þ | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Canada | 980101955 | |
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
10901 West Toller Drive, Suite 300 | ||
Littleton, Colorado | 801276312 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Office) | (Zip Code) |
Title of Each Class | Name of each exchange on which registered | |
Common Shares | American Stock Exchange |
As of | As of | |||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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CURRENT ASSETS
|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 10,043 | $ | 89,709 | ||||
Accounts receivable |
6,094 | 6,560 | ||||||
Inventories (Note 2) |
43,776 | 23,181 | ||||||
Future tax assets |
23 | 6,248 | ||||||
Fair value of derivatives (Note 12) |
| 1,220 | ||||||
Deposits (Note 3) |
10,096 | 5,185 | ||||||
Prepaids and other |
1,089 | 686 | ||||||
Total Current Assets |
71,121 | 132,789 | ||||||
RESTRICTED CASH |
1,572 | 5,442 | ||||||
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS (Note 4) |
1,456 | 8,160 | ||||||
DEFERRED EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS (Note 6) |
165,715 | 167,532 | ||||||
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Note 7) |
87,400 | 84,527 | ||||||
MINING PROPERTIES (Note 8) |
134,170 | 118,088 | ||||||
CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS (Note 9) |
139,774 | 36,707 | ||||||
DEFERRED STRIPPING (Note 10) |
| 1,548 | ||||||
FUTURE TAX ASSETS |
3,695 | 8,223 | ||||||
OTHER ASSETS |
1,351 | 1,587 | ||||||
Total Assets |
$ | 606,254 | $ | 564,603 | ||||
LIABILITIES |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ | 31,918 | $ | 26,144 | ||||
Fair value of derivatives (Note 12) |
1,016 | 4,709 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations (Note 13) |
3,661 | 3,107 | ||||||
Current debt (Note 11) |
5,812 | 6,855 | ||||||
Total Current Liabilities |
42,407 | 40,815 | ||||||
LONG TERM DEBT (Note 11) |
66,917 | 64,298 | ||||||
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS (Note 13) |
13,916 | 8,286 | ||||||
FAIR VALUE OF DERIVATIVES (Note 12) |
| 7,263 | ||||||
FUTURE TAX LIABILITY |
42,202 | 45,072 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
165,442 | 165,734 | ||||||
MINORITY INTERESTS |
7,345 | 6,629 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 14) |
| | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
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SHARE CAPITAL (Note 15) |
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First
preferred shares, without par value, unlimited shares authorized. No shares issued |
| | ||||||
Common shares, without par value, unlimited shares authorized. Shares issued and
outstanding: 207,845,758 at September 30, 2006; 205,954,582 at December 31, 2005 |
524,481 | 522,510 | ||||||
CONTRIBUTED SURPLUS |
9,832 | 6,978 | ||||||
EQUITY COMPONENT OF CONVERTIBLE NOTES |
2,857 | 2,857 | ||||||
DEFICIT |
(103,703 | ) | (140,105 | ) | ||||
Total Shareholders Equity |
433,467 | 392,240 | ||||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders Equity |
$ | 606,254 | $ | 564,603 | ||||
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Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
REVENUE |
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Gold sales |
$ | 35,996 | $ | 23,235 | $ | 89,607 | $ | 63,329 | ||||||||
Royalty income |
186 | 952 | 4,026 | 3,071 | ||||||||||||
Interest and other |
372 | 561 | 1,833 | 1,322 | ||||||||||||
Total revenues |
36,554 | 24,748 | 95,466 | 67,722 | ||||||||||||
PRODUCTION EXPENSES |
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Mining operations |
22,618 | 20,060 | 67,169 | 52,026 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
5,142 | 4,639 | 15,946 | 10,552 | ||||||||||||
Accretion of asset retirement obligation (Note 13) |
190 | 172 | 544 | 540 | ||||||||||||
Total mine operating costs |
27,950 | 24,871 | 83,659 | 63,118 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING EXPENSES
Exploration expense |
414 | 191 | 1,004 | 605 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative expense |
1,887 | 1,556 | 7,040 | 6,504 | ||||||||||||
Corporate development expense |
| 37 | | 147 | ||||||||||||
Total production and operating expenses |
30,251 | 26,655 | 91,703 | 70,374 | ||||||||||||
Operating income/(loss) |
6,303 | (1,907 | ) | 3,763 | (2,652 | ) | ||||||||||
OTHER EXPENSES, (GAINS) AND LOSSES |
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Derivative mark-to-market (gain)/loss (Note 12) |
(1,382 | ) | 5,486 | 9,346 | 7,412 | |||||||||||
Abandonment and impairment of mineral properties |
1,849 | | 1,849 | 1,083 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of partial investment in EURO (Note
5) |
| | (20,940 | ) | | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of investment in Moto (Note 4) |
| | (30,294 | ) | | |||||||||||
Loss on equity investments |
| 75 | | 185 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
487 | 853 | 1,448 | 1,705 | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange (gain)/loss |
1,118 | (111 | ) | (2,339 | ) | 732 | ||||||||||
Income/(loss) before minority interest |
4,231 | (8,210 | ) | 44,693 | (13,769 | ) | ||||||||||
Minority interest |
(672 | ) | (136 | ) | (716 | ) | (516 | ) | ||||||||
Net income/(loss) before income tax |
3,559 | (8,346 | ) | 43,977 | (14,285 | ) | ||||||||||
Provision for future income taxes (Note 18) |
(604 | ) | 1,689 | (7,575 | ) | 1,710 | ||||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
$ | 2,955 | $ | (6,657 | ) | $ | 36,402 | $ | (12,575 | ) | ||||||
Deficit, beginning of period |
(106,658 | ) | (132,492 | ) | (140,105 | ) | (126,574 | ) | ||||||||
Deficit, end of period |
$ | (103,703 | ) | $ | (139,149 | ) | $ | (103,703 | ) | $ | (139,149 | ) | ||||
Net income/(loss) per common share basic (Note
19) |
$ | 0.014 | $ | (0.047 | ) | $ | 0.176 | $ | (0.088 | ) | ||||||
Net income/(loss) per common share diluted
(Note 19) |
$ | 0.014 | $ | (0.047 | ) | $ | 0.174 | $ | (0.088 | ) | ||||||
