SEC Company Response from DYNARESOURCE, INC. (DYNR) (CIK 0001111741) (DYNR) — Mar 2, 2009
DYNARESOURCE, INC. (DYNR) (CIK 0001111741)
Date: March 2, 2009 · CIK: 0001111741 · Accession: 0001121781-09-000091
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Referenced dates: July 31, 2008
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DynaResource,
Inc.
The
Urban Towers
222
W. Las Colinas Blvd.; Suite 744 East Tower
Irving,
Texas 75039
(972)
868-9066
FEBRUARY
10, 2009
Mr. Roger
Schwall
Mr. John
Madison
Mr. Bob
Carroll
Mr.
George Schuler
U.S.
Securities & Exchange Commission
Division
of Corporate Finance
100 F
Street NE
Washington,
DC 20549
RE:
DynaResource,
Inc.
Form 10; File
No. 0-53237
Dear Mr.
Schwall, Mr. Madison, Mr. Carroll and Mr. Schuler:
We
received your letter dated July 31, 2008 with comments to the filed Form 10 for
DynaResource, Inc., File No. 0-53237. We have restated your
comments below and have included our responses to each comment. And,
where applicable, we are including comments in the revised Form 10 /
A.
General
1.
We
note that your Registration statement was automatically effective by
operation of law on July 14, 2008; however, you have yet to clear all of
your comments. Further, we note that you are now a reporting company under
the Exchange Act of 1934 and must begin filing all reports required by
such Act. In this regard, please be attentive to the upcoming filing
deadline for your quarterly report for the period ended June 30,
2008.
Answer:
The Company has filed the Form
10-Qs for the periods ended June 30, 2008, and September 30,
2008. In the future, the Company expects to file timely.
Description of
Business
2.
Tell
us why you are disclosing financial information on a cash basis for the
years ended 2003, 2004 and 2005. We note from your footnote disclosure
that you prepare your financial statements on an accrual basis of
accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States.
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Answer:
The reference to the cash basis
of accounting was a typographical error. We have deleted the sentences
that reference the cash basis figures in the form 10 /
A.
3.
Tell
us and disclose how you acquired effective control of Mineras de
DynaResource S.A. de C.V. (MinerasDyna). Please be specific in your
response and tell us your percentage ownership in this subsidiary. Please
also revise your disclosure in Note 1 of your financial
statements.
Answer:
In an Agreement with the Shareholders
of Minera Finesterre S.A. de C.V. (MinerasDyna), on January 10, 2004, at a
General Ordinary Shareholders Meeting, DynaResource, Inc. acquired the
option to purchase 75 % of the Shares of MinerasDyna (Total of 750 Shares)
for One Peso per 10 Shares. The Agreement also provided that
the other shareholders “….. Relinquish and forfeit any and all rights,
interests and claims in and to the Corporation and in or to any of the
rights or assets owned or controlled by the Corporation
…...”. The Remaining 25 % of the Shares of Mineras-Dyna is held
by DynaResource, Inc. The Option expires on January 6,
2010. The Company expects to exercise this option in the
1st Quarter of
2009.
Further,
in accordance with our comment above, The Hall Group CPA’s has revised Note 1 to
the Audited Financial Statement for December 31, 2007.
4.
Provide
the exemption from registration upon which you relied when you issued
261,581 shares of restricted common stock in
2006.
Answer:
The
261,581 shares were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration
found in Rule 506 of Regulation D.
5.
Please
refer to Item 101(h)(4)(iv) of Regulation S-K and provide disclosure
regarding the competitive conditions affecting your business. If material
to your operations, please supplement your risk factor disclosure to
address the impact of any competitive
conditions.
Answer:
We
have updated our disclosure regarding competitive conditions affecting our
business in the Form 10 / A. We have supplemented the risk
factors in the Form 10 / A. And, we have included the Risk
Factors shown below in the Form 10 /
A.
