-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, VhiiNpYvovuKiMRKDlJpc35Au1bfyljJnJ3uwipF4fB5lLN1cgLsvXzJAoLf/Y0b eDbPRE5KSvaDONEuO+mojw== 0001085037-07-001822.txt : 20070814 0001085037-07-001822.hdr.sgml : 20070814 20070813215250 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001085037-07-001822 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10QSB PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070813 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TUSCANY MINERALS LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001128790 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MINING, QUARRYING OF NONMETALLIC MINERALS (NO FUELS) [1400] IRS NUMBER: 980335259 STATE OF INCORPORATION: WA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10QSB SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-32981 FILM NUMBER: 071051043 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 20TH STREET CITY: WEST VAN COUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V7V 3Z4 BUSINESS PHONE: 6049264300 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1155 20TH STREET CITY: WEST VAN COUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V7V 3Z4 10QSB 1 form10qsb.htm FORM 10-QSB

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-QSB

x

QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

o

TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

For the transition period from __________ to ____________

Commission file number  000-32981

Tuscany Minerals, Ltd.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

 

 

Washington

 

98-0335259

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

1155 20th Street, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V7V 3Z4

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

604.926.4300

(Issuer's telephone number)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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 o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes x  

No o

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity, as of the latest practicable date:

12,538,000 common shares issued and outstanding as at August 7, 2007.

Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one):   

Yes o  

No x

 

 

 



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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Our financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles.

It is the opinion of management that the interim financial statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 include all adjustments necessary in order to ensure that the interim financial statements are not misleading.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

INTERIM BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

 

JUNE 30

DECEMBER 31

 

2007

2006

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Cash

$

450

$

396

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

106,405

$

83,318

Notes payable and accrued interest payable (Note 4)

 

116,625

 

106,020

Promissory note and accrued interest payable (Note 5)

 

292,149

 

282,758

 

 

515,179

 

472,096

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Stock

 

 

 

 

Authorized:

 

 

 

 

100,000,000 Voting Common shares, par value $0.001 per share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issued and outstanding:

 

 

 

 

12,538,000 Common shares

 

12,538

 

12,538

 

 

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

63,462

 

63,462

 

 

 

 

 

Deficit Accumulated During The Exploration Stage

 

(590,729)

 

(547,700)

 

 

(514,729)

 

(471,700)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

450

$

396

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

 

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

INTERIM STATEMENTS OF LOSS

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERIOD FROM

 

 

 

 

 

DATE OF

 

 

 

 

 

INCEPTION

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 5,

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

SIX MONTHS ENDED

2000 TO

 

JUNE 30

JUNE 30

JUNE 30,

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consulting fees

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

-

$

3,193

Filing and stock transfer fees

 

818

 

70

 

893

 

180

 

4,926

Interest

 

6,683

 

6,048

 

13,247

 

11,931

 

114,377

Management fee

 

2,250

 

2,250

 

4,500

 

4,500

 

59,250

Mineral property exploration expenditure

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

8,500

Mineral property option payment

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

3,428

Office and sundry

 

1,935

 

725

 

1,965

 

710

 

5,453

Oil and gas property exploration expenditures

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

202,686

Professional fees

 

14,546

 

16,623

 

22,424

 

22,103

 

150,428

Travel & business development

 

 

-

 

 

327

 

 

-

 

 

327

 

 

38,488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss For The Period

$

26,232

$

26,043

$

43,029

$

39,751

$

590,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic And Diluted Loss Per
   Common Share

 

$

 

(0.01)

 

$

 

(0.01)

 

$

 

(0.01)

 

$

 

(0.01)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Number
   Of Common Shares
   Outstanding

 



12,538,000

 



12,538,000

 



12,538,000

 



12,538,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

INTERIM STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERIOD FROM

 

 

 

 

 

DATE OF

 

 

 

 

 

INCEPTION

 

 

 

 

 

OCTOBER 5,

 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

SIX MONTHS ENDED

2000 TO

 

JUNE 30

JUNE 30

JUNE 30,

 

2007

2006

2007

2006

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows Used By
  Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Loss for the period

$

(26,232)

$

(26,043)

$

(43,029)

$

(39,751)

$

(590,729)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments To Reconcile
  Loss To Net Cash Used
  By Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and
  accrued liabilities

 

 

19,532

 

 

13,842

 

 

