As of May 19, 2016 the registrant had 8,245,813,869 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, issued and outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's derivative liabilities were considered a level 2 liability. See Note 4 for a discussion regarding the determination of the fair market value. The Company does not have any level 3 assets or liabilities. 

The Company's financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, taxes recoverable, prepaid expenses, inventory, deposits and other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses, deferred revenue and convertible notes payable. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due to either length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in these consolidated financial statements.

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents to the extent that the funds are not being held for investment purposes. The Company's bank accounts are deposited in FDIC insured institutions. Funds held in U.S. banks are insured up to $250,000 and funds held in Brazilian banks are insured up to 250,000 Brazilian Reais (translating into approximately $70,689 as of March 31, 2016).

Inventory consists of rough diamonds, gold, ore stockpile, parts, supplies and related production costs and is stated at lower of cost or market. The amount of any write-down of inventories to net realizable value and all losses, are recognized in the period the write-down of loss occurs. At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, all inventory consisted primarily of rough ore stockpile for diamonds and gold. No value was placed on sand.

The Company records a receivable for value added taxes recoverable from Brazilian authorities on goods and services purchased by its Brazilian subsidiaries. The Company intends to recover the taxes through the acquisition of capital equipment from sellers who accept tax credits as payments. As of March 31, 2016, the Company's taxes receivable consist of $75,311 and were recovered through the receipt of a newly-built Mercedes Benz truck model Accelo 1016/44 on May 3, 2016.

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Major improvements and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life. At the time of retirement or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the statements of operations as other gain or loss, net.

The diamond and gold processing plant and other machinery are depreciated over an estimated useful life of 10 years; and computer and other office equipment over an estimated useful life of three (3) years. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, all property and equipment related to the diamond, sand and mortar processing plants and other production machinery except for approximately $1,300 in computer equipment. Accumulated depreciation as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, was $192,373 and $157,381, respectively.

The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation - Stock Compensation. ASC 718 requires companies to measure compensation cost for stock-based employee compensation at fair value at the grant date and recognize the expense over the employee's requisite service period. Under ASC 718, volatility is based on the historical volatility of our stock or the expected volatility of the stock of similar companies. The expected life assumption is primarily based on historical exercise patterns and employee post-vesting termination behavior. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

 

We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which was developed for use in estimating the fair value of options. Option-pricing models require the input of highly complex and subjective variables including the expected life of options granted and the expected volatility of our stock price over a period equal to or greater than the expected life of the options. Because changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimated value of our employee stock options, it is management's opinion that the Black-Scholes option-pricing model may not provide an accurate measure of the fair value of our employee stock options. Although the fair value of employee stock options is determined in accordance with ASC Topic 718 using an option-pricing model, that value may not be indicative of the fair value observed in a willing buyer/willing seller market transaction.

The Company has adopted a stock plan to attract, retain and motivate its directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors. The Company's stock plan provides for the issuance of up to 15,000,000 common shares for employees, consultants, directors, and advisors.

The Company's foreign subsidiaries use a local currency as the functional currency. Resulting translation gains or losses are recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Transaction gains or losses related to balances denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are recognized in the consolidated statements of operations. Net foreign currency transaction losses included in the Company's consolidated statements of operations were negligible for all periods presented.

We account for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 requires a company to use the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible temporary differences, and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary differences are the differences between the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely than not that some portion, or all of, the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the Company's deferred tax assets had a full valuation allowance.

 

Under ASC 740, a tax position is recognized as a benefit only if it is "more likely than not" that the tax position would be sustained in a tax examination being presumed to occur. The amount recognized is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized on examination. For tax positions not meeting the "more likely than not" test, no tax benefit is recorded. The Company has identified the United States Federal tax returns as its "major" tax jurisdiction.

The Company computes loss per share in accordance with ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, which requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share on the face of the statement of operations. Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted loss per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. As of March 31, 2016, the Company's potentially dilutive securities relate to common stock issuable in connection with convertible notes payable, options and warrants. Dilutive loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2016 excludes all potential common shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As of March 31, 2016, if all holders of preferred stock, convertible notes payable, options and warrants exercised their right to convert their securities to common stock, the common stock issuable would be in excess of the Company's authorized, but unissued shares of common stock.