Weighted average shares outstanding (millions of
shares) |
207.3 | 142.8 | 207.4 | 142.5 | ||||||||||||
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Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income/(loss) |
$ | 2,955 | $ | (6,657 | ) | $ | 36,402 | $ | (12,575 | ) | ||||||
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided
by/(used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
5,163 | 4,709 | 15,998 | 10,623 | ||||||||||||
Amortization of loan acquisition cost |
27 | 30 | 171 | 105 | ||||||||||||
Deferred stripping |
516 | (1,920 | ) | 1,548 | (1,803 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss on equity investment |
| 75 | | 185 | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of investment in Moto and EURO |
| | (51,234 | ) | | |||||||||||
Non-cash employee compensation |
522 | 98 | 1,583 | 900 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of deferred exploration projects |
1,849 | | 1,849 | 1,083 | ||||||||||||
Income tax expense/(benefit) |
604 | (1,689 | ) | 7,883 | (1,710 | ) | ||||||||||
Reclamation expenditures |
(434 | ) | (176 | ) | (957 | ) | (468 | ) | ||||||||
Fair value of derivatives |
(1,900 | ) | 5,485 | 3,971 | 7,412 | |||||||||||
Accretion of convertible debt |
177 | 174 | 529 | 348 | ||||||||||||
Accretion of asset retirement obligations |
190 | 172 | 544 | 540 | ||||||||||||
Minority interests |
672 | 136 | 716 | 516 | ||||||||||||
10,341 | 437 | 19,003 | 5,156 | |||||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable |
1,169 | 1,769 | (1,441 | ) | (1,119 | ) | ||||||||||
Inventories |
(7,976 | ) | (4,694 | ) | (20,596 | ) | (10,353 | ) | ||||||||
Deposits |
1,832 | 830 | (838 | ) | (127 | ) | ||||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
2,485 | 3,839 | 4,286 | 5,607 | ||||||||||||
Other |
(528 | ) | (410 | ) | (334 | ) | (317 | ) | ||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities |
7,323 | 1,771 | 80 | (1,153 | ) | |||||||||||
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
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Expenditures on deferred exploration and development |
(1,543 | ) | (1,719 | ) | (6,340 | ) | (3,782 | ) | ||||||||
Expenditures on mining properties |
(4,164 | ) | (10,455 | ) | (11,926 | ) | (23,918 | ) | ||||||||
Expenditures on property, plant and equipment |
(4,587 | ) | (6,279 | ) | (10,837 | ) | (25,372 | ) | ||||||||
Expenditures on mine construction in progress |
(32,172 | ) | (13,084 | ) | (101,574 | ) | (19,123 | ) | ||||||||
Cash invested in short term investments |
| | (21,080 | ) | | |||||||||||
Cash provided by short term investments |
21,080 | 22,750 | 21,080 | 19,100 | ||||||||||||
Cash provided by restricted cash |
3,521 | | 3,870 | | ||||||||||||
Expenditure on purchase of Moto shares |
| | (1,656 | ) | | |||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of investment in Moto |
| | 38,952 | | ||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of investment in EURO |
| | 3,239 | | ||||||||||||
Change in payable on capital expenditures |
(3,342 | ) | 9,071 | 733 | 9,071 | |||||||||||
Sale of property |
| | | 1,000 | ||||||||||||
Deposits |
(2,291 | ) | (161 | ) | (4,073 | ) | (2,415 | ) | ||||||||
Other |
(396 | ) | 879 | (760 | ) | (1,627 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities |
(23,894 | ) | 1,002 | (90,372 | ) | (47,066 | ) | |||||||||
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
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Issuance of share capital, net of issue costs |
115 | 877 | 3,392 | 1,177 | ||||||||||||
Debt repayments (Note 11) |
(1,361 | ) | (1,087 | ) | (5,050 | ) | (1,972 | ) | ||||||||
Issuance of debt (Note 11) |
6,978 | 3,000 | 12,431 | 58,330 | ||||||||||||
Equity portion of convertible notes |
| | | 2,857 | ||||||||||||
Other |
| (52 | ) | (149 | ) | (1,153 | ) | |||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
5,732 | 2,738 | 10,624 | 59,239 | ||||||||||||
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(10,839 | ) | 5,511 | (79,666 | ) | 11,020 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
20,882 | 18,386 | 89,709 | 12,877 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents end of period |
$ | 10,043 | $ | 23,897 | $ | 10,043 | $ | 23,897 | ||||||||
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| Bogoso/Prestea property, which is comprised of the adjoining Bogoso and Prestea surface mining leases (Bogoso/Prestea), | ||
| Prestea Underground property (Prestea Underground), | ||
| Wassa property (Wassa), and | ||
| HwiniButre and Benso concessions (St. Jude Properties). |
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As of September 30, | As of December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Stockpiled ore |
$ | 17,855 | $ | 5,753 | ||||
Inprocess |
3,231 | 3,106 | ||||||
Materials and supplies |
22,690 | 14,322 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 43,776 | $ | 23,181 |
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Deferred | Deferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exploration & | Exploration & | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Development | Capitalized | Transfer to | Development | |||||||||||||||||||||
Costs as of | Exploration | Acquisition | mining | Costs as of | ||||||||||||||||||||
12/31/05 | Expenditures | Costs | Impairments | properties | 9/30/06 | |||||||||||||||||||
AFRICAN PROJECTS |
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Akropong trend and other Ghana |
$ | 4,947 | $ | 80 | $ | | $ | | $ | (4,209 | ) | $ | 818 | |||||||||||
Prestea property Ghana |
2,074 | 25 | | | (2,099 | ) | | |||||||||||||||||
HwiniButre and Benso Ghana |
135,832 | 3,194 | 1,897 | | | 140,923 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mano River Sierra Leone |
1,285 | 555 | | (197 | ) | | 1,643 | |||||||||||||||||
Afema Ivory Coast |
1,028 | 494 | | | | 1,522 | ||||||||||||||||||
Goulagou Burkina Faso |
