Item 1. Business.
Organizational History
Daulton Capital Corp. (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) was incorporated in Nevada on January 8, 2008 with the intention of pursuing oil and gas exploration opportunities.
On February 15, 2008, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to increase our authorized stock into 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value.
On October 17, 2008, the Company filed a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State effecting a four-for-one forward stock split of our common stock and increasing the our authorized capitalization to 200,000,000 shares of common stock.
On August 7, 2009, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to affect a four-for-one forward split of our common stock.
Operational History
On February 22, 2010, the Company entered into the “Ballarat Option Agreement” with Shawn Ryan to purchase an undivided interest of mining claims of a property described as “Ballarat Property.” In addition, on February 25, 2010, the Company entered into the “Hunker Option Agreement with Shawn Ryan to purchase an undivided interest of mining claims of a property described as “Hunker Project.”
On April 18, 2011, the Company and South Pacific Connection Ltd (James Das), entered into a Purchase Agreement for the Company to purchase an 80% working interest of a mining claim in Papua New Guinea.
On April 29, 2011, the Company and Shawn Ryan entered into a “Termination Agreement” to terminate the Ballarat Option Agreement, and amendments thereto and the Hunker Option Agreement (collectively, the “Option Agreements”). Pursuant to the Termination Agreement, the Option Agreements were terminated. Shawn Ryan shall retain all payments and restricted stock that he received pursuant to the Option Agreements.
General Overview of Business
As of April 30, 2011, the Company has abandoned the oil and gas prospects. The Company plans to evaluate mining prospects and participate in mining activities on those prospects, which in the opinion of management are favorable. If, through the Company’s review, a geographical area indicates geological and economic potential, the Company may attempt to acquire leases or other interests in the area. The Company may then attempt to sell portions of its leasehold interests in a prospect to unrelated third parties, thus sharing the risks and rewards of the exploration of the prospect with the joint owners.
The Company may also:
● Acquire a working interest in one or more prospects from others and participate with the other working interest owners in mining, or
● Purchase producing mining properties.
Our activities will primarily be dependent upon available equity and debt financing for our exploration activities.
Oil and Gas Prospects
The Company has abandoned all of its oil and gas prospects, which included the 20% working interest (16% net revenue interest) in the Creek Well and the 5% working interest (4% net revenue interest) in Pawnee Wells. Impairment of these long-lived assets was considered under FASB ASC Topic 360. Future cash flows from and beyond probable reserves is considered to be zero. The Creek Well and Pawnee Wells were considered 100% impaired in April 2010 and written down accordingly.
Mining Interests
For the year ended April 30, 2012, the Company has engaged in the business of exploration of precious metals with a focus on quartz deposits in North America and gold and precious metals in Papua New Guinea. As of the date of this Annual Report, the Company’s mineral interests consist of the Purchase Agreement with South Pacific Connection Ltd. In addition, all exploration of the quartz deposits in North America that the Company was exploring through the Option Agreements has been terminated. The Company has not established any proven or probable reserves on the claims of which we have an interest.
Papua New Guinea
On April 18, 2011, the Company and South Pacific Connection Ltd., a company formed under the laws of Papua New Guinea (“South Pacific”) entered into the Purchase Agreement for the Company to purchase an 80% working interest of a mining claim in Papua New Guinea. In exchange for the mining claim, the Company paid $35,000.00 to South Pacific at the execution of the Purchase Agreement.
Ballarat
On February 22, 2010, the Company and Shawn Ryan (“Ryan”), entered into the Ballarat Option Agreement which granted the Company the right to purchase from Ryan an undivided interest in the mining claims on a property described as the “Ballarat Property.” The Ballarat Option Agreement provided the Company with the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Ballarat Property from Ryan by making staged cash payments and issuing a total of 1,250,000 shares of common shares of stock of the Company on or before February 15, 2014.
Pursuant to the Ballarat Option Agreement, the first payment of $25,000 was due to Ryan on or about March 15, 2010. However, the Company and Ryan entered into the “Ballarat Extension Agreement” to extend such payment by 10 days. The Company then paid Ryan the first payment of $25,000. Our plans for exploration of the Ballarat Property were to continue soil sampling to be carried out by Ryan Wood Exploration, Inc, which is a company owned and operated by Shawn Ryan, a party to the Ballarat Option Agreement and the Hunker Option Agreement, to evaluate both properties as target areas for further (25) meter sampling, possible ground magnetic survey, geological mapping and excavator trenching followed by a possible drill program. However, due to economic conditions, no such exploration was undertaken and the Agreement was mutually terminated April 29th, 2011.
Hunker
On February 25, 2010, the Company and Ryan entered into the Hunker Option Agreement for the Company to acquire from Ryan an undivided interest in the mining claims of a property described as the “Hunker Project”, which included a $25,000.00 payment upon signing. The Hunker Option Agreement granted the Company the option to earn 100% interest in the “Hunker Property” from Ryan by making staged cash payments and issuing a total of 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company to Mr. Ryan on or before February 15, 2014, Ryan to retain a 2% net smelter return interest that requires an advance royalty payment for $30,000. At the option of the Company, the net smelter return interest of Ryan may be reduced to 1% upon making a $2 million dollar payment to Ryan.
The Hunker Project consisted of 121 Yukon Quartz Mining Claims located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory Canada. The claim block was situated 15 miles southeast of Dawson City on 6,000 acres or 24 square kilometers straddling Hunker Creek. The exploration plan on the Hunker Project was to be primarily based on the 1959 grid auger soil samples obtained by Ryanwood Exploration, Inc. from 2001-2009.
