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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
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Nevada
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39-2078861
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Identification No.)
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Large accelerated filer
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Item 1.
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Financial Statements
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Consolidated Balance Sheets As of June 30, 2015 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2014
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F-1
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Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
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F-2
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2015 and 2014
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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F-5
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Item 2.
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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
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2
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Item 3.
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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4.
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Controls and Procedures.
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Item 2.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Proceeds
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8 |
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Item 6.
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Exhibits
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10 |
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Signatures
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11 | |
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Exhibits/Certifications
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June 30, 2015
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December 31, 2014
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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69,889
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$
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19,776
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Accounts receivable
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3,023
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-
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||||||
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Taxes recoverable
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63,050
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71,924
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Prepaid expenses
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6,838
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45,648
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Inventory
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180,135
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210,427
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Deposits and advances
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102,471
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67,299
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Loan receivable-related party
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106,527
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123,691
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Total current assets
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531,933
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538,765
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Capital assets:
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Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
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632,992
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522,775
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Other assets:
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Investment under the equity method
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164,600
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Intangible assets
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692,451
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124,245
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Total assets
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$
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1,857,376
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$
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1,350,385
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Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit
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Current liabilities:
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Accrued expenses and accounts payable
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$
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558,761
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$
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545,665
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Customer deposits
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588,752
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293,630
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Convertible notes payable, net of debt discount of $216,824 and $507,464
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637,243
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717,272
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Notes payable
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153,093
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-
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Derivative liabilities
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961,564
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1,506,290
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Related party payable
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16,720
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-
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Total current liabilities
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2,916,133
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3,062,857
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Long term liabilities
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Customer deposits, net of current portion
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-
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250,000
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Convertible notes payable, net of current portion and discount of $111,553
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188,447
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Total liabilities
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3,104,580
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3,312,857
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Stockholders' deficit:
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Series A preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; 1 share issued and outstanding
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1
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Common stock , $0.001 par value, 4,000,000,000 and 300,000,000 shares authorized; 1,233,531,959 and 118,618,373 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
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1,233,552
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118,618
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Additional paid-in capital
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40,514,121
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40,483,759
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(538,490
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(365,473
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Stock warrants
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218,656
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218,656
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Unrealized foreign exchange
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-
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Deferred stock compensation
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-
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-
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Inter-Company Eliminations
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Accumulated deficit
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(42,973,511
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(42,418,033
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Total stockholders' deficit
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(1,545,671
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(1,962,472
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Non-controlling interest
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298,467
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
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$
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1,857,376
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$
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1,350,385
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015 |
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2014 |
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015 |
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 |
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Revenues
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$
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28,780
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$
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97,162
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$
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40,186
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$
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101,444
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Costs of goods sold:
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Production expenses
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97,012
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73,705
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137,026
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75,046
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Mining tax
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844
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844
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Total cost of goods sold
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97,012
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74,549
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137,026
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75,890
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Gross profit (loss)
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(68,232
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22,613
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(96,840
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25,554
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Operating expenses:
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Professional fees
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64,126
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78,020
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99,041
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126,842
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General and administrative expenses
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127,001
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238,492
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227,536
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309,543
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Compensation and related costs
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24,510
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76,865
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49,098
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94,465
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Stock based compensation
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48,946
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117,438
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83,146
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353,797
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Total operating expenses
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264,583
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510,815
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458,821
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884,647
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Loss from operations
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(332,815
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(488,202
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(555,661
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(859,093
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Other expense (income)
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(Gain) loss on derivative liabilities
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137,348
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285,631
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(748,505
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273,799
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Interest on promissory notes
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41,808
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18,234
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99,403
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29,779
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Amortization of debt discount and other fees
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387,376
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78,861
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648,932
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107,167
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Loss on extinguishments of debt
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-
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97,898
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-
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97,898
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Other
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(1
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(142
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(13
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(228
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Total other expense (income)
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566,531
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480,482
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(183
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508,415
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Loss before provision for income taxes
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(899,346
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(968,684
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(555,478
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(1,367,508
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Provision for corporate income taxes
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-
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Net loss
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$
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(899,346
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)
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$
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(968,684
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)
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$
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(555,478
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$
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(1,367,508
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)
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Loss attributable to non-controlling interest
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-
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11,385
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-
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15,797
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Loss attributable to Brazil Minerals Inc.