18,247 | 173 | 254 | | | 18,674 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other Africa |
1,750 | 357 | (1,090 | ) | | | 1,017 | |||||||||||||||||
SOUTH AMERICAN PROJECTS |
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Saramacca Suriname |
731 | 131 | | | | 862 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bon Espoir French Guiana |
1,382 | 268 | | (1,650 | ) | | | |||||||||||||||||
Other South America |
256 | | | | | 256 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 167,532 | $ | 5,277 | $ | 1,061 | $ | (1,847 | ) | $ | (6,308 | ) | $ | 165,715 |
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As of September 30, 2006 | As of December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Property, | Plant and | Property, | Property, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plant and | Equipment | Plant and | Plant and Equipment, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Equipment | Accumulated | Net Book | Equipment | Accumulated | Net Book | |||||||||||||||||||
at Cost | Depreciation | Value | at Cost | Depreciation | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Bogoso/Prestea |
$ | 46,578 | $ | 11,821 | $ | 34,757 | $ | 40,802 | $ | 8,240 | $ | 32,562 | ||||||||||||
Prestea Underground |
3,287 | | 3,287 | 2,748 | | 2,748 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wassa |
55,073 | 6,204 | 48,869 | 50,701 | 1,985 | 48,716 | ||||||||||||||||||
EURO Resources |
| | | 1,456 | 1,449 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Corporate & Other |
656 | 169 | 487 | 611 | 117 | 494 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 105,594 | $ | 18,194 | $ | 87,400 | $ | 96,318 | $ | 11,791 | $ | 84,527 |
As of September 30, 2006 | As of December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mining | Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mining | Properties, | Mining | Properties, | |||||||||||||||||||||
Properties at | Accumulated | Net Book | Properties at | Accumulated | Net Book | |||||||||||||||||||
Cost | Amortization | Value | Cost | Amortization | Value | |||||||||||||||||||
Bogoso/Prestea |
$ | 53,249 | $ | 32,393 | $ | 20,856 | $ | 46,970 | $ | 28,792 | $ | 18,178 | ||||||||||||
Prestea Underground |
27,543 | | 27,543 | 21,612 | | 21,612 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bogoso Sulfide |
13,065 | | 13,065 | 13,065 | | 13,065 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mampon |
15,631 | | 15,631 | 15,062 | | 15,062 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wassa |
54,760 | 9,425 | 45,335 | 50,810 | 5,104 | 45,706 | ||||||||||||||||||
Other |
11,740 | | 11,740 | 4,465 | | 4,465 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 175,988 | $ | 41,818 | $ | 134,170 | $ | 151,984 | $ | 33,896 | $ | 118,088 |
As of | As of | |||||||
September 30, 2006 | December 31, 2005 | |||||||
Plant construction cost |
$ | 107,983 | $ | 34,871 | ||||
Mining equipment cost |
13,667 | | ||||||
Pre-production stripping cost |
13,019 | | ||||||
Capitalized Interest |
5,105 | 1,836 | ||||||
Total |
$ | 139,774 | $ | 36,707 |
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As of | As of | |||||||
September 30, 2006 | December 31, 2005 | |||||||
Current debt: |
||||||||
Bank loan EURO Resources (Note a) |
$ | | $ | 2,667 | ||||
Equipment financing loans (Note b) |
5,812 | 4,188 | ||||||
Total current debt |
$ | 5,812 | $ | 6,855 | ||||
Long term debt: |
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Bank loan EURO Ressources (Note a) |
$ | | $ | 5,000 | ||||
Equipment financing loans (Note b) |
18,722 | 11,632 | ||||||
Convertible notes (Note c) |
48,195 | 47,666 | ||||||
Total long term debt |
$ | 66,917 | $ | 64,298 |
(a) | Bank debt As a result of the sale of the EURO shares in June 2006 (see Note 5), Golden Star no longer consolidates the financial statements of EURO. Therefore the EURO bank loan is not included within consolidated debt as of September 30, 2006. | |
(b) | Equipment financing credit facility We have established an equipment financing facility between Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, GSBPL and GSWL, with Golden Star as the guarantor of all amounts borrowed. The facility provides credit for a mixture of new and used mining equipment. This facility is reviewed annually. Amounts drawn under this facility are repayable over five years for new equipment and over two years for used equipment. The interest rate for each drawdown is fixed at the date of the drawdown using the Federal Reserve Bank 2year or 5year swap rate or LIBOR plus 2.38%. As of September 30, 2006, $24.5 million was outstanding under this facility. The average interest rate on the outstanding loans is approximately 6.7%. We estimate the fair value of the equipment financing facility to be approximately $24.0 million at September 30, 2006. | |
(c) | Convertible notes We sold $50 million of senior unsecured convertible notes to a private investment fund on April 15, 2005. These notes were issued at par and bear interest at 6.85% with a conversion price of $4.50 per common share. At the maturity date, April 15, 2009, we have the option, to repay the outstanding notes with i.) cash, ii.) by issuing common shares to the note holders or iii.) a combination of cash and common shares. For any notes repaid in common shares the number of shares will be determined by dividing the loan balance by an amount equal to 95% of the average price of the 20 trading day period ended five days before the notes are due. Due to the beneficial conversion feature, approximately $47.1 million of the note balance was initially classified as a liability and $2.9 million was classified as equity. Periodic accretion will increase the liability to the full $50 million amount due (after adjustments, if any, for converted notes) by the end of the note term. The periodic accretion is included in interest expense. A total of $5.1 million of interest on the convertible notes has been capitalized |