However, pursuant to a Termination Agreement of April 29th, 2011the aforementioned Hunker Option Agreement has been terminated and thus is null and void as of the date of this report. Pursuant to the Termination Agreement Ryan kept a payment of $25,000 and the issuance of 1,000,000 shares of restricted common stock.
Sampling
At this time the Company does not have any analytical procedures and has not developed any Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) protocols for our exploration program.
The Company has relied on South Pacific, the owner of the property, to implement proper procedures on the Papua New Guinea Property. As of this Annual Report, there has been no work done by the Company.
The Company has relied solely on Ryanwood Exploration, Inc. to implement proper procedures on the Ballarat and Hunker properties. There had been soil sampling and both the Ballarat Property and the Hunker Property are in good condition having been basically undisturbed. Ryanwood Exploration, Inc., the company which performed the soil sampling, employed both engineers and geologists who physically examined the Ballarat and the Hunker properties. Both of these properties were shut down on or about February 15th, 2011.
Government Regulation of Mining Interests
The Company’s exploration activities are, or will be, subject to extensive laws and regulations governing prospecting, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, protection and remediation of the environment, protection of endangered and protected species, mine safety, toxic substances and other matters. Mining exploration is also subject to risks and liabilities associated with pollution of the environment and the disposal of waste products occurring as a result of mineral exploration and production. Compliance with these laws and regulations may impose substantial costs on us and will subject us to significant potential liabilities. Changes in these regulations could require us to expend significant resources to comply with new laws or regulations or changes to current requirements and could have a material adverse effect on our business operations.
The Company’s exploration activities are subject to certain regulations relating to environmental quality and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these activities and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of a given operation. Specifically, the Company may be subject to regulation regarding emissions into the environment, water discharges and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. However, such laws and regulations, whether foreign or domestic, are frequently changed and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance. Costs have not been incurred to date with respect to compliance with environmental laws but such costs may be expected to increase with an increase in scale and scope of exploration.
Exploration operations are subject to comprehensive regulation, which may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated causing an adverse effect on our business operations. Mining operations are also subject to foreign, federal, state, and local laws and regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the design and use of drilling methods and equipment. Various permits from government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect on results of the Company. Additionally, the Company may be subject to liability for pollution or other environmental damages, which the Company may elect not to insure against due to prohibitive premium costs and other reasons. As of the date of this Annual Report, the Company has not been required to spend any material amount on compliance with environmental regulations. However, the Company may be required to do so in future and this may affect the ability of the Company to expand or maintain its operations.
Competition and Marketing of Mining Interests
The Company operates in a highly competitive industry, competing with other mining and exploration companies, and institutional and individual investors, which are actively seeking metal and mineral-based exploration properties throughout the world together with the equipment, labor and materials required to exploit such properties. Many of the competitors of the Company have substantially greater financial resources, staff and facilities than the Company. The principal area of competition is encountered in the financial ability to cost effectively acquire prime metal and minerals exploration prospects and then exploit such prospects. Competition for the acquisition of metal and minerals exploration properties is intense, with many properties available in a competitive bidding process in which we may lack technological information or expertise available to other bidders. Therefore, the Company may not be successful in acquiring and developing profitable properties in the face of this competition. No assurance can be given that a sufficient number of suitable metal and minerals exploration properties will be available for acquisition and development.
General
The Company has never been a party to any bankruptcy, receivership, reorganization, readjustment or similar proceedings. Since the Company is engaged in the mining business, the Company does not allocate funds to product research and development in the conventional sense. The Company does not have any patents, trademarks, or labor contracts. The Company does not have any licenses, franchises, concessions or royalty agreements. The business of the Company is not subject to renegotiation of profits or termination of contracts or subcontracts at the election of federal government.
Item 1A.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
You should consider each of the following risk factors and any other information set forth herein and in the Company's reports filed with the SEC, including the Company's financial statements and related notes, in evaluating the Company's business and prospects. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones that impact the Company's operations and business. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company, or that we currently consider immaterial, may also impair our business or operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, the Company's business and financial results or prospects could be harmed. In that case, the value of the common stock could decline.
IF WE DO NOT OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FINANCING, OUR BUSINESS WILL FAIL.
The Company recently began operations and has only nominal revenues. The Company will require additional financing to sustain its business operations if the Company is not successful in earning significant revenues in the future. The Company currently does not have any arrangements for additional financing and may not be able to obtain financing when required.
BECAUSE THE COMPANY WILL NEED ADDITIONAL FINANCING TO FUND OUR CONTINUING GROWTH, THE COMPANY’S AUDITORS BELIEVE THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT THE COMPANY’S ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.
The future of the Company is dependent upon its ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations. The Company’s auditors have issued a going concern opinion and have raised substantial doubt regarding the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern. When an auditor issues a going concern opinion, the auditor has substantial doubt that the company will continue to operate indefinitely and not go out of business and liquidate its assets. This is a significant risk to our shareholders of the Company’s common stock because there is an increased risk the Company may not be able to generate and/or raise enough capital to remain operational for an indefinite period. Potential investors should also be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by new business ventures and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The auditor’s going concern opinion may inhibit the ability of the Company to raise sufficient financing remain operational for an indefinite period resulting in investors failing to receive any return on their investment.
