Medoro Resources Announces First Quarter Results

 

    TORONTO, May 26 /CNW/ - Medoro Resources Ltd. (TSX-V/AIM:MRL) announced

today its 2005 first quarter results for the period ending March 31, 2005.

    For the quarter ended March 31, 2005, Medoro reported a loss of

$0.5 million or $0.01 per share as compared to a loss of $1.1 million or

$0.02 per share in the first quarter of 2004. The loss in the quarter largely

reflects ongoing general and administrative costs, which are approximately

half the amount in the same period last year as a result of the disposal of

the majority of the former Gold Mines of Sardinia assets. At March 31, 2005

the company had cash of $2.6 million, undiscounted receivables of

$10.6 million and no debt. Subsequent to the end of the quarter, Medoro

completed a private placement for gross proceeds of $3.9 million.

    At Monte Ollasteddu, a geophysical survey to follow up on last year's

drilling results and help better identify targets for this year's program was

completed. Gold Fields expects to commence a 2,000 metre diamond drilling

program in July, subject to the receipt of a Research Permit. Drill targets

include previously identified geophysical anomalies as well as high-grade

veins to the south which were not tested in last year's drill program.

    The company continues to seek a joint venture partner for its Pestarena

project and is actively pursuing other opportunities elsewhere in Europe.

 

 

                         Financial Statements follow

 

   

 

    MEDORO RESOURCES LTD.

    (formerly Full Riches Investments Ltd.)

    Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (Expressed in Canadian dollars)

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                                                     March 31,   December 31,

                                                         2005           2004

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                                                   (Unaudited)      (Audited)

    ASSETS

 

    CURRENT

      Cash and cash equivalents                  $  2,563,986   $  2,448,813

      Accounts receivable                              77,720         75,981

      Prepaid and deposits                             28,808              -

      Current portion of note receivable              743,473        747,908

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                                                    3,413,987      3,272,702

 

    NOTE AND SHARES RECEIVABLE (Note 2)             5,868,942      5,882,880

    MINERAL PROPERTIES                              5,979,873      5,979,873

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                                                 $ 15,262,802   $ 15,135,455

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    LIABILITIES

 

    CURRENT

      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $     40,587   $    401,534

    FUTURE INCOME TAXES                             2,130,031      2,130,031

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                                                    2,170,618      2,531,565

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    SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

    Share capital (Note 3)                         30,161,976     29,161,976

    Contributed surplus (Note 3)                      584,622        584,622

    Deficit                                       (17,654,414)   (17,142,708)

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                                                   13,092,184     12,603,890

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                                                 $ 15,262,802   $ 15,135,455

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    These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the period

    ended March 31, 2005 have not been reviewed by the Company's auditors.

 

    See accompanying Notes to the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial

    Statements.

 

 

 

    MEDORO RESOURCES LTD.

    (formerly Full Riches Investments Ltd.)

    Consolidated Statements of Operations and Deficit

    (Expressed in Canadian dollars)

    (Unaudited)

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                                                        Three            Two

                                                 months ended   months ended

                                                     March 31,      March 31,

                                                         2005           2004

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    OPERATING EXPENSES

      General and administration                 $    505,448   $    990,276

      Exploration                                           -        117,412

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                                                      505,448      1,107,688

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    OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES)

      Accreted interest on note receivable            214,580              -

      Foreign exchange gain (loss)                   (232,566)        26,705

      Interest income                                  11,727         16,967

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                                                       (6,259)        43,672

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    NET LOSS FOR THE PERIOD                          (511,707)    (1,064,016)

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    DEFICIT, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                  (17,142,708)    (6,708,811)

    CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING

     POLICY                                                 -       (245,000)

    DEFICIT, END OF PERIOD                       $(17,654,415)  $ (8,017,827)

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    BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER SHARE             $      (0.01)  $      (0.02)

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    BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF

     COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING                     93,176,513     51,533,596

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    See accompanying notes to the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial

    Statements.

 

 

 

    MEDORO RESOURCES LTD.

    (formerly Full Riches Investments Ltd.)

