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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

  X .

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016


      .

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from _____ to _____


COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 333-199690


OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


NEVADA

 

33-1227980

State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

170 S Green Valley Parkway, Suite 300, Henderson, NV

 

89012

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code

 

(702) 318-7218

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

NONE.

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

 

Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share.


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act.      .Yes   X .No


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.      .Yes   X .No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  X .Yes       .No


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files.  X .Yes       .No


Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  X .


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer      .

Accelerated filer      .

Non-accelerated filer      . (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company  X .


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).      .Yes   X .No





State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $45,000 as of December 16, 2013, based on the registered resale of securities on Form S-1/A effective October 16, 2013 at a price of $0.003 per share.


Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of December 7, 2016, the Company had 59,136,943 shares of common stock outstanding.





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OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.


ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2016




TABLE OF CONTENTS


PART I

Page

 

 

 

Item 1.

Business

4

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

5

Item 2.

Properties

5

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

10

Item 4

Mine Safety Disclosures

10

 

 

 

PART II

 

 

 

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

11

Item 7.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

13

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

16

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

17

Item 9A

Control and Procedures

17

Item 9B.

Other Information

18

 

 

 

PART III

 

 

 

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

19

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

22

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

23

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

27

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

28

 

 

 

PART IV

 

 

 

 

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

28

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

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PART I


This Form 10-K, particularly in the sections titled “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Business,” contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Form 10-K, including statements regarding our future financial condition, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “believe,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “should,” “plan,” “expect,” “predict,” “potential,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, and uncertainties.


These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Form 10-K may include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risk and uncertainties. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly-changing environment. New risk factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

 

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason after the date of this Form 10-K to conform these statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations.


As used in this Annual Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Oroplata,” and the “Company” means Oroplata


Resources, Inc., unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts in this Annual Report are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.


ITEM 1.

BUSINESS.


Overview of Our Business


Oroplata Resources, Inc. was incorporated on October 6, 2011 under the laws of the State of Nevada. Our principal office is located at 170 S Green Valley Parkway, Suite #300 Henderson, NV 89012 and our registered agent's office is located at 1802 North Carson Street, Suite 208, Carson City, Nevada 89701. Our telephone number is (702) 318-7218 and our e-mail address is "info@oroplataresourcesinc.com".


We are an Emerging Growth Company as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act.

 

We shall continue to be deemed an emerging growth company until the earliest of—

 

(A) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer during which it had total annual gross revenues of $1,000,000,000 (as such amount is indexed for inflation every 5 years by the Commission to reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, setting the threshold to the nearest 1,000,000) or more;

 


(B) the last day of the fiscal year of the issuer following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of common equity securities of the issuer pursuant to an effective registration statement under this title;

 

(C) the date on which such issuer has, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1,000,000,000 in non-convertible debt; or

 

(D) the date on which such issuer is deemed to be a ‘large accelerated filer’, as defined in section 240.12b-2 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto.



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As an emerging growth company we are exempt from Section 404(b) of Sarbanes Oxley. Section 404(a) requires Issuers to publish information in their annual reports concerning the scope and adequacy of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting. This statement shall also assess the effectiveness of such internal controls and procedures.

 

Section 404(b) requires that the registered accounting firm shall, in the same report, attest to and report on the assessment on the effectiveness of the internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting.

 

As an emerging growth company we are exempt from Section 14A(a) and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 which require the shareholder approval of executive compensation and golden parachutes.

 

We have irrevocably opted out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the Act.

 

Our Company is a start-up, exploration mining company formed to explore mineral properties in the Dominican Republic or elsewhere in the world which, hopefully, will contain gold and other economic minerals.


The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Oroplata Exploraciones E Ingenieria, Orexi, S.R.L (herein known as "Oroplata Exploraciones") acquired the mineral rights to a claim located in the Dominican Republic called Mogollon Gold Claim. As of May 31st, 2016, no further work was planned for the Mogollon gold claim.


On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into Mineral Claim Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Plateau Ventures LLC., a Utah corporation (“PVL”). Pursuant to the Agreement, upon the satisfaction of various closing conditions, PVL will sell to the Company the title to five hundred (500) lithium mineral claims, totaling 10,000 acres, called the Western Nevada Basin, situated in Railroad Valley in Nye County, Nevada (the “WNB Claims”). Oroplata then decided to not pursue any further work on the Mogollon Gold Claim.

 

Oroplata has not earned any revenues to date and we do not anticipate earning revenues until such time as we have undertaken sufficient exploration work to identify an ore body. Exploration work will take a number of years and there is no certainty we will ever reach a production stage. Our Company is considered to be in the exploration stage due to not having done exploration work which would result in a development decision.


As at September 30, 2016, the Company has not earned revenue, has a working capital deficit of $215,993, and an accumulated deficit of $28,501,900

 

From our inception on October 6, 2011 through to September 30, 2016, we raised $80,000 in capital in a private placement by issuing 40,000,000 shares of common stock at the price of $0.002 per share to the company’s former CEO. Subsequent to September 30, 2016 we have raised no further funds other than advances from our director for payment of certain Company expenses.

 

Oroplata has two wholly-owned subsidiaries; Oroplata Exploraciones E Ingenieria, Orexi, S.R.L which was incorporated under the laws of the Dominican Republic on January 10, 2012, and Lithortech Resources incorporated under the laws of Nevada on August 8, 2016.


ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS.


We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.


ITEM 2.

PROPERTIES.


Mogollon Mineral Property


Previous to June 1st, 2016, Oroplata Resources Inc. was engaged in the exploration and development of the Mogollon gold concession located in the province of San Juan, in the Dominican Republic. The Mogollon gold project is without known resources or reserves.


The Company acquired the mineral rights to the Mogollon claim near the villages of Solorin and El Toro in the Dominican Republic for a price of $10,000 which included the cost of a geological report.


To maintain the claim in good standing with the Ministry of Mines of the Dominican Republic, Oroplata was required to undertake exploration work on the claim to comply with the requirements set forth by the General Directorade of Mines.



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Presently the Company is engaged in the exploration and development of Lithium projects and is not considering pursuing any further expenditures or exploration on the Mogollon claim. As a result, the Mogollon Gold Claim may have little or no value to us in the future. There are no plans to continue exploration for gold in the Dominican Republic.


Western Nevada Basin Property


On June 1, 2016, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire the mineral rights to 500 Placer claims situated in the Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada in exchange for $100,000 and the issuance of 16,000,000 common shares of the Company to be issued on June 15, 2016. The original agreement was subject to a 2% net smelter return from the production or sale of minerals from the claims which could be reduced to 1% on a one-time payment of $1,000,000 at any time prior to commencement of commercial production. Subsequent to June 30, 2016, the agreement was amended to remove the net smelter return and in exchange, the Company issued an additional 636,943 common shares.


The Western Nevada Basin (WNB) Property is located in east central Nye County, Nevada (Figure 1) approximately 93 miles northeast of the county seat of Tonopah, NV, the major commercial center for the region; 56 miles southwest of the town of Ely, NV and 120 miles northeast of the village of Silver Peak the only currently operating Lithium producer in the State.


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Figure 1. Location Map The Western Nevada Basin Project is located within the central portion of the Railroad Valley playa about approximately 169 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas, NV and 234 miles east-southeast of Reno, NV.



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(Figure 2). The Western Nevada Basin Property covers a total of 10,000 acres. It consists of a total of five hundred (500) placer claims (Figure 2). Each claim covers approximately 20 acres and was laid out by aliquot parts as required by the Bureau of Land Management.


Lithium is a locatable mineral according to the Code of Federal Regulations. Lithium should be located by lode claims where it occurs in bedrock and by placer claims where it occurs in sediments. A body of legal precedence set during the original development of lithium brines in the area provides that lithium in valley sediments by nature of the unconsolidated host rock are staked by and produced from placer claims.


The WNB project is held by 500, 20 acre placer claims, which are located on public Federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The placer claims are located on U.S. Surveyed lands and fit to aliquot parts.


In Nevada, the claim staking procedure requires recording documents with both the county Recorder’s Office and then with the state Bureau of Land Management office. Claims must be held by posts at the claims four corners and Notice of Location which describe the claims legal description of location and owner. The claims are required to be recorded at the county courthouse within the proper jurisdiction within 90 days from the staking date.


Placer claims on Federal lands are held to a September 1 to August 31 assessment year when Intent to Hold or Proof of Labor documents need to be filed with the county for the annual assessment work. The pertinent documents are filed with the Nye County Recorder’s Office.