BECAUSE THE COMPANY HAS ONLY RECENTLY COMMENCED BUSINESS OPERATIONS, THE COMPANY FACES A HIGH RISK OF BUSINESS FAILURE.
The mineral exploration of the Company constitutes a new business venture. As a result, the Company has limited financial information on which you can evaluate the Company’s performance. The Company is subject to all of the business risks and uncertainties associated with any new business, including the risk the Company will not achieve its business objectives. The Company has just begun the initial stages of its business plan, i.e. exploration. As a result, the Company has no way to evaluate the likelihood of its ability to operate the business successfully. The Company has earned minimal revenues as of the date of this report, and thus faces a high risk of business failure.
GENERAL ECONOMIC AND MARKET CONDITIONS.
The success of the Company's activities may be affected by general economic conditions, such as interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, and national and international political circumstances.
General economic and market conditions, such as interest rates, availability of credit, inflation rates, economic uncertainty, changes in laws, and national and international political circumstances may affect the success of the Company.
Mineral exploration, the industry of which the Company is involved, may adversely change, thereby reducing the value of our shares of common stock. The general economic prospects of the United States or any general fluctuations in the capital markets may also affect the value of the shares of common stock.
THE COMPANY MAY EXPERIENCE FLUCTUATIONS IN ITS OPERATING RESULTS.
The Company may experience fluctuations in our operating results due to a number of factors, including the level of expenses, the degree to which the Company encounters competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result, of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.
WE WILL BE DEPENDENT UPON KEY PERSONNEL FOR OUR FUTURE SUCCESS. IF WE LOSE ANY MEMBER OF OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM, OUR ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY COULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY HARMED.
The Company will depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the members of our management team. Our future success will depend to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of the senior management team, particularly Mr. Terry Fields. The departure of Mr. Fields could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our business objectives.
OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM LACKS TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.
Our management team lacks technical training and experience with exploring for, starting, and/or operating a mine. Thus, with no direct training or experience in these areas, management may not be fully aware of many of the specific requirements related to working within this industry. Therefore, management decisions and choices may not take into account standard engineering or managerial approaches mineral exploration companies commonly used. Thus, the Company’s operations, earnings, and ultimate financial success could suffer due to management’s lack of experience in this industry.
OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS WILL DEPEND ON OUR ABILITY TO MANAGE OUR FUTURE GROWTH EFFECTIVELY.
The Company is subject to the business risks and uncertainties associated with any new business enterprise. Our ability to achieve our business objectives will depend on our ability to grow. In the future, will need to hire, train, supervise and manage new employees. Failure to manage our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
OUR EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES MAY NOT BE COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL, WHICH COULD LEAD US TO ABANDON OUR BUSINESS PLAN.
The Company's long-term success depends on our ability to establish commercially recoverable quantities of ore that can be developed into commercially viable mining operations; however the Company is only in the exploration state. Mineral exploration is highly speculative in nature, involves many risks and is frequently non-productive. These risks include unusual or unexpected geologic formations, and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor.
The success of mineral exploration is determined in part by the following factors:
● Identification of potential mineralization based on superficial analysis;
● Availability of government-granted exploration permits;
● The quality of management and geological and technical expertise; and
● The capital available to us for exploration.
During this exploration stage, we are evaluating the substantial expenditures which are going to be required to establish proven and probable reserves through drilling and analysis to develop processes to extract minerals and to develop the mining and processing facilities at any chosen site. Whether a mineral deposit will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors, which include, but are not limited to the particular attributes of the deposit and government regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. We may invest significant capital and resources in exploration activities and abandon such investments if we are unable to identify commercially viable mineral reserves. The decision to abandon a project may reduce the trading price of our common stock and impair our ability to raise future financing. We cannot provide any assurance to investors that we will discover or acquire any mineralized material in sufficient quantities on any of our properties to justify commercial operations.
OUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE SUBJECT TO EXISTING FOREIGN, FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND POLLUTION CONTROL.
Compliance with environmental requirements and reclamation laws imposed by foreign, federal, state, and local governmental authorities may necessitate significant capital outlays and may materially affect our future earnings. It is impossible to predict the impact of environmental legislation and regulations on our operations in the future although compliance may necessitate significant capital outlays, materially affect our earning power or cause material changes in our intended business. In addition, we may be exposed to potential liability for pollution and other damages.
THE MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.
The mineral exploration industry is intensely competitive, and we will compete with other companies that have greater resources. Many of these companies not only explore for and produce certain minerals, but also market certain minerals and other products on a regional, national or worldwide basis. These companies may be able to pay more for productive mineral properties and exploratory prospects or define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of properties and prospects than our financial resources permit. In addition, these companies may have a greater ability to continue exploration activities during periods of low mineral market prices. Our larger competitors may be able to absorb the burden of present and future foreign, federal, state, local and other laws and regulations more easily than we can, which would adversely affect our competitive position. Our ability to acquire additional properties and to discover productive prospects in the future will be dependent upon our ability to evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment. In addition, because we have fewer financial resources than many companies in our industry, we will be at a disadvantage in bidding for exploratory prospects and producing mineral properties.
Item 1B.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments .
The Company is in receipt of a Comment letter and is currently in the process of responding.
Item 2.
Item 2. Properties.
Principal Executive Offices
The Company’s offices are located at The Seagram Building, 375, Park Avenue, Suite 2607, New York, NY. The Company leases office space requiring rental payments of $800 per month. The Company believes this office space if sufficient to meet its immediate needs.
