The following unaudited interim financial statements of Ruby Creek Resources Inc. are included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB:
Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
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Index |
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Balance Sheets |
4 |
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Statements of Operations |
5 |
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Statements of Cash Flows |
6 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements |
7 |
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets |
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Cash |
87,634 |
141,288 |
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GST receivable |
2,740 |
6,824 |
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90,374 |
148,112 |
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Furniture and equipment, net of depreciation of $318 |
614 |
792 |
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90,988 |
148,904 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS ' EQUITY |
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Current Liabilities |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
8,489 |
12,784 |
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Due to related parties (Note 4) |
113 |
113 |
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8,602 |
12,897 |
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Stockholders ' Equity |
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Common stock unlimited number of shares authorized, no par value outstanding (Note 5) 8,337,001 shares issued and outstanding |
280,200 |
280,200 |
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Donated capital (Note 4) |
3,000 |
3,000 |
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Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage |
(200,814) |
(147,193) |
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82,386 |
136,007 |
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90,988 |
148,904 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
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Three Month |
Three Month |
Nine Month |
Nine Month |
For the Period from |
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Expenses |
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Management services (Note 4) |
4,665 |
10,557 |
13,945 |
32,202 |
53,299 |
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Mineral property costs (Note 3) |
1,978 |
- |
3,483 |
3,879 |
32,392 |
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Office and general (Note 4) |
3,335 |
1,892 |
6,707 |
6,627 |
16,667 |
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Professional fees |
12,262 |
9,808 |
29,110 |
51,732 |
101,051 |
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Shareholder relations |
750 |
- |
1,000 |
920 |
2,216 |
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Net loss before other items |
(22,990) |
(22,257) |
(54,245) |
(95,360) |
(205,625) |
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Interest income |
424 |
1,414 |
624 |
3,266 |
4,811 |
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Net loss |
(22,566) |
(20,843) |
(53,621) |
(92,094) |
(200,814) |
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Net loss per share - basic and diluted |
(0.01) |
(0.01) |
(0.01) |
(0.01) |
(0.03) |
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and diluted |
8,337,001 |
8,337,001 |
8,337,001 |
8,337,001 |
7,072,258 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
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Nine Month |
Nine Month |
For the Period from |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net loss |
(53,621) |
(92,094) |
(200,814) |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash |
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Depreciation |
178 |
70 |
318 |
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Donated rent and services |
- |
- |
3,000 |
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Net changes in non-cash working capital items: |
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GST receivable |
4,084 |
(5,663) |
(2,740) |
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Prepaid expenses |
- |
10,000 |
- |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(4,295) |
(5 782) |
8,489 |
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Due to related parties |
- |
- |
113 |
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Net cash flows used in operating activities |
(53,654) |
(93,469) |
(191,634) |
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Cash flows from investing activities |
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Purchase of equipment |
- |
(932) |
(932) |
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Net cash flows from investing activities |
- |
(932) |
(932) |
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Cash flows from financing activities |
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Share subscriptions received |
- |
(5,000) |
280,200 |
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Net cash flows from financing activities |
- |
(5,000) |
280,200 |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash |
(53,654) |
(89,401) |
108,182 |
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Cash - beginning of period |
141,288 |
257,153 |
- |
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Cash - end of period |
87,634 |
167,752 |
87,634 |
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Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows: |
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Interest paid |
- |
- |
- |
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Income taxes paid |
- |
- |
- |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
1. Nature of Business
Ruby Creek Resources Inc. (the
Going Concern
These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated revenues since inception and has not paid any dividends and is unlikely to pay dividends or generate earnings in the immediate or foreseeable future raising substantial doubt as to the ability of the Company to continue operations as a going concern. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to obtain necessary equity financing to continue operations and to determine the existence, discovery and successful exploitation of economically recoverable reserves in its resource properties, confirmation of the Company
's interests in the underlying properties, and the attainment of profitable operations. As at May 31, 2008, the Company has accumulated losses of $200,814 since inception. These financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.Unaudited Interim Financial Statements
These unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and Regulation S-B as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Accordingly, these financial statements do not include all of the disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. These unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the period ended August 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim financial statements furnished herein include all adjustments, all of which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period presented. Operating results for the nine month period ended May 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending August 31, 2008.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Basis of Presentation and Fiscal Year
These financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, and are expressed in US dollars. The Company
b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant areas requiring management
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
c) Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Share
d) The Company computes loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
e) Comprehensive Loss
SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income," establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the financial statements. As at May 31, 2008, the Company has no items that represent a comprehensive loss and, therefore, has not included a schedule of comprehensive loss in the financial statements.
