross proceeds of Cdn$6.5 million.
Under terms of the offering, each unit consists of one common share and one-half
of one common share purchase warrant. One whole common share purchase warrant
will entitle the holder to purchase one additional common share at an exercise
price of Cdn$0.80 per share for a period of 18 months from the closing date. The
securities are subject to a four-month hold period. Our agents received a 7%
commission and agents' warrants equal to 10% of the aggregate number of units
issued pursuant to the offering. Each agent's warrant upon exercise will entitle
the holder to acquire one common share at an exercise price of Cdn$0.80 per
common share for a period of 18 months from the date of issue.
We intend to use the proceeds from the offering to fund our investment in MSC
and for general corporate purposes.
In the second quarter of 2004, we announced the commissioning of a feasibility
study by MSC on the Huevos Verdes vein at the San Jose project. The purpose of
the study, to be completed in early 2005, is to establish a basis for project
financing, and regulatory and permitting approvals. The study will also serve a
foundation for detailed engineering, including mine design and ore reserve
development.
We expect that the San Jose project will reach a production decision in early
2005, and additional cash will be required for the development of the project
described above. It is anticipated that exploration on other projects and
acquisition of new projects will require additional cash.
Results of Operations
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Second quarter 2004 compared with second quarter 2003
The Company had a net loss of approximately $464,000 for the second quarter of
2004, compared to a net loss of approximately $212,000 for the second quarter of
2003, due to a foreign exchange loss and increased office overhead expenditures
relating to printing and mailing costs of materials relating to our Annual
General Meeting and our increased public and investor relations program in 2004.
Six months ended June 30, 2004 compared with six months ended June 30, 2003
The Company had a net loss of approximately $798,000 for the six months ended
June 30, 2004, compared with a net loss of approximately $424,000 for the
comparable period in 2003, due to a foreign exchange loss and increased office
overhead expenditures relating to printing and mailing costs of materials
relating to our Annual General Meeting and our increased public and investor
relations program in 2004.
Administrative expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2004 included
approximately $229,000 in consulting fees. This increase of $51,000 over the
same period last year is related to an increased investor relations program and
stock compensation expense for consultants. Legal activities were $82,658 for
the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared to $92,567 in the same period last
year. The six months ending in June 30, 2003 had higher legal costs due to the
review of a potential merger that year. Travel for the six months ended June 30,
2004 was $34,927 compared with $18,908 in the same period in 2003. The increase
is due to a new public and investor relations program. Foreign exchange loss was
$116,150 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 compared with a gain of $54,027
in the same period in 2003, due to the effect of a strengthening U.S. dollar
offset by the associated impact on the value of cash equivalents invested in
Canadian dollar instruments.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
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Due to the nature of the mining industry, the acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties requires significant expenditures prior to the
commencement of production. To date, the Company has financed its activities
through the sale of equity securities and joint venture arrangements. The
Company expects to use similar financing techniques in the future. However,
there can be no assurance that the Company will be successful with such
financings. See "Plan of Operations".
At June 30, 2004 the Company had cash and cash equivalents of approximately
$5,308,000 compared to approximately $2,234,000 at December 31, 2003. Working
capital at June 30, 2004 was approximately $5.4 million, sufficient, together
with funds from joint ventures on the San Jose project, as estimated by
management, to cover its budgeted expenditures for mineral property and
exploration activities on its properties in Argentina and general and
administrative expenses through the end of 2004. Cash and cash equivalents
decreased in the second quarter by approximately $856,000 in 2004 compared with
a decrease of approximately $406,000 in the same period in 2003. The Company's
operating activities used approximately $771,000 in the second quarter of 2004
compared with using approximately $302,000 in the second quarter of 2003, due to
an increase in net loss for the period. Administrative expenditures for the
period included approximately $85,000 in consulting fees (an increase of $20,000
over the same period last year, directly related to the more advanced stage of
the San Jose project, a new investor relations program and stock option
compensation expense); approximately $16,000 in travel; approximately $95,000 in
office overhead and approximately $6,000 in telephone expenditures. These costs
are due to printing and mailing costs of materials relating to our Annual
General Meeting and our increased public and investor relations program in 2004.
Investing and financing activities used approximately $85,000 in the second
quarter of 2004 compared with approximately $104,000 used in the second quarter
of 2003, due to more expenditures on properties, offset by more stock issuances
for cash proceeds. Total mineral property and deferred exploration costs, which
are capitalized for Canadian GAAP purposes, were approximately $230,000 during
the second quarter of 2004, compared with approximately $153,000 spent in the
second quarter of 2003. Total mineral property and deferred exploration costs
for the six months ended June 30, 2004 were approximately $976,000 in 2004 and
$264,000 in the same period of 2003 (before mineral property option proceeds).
The increase reflects higher costs associated with expanding reconnaissance
exploration programs, new property acquisitions, evaluation of existing
properties, and exploration including drilling, sample preparation and analysis
at our Los Azules project.
The recoverability of amounts shown as mineral properties and deferred
exploration costs is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable
reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete
their development, and future profitable production or disposition thereof. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared using
accounting principles generally accepted in Canada applicable to a going
concern. The use of such principles may not be appropriate because, as of June
30, 2004, there was significant doubt that the Company would be able to continue
as a going concern.
