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Medinah
Minerals Shareholder Letter
July 12, 2005
Dear Shareholders:
Both the May 16 and June 10, 2005 Shareholder updates describe
the myriad of issues that had prevented Sr. Juan José Quijano,
President, from producing an unencumbered title as to the
properties for review by the prospective purchasers/funding
groups. Management finds it necessary to present more in-depth
detail on this matter and other issues. These explanations
will provide a better understanding for Shareholders as
to the work product and significant expenses that have
been undertaken and completed to date. Given the arduously
long timeframe, we understand it is difficult for you to
wait for the final result, but we hope that these updates
will give you a better knowledge of the process; the problems
encountered, resolved and unresolved matters, and the reasons
why things have taken their course and duration.
Mr.
House and Mr. Godwin were elected as Directors on September
9, 2002 and functioned as President
and/or Secretary for
the Company until the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of May
17, 2004. During their term(s) of office, many serious financial
and property-related issues arose which, without resolve,
left Medinah in a compromised position. These issues were
fully discussed at the May 17, 2004 AGM and firm instructions
for resolution were issued by the Shareholders to the Management
and Board of Directors. The entire Lipangue contract was
in serious default and the Company’s creditors were
in a position to force Medinah into bankruptcy.
All
of these issues were brought to the attention of the former
President and Secretary on many occasions
and were
not addressed. Further, no formal Director’s meetings
were conducted during their terms and no contact was made
with Juan José Quijano, a fellow Company Director
and major creditor.
Mr.
Price and Mr. Chapin, along with a Shareholder and creditor
representative, traveled to Chile in late
June 2004. The
group spent a week with the newly elected President, Juan
José Quijano and negotiated major agreements to salvage
the Lipangue properties and to solve the major creditors
claims, removing in excess of $8 million in debt from the
Company ledgers.
More problems than originally anticipated by Management
clouded the titles of the properties. Sr. Quijano is dealing
with large companies who are very thorough in their research
of potential acquisitions. Before entering into realistic
negotiated terms with these companies, Sr. Quijano had to
resolve several title discrepancy issues that would negate
transactions. Therefore, although many earlier meetings were
held, the real process of negotiating could only begin in
earnest in January 2005.
Listed
below are some of the expenses that have been paid by Sr.
Juan José Quijano on behalf
of the Medinah Shareholders:
- Critical
land taxes due immediately to maintain title ..........................................
$24,000
- Additional
default taxes paid later ..................................................................
$16,000
- Acquiring
the North Road access .....................................................................
$6,000
- Negotiating
and acquiring the South Road access and surface rights
.................... $30,000
- Work
to bring the molybdenum property (Concordia) current
................................ $6,000
We hope that from this report, you can understand more clearly
some of the accomplishments and expenses that have been allotted
and undertaken on your behalf. Current Management have reduced
overhead costs to less than $6,000 per month from the prior
+$20,000 per month and personally funded these expenses.
These are the essential day-to-day operations of the Company
that no one sees or considers as significant, but the costs
add up and must be paid.
Medinah
is now in a position to provide clear and decisive title
opinions to major investors with whom
Juan José Quijano
is negotiating.
We are moving steadily ahead in these negotiations and as
soon as we are able and free from any confidentiality restraints,
Management will report developments on the joint venturing
of the project properties.
July 12, 2005
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