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as Bogoso sulfide expansion project costs. We estimate the fair value of the convertible notes to be approximately $39.2 million at September 30, 2006. | ||
(d) | Debt facility In October 2006 we finalized a debt facility of $15 million with two Ghanaian banks. See Note 25 Subsequent events for further detail of this transaction. |
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Total/ | ||||||||||||
At September 30, 2006 | 2006 | 2007 | Average | |||||||||
Gold put options |
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Ounces (thousands) |
37.5 | 37.5 | 75 | |||||||||
Average price per ounce ($) |
404 | 404 | 404 | |||||||||
Gold call options |
||||||||||||
Ounces (thousands) |
6 | 6 | 12 | |||||||||
Average price per ounce ($) |
525 | 525 | 525 |
Fair value of | ||||||||||||||||
EURO | Nine months | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | derivative on | December 31, | (Expense)/ | |||||||||||||
Fair Value of Derivatives | 2006 | June 19, 2006 | 2005 | Gain | ||||||||||||
Cashsettled forward gold price agreements |
$ | | $ | (13,707 | ) | $ | (9,560 | ) | $ | (4,147 | ) | |||||
Puts |
| | 74 | (74 | ) | |||||||||||
Calls |
(1,016 | ) | | (2,250 | ) | 1,234 | ||||||||||
Rand forward purchases |
| | 1,146 | (1,146 | ) | |||||||||||
Euro forward purchases |
| | (162 | ) | 162 | |||||||||||
Unrealized loss |
$ | (1,016 | ) | $ | (13,707 | ) | $ | (10,752 | ) | $ | (3,971 | ) | ||||
Realized losses: |
||||||||||||||||
Cashsettled forward gold price agreements |
(757 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Calls |
(4,618 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total gains/(losses) |
$ | (9,346 | ) |
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
$ | 11,393 | ||
Accretion expense |
544 | |||
Cost of reclamation work performed |
(957 | ) | ||
New AROs incurred during the period |
6,597 | |||
Balance at September 30, 2006 |
$ | 17,577 | ||
Current portion |
$ | 3,661 | ||
Long term portion |
$ | 13,916 |
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(e) | Environmental Regulations The Companys mining and exploration activities are subject to various laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. These laws and regulations are continually changing and are generally becoming more restrictive. As such we cannot predict the full amount of our future expenditure to comply with these laws and regulations. We conduct our operations so as to protect the environment and believe our operations are in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in all material respects. | ||
(f) | Environmental Bonding in Ghana In 2005, pursuant to a reclamation bonding agreement between the EPA and GSWL, we bonded $3.0 million to cover future reclamation obligations at Wassa. To meet the bonding requirements we established a $2.85 million letter of credit and deposited $0.15 million of cash with the EPA. In addition, pursuant to a bonding agreement between the EPA and GSBPL we bonded $9.5 million in early 2006 to cover our future obligations at Bogoso/Prestea. To meet these requirements we deposited $0.9 million of cash with the EPA with the balance covered by a letter of credit. | ||
(g) | Cash Restricted for Environmental Rehabilitation Liabilities In 1999, we were required, according to the acquisition agreement with the sellers of GSBPL, to restrict $6.0 million of cash to be used for the ongoing and final reclamation and closure costs at Bogoso. Between 1999 and 2001 we withdrew $2.6 million of the restricted cash to cover our outofpocket cash reclamation costs. In early 2006 GSBPL met the EPAs bonding requirements and as a result the sellers of GSBPL released the remaining $3.5 million during September 2006. | ||
(h) | Royalties |
(i) | Dunkwa Properties: As part of the acquisition of the Dunkwa properties in August 2003, we agreed to pay the seller a net smelter return royalty on future gold production from the Mansiso and Asikuma properties. Per the acquisition agreement, there will be no royalty due on the first 200,000 ounces produced from Mampon which is located on the Asikuma property. The amount of the royalty is based on a sliding scale which ranges from 2% of net smelter return at gold prices at or below $300 per ounce up to 3.5% for gold prices in excess of $400 per ounce. | ||
(ii) | Government of Ghana: Under the laws of Ghana, a holder of a mining lease is required to pay an annual royalty of not less than 3% and not more than 6% of |
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the total revenues earned from the lease area. The royalty is payable on a quarterly basis. We currently pay a 3% annual royalty on gold production from Bogoso/Prestea and Wassa. | |||
(iii) | Benso: Benso is subject to a 1.5% net smelter return royalty and a $1.00 per ounce gold production royalty. The smelter return royalty may be purchased for $4.0 million (or $6.0 million if a feasibility study indicates more than 3.5 million ounces of recoverable gold) and the gold production royalty may be purchased for $0.5 million. | ||
(iv) | Prestea Underground The Prestea Underground is subject to a 2.5% net profits interest on future income. Ownership of the 2.5% net profit interest is currently held by the bankruptcy trustee overseeing liquidation of Prestea Gold Resources Limited, our former joint venture partner in the Prestea Underground. |