As of February 25, 2011, all exploration activities on the Ballarat and Hunker Properties have been abandoned due to the Termination Agreement.
At the time of the Termination Agreement there was no equipment, infrastructure, or other facilities, as far as the Company knew, on either the Ballarat Property or the Hunker Property. In addition, as far as the Company was aware, there were no improvements or equipment that had been moved onto either of the properties before the date of the Termination Agreement.
A small scaled map, which includes the location and access to the property, was attached and incorporated by reference in the Company’s 10-K filing for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011, and all amendments thereto.
Item 3.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 4.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
PART II
Item 5.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The following table shows the high and low sale prices of the Company’s common stock during the periods presented as quoted on the OTCBB under the trading symbol of DUCP. The closing sale prices reflect inter-dealer prices without adjustment for retail markups, markdowns or commissions and may not reflect actual transactions.
As of April 30, 2012 there were approximately 14 holders of the Company’s common stock.
The market price of the Company's common stock is subject to significant fluctuations in response to, and may be adversely affected by (i) variations in quarterly operating results, (ii) developments in the mining industry generally and more particularly within the geographically and geological areas that the Company owns and/or operates properties, and (iii) general stock market conditions.
Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors is not restricted from paying any dividends but is not obligated to declare a dividend. No dividends have ever been declared and it is not anticipated that dividends will ever be paid.
The Company's Articles of Incorporation authorize our Board of Directors to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. The provisions in the Articles of Incorporation relating to the preferred stock allow our directors to issue preferred stock with multiple votes per share and dividend rights, which would have priority over any dividends paid with respect to the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock with these rights may make the removal of management difficult even if the removal would be considered beneficial to shareholders generally, and will have the effect of limiting shareholder participation in certain transactions such as mergers or tender offers if these transactions are not favored by our management.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, the Company the Company had no sales of its stock.
Item 6.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Not applicable.
Item 7.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This Annual Report includes "forward-looking statements." All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this report, regarding our financial position, reserve quantities and net present values, business strategy, plans and objectives of management of the Company for future operations and capital expenditures, are forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct.
The following discussion of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
Organizational History
We were incorporated in Nevada on January 8, 2008 and planned to be involved in the exploration of oil and gas.
On February 15, 2008, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to increase our authorized stock into 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value.
On October 17, 2008, we filed a Certificate of Change with the Nevada Secretary of State effecting a four-for-one forward stock split of our common stock and increasing the our authorized capitalization to 200,000,000 shares of common stock.
On August 7, 2009, we filed a Certificate of Amendment to affect a four-for-one forward split of our common stock.
Operational History
We have a 20% working interest (16% net revenue interest) in an oil well located in Creek County, Oklahoma. As of April 30, 2010, the well was shut in and not producing.
On April 18, 2011, we entered into a Purchase Agreement with South Pacific Connection Limited (James Das), to purchase an 80% working interest of a mining claim in Papua New Guinea. In exchange for the Mining Claim, the Company paid $35,000.00 to South Pacific at the execution of the Purchase Agreement.
Our future plans will be dependent upon the amount of capital we are able to raise. We do not have any commitments or arrangements from any person to provide us with any additional capital.
Results of Operations
During the fiscal years ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, we had no revenues.
During fiscal year ended April 30, 2012, we incurred general and administrative expenses in the aggregate amount of $7,353 compared to $58,453 incurred during fiscal year ended April 30, 2011 (a decrease of $51,100.00). The operating expenses incurred during fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 consisted of: (i) salary and wages of $0 (2011: $0); (ii) consulting fees of $35,000 (2011: $0); (iii) professional fees of $43,062 (2011: $16,120.00); (iv) occupancy expense of $0 (2011: $3,266);
Our net loss for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012 was $89,867 compared to our net loss of $706,065 for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011.
The basic weighted average number of shares outstanding was 60,240,003 at April 30, 2012 and 59,552,941 on April 30, 2011.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include adjustments relating to the recoverability and realization of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should we be unable to continue in operation.
As at April 30, 2012, our current assets were $56 and our total current liabilities were $91,840, resulting in a working capital deficit of $91,784. As at April 30, 2012, our total assets were $25,056 compared to total assets of $4,199 as at April 30, 2011. As at April 30, 2012, our current liabilities were $91,840 compared to current liabilities of $90,492 at April 30, 2011.
Stockholders' equity decreased to $66,784 as at April 30, 2012 from $86,293 at April 30, 2011.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of the date of this report, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or is 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 are material to investors.
Material Commitments
As of April 30, 2012, we did not have any material capital commitments, other than funding our operating losses. It is anticipated that any capital commitments that may occur will be financed principally through the sale of shares of our common stock or other equity securities. However, there can be no assurance that additional capital resources and financings will be available to us on a timely basis, or if available, on acceptable terms.
Item 7A.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Please refer to the financial statements and the notes to the financial statements at the end of this report.
Item 9.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based on such evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that as of April 30, 2010, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, at the reasonable assurance level, in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act and in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely discussions regarding required disclosure; due to the material weaknesses described below.
In light of the material weaknesses described below, we performed additional analysis and other post-closing procedures to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, we believe that the financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the periods presented.
Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
1. Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
2. Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
3. Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and reporting. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a control deficiency (within the meaning of Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 5) or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the period covered by this report based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on the results of management’s assessment and evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to the material weaknesses described below.
Material Weaknesses
1. The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of April 30, 2012. In making this assessment, the Company’s management used the framework set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in “Internal Control - Integrated Framework.” Based on this assessment, management concluded that, as of April 30, 2011, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on this framework.
