**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND** **EXCHANGE COMMISSION**
 Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
 **FORM 10-K/A**
 
 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
 Commission File Number: 1-12401
 
 **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC.**
 (Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
  MINNESOTA
84-1236619(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)  80 SOUTH 8THSTREET, SUITE 900, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
 Issuers telephone number including area code: (612) 349-5277
 
 Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: NONE
 
 Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
 
 COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
 Title of Class
 
 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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.
 Yes x No o
 
 Indicate by checkmark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 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  o
 
 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
 Yes o No x
 
 The aggregate market value of the Registrants common stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $7,008,000 based on the closing sale price of $0.75 on June 30, 2003, the last business day of the Registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
 
 On March 26, 2004, 33,275,181 shares of common stock (the Registrants only class of voting stock) were outstanding.
     WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC.
 (f/k/a Active IQ Technologies, Inc.)
 
 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A
 For the Year Ended December 31, 2003
 Table of Contents
 PART I
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PageItem 1.
Business
4Item 2.
Properties
22Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
22Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
23PART IIItem 5.
Market for the Registrants Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters
24Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
25Item 7.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditionand Results of Operations
26Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
34Item 8.
Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
35Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accountingand Financial Disclosure
75Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
75PART IIIItem 10.
Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons of the Registrant
77Item 11.
Executive Compensation
79Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
82Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
84Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
85PART IVItem 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
86Signatures
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 **PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT NO. 1**
  This Amendment No. 1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2003, which amends the Companys Form 10-K originally filed on March 30, 2004, is being filed in response to comments received from the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its review of the Companys registration statement on Form S-2 (file number 333-110831).
 
 The Company has restated the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003 contained in Item 8 of this Amendment No. 1 to, among other things, reflect changes in the Companys exploration agreement intangible. In particular, the Company has expensed a portion of its exploration agreement. As reflected in the consolidated statement of operations, expenses and net loss increased by $4,459,365 for the year ended December 31, 2003 as a result of this adjustment. In addition, loss per share increased $0.29 for the year ended December 31, 2003. As reflected in the consolidated balance sheet, stockholders equity decreased by $4,459,365 at December 31, 2003. The Company has also restated the information contained in the Selected Financial Data contained in Item 6 of this Amendment No. 1.
The restatement did not impact the Companys consolidated cash flow for the year ended December 31, 2003. The Company has also restated the discussions contained in the Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations - Results of Operations contained in Item 7 of this Amendment No. 1. However, the
Company has not revised or updated in any way from the initial filing of the Form 10-K on March 30, 2004 the discussion in Item 7 under the section entitled Liquidity, which continues to speak as of March 30, 2004.
 
 Further, the Company has restated its financial statements to reflect its transformation into an exploratory stage company upon the adoption of a new business model, effective May 1, 2003, that of a precious minerals exploration company.
 
 Except as described above, this Amendment No. 1 does not update any other disclosures contained in the original Form 10-K filed on March 30, 2004 to reflect developments since the original date of such original filing.
 
 
 SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
 Certain statements contained in this Amendment No. 1, which are forward-looking in nature, are based on the current beliefs of our management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management, including statements related to the uncertainty of the quantity or quality of probable ore reserves, the fluctuations in the market price of such reserves, general trends in our operations or financial results, plans, expectations, estimates and beliefs. In addition, when used in this Amendment No. 1, the words may, could, should, anticipate, believe, estimate, expect, intend, plan, predict and similar expressions and their variants, as they relate to us or our
management, may identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our judgment as of the date of this Amendment No. 1 with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to risks, which may have a significant impact on our business, operating results or financial condition. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those described herein. We undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements. The risks identified in the section following Item 1 entitled RISK FACTORS, among others, may impact forward-looking statements contained in this Amendment No. 1.
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 PART I
 
 **ITEM 1.  BUSINESS**
  **OVERVIEW**
 
 We are a precious minerals exploration company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For fiscal 2003, we held interests in two mineral exploration projects, one in South Africa and one in Canada. Our primary holding is a right to earn up to a 50 percent passive interest in Kwagga, which holds the rights and interests in the FSC Project, an exploration project covering 140,000 hectares, adjacent to the Witwatersrand goldfields in South Africa. We also own the exploration rights of the Holdsworth Project, a property consisting of 19 contiguous patented mining claims covering approximately 304 hectares, located in the Wawa area near the village of Hawk Junction, Ontario. In the future, we will continue to seek new areas for exploration and the rights that would allow us to be either owners

or participants. These rights may take the form of direct ownership of mineral exploration or, like our interest in the FSC Project, these rights may take the form of ownership interests in entities holding exploration rights. Further, although our only current interests are gold exploration projects, future projects may involve other precious or base minerals.
 
 We were originally incorporated under Colorado law in December 1992 under the name Meteor Industries, Inc. In conjunction with our April 2001 merger with activeIQ Technologies Inc., we reincorporated under Minnesota law and changed our name to Active IQ Technologies, Inc. On July 9, 2003, following our transaction to acquire the rights to the FSC and Holdsworth Projects, we changed our name to Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. in order to further associate our corporate name with our new business model.
 
 Prior to April 30, 2003, we provided accounting software through our Accounting Software Business. In December 2002, our Board of Directors authorized a plan to sell the Accounting Software Business, which accounted for approximately 89 percent of our total revenues and represented approximately 75 percent of our total assets as of and for the year ended December 31, 2002. On April 29, 2003, at a special shareholder meeting, the shareholders of the Company approved the sale and on April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Accounting Software Business to two key employees of that division.
 
 Until March 14, 2003, we provided industry-specific solutions for managing, sharing and collaborating business information on the Internet though our Hosted Solutions Business. Following our decision to sell the Accounting Software Business, we came to the conclusion that, due to current market conditions for capital funding of Internet opportunities, it would be extremely unlikely for us to secure the financing necessary to fund our Hosted Solutions Business beyond the near term and thereby provide assurance to future customers of our long-term viability. Accordingly, on March 14, 2003, we sold all of our assets related to the Hosted Solutions Business, which accounted for approximately 25 percent of our total assets and accounted for approximately 11 percent of our consolidated revenues as and for the
year ended December 31, 2002. The transaction did not require shareholder approval under Minnesota law since the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business did not constitute all or substantially all of the assets of our Company as a whole.
 
 As a result of the sale of the Hosted Solutions Business and Accounting Software Business, we became an exploratory stage company effective May 1, 2003.
 
 ACTIVE HAWK MINERALS, LLC
 
 On June 26, 2003, pursuant to a joint venture and contribution agreement, the Company and Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc. (Hawk USA) formed a Minnesota limited liability company known as Active Hawk Minerals, LLC (Active Hawk). Hawk USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., (Hawk) an Ontario, Canada based company. In exchange for receiving a 50 percent equity interest in Active Hawk, Hawk USA contributed all of its interest in its Heads of Agreement with Kwagga Gold (Proprietary) Limited (Kwagga), a wholly owned subsidiary of AfriOre International (Barbados) Ltd., (AfriOre), relating the FSC Project. Hawk USA also contributed to Active Hawk all of its interest in a 304 hectare gold exploration project located
near Hawk Junction, Ontario, Canada. In exchange for our 50 percent equity interest in Active Hawk, we assumed the liabilities of the Heads of Agreement, that to fund up to $3.5 million for exploration for the FSC Project and we additionally issued 3,750,000 shares of our common stock to Hawk USA, which represented an issuance of 28.2 percent of our total issued and outstanding common stock.
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 Pursuant to the terms of our agreement with Hawk USA, we also received an option to acquire Hawk USAs entire 50 percent equity interest in Active Hawk in exchange for issuing to Hawk USA an additional 2,500,000 shares of our common stock. We exercised the option to purchase Hawk USAs interest in Active Hawk on November 7, 2003, and issued the stock, which represented an issuance of 9.0 percent of our total issued and outstanding common stock. Active Hawk is now our wholly owned subsidiary.
  HEADS OF AGREEMENT
 
 The Heads of Agreement was entered into among Kwagga, AfriOre and Hawk on June 4, 2003. As indicated above, pursuant to our joint venture and contribution agreement with Hawk USA, Hawk assigned its rights under the Heads of Agreement to Hawk USA on June 26, 2003. As discussed above, since Active Hawk is now our wholly owned subsidiary, when we refer our rights and obligations under the Heads of Agreement, we are referring to the rights and obligations of Active Hawk.
 
