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21-Apr-2008
Quarterly Report
As used in this Quarterly Report: (i) the terms "we", "us", "our" and the "Company" mean Douglas Lake Minerals Inc.; (ii) "SEC" refers to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) "Exchange Act" refers to the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (iv) all dollar amounts refer to United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
The following discussion of our plan of operations, results of operations and financial condition as at and for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim financial statements and related notes for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 included in this Quarterly Report and our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended May 31, 2007, including our annual audited financial statements included therein.
Overview
Our Business
We were incorporated on January 5, 2004 under the laws of the State of Nevada. We are an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. We currently own 31 mineral claims located in Tanzania, Africa, through prospecting licences issued by the government of Tanzania. These mineral claims do not contain any substantiated mineral deposits or reserves of minerals. Minimal exploration has been carried out on these claims. Accordingly, additional exploration of these mineral claims is required before any determination as to whether any commercially viable mineral deposit may exist on our mineral claims. Our plan of operations is to carry out preliminary exploration work on our mineral claims in order to ascertain whether our mineral claims warrant advanced exploration to determine whether they possess commercially exploitable deposits of minerals. We will not be able to determine whether or not any of our mineral claims contain a commercially exploitable mineral deposit, or reserve, until appropriate exploratory work is done and an economic evaluation based on that work concludes economic viability.
Our Mineral Claims
On August 4, 2005, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "KBT Agreement") with KBT Discovery Group Tanzania Ltd. ("KBT") to acquire three prospecting licenses, which cover an area of approximately 621 square kilometers in Tanzania, for an aggregate purchase price of $75,000 and 2,800,000 restricted shares of common stock. On November 10, 2005, we entered into an amendment agreement to the KBT Agreement pursuant to which the number of shares to be issued was increased to 5,600,000 restricted shares of common stock. Under the KBT Agreement, as amended, Prospecting Licence No. 2810/2004, known as Douglas Lake Minerals Inc. "Tabora", was transferred to us and we issued 5,600,000 restricted shares of common stock to KBT. Prospecting Licence No. 3117/2005, known as "Morogoro", and Prospecting Licence No. 3118/2005, known as "KM 7", were in the name of Atlas Africa Limited ("Atlas"), a Tanzanian company. KBT had entered into an agreement with Atlas which gave KBT the right to prospect minerals under the Morogoro and KM 7 Prospecting Licenses and an option to enter into a joint venture with Atlas to prospect and mine minerals under the Morogoro and KM 7 Prospecting Licenses. KBT caused Atlas to terminate this joint venture agreement and transferred the Morogoro and KM 7 Prospecting Licenses to us and we paid KBT $75,000. On July 19, 2006, we entered into a Letter of Amendment, pursuant to which we paid $50,000 directly to Atlas, and the $75,000 paid to KBT was to be refunded to us. During the year ended May 31, 2007, we received the $75,000 owed from KBT and paid the $50,000 to Atlas and recognized an impairment loss of $50,000 as there are no proven or probable reserves on any of the Tanzania properties.
On August 4, 2005, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "HG Agreement") with Hydro-Geos Consulting Group Tanzania Limited ("HG") to acquire Prospecting License No. 2683/2004 known as "Ashanti South East", which covers an area of approximately 210 square kilometers in Tanzania, for an aggregate purchase price of 2,600,000 restricted shares of common stock. On November 10, 2005, we entered into an amendment agreement to the HG Agreement pursuant to which the number of shares to be issued was increased to 5,200,000 restricted shares of common stock. Pursuant to the terms of the HG Agreement, as amended, the Ashanti South East Prospecting License was transferred to us and we issued 5,200,000 restricted shares of common stock to HG.
On April 27, 2006, we entered into a strategic alliance agreement (the "SA Agreement") with Canaco Resources Inc. ("Canaco"), a Canadian public company. Under the terms of the SA Agreement, Canaco paid $350,000 to us and will provide technical management and fund the initial assessment of each of our claims in Tanzania, and can earn up to a 70% undivided interest in the claims. In connection with this agreement, the Company is required to issue 200,000 shares. As at February 29, 2008 and the date of this report, these shares have not been issued.