Management evaluated the impact of ineffective control over financial reporting and concluded that the control deficiency represented a material weakness.
2. In connection with the audit of our consolidated financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2012, our independent registered accounting firm reported to the Company’s Board of Directors that they observed inadequate review and approval of certain aspects of the accounting process that they considered to be a material weakness in internal control due to us having to add additional disclosure material and restating or amending our financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2010, and for the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31st, 2011.
After a review of the Company’s current review and approval of certain aspects of the accounting process, management concluded that the inadequate review and approval process represented a material weakness.
Remediation of Material Weaknesses
To remediate the material weaknesses identified above, we have done the following subsequent to April 30, 2012, which correspond to the two material weaknesses identified above.
1. In connection with the ineffective assessment of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, management plans to implement additional controls to improve the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures.
Management believes this remediation will remediate the corresponding material weakness described in Item 1, immediately above.
2. In connection with the reported inadequate review and approval of certain aspects of the accounting process, management has reiterated the Company’s current review and approval processes, to insure that all accounting reconciliations, journal entries and complex transactions are reviewed and approved on a timely basis.
Management believes this remediation has remediated the corresponding material weakness described in Item 2, immediately above.
Attestation Report of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
This annual report does not include an attestation report by the Company’s registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting, because Management’s report in the annual report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, pursuant to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Inherent Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls
Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.
These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Projections of any evaluation of controls effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with policies or procedures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have not been any changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the Company's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
PART III
Item 10.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Below is a list of the Company’s officers and directors as of April 30, 2012. The directors will generally be elected at the annual shareholders' meeting and hold office until the next annual shareholders' meeting or until their successors are elected and qualified. Our executive officers are elected by its board of directors and serve at its discretion.
Background of Executive Officers and Directors
Terry Fields has been engaged in the private practice of law since 1969. Since 1985 Mr. Fields has been President and Director of ten public companies in the United States and Canada, mostly in the natural resource area. He was President of High Desert Mineral Resources from 1985 until 2000 when it was sold to Royal Gold Corporation for over $25,000,000. Presently, Mr. Fields is a Director and President of Willow Creek Enterprises, Inc. (WLOC), First Pursuit Ventures Ltd. (FPVH), and Malwin Ventures Inc. (MLWN). In addition, Mr. Fields is the Director and Chief Financial Officer of Uniontown Energy, Inc. (UTOG). Mr. Fields received his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of California in 1965 and his law degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1968.
Peter Stecher is a graduate of Sir George Williams University where he majored in Marketing. In addition, Mr. Stecher undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Colorado, where he obtained a certificate in metallurgy. Mr. Stecher’s experience has been focused on spearheading numerous start-up companies. Daulton Capital does not have a compensation committee. Daulton Capital’s Directors serve as its Audit Committee. Daulton Capital does not have a financial expert.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
Since our inception, the Company believes that none of our directors or executive officers have been involved in any legal proceeding concerning: (i) any bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time; (ii) any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (iii) being subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activity; or (iv) being found by a court, the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law (and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated).
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among the Company’s officers and directors.
Due to a lack of resources, the Company has not adopted a written code of ethics applying to our executive officers.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Ryan Beamin has filed his initial report on Form 3, but has not updated his beneficial ownership by filing a Form 4 to update his holdings. However, Messrs. Fields and Stecher have filed their initial reports on Form 3.
Item 11.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The following table shows the compensation paid or accrued to Daulton Capital’s officers during the period from May 1, 2011 to April 30, 2012:
(1) The dollar value of base salary (cash and non-cash) earned.
(2) The dollar value of bonus (cash and non-cash) earned.
(3) During the periods covered by the table, the value of Daulton Capital’s shares issued or authorized to be issued as compensation for services to the persons listed in the table.
(4) The value of all stock options granted during the periods covered by the table.
(5) All other compensation received that Daulton Capital could not properly report in any other column of the table.
(6) Mr. Fields is accruing a salary for services rendered; however he has not been paid as of the date of this Annual Report. However, Mr. Mulberry forgave all accrued salary for stock prior to his resigning from the Company.
Stock Options. The Company has not granted any stock options and does not have any stock option plans in effect as of the date of April 30, 2012. In the future, the Company may grant stock options to its officers, directors, employees or consultants.
Long-Term Incentive Plans. The Company does not provide its officers or employees with pension, stock appreciation rights, long-term incentive or other plans and has no intention of implementing any of these plans for the foreseeable future.
Employee Pension, Profit Sharing or other Retirement Plans. The Company does not have a defined benefit, pension plan, profit sharing or other retirement plan, although it may adopt one or more of such plans in the future.
Compensation of Directors. The Company’s directors do not receive any compensation their services as directors.
Mr. Fields plans to spend approximately 25% of his time on the business of Daulton Capital.
The Company does not have any employment agreements with its officers or employees. The Company does not maintain key man insurance on the life or in the event of disability of any of its officers.
Item 12.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The following table shows the ownership of Daulton Capital’s common stock as of April 30, 2012 by each shareholder known by the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s outstanding shares, each director and executive officer and all directors and executive officers as a group. Except as otherwise indicated, each shareholder has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares they beneficially own.
Item 13.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
On April 19, 2010, the Board of Directors authorized 600,000 shares of restricted common stock to be issued to the President, Terry Fields, and 250,000 shares of restricted common stock to Michael Mulberry, Vice President, for services rendered. The aforementioned shares were issued September 14, 2010.