23,087

 

 

16,699

 

 

106,405

Accrued interest payable

 

6,683

 

6,049

 

13,247

 

11,932

 

114,377

 

 

(17)

 

(6,152)

 

(6,695)

 

(11,120)

 

(369,947)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows Provided By
  Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes payable

 

-

 

6,500

 

6,749

 

11,717

 

98,347

Promissory note payable

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

196,050

Shares issued

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

76,000

 

 

-

 

6,500

 

6,749

 

11,717

 

370,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) In Cash

 

(17)

 

348

 

54

 

597

 

450

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, Beginning Of Period

 

467

 

325

 

396

 

76

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash, End Of Period

$

450

$

673

$

450

$

673

$

450

 

 

See Accompanying Notes.

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

1.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The unaudited interim financial statements as of June 30, 2007 included herein have been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2006 audited financial statements and notes thereto.

 

2.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

 

a)

Organization

 

The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, U.S.A., on October 5, 2000. The Company’s principal executive officers are in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

 

On May 17, 2006, the Company incorporated a wholly-owned Washington subsidiary for the sole purpose of redomiciling to the State of Washington through a merger with our subsidiary. Effective June 26, 2006, the Company merged with and into its subsidiary, Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., a Washington company, with the surviving company being Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., the Washington company. As a result of this transaction, the Company has redomiciled from the State of Nevada to the State of Washington. The existing bylaws of Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., the Washington company, remain as the bylaws of the surviving corporation.

 

 

b)

Exploration Stage Activities

 

The Company has been in the exploration stage since its formation and has not realized any revenues from its planned operations. As at June 30, 2007 the Company is evaluating new opportunities in the resource exploration business and in other industries. During 2003, the Company was in the natural gas and oil business which began in June 2003 with the acquisition of a working interest in a re-entry of a natural gas well. During September 2003, the re-entry work on the natural gas well was abandoned and the Company entered into an agreement to terminate the well acquisition agreement. The exploration costs incurred to September 30, 2003 has been charged to operations. Prior to this, the Company was engaged in the acquisition and exploration of mining properties.

 

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

2.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS (continued)

 

 

c)

Going Concern

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern.

 

As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred a net loss of $590,729 for the period from October 5, 2000 (inception) to June 30, 2007 and has no sales. The future of the Company is dependent upon its ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from the development of its mineral properties. Management has plans to seek additional capital through a private placement and public offering of its common stock. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence.

 

3.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have been made using careful judgement.

 

The financial statements have, in management’s opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below:

 

 

a)

Exploration Stage Company

 

The Company complies with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 7, and Securities and Exchange Commission Act Guide 7 in its characterization as an exploration stage company.

 

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

3.

SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

 

b)

Mineral Property Interests

 

Costs of acquisition, exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral properties are expensed as incurred.

 

 

c)

Cash

 

Cash consists of cash on deposit with high quality major financial institutions, and to date has not experienced losses on any of its balances. The carrying amounts approximated fair market value due to the liquidity of these deposits.

 

 

d)

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States 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 for the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

 

e)

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company’s functional currency is the U.S. dollar. Transactions in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars as follows:

 

 

i)

monetary items at the rate prevailing at the balance sheet date;

 

ii)

non-monetary items at the historical exchange rate;

 

iii)

revenue and expense at the average rate in effect during the applicable accounting period.

 

 

f)

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

 

The Company computes loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128 – “Earnings Per Share” (“SFAS No. 128”). Under the provisions of SFAS No. 128, basic loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common and potentially dilutive common stock outstanding during the period. As the Company generated net losses in the period presented, the basic and diluted loss per share is the same as any exercise of options or warrants would anti-dilutive.

 

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

 

4.

NOTES PAYABLE AND ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE

 

Notes payable of $98,347 (2006 - $69,505) at June 30, 2007 are unsecured, payable on demand, and bear interest at 8% per annum. From the date of advancement of funds to June 30, 2007, interest of $18,279 (2006 - $10,879) has been accrued. Interest expensed in the three months ended June 30, 2007 amounted to $1,962 (2006 - $1,326).

 

At June 30, 2007, $71,732 (2006 - $49,466) of the notes payable and accrued interest are due to a company with a common director and to a director.

 

 

5.

PROMISSORY NOTE AND ACCRUED INTEREST PAYABLE

 

At June 30, 2007 the promissory note of $196,050 (2006 - $196,050) bore interest at 8% per annum and was repayable in full on January 28, 2004.