f) Mineral Property Costs
Pursuant to EITF 04-2, the Company classified its mineral rights as tangible assets and accordingly acquisition costs are capitalized as mineral property costs. Generally accepted accounting principles require that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability, the Company is to estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized. Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred until commercially mineable deposits are determined to exist within a particular property. Accordingly, the Company has expensed all mineral exploration costs.
To date the Company has not established any proven or probable reserves on its mineral properties.
The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" which establishes standards for the initial measurement and subsequent accounting for obligations associated with the sale, abandonment, or other disposal of long-term tangible assets arising from the acquisition, construction or development and for normal operations of such assets. As of May 31, 2008, any potential costs related to the retirement of the Company's mineral property interests have not yet been determined.
g) Financial Instruments
Financial instruments, which include cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and amounts due to related parties, were estimated to approximate their carrying values due to the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair value of the Company's rights to purchase net smelter return royalties (refer to Note 3) is not determinable at the current stage of the Company's exploration program. Accordingly, no value has been assigned by management.
Currently, the Company has no hedging instruments and does not use derivative instruments to reduce its exposure to foreign currency risk.
h) Environmental Costs
Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not contribute to current or future revenue generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded when environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are probable, and the cost can be reasonably estimated. Generally, the timing of these accruals coincides with the earlier of completion of a feasibility study or the Company's commitments to plan of action based on the then known facts.
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
i) Income Taxes
Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization is more likely than not. The Company has adopted SFAS No. 109
In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48,
"Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes by prescribing a two-step method of first evaluating whether a tax position has met a more likely than not recognition threshold and, second, measuring that tax position to determine the amount of benefit to be recognized in the financial statements. FIN 48 provides guidance on the presentation of such positions within a classified balance sheet as well as on de-recognition, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The adoption of this statement did not have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.j) Foreign Currency Translation
These financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (
k) Stock-Based Compensation
The Company has adopted SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) (SFAS No. 123R),
The Company has not adopted a stock option plan and has not granted any stock options. Accordingly, no stock-based compensation has been recorded to date.
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
l) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised)
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160
"Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51". SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The guidance will become effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. Management is in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, SFAS 160 will have on the Company's financial statements upon adoption.In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities ("SFAS 161"). SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161 achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity's liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. SFAS 161 will be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, and will be adopted by the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. The Company does not expect there to be any significant impact of adopting SFAS 161 on its financial position, cash flows and results of operations.
3. Mineral Properties
Pursuant to an agreement dated July 15, 2006, as amended on August 15, 2006, the Company has acquired an option to earn a 100% interest in the Moore Creek Property (the
(a) $2,500 on October 15, 2006 (paid);
(b) $10,000 on July 15, 2007 amended to payment of $2,000 on, or before, April 15,2008 (paid) and the remaining $8,000 payable on July 31, 2008;
(c) $15,000 on July 15, 2008;
(d) $20,000 on July 15, 2009; and
(e) $52,500 on July 15, 2010.
(f) The Property is subject to a 2% net smelter return royalty (
"NSR") of which 1% can be repurchased at any time by the vendor for $1,000,000. The Property is comprised of 8 mineral claims covering a total of 2,919 hectares and as of the date of these financial statements title is held in the name of the vendor. Title will be transferred to the Company upon receipt of all of the cash payments, as described above.During the nine months ended May 31, 2008 the Company expensed $3,483 (2007 - $3,897) in acquisition and exploration costs.
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Ruby Creek Resources Inc.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
4. Related Party Transactions
At May 31, 2008 and August 31, 2007, the Company owed a director $113. These funds are unsecured, do not bear interest and have no fixed terms of repayment.