On December 15, 2010, Vice President and Director Michael Mulberry forgave his loan to the Company of $15,000 upon resigning his offices. Additional Paid-in Capital was credited accordingly.
Other than as noted above, none of the Company’s directors, officers or principal stockholders, nor any associate or affiliate of the foregoing, have any interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction or in any proposed transactions, which has materially affected or will materially affect us during the fiscal year ended April 30, 2011.
Item 14.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
John Kinross-Kennedy served as Daulton Capital’s independent public accountant during the period from the inception of Daulton Capital (January 8, 2008) to the fiscal year ended April 30, 2012. The following table shows the aggregate fees billed to Daulton Capital during the periods ended April 30, 2012 and 2011 by Mr. Kinross-Kennedy.
Audit fees represent amounts billed for professional services rendered for the audit of Daulton Capital’s annual financial statements and the reviews of the financial statements included in Daulton Capital’s 10-Q reports during the fiscal year. Before Mr. Kinross-Kennedy was engaged by Daulton Capital to render audit services, the engagement was approved by Daulton Capital’s Board of Directors.
PART IV
Item 15.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
The following documents are filed as part of this report or are incorporated by reference to previous filings, if so indicated.
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(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on June 27, 2008.
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 23, 2008.
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 11, 2009
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2008.
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 30, 2009.
(6) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 26, 2010.
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on March 19, 2010.
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on April 29, 2010.
(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 2, 2010.
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 20, 2011.
(11) Incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 5, 2011.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Date: August 13, 2012 By: /s/ Arun Pudur
Arun Pudur, Director
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To: The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Daulton Capital Corporation
Seagram Building
3745 Park Avenue, Suite 2607
New York, NY 10152-2600
I have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Daulton Capital Corporation as of April 30, 2012 and 2011 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended including the three month periods ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, and for the period from inception (January 8, 2008) to April 30, 2012 These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. My responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on my audit.
I conducted my audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that I plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. I believe that my audit provides a reasonable basis for my opinion.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered losses and is not yet able to cover its operating expenses. This raises substantive doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
In my opinion, based on my audit, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Daulton Capital Corporation as of April 30, 2012 and 2011 and the results of its operations, its stockholders’ equity and its cash flows for the years then ended, including the three month periods ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, and for the period from inception (January 8, 2008) to April 30, 2012, in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles.
The Company has determined that it is not required to have, nor was I engaged to perform, an audit of the effectiveness of its documented internal controls over financial reporting.
/s/ John Kinross-Kennedy
John Kinross-Kennedy
Certified Public Accountant
Irvine, California
August 13, 2012
DAULTON CAPITAL CORPORATION
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Balance Sheet
April
See accompanying notes to the financial statements.
DAULTON CAPITAL CORPORATION
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statement of Operations
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
DAULTON CAPITAL CORPORATION
(An Exploration State Company)
Statement of Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
For the period from Inception, January 8, 2008, to April 30, 2012
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
DAULTON CAPITAL CORPORATION
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statement of Cash Flows
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Daulton Capital Corporation
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
April 30, 2012
1. Basis of Presentation and Nature of Operations
These audited financial statements as of and for the year ended April 30, 2012 reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the period presented in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
Organization
Daulton Capital Corporation (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada January 8, 2008. The Company was organized for the purpose of engaging in any activity or business not in conflict with the laws of the State of Nevada or of the United States of America. The company became engaged in the oil and gas industry.
Current Business of the Company
In February, 2008 the Company purchased a 20% working interest /16% Net Revenue Interest in a producing oil well known at Mayberry No. 1, located in an oil and gas leasehold estate in Creek County, Oklahoma. In June, 2008 Semcrude, Inc., the collector of the oil produced by the well, reported bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Payments to the Company for oil sold were suspended. The wells were shut in pending the resolution of issues that arose during bankruptcy proceedings.
On July 30, 2008 the Company purchased a 5% working interest / 4% net revenue interest in six oil wells known as the Glencoe Wells located in an oil and gas leasehold estate in Pawnee County, Oklahoma. The purchase was paid in restricted common stock.
Volumetric calculations of the wells were not performed.
Impairment of these long lived assets was considered under FASB ASC Topic 360. Future cash flows from and beyond probable reserves was considered to be zero. The wells were considered 100% impaired in April, 2010 and written down accordingly.
Options on Mineral Claims
In February 2010 the Company entered into two option agreements with an individual, Shawn Ryan of Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada for the purchase of two groups of mineral claims in the Yukon Territory known as the Ballarat Property and the Hunker Project. The Ballarat Property consists of 38 mineral claims covering 1900 acres and the Hunker Project consists of 121 mineral claims covering 6,000 acres in known gold producing areas. The options require certain payments on or before February 15, 2014:
-staged cash payments to Mr. Ryan totaling $400,000
-staged issue of 1,250,000 common shares to Mr. Ryan
-staged expenditures for work on the properties totaling $1,260,000
The first payments of $25,000 due for each option were paid. The Company defaulted on the second annual combined payment of $125,000, which was due February 15, 2011. On April 29, 2011 the Company signed a letter of termination, releasing its interest in the mineral options.