For the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company had a loss of approximately
$798,000 and an accumulated deficit of approximately $18 million. In addition,
due to the nature of the mining business, the acquisition, exploration and
development of mineral properties requires significant expenditures prior to the
commencement of production. To date, the Company has financed its activities
through the sale of equity securities and joint venture arrangements. The
Company expects to use similar financing techniques in the future and is
actively pursuing such additional sources of financing.
Although there is no assurance that the Company will be successful in these
actions, management believes that they will be able to secure the necessary
financing to enable it to continue as a going concern. Accordingly, these
financial statements do not reflect adjustments to the carrying value of assets
and liabilities, the reported revenues and expenses and balance sheet
classifications used that would be necessary if the going concern assumption
were not appropriate. Such adjustments could be material.
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Critical Accounting Policies
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The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make a wide variety of estimates
and assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the
financial statements, and (ii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting periods covered by the financial statements. Our management
routinely makes judgments and estimates about the effect of matters that are
inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the
future resolution of the uncertainties increases, these judgments become even
more subjective and complex. The most significant accounting policies that are
most important to the portrayal of our current financial condition and results
of operations relates to mineralization and deferred development costs. Other
accounting policies are disclosed in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Mineral properties consist of exploration and mining concessions, options and
contracts. Acquisition and leasehold costs and exploration costs are capitalized
and deferred until such time as the property is put into production or the
properties are disposed of either through sale or abandonment. If put into
production, the costs of acquisition and exploration will be depreciated over
the life of the property, based on estimated economic reserves. Proceeds
received from the sale of any interest in a property will first be credited
against the carrying value of the property, with any excess included in
operations for the period. If a property is abandoned, the property and deferred
exploration costs will be written off to operations.
Effective January 1, 2004, the Company has adopted, on a retroactive basis
without restatement, the recommendations of CICA Handbook Section 3870,
"Stock-based compensation and other stock-based payments", which now requires
companies to adopt the fair value based method for all stock-based awards
granted on or after January 1, 2002. Previously the Company was only required to
disclose the pro forma effect of stock options issued to employees and directors
in the notes to the financial statements. The effect of this change in
accounting policy was to increase the deficit at January 1, 2004 by $678,569
with a corresponding increase to reported contributed surplus.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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In April 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") ratified
Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 04-2, which amends Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 141 "Business Combinations" to the
extent all mineral rights are to be considered tangible assets for accounting
purposes. There has been diversity in practice related to the application of
SFAS No. 141 to certain mineral rights held by mining entities that are not
within the scope of SFAS No. 19 "Financial Accounting and Reporting by Oil and
Gas Producing Companies." The SEC staff's position previously was entities
outside the scope of SFAS No. 19 should account for mineral rights as intangible
assets in accordance with SFAS No. 142 "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets."
The adoption of EITF 04-02 has no effect on the consolidated financial
statements.
In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (FIN 46)
"Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities." In December 2003, the FASB issued
a revision to this interpretation (FIN 46(r)). FIN 46(r) clarifies the
application of Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) No. 51, "Consolidated
Financial Statements." FIN 46 clarifies the application of ARB No. 51 to certain
entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a
controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the
entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial
support from other parties. We adopted FIN 46(r) in its entirety for the period
ended June 30, 2004, which did not have a material effect on our consolidated
financial statements.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's
"disclosure controls and procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 ("Exchange Act") Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c)) under the supervision
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and with the participation of the Company's management, including the Company's
President and its Chief Financial Officer. Based upon that evaluation, the
Company's President and its Chief Financial Officer concluded that our
disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports
filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, but
are not limited to, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Controls
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In December 2003, we entered into an agreement with Degerstrom that cancelled an
agreement that was part of the original property assets vended into Minera
Andes. Terms of the Settlement Agreement are:
o The Operating Agreement was cancelled whereby management, accounting,
office and technical services were provided to us;
o A share bonus payable when a property reached a bankable feasibility
was cancelled;
o A potential underlying royalty on the San Jose project was also
purchased.
As a result of these changes, we have moved our offices to a new location, set
up our own internal accounting system, and set up a new U.S. corporation to
employ certain personnel directly.
There were no significant changes in our internal controls or, to our knowledge,
in other factors that could significantly affect our disclosure controls and
procedures during the three-month period ended June 30, 2004.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 2. Changes in Securities
During the six months ended June 30, 2004, the Company issued 10,000,000
shares through a private placement, 180,000 shares for the exercise of
stock options, 370,625 shares for the exercise of warrants (from a
November 13, 2003 private placement), with net proceeds to the Company
of Cdn$6,157,952 (US$4,630,052).
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
a. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Identification of Exhibit
31.1 Certification of President pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of President pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
b. Reports on Form 8-K: None
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
MINERA ANDES INC.
Date: August 13, 2004 By: /s/ Allen V. Ambrose
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Allen V. Ambrose
President
Date: August 13, 2004 By: /s/ Bonnie L. Kuhn
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Bonnie L. Kuhn
Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
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