The President and one other director of the Company provided management services and office premises to the Company. As a result, during the nine months ended May 31, 2008, management services of $13,945 (May 31, 2007: $32,202) and rent of $3,644 (May 31, 2007: $3,239) were recorded. At May 31, 2008, $1,207 (August 31, 2007 - $nil) is owed for rent and is included in accounts payable.
All related party transactions are in the normal course of business and are measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.
5. Common Stock
a) On May 3, 2006, the Company issued 1 common share at a price of $0.01 upon incorporation.
b) On August 22, 2006, the Company issued 4,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.01 per share for proceeds of $45,000 pursuant to subscription agreements with a director of the Company and two other individuals.
c) On August 31, 2006, the Company issued 2,970,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.05 per share for proceeds of $148,500.
d) On August 31, 2006, the Company issued 867,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.10 per share for proceeds of $86,700.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis
As used in this quarterly report: (i) the terms "we", "us", "our" and the "Company" mean Ruby Creek Resources Inc.; (ii) "SEC" refers to the Securities and Exchange Commission; (iii) "Exchange Act" refers to the 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 comparative three and nine month periods ended May 31, 2008 should be read in conjunction with our unaudited interim financial statements and related notes for the comparative three and nine month periods ended May 31, 2008 included in this quarterly report.
Overview
We are an exploration stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. We have entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in eight mineral claims (the "More Creek properties") located in the Iskut River region of northern British Columbia, Canada, covering an area of approximately 2,919 hectares that we believe are prospective for gold and copper mineral deposits. These optioned 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 optioned mineral claims is required before any determination as to whether any commercially viable mineral deposit may exist on our optioned mineral claims. Our plan of operations is to carry out preliminary exploration work on our optioned mineral claims in order to ascertain whether our optioned mineral claims warrant advanced exploration to determine whether they possess commercially exploitable deposits of gold, copper or other mineral deposits. We will not be able to determine whether or not our optioned 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.
We are considered an exploration or exploratory stage company as we are involved in the examination and investigation of land that we believe may contain valuable minerals, for the purpose of discovering the presence of ore, if any, and its extent. Since we are an exploration stage company, there is no assurance that a commercially viable mineral deposit exists on any of our optioned mineral claims, and a great deal of further exploration will be required before a final evaluation as to the economic and legal feasibility for our future exploration is determined. We have no known reserves of any type of mineral. To date, we have not discovered an economically viable mineral deposit on the property underlying the optioned mineral claims, and there is no assurance that we will discover one.
We have no revenues, have achieved losses since inception and rely upon the sale of our securities to fund our operations. Our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We will not generate revenues even if our exploration program indicates that a mineral deposit may exist on our optioned mineral claims. Accordingly, we will be dependent on future additional financing in order to maintain our operations and continue our exploration activities.
We acquired the option to acquire the eight mineral claim property pursuant to an option agreement dated July 15, 2006, and amended on August 15, 2006. Pursuant to this option agreement, we have the exclusive option to earn a 100% interest in and to these eight mineral claims, subject to a 2% net smelter return royalty payable to the optionor, in exchange for making cash payments totalling CDN$100,000 (US$99,080 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008) to the optionor over a four-year period as follows: CDN$2,500 on October 15, 2006; CDN$10,000 on July 15, 2007 (amended to CDN$2,000 payable on or before April 15, 2008 (paid) and CDN$8,000 on or before July 31, 2008); CDN$15,000 on July 15, 2008; CDN$20,000 on July 15, 2009; and a final payment of CDN$52,500 on July 15, 2010.
Status of Exploration Work
We obtained a geological report on our optioned mineral claims dated October 15, 2006 that recommended a phased exploration program. The first phase of this recommended exploration program was carried out during the summer of 2007 at a cost of CDN$17,000 (US$16,844 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008).