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$
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(899,346
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$
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(957,299
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$
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(555,478
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)
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$
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(1,351,711
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Net loss per share: Basic
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$
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(0.00
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$
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(0.01
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$
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(0.00
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$
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(0.02
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Net loss per share: Diluted
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$
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(0.00
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$
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(0.01
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$
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(0.00
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$
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(0.02
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)
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding: Basic
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715,477,197
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82,451,721
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466,146,181
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78,532,301
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding: Diluted
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715,477,197
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82,451,721
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466,146,181
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78,532,301
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Three Months Ended
June 30, 2015 |
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2014 |
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015 |
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 |
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||||||||||||
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Net loss
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$
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(899,346
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)
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$
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(968,684
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)
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$
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(555,478
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)
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$
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(1,367,508
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)
|
||||
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Foreign currency translation:
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||||||||||||||||
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Change in cumulative translation adjustment
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18,417
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26,922
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(130,166
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)
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68,260
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|||||||||||
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Income tax benefit (expense)
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-
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-
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-
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-
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||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive net income (loss)
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$
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(880,929
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)
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$
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(941,762
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)
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$
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(685,644
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)
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$
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(1,299,248
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)
|
||||
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Total comprehensive net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest
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-
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-
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-
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-
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||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive net loss attributable to Brazil Minerals, Inc.
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$
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(880,929
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)
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$
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(941,762
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)
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$
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(685,644
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)
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$
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(1,299,248
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)
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Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015 |
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2014 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
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Loss for the period attributable to Brazil Minerals, Inc.
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$
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(555,478
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$
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(1,351,711
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by (used in) operating activities: |
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Non-controlling interest
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-
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(15,797
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Stock based compensation and services
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74,008
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353,797
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Amortization of prepaid option expense as cost of goods sold
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-
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4,927
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Loss (gain) on derivative liability
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(748,505
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)
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273,799
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Amortization of debt discount
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501,846
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107,167
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Excess fair market value of common stock issued in satisfaction of liabilities
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133,798
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-
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Loss on extinguishment of debt
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-
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97,898
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Depreciation and amortization
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19,425
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216
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Change in assets and liabilities:
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||||||||
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Taxes recoverable
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8,874
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(15,636
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)
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Prepaid expenses
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38,810
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-
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||||||
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Accounts receivable
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(3,023
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)
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(20,785
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)
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Deposits and advances
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(35,172
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)
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(56,898
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)
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Inventory
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30,292
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(131,664
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)
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Accrued expenses and accounts payable
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121,622
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119,134
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Customer deposits
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-
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998,592
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
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(413,503
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)
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363,039
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
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Acquisition of capital assets
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(10,910
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(255,585
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Advances to related party
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(27,690
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)
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(47,032
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)
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Purchase of noncontrolling interest
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-
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(500,000
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)
|
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Investment accounted for by the equity method
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-
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(12,875
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)
|
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Increase in intangible assets
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-
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(9,342
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)
|
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Net cash used in investing activities
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(38,600
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)
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(824,834
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)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
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Loan from officer
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32,220
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110
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Net proceeds from sale of common stock
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97,500
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-
|
||||||
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Payment of notes payable
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(38,963
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)
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(25,000
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)
|
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Proceeds from convertible notes payable
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552,780
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959,000
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Net cash provided by financing activities
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643,537
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934,110
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
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(141,321
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)
|
65,998
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Net increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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50,113
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538,313
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||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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19,776
|
104,785
|
||||||
|
|
||||||||
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
|
69,889
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$
|
643,098
|
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Supplemental Cash Flow Information
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||||||||
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Cash paid for interest
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$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Cash paid for income taxes
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$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing Information
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||||||||
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Purchase of equipment with note and customer deposits
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$
|
82,601
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Purchase of equipment offset by related party receivable
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$
|
44,854
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Note issued in connection with RST acquisition
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$
|
124,680
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Increase in non-controlling interest of RST
|
$
|
290,517
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Share options issued as prepaid expense
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
150,942
|
||||
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Shares issued in connection with conversion of debt and accrued interest
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$
|
685,756
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Value of stock options and beneficial conversion feature recorded with notes payable
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$
|
132,566
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Discount on notes payable related to fair market value of derivative liability
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$
|
203,780
|
$
|
-
|
||||
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Shares issued as investment
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$
|
-
|
$
|
100,000
|
||||
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Shares issued for prepaid stock compensation
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$
|
-
|
$
|
23,182
|
||||
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Shares issued in connection with diamond purchase agreement
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
337,500
|
||||
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Stock options issued as compensation
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$
|
-
|
$
|
38,774
|
||||
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Shares issued for increase in investment in subsidiary
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$
|
-
|
$
|
62,100
|
||||
|
|
||||||||
|
Cash
|
$
|
56,914
|
||
|
Inventory
|
497,002
|
|||
|
Equipment
|
508,105
|
|||
|
Intangible assets
|
163,918
|
|||
|
Liabilities assumed
|
(202,244
|
)
|
||
|
Net assets
|
$
|
1,023,695
|
|
|
|
|||||||
|
As of
June 30,
2015
|
As of
December 31,
2014
|
|||||||
|
Accounts payable and other accruals
|
$
|
429,551
|
$
|
545,665
|
||||
|
Accrued interest
|
129,210
|
-
|
||||||
|
Total
|
$
|
558,761
|
$
|
545,665
|
||||
|
|
March 31, 2014
|
June 30, 2014
|
June 30, 2014
|
September 30, 2014
(weighted avg.)