The current annual maintenance fee is $155 per 20 acre (or a portion thereof) placer claim (http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/info/iac/miningfacts.html). Payment of those fees allows the claim to stay on the BLM active data base. Non-payment results in the claims moving to ‘closed’ status. Before August 31st each year, a payment of $155 per claims is made to the BLM to hold the claims in good standing for the following assessment year. The total cost for the 500 WNB claims is $77,500.


On or after September 1st, 2016, the BLM interactive website LR2000 (http://www.blm.gov/lr2000/) will show that the claims have been assigned AMC numbers which represents that all the documents have been recorded and the fees paid. Therefore the claims are ‘active.’


The claims are transferred from Plateau Ventures to the Company by a transfer method of a ‘Quit Claim Deed’ which transfers official title to the Company. Before Oct 31st each year, it is necessary to make a payment to the county of $10 per claim to file an affidavit of assessment fees paid and notice of intent to hold the claims into the next assessment year. The total cost for the 500 WNB claims will be $5,000.


As public lands, there is right of free access and both surface and mineral rights are held by the Federal government. Public records (Management, Bureau of Land) show no military withdrawals or Areas of Critical Environmental Concern. The Railroad Valley Wildlife Management Area is located to the west of the WNB claim boundary and has no effect on any planned work on the WNB claim area.



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There is free access to the Federal land in Railroad Valley and there are no restrictions on casual prospecting. New exploration drilling will trigger a permitting process. There are two major levels of permitting: Notice of Intent (NOI) and Plan of Operations (POO). Historically, if the proposed disturbance was less than 5 acres or 1,000 tons, then the work can proceed under a NOI if there are no complications such as ancient ruins or endangered species. Application for a NOI is relatively simple with requirements like bonding the access route and re-seeding afterwards. A NOI is valid for two years and may be renewed on a two year basis. Maintaining it requires maintaining bonds and seeding disturbed areas when the work is complete. A POO is more complicated with requirements like an archeological survey, environmental assessment, etc. The BLM may respond within 15 days to a NOI application whereas a POO may require several months to years for final acceptance.


Any drilling planned will require a NOI filed with the Tonopah office of the BLM. To the best of the Company’s knowledge, there are no known environmental liabilities to which the property is subject or other significant factors and risks that may affect access, title, or the right or ability to perform work on the property.


Accessibility


The main route of access to the WNB project is Nevada State U.S. Route 6 which provides all year access to Railroad Valley and the project area. U.S. Route 6 provides direct access to the two nearby commercial centers; Tonopah, located southwest of the project at the junction of Routes 6 and 95, approximately 90 minutes away, and Ely, a slightly larger commercial center with a population of over 4,200 approximately, located northeast of the project approximately 60 minutes away. US Highway 95 is the main highway linking Las Vegas and Reno, the two largest metropolitan areas in Nevada.


Climate


Railroad Valley is in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The region is arid to almost semiarid. Winters are cold while summers are hot. Average annual precipitation is approximately 5 inches; however, variations occur at differing altitudes.


Exploration can be conducted year around.


Local Resources


The Railroad Valley contains several small communities; which include Currant, Crows Nest, Green Springs, Lockes, and Nyala. Electrical power is available within the valley area.


The larger population centers of Ely and Tonopah are connected via U.S. Route 6 to the project area. Tonopah has a population of approximately 2,500 and is the governmental center for the region. Ely has a population of approximately 4,250 and is the closest commercial center. Groceries, hardware, a bank and a choice of motels and restaurants are available in both Ely and Tonopah.


Mining personnel can be sourced mostly from the larger towns of Tonopah or Ely.


Infrastructure


A reasonable network of 4x4, graded and paved roads connects the claim area to the rest of Nevada. Electrical power is available at several sites throughout the valley and could easily provide power to any operation at the project area. The nearest rail and large commercial airline service is to Las Vegas, NV approximately 169 miles to the south.


Physiography


Railroad Valley is one of the longest topographically closed drainage basins in Nevada, extending more than 110 miles in a north-south direction and up to 20 miles wide. The Valley is one of the Central Nevada Desert Basins in the Tonopah Basin. The southern end of the valley begins near Gray Top Mountain (7,036 feet) and stretches north all the way to Mount Hamilton (10,745 feet). The mountain masses are dominated by the White Pine, Grant and Quinn Canyon ranges east of the valley.


Railroad Valley comprises an area of approximately 2,750 square miles. Two playa areas occur within the valley. The Property is located on the huge Northern Playa on the valley floor at elevations generally of 4400 – 4700 feet. The valley floor is characterized by subdued topography with washes eroding into slightly older valley-fill sediments.


The claims are located on the playa and vegetation is sparse. There is sufficient surface area for recovery facilities within the claim group. Water in the basin is unallocated, which is an advantage for processing in the future.



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Geologic Setting


The claims are located in the Basin and Range physiographic province which stretches from southern Oregon and Idaho to Mexico. It is characterized by extreme elevation changes between mountains and flat intermountain valleys or basins.


Plate tectonics powered by crustal spreading broadly generates two types of forces: compression as plates are moved together and extension as those forces relax. Compression was the dominant geologic force affecting the western United States beginning about 200 million years ago as the Pacific Ocean plate moved eastward under the North American continent. Those forces compressed the overlying pile of sedimentary rocks accumulated over hundreds of millions of years into a thick stack reaching up to elevations of 10 – 14,000 feet, similar to the altiplano of Mexico and South America which formed at the same time from similar forces. That highland plateau stretched west – east from the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California to the Wasatch Range in Utah.


Extension became the dominant force beginning in the Eocene - Oligocene epochs approximately 55 to 25 million years ago. Also, the relative movement of the tectonic plates changed about 30 million years ago with the movement becoming more oblique to the continent. That relaxed the compressional forces and also tended to ‘tear’ the crust apart, creating diagonal extensions.


The resulting compressional and extensional tectonics have created throughout Nevada a classical Basin and Range province consisting of narrow, N- to NE-trending, fault block mountain chains separated by flat, linear valleys. This geological pattern is repeated across the State and has created a number of currently arid, ‘trapped’ or closed basins with respect to drainage that have the potential of containing Lithium Brine deposits.


Geology of Lithium Brines


Lithium brine deposits are accumulations of saline groundwater that are enriched in dissolved lithium. All producing lithium brine deposits share a number of first-order characteristics: (1) arid climate; (2) closed basin containing a salt flat (Playa or Salar); (3) tectonically driven subsidence; (4) associated igneous or geothermal activity; (5) suitable lithium source-rocks; (6) one or more adequate aquifers; and (7) sufficient time to concentrate a brine.


The single most important factor determining if a nonmarine basin can accumulate lithium brine is whether or not the basin is closed.


Lithium enriched brines are formed by complex and multiple processes of evaporation, re-mobilization, and salt and lithium clay dissolution and precipitation. In essence, lithium is liberated by weathering or derived from hydrothermal fluids from a variety of rock sources within a closed basin where Lithium, a lightweight element, cannot escape.


Lithium is highly soluble and, unlike sodium (Na), potassium (K), or calcium (Ca), does not readily produce evaporite minerals when concentrated by evaporation. Instead it ends up in residual brines in the shallow subsurface. Economic brines have Li concentrations in the range of 200 to 4,000 milligrams per liter (mg/l). 1 mg/l = 1 ppm.


Clayton Valley contains the only currently producing Lithium Brine project in Nevada. Production has been on-going since 1967. The production at Clayton Valley is located approximately 120 miles west of the Railroad Valley. Evidence from Clayton Valley suggests that felsic vitric tuffs are a particularly favorable primary source of Lithium, as well, uplifted Neogene lake beds from earlier in the basin’s history, which have been altered to hectorite, may provide a source of Lithium.


Geology of Railroad Valley


Railroad Valley has produced about 44 million barrels of oil (MMBO) from nine fields and has been extensively studied to determine relations between structure and oil production. Several interpretations of basin configuration have evolved, based on improved seismic acquisition and processing and better understanding of deformation styles and kinetics.


Oil was first discovered at Railroad Valley by Shell Oil in 1954. The discovery well reached a depth of 10,360 feet before being completed at a productive interval between 6,450 and 6,730 feet.


The valley fill is essentially wedge shaped with the wedge increasing in thickness from west to east. A low-angle attenuation fault has been reported to underlie Railroad Valley which has been interpreted to be a result of asymmetric arching rather than a series of down-to-the-west high-angle normal faults.