 

The Company had entered into various loan extension agreements since the initial due date, including a required balloon payout amount of $25,000. At June 30, 2007, the expiry date has been extended to July 28, 2007. Since advancement of funds to June 30, 2007, interest has been accrued of $71,099 (2006 - $52,161). Interest expensed for the three months ended June 30, 2007 amounted to $4,722 (2006 - $4,722).

 

6.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND AMOUNTS OWING

 

During the three months ended June 30, 2007, the Company carried out a number of transactions with related parties in the normal course of business. These transactions were recorded at their exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

The following are related party transactions and amounts owing at June 30, 2007 that are not otherwise disclosed elsewhere:

 

 

a)

The Company paid a management fee of $2,250 (2006 - $2,250) to a company controlled by a director. The management services are on a month to month basis at $750 per month.

 

 

b)

As of June 30, 2007, accounts payable of $27,032 (2006 - $26,956) was owing to a director of the Company and $40,500 (2006 - $31,500) was owing to a company controlled by the same director.

 

 

c)

Interest expensed by the Company relating to notes payable due to a company with a common director amounted to $1,213 (2006 - $798).

 

 

 



 

 

TUSCANY MINERALS, LTD.

(An Exploration Stage Company)

 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

JUNE 30, 2007

(Unaudited)

(Stated in U.S. Dollars)

 

7.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2007, the Company issued two $15,000 CDN notes payable that are unsecured, payable on demand, and bear interest at 8% per annum. One of these notes was issued to a director of the Company.

 

Also, the Company did not repay the promissory note due July 28, 2007 (see Note 5). However on July 28, 2007, the Company entered into an extension agreement to extend the expiry date to January 28, 2008, under the same terms and interest rate.

 

 

 

 



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Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the risks in the section entitled "Risk Factors", that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.

Our financial statements are stated in United States dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report.

In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all references to "common shares" refer to the common shares in our capital stock and the terms "we", "us" and "our" mean Tuscany Minerals, Ltd.

Corporate History

We were incorporated on October 5, 2000 under the laws of the state of Nevada. On May 17, 2006, we incorporated a wholly-owned Washington subsidiary for the sole purpose of redomiciling to the State of Washington through a merger with our subsidiary. Effective June 26, 2006, we merged with and into our subsidiary, Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., a Washington company, with the surviving company being Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., the Washington company. As a result of this transaction, we have redomiciled from the State of Nevada to the State of Washington. The existing bylaws of Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., the Washington company, remain as the bylaws of the surviving corporation.

PLAN OF OPERATIONS AND CASH REQUIREMENTS

We are a junior exploration stage company that has not yet generated or realized any revenues from our business operations. Our company does not currently own any property interests.

We are currently seeking opportunities to acquire prospective or existing mineral properties, prospective or producing oil and gas properties or other oil and gas resource related projects. Simultaneously, we are seeking business opportunities with established business entities for the merger of a target business with our company. In certain instances, a target business may wish to become a subsidiary of us or may wish to contribute assets to us rather than merge. We are currently in negotiations with several parties to enter into a business opportunity but we have not entered into any definitive agreements to date and there can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into any definitive agreements. We anticipate that any new acquisition or business opportunities by our company will require additional financing. There can be no assurance, however, that we will be able to acquire the financing necessary to enable us to pursue our plan of operation. If our company requires additional financing and we are unable to acquire such funds, our business may fail.

Even if we are able to acquire an interest in a mineral or oil and gas property or enter into a business opportunity and obtain the necessary funding, there is no assurance that any revenues would be generated by us or that revenues generated would be sufficient to provide a return to investors.

 

 

 



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We anticipate that we will incur the following expenses over the next twelve months:

1.

$25,000 in connection with our company locating, evaluating and negotiating potential mineral or oil and gas properties or business opportunities;

 

 

2.

$10,000 for operating expenses, including professional legal and accounting expenses associated with our company being a reporting issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

 

3.

$9,000 for management, administrative and leasing costs payable pursuant to the terms of the management agreement with C.H.M. Consulting Inc.

We will incur additional expenses if we are successful in entering into an agreement to acquire an interest in a prospective or existing mineral property, a prospective or producing oil or gas property or a business opportunity. If we acquire any property interests, we will require significant funds to develop the property in addition to any acquisition costs. It is not possible to estimate such funding requirements until such time as we enter into a definitive agreement to acquire an interest in a property or enter into a business combination.