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (Expressed in Canadian dollars)

    (Unaudited)

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                                                        Three            Two

                                                 months ended   months ended

                                                     March 31,      March 31,

                                                         2005           2004

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    OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      Net loss from operations                   $   (511,706)  $ (1,064,016)

      Items not affecting cash:

        Foreign exchange (gain) loss on note

         receivable                                   215,260        (26,705)

        Accreted interest on note receivable         (196,887)             -

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                                                     (493,333)    (1,090,721)

 

    Changes in non-cash working capital items

    Accounts receivable                                (1,739)      (240,853)

      Prepaid and deposits                            (28,808)         9,422

      Inventories                                           -          1,633

      Other long-term liabilities                           -        641,858

      Accounts payable and accrued liabilities       (360,947)       343,441

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                                                     (884,827)      (335,220)

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    INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      Acquisition of mineral properties                     -     (1,006,042)

      Acquisition of property plant & equipment             -        (15,875)

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                                                            -     (1,021,917)

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    FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      Issuance of common shares for cash            1,000,000              -

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                                                    1,000,000              -

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    NET INCREASE IN CASH                              115,173     (1,357,137)

    CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                       2,448,813      9,249,605

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    CASH, END OF PERIOD                          $  2,563,986   $  7,892,468

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    See accompanying notes to the unaudited interim Consolidated Financial

    Statements.

 

 

    MEDORO RESOURCES LTD.

    (formerly Full Riches Investments Ltd.)

    Notes to the unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

    Three months ended March 31, 2005 and two months ended March 31, 2004

    (Expressed in Canadian dollars)

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    1.  SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

        The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are prepared

        in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles

        ("GAAP") for interim financial statements. These interim financial

        statements do not contain all disclosures required under GAAP and,

        accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited

        financial statements for the fourteen month period ended December 31,

        2004. These interim consolidated financial statements have been

        prepared following the same accounting policies and method of

        computations as the Company's audited financial statements for the

        fourteen month period ended December 31, 2004.

 

        Stock-based compensation

 

        Effective November 1, 2003, the Company adopted the recommendations

        of the amended Handbook Section 3870, "Stock-based Compensation and

        Other Stock-based Payments" ("Section 3870") for stock options issued

        on or after November 1, 2002. Section 3870 established standards for

        recognition, measurement and disclosure of stock-based compensation

        and other stock-based payments made in exchange for goods and

        services provided by employees and non-employees. The standard

        requires that a fair value-based method of accounting be applied to

        all stock-based payments to non-employees and to employee awards that

        are direct awards of stock that call for settlement in cash or other

 

        assets or are appreciation rights that call for settlement by the

        issuance of equity instruments. Accordingly the Company has restated

        and adjusted the opening deficit of the comparative period to reflect

        the cumulative effect of the change in 2003.

 

        Previously, the Company provided note disclosure of pro forma net

        loss as if the fair value based method had been used on stock options

        granted to employees and directors after January 1, 2002. The

        amended recommendations have been applied using the retroactive

        method without restatement and had the effect of increasing

        contributed surplus and opening deficit at November 1, 2003 by

        $245,000.

 

    2.  NOTES AND SHARES RECEIVABLE

 

              The discounted value as at March 31, 2005 of the notes and

              shares receivable from Sargold Resources Corporation

              ("Sargold") is as follows:

 

              Note receivable (i)                               $  6,046,514

              Shares receivable (ii)                                 565,901

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                                                                   6,612,415

              Current portion of note receivable                    (743,473)

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                                                                $  5,868,942

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              (i)   $8,961,150 ((euro) 5.5 million) discounted using a 3.75%

                    risk free interest rate and a 10% risk premium.

 

                    The following schedule represents the amounts receivable,

                    discounted at March 31, 2005 and the percentage of shares

                    to be released upon each individual payment:

 

                                                         March 31, 2005

                                    % of Shares    --------------------------

                                      Released      Discounted     Discounted

                                        Upon           Value         Value

         Date            Amount       Payment         (Euros)         ($)

    --------------- ---------------- ---------  ---------------- ------------

    August 30, 2005 (euro)   500,000      8.3%  (euro)   473,881 $   743,472

    August 30, 2006        1,000,000     16.7%           833,198   1,307,204

    August 30, 2007        1,000,000     16.7%           732,482   1,149,191

    August 30, 2008        1,500,000     25.0%           965,569   1,514,881

    August 30, 2009        1,500,000     25.0%           848,852   1,331,766

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                    (euro) 5,500,000     91.7%  (euro) 3,853,982 $ 6,046,514

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              (ii)  Common shares of Sargold to be issued on or by August 30,

                    2009 for a value equal to $1 million, to be valued at the

                    market price (as determined according to TSX Venture

                    Exchange policy) as at August 30, 2009, subject to a

                    minimum price of $0.225. At March 31, 2005 Sargold shares

                    had a ten day closing average of $0.302. The discounted

                    value as at March 31, 2005, using a 13.75% discount rate,

                    was $565,901.