 The Heads of Agreement sets forth the parties rights and obligations with regard to exploring for, and if warranted, exploiting base or precious minerals discovered in the property covered by the FSC Project. In particular, through Active Hawk, we have the right to acquire an aggregate 50 percent passive equity interest in Kwagga in exchange for funding the exploration, development and maintenance of the FSC Project in an aggregate amount up to $3,500,000. The Heads of Agreement originally provided that we were to initially contribute the aggregate sum of $2,100,000 in three installments of $500,000, $1,000,000 and $600,000 in June 2003, September 2003 and November 2003, respectively. Kwagga subsequently agreed to allow us to pay one-half of the November installment by April 30, 2004. Accordingly,
we have advanced $1,800,000 to date and are required to make a final $300,000 installment by April 30, 2004. If we fail to make the final $300,000 installment by the prescribed due date, Kwagga has specific rights to terminate our interests.
 
 Kwagga is required to use our initial $2,100,000 contribution to incur expenditures for the exploration, development and maintenance of the FSC Project. Once Kwagga completes such expenditures in the aggregate amount of $2,100,000, we will be issued such number of shares of Kwaggas capital stock representing a 35 percent interest. In the event Kwagga elects to discontinue incurring qualified expenditures or if less than $2,100,000 is expended prior to June 2006, then we have the right to either (a) direct Kwagga to retain the balance of the $2,100,000 then held, whereupon we will be issued shares of Kwagga capital stock representing a 35 percent interest, or (b) terminate the Heads of Agreement, whereupon Kwagga shall repay an amount equal to the remaining balance of our initial $2,100,000
contribution and our interest in the FSC Project will terminate.
 
 AfriOre or one of its affiliates will be the operator of the FSC Project. As operator, AfriOre will have sole discretion to determine all work to be carried out on the FSC Project and will be responsible for ensuring that the property and the project are at all times in compliance with applicable laws. AfriOre is required to provide us with quarterly written reports describing the work completed and the funds expended therewith. As consideration for its role as the project operator, AfriOre will be entitled to a fee equal to 10 percent of all qualified expenditures made in connection with the FSC Project.
 
 Upon completion of qualified expenditures in the aggregate amount of $2,100,000, AfriOre is required to deliver to us a report that details the expenditures incurred, the work carried out with respect to the Project and the results of such work. Within 120 days of our receipt of such report, we have the right to purchase an additional number of shares such that, in the aggregate, we would own a 50 percent passive equity interest in Kwagga in exchange for an additional $1,400,000. These additional funds would then be used to fund a second phase of exploration work on the FSC Project. If we determine not to elect to provide the funding for the second phase, we may request that AfriOre purchase our 35 percent interest for an aggregate price of $1,050,000. If AfriOre declines to purchase our 35 percent
interest, we may elect to cease funding Kwagga. In that event, however, we no longer would have any rights to vote any shares of Kwaggas capital stock owned by us and may be subject to dilution of our equity interest in Kwagga.
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 In accordance with South African legislation, the Heads of Agreement provides that Kwagga will offer to a black economic empowerment group an option to purchase a 28 percent equity stake in Kwagga at a price to be mutually agreed upon by us, Kwagga and AfriOre. See South African Black Economic Empowerment Legislation below. If such empowerment groups exercises such right to be granted, our interest in Kwagga would be proportionately diluted. For example, if we own 50 percent of Kwaggas outstanding capital stock prior to the time any black economic empowerment group purchases a 28 percent stake, we would own 36 percent of Kwaggas outstanding capital after the sale.
 
 After all of the funds contributed by us and any black empowerment group have been expended on the FSC Project, we, AfriOre and any such empowerment group will contribute on a pro rata basis all such further amounts necessary to continue funding the exploration work on the project on a pro rata basis. In the event any of the parties do not fully contribute in proportion to their respective equity interest in Kwagga, such partys interest will be proportionately diluted.
 
 Other than our right to receive quarterly reports concerning the completion of work on the FSC Project, we have no rights under the Heads of Agreement to direct any exploration activities, receive information concerning the project or any right to examine any records, data or other information concerning the project. Our participation is the FSC project and our relationship with Kwagga is essentially as a passive investor and we will therefore be substantially dependent on AfriOre, as the project operator. AfriOre is a wholly owned subsidiary of AfriOre Limited, a publicly-held company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AFO). Historically, AfriOre Limited has operated coal and anthracite mines in South Africa, but more recently the company has been increasing its focus on gold exploration
projects. AfriOre Limiteds management has significant experience in gold mining projects. For example, AfriOre Limiteds chairman, Stuart R. Comline, has been with the company since 1997, initially hired as vice-president, project development and in December 1999 was appointed president where he served until August 2002. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Comline provided consulting and project management services in a private company he established. From 1981 to 1995, Mr. Comline served in various positions with JCI Company Limited and JCI Limited, including general manager of that companys geology department. Michael van Aswegen, AfriOre Limiteds president and CEO, has over 20 years experience in with Anglovaal Mining Limited, a South African-based resource and exploration company. He joined AfriOre Limited in May 2001 as its vice president of exploration to lead the companys gold exploration projects in South Africa. He was appointed president and CEO in August 2002. Based on the
companys history and its management, we believe AfriOre is well suited to serve as the operator of the FSC Project.
  FSC PROJECT
 
 Overview
 
 AfriOre, through Kwagga, holds exclusive exploration rights to 140,000 hectacres area in South Africa known as the FSC Project. Located adjacent to the major goldfields discovered at South Africas Witwatersrand Basin, we believe the FSC Project may reveal extensions of the Witwatersrand Basin. The FSC Project encompasses an area in South Africa from Colesberg, Northern Cape Province in the south, stretching north-northeasterly across the Orange River to beyond Jagersfontein, Free State Province, a distance of approximately 140 kilometers. ****** The region is generally comprised of
well-established rural agricultural land, but with well-developed local resources and infrastructure.
 
 The FSC Project area is easily accessible via the N-1 motorway, which is the main Cape Town-Johannesburg route, as well as a network of well-established secondary paved highways and other roads.
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 The city of Bloemfontein, the capital of the Free State Province and sixth largest city in South Africa, is approximately 225 km to the northeast of Colesburg on the N-1 and about 125 km northeast of Jagersfontein. Bloemfontein is a major transportation hub with road, railroad and air links branching in all directions.
 
 The FSC Project region has good existing infrastructure, including major arterial and secondary highways, railway lines, a modern electrical grid, a major nearby water supply, well-developed cities with modern necessities and conveniences, and a good pool of skilled and unskilled labor.
 
 
 
  Geology
 
 The geology of the FSC Basin is understood in only very simple terms. Geophyscial surveys covering the FSC Project area range from country-wide aeromagnetic and gravity surveys, to a detailed aeromagnetic survey of part of the southern margin of the FSC Basin, to reflection seismic profiles surveyed by a group of large mining companies. Since the 1940s, 39 boreholes have been drilled in the greater FSC Basin. All of these drilling programs were conducted outside of the FSC Project area, except one hole located on a farm east of Philipollis, which intersected the following lithostratigraphic units:
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 From
To
Description0
1,444,14 m
Karoo Supergoup1,444.14 m
2,672.49 m
Transvaal Supergroup, Chuniesport Group: interbedded dolomite, shales and quartzite.2,672.49 m
2,687.29 m
Transvaal Supergroup, Chuniesport Group: Black Reef Quartzite Formation, black shales at top followed by quartzite and pebble conglomerates.2,687.29 m
2,731.01 m
Ventersdorp Supergoup, Amygdaloidal lavas. 
 
 Previous Exploration Efforts
 
 AfriOres interest in the FSC Project began in 1996. Based largely on geophysical modeling of government aeormagnetic and other published data, such as regional gravity maps and some borehole data, AfriOres consultants theorized about the possibility of a major extension of the Witwatersrand Basin to the south and east. In the past six years, AfriOre has compiled and interpreted geophysical data from government sources, geophysical and borehole data from previous mining company exploration programs and has conducted its own geophysical and drilling programs.
 
 In 1999, AfriOre formed a joint venture with Iamgold Corporation, a Canadian-based gold mining company, to explore a portion of the FSC Project area. The AfriOre-Iamgold partnership commissioned the completion of two drillholes and other geological studies in order to ascertain the presence of Witwatersrand rock extensions in the FSC Project area. Iamgold concluded, however, that the sequence was too young to correspond to the targeted Witwatersrand Basin rocks that might host gold mineralization. Based on an evaluation of the seismic data in terms of this information, Iamgold concluded that the occurrence of mineralized Witwatersrand rocks within the joint venture project area was very unlikely. Iamgold therefore withdrew from the joint venture in June 2002.
 