We require a minimum of approximately $44,000 to proceed with our plan of operation over the next twelve months, exclusive of any acquisition or development costs. This amount may also increase if we are required to carry out due diligence investigations in regards to any prospective property or business opportunity or if the costs of negotiating the applicable transaction are greater than anticipated. As we had cash in the amount of $450 and a working capital deficit in the amount of $514,729 as of June 30, 2007, we do not have sufficient working capital to enable us to carry out our stated plan of operation for the next twelve months. We plan to complete debt financings and / or private placement sales of our common stock in order to raise the funds necessary to pursue our plan of operation and to fund our working capital deficit in order to enable us to pay our accounts payable and accrued liabilities. We currently do not have any arrangements in place for the completion of any debt financings or private placement financings and there is no assurance that we will be successful in completing any debt financing or private placement financing.

Subsequent to our quarter ended June 30, 2007, we issued two CDN $15,000 promissory notes that are unsecured, payable on demand and bear interest at 8% per annum. One of these notes was issued to a director of our company.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We had cash of $450 as of June 30, 2007 compared to cash of $396 as of December 31, 2006. We had a working capital deficit of $514,729 as of June 30, 2007 compared to working capital deficit of $471,700 as of December 31, 2006. The majority of the working capital deficit is due to notes payable and accrued interest payable of $116,625 and a promissory note with accrued interest of $292,149 held by a third party, which was due and payable on January 28, 2006. Following January 28, 2006, we negotiated several extensions for the repayment of the promissory note to January 28, 2008. We financed our operations during our first quarter of 2007 through borrowing additional funds for working capital.

Also, on July 31, 2007, we issued two CDN $15,000 promissory notes that are unsecured, payable on demand and bear interest at 8% per annum. One of these notes was issued to a director of our company.

Product Research and Development

We do not anticipate that we will spend any significant monies on research and development over the twelve month period ending June 30, 2008.

Purchase of Significant Equipment

We do not intend to purchase any significant equipment over the twelve month period ending June 30, 2008.

 

 

 



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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of August 7, 2007, our company had no off-balance sheet arrangements, including any outstanding derivative financial statements, off-balance sheet guarantees, interest rate swap transactions or foreign currency contracts. Our company does not engage in trading activities involving non-exchange traded contracts.

Employees

We currently have no employees, other than our sole executive officer, J. Stephen Barley, and we do not expect to hire any employees in the foreseeable future. We presently conduct our business through agreements with consultants and arms-length third parties.

Going Concern

Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current operating and capital expenses, in their report on the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern.

There is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern as the continuation of our business is dependent upon our company locating, acquiring and developing a mineral or oil and gas property, and achieving a profitable level of operation. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current shareholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.

APPLICATION OF CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements of our company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have been made using careful judgement.

The financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the significant accounting policies summarized below:

Mineral Properties and Exploration Expenditures

Our company expenses all costs incurred on mineral properties to which we have secured exploration rights prior to the establishment of proven and probable reserves. If and when proven and probable reserves are determined for a property and a feasibility study prepared with respect to the property, then subsequent exploration and development costs of the property will be capitalized.

Our company regularly performs evaluations of any investment in mineral properties to assess the recoverability and/or the residual value of our investments in these assets. All long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances change which indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Exploration Expenditures

Our company follows a policy of expensing exploration expenditures until a production decision in respect of the project and our company is reasonably assured that we will receive regulatory approval to permit mining operations, which may include the receipt of a legally binding project approval certificate.

Management periodically reviews the carrying value of our investments in mineral leases and claims with internal and external mining related professionals. A decision to abandon, reduce or expand a specific project is based upon many factors including general and specific assessments of mineral deposits, anticipated future mineral prices, anticipated future costs of exploring, developing and operating a production mine, the expiration term and

 

 



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ongoing expenses of maintaining mineral properties and the general likelihood that our company will continue exploration on such project. Our company does not set a predetermined holding period for properties with unproven deposits, however, properties which have not demonstrated suitable metal concentrations at the conclusion of each phase of an exploration program are re-evaluated to determine if future exploration is warranted, whether there has been any impairment in value and that their carrying values are appropriate.