Other comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, other than net income and including foreign currency translation adjustments. 

In April 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This update requires capitalized debt issuance costs to be classified as a reduction to the carrying value of debt rather than a deferred charge, as is currently required. This update will be effective for the Company for all annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and is required to be adopted retroactively for all periods presented, and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this ASU with no impact on the accompanying consolidated financial statements as the issuance costs were already accounted for as a reduction of the carrying value of the debt.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-15, "Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern", which requires management to evaluate, at each annual and interim reporting period, whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date the financial statements are issued and provide related disclosures. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016 and interim periods thereafter. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements. 

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. The amendments in this update simplify the presentation of deferred taxes by requiring deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the balance sheet. These amendments may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. The amendments are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Earlier application is permitted for all entities as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. The guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 840), to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by recognizing lease assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet and disclosing key information about leasing arrangements. The amendments in this standard are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, for a public entity. Early adoption of the amendments in this standard is permitted for all entities and the Company must recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the effect this guidance will have on its financial statements and related disclosures.

We have reviewed other recent accounting pronouncements issued to the date of the issuance of these consolidated financial statements, and we do not believe any of these pronouncements will have a material impact on the Company.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

 

 

On March 31, 2016, the derivative liabilities were revalued at $199,351 resulting in a gain of $81,994 related to the change in fair market value of the derivative liabilities. The derivative liabilities were revalued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: an exercise price of $0.00005 to $0.00007, our stock price on the date of valuation ($0.0001), expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 281%, risk-free interest rate of 0.39%, and an expected term of 0.18 to 0.5 years.

Future Potential Dilution

Most of the Company's convertible notes payable contain adjustable conversion terms with significant discounts to market. In addition, due to the variable conversion prices on some of the Company's convertible notes, the number of common shares issuable is dependent upon the traded price of the Company's common stock. As of March 31, 2016, if all holders of convertible notes payable exercised their right to the common stock, the common stock issuable would be in excess of the Company's authorized, but unissued shares.

NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT

Authorized and Amendments

On March 21, 2016, the Company amended its articles of incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock to ten (10) billion shares. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had seven billion common shares authorized with a par value of $0.001 per share.

Series A Preferred Stock

On December 18, 2012, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to designate one share of a new series of preferred stock. The Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock provides that for so long as Series A Preferred Stock is issued and outstanding, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall vote together as a single class with the holders of the Company's Common Stock, with the holders of Series A Preferred Stock being entitled to 51% of the total votes on all such matters regardless of the actual number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding, and the holders of Common Stock are entitled to their proportional share of the remaining 49% of the total votes based on their respective voting power.

Series B Preferred Stock

On August 26, 2015, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of par value $0.001 Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to designate 1,000,000 shares of a new series of preferred stock. The Series B Stock has an original issue price of $1,000 per share. Cumulative dividends on such shares are payable annually (or upon conversion of such stock into Common Stock) in Common Stock at the rate of 10% per stated share value per annum. The holders of Series B Stock shall be entitled to vote on all matters as one class with the holders of Common Stock, with the holders of Series B Stock being entitled to such number of votes as shall equal the number of whole and fractional shares of Common Stock into which such share is then convertible. At any time until December 31, 2016 each holder of Series B Stock may elect to convert all or a portion of the preference amount into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price which is a 40% discount to the average of the lowest 5 closing prices of the Common Stock in the 20 calendar day period before a notice of conversion is given, but the conversion price shall not be higher than $.03 nor lower than $.000033. On December 31, 2016, all outstanding shares of Series B Stock shall automatically convert into Common Stock at the applicable conversion price. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company accrued dividends of $27,450, recorded as interest expense which increased the dividends payable balance to $37,883 at March 31, 2016.