|
December 31, 2014
(weighted avg.)
|
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|
Stock price
|
$
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.08
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.05
|
$
|
0.02
|
||||||||||
|
Exercise price
|
$
|
0.09590
|
$
|
0.082
|
$
|
0.074
|
$
|
0.06
|
$
|
0.02
|
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|
Expected life (years)
|
5 years
|
5 years
|
5 years
|
5 years
|
5 years
|
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|
Risk free interest rate
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.20
|
%
|
1.70
|
%
|
1.70
|
%
|
||||||||||
|
Volatility
|
120.95
|
%
|
120.95
|
%
|
120.95
|
%
|
137.00
|
%
|
154.00
|
%
|
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| (1) | 100% of Mineração Duas Barras Ltda. ("MDB"), a Brazilian producer and seller of polished and rough diamonds, gold bars, and sand used for construction. MDB owns a fully-operational mining concession with the largest alluvial processing plant for diamonds and gold in Latin America, and has a Brazilian permit to export its production. |
| (2) | 50% of RST Recursos Minerais Ltda. ("RST"), a Brazilian company that owns 10 mining concessions and 12 other mineral rights for diamond and gold. Many of the RST areas are located near MDB's plant, and all of them are in the Jequitinhonha River valley, a well-known area for diamonds and gold for over two centuries. |
| (3) | 100% of Hercules Brasil Ltda., a Brazilian company with an operating plant and a line of three mortar products under the brand name "Hercules." |
| (1) | We received $97,500 in common equity investment from five different accredited investors. |
| (2) | We extinguished a net amount of $297,247 in floorless variable-rate convertible debt. |
| (3) | We received $100,000 in proceeds from the sale of fixed-floor convertible debentures to three accredited investors. Subsequent to June 30, 2015, these investors have agreed to exchange these debentures for a new preferred stock, with mandatory conversion to common stock by 2016. |
| (4) |
During the quarter ended June 30, 2015 ("Q2 2015"), we made a cash payment towards our purchase of the 50% stake in RST, and subsequent to the end of the quarter we completed all such contractual cash payments for such stake. We have had title to 50% of RST since March 2015.
RST is a Brazilian company with 10 mining concessions and 12 other minerals rights, all for diamond and gold. These RST mining concessions are located in the same general area as our MDB diamond and gold recovery plant. Prior to our involvement, the last time RST shares had been acquired by a publicly-traded company occurred in June 2008, when a Canadian issuer contractually agreed to pay US$10.5 million dollars for 100% of RST. Subsequently, and as part of such contractual agreement, this Canadian buyer paid US$2 million to the sellers, but was unable to pay the remainder due to the global financial crisis affecting its situation. RST was never explored by it or other owners since then and its mining concession areas have remained essentially untouched.
RST mining concessions and minerals rights are located on the banks of the Jequitinhonha River, a well-known alluvial diamond and gold area for the last two centuries. Any mining in an RST area will likely initially be processed at our large diamond and gold recovery plant located within the MDB concession, a few miles away. We are currently focused on one particular area of RST, which could lend itself to 10 to 20 years of mining for diamonds and gold, according to predictions from local experts after assessing our initial drilling results, as commented below.
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| (5) |
During Q2 2015,
and also subsequent to the end of the quarter,
we announced drilling results of an area within the RST mining concession (the "RST Initial Area"). It is a dry location, amenable to a potential program of extraction by open surface excavation and removal and transport of the thick white gravel to our diamond and gold processing and recovery plant. In total, nine holes were drilled using our own Banka 4-inch drill. All holes showed presence of commercially-viable gravel containing diamonds and gold. Initial analysis of the data obtained indicates a strong likelihood of continuity of the gravel layer along the overall area sampled. In relative terms, this researched locale was small compared to the total surface area of this mineral right, which measures 5.3 million square meters or 1,310 acres. While the results obtained have been highly encouraging, there is no assurance that these preliminary findings will be replicable to the entirety of or other locations in this area, or that a material amount of minerals will be found.
