SEC Comment Letter for Middle Kingdom Resources Ltd. (CIK 0001307052) — Feb 25, 2005
Middle Kingdom Resources Ltd. (CIK 0001307052)
Date: Feb. 25, 2005 · CIK: 0001307052 · Accession: 0000000000-05-009231
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Mail Stop 0511
January 25, 2005
Robert J. Kinloch, President
Middle Kingdom Resources Ltd.
347 Bay Street, Suite 202
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 2R7 CANADA
RE: Middle Kingdom Resources Ltd.
File No. 333-120051
Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A#1
Filed December 30, 2004
Dear Mr. Kinloch:
We have reviewed your amended filing and have the following
comments. Where indicated, we think you should revise your
document
in response to these comments. If you disagree, we will consider
your explanation as to why our comment is inapplicable or a
revision
is unnecessary. Please be as detailed as necessary in your
explanation. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide
us
with supplemental information so we may better understand your
disclosure. After reviewing this information, we may or may not
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 on any other
aspect
of our review. Feel free to call us at the telephone numbers
listed
at the end of this letter.
Risk Factors, page 6
1. Please note that the phrase "we will have to hire qualified
personnel" mitigates the sentence. Please remove this phrase. We
reissue our previous comment #6.
Business
Agreement with Energold Minerals, Inc., page 18
2. Please disclose the appropriate method of accounting for the
joint
venture agreement related to the Jarvis Island Property as it
relates
to the two levels of ownership. More specifically, the accounting
for the joint venture when the company maintains a 30% ownership
interest and the accounting when and if the company increases that
ownership interest to 51%. Please refer to the guidance in APB
No.
18.
Management`s Discussion & Analysis
Results of Operations, page 30
3. You have disclosed that, since inception, your sole officer and
director has paid all expenses to incorporate the company and for
legal and accounting expenses. The net cash provided to date is
$16,440. Per review of the August 31, 2004 balance sheet, it
appears that this balance has been recorded as a loan from related
party and funds in trust with attorney. Please explain
supplementally how this transaction was accounted for. More
specifically, how this amount was used to pay expenses when it is
still currently being recorded as a cash balance and the expenses
related to the incorporation, legal and accounting services are
still
recorded as a payable at August 31, 2004.
Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, F-1
4. From review of the amendment to the registration statement it
was
noted that several references were made that the auditors have
issued
a going-concern opinion based on substantial doubt that the
company
can continue as an ongoing business. The current audit opinion
and
notes to the financial statements do not appear to be consistent
with
this disclosure. Please revise the current audit opinion and Note
1
to the financial statements to include the appropriate going-
concern
language and management`s intentions in regard to this matter in
accordance with SAS No. 59.
Note 3 Related Party Transactions, F-10
5. Please disclose that this loan agreement is entirely oral and
that
there are no written terms, as disclosed under "Certain
Transactions"
on page 36. In addition, please clarify supplementally if the
loan
from the related party was in Canadian or U.S. dollars.
Note 7 Segment Reporting
6. Please explain supplementally the criteria the company utilized
to
determined it has more than one operating segment under paragraph
(10-15) of SFAS No. 131. In addition, please clarify if the
Canadian
segment`s transactions are in Canadian or U.S. dollars.
General
7. The amendment should include the latest interim financial
statements, as required by Item 310(g) of Regulation S-B.
8. Any amendment should include a current consent of the
independent
accountant.
Closing Comments
As appropriate, please amend your registration statement in
response to these comments. You may wish to provide us with
marked
copies of the amendment to expedite our review. Please furnish a
cover letter with your amendment that keys your responses to our
comments and provides any requested supplemental information.
Detailed cover letters greatly facilitate our review. Please
understand that we may have additional comments after reviewing
your
amendment and responses to our comments.
We direct your attention to Rules 460 and 461 regarding
requesting acceleration of a registration statement. Please allow
adequate time after the filing of any amendment for further review
before submitting a request for acceleration. Please provide this
request at least two business days in advance of the requested
effective date.
You may contact Angela Halac at (202) 824-5683 if you have
questions regarding comments on the financial statements and
related
matters. Questions on other disclosure issues may be directed to
John Zitko at (202) 824-5532, or Don Rinehart, who supervised the
review of your filing, at (202) 942-4622.
Sincerely,
John Reynolds, Assistant Director
Office of Emerging Growth Companies
cc: Conrad C. Lysiak
Fax (509) 747-1770
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Middle Kingdom Resources Ltd.
January 25, 2005
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