(i) | Afema Project On March 29, 2005 we entered into an agreement with Societe dEtat pour le Development Minier de la Cote dIvoire (SO.DE.MI.), the Cote dIvoire state mining and exploration company, to acquire their 90% interest in the Afema gold property in southeast Cote dIvoire. A $0.1 million initial payment to SO.DE.MI. provided us the right to carry out a six month detailed technical due diligence program. On September 30, 2005 a six month extension to March 29, 2006 was granted by SO.DE.MI. to allow Golden Star to carry out further due diligence work and to analyze the large quantity of data collected during 2005, after which Golden Star has the right to complete the transaction to acquire 100% of SO.DE.MI.s rights in the Afema property for $1.5 million. On March 14, 2006, we contacted SO.DE.MI. to clarify that (i) Golden Star will be indemnified in respect of the past environmental degradation at Afema, and (ii) that no other claims against the property exist. SO.DE.MI. is still considering its response to the latter question and hence the option remains unexercised pending their decision. In addition to the acquisition payments, we agreed to pay SO.DE.MI. a royalty on any future gold production from the Afema property. The royalty is indexed to the gold price and ranges from 2% of net smelter returns at gold prices below $300 per ounce to 3.5% of net smelter returns for gold prices exceeding $525 per ounce. If we proceed with the $1.5 million payment to acquire full rights to the property, the purchase agreement requires us to spend an additional $3.5 million on exploration work at Afema, subject to exploration success, over the following three and a half years. | ||
(j) | Stock based compensation On September 9, 2006 GSBPL and GSWL entered into an agreement with the Ghana Mine Workers Union whereby GSBPL and GSWL agreed to grant each union employee in employment on August 31, 2006 Golden Star options or at our election, Share Appreciation Rights (SARs). The union employees will receive 100 options (or SARs) for each year of service up to a maximum of 500 options (or SARs). While the grant of these options (or SARs) have been approved they still have not been granted to the union employees as of September 30, 2006. | ||
(k) | We are engaged in routine litigation incidental to our business. No material legal proceedings, involving us or our business are pending, or, to our knowledge, contemplated, by any governmental authority. We are not aware of any material events of noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. |
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Shares | Amount | |||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2005 |
205,954,582 | $ | 522,510 | |||||
Common shares issued: |
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Option exercises |
1,887,176 | 4,680 | ||||||
Reclassification of warrants to capital surplus |
| (2,575 | ) | |||||
Bonus shares and other |
4,000 | (134 | ) | |||||
Balance as of September 30, 2006 |
207,845,758 | $ | 524,481 |
Warrants | ||||||||||
Issued with: | Date issued | outstanding | Exercise price | Expiration date | ||||||
Equity offering |
February 14, 2003 | 8,448,334 | Cdn$4.60 | February 14, 2007 | ||||||
St. Jude acquisition |
December 21, 2005 | 3,240,000 | Cdn$4.17 | November 20, 2008 | ||||||
Total |
11,688,334 |
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Total cost during the period |
$ | 1,568 | $ | 900 |
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Nine months ended September 30, | ||||
2006 | 2005 | |||
Expected volatility |
63.7% to 103.4% | 34.9% | ||
Riskfree interest rate |
4.00% to 4.09% | 3.15% to 3.52% | ||
Expected lives |
4 to 7 years | 3.5 to 5 years | ||
Dividend yield |
0% | 0% |
Weighted | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted | Average | |||||||||||||||
Average | Remaining | Aggregate | ||||||||||||||
Options | Exercise price | Contractual | intrinsic value | |||||||||||||
(000) | (Cdn$) | Term (Years) | ($000) | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2005 |
7,390 | 2.75 | 5.2 | $ | 9,554 | |||||||||||
Granted |
851 | 3.88 | 9.4 | | ||||||||||||
Exercised |
(1,887 | ) | 1.97 | | 2,209 | |||||||||||
Forfeited |
(136 | ) | 7.07 | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2006 |
6,218 | 3.02 | 5.6 | 7,073 | ||||||||||||
Exercisable at September 30, 2006 |
3,954 | 1.78 | 4.0 | $ | 7,073 |
Weighted | ||||||||
average grant | ||||||||
Number of | date fair value | |||||||
options (000) | (Cdn$) | |||||||
Nonvested at January 1, 2006 |
155 | 2.03 | ||||||
Granted |
851 | 2.74 | ||||||
Vested |
(466 | ) | 2.61 | |||||
Forfeited |
(71 | ) | 2.09 | |||||
Nonvested at September 30, 2006 |
469 | 2.74 |
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Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Current |
||||||||||||||||
Canada |
$ | | $ | | $ | (4,926 | ) | $ | | |||||||
Foreign |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Future |
||||||||||||||||
Canada |
61 | | 3,179 | | ||||||||||||
Foreign |
(665 | ) | 1,689 | (5,828 | ) | 1,710 | ||||||||||
Total |
$ | (604 | ) | $ | 1,689 | $ | (7,575 | ) | $ | 1,710 |
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Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
$ | 2,955 | $ | (6,657 | ) | $ | 36,402 | $ | (12,575 | ) | ||||||
Weighted average number of common shares
(millions) |
207.3 | 142.8 | 207.4 | 142.5 | ||||||||||||
Dilutive securities: |
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Options |
1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 | ||||||||||||
Warrants |
| | | | ||||||||||||
Weighted average number of diluted shares |
209.2 | 144.6 | 209.4 | 144.4 | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings/(loss) per share |
$ | 0.014 | $ | (0.047 | ) | $ | 0.176 | $ | (0.088 | ) | ||||||
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share |
$ | 0.014 | $ | (0.047 | ) | $ | 0.174 | $ | (0.088 | ) |
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash transactions |
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De-consolidation of EURO (see Note 5): |
||||||||
- Accounts receivable |
$ | 2,341 | | |||||
- Capitalized loan fees |
91 | | ||||||
- Accounts Payable |
754 | | ||||||
- Derivative liability |
6,333 | |
Africa Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of and for the | Bogoso/ | South | ||||||||||||||||||||||
three months ended September 30, | Prestea | Wassa | Other | America | Corporate | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
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Revenues |