 
 Current Exploration Program
 
 In October 2003, supported by funding provided by us under the Heads of Agreement, AfriOre commissioned the first range-finding drillhole of an initial three range-finding drillhole program at the FSC Project. The initial program, which is expected to be completed by mid 2004, is anticipated to include a total of approximately 6,200 meters of drilling and is aimed at establishing the presence of stratigraphic units related to Witwatersrand gold deposits in the depth range of 1,200 meters to 1,500 meters below surface. Previous drilling and geophysical mapping indicate that Witwatersrand rocks may be preserved under Mesozoic cover rocks in the project area.
 
 The first drillhole has been sited after a comprehensive analysis of data from the recently completed aeromagnetic survey and the reprocessing of ground based gravity data. The aeromagnetic survey utilized the latest three sensor horizontal gradient technology to achieve a high resolution coverage over an area of 1,231 square kilometers, which included 28,380 line kilometers, flown at a 500 meter line spacing. The resulting data set has been combined with similar data from a previous aeromagnetic survey completed by AfriOre, which covered an area of 290 square kilometers. The interpretation also incorporated updated ground gravity data, covering an area of 8,530 square kilometers, as well as information from AfriOres comprehensive database of historical drilling and seismic survey data.
  The integrated geophysical interpretation has enhanced the signatures of the various anomalies, which were identified in AfriOres previous aeromagnetic survey and which are postulated to indicate the magnetic shale units of the Witwatersrands West Rand Group. Elsewhere in the Witwatersrand basin, similar anomalies occur below the upper Witwatersrands Central Rand Group, the host rocks to the mineralized gold reefs. In addition, gravity anomalies have also been delineated parallel to the strike of the magnetic high anomalies and are interpreted as possible manifestations of the Central Rand Group rocks.
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 Although the interpretation of these anomalies is not certain, the anomalies can be traced through the cumulative 135 kilometers of strike of the three regional targets, which were originally identified by AfriOre. Previous drilling of similar anomalies elsewhere in the FSC Project Area has proved that such anomalies are caused by West Rand Group rocks. The recently interpreted data has refined the configuration of these three regional targets and AfriOre believes it is now possible to more accurately delineate five high priority targets in individual structural blocks with a cumulative strike length of 60 kilometers. The aim of the initial program is to drill within the higher priority targets to confirm the identity of the rocks, which cause the geophysical anomalies and to determine their stratigraphic

setting. The three drillholes will be drilled sequentially and the initial drill hole will take some three months to complete. Regardless of the data amassed to date, the FSC Project is purely exploratory in nature as there are no known gold occurrences in the FSC Project area.
 
 
 South African Black Economic Empowerment Legislation
 
 In order to ensure that all South Africans eventually benefit from the exploration and exploitation of their countrys precious minerals, in October 1998 the government of South Africa issued a white paper concerning minerals and mining policy for South Africa. Although the paper addressed a full range of issues relating to South African mining, it primarily focused on ownership of mineral rights. Several forms of legislation covering South African mining policy were debated in the South African parliament in the following years, and eventually, South Africa enacted a mineral and petroleum resources development bill in 2002. Among the fundamental principals stated in the bill were that mineral resources are the common heritage of all South Africans and belong collectively to all peoples in South
Africa, and that to redress the results of past racial discrimination and ensure that historically disadvantaged persons participate in the mineral and mining industry and benefit from the exploitation of the nations mineral resources. Most key provisions of this mining legislation are not operative but rather articulate objectives and direct that further action be taken. Nonetheless, the South African government has expressed a desire that black South Africans acquire and maintain certain levels of equity ownership in mineral and mining projects, including that each mining project have 26 percent ownership by black South Africans. The legislation contemplates that the transfer of ownership is to be done at fair market value.
 
 In January 2004, the president of South Africa signed the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act, which is enabling legislation the purposes of which is to provide the framework needed for the promotion of black empowerment in order to redress the existing economic disparities that resulted from apartheid. The Act establishes the Black Economic Empowerment Advisory Council, which will be charged with, among other things, advising the government on black empowerment, reviewing progress in achieving black economic empowerment, advising on draft regulations to be implemented to achieve the legislative goals, facilitating partnerships between the government and private sector that will advance the objectives of the Act. The Act also directs the adoption of regulations by the
Minister of Regulation and Trade that includes a strategy for an integrated and uniform approach to increasing black empowerment and developing a plan for financing such empowerment.
 
 To date, much of South Africas mining and black empowerment legislation is not yet fully effective and often takes the form of policy statements. Accordingly, it is difficult for us to accurately assess the impact this or any new legislation will have on our interest in the FSC Project, including the approximate dates when these measures will become binding. Nevertheless, as discussed above, the Heads of Agreement contemplates that the South African government will eventually require that any precious mineral exploration or mining project to a level at least equal to 26 percent. Accordingly, in anticipation of these initiatives, the Heads of Agreement provides that at some point in the future Kwagga will offer up to 28 percent of its capital stock to a black empowerment group at a fair market value
price. See Heads of Agreement.
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 **HOLDSWORTH PROJECT**
 
 We have the rights to 19 contiguous patented mining claims covering approximately 304 hectares in northern Ontario, Canada, which we refer to as the Holdsworth Project. We acquired our interest in the Holdsworth Project from Hawk USA, which had contributed its interest in the project in June 2003 in connection with the formation of Active Hawk Minerals, LLC. The mining claims that we hold allow us to conduct both exploration and exploitation activities in the oxide zone of the Holdsworth Project. As indicated below under Our Exploration Plans, however, we do not have any current plans to begin exploration activities on the Holdsworth Project.
 
 
 Location, Access and Infrastructure
  
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 The Holdsworth Project claims straddle Corbiere and Esquega Townships in northern Ontario . The property is located approximately 2 miles northwest of the town of Hawk Junction, Ontario, which is approximately 12 miles northeast of Wawa, Ontario. The terrain within the Holdsworth Project consists of rolling to steep rocky ridges separated by low lying to swampy valleys. The area is generally located in a forest with thick underbrush throughout the property.
 
 The property is accessible by means of a 3.2 kilometer graveled bush road leading north from Hawk Junction and old skidder and backhoe roads provide access to a majority of the known mineralized zones on the property. Two paved highways connect Hawk Junction with Wawa to the west.
 
 Hawk Junction is also a main stop on the Canadian National Railway and the Wisconsin Rail Line. The rail bed for a branch line extending from Hawk Junction to a shipping facility approximately 30 kilometers to the southwest at Michipicoten Harbor on Lake Superior, which handles ocean going and Great Lake freighters. This rail bed passes through the Holdsworth Project area. All of the requirements for a mining operation (electricity, infrastructure, personnel etc.) are readily available in the area.
 
 
 Geological Setting and Gold Occurrences
 
 Hawk commissioned a geologists report in October 2002, which presented a description of the geological setting and gold occurrences in the Holdsworth Project area and described the history of previous work on the property, including a summary of the results of such work. Summaries of portions of the report are described below.
 
 The Holdsworth Project is located within the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt, an Archean aged member of the Superior Province of the Canadian Precambrian Shield. This belt consists of Michipicoten Group volcanic and sedimentary rocks, and subvolcanic intrusive bodies of variable size. A network of northwest to northeast trending diabase dykes cuts all of these units. Relatively small carbonatite intrusive complexes occur locally.
 
 The Holdsworth Project is located on the south flank of the Michipicoten Greenstone Belt. Rocks on the property consist of greenstone facies mafic to felsic metavolcanics with local clastic and chemical (iron formation) metasedimentary rocks and mafic to felsic intrusive rocks. According to 1995 regional geological mapping, major iron formation in the area occurs at the contact between two volcanic cycles. On the Holdsworth Project property, the iron formation unit consists of massive pyrite deposits situated at the contact between felsic volcanics (mainly tuffaceous rocks) and overlying mafic volcanic flows. The stratigraphy is locally disrupted by small scale high angle faulting and subparallel folding and shearing.
 
 There are two known gold prospects on the Property. These include the quartz vein hosted Soocana Quartz Vein and the Holdsworth Pyrite Prospect.
 