The stratigraphy of the valley is known to contain Paleozoic platform carbonate rocks, Tertiary volcanic rocks, and Tertiary lacustrine sediments. In comparison to Clayton Valley, the Railroad Valley has a large endowment of Tertiary volcanic flows and tuffaceous rocks.



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Oil exploration has reported a number of laterally continuous thick Brine horizons throughout Railroad Valley. Sampling for Lithium from the brines was not conducted by the oil industry. Good reservoir rocks for oil may not represent good reservoir hosts for Lithium. The underlying brine-waters of the Railroad Valley were at one time examined as a potential reservoir for Las Vegas.


Volcanic rocks form a large part of the Oligocene to Neogene rock sequence: ash-flow tuffs and basalt flows from major calderas in eastern and central Nevada. Thickness of the volcanic section can vary greatly because of Neogene erosion and faulting. The thickness of ash flow tuffs in Railroad Valley can range from less than 1,000 ft. to more than 3,000 ft. These rocks have shown good porosity and may represent an enormous source for Lithium.


Tertiary lacustrine formations consist of varying proportions of fresh-water carbonate, shale, sandstone, and volcanic debris. To date, oil production from Tertiary lacustrine reservoirs is limited, but there is production from the Sheep Pass Formation in the Eagle Springs field, and formerly there was production from Currant field; both in Railroad Valley.


The northern Playa area of Railroad Valley contained a large lake during the Pleistocene Epoch, more than 7,000 years ago. The lake has subsequently evaporated within the valley; however, at one point it reportedly covered an area of over 525 square miles and attained a maximum depth of 315 feet.


The large Railroad Valley north playa today is partly covered by young erosional alluvium.


Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves


The Railroad Valley has demonstrated enrichment in lithium in the nearby dry sediments as evidenced from the NURE sample database from the U.S. Geologic Survey. However, the project is at an exploration stage. There are no lithium brine mineral resources or reserves for the property.


Oroplata’s Main Product


Oroplata's main product will be the sale of Lithium Carbonate or Lithium Hydroxide that can be extracted from its Western Nevada Basin Project once the claim has been explored. Since the Western Nevada Basin has yet to be fully explored by us, we have yet to find an ore body and therefore cannot sell any ore.


Exploration Facilities


The Company has no plans to construct any processing facilities until an ore body of reasonable worth is found; which might never happen.

 

Other Mineral Properties


We are not contemplating any other mineral properties at this time.


ITEM 3.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.


We are not currently a party to any legal proceedings. There are no material proceedings to which our executive officer and director is a party adverse to us or has a material interest adverse to us. There are no legal actions, either pending or believed by management to happen, to which the Company is aware.


We are required by Section 78.090 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”) to maintain a registered agent in the State of Nevada. Our registered agent for this purpose is Vincent Ramirez, 1802 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV 89701. All legal process and any demand or notice authorized by law to be served upon us may be served upon our registered agent in the State of Nevada in the manner provided in NRS 14.020(2).


ITEM 4.

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.


Not Applicable.



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PART II


ITEM 5.

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.


No Public Market for Common Stock


Our shares have recently been quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the symbol of ORRP.


The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. Penny stocks are generally equity securities with a price of less than $5.00, other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the Nasdaq system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or quotation system. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC, that: (a) contains a description of the nature and level of risk in the market for penny stocks in both public offerings and secondary trading; (b) contains a description of the broker's or dealer's duties to the customer and of the rights and remedies available to the customer with respect to a violation to such duties or other requirements of Securities laws; (c) contains a brief, clear, narrative description of a dealer market, including bid and ask prices for penny stocks and the significance of the spread between the bid and ask price; (d) contains a toll-free telephone number for inquiries on disciplinary actions; (e) defines significant terms in the disclosure document or in the conduct of trading in penny stocks; and (f) contains such other information and is in such form, including language, type, size and format, as the SEC shall require by rule or regulation.


The broker-dealer also must provide, prior to effecting any transaction in a penny stock, the customer with: (a) bid and offer quotations for the penny stock; (b) the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction; (c) the number of shares to which such bid and ask prices apply, or other comparable information relating to the depth and liquidity of the market for such stock; and (d) monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from those rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written acknowledgment of the receipt of a risk disclosure statement, a written agreement to transactions involving penny stocks, and a signed and dated copy of a suitably written statement.


These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the trading activity in the secondary market for our stock if it becomes subject to these penny stock rules. Therefore, if our common stock becomes subject to the penny stock rules, stockholders may have difficulty selling those securities.


Rule 144 Shares


In general, under Rule 144, a person who is not an affiliate of a company and who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of a company at any time during the three months preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned shares of a company’s common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell them without restriction, subject to the continued availability of current public information about the company (which current public information requirement is eliminated after a one-year holding period). In addition, a person, who is an affiliate and beneficially owned shares of a company’s common stock for at least six months, will be entitled to sell within any three month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:


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One percent of the number of shares of the company's common stock then outstanding; or


2.

The average weekly trading volume of the company's common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on form 144 with respect to the sale.


However, Rule 144 is not available for securities initially issued by a company that has either no or nominal operations and no or nominal assets (a “shell company”), whether reporting or non-reporting, or a company that was at any time previously a shell company, unless the company:


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has ceased to be a shell company;


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is subject to the Exchange Act reporting obligations;


·

has filed all required Exchange Act reports during the preceding twelve months; and



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·

at least one year has elapsed from the time the company filed with the SEC current Form 10 type information reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.


HOLDERS OF OUR COMMON STOCK


As of December 7, 2016, there were 24 registered holders of record totaling 59,136,943 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.


DIVIDENDS


Oroplata’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws do not restrict it from declaring dividends. Nevertheless, the Nevada Revised Statutes, however, do prohibit us from declaring dividends where, after giving effect to the distribution of the dividend:


1.

We would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business; or


2.

Our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus the amount that would be needed to satisfy the rights of stockholders who have preferential rights superior to those receiving the distribution.


Oroplata has not declared any dividends since its inception and does not conceive that it will be declaring any dividends in the near future. Management plans to retain any excess funds in the Company for working capital and for further exploration on a future mineral claim.


Stock Options, Warrants and Rights


As at September 30, 2016, Oroplata has 1,594,000 potentially issuable shares of common stock including:


·

242,000 potentially issuable shares of common stock from cashless warrants issued as bonus compensation for debt securities issued during the year; and


·

1,352,000 potentially issuable shares of common stock from $232,000 of convertible debt instruments that were issued during the year.


RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES


None.




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ITEM 7.

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITIONS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.


You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in the Form 10-K. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-K.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Working Capital


 

September 30, 2016

$

September 30, 2015

$

Current Assets

90,040

10,946

Current Liabilities

306,033

101,666

Working Capital (Deficit)

(215,993)

(90,720)


Cash Flows


 

September 30, 2016

$

September 30, 2015

$

Cash Flows used in Operating Activities

(402,402)

(32,941)

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities

(100,000)

-

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

582,496

20,639

Net increase (decrease) in Cash During Period

80,094

(12,302)


Operating Revenues


During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not record any revenues from operations.


Operating Expenses and Net Loss


During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company incurred operating expenses of $28,293,931 compared to $37,988 during the year ended September 30, 2015. The increase in operating expenses is due to an impairment charged against the acquisition of the Nye Claims during the year of $27,051,848, and an increase in exploration costs of $141,800 related to costs incurred on the Nye Claims that were acquired in fiscal 2016. Furthermore, there was an increase in general and administrative costs of $1,062,295 related to consulting costs incurred to consultants as part of the Company’s operations, $295,059 of stock-based compensation costs relating to bonus cashless warrants issued to note holders for issuance of convertible notes, $425,000 for the issuance of common shares for consulting services, and $60,000 for management fees incurred to officers and directors of the Company.


Net loss for the year ended September 30, 2016 was $28,331,180 compared with $37,988 during the year ended September 30, 2015. In addition to operating expenses, the Company incurred $37,249 of interest expense during fiscal 2016 for interest accrued on the convertible notes and the loan payable issued during the year.


For the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a loss per share of $0.66 per share compared with a loss per share of $0.00 per share for the year ended September 30, 2015.


Liquidity and Capital Resources


As of September 30, 2016, the Company’s total asset balance was $90,040, comprised primarily of cash, compared to $10,946 for the year ended September 30, 2015 which included $9,946 of cash and $1,000 of prepaid expenses. The increase in total assets is largely due to an increase in cash from proceeds received from the issuance of convertible notes and a loan payable of $534,000 of which a portion of the cash remained unspent as at September 30, 2016.