Business
Risk
The
exploration and development of mineral deposits involve significant risks which
even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not
eliminate. There is no assurance that the Company’s exploration
programs will result in any discoveries of commercial ore bodies. The
Company has numerous competitors with greater financial, technical and other
resources.
Competitive Business
Conditions
We
compete with many companies in the mining and exploration business, including
large, established companies with substantial capabilities, personnel, and
financial resources. There is a limited supply of desirable mineral lands
available for claim-staking, lease, or acquisition in Mexico. The Company may be
at a competitive disadvantage in acquiring mineral properties, in competition
with larger companies, many of which have greater financial resources and larger
technical staffs. From time to time, specific properties or areas which would
otherwise be attractive to the Company for acquisition or exploration, may be
unavailable due to their previous acquisition by other companies or due to our
lack of financial resources.
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Competition
in the industry is not limited to the acquisition of mineral properties, but
also extends to the technical expertise to find, advance, and operate such
properties; the labor to operate the properties; and the capital for the purpose
of funding such properties. Many competitors not only explore for and mine
precious metals, but conduct refining and marketing operations on a world-wide
basis. Such competition may result not only in our company being unable to
acquire desired properties, but also to recruit or retain qualified employees,
to obtain equipment and personnel to assist in our exploration activities, or to
acquire the capital necessary to fund our operation and advance our properties.
Our inability to compete with other companies for these resources would have a
material adverse effect on our results of operation and business.
General Government
Regulations
Mexico. Exploration and
development of minerals in Mexico may be carried out through Mexican companies,
incorporated under Mexican law by means of obtaining exploration and development
(exploitation) concessions. Exploration concessions are granted by the Mexican
government for a period of six years from the date of their recording in the
Public Registry of Mining and are not renewable. Holders of exploration
concessions may, prior to the expiration of such concessions, apply for one or
more development concessions covering all or part of the area covered by an
exploration concession. The 34 mining concessions owned by
DynaResource de Mexico have been duly registered at the Public Registry of
Mining. Expiration Dates for these concessions range from 10/29/2028
to 1/17/2058.
Environmental
law in Mexico provides for general environmental policies, with specific
requirements set forth under regulations of the Ministry of Environment, Natural
Resources and Fishing, which regulate all environmental matters with the
assistance of the National Institute of Ecology and the Procuraduria Federal de
Proteccion al Ambiente.
The
primary laws and regulations governing environmental protection for mining in
Mexico are found in the General Law, the Ecological Technical Standards, and
also in the air, water and hazardous waste regulations, among others. In order
to comply with the environmental regulations, a concessionaire must obtain a
series of permits during the exploration stage. Generally, these permits are
issued on a timely basis after the completion of an application by a concession
holder. The Company believes it maintains its interests in full compliance with
the General Law and its regulations in Mexico.
Commodities Prices, Impact
on the Company and its Properties
The
current value and potential value for properties obtained by the Company is
directly related to the market price for gold. The market price of
gold may also have a significant influence on the market price of our common
stock. If the Company obtains positive drill results and the initial exploration
effort for a property progresses to a point where a commercial production
decision can be made, the decision to put a mine in production and to commit
funds necessary for that purpose would be made long before any revenue from
production would be received. A decrease in the market price of gold at any time
during future exploration or development may prevent a property from being
economically mined or result in the write-off of assets whose value is impaired
as a result of lower gold prices.
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The
price of gold is affected by numerous factors beyond our control, including
inflation, fluctuation of the United States dollar and foreign currencies,
global and regional demand, the purchase or sale of gold by central banks, and
the political and economic conditions of major gold producing countries
throughout the world. During the last five years, the market price of gold has
fluctuated between approximately $375 and $1,000 per ounce. The volatility of
gold prices represents a substantial risk which is impossible to fully
eliminate. In the event gold prices decline and remain low for prolonged periods
of time, the Company might be unable to explore, develop, or produce revenue
from its properties.
6.
Please
indicate clearly after your bullet point list of production activities in
2005 that there were no results of production in 2006 and 2007 because you
stopped producing by choice. Further, provide an explanation for why you
stopped producing.