$ | 21,544 | $ | 14,529 | $ | 2 | $ | 170 | $ | 309 | $ | 36,554 | ||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
6,932 | 321 | (204 | ) | (164 | ) | (3,930 | ) | 2,955 | |||||||||||||||
Total assets |
291,381 | 107,028 | 196,184 | 7,849 | 3,812 | 606,254 | ||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 12,856 | $ | 10,500 | $ | | $ | 1,058 | $ | 334 | $ | 24,748 | ||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
1,667 | (3,660 | ) | (1,331 | ) | (2,654 | ) | (679 | ) | (6,657 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total assets |
131,575 | 98,512 | 45,531 | 7,684 | 42,354 | 325,656 |
Africa Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of and for the | Bogoso/ | South | ||||||||||||||||||||||
nine months ended September 30, | Prestea | Wassa | Other | America | Corporate | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
2006 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 48,001 | $ | 41,808 | $ | 18 | $ | 4,186 | $ | 1,453 | $ | 95,466 | ||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
7,789 | (1,930 | ) | 2,820 | (3,936 | ) | 31,659 | 36,402 | ||||||||||||||||
Total assets |
291,381 | 107,028 | 196,184 | 7,849 | 3,812 | 606,254 |
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Africa Ghana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of and for the | Bogoso/ | South | ||||||||||||||||||||||
nine months ended September 30, | Prestea | Wassa | Other | America | Corporate | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
2005 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Revenues |
$ | 43,806 | $ | 19,690 | $ | | $ | 3,177 | $ | 1,049 | $ | 67,722 | ||||||||||||
Net income/(loss) |
5,278 | (6,336 | ) | (1,331 | ) | (2,263 | ) | (7,923 | ) | (12,575 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total assets |
131,575 | 98,512 | 45,531 | 7,684 | 42,354 | 325,656 |
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As of | As of | |||||||
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2006 | 2005 | |||||||
(Restated-Note d13) | (Restated-Note d13) | |||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Current assets: |
||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 10,043 | $ | 89,709 | ||||
Accounts receivable |
6,094 | 6,560 | ||||||
Inventories |
43,776 | 23,181 | ||||||
Future tax assets |
23 | 6,248 | ||||||
Fair value of derivatives |
| 1,220 | ||||||
Deposits |
10,096 | 5,185 | ||||||
Other current assets |
1,089 | 686 | ||||||
Total current assets |
71,121 | 132,789 | ||||||
Restricted cash |
1,572 | 3,865 | ||||||
Long term investments (Notes d1 and d2) |
15,182 | |||||||
Deferred exploration and development costs (Notes d3 and d4) |
| | ||||||
Property, plant and equipment (Note d5) |
86,686 | 83,813 | ||||||
Mine construction in progress |
139,774 | 36,706 | ||||||
Mining properties (Notes d3, d4 and d5) |
244,285 | 237,153 | ||||||
Deferred stripping (Note d6) |
| 1,548 | ||||||
Future tax asset (Note d10) |
3,695 | 8,223 | ||||||
Other assets |
1,351 | 3,164 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 548,484 | $ | 522,443 | ||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||
Current
liabilities |
$ | 42,407 | $ | 40,815 | ||||
Long term
debt (Note d8) |
68,721 | 66,632 | ||||||
Asset retirement obligations |
13,916 | 8,286 | ||||||
Future tax liability |
42,202 | 45,072 | ||||||
Fair value
of long term derivatives (Note d7) |
6,131 | 15,842 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
173,377 | 176,647 | ||||||
Minority interest |
2,824 | 1,964 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
| | ||||||
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY |
||||||||
Share
capital (Note d9) |
525,668 | 523,696 | ||||||
Contributed
surplus (Note d10) |
7,272 | 4,419 | ||||||
Accumulated comprehensive income and other (Note d2) |
1,316 | 9,495 | ||||||
Deficit |
(161,973 | ) | (193,778 | ) | ||||
Total shareholders equity |
372,283 | 343,832 | ||||||
Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 548,484 | $ | 522,443 | ||||
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Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
(Restated-Note d13) | (Restated-Note d13) | (Restated-Note d13) | (Restated-Note d13) | |||||||||||||
Net income under Cdn GAAP |
$ | 2,955 | $ | (6,657 | ) | $ | 36,402 | $ | (12,575 | ) | ||||||
Deferred exploration expenditures expensed per US GAAP
(Note d3) |
(475 | ) | (5,920 | ) | (8,308 | ) | (9,495 | ) | ||||||||
Impact of start-up accounting (Note d5) |
| | | (4,718 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization differences Wassa (Note d5) |
(314 | ) | 182 | 1,423 | (825 | ) | ||||||||||
Write-off of deferred exploration properties (Note d3) |
| | | 1,083 | ||||||||||||
Derivative
gain/(loss) on non-US$ warrants (Note d11) |
2,572 | (2,314 | ) | 2,448 | 2,169 | |||||||||||
Other (Notes d3 and d7) |
(524 | ) | 150 | (19 | ) | 370 | ||||||||||
Net income/(loss) under US GAAP before minority interest |
4,214 | (14,559 | ) | 31,946 | (23,991 | ) | ||||||||||
Minority interest, as adjusted |
(82 | ) | 71 | (144 | ) | 127 | ||||||||||
Net income/(loss) under US GAAP |
4,132 | (14,488 | ) | 31,802 | (23,864 | ) | ||||||||||
Other comprehensive income gain on marketable securities
(Note d2) |
| 3,938 | | 4,831 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive income/(loss) |
$ | 4,132 | $ | (10,550 | ) | $ | 31,802 | $ | (19,033 | ) | ||||||
Basic net income/(loss) per share under US GAAP before
cumulative effect of change in accounting method |
$ | 0.020 | $ | (0.101 | ) | $ | 0.153 | $ | (0.167 | ) | ||||||
Diluted net income/(loss) per share under US GAAP before
cumulative effect of change in accounting method |
$ | 0.020 | $ | (0.101 | ) | $ | 0.152 | $ | (0.167 | ) |
Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30 | September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | |||||||||||||
Cash provided by (used in): |
||||||||||||||||
Operating activities |
$ | 1,269 | $ | 4,280 | $ | (12,138 | ) | $ | (7,004 | ) | ||||||