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As of September 30, 2016, the Company had total liabilities of $609,033 compared with total liabilities of $101,666 as at September 30, 2015. The increase in total liabilities was attributed to an increase of $303,000 for the issuance of a note payable during the year, which is unsecured, bears interest at 2.5% per annum, and is due on or before June 15, 2018, and $32,679 of convertible notes payable net of unamortized discount of $198,321 which are unsecured, and bears interest at 10% per annum. There was an increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $75,192 due primarily to consulting fees that were unpaid, and $96,496 for amounts due to related parties for outstanding management fees and additional investments into the Company’s working capital during the year.


As of September 30, 2016, the Company had a working capital deficit of $215,993 compared with $90,720 as of September 30, 2015. The increase in working capital deficit is due to additional long-term funding received from a loan holder which was used for operating activities.


During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company issued 16,636,934 common shares with a fair value of $26,951,848 as part of the acquisition costs of the Nye Claims, and issued 500,000 common shares with a fair value of $425,000 for consulting services.


Cashflows from Operating Activities


During the year ended September 30 2016, the Company used $402,402 of cash for operating activities compared to $32,941 during the year ended September 30, 2015. The increase in cash used for operating activities was due to the fact that the Company raised $582,496 of cash from financing activities which was used to acquire a new claim in Nye County, Nevada which resulted in additional consulting and overhead operating costs incurred during the year.


Cashflows from Investing Activities


During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company used $100,000 as part of the acquisition costs for the Nye County Claims. During the year ended September 30, 2015, the Company had no investing activities.


Cashflows from Financing Activities


During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company received $582,496 from financing activities including $534,000 from the issuance of convertible notes and loan payable, and $48,496 from related parties. During the year ended September 30, 2015, the Company received $20,639 of financing proceeds which were primarily from related parties.


Going Concern


We have not attained profitable operations and are dependent upon obtaining financing to pursue any extensive acquisitions and activities. For these reasons, our auditors stated in their report on our audited financial statements that they have substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern without further financing.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to stockholders.


Future Financings


We will continue to rely on equity sales of our common shares in order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to existing stockholders. There is no assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of the equity securities or arrange for debt or other financing to fund planned acquisitions and exploration activities.


Critical Accounting Policies


Our financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.



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We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our financial statements. A complete summary of these policies is included in the notes to our financial statements. In general, management's estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.


Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements


The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.




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ITEM 8.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.













OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.


Financial Statements


For the Years Ended September 30, 2016 and 2015







Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

F-1

Consolidated Balance Sheets

F-2

Consolidated Statements of Operations

F-3

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit

F-4

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

F-5

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

F-6








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Heaton & Company, PLLC



REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



To The Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Oroplata Resources, Inc.


We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Oroplata Resources, Inc. (the Company) as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit) and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.


We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States of America). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Oroplata Resources, Inc. as of September 30, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has negative working capital and has not generated revenues to cover operating expenses. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to this matter are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.



/s/Heaton & Company, PLLC

Farmington, Utah

December 13, 2016



F-1




OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets


 

 September 30,

2016

$

 September 30,

2015

$

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

90,040

9,946

Prepaid expenses

1,000

 

 

 

Total assets

90,040

10,946

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

95,208

20,016

Due to related parties

178,146

81,650

Convertible notes payable, net of unamortized discount of $198,321 and $nil, respectively

32,679

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

306,033

101,666

 

 

 

Note payable

303,000

 

 

 

Total liabilities

609,033

101,666

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

Authorized: 500,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share

Issued and outstanding: 57,136,943 and 40,000,000 common shares, respectively

57,137

40,000

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

27,925,770

40,000

 

 

 

Deficit

(28,501,900)

(170,720)

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)

(518,993)

(90,720)

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)

90,040

10,946





(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)


F-2





OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations


 

For the year ended September 30,

2016

$

For the year ended September 30,

2015

$

 



Revenues

 

 

 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration costs

 152,500

 10,700

General and administrative

 1,089,583

 27,288

Impairment of mineral property

 27,051,848

 –

 

 

 

Net loss before other expenses

(28,293,931)

(37,988)

 

 

 

Other expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

37,249

 

 

 

Net loss

(28,331,180)

(37,988)


Net loss per share, basic and diluted

(0.66)

(0.00)


Weighted average shares outstanding

43,239,306

40,000,000

 

 

 








(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)


F-3





OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Deficit


 

Common Shares

Additional Paid-In Capital

$

Deficit

$

Total

$

 

Number

Amount

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2014

40,000,000

40,000

40,000

(132,732)

(52,732)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the year

(37,988)

(37,988)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2015

40,000,000

40,000

40,000

(170,720)

(90,720)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued to acquire mineral property

16,636,943

16,637

26,935,211

26,951,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued for services

500,000

500

424,500

425,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of cashless warrants

295,059

295,059

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of beneficial conversion feature

231,000

231,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the year

(28,331,180)

(28,331,180)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2016

57,136,943

57,137

27,925,770

(28,501,900)

(518,993)







(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)


F-4





OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


 

For the

year ended September 30, 2016

$

For the

year ended September 30, 2015

$

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

(28,331,180)

(37,988)

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

Accretion expense

32,679

Fair value of cashless warrants

295,059

Impairment loss on mineral property

27,051,848

Shares issued for services

425,000

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

Prepaid expenses

1,000

(1,000)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

75,192

6,047

Due to related parties

48,000

 

 

 

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities

(402,402)

(32,941)

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Mineral property acquisition costs

(100,000)

 

 

 

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

(100,000)

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 Advances from related parties

 48,496

 20,639

Proceeds from issuance of notes payable

 534,000

 –

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities

582,496

20,639

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in Cash

80,094

(12,302)

 

 

 

Cash – Beginning of Period

9,946

22,248

 

 

 

Cash – End of Period

90,040

9,946

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Shares issued for acquisition of mineral properties

26,951,848

Discount on convertible debenture

198,321

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures

 

 

Interest paid

Income tax paid

 

 

 



(The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements)


F-5



OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



1.

Organization and Nature of Operations


Oroplata Resources Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada on October 6, 2011 for the purpose of acquiring and developing mineral properties. The Company has a wholly-owned subsidiary called Oroplata Exploraciones E Ingenieria SRL, which was incorporated in the Dominican Republic on January 10, 2012. On July 26, 2016, the Company incorporated Lithortech Resources Inc., a Nevada company, as a wholly-owned subsidiary. The Company currently holds mineral rights in the Dominican Republic and in the Western Nevada Basin of Nye County in the state of Nevada.


Going Concern


These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which implies that the Company will continue to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business. As at September 30, 2016, the Company has not earned revenue, has a working capital deficit of $215,993, and an accumulated deficit of $28,501,900. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent upon the continued financial support from its management, and its ability to identify future investment opportunities and obtain the necessary debt or equity financing, and generating profitable operations from the Company’s future operations. If the Company is able to obtain financing, there is no certainty that terms will be favorable to the Company. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.


2.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


(a)

Basis of Presentation


The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) and are expressed in U.S. dollars. The Company’s fiscal year end is September 30.


(b)

Cash and Cash Equivalents


The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents. As of September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no cash equivalents.


(c)

Use of Estimates


The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to the fair value of stock-based compensation, recoverability of long-lived assets, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.



F-6



OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



2.

 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)


(d)

Long-Lived Assets


Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, mineral properties, and purchased intangibles with finite lives (subject to amortization), are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification topic 360 “Property, Plant, and Equipment”. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life.


Recoverability of assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by an asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized as the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value of the asset. The estimated fair value is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis. Any impairment in value is recognized as an expense in the period when the impairment occurs.


(e)

Asset Retirement Obligations


The Company follows the provisions of ASC 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, which establishes standards for the initial measurement and subsequent accounting for obligations associated with the sale, abandonment or other disposal of long-lived tangible assets arising from the acquisition, construction or development and for normal operations of such assets.


(f)

Loss per Share


The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. At September 30, 2016, the Company has 1,594,000 (2015 – nil) potentially dilutive shares.


(g)

Foreign Currency Translation


The Company’s functional and reporting currency is the United States dollar. Foreign currency transactions are primarily undertaken in Canadian dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated to United States dollars in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Translation Matters, using the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date. Gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the determination of income.


(h)

Comprehensive Loss


ASC 220, Comprehensive Income, establishes standards for the reporting and display of comprehensive loss and its components in the financial statements. As at September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company has no items representing comprehensive income or loss.



F-7



OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



2.

