ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Registrant was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on July 12, 1922, under the name of California Copper Corporation, as a holding company for the shares of its operating company Engels Copper Mining Company which was incorporated under the laws of the State of California on June 19, 1901. Engels Copper Mining Company was merged into California Copper Corporation on March 3, 1936, and the name of the merged company was changed to California-Engels Mining Company. Exploration and development commenced at the Engels Mine, Lights Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California, upon organization of Engels Copper Mining Company; but it was not until 1914 that milling facilities were available and actual production of copper started. From 1914 until operations were suspended due to the low price of copper in July, 1930, approximately 4,700,000 tons of ore were mined from the Engels and Superior mines and milled producing 160,170,000 pounds of copper and substantial values in gold and silver. Out of profits of this operation, the Registrant retired a bond issue of $500,000 and paid out more than $1,285,000 in dividends. During the 1930's the mining and milling plant, Engelmine townsite and the Indian Valley Railroad subsidiary were dismantled and sold.
Registrant's mining properties were continuously leased from September, 1947, to March, 1951; from March, 1951, to December, 1959; from November, 1960, to October, 1979; from August, 1980, to August, 1990; and from November, 1990, to April 1993. The lessee from 1964 to 1993 was Placer Dome U.S. Inc., the U.S. Subsidiary of Placer Dome Inc., Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The Mining Lease With Option to Purchase, between the Registrant (Lessor) and Placer Dome U.S. Inc. (Lessee) was terminated by Placer Dome U.S. Inc. effective April 20, 1993. Registrant has received a substantial amount of technical data on its mining properties and maintains a library on the Plumas Copper Belt. Registrant's mineral deposits and prospects are not deemed economically attractive under current conditions for the mining industry, nor are they likely to be so in the foreseeable future. The mining industry in the United States is being outsourced due to the high costs of regulation and labor.
The Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan on Registrant's mining properties was approved by the California Department of Forestry and became effective July 2, 1999. The permitting process for this project began in August, 1994 with the start of the archaeological survey and the February, 1995 agreement with Shasta Land Management Consultants to prepare the Plan.
The Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan is an assessment of the timber inventory, conditions and potential of the entire property broken down into units with similar growing conditions within each unit. Its intent is to demonstrate a long-term commitment to appropriately manage the resource. It functions as a coordinated collection of individual Timber Harvest Plans and its advantage is that, once approved, the paperwork
necessary to initiate individual timber harvests is minimal. Under the Plan the Registrant is restricted in management options to those silvicultural systems that produce uneven-aged stands of timber. Uneven-aged management means the management of a specific forest with the goal of establishing a well-stocked stand of various age classes of trees scattered over the forest. It will permit the periodic harvest of all size classes as individual or small groups to realize yield. Over the long term, forest growth and yield will be balanced. The Registrant will also have the advantage of being able to time harvests for favorable market conditions. It will take a number of years to fully implement the Plan.
After the effective date of the Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan the Registrant filed a Notice of Timber Operations for a helicopter harvest on its Green Ledge and Austrian Syndicate parcels on Ward Creek pursuant to the Plan. The project harvested 377,520 board feet of timber and was completed on October 28, 1999.
Registrant made application to the California Tree Farm Committee of the American Tree Farm System for approval of its Engelmine Forest timber lands on Lights Creek as a tree farm. Its Engelmine Forest was accepted as California Tree Farm No. 2611 on June 17, 1999.
Registrant received approval on July 28, 2000 for a 103 acre hand thinning project from the California Department of Forestry pursuant to their California Forest Improvement Program. The Department reimbursed 75% of the cost to the Registrant over the three year life of the agreement. Other hand thinning projects funded by the Registrant are ongoing on other overstocked areas of its property.
Registrant filed a Notice of Timber Operations pursuant to its Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan on September 7th and December 15, 2000, for mechanical thinning and chipping/biomass projects on its Engels and Smith parcels. A Timber Harvest Plan was filed for its Henry parcel on November 27, 2000. Thinning began on December 11, 2000 by Pew Forest Products, Crescent Mills, California using two Timbco feller buncher machines, a stroke delimber, shovel loader, chipper, logging trucks and other equipment. The thinning and timber harvest completed on July 13, 2001, products 1,432,000 board feet of small logs generating sufficient funds to pay for the projects. The purpose of the thinning harvest was to reduce fire danger, improve the timber stand, provide wildlife protection, remove hazard timber and improve aesthetics.
The U.S.D.A. Forest Service approved its Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment on January 21, 2004 and affirmed it after appeals on November 18, 2004. The plan will activate the Herger- Feinstein Quincy Library Group (HFQLG) pilot project on the Plumas National Forest. If the HFQLG is implemented it will result in surface ladder fuels thinning to reduce the extent and severity of wildland fires in the National Forest surrounding Registrant's property.