 The Soocana Quartz Vein is a south dipping quartz-carbonate vein system, localized within an altered shear zone cutting mafic intrusive and extrusive rocks. The highly deformed core of the gold bearing quartz ankente vein is accompanied by sericite, tourmaline, pyrite, chalcopyrite and local green mica. This core is enveloped by less deformed bleached zones containing calcite, pyrite and chlorite. The surrounding rocks are dark grey-green, relatively undeformed mafic to intermediate intrusive and volcanic rocks. The vein system trends approximately east-west. Further research will be necessary to get greater detailed information.
 
 The Holdsworth Pyrite Prospect consists of massive lenses of pyrite situated at the contact between mafic and felsic metavolcanic rocks. These lenses trend approximately east-west and dip steeply towards the north. They are locally cut and offset by north-northwest trending faults. At present, five related zones have been confirmed by surface stripping and prospecting and several others indicated by ground geophysical surveys. The five confirmed zones (the East, East Extension, East Offset, West and West Offset) have a combined strike length in excess of 2,200 meters
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  The Holdsworth Pyrite zones are of interest for their gold potential for two reasons. One of these is represented by the unoxidized portion of the sulphide zone and its surrounding rocks. The second zone of interest on the Holdsworth Pyrite Prospect is a gold bearing, black colored oxidized cap that overlies the massive pyrite. The oxidized material that forms a cap to the Holdsworth Pyrite deposit has been described by old-time prospectors as a black sand. It consists of siliceous grains and non magnetic iron oxide pellets ranging from a few centimeters to several microns in size
 
 Previous Work
 
 Work on the Holdsworth property dates back to 1918 when John Holdsworth staked the claims after discovering massive pyrite boulders. Following is a summary of work carried out on the property since that time.
 
 (1918-19) Algoma Steel Corp **.:** Located the Main Pyrite Zone and tested it with 22 drill holes
 
 (1926) Grasseli Chemical Co.: **** Completed 8 drill holes to check the A.S.C.
 
 (1930) Canadian Pyrites Ltd. (Dupont): **** Conducted an "electrical survey" to locate new pyrite zones and prepared a crude geological map.
 
 (1933) Soocana Mining Company Ltd.: **** Completed a series of trenches and six (6) drill holes on the Holdsworth Gold Prospect (Soocana Quartz Vein).
 
 (1933-1979) Miscellaneous Property Examinations **** by various Mining Companies including Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd. **** (1935) and Erie Canadian Mines Ltd. (1938).
 
 (1982-1983) Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd.: **** Completed an airborne geophysical survey followed by establishing a control grid, magnetometer and VLF-EM surveys, geological mapping, rock and soil geochemical (A-Horizon) sampling and diamond drilling [five (5) holes for 590 meters; two (2) of these on the Soocana Gold Prospect, two (2) on the Holdsworth Pyrite Zone and one (1) on a separate geochemical target].
 
 (1985-1989) Reed Lake Exploration Ltd.: **** Work program included the construction of an access road, refurbishing an existing control grid, prospecting and rock sampling over a portion of the claim group,
 stripping, trenching, rock sampling and diamond drilling (32 holes for 1908 m) on the Soocana Gold Prospect; stripping, sampling and drilling (5 holes for 491 m) on the Holdsworth Pyrite Prospect.
 
 A 1999 work program on the Holdsworth Gold Prospect was carried out by Hawk Junction Capital Corp, the predecessor of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., and included the following:
 
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Re-establishing a control grid over the East Mineralized Zone to facilitate geological mapping, sample location and future development. Elevations of critical portions of the zone and surrounding area were surveyed. Ground VLF-EM surveying was completed in overburden areas to pinpoint the Mineralized zone for stripping. ·
Systematic Sampling by backhoe of the central part of the East Zone was carried out along with wide spaced testing of the eastern and western end of the East Zone. Prospecting confirmed the existence of four additional black sand zones. ·
Preliminary results from Mill testing of the material was obtained in preparation for a bulk sampling program. A site has been selected and permitting initiated. 
 The 1999 work program was designed to systematically sample the auriferous black sands that overlie the Holdsworth Pyrite Zone. Previous work was limited to surface channel sampling, although several test pits were excavated to a depth of 8.5 meters. The purpose was to determine the grade of the zone in a vertical direction to eliminate the possibility that the mineralization was purely a surface phenomenon. The testing was initiated with a diamond drill rig in late July 1999. The intention was to set casing in the shallow overburden and recover regularly spaced sludge samples while defining the zone. However, the black sand material is very porous, and water return was lost immediately upon entering the zone. The drill rig was abandoned and an excavator hired. The excavator worked very well in the upper
portions of the zone. Once the water table was encountered, the trenches began caving in, and material from above contaminated the lower samples. As a result sampling was limited to an average depth of 5.88 meters in the western part of the East Zone and 2.15 meters in the eastern part.
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 In addition to the material outlined by the 1999 trenching and sampling program, prospecting accompanied by ground VLF-EM surveying (in addition to data available from previous work) has located and partially delineated four other zones - the East Extension, East Offset, the West Zone (previously located and grab sampled, Reed Lake Exploration, 1988) and the West Offset. The total strike length of these zones is approximately 1540 meters. Numerous other VLF-EM conductors were detected by a 1983 geophysical survey. These may represent similar pyrite lenses offset by regional faulting and have excellent potential for additional similar gold mineralization. Other pyrite
zones on adjacent properties offer additional potential for feed to a processing facility.
 
 Our Exploration Plans
 
 The Holdsworth Project has no known reserves and no known environmental liabilities. Work programs in the past have involved stripping, trenching and road construction by excavator and diamond drilling. The sample trenches have been filled in.
 
 To conduct a work program on the property, numerous permits need to be acquired. For Phase 1, only a notice of advanced exploration is mandatory. A water sampling program would need to be implemented to establish background levels prior to any further work. Included in the Phase 1 program, is a four hole drill program (200 meters). Costs, including related infrastructure, is approximately $100,000. The next phase of the project should involve small scale bench testing of 50 kilogram samples from the black sand deposit to predict costs and confirm gold and silver recoveries. If this work demonstrates that the gold and silver can be recovered, a second phase involving a bulk sample of from 10 to 100 tons should be collected and processed as a pilot test. Extensive stripping and sampling should then be
completed designed to expand the resource base according to accepted engineering standards. Costs, including related infrastructure, is approximately $400,000. A third phase will be contingent upon successfully defining enough gold/silver bearing black sand and a preliminary economic assessment of the project. If results are encouraging, the third phase would involve a large bulk sampling program combined with a feasibility study leading up to some form of production. The cost of a third phase is unpredictable at this time.
 
 To date we have not made any expenditures in connection with any exploration activates on the Holdsworth Project. However, we currently have no plans to conduct exploration activities on the Holdsworth Project and we do not have the capability to conduct such exploration activities on our own. Instead, we would be required to engage a third party to undertake any exploration on the Holdsworth Project. We do not currently have the resources to devote to this project and do not plan to conduct exploration activities until such time as we locate a partner to conduct these activities and to fund, at least partially, their cost.
 
 
 **BRAZMIN LTDA.**
 
 On February 6, 2004, we entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Brazmin Ltda, a precious minerals company located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, we purchased 99.99 percent of the outstanding capital  shares of Brazmin. Brazilian law forbids 100 percent ownership by a foreign entity; therefore, one of the principals, a Brazilian resident, remains a quota holder. . In exchange for the shares of Brazmin capital stock that we acquired, we paid to the sellers $50,000 in cash, issued 700,000 shares of our common stock and a 5-year warrant to purchase 150,000 additional shares at a price of $1.50 per share, and reimbursed
the seller for expenses of approximately $20,000 incurred in
connection with the transaction. The purchase agreement provides that we must use our best efforts to register the shares of common stock that we issued in the transaction on or before July 5, 2004. If the shares are not registered by that date, on or before July 15, 2004, the seller may elect to rescind the transaction and reacquire the Brazmin shares sold to us in exchange for surrendering to us the shares and warrant we issued as partial consideration; the seller would still be entitled to retain the $50,000 in cash and reimbursed expenses.
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  Brazmins current property portfolio consists of 4 distinct land regions in Brazil: the Rio Maria Property - Pará State; Campo Grande, Minas Gerais State; São Julião, Piaui and Ceara States; and the Serrita, Pernambuco State.
 