On April 18, 2011 The Company entered into a purchase agreement with South Pacific Connection Ltd., a Papua New Guinea Company, for the purchase of an 80% working interest in a mining claim in Papua New Guinea. The agreement called for a payment of 2,500,000 shares of restricted common stock staged over five years in 500,000 share increments. In addition the Company was to incur a total of $3,400,000 in total capital expenditures over the next five years.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Significant estimates made by management are, among others, reliability of long-lived assets, deferred taxes and stock option valuation.
Cash and equivalents
Cash and equivalents include investments with initial maturities of three months or less.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASC (Accounting Standards Codification) 820-10 (SFAS No. 157), “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures" for financial assets and liabilities. ASC 820-10 provides a framework for measuring fair value and requires expanded disclosures regarding fair value measurements. FASB ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received for an asset or the exit price that would be paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. FASB ASC 820-10 also establishes a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs, where available. The following summarizes the three levels of inputs required by the standard that the Company uses to measure fair value:
-Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
-Level 2: Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the related assets or liabilities.
-Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.
The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments as of April 30, 2012, reflect:
-Cash: Level One measurement based on bank reporting.
-Subscriptions Received: Level 2 based on contract and cash receipts.
-Loans from Officers: Level 3 based on promissory notes.
Income Taxes
The Company utilizes FASB ACS 740, “Income Taxes,” which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements or tax returns. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their financial reporting amounts based on enacted tax laws and statutory tax rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
The Company generated a deferred tax credit through net operating loss carry-forward. However, a valuation allowance of 100% has been established. The Company has a Net Operating Loss of $1,136,000 as at April 30, 2011, which can be utilized to offset taxable income. They will begin to expire in 2028, unless utilized first.
Interest and penalties on tax deficiencies recognized in accordance with ACS accounting standards are classified as income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740-10-50-19.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Fair Value Measurement - In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2011-04, "Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs." The amendments in this update generally represent clarifications of Topic 820, but also include some instances where a particular principle or requirement for measuring fair value or disclosing information about fair value measurements has changed. This update results in common principles and requirements for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements in accordance with U.S. GAAP and IFRS. The amendments in this update are to be applied prospectively. The amendments are effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011. Early application is not permitted. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Comprehensive Income - In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-05, "Presentation of Comprehensive Income." This update was amended in December 2011 by ASU No. 2011-12, "Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05." This update defers only those changes in update 2011-05 that relate to the presentation of reclassification adjustments. All other requirements in update 2011-05 are not affected by this update, including the requirement to report comprehensive income either in a single continuous financial statement or in two separate but consecutive financial statements. ASU No. 2011-05 and 2011-12 are effective for fiscal years (including interim periods) beginning after December 15, 2011. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Offsetting Assets and Liabilities --- In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities." The amendments in this update require enhanced disclosures around financial instruments and derivative instruments that are either (1) offset in accordance with either ASC 210-20-45 or ASC 815-10-45 or (2) subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are offset in accordance with either ASC 210-20-45 or ASC 815-10-45. An entity should provide the disclosures required by those amendments retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The amendments are effective during interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The Company does not expect this guidance to have any impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
A variety of proposed or otherwise potential accounting standards are currently under study by standard setting organizations and various regulatory agencies. Due to the tentative and preliminary nature of those proposed standards, the Company’s management has not determined whether implementation of such standards would be material to its financial statements.
Going Concern
The Company’s financial statements are prepared using accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has not yet established an ongoing source of revenues sufficient to cover its operating costs and to allow it to continue as a going concern. There was limited activity the current fiscal year. The company experienced a loss of $(89,867) in the year ended April 30, 2012 and $(1,136,161) since inception January 8, 2008. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company obtaining adequate capital to fund operating losses until it becomes profitable. If the Company is unable to obtain adequate capital, it could be forced to cease development of operations.
The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to successfully accomplish its plans to generate revenue from its mining leases. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classifications or liabilities or other adjustments that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
Exploration-Stage Company
The Company is considered an exploration-stage company, with limited operating revenues during the periods presented, as defined by FASB Accounting Standards Codification ASC 915. ACS 915 requires companies to report their operations, shareholders deficit and cash flows since inception through the date that revenues are generated from management’s intended operations, among other things. Management has defined inception as January 8, 2008. Since inception, the Company has incurred an operating loss of $1,136,161. The Company’s working capital has been generated through the sales of common stock and limited revenue from crude oil production. Management has provided financial data since January 8, 2008 in the financial statements, as a means to provide readers of the Company’s financial information to make informed investment decisions.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share
Net loss per share is calculated in accordance with FASB ASC 260, Earnings per Share, for the period presented. Basic net loss per share is based upon the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted net loss per share is based on the assumption that all dilative convertible shares and stock options were converted or exercised. Dilution is computed by applying the treasury stock method. Under this method, options and warrants are assumed exercised at the beginning of the period (or at the time of issuance, if later), and as if funds obtained thereby were used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period.
The Company has no potentially dilutive securities outstanding as of April 30, 2012.
The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share computations for the years ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Accounting for Oil and Gas and Mining Producing Activities
The Company utilizes the full-cost method of accounting for extractive properties, per FASB ACS 939. Under this method, the Company capitalizes all costs associated with acquisition, exploration and development of mineral reserves, including leasehold acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures, lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of mining of productive and non-productive mines into the full cost pool on a country by country basis.
All capitalized costs of proven reserves, including estimated future costs to develop the reserves proved and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved reserves. The costs of unproved properties are not amortized until it is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to the properties. Until such determination is made the Company assesses annually whether impairment has occurred, and impairment is expensed in the year of determination.