Investing activities |
(17,840 | ) | (1,507 | ) | (78,152 | ) | (41,215 | ) | ||||||||
Financing activities |
5,732 | 2,738 | 10,624 | 59,239 | ||||||||||||
Increase/(Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
(10,839 | ) | 5,511 | (79,666 | ) | 11,020 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalent beginning of period |
20,882 | 18,386 | 89,709 | 12,877 | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents end of period |
$ | 10,043 | $ | 23,897 | $ | 10,043 | $ | 23,897 | ||||||||
(1) | Minority investments in private entities whose major business is mineral exploration are deemed for US GAAP to be equivalent to exploration spending and are expensed as incurred. | ||
(2) | Under US GAAP, investments in marketable equity securities are marked to fair value at the end of each period with gains and losses recognized in Other comprehensive income. Under Cdn GAAP gains and losses on marketable equity securities are noted in the foot notes and recognized in the statement of operations only when the investment is sold. | ||
(3) | Under US GAAP, exploration, acquisition (except for purchase costs) and general and administrative costs related to exploration projects are charged to expense as incurred. Under Cdn GAAP, exploration, acquisition and direct general and administrative costs related to exploration projects are capitalized. In each subsequent period, the exploration, engineering, financial and market information for each exploration project is reviewed by management to determine if any of the capitalized costs are impaired. If found impaired, the assets cost basis is reduced in accordance with Cdn GAAP provisions. |
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(4) | Under US GAAP, the initial purchase cost of mining properties is capitalized. Pre-acquisition costs and subsequent development costs incurred, until such time as a final feasibility study is completed, are expensed in the period incurred. Under Cdn GAAP, the purchase costs of new mining properties as well as all development costs incurred after acquisition are capitalized and subsequently reviewed each period for impairment. If found impaired, the assets cost basis is reduced in accordance with Cdn GAAP provisions. | ||
(5) | Under US GAAP new production facilities are placed in service once the facility has been constructed and fully tested to the point where it can be shown that it is capable of producing its designed product as intended. Under Cdn GAAP new production facilities are placed in service when output reaches a significant portion of the facilitys design capacity. | ||
(6) | In March 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force of the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued statement 04-6 Accounting for Stripping Costs Incurred During Production in the Mining Industry (EITF 04-6) which precludes deferral of stripping costs during a mines production phase. EITF 04-6 requires that deferred stripping costs be considered a variable production cost. The new pronouncement is effective January 1, 2006 and transition provisions allow any remaining balances in deferred stripping asset accounts to be closed directly to retained earnings on January 1, 2006. In Canada the Emerging Issues Committee (EIC) has issued EIC 160 Stripping Costs Incurred in the Production Phase of the Mining Operation which concludes that deferred stripping costs during the production phase of a mines life should generally be considered a variable production cost and included in the cost of inventory unless it can be shown that the stripping costs represent a betterment to the mineral property. | ||
(7) | Under US GAAP the fair value of warrants denominated in currencies other than US$ is treated as a derivative liability. Under Cdn GAAP the fair value of all warrants are treated as a component of shareholders equity. | ||
(8) | For US GAAP purposes, 100% of the $50.0 million of convertible notes issued in the second quarter of 2005 was classified as a liability. Under Cdn GAAP, the fair value of the conversion feature is classified as equity and the balance is classified as a liability. Under Cdn GAAP, the liability portion is accreted each period in amounts which will increase the liability to its full amount as of the maturity date and the accretion is recorded as interest expense. | ||
(9) | Numerous transactions since the Companys organization in 1992 have contributed to the difference in share capital versus the Cdn GAAP balance, including: (i) under US GAAP, compensation expense was recorded for the difference between quoted market prices and the strike price of options granted to employees and directors under stock option plans while under Cdn GAAP, recognition of compensation expense was not required; (ii) in May 1992 our accumulated deficit was eliminated through an amalgamation (defined as a quasi-reorganization under US GAAP) under US GAAP the cumulative deficit was greater than the deficit under Cdn GAAP due to the past write-offs of certain deferred exploration costs; and (iii) gains recognized in Cdn GAAP upon issuances of subsidiaries shares are not allowed under US GAAP; (iv) when warrants denominated in currencies other than US$ are exercised the difference between the fair value and the strike price of the warrant is recorded as share capital for US GAAP purposes, but under Cdn GAAP only the strike price is recorded as share capital on exercise. | ||
(10) | Under Cdn GAAP the issuance-date fair value of all warrants issued and outstanding are recorded as contributed surplus. Under US GAAP contributed surplus excludes the fair value of warrants denominated in currencies other than US$. The fair value of warrants denominated in currencies other than US$ is recorded in derivative liability. | ||
(11) | Under US GAAP the change in fair value of warrants denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the company is recognized in the Statement of Operations. Under Cdn GAAP warrants are not marked to fair value. | ||