If an area of interest is abandoned or it is determined that its carrying value cannot be supported by future production or sale, the related costs are charged against operations in the year of abandonment or determination of value. The amounts recorded as mineral leases and claims represent costs to date and do not necessarily reflect present or future values.

Our company's exploration activities and proposed mine development are subject to various laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws are continually changing, generally becoming more restrictive. Our company has made, and expects to make in the future, expenditures to comply with such laws and regulations.

The accumulated costs of properties that are developed on the stage of commercial production will be amortized to operations through unit-of-production depletion.

Oil and Gas Properties

Our company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas exploration and production activities. Acquisition costs, development costs and successful exploration costs are capitalized. Exploratory dry hole costs, lease rental, and geological and geophysical costs are charged to expenses as incurred. Producing properties are depleted by the units-of-production method based on estimated proved reserves.

RISK FACTORS

Much of the information included in this quarterly report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements". Such forward looking statements include any projections and estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.

Such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements" involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements".

We have had negative cash flows from operations and if we are not able to obtain further financing, our business operations may fail.

We had cash in the amount of $450 and a working capital deficit of $514,729 as of June 30, 2007. We do not have sufficient funds to independently finance the acquisition and development of prospective mineral and oil and gas properties, nor do we have the funds to independently finance our daily operating costs. We do not expect to generate any revenues for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, we will require additional funds, either from equity or debt financing, to maintain our daily operations and to locate, acquire and develop a prospective property. Obtaining additional financing is subject to a number of factors, including market prices for minerals and oil and gas, investor acceptance of any property we may acquire in the future, and investor sentiment. Financing, therefore, may not be available on acceptable terms, if at all. The most likely source of future funds presently available to us is through the sale of equity capital. Any sale of share capital, however, will result in dilution to existing shareholders. If we are unable to raise additional funds when required, we may be forced to delay our plan of operation and our entire business may fail.

 

 

 



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We currently do not generate revenues, and as a result, we face a high risk of business failure.

We do not hold an interest in any business or revenue generating property. From the date of our incorporation, we have primarily focussed on the location and acquisition of mineral and oil and gas properties. We have not generated any revenues to date. In order to generate revenues, we will incur substantial expenses in the location, acquisition and development of a prospective property. We therefore expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. We recognize that if we are unable to generate significant revenues from our activities, our entire business may fail. There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will be successful in our plan of operation, and we can provide no assurance to investors that we will generate any operating revenues or achieve profitable operations.

Due to the speculative nature of the exploration of mineral and oil and gas properties, there is substantial risk that our business will fail.

The business of mineral and oil and gas exploration and development is highly speculative involving substantial risk. There is generally no way to recover any funds expended on a particular property unless reserves are established and unless we can exploit such reserves in an economic manner. We can provide investors with no assurance that any property interest that we may acquire will provide commercially exploitable reserves. Any expenditures by our company in connection with locating, acquiring and developing an interest in a mineral or oil and gas property may not provide or contain commercial quantities of reserves.

Even if we discover commercial reserves, we may not be able to successfully obtain commercial production.

Even if we are successful in acquiring an interest in a property that has proven commercial reserves of minerals or oil and gas, we will require significant additional funds in order to place the property into commercial production. We can provide no assurance to investors that we will be able to obtain the financing necessary to extract such reserves.

If we are unable to hire and retain key personnel, we may not be able to implement our plan of operation and our business may fail.

Our success will be largely dependent on our ability to hire and retain highly qualified personnel. This is particularly true in the highly technical businesses of mineral and oil and gas exploration. These individuals may be in high demand and we may not be able to attract the staff we need. In addition, we may not be able to afford the high salaries and fees demanded by qualified personnel, or we may fail to retain such employees after they are hired. At present, we have not hired any key personnel. Our failure to hire key personnel when needed will have a significant negative effect on our business.

Because our sole executive officer does not have formal training specific to mineral and oil and gas exploration, there is a higher risk our business will fail.

While J. Stephen Barley, our sole director and executive officer, has experience managing a mineral exploration company, he does not have formal training as a geologist. Accordingly, our management may not fully appreciate many of the specific requirements related to working within the mining and oil and gas industry. Our management decisions may not take into account standard engineering or managerial approaches commonly used by such companies. Consequently, our operations, earnings, and ultimate financial success could be negatively affected due to our management's lack of experience in the industry.

