Segment Information
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Segment Information [Abstract]  
Segment Information

NOTE 18 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one business segment being the exploration of mineral property interests. The Company has mineral property interests in Sierra Mojada, Mexico and Gabon, Africa.

Geographic information is approximately as follows:

                            Period from  
                            November 8,  
                            1993  
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended     (Inception) To  
    April 30,     April 30,     April 30,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011     2012  
Net (loss) income for                              
the period                              
Mexico $ (2,300,000 ) $ 408,000   $ (4,817,000 ) $ 1,000   $ (42,362,000 )
Canada   (746,000 )   (2,041,000 )   (1,599,000 )   (2,043,000 )   (2,884,000 )
Gabon   (350,000 )   56,000     (574,000 )   23,000     (868,000 )
United States   -     -     -     (1,169,000 )   (34,309,000 )
  $ (3,396,000 ) $ (1,577,000 ) $ (6,990,000 ) $ (3,188,000 ) $ (80,423,000 )

 

                            Period from  
                            November 8,  
                            1993  
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended     (Inception) To  
    April 30,     April 30,     April 30,  
    2012     2011     2012     2011     2012  
Exploration and                              
property holding costs                              
for the period                              
Mexico $ (3,350,000 ) $ (2,015,000 ) $ (5,845,000 ) $ (3,100,000 ) $ (42,872,000 )
Gabon   (374,000 )   (69,000 )   (431,000 )   (84,000 )   (733,000 )
  $ (3,724,000 ) $ (2,084,000 ) $ (6,276,000 ) $ (3,184,000 ) $ (43,605,000 )

 

The following table details allocation of assets included in the accompanying balance sheet at April 30, 2012:

 

    United                
    States   Canada   Mexico   Gabon   Total
Cash and cash equivalents $ 246,000 $ 6,231,000 $ 60,000 $ 22,000 $ 6,559,000
Restricted cash   -   -   -   44,000   44,000
Value-added tax receivable, net   -   -   2,113,000   -   2,113,000
Other receivables   -   150,000   9,000   7,000   166,000
Prepaid expenses and income                    
taxes and deposits   -   201,000   138,000   -   339,000
Mining concessions   -   -   5,597,000   3,913,000   9,510,000
Office and mining equipment,                    
net   -   5,000   715,000   10,000   730,000
Value-added tax receivable, net                    
long term   -   -   -   476,000   476,000
Goodwill   -   -   18,495,000   -   18,495,000
Other assets   -   41,000   -   16,000   57,000
  $ 246,000 $ 6,628,000 $ 27,127,000 $ 4,488,000 $ 38,489,000

 

The following table details allocation of assets included in the accompanying balance sheet at October 31, 2011:

    United                
    States   Canada   Mexico   Gabon   Total
Cash and cash equivalents $ 40,000 $ 4,160,000 $ 18,000 $ 21,000 $ 4,239,000
Restricted cash   -   -   -   77,000   77,000
Other receivables   -   72,000   9,000   -   81,000
Prepaid expenses and income                    
taxes and deposits   -   100,000   150,000   -   250,000
Mining concessions   -   -   4,847,000   4,500,000   9,347,000
Office and mining equipment,                    
net   -   7,000   764,000   14,000   785,000
Value-added tax receivable, net   -   -   1,278,000   549,000   1,827,000
Goodwill   -   -   18,495,000   -   18,495,000
Other assets   -   95,000   -   18,000   113,000
  $ 40,000 $ 4,434,000 $ 25,561,000 $ 5,179,000 $ 35,214,000

 

The Company has significant assets in Coahuila, Mexico and Gabon, Africa. Although these countries are generally considered economically stable, it is always possible that unanticipated events in foreign countries could disrupt the Company's operations. Neither the Mexican government nor the Gabonese government requires foreign entities to maintain cash reserves in their respective country.