 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)


(i)

Revenue Recognition


Revenue from the sale of minerals will be recognized when a contract is in place and minerals are delivered to the customer.


(j)

Financial Instruments


Pursuant to ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, an entity is required to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. ASC 820 prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:


Level 1


Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


Level 2


Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.


Level 3


Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.


The Company’s financial instruments consist principally of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, amounts due to related parties, convertible debt, and notes payable. Pursuant to ASC 820, the fair value of cash is determined based on “Level 1” inputs, which consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. The recorded values of all other financial instruments approximate their current fair values because of their nature and respective maturity dates or durations.


(k)

Income Taxes


The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. The asset and liability method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized.


Due to the Company’s net loss position from inception on October 6, 2011 to September 30, 2016, there was no provision for income taxes recorded. As a result of the Company’s losses to date, there exists doubt as to the ultimate realization of the deferred tax assets. Accordingly, a valuation allowance equal to the total deferred tax assets has been recorded at September 30, 2016. The Company may be subject to a reassessment of income taxes, as U.S. state statutes of limitations for income tax assessment vary from state to state.



F-8



OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



2.

 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)


(k)

Income Taxes (continued)


The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in tax expense. During the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, there were no charges for interest or penalties.


(l)

Stock-based Compensation


The Company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable. Equity instruments issued to employees and the cost of the services received as consideration are measured and recognized based on the fair value of the equity instruments issued. As at September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not grant any stock options.


(m)

Mineral Property Costs


Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized as incurred. Exploration and evaluation costs are expensed as incurred until proven and probable reserves are established. The Company assesses the carrying costs for impairment under ASC 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment” at each fiscal quarter end. When it has been determined that a mineral property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, the costs then incurred to develop such property, are capitalized. Such costs will be amortized using the units-of-production method over the estimated life of the probable reserve. If mineral properties are subsequently abandoned or impaired, any capitalized costs will be charged to operations.


(n)

Advertising and Marketing Costs


The Company expenses advertising and marketing development costs as incurred.


(o)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements


The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect. These pronouncements did not have any material impact on the financial statements unless otherwise disclosed, and the Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.


3.

Mineral Property


(a)

The Company has acquired the mineral rights to the Mogollon claim located in the Province of San Juan near the villages of Solorin and El Toro in the Dominican Republic for a price of $10,000 which included the cost of a geological report.


(b)

On June 1, 2016, the Company acquired the mineral rights to 500 lithium claims situated in the Railroad Valley in the Western Nevada Basin of Nye County, Nevada in exchange for $100,000 and the issuance of 16,000,000 common shares of the Company to be issued on June 15, 2016. The agreement is subject to a 2% net smelter return from the production or sale of minerals from the claims and may be reduced to 1% on a one-time payment of $1,000,000 at any time prior to commencement of commercial production. Furthermore, the Company is required to incur exploration expenditures of $77,500 prior to July 31, 2016. In July 2016, the agreement was amended to remove the net smelter return and in exchange, the Company issued an additional 636,943 common shares. Refer to Note 6.


The total consideration given for the mineral rights was $27,051,848 which includes the $100,000 payment and the 16,636,943 shares of common stock valued at $26,951,848. The total amount of $27,051,548 was impaired and recorded as an impairment loss for the year ended September 30, 2016.



F-9



OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



4.

Notes Payable


(a)

On July 18, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a non-related party for proceeds of $121,000. The amount owing is unsecured, bears interest at 10% per annum, and is due on April 18, 2017, and is convertible into common shares of the Company at $0.50 per share. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $121,000 (2015 - $nil), and recorded accretion expense of $32,679 (2015 - $nil). As at September 30, 2016, the carrying value of the note payable is $32,679 (2015 - $nil), the unamortized discount on the note is $88,321 (2015 - $nil), and accrued interest of $3,279 (2015 - $nil) has been recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.


As an incentive for the loan, the Company issued 121,000 cashless warrants to the note holder as a bonus incentive, which has an exercise price of $0.50 per warrant until July 18, 2021. The fair value of the cashless warrants was $229,069, and was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming no expected dividends, volatility of 239%, and risk-free rate of 1%.


(b)

On September 28, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a non-related party for proceeds up to $550,000. On September 30, 2016, the Company received proceeds of $110,000. The amount owing is unsecured, bears interest at 10% per annum, and is due on September 30, 2017, and is convertible into common shares of the Company at $0.10 per share. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature of $110,000 (2015 - $nil). As at September 30, 2016, the carrying value of the note payable is $nil (2015 - $nil), and the unamortized discount on the note is $110,000 (2015 - $nil).


As an incentive for the loan, the Company issued 121,000 cashless warrants to the note holder as a bonus incentive, which has an exercise price of $0.50 per warrant until September 30, 2021. The fair value of the cashless warrants was $65,990, and was calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming no expected dividends, volatility of 233%, and risk-free rate of 1%.


(c)

On June 15, 2016, the Company entered into a loan agreement with a non-related party for proceeds up to $400,000. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company received proceeds of $303,000 (2015 - $nil) on the loan. The loan is unsecured, bears interest at 2.5% per annum, and is due on or before June 15, 2018. As at September 30, 2016, accrued interest of $1,289 (2015 - $nil) has been recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.


5.

Related Party Transactions


(a)

As at September 30, 2016, the Company owes $120,146 (2015 - $81,650) to the former Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company for advances to the Company to fund day-to-day operations. The amounts owing are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company received advances of $38,496 (2015 - $20,265) from the former Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company.


(b)

As at September 30, 2016, the Company owes $33,000 (2015 - $nil) to the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company for advances to the Company to fund day-to-day operations and accrued management fees. The amounts owing are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company received advances of $10,000, recorded management fees of $30,000, and repaid $7,000 to the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company.


(c)

As at September 30, 2016, the Company owes $25,000 to directors of the Company for accrued management fees. The amounts owing are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and due on demand. During the year ended September 30, 2016, the Company recorded management fees of $30,000 and repaid $5,000 to the directors of the Company.



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OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



6.

Common Shares


The Company’s authorized common stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, with par value of $0.001. 


(a)

On October 14, 2011, the Company issued 40,000,000 shares of its common stock to its sole director and officer at $0.002 per share, for net proceeds of $80,000. On March 31, 2015 there were 41 registered holders of record of our common stock due to our sole director and officer selling 15,000,000 common shares under the Company’s effective Form S-1 registration statement to these shareholders. The Company did not receive any proceeds from the sale of these shares. 


(b)

On May 31, 2016, the former Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company sold 25,000,000 common shares of the Company to the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company for proceeds of $25,000 in a private sale. The transaction has no impact on the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company.


(c)

On June 15, 2016, the Company acquired mineral properties in Nye County, Nevada from Plateau Ventures LLC (“Plateau”), a non-related party, in exchange for the issuance of 16,636,943 common shares of the Company with a fair value of $26,951,848, which is the end of day trading price of the Company’s common shares on the date of the agreement which was the date that the shares became issuable. The common shares were issued on July 22, 2016.


(d)

On August 19, 2016, the Company issued 500,000 common shares with a fair value of $425,000 to a consultant for services. The fair value of the common shares is based on the end of day trading price of the Company’s common shares on the date of issuance.


7.

Cashless Warrants


 

Number of

cashless warrants

Weighted average exercise price

$

 



Balance, September 30, and 2015

 

 

 

Granted

242,000

0.50

Exercised

Forfeited

 

 

 

Balance, September 30, 2016

242,000

0.50


Additional information regarding cashless warrants as of September 30, 2016, is as follows:


 

Outstanding and exercisable

Range of

Exercise Prices

$

Number of Cashless Warrants

Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)

 

 

 

0.50

242,000

4.9


The fair values for cashless warrants granted have been estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model assuming no expected dividends and the following weighted average assumptions:


 

2016

2015

 

 

 

Risk-free interest rate

1.00%

Expected life (in years)

5.0

Expected volatility

236%



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OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



8.

Commitments


(a)

On July 1, 2016, the Company entered into management agreements as follows:


·

Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company for a twelve month term with monthly management fees of $10,000 in addition to reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and any pre-approved travel expenses;

·

Director of the Company for a three month term with monthly management fees of $5,000 in addition to reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and any pre-approved travel expenses; and

·

Director of the Company for a three month term with monthly management fees of $5,000 in addition to reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and any pre-approved travel expenses.