(12) | In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) finalized SFAS No. 123R Share-Based Payment, amending SFAS No. 123 (SFAS 123R), effective beginning our first quarter of fiscal 2006. SFAS 123R requires the Company to expense stock options based on grant date fair value in its financial statements. Further, the SFAS 123R requires additional accounting related to the income tax effects and additional disclosure regarding the cash flow effects resulting from share-based payment arrangements. In March 2005, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 107, which expresses views of the SEC staff regarding the interaction between SFAS 123R and certain SEC rules and regulations, and provides the |
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staffs views regarding the valuation of share-based payment arrangements for public companies. We adopted the optional provisions of SFAS No. 123 in 2003 and have expensed share based payments since that time. We have expanded share-based payment disclosures as required by of SFAS 123R at March 31, 2006. | |||
(13) | The US GAAP reconciliation has been restated to take effect of the difference between Canadian and US GAAP described in notes d7 and d11 above. |
For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
September 30, 2006 | September 30, 2005 | September 30, 2006 | September 30, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statement of Operations | Originally stated | Restated | Originally stated | Restated | Originally stated | Restated | Originally stated | Restated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivative loss USD Warrants |
| 2,572 | | (2,314 | ) | | 2,448 | | 2,169 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income/(Loss) under US GAAP before minority interest |
1,642 | 4,214 | (12,245 | ) | (14,559 | ) | 29,498 | 31,946 | (26,160 | ) | (23,991 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net Income/(Loss) under US GAAP |
1,560 | 4,132 | (12,174 | ) | (14,488 | ) | 29,354 | 31,802 | (26,033 | ) | (23,864 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive income/(loss) |
1,560 | 4,132 | (8,236 | ) | (10,550 | ) | 29,354 | 31,802 | (21,202 | ) | (19,033 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Basic net income/(loss) per share under US GAAP before
cumulative effect of change in accounting method |
$ | 0.008 | $ | 0.020 | $ | (0.085 | ) | $ | (0.101 | ) | $ | 0.142 | $ | 0.153 | $ | (0.183 | ) | $ | (0.167 | ) | ||||||||||||
Diluted net income/(loss) per share under US GAAP
before cumulative effect of change in accounting method |
$ | 0.009 | $ | 0.020 | $ | (0.085 | ) | $ | (0.101 | ) | $ | 0.142 | $ | 0.152 | $ | (0.183 | ) | $ | (0.167 | ) |
September 30, 2006 | December 31, 2005 | |||||||||||||||
Balance Sheet | Originally stated | Restated | Originally stated | Restated | ||||||||||||
Fair value of long term derivatives |
| 6,131 | 7,263 | 15,842 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities |
167,246 | 173,377 | 168,068 | 176,647 | ||||||||||||
Share Capital |
521,512 | 525,668 | 519,540 | 523,696 | ||||||||||||
Contributed Surplus |
11,147 | 7,272 | 8,294 | 4,419 | ||||||||||||
Deficit |
(154,245 | ) | (161,973 | ) | (183,602 | ) | (193,778 | ) | ||||||||
Total shareholders equity |
378,414 | 372,283 | 352,411 | 343,832 |
(14) | While tax accounting rules are essentially the same under both US and Cdn GAAP, tax account differences can arise from differing treatment of various assets and liabilities. For example, most exploration expenditures and certain mine developments cost are capitalized under Cdn GAAP and expensed under US GAAP, as explained in notes 3 and 4 above. An analysis of these differences indicates that there are larger potential tax benefits under US GAAP than under Cdn GAAP. However due to the uncertainty of utilization of these tax assets, valuation allowances have been applied to offset them. As a result there are currently no differences in tax assets recognized on the US and Cdn balance sheets but future events, particularly those regarding expected future earnings from the new sulfide processing operation, could result in differing tax asset balances in the future. |
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10.1 | Severance and Release Agreement dated October 13, 2006 between Allan J. Marter and Golden Star (previously filed) | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement dated June 17, 2006 between Colin Belshaw and Golden Star (previously filed) | |
10.3 | Medium Term Loan Agreement dated October 11, 2006 between Ecobank Ghana Limited, Cal Bank Ghana Limited and Golden Star (previously filed) | |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 | |
32.1 | Certificate of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002) | |
32.2 | Certificate of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002) |
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GOLDEN STAR RESOURCES LTD. Registrant |
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By: | /s/ Peter J. Bradford | |||
Peter J. Bradford | ||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Date: February 26, 2007 | ||||
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10.1 | Severance and Release Agreement dated October 13, 2006 between Allan J. Marter and Golden Star (previously filed) | |
10.2 | Employment Agreement dated June 17, 2006 between Colin Belshaw and Golden Star (previously filed) | |
10.3 | Medium Term Loan Agreement dated October 11, 2006 between Ecobank Ghana Limited, Cal Bank Ghana Limited and Golden Star (previously filed) | |
31.1 | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 | |
31.2 | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002 | |
32.1 | Certificate of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002) | |
32.2 | Certificate of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350 (Section 906 of the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002) |