 
 Rio Maria Property - Pará State, Brazil
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Located in the highly prospective Carajás district of Brazil, exploration rights for this 27,431 ha property was acquired after Canyon Resources had spent US$2.0 million defining gold targets prior to withdrawing from Brazil after the Bre-X Minerals Ltd. gold scandal. ·
The early stage project has easy access and is located approximately 20 km from the town of Rio Maria, which is connected by paved highway to the state capital of Belem. ·
The geology of the Rio Maria Property is dominated by the highly prospective Andorinhas Greenstone Belt. ·
An estimated 15 tonnes of gold have been produced by information miners (garimpeiros) from alluvial and bedrock gold deposits within and adjacent to the Rio Maria property. ·
Exploration work of the prior operators was focused for gold with no analyses carried out for base metals. This work identified several potential targets for gold, which requires additional exploration. ·
While there is potential for gold related to shear zones cutting greenstone rocks, the property has significant appeal due to its potential for large copper - gold mineralized systems of the iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) family similar to those found elsewhere in the Carajás district. 
 Campo Grande, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
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Campo Grande is an early stage exploration project previously owned by Barrick and Western Mining Corporation who had spent a total of US$100,000 on the property. ·
Brazmin has very recently successfully claimed exploration rights for 75 percent of the land title directly and the remaining 25 percent through an option with a group of Brazilian geologists, who have the respective title. ·
Further geochemical samplingis requiredto confirm the previous work and also examine the area for extensions. Detailed follow-up would comprise geological mapping, geophysics (magnetics and IP), more trenches and finally several shallow diamond drill holes to provide systematic sampling. ·
According to Brazmins consultants, Campo Grande is a good early stage epithermal gold opportunity and should be relatively easy to test for ore-grade mineralization. 
 São Julião, Piaui and Ceara States, Brazil
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This project, located in Piaui and Ceara States in northeast Brazil, also targets IOCG deposits, in this instance following on work performed byIncoin 2002-2003. ·
There is copper and gold mineralization known in the region, and the setting - alkali granites, Proterozoic age, extensional tectonics, and hematite-rich breccias with copper, fits an IOCG model. ·
Incos work included satellite imagery processing, rock chip sampling and airborne geophysics. ·
Three target areas remain to be investigated, all three have copper mineralization, some geophysical responses, and display varying levels of alteration. Brazmin is recommending gravity, magnetics, IP and scout drilling for detailed target definition. 14
 Serrita, Pernambuco State, Brazil
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The Serrita project is located in the Serrita gold district, an area known to host narrow gold mineralized quartz veins, with and without associated polymetallic sulphides. ·
The Serrita project includes the Mineração Serritas concessions that were worked previously by CPRM. ·
The Brazmin concessions cover several gold garimpos (artesinal workings), which were apparently catalogued by Western Mining in the past. With additional exploration, these zones may lead to the outlining of small tonnage high-grade deposits similar to Mineração Serritas. 
 We have no current plans to conduct any exploration activities until such time as we can engage the services of a third party operator and provide the necessary financing. Based on the information we currently have in our possession on the four properties, the Serrita project will be our primary focus to develop. We will continue to locate partners to explore the Rio Maria, Campo Grande and São Julião properties and continue to define the processes necessary for us to explore the Serrita property on our own. Until such time as we raise the funds necessary or locate qualified partners, we have very limited resources that we will devote towards the Brazmin properties, in order to concentrate on the FSC Project .
 
 
 **INDUSTRY BACKGROUND**
 
 The exploration for and development of mineral deposits involves significant capital requirements. While the discovery of an ore body may result in substantial rewards, few properties are ultimately developed into producing mines. Some of the factors involved in determining whether a mineral exploration project will be successful include, without limitation:
 
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competition; ·
financing costs; ·
availability of capital; ·
proximity to infrastructure; ·
the particular attributes of the deposit, such as its size and grade; ·
political risks, particularly in some in emerging third world countries; and ·
governmental regulations, particularly regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, infrastructure, land use, importing and exporting of gold, environmental protection matters, property title, rights and options of use, and license and permitting obligations. 
 All of which leads to a speculative endeavor of very high risk. Even with the formation of new theories and new methods of analysis, unless the minerals are simply lying, unexposed on the surface of the ground, exploration will continue to be a hit or miss process.
 
 
 **PRODUCTS AND SERVICES**
 
 During fiscal 2003, we offered two types of business software and solutions: a traditional business and accounting software package through our Accounting Software Business subsidiaries and a hosted Internet suite of services through our Hosted Solutions Business. On March 14, 2003, we completed the sale of our Hosted Solutions Business, which the results of operations have been reported as discontinued operations. On April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Accounting Software Business, in which the results of operations have been reported as discontinued operations, thereby providing no future benefit to our ongoing business plan; and our only current business model is our investment in minerals exploration projects in various foreign countries. Accordingly, we do
not anticipate having any future revenues until an economic mineral deposit is discovered or unless we complete other acquisitions or joint ventures with business models that produce such results.
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 As a result of the sale of the Hosted Solutions Business and the Accounting Software Business, the Company became an exploratory stage company effective May 1, 2003.
 
 Accounting Software Business
 
 We designed, developed, marketed and supported accounting software products through our Accounting Software Business (Red Wing and Champion) subsidiaries during the first half of fiscal 2003. Our original reason for acquiring these companies was to be able to utilize the businesses customer base in order to up-sell additional products and services. We concluded that these customers would not be prospects for any type of Web-based, hosted solution products or services. Therefore, a plan to sell the Accounting Software Business was initiated and on April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Accounting Software Business.
 
 As a result of the sale of the Accounting Software Business, the results of operations for the Accounting Software Business have been reported as discontinued operations and previously reported financial statements have been restated for the year ended December 31, 2001. During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, revenues from our Accounting Software Business were $1,491,059, $4,179,547 and $2,248,060, respectively. See Note 3 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein for further discussion and financial information regarding the discontinued operations of Accounting Software Business.
 
 Hosted Solutions Business
 
 Our Hosted Solutions Business offered Web-based content management solutions designed to improve the efficiency of business operations within selected vertical markets. We believed a hosted solutions model would be attractive to customers in specific markets who demand quicker deployment of new applications and more predictable costs with less financial risk. In early 2003, we came to the conclusion that due to current market conditions for capital funding, it would be extremely unlikely for us to secure the financing necessary to fund our Hosted Solutions Business beyond the near term and thereby provide assurance to future customers of our long-term viability. On March 13, 2003, our Board of Directors formally approved the sale of the Hosted Solutions Business. On March 14, 2003, we
executed a definitive purchase agreement with Stellent, Inc. and completed the sale of the Hosted Solutions Business. We received $650,000 in cash for the assets used in the Hosted Solutions Business, plus we were reimbursed $150,000 for expenses we incurred as a result of the transaction.
 
 As a result of the sale, the results of operations have been reported as discontinued operations and previously reported condensed consolidated financial statements have been restated for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001. During the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, revenues from our various Hosted Solutions Businesses were $132,455, $499,378 and $462,800, respectively. See Note 3 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein for further discussion and financial information regarding the discontinued operations of Hosted Solutions Business.
 
 
 Precious Minerals Exploration Projects
 
 As of December 31, 2003, we held interests in two gold exploration projects that we acquired in a transaction completed on June 26, 2003 from Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-based Hawk Precious Minerals Inc. Subsequently, in February 2004, we acquired substantially all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of a Brazilian limited liability company named Brazmin Ltda., which holds the exploration rights to 4 distinct properties in Brazil, South America.
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 **SALES AND MARKETING**
 
 Accounting Business Solutions
 
 Distribution of our Red Wing software applications was managed through a reseller partner organization. The Red Wing partners were the retail distribution arm for software sales to customers. Along with the distribution of the software, our partners provided implementation and ongoing consulting services to the customers.
 
 See Note 3 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein for further discussion and financial information regarding the discontinued operations of Accounting Software Business.
 
 Hosted Solutions Business
 
 Our primary marketing objectives were to build awareness and continue to gain market share in select verticals. Accordingly, we did utilize a balanced mix of on and offline advertising and marketing efforts. On-line efforts did include website, affiliate partner links, product demos and industry specific on-line advertising. Offline efforts did include industry specific tradeshows, conferences, publications and vertically specific direct mail campaigns.
 
 See Note 3 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein for further discussion and financial information regarding the discontinued operations of Hosted Solutions Business.
 