 

 

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BRAZIL MINERALS, INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

Diamond Delivery Agreements

On March 4, 2014, we received proceeds of $500,000 from a sale of polished and GIA graded diamonds pursuant to an agreement with two buyers that agreed to receive these diamonds over a period of one year. One of the buyers has expertise and a long and successful history of investments in natural resources. As part of this transaction, we pledged with a third party collateral agent an aggregate of 11,000,000 shares of our common stock, valued at approximately $990,000 at the time the transaction was consummated, in order to secure the delivery of the diamonds. The number of shares pledged is subject to periodic adjustment as diamonds are delivered and as the market price of our common stock may change. We also issued to the buyers two-year options to purchase an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price (subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events) of $0.12 per share, a premium of 33% above the stock price when the transaction was consummated. These options initially expired on March 4, 2016 and have an exercise price of $0.12, which was reduced to $0.08 per share in October 2014 and the expiration date extended to March 4, 2018. The fair value of the options was $93,280 was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: our stock price on date of grant ($0.09), expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 77.56%, risk-free interest rate of 0.78%, and an expected term of 2 years. In July 2015, the Company extended these agreements until December 31, 2016. Under the new agreements, quarterly the Company is required to deliver diamonds with $15,000 in aggregate Rappaport value. If the diamonds are not delivered, then the customer has the option of converting the required value at 50% of market. Due to the variable conversion price, the Company is recording a derivative liability upon each tranche becoming convertible..  See the last paragraph of this Note 6 for a discussion regarding the exchange of these agreements for Series B Stock.

 

On April 30, 2014, the Company entered into Subscription Agreements with four investors (the "Buyers"), pursuant to which the Buyers agreed to pay to the Company an aggregate of $500,000 and the Company agreed to deliver to the Buyers from time to time on or before December 31, 2015, polished and GIA-graded diamonds of at least 0.4 carats having a certain aggregate Rappaport value. The Company agreed to pledge with third party collateral agents for the Buyers an aggregate of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock, valued at approximately $800,000 at the time the transaction was consummated, in order to secure the delivery of the diamonds. The number of shares pledged is subject to periodic adjustment as diamonds are delivered and as the market price of the Company's stock may change. As of December 31, 2014, the required reserve was 123,076,923 shares of common stock. On the date of the agreement, the Company reserved for the Buyers or their designees, an aggregate of 3,750,000 shares of the Company's common stock (the "Shares") and two year options to purchase an aggregate of 1,875,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.12 per share, payable in cash to the Company (the "Options"). The fair value of the options was  $57,662 was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: our stock price on date of grant ($0.09), expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 77.56%, risk-free interest rate of 0.11%, and an expected term of 2 years.  The common stock issued was valued at $348,750 based upon the closing market price of the Company's common stock. Since the agreement contained various elements, the Company allocated the $47,544 to the options, $287,552 to the shares issued and $164,904 to deferred revenue based upon the relative fair market value.  In July 2015, the Company extended these agreements until December 31, 2016. Under the new agreements, quarterly the Company is required to deliver diamonds with aggregate Rappaport values ranging from $10,000 to $20,000. If the diamonds are not delivered, then the customer has the option of converting the required value at 50% of market. Due to the variable conversion price, the Company is recording a derivative liability upon each tranche becoming convertible. As of September 30, 2015, total amounts convertible into common stock were $40,000. A total of 200,000,000 in collateral shares were issued for this contract. There were no deliveries under this contract during the year ended December 31, 2015. See the next paragraph for a discussion regarding the exchange of these agreements for Series B Stock.

On December 30, 2015, the diamond agreements described above in this Note 6 were exchanged for an aggregate of 668 shares of Series B Stock. Under the terms of the agreement, all obligations under the agreements to deliver diamonds and other guarantees were removed, including the derivative liability. On the date of the exchange the Company determined that the value of the Series B Stock was $1,113,333 based upon the number of common shares the Series B Stock is convertible into. The agreement relieved $543,630 in customer deposits, $182,300 in derivative liabilities less a remaining discount of $68,057, a total relief of $657,873. The Company recorded the excess value of the Series B Stock issued of $455,460 as a loss on extinguishment.

 

NOTE 7 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Brazil Mining, Inc.

Previously, the Company had amounts due from Brazil Mining, Inc. ("BMI"), a related party through common management. The loans did not incur interest and were due on demand. During the year ended December 31, 2015, BMI transferred equipment with a carrying value of $44,854 to the Company as a partial offset to the amounts due. During December 2015, in full satisfaction of the remaining receivable, BMI transferred percentage ownerships of two mineral rights to the Company. Prior to such transfer, the Company's subsidiary, RST retained a 50% ownership in these rights. Therefore, the value of the two mineral rights transferred is included within consolidation of RST. Thus, the Company recorded other expense of $93,580 during the year ended December 31, 2015 as the assets had already been reflected at their fair market value on the Company's financial statements.