The Costs of unproved properties are generally combined and impaired over a period that is based on the average holding period for such properties and the company’s experience of successful operations. Write-downs will be recorded when the carrying value is not supportable.
3. Capital Structure
On October 17, 2008 the Company effected a four-to-one forward stock split of common stock. There was no effect on stockholders’ equity. Par value of $001 per share remained unchanged.
On August 6, 2009 the stockholders by a majority vote approved a 4-for-1 forward split of the Company’s common stock. There was no effect on stockholders’ equity and par value of $0.001 per share remained unchanged.
Between November 2009 and March 2010, $89,000 was received in cash for subscriptions to common stock.
On September 14, 2010, 850,000 shares of common stock were issued for services. The issue was priced at the prevailing market price of the stock, 21 cents per share, and an expense of $178,500 was recorded.
On November 15, 2010, 750,000 shares of common stock were issued as partial consideration in acquisition of mineral leases Ballarat and Hunker.
On December 3, 2010, 33,334 shares of common stock were issued for subscriptions.
On December 22, 2010, $76,000 cash was received for subscriptions of common stock.
On January 13, 2011 500,000 shares were issued as partial consideration in acquisition of mineral leases Ballarat and Hunker.
On March 11, 2011, 506,559 shares of common stock were issued for subscriptions.
On May 11, 2011, $20,000 cash was received for subscriptions of common stock.
As at April 30, 2012, the Company was authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value common stock, of which 60,240,003 shares were issued and outstanding, (2011: 60,240,003 shares).
The Company was also authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which none was issued and outstanding.
4. Commitments and Contingencies
There were no commitments or contingencies in the year ended April 30, 2012.
5. Legal Proceedings
There were no legal proceedings against the Company with respect to matters arising in the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any of its officers or directors is involved in any other litigation other than as creditors in the Syncrude bankruptcy proceeding, or is involved either as plaintiffs or defendants, and have no knowledge of any threatened or pending litigation against them or any of the officers or directors.
6. Subsequent Events
Events subsequent to April 30, 2012 have been evaluated through July 24, 2012, the date these statements were available to be issued, to determine whether they should be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading.
On May 18, 2012, in a stock purchase agreement, Ryan Beamin, the largest shareholder of 19,000,000 common shares representing voting rights of 31.53% of the Company, sold his shares to Mr. Peter Maddocks, for an aggregate purchase price of seventy thousand dollars $70,000.
Following Mr. Maddox’s share purchase, the shareholders of the Company elected Mr. Maddocks to be the new Director of the Company, replacing Mr. Terry Fields and Mr. Peter Stecher, who each resigned as Directors of the Company.
On May 22, 2012 the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with Arun Pudur representing all the Shareholders of Grimsby Investments Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, whereby the Company agreed to purchase 100% of Grimsby Investments Limited and its subsidiaries Arx Springs Pte Limited a Singapore company , Arx Springs (Pty) Limited and Arx Pacific Resources (Pty) Limited two Australian Companies that own an Australian gold mining project known as the ARX Springs gold project, which shall be acquired by the Company. The purchase price is $4,298 billion dollars, payable by the issuance of 4.148 billion common shares and a ten year unconvertible promissory note of $75,000,000 and 75,000,000 in unconvertible preferred shares, with 5:1 voting rights. ARX Gold Project is comprised of gold mining claims and gold tailing dumps, mineral rights, permits and concessions at Coonambula, near Eidsvold in the State of Queensland, Australia. The project was the subject of a feasibility study Dated June 28, 2012.
On May 22, 2012 pursuant to the share purchase agreement, the shareholders of Grimsby Investments Ltd. as vendors in exchange for vending in the Arx Group of Companies and the ARX Springs Gold Project became the largest shareholders of the company with 4.128 billion common shares representing 98.56% of Daulton Capital Corp split between the Grimsby shareholders as follows:
Following the completion of the Grimsby Investments Limited transaction and the issuance of the 4,148,000, 000 shares as consideration to the Grimsby shareholders as vendors the shareholding in the company was as follows:
Ivory Mint Holdings Limited a British Virgin Islands Company beneficially owned by Arun Pudur received 1,825,120,000 common shares representing 41.35 % of the total issued share capital.
Highpoint Financial Limited a British Virgin Islands Company beneficially owned by Arun Ramachandran received 497,760,000 common shares representing 11., 28 % of the total issued share capital.
Endex Pte Limited a Singapore company beneficially owned by Shane Aldred received 912,560,000 common shares representing 20.67 % of total issued share capital.
Tigersprey Pte Ltd holding received 912,560,000 common shares representing 20.67 % % of the total shares issued and outstanding.
Following the execution of the share purchase agreement, the shareholders elected Mr. Arun Pudur, as President and Mr. Arun Ramachandran and Mr. Brian James Smith as directors to join Mr. Peter Maddocks on the Board of the company.
On May 22, 2012, the Company terminated the purchase agreement previously entered into with Pacific Connection Limited (“South Pacific”) and Alexander Mining Limited in April 2011 for an 80% working interest in a mining claim in Papua, New Guinea. The parties retained any consideration delivered.
On June 4, 2012 the Company gave public notice that its new corporate headquarters are located in the Seagram building, 375 Park Avenue, Suite 2607, New York, New York. Global headquarters are at 165, Level 36, Menara Citibank, Japan Am pang, Kuala Lumpur, 50450 Malaysia.
On July 16th, 2012, Peter Maddocks resigned his position as a Director of the Company.