Answer:
The
Form 10 incorrectly described no results from production in
2006. Results of Production for 2006 are included in the Form
10 / A, and are shown below:
3,500 Tons Mined; 750 Oz.
Produced;
Further,
an explanation as to why the Company suspended production activities is
described in the Form 10 / A, and is included below:
The Company initiated Test Production
activity in 2003 at the time Gold prices were depressed, and exploration funding
opportunities, while available, were deemed to be too dilutive by Company
management. While the Test Production was profitable (see results disclosed 2003
- 2006), a small scale production activity was not expected to provide the
necessary capital in order to explore a project the size of San Jose de Gracia
(SJG). However, The Company expects the results of the production
activity to provide significant benefits and insights to the exploration
drilling to be conducted at San Pablo and other areas of SJG. The production
activities confirmed mining and milling production grades, efficiency of
recoveries, and production costs.
As
Gold prices appreciated into 2006, exploration financing opportunities
increased, and the Company negotiated and entered into the “Earn In / Option
Agreement” with Goldgroup Resources, Inc., dated September 1,
2006. The Terms of the Earn In / Option Agreement provides for $ 18
million USD. in exploration financing to DynaResource de Mexico (DynaMexico), in
exchange for 50 % of the Shares of DynaMexico, while also providing proven
industry professionals for the SJG project. (See Earn In / Option
Agreement.)
Material Agreement Signed to
Develop San Jose de Gracia Property:
7.
We
note that on your website you include a “Notice of Authorizing Formal
Agreement” which appears to be a summary of the terms of the agreement
described on page 4 of your registration statement. Please explain why, on
your website, you state, “$3M. Expended at SJG, Within 18 Months of
September 15, 2006, will acquire 15% of the Shares of DynaMexico” when in
the table on page 4, it appears that only $2,000,000 needs to be expended
for Goldgroup to acquire 15% of the Shares of your
subsidiary.”
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Answer:
The
table on page 4 shows Goldgroup is required to expend (through
DynaResource de Mexico) $1,000,000 in Phase I and $2,000,000 in Phase II.
At the end of Phase I, Goldgroup earned no percentage interest in
DynaMexico and after Phase II earned a 15% interest. On our website, it
shows the total of Phase I and Phase II as $3,000,000. For
Clarification, the Table is inserted again
below:
Phase
On
or before
Amount
of Funds to be deposited by Goldgroup to DynaMexico (For SJG
Expenditures)
Interest
Earned (by Goldgroup in DynaMexico)
Cumulative
Interest Earned (by Goldgroup in DynaMexico)
1.
June
15, 2007
$1,000,000
0%
0
%; Completed.
2.
March
15, 2008
$2,000,000
15%
15%;
Completed.
3.
September
15, 2009
$3,000,000
10%
25%;
Completed.
4.
March
15, 2011
$12,000,000
25%
50%; In
Process.
8.
Revise to remove
overly technical terms in your discussion of Phase I and Phase II
activities. Rather, provide an overview that highlights the material
developments of such activities during these phases to
facilitate
investors’
understanding of your operations. For example, please consolidate your
drill hole information into easy to read
tables.
Answer:
We
have removed overly technical terms in the Form 10 / A
filing. Also, drill hole information has been consolidated into
table format.
Risk
Factors
9.
Remove
language that mitigates the risk being disclosed. For example, eliminate
phrases beginning with “although” that appear in the first and third risk
factors on page 7 and the phrase “while” in the second risk factor
discussion under the caption “Title Matters” on page 8. Similarly, remove
the phrase in the last risk factor on page 7 regarding your assumptions of
being quoted. Revise throughout to state the risks
plainly.
Answer:
Language
in the risk factors that appears to mitigate risk has been eliminated in
the Form 10 / A.
10.
Please
review your headings to ensure that they are all in the proper
format.
Answer:
We
have reviewed and revised our headings and believe they are now in the
proper format.
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11.
Include
a risk factor regarding the fact that 50% of your only income generating
subsidiary could be