(b)

On July 1, 2016, the Company entered into consulting agreements as follows:


·

Consultant for general business, business development, and corporate advice for a period of six months at a rate of $5,000 per month;

·

Consultant for business development and field technician services for a period of six months at a rate of $3,000 per month;

·

Consultant for business development and field technician services for a period of six months at a rate of $5,000 per month; and

·

Consultant for administrative assistance and translation services for a period of six months at a rate of $2,000 per month.


(c)

On August 10, 2016, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a consultant for general business, business development, and corporate advice for a period of six months at a rate of $10,000 per month.


9.

Income Taxes


The Company has $1,122,314 of net operating losses carried forward to offset taxable income in future years which expire commencing in fiscal 2032. The income tax benefit differs from the amount computed by applying the US federal income tax rate of 30% to net loss before income taxes. As at September 30, 2016 and 2015, the Company had no uncertain tax positions. The Company has three open tax years for federal income tax purposes.


 

 

September 30,

2016

$

September 30,

2015

$

 

 

 

 

Net loss before taxes

 

28,331,180

37,988

Statutory rate

 

30%

30%

 

 

 

 

Computed expected tax recovery

 

8,499,354

11,397

Permanent differences and other

 

(8,213,876)

Change in valuation allowance

 

(285,478)

(11,397)

 

 

 

 

Income tax provision

 


The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities as at September 30, 2016 and 2015 after applying enacted corporate income tax rates are as follows:


 

 

2016

$

2015

$

 

 

 

 

Net operating losses carried forward

 

336,694

51,216

Valuation allowance

 

(336,694)

(51,216)

 

 

 

 

Net deferred tax asset

 

 



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OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

For the year ended September 30, 2016



10.

Subsequent Events


We have evaluated subsequent events through to the date of issuance of the consolidated financial statements, and did not have any material recognizable subsequent events after September 30, 2016 with the exception of the following:


In November 2016, the Company issued 2,000,000 common shares to Plateau Ventures LLC as settlement for consulting services and claim staking.





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ITEM 9.

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.


On July 8, 2015 the Company engaged Heaton & Company, PLLC of Farmington, Utah, as its new registered independent public accountant. Prior to July 6, 2015, the Company did not consult with Heaton & Company, PLLC regarding (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, (ii) the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's financial statements by Heaton & Company, PLLC, in either case where written or oral advice provided by Heaton & Company, PLLC would be an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to any accounting, auditing or financial reporting issues or (iii) any other matter that was the subject of a disagreement between us and our former auditor or was a reportable event (as described in Items 304(a)(1)(iv) or Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation SK, respectively). 


ITEM 9A.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.


Disclosure Controls and Procedures


Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of September 30, 2016 (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on that evaluation, the sole director and officer has concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of the Evaluation Date as a result of the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting discussed below.


Disclosure controls and procedures are those controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to directors and officers to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.


Notwithstanding the assessment that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective and that there were material weaknesses as identified below, we believe that our financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 fairly present our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows in all material respects.


Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting


Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process, under the supervision of our directors and officers, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company's financial statements for external purposes in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:


·

Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company's assets;


·

Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of the financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our sole director and officer; and


·

Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.


Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.


The Company's CEO conducted an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control –Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). As a result of this assessment, management identified a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.



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A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.


The material weakness identified is described below.


1.

Certain entity level controls establishing a “tone at the top” were considered material weaknesses. As of September 30, 2016, the Company did not have a separate audit committee or a policy on fraud. A whistleblower policy is not necessary given the small size of the organization.


2.

There is no system in place to review and monitor internal control over financial reporting. The Company maintains an insufficient complement of personnel to carry out ongoing monitoring responsibilities and ensure effective internal control over financial reporting.


As a result of the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described above, the Company's sole director and officer has concluded that, as of September 30, 2016, the Company's internal control over financial reporting was not effective based on the criteria in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.


This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. We were not required to have, nor have we, engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform an audit of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management's report in this Annual Report.


Changes in Internal Controls


There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


ITEM 9B.

OTHER INFORMATION.


None.





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PART III


ITEM 10.

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.


DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS


The following table sets forth the names and ages of our current directors and executive officers, the principal offices and positions held by each person:

 

Name

 

Age

 

Positions

Craig Alford

 

54

 

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Treasurer, Secretary and Director.

William Hunter

 

47

 

Director

Gregory Kuzma

 

63

 

Director

Michael Mason

 

71

 

Director

 

Craig Alford, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, President, Treasurer, Secretary and Director


Mr. Alford, age 54, holds both a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a Master of Science in Geology. He is a registered Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo) in Ontario and is a Qualified Person, as defined in National Instrument 43-101. During his 30 years of experience worldwide, Mr. Alford has designed, managed and provided technical direction for projects throughout North and South America, China, Central Asia, Russia, Australia and Africa. Mr. Alford's experience has included senior positions for a number of large mining companies including, Zijin Mining Group, China Railway, and Teck Mining Ltd. During Mr. Alford's tenure with the Zijin Mining Group he was part of the team that was responsible for an approximate $80 million investment in Pretium Resources Inc. Pretium now has production targeted for its Northern BC, Canada site in 2017. The other major investments Mr. Alford was involved with at Zijin was the $298 million investment into Barrick Gold Porgera mine and the $412 million investment into Ivanhoe Mines Ltds' Kamoa Copper Project. The Kamoa project is expected to be one of the biggest copper mines in the world. Mr. Alford has negotiated with several Heads of State, as well as assisting the World Bank and the China-Africa Development Fund in tax policy, planning and investment risk.


William Hunter, Director


Mr. Hunter, age 47, received his B.Sc. from DePaul University in Chicago and an MBA with distinction from the Kellstadt School of Business at DePaul University. Mr. Hunter is a seasoned financial executive with over 20 years of advisory and capital markets experience. Bill has been involved in over $20 billion of transactions throughout his career in the natural resources and industrial industries. Bill led the Americas Banking team at Nomura where he advised Mitsui in their acquisition of a minority interest in the Moatize Coal Mining complex from Vale and Globe Specialty Metals in their $3.1 billion ‘merger of equals’ transaction with FerroAtlantica. Before Nomura he led the team at Jefferies and did numerous transactions for companies like Alpha Natural Resources, Fortescue Metals Group and Murray Energy.


There have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, and there are no currently proposed transactions, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and in which Mr. Hunter (or any member of his immediate family) had or will have any interest, that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The appointment of Mr. Hunter was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any person, other than a director or executive officer of the Company acting in his or her official capacity.


Gregory Kuzma, Director


Mr. Kuzma, age 63, received his B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Southern California. Mr. Kuzma is well-respected and highly skilled exploration geologist with over 30 years’ experience. Greg has operated as a consultant with numerous mining groups and spent 12 years as Senior Project Geologist in Nevada for Teck Resources. Mr. Kuzma has extensive mining experience in the Southwest United States, Mexico, El Salvador and Argentina. He has evaluated, designed, managed and implemented over 40 drill programs within Nevada’s Great Basin.


There have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, and there are no currently proposed transactions, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and in which Mr. Kuzma (or any member of his immediate family) had or will have any interest, that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The appointment of Mr. Kuzma was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any person, other than a director or executive officer of the Company acting in his or her official capacity.



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Michael Mason, Director


Mr. Mason, age 71, received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Arizona and a Master's Degree in Business Administration specializing in Finance, from the University of California at Los Angeles. Mike is a seasoned mining executive with extensive experience worldwide in project due diligence, mine development, strategic planning, metals marketing, risk management and project financing as well as international trade and off-take agreements. He has worked on some of the world’s largest deposits including the Escondida Copper project in Chile, the Olympic Dam project in Australia, La Candelaria in Chile, and the San Cristobal Mine in Bolivia. Mike has also been associated with the commissioning, evaluation and management of large smelting operations across South America, India, Korea, Mexico, Canada and the U.S.

 

Throughout a career that has spanned 50 years Mike has held numerous senior and executive management positions. He has served as a director of Euromax Resources Ltd; President and COO of Global Gold Corporation; President of MBMI Int’l; CEO, President & Director of Metals Concentrates International; Managing Director, Senior Trader for Marc Rich as well as others.


There have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company's last fiscal year, and there are no currently proposed transactions, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and in which Mr. Mason (or any member of his immediate family) had or will have any interest, that are required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. The appointment of Mr. Mason was not pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between him and any person, other than a director or executive officer of the Company acting in his or her official capacity.