Our sole executive officer has other business interests, and as a result, he may not be willing or able to devote a sufficient amount of time to our business operations, thereby limiting the success of our company.

J. Stephen Barley presently spends approximately 15% of his business time on business management services for our company. At present, Mr. Barley spends a reasonable amount of time in pursuit of our company's interests. Due to the time commitments from Mr. Barley's other business interests, however, Mr. Barley may not

 

 



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be able to provide sufficient time to the management of our business in the future and our business may be periodically interrupted or delayed as a result of Mr. Barley's other business interests.

Our common stock is illiquid and shareholders may be unable to sell their shares.

There is currently a limited market for our common stock and we can provide no assurance to investors that a market will develop. If a market for our common stock does not develop, our shareholders may not be able to re-sell the shares of our common stock that they have purchased and they may lose all of their investment. Public announcements regarding our company, changes in government regulations, conditions in our market segment or changes in earnings estimates by analysts may cause the price of our common shares to fluctuate substantially. In addition, stock prices for junior mining and oil and gas companies fluctuate widely for reasons that may be unrelated to their operating results. These fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common shares.

Penny stock rules will limit the ability of our stockholders to sell their stock.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted regulations which generally define "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.

The National Association of Securities Dealers, or NASD, has adopted sales practice requirements which may also limit a shareholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.

In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, the NASD has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, the NASD believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. The NASD requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for its shares.

Item 3. Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report, being June 30, 2007, we have carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our company's disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our President (who is acting as our Chief Executive Officer and

 

 



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Chief Financial Officer). Based upon that evaluation, our President (who is acting as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this report. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal controls over financial reporting.

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our company's 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, 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 President (who is acting as our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer) as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

We know of no material, active or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

None.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number/Description


Exhibit
Number


Description of Exhibit

3.1

Articles of Incorporation (1)

3.2

Articles of Merger out of Nevada(6)

3.3

Articles of Merger into Washington(6)

3.4

Bylaws(6)

4.1

Share Certificate (1)

10.1

Management Agreement with C.H.M. Consulting, Inc. dated December 1, 2000 (1)

10.2

Letter Agreement dated June 19, 2003, between our company and Jerry H. Clay (2)

10.3

Letter Agreement dated December 31, 2003, between our company and Jerry H. Clay (3)

10.4

Letter Agreement dated July 28, 2004, between our company and International European Realty Limited (5)

14.1

Code of Ethics (4)

 

 

 

 



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31.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*              Filed herewith

 

(1)

Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to the our Form SB-2 Registration Statement, as amended, originally filed on June 25, 2001.

 

 

(2)

Previously filed as an exhibit to a Current Report filed on Form 8-K on July 3, 2003.

 

 

(3)

Previously filed as an exhibit to our Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-QSB on November 14, 2003.

 

 

(4)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB on March 30, 2004.

 

 

(5)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Quarterly Report filed on Form 10-QSB on November 15, 2004.

(6)

Previously filed as an Exhibit to our Current Report filed on Form 8-K on June 30, 2006.

 

 

 



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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.

By: /s/ J. Stephen Barley

J. Stephen Barley, President, Secretary and Treasurer

(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer

and Principal Accounting Officer)

Date: August 14, 2007

 

CW1333735.3

 

 

EX-31 2 ex31-1.htm EXHIBIT 31.1 - 302 CERTIFICATION

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, J. Stephen Barley, certify that:

1.            I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Tuscany Minerals, Ltd.;

2.            Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.            Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

4.             I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the small business issuer and I have:

a)             designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

b)            evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and

c)             disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

5.             I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)             all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b)            any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 14, 2007

 

/s/ J. Stephen Barley

J. Stephen Barley, President, Secretary, and Treasurer

(Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

CW1334406.1

 

 

 

EX-32 3 ex32-1.htm EXHIBIT 32.1 - 906 CERTIFICATION

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

The undersigned, J. Stephen Barley, President, Secretary and Treasurer of Tuscany Minerals, Ltd., hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1)           the Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB of Tuscany Minerals, Ltd. for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2)           the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Tuscany Minerals, Ltd.

 

Dated: August 14, 2007

 

/s/ J. Stephen Barley

J. Stephen Barley

President, Secretary and Treasurer

(Principal Executive and Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to Tuscany Minerals, Ltd. and will be retained by Tuscany Minerals, Ltd. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

 

CW1334421.1

 

 

 

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