 Precious Minerals Exploration Projects
 
 Our intent is to provide sufficient capital in order to create awareness in the investment community of our presence in the field of precious minerals exploration. With the substantial risk inherent with any natural resource exploration project, comes the possibility of reward if a viable discovery is made and recovered. We plan to utilize marketing programs that will get our story in front of the eyes of those investors who have the tolerance for and the knowledge of the risks we will encounter in the foreign countries we currently have rights to explore, or the countries in which we could possible acquire rights to explore in.
 
 
 **INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY**
 
 Since we sold our Hosted Solutions Business and our Accounting Software Business in 2003, our business is no longer dependent on any significant intellectual property.
 
 
 **RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT**
 
 Hosted Solutions Business
 
 Since inception, we made substantial investments in research and software product development. We believed that the timely development of additional services and enhancements to existing software products and the acquisition of rights to sell or incorporate complementary technologies and products into our software product offerings were essential to maintaining and increasing our competitive position in our market. The software services market is characterized by rapid technological change, frequent introductions of new products, changes in customer demands and rapidly evolving industry standards. Our total research and development expense was $0, $134,217 and $562,762 in fiscal 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, which is reported as a component of discontinued operations.
 
 See Note 3 of the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere herein for further discussion and financial information regarding the discontinued operations of Hosted Solutions Business.
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  Precious Minerals Exploration Projects
 
 Exploration costs incurred in the search for new minerals are charged to expense as incurred. Due to the early stage of our passive investment in the FSC Project, we do not qualify for capitalizing development costs at this time.
 
 
 **EMPLOYEES**
 
 We currently employ two people - our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer. None of our employees are represented by a labor union and we consider our employee relations to be good.
 
 
 **FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN INDUSTRY SEGMENTS**
 
 During the year ended December 31, 2003, our continuing operations included one reportable segment: our precious minerals exploration projects.
 
 
 **AVAILABLE INFORMATION**
 
 The Companys web site address is www.witsbasin.com.
 
 We make available free of charge through our Internet web site, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material, or furnish it to the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can also request a free copy of the above filings by writing or calling us at:
 
 Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc.
 Attention: Mark D. Dacko, Secretary
 80 South 8 th Street, Suite 900
 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
 (612) 349-5277
  
 **RISK FACTORS**
 
 **RISKS RELATING TO OUR COMMON STOCK**
 
 TRADING OF OUR COMMON STOCK IS LIMITED.
 
 Trading of our common stock is conducted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board, or OTC Bulletin Board. This has an adverse effect on the liquidity of our common stock, not only in terms of the number of shares that can be bought and sold at a given price, but also through delays in the timing of transactions and reduction in security analysts and the medias coverage of us. This may result in lower prices for our common stock than might otherwise be obtained and could also result in a larger spread between the bid and asked prices for our common stock.
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 BECAUSE IT IS A PENNY STOCK IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO SELL SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
 
 Our common stock is a penny stock. Broker-dealers who sell penny stocks must provide purchasers of these stocks with a standardized risk disclosure document prepared by the SEC. This document provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks involved in investing in the penny stock market. A broker must also give a purchaser, orally or in writing, bid and offer quotations and information regarding broker and salesperson compensation, make a written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser, and obtain the purchasers written agreement to the purchase. The penny stock rules may make it difficult for you to sell your shares of our stock. Because of the rules, there is less trading in penny stocks. Also, many brokers choose not to
participate in penny stock transactions. Accordingly, you may not always be able to resell our shares of common stock publicly at times and prices that you feel are appropriate.
 
 A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK ARE OR WILL BECOME AVAILABLE FOR SALE AND THEIR SALE COULD DEPRESS THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK.
 
 Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market after this offering could adversely affect the market price for our common stock and make it more difficult for you to sell our shares at times and prices that you feel are appropriate. As of March 30, 2004, we have 33,275,181 shares of common stock and 690,000 redeemable warrants issued and outstanding. Furthermore, we have 5,520,434 stock options and 16,012,551 warrants issued.
 
 
 **RISKS RELATING TO OUR FINANCIAL CONDITION**
 
 WE CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH CASH TO FUND OPERATIONS DURING 2004.
 
 We expect that our cash expenditures for fiscal 2004 will be approximately $900,000 and, as of March 26, 2004, we had only approximately $240,000 of cash and other current assets on hand. Since we do not expect to generate any significant revenue from operations in 2004, we will be required to raise additional capital in financing transactions in order to satisfy our expected cash expenditures. We expect to raise such additional capital by selling shares of our capital stock or by borrowing money. However, such additional capital may not be available to us at acceptable terms or at all. Further, if we sell additional shares of our capital stock, your ownership position in our Company will be subject to dilution. In the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital, we may be forced to reduce our
operating expenditures or to cease operations altogether.
 
 WE HAVE NO OPERATING ASSETS.
 
 On March 14, 2003, we completed the sale of our Hosted Solutions Business and on April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Accounting Software Business, in which the results of operations have been reported as discontinued operations, thereby providing no future benefit to our ongoing business plan. As a result of the sale of the Hosted Solutions Business and the Accounting Software Business, the Company became an exploratory stage company effective May 1, 2003. Accordingly, we do not anticipate having any future revenues until an economic mineral deposit is discovered or unless we complete other acquisitions or joint ventures with business models that produce such results. Currently, we have rights in three projects: the FSC Project in South Africa (in which we are a

passive investor), the Holdsworth Property near Wawa, Ontario, Canada and in February 2004, we acquired the 4 properties of Brazmin Ltda., located in South America. Presently, we do not have the capacity to commence any exploration on either Holdsworth or Brazmin. Furthermore, none of these projects may ever produce any significant mineral deposits, however.
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 WE ANTICIPATE INCURRING LOSSES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
 
 Since our inception through December 31, 2003, we have incurred an aggregate net loss of $29,484,680. As of December 31, 2003, we had total current assets of $976,767. We expect operating losses to continue for the foreseeable future and may never be able to operate profitably.
 
 OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN.
 
 We have had net losses for each of the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, and we had an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2003. Since the financial statements for each of these periods were prepared assuming that we would continue as a going concern, in the view of our independent auditors, these conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Furthermore, since we do not expect to generate any significant revenues for the foreseeable future, our ability to continue as a going concern depends, in large part, on our ability to raise additional capital through equity or debt financing transactions. If we are unable to raise additional capital, we may be forced to discontinue our business.
 
 
 **RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS**
 
 OUR SUCCESS IN CONNECTION WITH THE FSC PROJECT IS SUBSTANTIALLY DEPENDENT ON THE PROJECTS OPERATOR.
 
 Pursuant to the Heads of Agreement with Kwagga and AfriOre, the FSC Projects operator has the sole discretion to formulate and carry out the work plans with regard to the manner in which the funds that we or Active Hawk forward to Kwagga. Further, we have only limited rights to receive information concerning the status of the FSC Project. We therefore are relying heavily on the ability of Kwagga and AfriOre, the FSC Project operator, to make prudent use of all funds in connection with the exploration phase of the FSC Project. If Kwagga and AfriOre do not use these funds wisely, we may not realize any return on our investment. Further, we are dependent on the financial health and condition of AfriOre. In the event AfriOre became insolvent or otherwise unable to carry out its obligations under the
Heads of Agreement, we could lose the entire amount we have invested in exploration of the FSC Project. We also depend on the projects operator to obtain and maintain various governmental licenses and permits necessary to explore and develop the properties. The failure to obtain and maintain such licenses and permits may cause significant delays in exploring and developing the properties, or even may prevent the completion of any of these activities altogether.
 
 WE WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL FINANCING TO CONTINUE TO FUND OUR CURRENT EXPLORATION PROJECT INTERESTS OR TO ACQUIRE INTERESTS IN OTHER EXPLORATION PROJECTS.
 
 Additional financing will be needed in order to fund beyond the initial 5 to 7 drillhole exploration program currently underway at the FSC Project, to fund exploration of the Holdsworth Project and Brazmin, or to potentially complete further acquisitions or complete other acquisitions or joint ventures with other business models. Our means of acquiring investment capital is limited to private equity and debt transactions. We have no significant sources of currently available funds to engage in additional exploration and development. Without additional capital, we will be unable to fund exploration of our current property interests or acquire interests in other mineral exploration projects that may become available.
See Risks Relating to Our Financial Condition - We Currently Do Not Have Enough Cash to Fund Operations During 2004.
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 WE ARE SUBSTANTIALLY DEPENDENT UPON OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
 
 We are substantially dependent on the expertise and industry knowledge of H. Vance White, our chief executive officer. The loss of his services could have an adverse effect on us and we do not currently have key person insurance with respect to Mr. White.
 
