SEC Comment Letter for GLAMIS GOLD LTD (CIK 0000782819) — Jul 18, 2005
GLAMIS GOLD LTD (CIK 0000782819)
Date: July 18, 2005 · CIK: 0000782819 · Accession: 0000000000-05-036734
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July 12, 2005
Ms. Cheryl S. Maher
Chief Financial Officer
Glamis Gold Ltd.
5190 Neil Road, Suite 310
Reno, Nevada 89502
Re: Glamis Gold Ltd.
Form 40-F for Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Filed March 24, 2005
File No. 1-11648
Dear Ms. Maher:
We have reviewed your filing and have the following
comments.
We have limited our review of your filing to those issues we have
addressed in our comments. Please provide a written response to
our
comments. Please be as detailed as necessary in your explanation.
In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with
information so we may better understand your disclosure. After
reviewing this information, we may raise additional comments.
Please understand that the purpose of our review process is
to
assist you in your compliance with the applicable disclosure
requirements and to enhance the overall disclosure in your filing.
We look forward to working with you in these respects. We welcome
any questions you may have about our comments or any other aspect
of
our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers listed
at
the end of this letter.
Form 40-F for the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2004
Principal Accountant Fees And Services, page 3
1. Clarify the nature of the other services provided by your
auditor
during 2003 which you describe as maintenance of a registered
office.
Please explain whether or not your independent auditors` providing
of
this service was permitted under the Commission`s rules on auditor
independence, as codified in Section 600 of the Codification of
Financial Reporting Policies. Refer to General Instruction C(1)
of
From 40-F.
Exhibit 2 - Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 2 - Significant Accounting Policies:
(d) Inventory
2. Expand your disclosure to identify the costs that are
capitalized
as a component of your inventory cost and explain when in your
mining
and production process these costs are transferred to inventory.
Note that under US GAAP all direct and indirect costs, including
the
amortization of assets used to produce your product, are required
to
be classified as a cost of your inventory. Expand your accounting
policy to address each of the following:
(a) The types of costs that are capitalized as "inventory".
(b) The types of costs that are included in your determination of
cost of goods sold. Reconcile any differences between the types
of
costs capitalized in inventory and explain why.
(c) Identify the point in your production cycle that costs
related
to the mine and other property, plant and equipment are
capitalized
as a cost of inventory and how the amount capitalized is
determined.
3. Expand your disclosure to disclose how you account for and
value
stockpiled ore and where it is reported in your balance sheet.
Disclose the grade cut-off required for you to account for it as
stockpiled ore. Tell us the physical location of stockpiled ore,
its
exposure to the elements, expected deterioration and when and what
conditions are required for you to process it.
4. We note that you have classified your inventory as a current
asset. Explain how you determine the amount of your inventory to
classify as current. It is our understanding that materials
extracted from the mine, or that are placed on leach pads will
frequently require periods in excess of a year prior to the point
in
time when the contained metal is ultimately extracted.
(e) Mineral Property, Plant and Equipment:
(i) Mineral Property Acquisition and Mine Development Costs:
5. With respect to the use of a units of production based
amortization method for mineral properties, please clarify the
definition of a "unit" and when a unit is considered "produced" to
trigger recording depreciation, depletion and amortization
expense.
(h) Revenue recognition
6. We note that you have arrangements with refineries. Tell us
whether or not your sales arrangements contain provisional pricing
terms. For US GAAP refer to SAB Topic 13 and Topic VII of the
September 25, 2002 AICPA SEC Regulations Committee meeting
highlights
(http://www.aicpa.org/download/belt/2002_09_25_highlights.pdf).
Closing Comments
Please respond to these comments within 10 business days or
tell us when you will provide us with a response. Please furnish
a
letter that keys your responses to our comments and provides any
requested information. Detailed letters greatly facilitate our
review. Please understand that we may have additional comments
after
reviewing your responses to our comments.
We urge all persons who are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosure in the filing to be certain that the
filing includes all information required under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and that they have provided all information
investors require for an informed investment decision. Since the
company and its management are in possession of all facts relating
to
a company`s disclosure, they are responsible for the accuracy and
adequacy of the disclosures they have made.
In connection with responding to our comments, please
provide,
in writing, a statement from the company acknowledging that:
* the company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the
disclosure in the filing;
* staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff
comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action
with
respect to the filing; and
* the company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any
proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the
federal securities laws of the United States.
In addition, please be advised that the Division of
Enforcement
has access to all information you provide to the staff of the
Division of Corporation Finance in our review of your filing or in
response to our comments on your filing.
You may contact Regina Balderas, Staff Accountant, at (202)
551-
3722 if you have questions regarding comments on the financial
statements and related matters. Please contact me at (202) 551-
3683
with any other questions.
Sincerely,
Jill S. Davis
Branch Chief
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Ms. Cheryl S. Maher
Glamis Gold Ltd.
July 12, 2005
page 4
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-7010
DIVISION OF
CORPORATION FINANCE
MAIL STOP 7010
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