Registrant is subject to a State of California General Industrial Activities Storm Water Permit. During the year, pursuant to the Registrant's Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, catch and evaporation basins and monthly water sampling records were maintained.
ITEM 2.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
(a) Registrant is the fee owner of 36 patented lode mining claims totaling 736 acres, plus 245.28 acres of other patented lands at Engelmine, Lights Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California. None of the claims or patented lands are subject to any encumbrance.
(b) Registrant is the fee owner of five patented lode mining claims totaling 100 acres in the Genesee Mining District, Plumas County, California. None of the claims are subject to any encumbrance.
ITEM 3.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None
ITEM 4.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None
ITEM 5.
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S CAPITAL STOCK AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS
(a) Principal Markets.
Registrant's shares of Capital Stock are quoted on the Over-the-Counter Market in the "pink sheets" which are published daily by the Pink Sheets LLC under the symbol "CAEN".
The following table shows the high and low bid prices of Registrant's Capital Shares in the Over-the-Counter Market for the past two years:
(b) Approximate number of holders of capital stock.
The approximate number of holders of record of Registrant's Capital Stock as of March 15, 2005, is 771.
(c) The Registrant has never paid a dividend on its Capital Stock because it has had an accumulated deficit since the merger in 1936. The
Board of Directors of the Registrant is endeavoring to earn income from the sale of timber, sale of land, sale of sand and rock and its bookkeeping business so funds are available for the maintenance of its mining properties and the implementation of its Timber Management Plan. It is not the intention of the Registrant to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.
ITEM 6.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
ITEM 7.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
(a) Financial condition, changes in financial condition and results of operations.
During the 30 years its mining properties were leased, the Board of Directors of the Registrant endeavored to increase working capital, total assets and shareholder's equity in the event that its lessee, Placer Dome U.S. Inc., terminated its Mining Lease With Option to Purchase agreement and return the mining properties to the Registrant. This event occurred effective April 20, 1993. Thus funds were available to begin preparation of the Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan. Because timber and land sale revenues are infrequent, in order to provide regular monthly income the President of the Registrant, on January 1, 2000, transferred his bookkeeping business to the Registrant. Changes in working capital, total assets and shareholder's equity for the past five years are summarized as follows:
The objective of the Board of Directors of the Registrant is to earn income from the sale of timber, sale of land, sale of sand and rock and its bookkeeping business so that funds are available for the maintenance of its mining properties and the implementation of its Non-Industrial Timber Management Plan.
(b) Results of operations.
Registrant's principal sources of income are from the sale of timber, sale of land, sale of sand and rock, bookkeeping business, interest and dividends. There is no assurance that any of the sources of income will continue at current rates into the future. The termination of the Mining Lease With Option to Purchase agreement substantially increased Registrant's property maintenance expenses.
ITEM 8.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Financial statements relying on Rule 3-11 of Regulation S-X which allows the filing of unaudited statements of inactive registrants are listed in the index to financial statements and schedules, and are included under PART IV, Item 14, of this report.
ITEM 9.
ITEM 9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES
There were no disagreements on accounting and financial disclosure matters required to be disclosed in this item.
PART III
ITEM 10.
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the foregoing persons and any other person or persons pursuant to which any of the foregoing persons were named as directors.
There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the foregoing persons and any other person or persons pursuant to which any of the foregoing persons were named as executive officers.
(c) Identification of certain significant employees.
None
(d) No family relationships exist between any of the above named directors and executive officers of the Registrant.
(e) Business experience.
(1) Norman A. Lamb is a Mining Executive and an officer and director of several public mineral companies. He serves the Registrant as President, was Secretary-Treasurer until November 16, 1987, and has been a Director since 1978.
(2) Thomas J. Reardon is retired and formerly was a Department Manager for Foremost Dairies. He serves the Registrant as Vice-president and has been a Director since 1975.
(3) James E. Brousseau is a Mining Executive and an officer and director of several public mineral companies. He was elected Secretary-Treasurer and a Director on November 16, 1987.
(4) Richard C. Poulton is a Consultant. He was elected a Director of the Registrant on March 27, 1993.
(5) M. Blair Ogden is a retired attorney and an officer and director of several public mineral companies. He was elected a Director of the Registrant on May 21, 2000.
(f) Involvement in certain legal proceedings.
There have been no events under any bankruptcy act, no criminal proceedings
and no judgments or injunctions material to the evaluation of the ability and integrity of any director or executive officer during the past five years.
(g) Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
Registrant is not aware of any person who at any time during the year 2004 was a director, officer or beneficial owner of more than 10 percent of Registrant's capital stock who failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) during 2004 or prior years.
(h) As of year ended December 31, 2004, the Registrant did not have an audit committee. Its financial statements are unaudited therefore it has neither an audit committee nor an audit committee financial expert.