 

    3.  SHARE CAPITAL

 

        (a)   Common shares

 

              Authorized: an unlimited number of common shares with

              no par value

 

 

    Issued and outstanding

                                     Number of                   Contributed

                                        Shares         Amount        Surplus

                                  -------------  -------------  -------------

    Balance, October 31, 2003 and

     2002                            5,935,925   $  6,706,001   $          -

    Cumulative effect of change

     in accounting policy                                            245,000

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    Adjusted balance, October 31,

     2003                            5,935,925      6,706,001        245,000

    Issued prior to amalgamation    75,626,261     19,941,692        117,950

    Fair value of options and

     warrants exchanged                      -              -         61,403

    Issued as consideration for

     services in connection with

     the amalgamation                  319,857         63,971              -

    Issued in settlement of accrued

     liabilities                       140,624         70,312              -

    Issued to acquire Miniere di

     Pestarena srl                   4,000,000      2,200,000              -

    Issued as consideration for

     services in connection with the

     sale of GMS Australia           1,000,000        180,000              -

    Stock-based compensation                 -        -              160,269

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    Closing balance as at

     December 31, 2004              87,022,667   $ 29,161,976   $    584,622

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    Issued under private placement   7,692,307      1,000,000              -

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    Balance at March 31, 2005       94,714,974   $ 30,161,976   $    584,622

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        (b)   Escrow shares

 

              As at March 31, 2005, there were 963,000

              (December 31, 2004 - 1,713,000) common shares of the Company

              held in escrow.

 

        (c)   Warrants

 

              A summary of the changes in the Company's incentive share

              option plan for the periods ended March 31, 2005 and

              December 31, 2004 are as follows:

 

                                                       Number       Exercise

                                                                       Price

              ---------------------------------------------------------------

              Balance, October 31, 2003                     -   $          -

              GMS England warrants exchanged        5,793,918           1.14

              Agent's warrants                        687,000           0.70

                                                   --------------------------

              Balance, December 31, 2004            6,480,918           1.10

              Expired                                (352,890)          3.30

                                                   --------------------------

              Balance, March 31, 2005               6,128,028   $       0.97

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        (d)   Incentive stock option plan

 

                                     March 31, 2005        December 31, 2004

                                     --------------        ------------------

                                    Options  Exercise      Options  Exercise

                                                Price                  Price

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              Outstanding,

               beginning of

               period              6,138,790   $ 0.79     2,500,000   $ 0.70

              Granted                      -        -     2,475,000     0.25

              Cancelled           (1,060,592)    1.95       (19,098)    2.76

              GMS replacement

               options                     -        -     1,182,888     2.16

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              Outstanding, end of

               period              5,078,198   $ 0.55     6,138,790   $ 0.79

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    4.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

        During the three month period ended March 31, 2005 and the two month

        period ended March 31, 2004, the Company paid the following amounts

        to related parties:

 

        (a)   Consulting fees of $50,212 (2004 - $5,350) to a company in

              which two directors of the Company are officers.

 

        (b)   Consulting fees of $23,930 (2004 - $62,800) to officers of the

              Company for professional services.

 

        (f)   Consulting fees of $Nil (2004 - $70,650) to directors of the

              Company.

 

        These transactions are in the normal course of operations and are

        measured at the exchange amounts, which is the amount of

        consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.

 

    5.  SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

        On April 15, 2005, the Company announced that it had completed a

        private placement of 30,000,000 units for proceeds of approximately

        $3.9 million after payment of agents' fees and expenses. Each unit

        consisted of a share and one-half of a share purchase warrant, with

        each whole warrant being exercisable for a period of two years at

        $0.235. 300,000 agent's warrants were also issued in conjunction with

        this placement, each agent's warrant entitling the holder to acquire

        one share and one-half warrant of the Company on the same terms as

        the units, except that the agent's warrants expire after 18 months.

 

   

    For further information: Peter Volk, Assistant Secretary,

(416) 603-4653, info(at)medororesources.com

    (MRL.)

 

 

 



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