 SOME OF OUR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MAY HAVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH REGARD TO CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS THAT WE MAY ENTER.
 
 H. Vance White, who is a director and the chief executive officer of our Company, and Walter Brooks, a director of our Company, are both also officers and directors of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., a junior exploration company and the parent company of Hawk USA, and partners in Brooks & White Associates, an unincorporated Canadian partnership that provides management, financial and investor relations services to junior mineral resource exploration companies. Mr. Brooks is also a board member of Rodinia Minerals Inc., a junior Canadian resources company. Michael Pickens, a director of ours, serves as president of Geoex Ltd., an integrated mining and exploration company in Canada. As a result of their positions with other companies that may, from time to time, compete with us, Messrs. White, Brooks and
Pickens may have a conflict of interest to the extent the other companies with which they are affiliated acquire rights in exploration projects that may be suitable for us to acquire.
 
 In April 2004, we reported the passing away of Mr. Pickens.
  OUR PERFORMANCE MAY BE SUBJECT TO FLUCTUATIONS IN GOLD PRICES.
 
 The profitability of a gold exploration project could be significantly affected by changes in the market price of gold. Mine production and the willingness of third parties such as central banks to sell or lease gold affects the supply of gold. Demand for gold can be influenced by economic conditions, attractiveness as an investment vehicle and the relative strength of the U.S. dollar and local investment currencies. Other factors include the level of interest rates, exchange rates, inflation and political stability. The aggregate effect of these factors is impossible to predict with accuracy. Worldwide production levels also affect gold prices. In addition, the price of gold has on occasion been subject to very rapid short-term changes due to speculative activities. Fluctuations in gold prices may
adversely affect the value of any discoveries made at the sites with which we are involved.
 
 THE NATURE OF MINERAL EXPLORATION IS INHERENTLY RISKY.
 
 The exploration for and development of mineral deposits involves significant financial risks, which even experience and knowledge may not eliminate, regardless of the amount of careful evaluation applied to the process. Very few properties are ultimately developed into producing mines .
 
 Whether a gold deposit will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors, including:
 
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financing costs; ·
proximity to infrastructure; ·
the particular attributes of the deposit, such as its size and grade; and ·
governmental regulations, including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, infrastructure, land use, importing and exporting of gold and environmental protection. 
 The outcome of any of these factors may prevent us from receiving an adequate return on invested capital.
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 MINERAL EXPLORATION IS EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE.
  There is a limited supply of desirable mineral properties available for claim staking, lease or other acquisition in the areas where we contemplate participating in exploration activities. We compete with numerous other companies and individuals, including competitors with greater financial, technical and other resources than we possess, in the search for and the acquisition of attractive mineral properties. Our ability to acquire properties in the future will depend not only on our ability to develop our present properties, but also on our ability to select and acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for future mineral exploration. We may not be able to compete successfully with our competitors in acquiring such properties or prospects.
 
 KWAGGA MAY BE REQUIRED TO SELL A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ITS STOCK DUE TO LEGISLATION ENACTED IN SOUTH AFRICA, WHICH WOULD DILUTE OUR EQUITY POSITION IN KWAGGA.
 
 The Republic of South Africa recently enacted the Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Act. The aim of this and other related legislation is to address the disparate economic impact on black South Africans that existed during apartheid and which continues to exist today. When fully effective, the legislation is expected to require that all South African exploration and mining companies have at least 26 percent equity ownership by black South Africans. In accordance with and in anticipation of the effective date of certain requirements contemplated by this legislation, the Heads of Agreement provides that Kwagga will eventually offer up to 28 percent of its capital stock at fair market value to a black South African investor group. Any investment by such a group will dilute our ownership of
Kwagga and, accordingly, the right to receive profits generated from the FSC Project, if any.
 
 THE OPERATORS OF OUR EXPLORATION PROJECTS MAY NOT HAVE ALL NECESSARY TITLE TO THE MINING EXPLORATION RIGHTS.
 
 We expect that Kwagga and AfriOre will have good and proper right, title and interest in and to the respective mining exploration rights they currently own, have optioned or intend to acquire and that they will explore and develop. Such rights mat be subject to prior unregistered agreements or interests or undetected claims or interests, which could be materially impair our ability to participate in the development of the FSC Project. The failure to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, including failure to pay taxes and to carry out and file assessment work, may invalidate title to portions of the properties where the exploration rights are held.
 
 **ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES**
 
 As of December 31, 2003, our corporate office is located at 800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, in which we occupy approximately 200 square feet of office space, together with the use of related adjacent common areas, pursuant to a month-to-month arrangement, which requires monthly payments of $1,500. We lease our executive offices from a company whose sole director is a former director and significant shareholder. We believe that our current facilities are adequate for our current needs.
 
 With the sale of our Hosted Solutions Business and our Accounting Software Business, all prior leases have been assigned to the purchases of said businesses.
 
 
 **ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**
 
 We are a defendant in a lawsuit pending in the Minnesota District Court in Hennepin County initiated by Jack A. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was formerly our President and CEO until he left our Company to accept employment with Stellent, Inc., in connection with the sale of our Hosted Solutions Business to Stellent in March 2003. Mr. Johnson has asserted claims for breach of an alleged employment contract. We have denied all liability and are vigorously defending against Mr. Johnsons claims. In particular, we have denied the enforceability of the alleged employment agreement. According to Mr. Johnsons pleadings, he claims to be entitled to damages in the total amount of $360,000, plus an undetermined amount for
his attorneys fees and costs. Discovery has been completed and both partys motions for summary judgment were denied. The court has scheduled trial to commence on April 19, 2004. We are unable to state, with any degree of certainty, the probable outcome of this matter.
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 In two separate and unrelated actions brought in District Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, the Company was named a defendant. One such action was a proceeding brought by Farmers State Bank of Ft. Morgan, Colorado, in which is was alleged that the Company was liable to the plaintiff as a result of its guaranty of certain secured debt obligations in the aggregate amount of approximately $314,000 of Meteor Marketing, Inc. Meteor Marketing was formerly a subsidiary of Meteor Industries, Inc., until April 2001 when it was sold prior to the completion of the merger transaction between Meteor Industries and activeIQ Technologies Inc., (Old AIQ). In October 2003, Meteor Marketing reached a settlement with Farmers State Bank and the matter was dismissed without prejudice. To date, an aggregate of
$223,400 remains outstanding and, pursuant to the settlement agreement, Meteor Marketing is required to make monthly payments of approximately $2,600. Although we were not obligated to make any payments to the bank, we remain contingently liable pursuant to the guaranty. In light of the size of Meteor Marketings monthly settlement payment obligations and our understanding of Meteor Marketings financial condition, we believe Meteor Marketing should be able to satisfy this obligation for the foreseeable future.
 
 The other legal proceeding involved an action brought by Timothy L. White against us and Meteor Marketing, Inc., in which the plaintiff alleged that we were liable in the amount of $102,750 for certain obligations of Meteor Marketing as a result of an April 1999 guaranty. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment against us, which was later vacated and the action dismissed for improper service of process. Mr. White and Meteor Marketing subsequently entered into a settlement and forbearance agreement with respect to Meteor Marketings outstanding obligations. The remaining amount owed to Mr. White is approximately $50,500 and Meteor Marketing is required to make monthly payments of $7,000 until the entire obligation is satisfied. Mr. White re-served us with a summons and complaint in November 2003,
and has informed us that he wishes to maintain the action against us until Meteor Marketing fully satisfies the remaining indebtedness. The litigation is currently in its very early stages and discovery is just beginning. In light of the size of Meteor Marketings monthly settlement payment obligations and our understanding that both obligations are paid current, we believe Meteor Marketing is reasonably able to satisfy these obligations for the foreseeable future.
 
 Neither of the guaranties, on which our potential liability to Farmers State Bank or Mr. White, were disclosed to us at the time the Meteor Industries-activeIQ Technologies (Old AIQ) merger was completed in April 2001. In connection with the merger and the sale by Meteor Industries of all of its operating subsidiaries to Capco Energy, Inc., the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy agreed to indemnify us for any claims relating to any of the subsidiaries. Accordingly, in the event Farmers State Bank or Mr. White in the future seek to hold us liable under the guaranties, we will seek indemnification from the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy.
 