On October 5, 2006, we entered into an option agreement (the "Option Agreement") with Canaco pursuant to which we granted Canaco the right to earn up to a 70% interest in Prospecting License 3117/2005 in Tanzania known as "Morogoro" held by us. Under the Option Agreement Canaco has agreed to:
(a) make cash payments to us of $250,000, of which $50,000 (received) is payable upon the approval of the Option Agreement by the board of directors of both companies and the TSX Venture Exchange (the stock exchange upon which Canaco's shares are listed; and such date being referred to as the "Effective Date"). An additional $75,000 is payable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and an additional $125,000 is payable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date;
(b) issue up to 800,000 of its common shares to us, of which 100,000 shares are issuable on the Effective Date (received), an additional 200,000 shares are issuable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date (received); and an additional 500,000 shares are issuable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date; and
(c) spend up to $2,000,000 in exploration expenses on the subject property prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date in the following manner: up to $250,000 in exploration expense prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, up to $750,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date and up to $2,000,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date.
On November 17, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Atlas to acquire Prospecting License No. 3920/2006, which covers an area of approximately 46.05 square kilometres in Tanzania. The license was transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $200,000 (paid) and 4,500,000 restricted shares of common stock. As at February 29, 2008 and the date of this report, the Company has issued 1,500,000 shares of the 4,500,000 shares that are issuable under the agreement.
On November 17, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with HG to acquire six Prospecting Licenses, which cover an area of approximately 2,388.79 square kilometers in Tanzania. Prospecting License No.'s 3868/2006, 3671/2005, 3398/2005, 3105/2005, 3211/2005 and 2961/2004 were transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $600,000 (the "Cash Payment") and 4,000,000 restricted shares of common stock. The Cash Payment is to be made as follows: $150,000 (paid) on signing of the agreement and $150,000 in payments at the end of each 90 day period thereafter until the consideration is paid in full. As of February 29, 2008 and the date of this report, the balance of the Cash Payment of $450,000 remains outstanding, and the 4,000,000 shares have been issued.
On November 20, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Sumayi Investment International Limited to acquire 75% ownership of four Gemstone Licenses, which cover an area of approximately 3.88 square kilometers in Tanzania. Gemstone Mining License No.'s 201/2005, 198/2005, 199/2005 and 202/2005 were transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $100,000 payable twelve months from signing. At February 29, 2008, the amount remains unpaid.
On November 21, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Haperk Traders Limited to acquire Prospecting License Renewal No. 2987/2005 and Prospecting License No. 3267/2005, which cover an area of approximately 658.44 square kilometres in Tanzania. The license was transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $62,500 (paid) and 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock (issued).
On November 21, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Sika Holdings Limited to acquire Prospecting License No. 2544/2004, which covers an area of approximately 4.83 square kilometers in Tanzania. The license was transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $60,000 (paid) and 750,000 restricted shares of common stock (issued).
On November 21, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with KBT to acquire two Prospecting Licenses, which cover an area of approximately 1,119 square kilometers in Tanzania. Prospecting License No.'s 3899/2006 and 3900/2006 were transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of 200,000 restricted shares of common stock (issued).
On November 22, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Robert Nicolas to acquire Prospecting License No. 3907/2006, which covers an area of approximately 34.27 square kilometers in Tanzania. The license was transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $15,000 (paid) and 100,000 restricted shares of common stock (issued).
On November 22, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Atupele
A. Mwanjala and Naniel Kerrosi to acquire Prospecting License No. 2797/2004,
which covers an area of approximately 28.8 square kilometers in Tanzania. The
license was transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase
price of $20,000 (paid) and 100,000 restricted shares of common stock (issued).
On November 29, 2006, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Ziko Farms Limited to acquire four Prospecting Licenses, which cover an area of approximately 284.26 square kilometers in Tanzania. Prospecting License No.'s 2637/2004, 2638/2004, 2639/2004 and 3826/2005 were transferred to us on signing the agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $90,174 (paid) and 900,000 restricted shares of common stock, which we issued on June 21, 2007.
On March 2, 2007, we entered into an option agreement with Canaco, whereby we granted Canaco the right to earn up to a 75% interest in Prospecting License 3920/2006 in Tanzania known as "Magembe" held by the Company. Under the option agreement Canaco has agreed to:
(a) make cash payments to us of $200,000, of which $100,000 (received) is payable upon the approval of the board of directors of both companies and the TSX Venture Exchange, the stock exchange that Canaco's shares are listed on (such date is referred to as the "Effective Date"). An additional $100,000 is payable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date;
(b) issue up to 750,000 of its common shares to us, of which 250,000 shares are issuable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 500,000 shares are issuable on the third anniversary of the Effective Date; and
(c) commit to spend up to $2,500,000 in exploration expenses on the subject property prior to the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date ($250,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, up to $500,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, and up to $750,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and up to $1,000,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date).