 

Director Qualifications


We believe that our directors should have the highest professional and personal ethics and values, consistent with our longstanding values and standards. They should have broad experience at the policy-making level in business or banking. They should be committed to enhancing stockholder value and should have sufficient time to carry out their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on experience. Their service on other boards of public companies should be limited to a number that permits them, given their individual circumstances, to perform responsibly all director duties for us. Each director must represent the interests of all stockholders. When considering potential director candidates, the Board also considers the candidate’s character, judgment, diversity, age and skills, including financial literacy and experience in the context of our needs and the needs of the Board.

 

Family Relationships


None.

 

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings


Our directors and executive officers have not been involved in any of the following events during the past ten years:

 

·

Any bankruptcy petition filed by or against such person or any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time;


·

Any conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses);


·

Being subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining him from or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities or to be associated with any person practicing in banking or securities activities;


·

Being found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action, the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated a Federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated


·

Being subject of, or a party to, any Federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment decree, or finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, relating to an alleged violation of any Federal or state securities or commodities law or regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or insurance companies, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in connection with any business entity; or



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·

Being subject of or party to any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended, or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member.

 

Code of Ethics


The Company has not adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct. Management intends to adopt a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct in the near future.

 

Term of Office


Our directors are appointed to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our stockholders or until removed from office in accordance with our Bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our Board and hold office until removed by the Board, absent an employment agreement.

 

Conflicts of Interest


Since we do not have an audit or compensation committee comprised of independent directors, the functions that would have been performed by such committees are performed by our directors. The Board has not established an audit committee and does not have an audit committee financial expert, nor has the Board established a nominating committee. The Board is of the opinion that such committees are not necessary since the Company is the early stages of operations. The Company has one director, and to date, such director has been performing the functions of such committees. Thus, there is a potential conflict of interest in that our sole director and officer has the authority to determine issues concerning management compensation, nominations, and audit issues that may affect management decisions.


SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE


Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our securities (“Reporting Persons”), to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Reporting Persons are required by SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all forms they file pursuant to Section 16(a). Based solely on our review of the copies of such forms received by us, we believe that, during the last fiscal year, our sole director and officer has failed to file, on a timely basis, the identified reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act:



Name and Principal Position

Number of Late Insider Reports

Transactions Not Timely Reported

Known Failures to File a Required Form

 

 

 

 

Craig Alford

CEO, CFO, CAO and President

None

None

None




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ITEM 11.

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.


Summary Compensation Table


Name

and

Principal

Position

Fiscal

Year

Ended

4/30




Salary

($)

Bonus

($)

Stock

Awards

($)

Option

Awards

($)

Non-Equity

Incentive

Plan

Compensation

($)

Nonqualified

Deferred

Compensation

Earnings

($)

All Other Compensation

($)

Total

($)

Craig Alford

President, CEO, CFO, and Director

2015

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

2016

30,000

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

30,000

Greg Kuzma

Director

2015

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

2016

15,000

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

15,000

William Hunter

Director

2015

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

2016

15,000

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

-0-

15,000


Outstanding Equity Awards


Since incorporation on October 6, 2011, we have not granted any stock options or stock appreciation rights to our executive officer or directors.


Compensation of Directors and Officers


We have no standard arrangement to compensate our directors for their services in the capacity as a director. There is no compensation arrangement, either written or unwritten, to compensate our officers and directors. In the future our Directors will not be compensated for meetings attended. All travel and lodging expenses associated with corporate matters are reimbursed by us, if and when incurred.




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ITEM 12.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS


The following table sets forth certain information concerning the number of shares of our common stock owned beneficially as of September 30, 2016 by: (i) each person (including any group) known to us to own more than five percent (5%) of any class of our voting securities of our shares of common stock, (ii) our executive officers and directors, and (iii) our named executive officers as defined in Item 402(m)(2) of Regulation S-K. Unless otherwise indicated, the stockholder listed possess sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.


Title of Class

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner

Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership

Percentage of Common Stock(1)


Security Ownership of Management

  

Common Stock

Craig Alford Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Director

4,000,000

(Direct)

7.00%

Common Stock

Gregory Kuzma, Director

1,000,000

(Direct)

1.75%

Common Stock

William Hunter, Director

1,000,000

(Direct)

1.75%

Common Stock

Michael Mason, Director

1,400,000

(Direct)

2.45%


Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

  

Common Stock

Tangiers

5,600,000

9.80%


Notes:


(1)

A beneficial owner of a security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if, for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided. In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares outstanding is deemed to include the amount of shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of shares of common stock actually outstanding on September 30, 2016. As of September, 2016, there were 57,136,943 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding.


Holders of Common shares


As of the date of this Form 10-K, the Company had 24 shareholders including our officers and directors.  The number of shares held by the officers and directors is 7,400,000 common shares.


Market Information


Oroplata’s stock is quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol of ORRP. Although the OTCBB does not have any listing requirements per se, to be eligible for quotation on the OTCBB, issuers must remain current in their filings with the SEC; being as a minimum Forms 10-Q and 10-K. Market makers will not be permitted to begin quotation of a security whose issuer does not meet these filing requirements. Securities already quoted on the OTCBB that become delinquent in their required filings will be moved following a 30 or 60 day grace period if they do not make their filing during that time. If our common stock is not quoted on the OTCBB, there will be no market for trading in our common stock. This would make it far more difficult for stockholders to dispose of their common stock. This could have an adverse effect on the price of the common stock.



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With a lack of liquidity in our common stock, trading prices might be volatile with wide fluctuations. This assumes that there will be a secondary market at all.


There are no common shares subject to outstanding options, warrants or securities convertible into common equity of Oroplata. The number of shares presently subject to Rule 144 is 25,000,000 shares. The share certificate has the appropriate legend affixed thereto. Presently, under Rule 144, the number of shares which could be sold, if an application is made, is 250,000 shares. There are no shares being offered pursuant to an employee benefit plan or dividend reinvestment plan. In addition, there are no outstanding options or warrants to purchase common shares or shares convertible into common shares of Oroplata.


Dividend Policy


We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to support our operations and finance the growth and development of our business. We do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any future determination related to dividend policy will be made at the discretion of our Board of Directors


Equity Compensation Plans


There are no securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans or individual compensation arrangements.


Penny Stock Rule


Oroplata’s common stock is considered to be a “penny stock” because it meets one or more of the definitions in SEC Rule 3a51-1:


(i)

It has a price less than five dollars per share;


(ii)

It is not traded on a recognized national exchange;


(iii)

It is not quoted on a FINRA automated quotation system (NASDAQ), or even if so, has a price of less than five dollars per share; or


(iv)

It is issued by a company with net tangible assets of less than $2,000,000, if in business more than three years continuously, or $5,000,000, if the business is less than three years continuously or with average revenues of less than $6,000,000 for the past three years.


A broker-dealer will have to undertake certain administrative functions required when dealing win a penny stock transaction. Disclosure forms detailing the level of risk in acquiring Oroplata’s shares will have to be sent to an interested investor, current bid and offer quotations will have to be provided with an indication as to what compensation the broker-dealer and the salesperson will be receiving from this transaction and a monthly statement showing the closing month price of the shares being held by the investor. In addition, the broker-dealer will have to receive from the investor a written agreement consenting to the transaction. This additional administrative work might make the broker-dealer reluctant to participate in the purchase and sale of Oroplata’s shares. 


From Oroplata’s point of view, being subject to the Penny Stock Rule could make it extremely difficult for it to attract new investors for future capital requirements since many financial institutions are restricted under their by-laws from investing in shares under a certain dollar amount. Ordinary investors might not be willing to subscribe to shares in the capital stock of Oroplata due to the uncertainty as to whether the share price will ever be high enough that the Penny Stock Rule is no longer a concern.


In addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices for thinly traded companies in particular, have experienced extreme volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These wide fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our shares regardless of our future performance and that of Oroplata. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a security, securities class action litigation has often been instituted against such company. Such litigation, if instituted, whether successful or not, could result in substantial costs and a diversion of management’s attention and resources, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.


Any new investor purchasing shares in our Company might consider whether they will be able to sell their shares at a given price since if no broker-dealer becomes involved with Oroplata and Oroplata is unable to raise future investment capital the price per share may deteriorate to a point that an investor’s entire investment could be lost.



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Outstanding Stock Opinion, Purchase Warrants and Convertible Securities


Oroplata has not issued any stock options or share purchase warrants to its directors and officers.


As at September 30, 2016, the Company has 242,000 cashless warrants issued as part of the bonus compensation for debt financing.


As at September 30, 2016, the Company has $232,000 of outstanding convertible debentures, which are unsecured, bears interest at 10% per annum, and is convertible into common shares between $0.10 to $0.50 per share. As at September 30, 2016, if the debenture holders chose to convert their debentures, the Company would be required to issue 1,352,000 common shares.