We received a report letter dated July 2, 2008 from Carl von Einsiedel, the Company's consulting geologist, with respect to this phase one work. The goal of the 2007 exploration program at the More Creek property was to determine if there was a large covered porphyry copper-gold system. As the topography is very steep on the eastern portion of the property and the exposure excellent, any porphyry would outcrop and hence have already been discovered. Therefore the original exploration program was designed to determine if the western portion of the property contained a porphyry system. As part of the 2007 exploration program, a line of soil samples were taken at a 100-meter spacing along an arcuate route through the centre of the western part of the property. A successful program that would show the need for a follow-up program would result in at least 5 consecutive anomalous samples with plus 1,000 ppb copper. Unfortunately, there were no significant anomalies identified (the maximum result was approximately 300 ppb Cu).
Subsequent to the Company's filing of an Assessment Report with the British Columbia government in early 2008, new historic data was found (by way of an additional literature search) that actually covered the More Creek property. This data was from a large survey performed in 1990. The reason that it had not been previously found was that the assessment report for this survey was plotted in MapBC, a long distance from the More Creek property. The program was extensive and was covered in two separate assessment reports. The work covered all drainages and included several transects throughout the property. Soil, silt and float samples were collected. This data showed only several weak widespread anomalies which did not indicate the presence of a significant porphyry body. Of note though is that this 1990 survey showed two float samples in the eastern drainage that graded 1900 and 530 ppb gold. These float samples were of quartz carbonate vein within grey sediments.
In his July 2, 2008 report, Mr. von Einsiedel indicated that the origin of the gold bearing float samples within the eastern portion of the property will be a key aspect of any future exploration program. While on the property, it is recommended that the source of the three main areas with gold, copper and/or arsenic anomalies that were identified within the western portion of the property be investigated. An advantage for the next program is that there is now road access to near the southern boundary of the property as the TeckCominco-Novagold road has been completed to within 1 kilometer of the property (therefore there will be no - or minimal - helicopter usage).
Although no specific definitive results were identified during the 2007 work program, the work itself was not detailed in terms of the entire property. The historical data that Mr. von Einsiedel discovered indicates a number of interesting and promising mineralization indications. The Board of Directors has decided that, based on these results, we continue the option agreement on the More Creek property and continue with a phase two program. The overburden conditions present on the property would require that any new programs utilize gas powered augers and significantly higher density sampling to be effective. Such a detailed sampling program assumes limited use of the access road currently under construction by Novagold.
The phase two program would cost approximately CDN$100,000 (US$99,080 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008).In the event that this phase two program is able to delineate a target area or areas that exhibit a co-incident geochemical and geophysical response, a next phase program consisting of detailed geochemical surveys and ground geophysical surveys would be warranted in a phase three program. The estimated cost of this program is CDN$115,000 (US$114,770 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008).
Our plan of operations for the next twelve months is to complete the following objectives within the time periods specified, subject to our obtaining the funding necessary for the continued exploration of our optioned mineral claims:
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- We intend to proceed with phase two of a recommended exploration program. At present we estimate that a phase two program would cost approximately CDN$100,000 (US$99,080 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008). Upon completion of phase two, our Board of Directors will make a determination whether to proceed with the third phase of the recommended work program, which is currently estimated to cost approximately CDN$115,000 (US$114,770 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008).
- We anticipate spending approximately CDN$7,000 (US$6,936 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008) in ongoing general and administrative expenses per month for the next twelve months, for a total anticipated expenditure of CDN$84,000 (US$83,227 based on the exchange rate of CDN$1.00 : US$0.9908 on July 11, 2008) the next twelve months. The general and administrative expenses for the year will consist primarily of professional fees for the audit and legal work relating to our regulatory filings throughout the year, as well as transfer agent fees, annual prospect lease fees, management fees and general office expenses.
As such, we estimate that our total expenditures over the next twelve months will be approximately $182,300. This estimate does not take into account estimated expenditures with respect to phase three of our exploration program, as this phase is contingent on the results of phase two and on our receipt of sufficient financing. If we were to complete phase two and three during the next twelve months, our total estimated expenditures for that period would be approximately $297,000.
Based on the nature of our business, we anticipate incurring operating losses in the foreseeable future. We base this expectation, in part, on the fact that very few mineral claims in the exploration stage ultimately develop into producing, profitable mines. Our future financial results are also uncertain due to a number of factors, some of which are outside our control. These factors include, but are not limited to:
- our ability to raise additional funding;
- the market price for copper and gold;
- the results of our proposed exploration programs on the mineral property; and
- our ability to find joint venture partners for the development of our property interests.