Chief Executive Officer

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, amounts payable to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for accrued salaries, retirement contributions, and advances made by the CEO to the Company included within related party payables were $182,331 and $160,214, respectively. During 2015, $25,000 of the balance was converted into shares of the Company's common stock.. In addition, the agreement included a true up provision which requires the Company to issued additional shares of common stock at the lowest effective common stock price.

 

NOTE 8 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In accordance with FASB ASC 855-10 Subsequent Events, the Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to March 31, 2016 to the date these consolidated financial statements were issued, and has determined that it does not have any material subsequent events to disclose in these consolidated financial statements, except as noted below.

 

After March 31, 2016, and until May 11, 2016, the Company received $91,000 from sales of its restricted common stock to accredited investors.

 

Brazil Minerals, Inc. ("Brazil Minerals", the "Company", "we", "us", or "our"), together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of acquiring controlling positions or significant positions with oversight roles in companies in Brazil in the minerals area or in industries related to minerals. We consolidate the results of our controlled subsidiaries in this Annual Report.

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(1)            100% of BMIX Participações Ltda. ("BMIXP"). BMIXP owns the mineral right for a large area (24,708 acres) located in the state of Amazonas, in the Amazon region of Brazil, with a known presence of gold.

 

(2)            100% of Mineração Duas Barras Ltda. ("MDB"). MDB holds title to two mineral rights, including a mining concession for diamonds, gold and sand. It also owns and operates the largest alluvial processing plant for diamonds and gold in Latin America and has a Brazilian permit to export its diamond production.

(3)            50% of RST Recursos Minerais Ltda. ("RST"). RST holds title to storied mineral rights for diamonds and gold along a premier area in the Jequitinhonha River valley, a well-known area for diamonds and gold for over two centuries. Many of the RST areas are located near MDB's plant.

(4)            100% of Hercules Brasil Ltda. ("HBR"). HBR owns an operating mortar manufacturing plant and markets a line of three mortar products for sale to the local construction market under the brand name "Hercules".

A material development to our business after March 31, 2016 was as follows:

On April 19, 2016, Brazil's mining department approved our mining permit to start work in a new mining area. This area is located approximately 3.7 miles from our diamond and gold recovery plant, and connected to it by a dirt road. We began mining it on the same day the permit was granted. The excavation of such area until reaching the gravel layer that contains diamonds and gold has generally progressed well. The diamond and gold recovery plant is expected to have its first run with material from this new mining area on or around May 20, 2016.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, loans to a related party, accrued expenses, and an amount due to a director. The carrying amount of these financial instruments approximates fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in our financial statements. If our estimate of the fair value is incorrect at March 31, 2016, it could negatively affect our financial position and liquidity and could result in our having understated our net loss.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.  Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the financial statements. We have reviewed all recent accounting pronouncements issued to the date of the issuance of these financial statements, and we do not believe any of these pronouncements will have a material impact on us.

 

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(c) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

The Company added a full-time internal resource in Brazil to supplement and support outside accounting personnel it uses.

 

Item 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

We sold a total of $15,000 in restricted common stock to Kenneth Kincaid in January and February of 2016. We sold $12,000 in restricted common stock to Craig Kincaid in February of 2016. We sold a total of $60,000 in restricted common stock to Benjamin Khowong in February and March of 2016. We sold $10,000 in restricted common stock to Peter Goldy in March of 2016. We sold $7,000 in restricted common stock to Carl Suter in March of 2016. We sold $7,000 in restricted common stock to a trust affiliated with John Helvin in March of 2016. We sold $7,000 in restricted common stock to a trust affiliated with Michael Nazari in March of 2016.  All of the above shares were issued in accordance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act by virtue of being offered without employing any means of general solicitation and issued to purchasers which represented to the Company that they are accredited investors and that they were acquiring the shares for investment and could bear the economic risk of the investment. All proceeds of the above described transactions were for use in the normal course of business of the Company.

 

 

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