(i) As of year ended December 31, 2004, the Registrant has not adopted a written code of ethics. Registrant has been in existence 103 years and is guided by tradition, its Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. In addition, its officers and directors are, or represent, substantial shareholders. Another document is not needed.
ITEM 11.
ITEM 11. Executive Compensation
(a) Cash Compensation.
(b) Compensation pursuant to plans.
During the fiscal year, Norman A. Lamb was reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses.
(c) Other compensation.
None
(d) Compensation of directors.
None
(e) Termination of employment and change of control arrangement.
None
ITEM 12.
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
(a) Security ownership of certain beneficial owners.
The following table shows, as of March 15, 2005, the number of shares of Capital Stock held by every person owning of record or known by the Registrant as owning beneficially more than five percent of the outstanding stock:
* Includes 97,789 shares owned by Jenex Gold Corporation, a Washington Corporation, of which Mr. Brousseau is Secretary-Treasurer, a Director and substantial shareholder. Includes 86,000 shares owned by The Flowery Gold Mines Company of Nevada, a Nevada corporation, of which Mr. Brousseau is Secretary-Treasurer, a Director and major shareholder.
** Includes 97,789 shares owned by Jenex Gold Corporation, a Washington Corporation, of which Mr. Lamb is President, a Director and major shareholder. Includes 86,000 shares owned by The Flowery Gold Mines Company of Nevada, a Nevada corporation of which Mr. Lamb is President, a Director and major shareholder.
*** Includes 97,789 shares owned by Jenex Gold Corporation, a Washington corporation, of which Mr. Ogden is Vice-President and a Director. Includes 86,000 shares owned by The Flowery Gold Mines Company of Nevada, a Nevada corporation, of which Mr. Ogden is Vice-President, a Director and substantial shareholder.
(b) Security ownership of management.
The following table shows as of March 15, 2005 all shares of Capital Stock beneficially owned by all directors and all directors and officers of Registrant as a group:
* Includes 97,789 shares owned by Jenex Gold Corporation, a Washington corporation, of which Mr. Brousseau is Secretary-Treasurer, a Director and substantial shareholder. Includes 86,000 shares owned by The Flowery Gold Mines Company of Nevada, a Nevada corporation, of which Mr. Brousseau is Secretary-Treasurer, a Director and major shareholder. Mr. Brousseau may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
** Includes 97,789 shares owned by Jenex Gold Corporation, a Washington corporation, of which Mr. Lamb is President, a Director and major shareholder. Includes 86,000 shares owned by The Flowery Gold Mines Company of Nevada, a Nevada corporation, of which Mr. Lamb is President, a Director and major shareholder. Mr. Lamb may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
*** Includes 97,789 shares owned by Jenex Gold Corporation, a Washington corporation, of which Mr. Ogden is Vice-President and a Director. Includes 86,000 shares owned by The Flowery Gold Mines Company of Nevada, a Nevada corporation, of which Mr. Ogden is Vice-President, a Director and substantial shareholder. Mr. Ogden may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
**** Includes 50,253 shares owned by the Poulton Trust, of which Mr. Poulton is co-trustee. Mr. Poulton may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
***** Includes 44,366 shares owned by the Reardon Family Trust of which Mr. Reardon is co-trustee. Mr. Reardon may be deemed to have shared voting and investment power with respect to such shares.
(c) Changes in control.
Mr. Lamb may be deemed the "parent" or a "control person" of Registrant, as those terms are defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. There are no arrangements known to Registrant the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of Registrant.
ITEM 13.
ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
None
PART IV
ITEM 14.
ITEM 14. Exhibits, Financial Statements, Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Financial Statements: Page
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 2-3 and December 31, 2003.
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002. 4-5
Statements of Accumulated Deficit and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002. 6
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2003, and December 31, 2002. 7-8
(b) Notes to Financial Statements 9-18
(c) Exhibits
None
(d) No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY Registrant
By Norman A. Lamb Norman A. Lamb, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 15, 2005
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 dates indicated.