Due to our lack of operating history and present inability to generate revenues, our auditors have stated in their report for our most recent fiscal year end that there exists substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Even if we complete our current exploration program and it is successful in identifying a mineral deposit, we will have to spend substantial funds on further drilling and engineering studies before we will know if we have a commercially viable mineral deposit or reserve.
Financial Condition
At May 31, 2008, we had cash of $87,634 and working capital of $81,772. Accordingly, we have insufficient funds to enable us to complete the second phase of our exploration program (at an estimated cost of $99,080) and have insufficient funds to satisfy our on-going general and administrative expenses over the next twelve months (estimated at $83,227). During the twelve-month period following the date of this report, we anticipate that we will not generate any revenues. As such, we will be required to obtain additional financing in order to complete our planned operations over the next twelve months plus the costs of phase three of our exploration program (at an estimated cost of $114,770) and any additional exploration of our optioned mineral claims to determine whether any mineral deposit exists on these claims.
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 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 beyond the next twelve months. In the absence of such financing, we will not be able to continue exploration of any future mineral claims and our business plan will fail. Even if we are successful in obtaining equity financing to fund an exploration program, there is no assurance that we will obtain the funding necessary to pursue any advanced exploration of any mineral claims we may acquire. If we do not continue to obtain additional financing, we will be forced to abandon any future mineral claims that we may acquire and our plan of operations.
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We may consider entering into a joint venture partnership by linking with a major resource company to provide the required funding to complete further exploration programs. We have not undertaken any efforts to locate a joint venture partner; however, if we enter into a joint venture arrangement, we will assign a percentage of our interest in our mineral claims to the joint venture partner.
Results of Operations for the Three Month period ended May 31, 2008
Revenues
Other than minimal interest revenues earned from term deposits, we have had no operating revenues since our inception on May 3, 2006 to May 31, 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 for the three and nine month periods ended May 31, 2008 and 2007, as well as the total of these expenses since our inception on May 3, 2006, are summarized below:
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Three Month |
Three Month |
Nine Month |
Nine Month |
For the Period from |
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|
Expenses |
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Management services |
4,665 |
10,557 |
13,945 |
32,202 |
53,299 |
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Mineral property costs |
1,978 |
- |
3,483 |
3,879 |
32,392 |
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Office and general |
3,335 |
1,892 |
6,707 |
6,627 |
16,667 |
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Professional fees |
12,262 |
9,808 |
29,110 |
51,732 |
101,051 |
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Shareholder relations |
750 |
- |
1,000 |
920 |
2,216 |
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Total expenses |
22,990 |
22,257 |
54,245 |
95,360 |
205,625 |
Expenses for the three month period ended May 31, 2008 totalled $22,990 and were primarily comprised of professional fees (audit and legal costs)which totalled $12,262. The expenses for professional fees for the comparable period in 2007 were $9,808. Management services costs were $4,665 in the current three month period and $10,557 in the 2007 comparable period. Office and general expenses (consisting primarily of office rent and telecommunication costs) were $3,335 during the current three month period as compared to $1,892 in the prior year period.
Net Loss
We had a net loss of $22,566 in the three months ended May 31, 2008 as compared to a net loss of $20,843 in the comparable 2007 three month period. Losses increased primarily as a result of an increase in professional fees between the two periods and a decrease in interest income between the two periods as a result of reduced cash invested in term deposits.
Results of Operations for the Nine Month Period ended May 31, 2008
General and Administrative Expenses
Expenses for the nine month period ended May 31, 2008 totalled $53,621 as compared to $92,094 in the comparable 2007 nine month period. This reduction in expenses was primarily as a result of an $18,257 reduction in management fees between these two periods, a $396 reduction in mineral property costs between these two periods, and a $22,622 reduction in professional fees between these two periods. Professional fees incurred during the current nine month period were for filing and regulatory compliance expenditures. Office and general expenses were primarily office rent and telecommunication costs and increased slightly from $6,627 incurred in the 2007 period to $6,707 incurred in the current 2008 period.