(a) make cash payments to us of $250,000, of which $50,000 (less the amount owing by us to Canaco in the amount of $17,953) is payable upon the execution of the agreement (received). An additional $75,000 is payable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the agreement, that being the date on which we have reacquired the Prospecting License and have obtained all applicable regulatory approvals), and $125,000 is payable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date;
(b) issue up to 800,000 of its common shares to us, of which 100,000 shares are issuable on the Effective Date, 200,000 shares are issuable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 500,000 shares are issuable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date; and
(c) commit to spend up to $2,000,000 in exploration expenses on the subject property prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date ($250,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, up to $500,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, up to $1,250,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and up to 2,000,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date).
If we fail to reacquire the Prospecting License by March 31, 2008 we will be deemed to have waived Canaco's obligation to pay us $100,000 pursuant to the option agreement relating to the Magembe property that we entered into on March 2, 2007, as described above. In July 2007, we filed paperwork to reacquire the Prospecting License, but we have not yet received formal approval from the Tanzania mining division. If and when we receive formal confirmation that we have reacquired the Prospecting License, Canaco's obligation to pay us $100,000 as described above will be reinstated.
On June 29, 2007, we entered into an option agreement with Canaco whereby we granted Canaco the right to earn up to a 70% interest in Prospecting License 2957/2005 in Tanzania known as "Negero" in the process of being acquired by us. Under the option agreement Canaco has agreed to:
(a) make cash payments to us of $250,000, of which $50,000 (received) is payable upon the execution of the agreement. An additional $75,000 is payable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date (as such term is defined in the agreement, that being the date on which we have reacquired the Prospecting License and have obtained all applicable regulatory approvals), and $125,000 is payable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date;
(b) issue up to 800,000 of its common shares to us, of which 100,000 shares are issuable on the Effective Date, 200,000 shares are issuable on the first anniversary of the Effective Date, an additional 500,000 shares are issuable on the second anniversary of the Effective Date; and
(c) commit to spend up to $2,000,000 in exploration expenses on the subject property prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date ($250,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, up to $500,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, up to $1,250,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and up to 2,000,000 in cumulative exploration expense prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Date).
If we fail to reacquire the Prospecting License by March 31, 2008 we will be deemed to have waived Canaco's obligation to pay us $100,000 pursuant to the option agreement relating to the Magembe property that we entered into on March 2, 2007, as described above. In July 2007, we filed paperwork to reacquire the Prospecting License, but we have not yet received formal approval from the Tanzania mining division. If and when we receive formal confirmation that we have reacquired the Prospecting License, Canaco's obligation to pay us $100,000 as described above will be reinstated.
Exploration Activities
All of our properties are in the exploration stage. Pursuant to the SA Agreement, Canaco is performing an initial technical assessment of the mineral potential of our mineral properties. We have not conducted any drilling on our properties and none of our properties has been determined to contain any mineral deposits or reserves.
Mineral exploration and development involves a high degree of risk and few properties, which are explored, are ultimately developed into producing mines. There is no assurance that our mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of commercial bodies of ore. Our long-term profitability is directly related to the cost and success of our exploration programs, which may be affected by a number of factors beyond our control.
We will require additional financing in order to pursue the exploration of our mineral claims to determine whether any mineral deposit exists on our mineral claims. Even if we determine that a mineral deposit exists on any of our mineral claims, an economic evaluation must be completed before the economic viability of commercial exploitation of our mineral claims could be completed. Both advanced exploration and an economic determination will be contingent upon the results of our preliminary exploration programs and our ability to raise additional financing in order to proceed with advanced exploration and an economic evaluation. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain any additional financing to fund our exploration activities.
Plan of Operations
Our plan of operations for the next twelve months is to focus on the exploration of our mineral properties in Tanzania. We are also seeking opportunities to acquire other mineral exploration properties that, in the opinion of our consulting geologist, offer attractive mineral exploration opportunities. We anticipate that we will incur for the next twelve months:
(a) $1,500,000 for exploration programs;
(b) $1,015,000 for management and consulting expenses; and
(c) $85,000 administration and operating expenses.
At February 29, 2008, we had cash of $2,925 and a working capital deficit of $1,427,467. We do not have sufficient funds to pursue our plan of operations for the next twelve months. We are in the process of raising funds through a private placement offering of our shares of common stock. However, there can be no assurance that we will complete the private placement or that the funds raised will be sufficient for us to pay our expenses for the next twelve months.