RST mining concessions and minerals rights are located on the banks of the Jequitinhonha River, a well-known alluvial diamond and gold area for the last two centuries. RST has no workers at this time, and any mining in an RST area will likely initially be processed at our large diamond and gold recovery plant located within the MDB concession, a few miles away. We are currently focused on one particular area of RST, which could lend itself to 10 to 20 years of mining for diamonds and gold, according to predictions from local experts after assessing our initial drilling results, as commented below.
|
| (6) | In April 2015, we announced that we had mined our largest rough diamond to date at 4.01 carats. This diamond was cut and polished in Brazil, and yielded a highly attractive 2.01 pear shaped polished diamond. The cut was chosen based on the fact that this rough stone had a larger table. The resulting polished diamond will be either sold privately, and interest has been received, or auctioned through a global diamond-services firm. |
| (7) | In June 2015, we announced that we had cut our Brazilian fixed costs by 50% as a result of the relocation of our Brazilian administration to an office 15 miles away from our diamond, gold and sand mine operations. To facilitate oversight and communications we eliminated the Belo Horizonte office, which had been established before our acquisitions and located over 300 miles away from the MDB and RST areas. Because of savings in both labor and office costs and the elimination of travel and lodging expenses, the result of the relocation is expected to be a decrease in Brazilian fixed costs by 50%. A further benefit was the achievement of easier communication between administrative and operational staff, with our chief executive officer now directly interfacing with the directors responsible for the two business components of the Company: diamonds and gold; and sand and mortar. Other activities, such as mineral rights analysis, environmental compliance, and human resources, which are not revenue-generating, have been allocated to expert consultants who are used only as needed and reporting directly to our chief executive officer. |
| (1) |
In August 2015, we announced that we had established a subsidiary in Brazil called Hercules Brasil Ltda. ("Hercules") to pursue opportunities in the construction materials business.
Initially, Hercules is focused on the production and sale of mortar. A medium size plant that can produce mortar, grout and other industrialized sand products has been fully built and is operating. The plant is located next to a busy asphalt highway to facilitate transportation and is 18 miles away from our Duas Barras sand mine. It operates on electric power which lowers costs and utilizes a staff of three. At full capacity, with a staff of five, the plant has the capacity to produce up to 25,000 bags of mortar per month.
The content of sand per weight in a mortar bag ranges from approximately 80% to 90%. On a per kilogram basis, the aggregate value realized from recent mortar sales is 10 to 40 times that of raw sand. Gross product margins obtained on initial mortar sales to stores have ranged from 100% to 300% depending on the type of mortar sold.
Specialists in mortar have worked in developing proprietary formulations which utilize the MDB raw sand for the Hercules mortar. Hercules currently produces the three basic types of mortar used in Brazilian construction: AC-I, AC-II, and AC-III, which have increasing levels of strength. Although mortars have been around for a long time, some specific and innovative solutions were devised that allow Hercules to increase the quality and lower the cost of its products. We believe that initial market response has noted that Hercules products are of high quality and comparable to the best national brands.
Hercules buys sand from our MDB mine and processes it at the mortar plant, adding specific other ingredients for each type of mortar, mixing them, and finally packaging the resulting mixtures in 20-kg bags. AC-I bags have blue details, whereas AC-II bags have details in red and AC-III green.
"Hercules" is the brand name adopted for the mortar business; it has been protected as a trademark in Brazil. Initial buyers of Hercules mortar have been small construction materials stores; some are already recurrent buyers with predictable bi-weekly orders. The Company believes that over time, it will have several additional as well as larger stores and chains as costumers. Some small amount of Hercules mortar has also been sold directly to retail buyers at higher gross margins. We believe that the local region of Montes Claros, northern part of Minas Gerais state, with a population of 1 to 2 million residents, is an attractive market for our mortar.
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| (2) | In August 2015, we received $30,000 in proceeds from a common equity investment from an accredited investor. |
| (3) | In July and August 2015, the Company received $150,000 in proceeds related to fixed-floor variable-rate convertible notes, the holders of which $75,000 principal amount of such notes have agreed, to exchange such notes for convertible preferred stock, and the holders of the remaining $75,000 of such notes have also been offered such exchange. |
| (a) | Exhibits |
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31.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance Document
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101.SCH
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
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101.CAL
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
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101.DEF
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
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101.LAB
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
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101.PRE
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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BRAZIL MINERALS, INC.
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Date: August 19, 2015
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By:
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/s/ Marc Fogassa
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Marc Fogassa
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Chief Executive Officer
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* THE VALUE IS THE MARKET VALUE AS OF THE LAST DAY OF THE QUARTER FOR WHICH THE 13F WAS FILED.
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