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Net Loss
We had a net loss of $53,621 in the nine month period ended May 31, 2008 as compared to a net loss of $92,094 during the comparable 2007 nine month period. As stated above in the expenses commentary, primary areas of reduction in expenses were in areas of professional fees, management costs and mineral property costs. We have incurred a net loss of $200,814 since our inception on May 3, 2006 through May 31, 2008.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We had cash of $87,634 and working capital of $81,772 at May 31, 2008.
We estimate that our total expenditures over the next twelve months will be approximately $182,300, as outlined above under the heading "Plan of Operations". This estimate does not take into account estimated expenditures with respect to phase three of our exploration program, as this phase is contingent on the results of phase two as well as our receipt of sufficient financing. If we were to complete phase three during the next twelve months, our total estimated expenditures for the next twelve months would be approximately $297,000.
At the present time, we have insufficient cash to proceed with phase two of our recommended work program, and we will be required to obtain additional financing to proceed with phase two and phase three of the recommended work program, as these expenditures will exceed our current cash reserves.
Cash from Operating Activities
Cash used in operating activities was $53,654 during the nine month period ended May 31, 2008, as compared to $93,469 during the nine month period ended May 31, 2007. Cash used in operating activities from our inception on May 3, 2006 to May 31, 2008 was $191,634.
Cash from Financing Activities
We have funded our business to date primarily from sales of our common stock. From our inception on May 3, 2006 to May 31, 2008, we raised a total of approximately $280,200 from private offerings of our securities. During the nine months ended May 31, 2008, no net cash was provided by financing activities from sale of our securities (as compared to $5,000 from the sale of securities during the nine months ended May 31, 2007).
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 continue our plan of operations, then we will not be able to continue our exploration of the prospect lease and our venture will fail.
Going Concern
We have not attained profitable operations and are dependent upon obtaining financing to pursue any extensive exploration activities. For these reasons our auditors stated in their report on our audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2007 that they have substantial doubt we will be able to continue as a going concern.
Future Financings
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common shares in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing shareholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund our planned exploration activities.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our consolidated financial statements. In general, management's estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Mineral Property Costs
Pursuant to EITF 04-2, the Company classified its mineral rights as tangible assets and accordingly acquisition costs are capitalized as mineral property costs. Generally accepted accounting principles require that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability, the Company is to estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized. Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred until commercially mineable deposits are determined to exist within a particular property. Accordingly, the Company has expensed all mineral exploration costs.
To date the Company has not established any proven or probable reserves on its mineral properties.
The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 143 "Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" which establishes standards for the initial measurement and subsequent accounting for obligations associated with the sale, abandonment, or other disposal of long-term tangible assets arising from the acquisition, construction or development and for normal operations of such assets. As of May 31, 2008, any potential costs related to the retirement of the Company's mineral property interests have not yet been determined.
Foreign Currency Translation
The financial statements are presented in United States dollars. In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 52, "Foreign Currency Translation", foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated to their United States dollar equivalents using foreign exchange rates which prevailed at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the transaction date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the year. Related translation adjustments are reported as a separate component of stockholders' equity, whereas gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in results of operations.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (Revised) "Business Combinations". SFAS 141 (Revised) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer of a business recognizes and measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any non controlling interest in the acquiree. The statement also provides guidance for recognizing and measuring the goodwill acquired in the business combination and determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business combination. The guidance will become effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. Management is in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, SFAS 141 (Revised) will have on the Company's financial statements upon adoption.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160 "Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment of ARB No. 51". SFAS 160 establishes accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. The guidance will become effective for the fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2008. Management is in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, SFAS 160 will have on the Company's financial statements upon adoption.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures.
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as at the end of the period covered by this quarterly report to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the SEC.
Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent quarterly period that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
We currently are not a party to any material legal proceedings and, to our knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
None.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
Item 6. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB:
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Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit |
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31.1 |
Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer |
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31.2 |
Rule 13a-14(a)/15(d)-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer |
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32.1 |
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
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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.
RUBY CREEK RESOURCES INC.
Per: "Brian Roberts"
Brian Roberts
President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Executive Officer and a director
Date: July 14, 2008
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