During the twelve month period following the date of this Quarterly Report, we anticipate that we will not generate any revenue. Accordingly, we will be required to obtain additional financing in order to pursue our plan of operations. We believe that debt financing will not be an alternative for funding additional phases of exploration as we do not have tangible assets to secure any debt financing. We anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock. We cannot provide investors with any assurance that we will be able to raise sufficient funding from the sale of our common stock to fund our exploration program going forward. In the absence of such financing, we will not be able to continue exploration of our mineral claims and our business plan will fail. Even if we are successful in obtaining equity financing to fund our exploration program, there is no assurance that we will obtain the funding necessary to pursue any advanced exploration of our mineral claims. If we do not continue to obtain additional financing, we will be forced to abandon our mineral claims and our plan of operations.
We have entered into a SA Agreement with Canaco in respect of our mineral claims and may consider entering into additional joint venture arrangements to provide the required funding to develop the mineral claims. We have not undertaken any efforts to locate other joint venture partners for the mineral claims. Even if we determined to pursue another joint venture partner, there is no assurance that any third party would enter into a joint venture agreement with us in order to fund the exploration of our mineral claims. If we entered into another joint venture arrangement, we would likely have to assign a significant percentage of our interest in our mineral claims to the joint venture partner.
Results of Operations
Nine Months Ended February 29, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended February 28,
2007
The following table sets out our loss for the periods indicated:
Accumulated From
January 5, 2004
(Date of
Inception) to
February 29, Nine Months Ended Nine Months Ended
2008 February 29, 2008 February 28, 2007
(Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Expenses
General and administrative $5,437,875 $529,005 $1,153,586
Impairment of mineral 17,599,571 - 12,519,924
property costs
Mineral property costs 270,295 42,403 99,840
Rent 25,586 7,881 4,483
Total Expenses 23,333,327 579,289 13,777,833
Loss Before Other Items (23,333,327) (579,289) (13,777,833)
Other Income (Expense)
Mineral property option 156,017 156,017 -
payments
Loss on sale of investment (41,267) - -
securities
Net Loss for the Period $(23,218,577) $(423,272) $(13,777,833)
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Revenues
We have had no operating revenues since our inception on January 5, 2004 to February 29, 2008. We anticipate that we will not generate any revenues for so long as we are an exploration stage company.
General and Administrative Expenses
Our general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended February 29, 2008 decreased to $529,005 from $1,153,586 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007.
Impairment of Mineral Property Costs and Mineral Property Costs
In the nine months ended February 29, 2008, we recorded $nil impairment of mineral property costs, as compared to $12,519,924 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007. In the nine months ended February 29, 2008, we incurred mineral property costs of $42,403, compared to mineral property costs of $99,840 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007. We expense our mineral property costs as they are incurred.
Rent
In the nine months ended February 29, 2008, we paid an aggregate of $7,881 in rent, compared to $4,483 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007.
Mineral Property Option Payments
In the nine months ended February 29, 2008, we received $156,017 in mineral property option payments, compared to $nil in the nine months ended February 28, 2007.
As a result of the above, our net loss for the nine months ended February 29, 2008 was $423,272, compared to $13,777,833 in the nine months ended February 29, 2008.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had cash of $2,925 as at February 29, 2008 and a working capital deficit of $1,427,467. During the twelve month period following the date of this Quarterly Report, we anticipate that we will not generate any revenue. As set forth above under "Plan of Operations", we will be required to obtain additional financing in order to pay our planned expenses during the next twelve months.
Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities in the nine months ended February 29, 2008 was $167,078, compared to $1,265,518 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007. We anticipate that cash used in operating activities will increase in 2008 as we pursue our plan of operations.
Cash Provided by or Used in Investing Activities
In the nine months ended February 29, 2008, net cash provided by investing activities was $80,494, as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $417,674 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007. The primary reason for the change between these two periods is due to $767,674 in mineral property acquisition costs recorded in the nine months ended February 28, 2007, as compared to $nil for the nine months ended February 29, 2008.
Cash Provided By Financing Activities
We have funded our business to date primarily from sales of our common stock. In the nine months ended February 29, 2008, we raised net proceeds of $85,000, as compared to $1,701,100 in the nine months ended February 28, 2007, from the sale of and subscriptions for our common stock.
We are in the process of raising funds through a private placement offering of our common stock. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to complete the private placement of our shares. There are no assurances that we will be able to achieve further sales of our common stock or any other form of additional financing. If we are unable to achieve the financing necessary to pursue our plan of operations, then we will not be able to continue our exploration of our mineral claims and our business will fail.
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