By Norman A. Lamb Norman A. Lamb President and Director March 15, 2005
By Thomas J. Reardon Thomas J. Reardon Vice-President and Director March 15, 2005
By James E. Brousseau James E. Brousseau Secretary-Treasurer Chief Financial and Accounting Officer March 15, 2005
By Richard C. Poulton Richard C. Poulton Director, March 15, 2005
By M. Blair Ogden M. Blair Ogden Director March 15, 2005
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY FORM 10-K FOR THE PERIOD ENDED December 31, 2004
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Norman A. Lamb, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of California-Engels Mining Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to us particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
(c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
1. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY FORM 10-K FOR THE PERIOD ENDED December 31, 2004
CERTIFICATIONS, Continued
1. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: March 15, 2005
/s/ Norman A. Lamb Norman A. Lamb, President and Chief Executive Officer
CERTIFICATION
I, James E. Brousseau, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K of California-Engels Mining Company;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have:
(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant is made known to us particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
(c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY FORM 10-K FOR THE PERIOD ENDED December 31, 2004
CERTIFICATIONS, Continued
of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
1. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation to the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
1. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: March 15, 2005
/s/ James E. Brousseau James E. Brousseau Secretary-Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY (A California Corporation)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2004
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY BALANCE SHEETS DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004, 2003 AND 2002 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY STATEMENTS OF INCOME FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004, 2003 AND 2002 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY STATEMENTS OF ACCUMULATED DEFICIT AND ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004, 2003 AND 2002 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004, 2003 AND 2002 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004, 2003 AND 2002 (Unaudited)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
This summary of significant accounting policies of California-Engels Mining Company (the Company) is presented to assist in understanding the Company's financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company's management who is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. These accounting policies conform to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and have been consistently applied in the preparation of the financial statements.
Nature of Activity
The Company's principal line of business is development of mineral and timber properties. The principal revenue sources currently consist of timber, land and rock sales, bookkeeping business, and investment income. The Company's properties are located in the western United States.
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results could differ from these estimates.
Basis of Accounting
The Company's books are maintained on the accrual method of accounting.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with a purchased maturity of three months of less to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit Risk
The Company places its temporary cash investments with financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure to any one financial institution.
Mineral and Timber Lands
Mineral and timber lands and depreciable property are stated at book value less accumulated depletion and depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using the declining balance method over five to seven years. Timber depletion is calculated based on units of production.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
Comprehensive Income
Pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement No. 130, Reporting Comprehensive Income, the Company reports any material components of comprehensive income in its financial statements.
Reclassification
Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current years financial statement presentation. Such reclassification had no effect on net equity or net income.
NOTE 2 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
NOTE 3 - MINING CLAIMS AND FEE LAND OWNED
At December 31, 2004, the Company was the owner of 36 patented lode mining claims totaling 736 acres comprising the Engels and Superior Mines and 245.28 acres of patented land at Engelmine, Lights Creek Mining District, Plumas County, California.
At December 31, 2004, the Company was the owner of five patented lode mining claims totaling 100 acres on Ward Creek in the Genesee Mining District, Plumas County, California.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 4 - VALUATION OF MINERAL LANDS - DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
The Mineral lands carried on the books at a value of $10,000 less depletion have a historical cost basis from June 19, 1901 of $1,000,000. Beginning in 1913, different valuations were placed on these lands by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Under instructions of the Commissioner, the values of the land were written up on the books to a high of $4,500,000 on February 23, 1928.
In 1934, because of depressed conditions, the mineral lands were written down to $10,000 without any tax benefit. In the event of a sale of these lands the recognized gain for tax purposes will be substantially reduced or eliminated. Consequently a deferred tax asset of approximately $340,000 has been offset by a corresponding valuation allowance of approximately $340,000 due to the unlikelihood of the sale of the property in the near future.
It is estimated that the current market value of the properties meets or exceeds the $1,000,000 historical cost basis; however, due to the length of time the Company has reported the land values at the written down value of $10,000, a change to the cost method has not been deemed appropriate for reporting purposes.
NOTE 5 - DEEDS OF TRUST
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES
In accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 115, the available-for-sale securities are reported as an asset at their fair market value with the unrealized gain or loss excluded from earnings and reported as a component of comprehensive income. The held-to-maturity securities are stated at amortized cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity. Realized gains and losses are determined using specific identification of securities sold.
The investment securities portfolio was comprised of items classified as available-for-sale and held-to-maturity at December 31, 2004 and items classified as held-to-maturity at December 31, 2003.
The following reflect the estimated fair values of investment securities and amortized cost held at December 31, 2004, 2003, and 2002. Fair values are based on management's estimate.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENT SECURITIES, continued
Proceeds from the sale of equity securities were $11,657 and $71,315 in 2004 and 2002, respectively. No equity securities were sold in 2003.
NOTE 7 - CAPITAL STOCK
The Company retired odd lots totaling 1,464.9 shares of capital stock in 2004 and 225 shares in 2003.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 8 - CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
The Company is not a defendant in any legal proceeding nor is there any litigation in progress, pending or threatened against the Company.
NOTE 9 - COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
The components of comprehensive income, net of tax, are as follows for the years ended December 31:
The following shows the tax effect of each component of comprehensive income as of December 31:
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 9, continued
Accumulated other comprehensive income is comprised of only unrealized gains (losses) on investment securities.
CALIFORNIA-ENGELS MINING COMPANY NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2004
NOTE 10 - INCOME TAXES