Oroplata has not registered any shares for sale by security holders under the Securities Act other than as disclosed in this Form 10-K.


Our authorized capital consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 59,136,943 shares are presently issued.


The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends as may be declared by our Board of Directors; are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets available for distribution upon winding up of the affairs our Company; and are entitled to one non-cumulative vote per share on all matters on which shareholders may vote at all Meetings of the shareholders.


The shareholders are not entitled to preference as to dividends or interest; preemptive rights to purchase in new issues of shares; preference upon liquidation; or any other special rights or preferences.


There are no restrictions on dividends under any loan or other financing arrangements.


Non-Cumulative Voting.


The holders of our shares of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, which means that the holders of more than 50% of such outstanding shares, voting for the election of Directors, can elect all of the Directors to be elected, if they so choose. In such event, the holders of the remaining shares will not be able to elect any of our Directors.


Employment Agreements


We have no employment agreements.


Equity Compensation Plans, Stock Options, Bonus Plans


No such plans or options exist. None have been approved or are anticipated. No Compensation Committee exists either.


Pension Benefits


We do not maintain any defined benefit pension plans.


Nonqualified Deferred Compensation


We do not maintain any nonqualified deferred compensation plans.


Change in Control of Our Company


On May 31, 2016, Craig Alford acquired control of twenty-five million (25,000,000) shares (the “Purchased Shares”) of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, representing approximately 62.5% of the Company’s total then issued and outstanding common stock, from Ruben Ricardo Vasquez in accordance with a stock purchase agreement between Mr. Alford and Mr. Vasquez (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”). Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Alford paid an aggregate purchase price of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) to Mr. Vasquez in exchange for the Purchased Shares.



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Registered Agent


We are required by Section 78.090 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “NRS”) to maintain a registered agent in the State of Nevada. Our registered agent for this purpose is Vincent Ramirez, 1802 North Carson Street, Suite 208, Carson City, NV 89701. All legal process and any demand or notice authorized by law to be served upon us may be served upon our registered agent in the State of Nevada in the manner provided in NRS 14.020(2).


Transfer Agent


We have engaged the service of Action Stock Transfer Corp., Suite 214 – 2469 E. Fort Union Blvd., Salt lake City, Utah, 84121, to act as transfer and registrar.


Debt Securities and Other Securities


There are no debt securities outstanding or other securities.


Rule 144 Share Restrictions 

 

Under Rule 144, an individual who is not an affiliate of our Company and has not been an affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale and has been the beneficial owner of our shares for at least six months would be entitled to sell them without restriction. This is subject to the continued availability of current public information about us for the first year which can be eliminated after a one-year hold.


Whereas an individual who is deemed to be an affiliate and has beneficially owned shares in our Company for at least six months clan sell their shares in a given three month period as follows:


1.

One percent of the number of shares of our Company's common stock then outstanding, which in the case of our current director and officer, will equal approximately 40,000 shares as of the date of this Form 10-K; or


2.

The average weekly trading volume of our company's common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on form 144 with respect to the sale.


Under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, a reporting or non-reporting shell company cannot sell shares under Rule 144, unless the company: (i) has ceased to be a shell company; (ii) is subject to the Exchange Act reporting obligations; (iii) has filed all required Exchange Act reports during the preceding twelve months; (iv) and at least one year has elapsed from the time the company filed with the SEC, current Form 10 type information reflecting its status as an entity that is not a shell company.


ANTI-TAKEOVER PROVISION


In accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada and the Securities Regulation Act.


The Chapter 78 of Nevada Revised Statutes contains a provision governing "acquisition of controlling interest." This law provides generally that any person or entity that acquires 20% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a publicly-held Nevada corporation in the secondary public or private market may be denied voting rights with respect to the acquired shares, unless a majority of the disinterested shareholders of the corporation elects to restore such voting rights in whole or in part. The control share acquisition act provides that a person or entity acquires "control shares" whenever it acquires shares that, but for the operation of the control share acquisition act, would bring its voting power within any of the following three ranges: 20 to 33 1/3%; 33 1/3 to 50%; or more than 50%.


A "control share acquisition" is generally defined as the direct or indirect acquisition of either ownership or voting power associated with issued and outstanding control shares. The shareholders or board of directors of a corporation may elect to exempt the stock of the corporation from the provisions of the control share acquisition act through adoption of a provision to that effect in the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws do not exempt our common stock from the control share acquisition act.


The control share acquisition act is applicable only to shares of "Issuing Corporations" as defined by the Nevada law. An Issuing Corporation is a Nevada corporation, which: has 200 or more shareholders, with at least 100 of such shareholders being both shareholders of record and residents of Nevada; and does business in Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation.



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At this time, we do not have 100 shareholders of record resident of Nevada. Therefore, the provisions of the control share acquisition act do not apply to acquisitions of our shares and will not until such time as these requirements have been met. At such time as they may apply, the provisions of the control share acquisition act may discourage companies or persons interested in acquiring a significant interest in or control of us, regardless of whether such acquisition may be in the interest of our shareholders.


The Nevada "Combination with Interested Shareholders Statute" may also have an effect of delaying or making it more difficult to effect a change in control of us. This statute prevents an "interested shareholder" and a resident domestic Nevada corporation from entering into a "combination," unless certain conditions are met. The statute defines "combination" to include any merger or consolidation with an "interested shareholder," or any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition, in one transaction or a series of transactions with an "interested shareholder" having: an aggregate market value equal to 5 percent or more of the aggregate market value of the assets of the corporation; an aggregate market value equal to 5 percent or more of the aggregate market value of all outstanding shares of the corporation; or representing 10 percent or more of the earning power or net income of the corporation.


CORPORATE GOVERNANCE


Director Independence


Craig Alford, William Hunter and Gregory Kuzma are not independent within the meaning of Section 5605 of NASDAQ. However, Michael Mason is independent within the meaning of Section 5605 of NASDAQ. 


ITEM 13.

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTORS’ INDEPENDENCE


Except as described below, none of the following parties have, since our date of incorporation, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction with us or in any presently proposed transaction that have or will materially affect us, other than as noted in this section:


1.

Any of our directors or officers;

2.

Any person proposed as a nominee for election as a director;

3.

Any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to our outstanding shares of common stock;

4.

Any of our promoters; and

5.

Any member of the immediate family (including spouse, parents, children, step-parents, step-children, siblings and in-laws) of any of the foregoing persons.


On October 14, 2011, we issued 40,000,000 shares of common stock to our previous Chief Executive Officer, President and Director at a price of $0.001 per share. The shares were issued pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and are restricted shares as defined in the Securities Act.


Under our effective registration statement our former sole director and officer was able to sell 15,000,000 common shares leaving him with a balance of 25,000,000 common shares.


Directors’ Independence


Under NASDAQ Rule 4200(a)(15), a director is not considered to be independent if he or she is also an executive officer or employee of the corporation. As Ruben Ricardo Vasquez is an officer and director, we have determined that he is not an independent director as defined under NASDAQ Rule 4200(a)(15).


The Company does not have any promoters involved with it.



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ITEM 14.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.


The aggregate fees billed for the two most recently completed fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review of the financial statements that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal periods were as follows:


 

Year Ended September 30, 2016

Year Ended September 30, 2015

Audit Fees

$8,500

$12,500

Audit-Related Fees

$ Nil

$Nil

Tax Fees

$ Nil

$Nil

All Other Fees

$ Nil

$Nil

Total

$ 8,500

$12,500


PART IV


ITEM 15.

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.


The following exhibits are either provided with this Annual Report or are incorporated herein by reference:


Exhibit Number


Description of Exhibits

3.1

Articles of Incorporation.(1)

3.2

Bylaws. (1)

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. (*)

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(*)

101

INS XBRL Instant Document (*)

101

SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (*)

101

CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (*)

101

LAB XRBL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document (*)

101

PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (*)

101

DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (*)


(1) Previously filed as an exhibit to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the SEC on May 22, 2013, as amended on August 13, September 11 and 30 and on October 7, 2013 and declared effective October 16, 2013.


(*) Filed herein.







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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


OROPLATA RESOURCES, INC.

(Registrant)


By: /s/ “Craig Alford”

Craig Alford

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Accounting Officer,

President and Director

Date: December 14, 2016


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dated indicated.


By: /s/ “Craig Alford”

Craig Alford

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Accounting Officer,

President and Director

Date: December 14, 2015










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