 
 **ITEM 4.  SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS**
 
 None.
  23   **PART II**
 
 **ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS**
  **PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK**
 
 Our common stock is quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol WITM. Prior to March 26, 2003, our common stock was quoted on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market under the symbol AIQT. Prior to May 1, 2001, our stock traded under the symbol METR. As of March 26, 2004 the last sale price of our common stock as reported by OTCBB was $0.83 per share. The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the range of high and low bid prices of our common stock:
  **Period**

**High**

**Low**Quarter Ended March 31, 2002

$
4.75

$
1.66Quarter Ended June 30, 2002

$
2.00

$
0.69Quarter Ended September 30, 2002

$
1.00

$
0.25Quarter Ended December 31, 2002

$
0.75

$
0.16Quarter Ended March 31, 2003

$
0.29

$
0.05Quarter Ended June 30, 2003

$
0.75

$
0.07Quarter Ended September 30, 2003

$
0.71

$
0.32Quarter Ended December 31, 2003

$
1.70

$
0.41
  As of March 26, 2004, there were approximately 250 record holders of our common stock. Based on securities position listings, we believe that there are approximately 900 beneficial holders of our common stock.
 
 
 **DIVIDENDS**
 
 We have never paid cash dividends on our common stock and have no present intention of doing so in the foreseeable future. Rather, we intend to retain all earnings to provide for the growth of our Company. Payment of cash dividends in the future, if any, will depend, among other things, upon our future earnings, requirements for capital improvements and financial condition.
 
 
 **RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES**
 
 In addition to the sales of unregistered securities that we reported in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q during fiscal 2003, we made the following sales of unregistered securities during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2003:
 
 In October 2003, we completed a private placement of 10,190,000 units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The units were sold at a price of $0.25 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,547,500 before agent commissions ($250,500) and other offering related expenses ($45,397). We relied on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) and Rule 506 under the Securities Act, as each investor in the private placement was accredited (as defined by Rule 501(a)), no general solicitation was involved, and the private placement did not otherwise involve a public offering. We agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
covering the resale of the shares purchased in the private placement. In accordance with the terms of the private placement, because such registration statement was not declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by February 11, 2004, we issued to the investors an additional one-fifth of one share of our common stock for each unit purchased in the private placement, or 2,038,000 shares.
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 On November 4, 2003, we sold 500,000 shares of common stock to a marketing/public relations consultant in exchange for services rendered. We relied on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2), as the consultant had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters such that he was capable of evaluating the risks of the purchase, we had a reasonable basis to believe the consultant was an accredited investor and because the offer and sale did not otherwise involve a public offering.
   **ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA**
 ****
 The selected financial data with respect to the statement of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, and the balance sheets data as of December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 are derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company that have been audited by Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP, independent auditors. The data provided should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements, related notes and other financial information included in this Annual Report. The selected financial data presented below with respect to the statements of operations data for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the balance sheets data as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 have been derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company that have been
audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants.
  **STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:**
 **(in thousands, except per share information)**
  **For the Years Ended December 31,****Restated**


**(1)**


**(1)**


**(1)**


**(1)****2003**


**2002**


**2001**


**2000**


**1999**Revenue

$


$


$


$


$
Loss from operations


(6,877
)

(296
)

(372
)

(157
)

(47
)Other income (expense)


270


(104
)

152


(34
)

(48
)Loss from continuing operations


(6,607
)

(400
)

(220
)

(191
)

(95
)Loss from discontinuing operations


(297
)

(9,259
)

(9,227
)

(2,649
)

(367
)Net loss

$
(6,904
)
$
(9,659
)
$
(9,447
)
$
(2,840
)
$
(462
)Basic and diluted net lossper common share:Continuing operations

$
(0.43
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.11
)
$
(0.39
)Discontinued operations

$
(0.02
)
$
(0.74
)
$
(1.12
)
$
(1.54
)
$
(1.53
)Net loss

$
(0.45
)
$
(0.77
)
$
(1.15
)
$
(1.65
)
$
(1.92
)Basic and diluted weighted averagecommon shares outstanding


15,361


12,532


8,210


1,718


240
 **BALANCE SHEET DATA:
**(in thousands)****
 **At December 31,****Restated**


**(1)**


**(1)**


**(1)**


**(1)****2003**


**2002**


**2001**


**2000**


**1999**Cash and equivalents

$
364

$
13

$
1,377

$
1,349

$
410Assets of discontinuing operations





4,759


6,630


533


Total assets


2,525


4,772


8,007


1,882


410Liabilities of discontinuing operations


35


4,159








225Long-term debt














Total liabilities


137


4,183








225Shareholders equity


2,388


589


8,007


1,882


185Common shares outstanding


30,297


13,265


10,731


3,836


374
 
 (1) Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year consolidated financial statements to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net loss or shareholders equity.
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 In addition, due to a reclassification of the Hosted Solutions Business as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 1999 through December 31, 2003 and the statements of operations and balance sheets as of and for the years ended December 31, 2000 through December 31, 2003, certain amounts have been reclassified as discontinued operations.
 
 
 **ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**
 
 The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report. See Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
 
 Readers are cautioned that the following discussion contains certain forward-looking statements and should be read in conjunction with the Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements appearing at the beginning of this Annual Report.
 
 We are a precious minerals exploration company. We hold interests in two gold exploration projects that we acquired in a transaction completed on June 26, 2003 from Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., (Hawk USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-based Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., (Hawk). In one of these projects, which we commonly refer to as the FSC Project, we are a passive investor and have the right to acquire up to a 50 percent equity interest in the company Kwagga Gold (Proprietary) Limited (Kwagga) through two funding stages: a $2,100,000 advance and a further $1,400,000 advance. Kwagga is a wholly owned subsidiary of AfriOre International (Barbados) Ltd., (AfriOre). Kwagga holds the exploration rights for the FSC Project. The FSC
Project consists of approximately 140,000 hectares located in the Republic of South Africa adjacent to the major goldfields discovered at the Witwatersrand Basin. AfriOre is a coal producer and precious minerals exploration company with offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and the operator of the FSC Project. As of December 31, 2003, we have advanced $1,800,000 to Kwagga, which is being used to fund a 5 to 7 drillhole exploration program on the FSC Project that commenced in October 2003. We are obligated to advance an additional $300,000 by April 30, 2004.
 
 We also hold exploration rights in a project located near Wawa, Ontario, Canada, which we refer to as the Holdsworth Project. The Holdsworth Project consists of 19 contiguous patented mining claims covering approximately 304 hectares. We have no current plans to conduct exploration activities on the Holdsworth Project since we do not possess the expertise, equipment or funding necessary to conduct such activities. Based on prior surveys conducted, we estimate that initial exploration costs would be approximately $500,000. We therefore intend to partner with a third party to conduct any exploration activities.
 
 Prior to April 30, 2003, we provided accounting software through our Accounting Software Business and until March 14, 2003, we provided industry-specific solutions for managing, sharing and collaborating on business information on the Internet though our Hosted Solutions Business. In December 2002, our Board of Directors authorized a plan to sell the Accounting Software Business. As a result of the formal plan, the results of operations have been reported as discontinued operations and previously reported consolidated financial statements have been restated for the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001.
 
 Subsequent to our decision to sell the Accounting Software Business, we came to the conclusion that due to current market conditions for capital funding of Internet opportunities, it would be extremely unlikely for us to secure the financing necessary to fund our Hosted Solutions Business beyond the near term and thereby provide assurance to future customers of our long-term viability. On March 14, 2003, we sold all of our assets related to the Hosted Solutions Business and the results of operations have been reported as discontinued operations.
 
 We were originally incorporated under Colorado law in December 1992 under the name Meteor Industries, Inc. On April 30, 2001, we, and a wholly owned subsidiary of ours and the company of activeIQ Technologies Inc. (Old AIQ) closed a triangular reverse merger transaction. Because Old AIQ was treated as the acquiring company in the merger, all financial and business information reported for all years herein, are the business and financial information of Old AIQ.
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 **RESULTS OF OPERATIONS**
 
 **FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003 COMPARED TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002.**
 
 Revenues
 
 We had no revenues from continuing operations for the years December31, 2003 and 2002. Furthermore, we do not anticipate having any future revenues until an economic mineral deposit is discovered or unless we make further acquisitions or complete other mergers or joint ventures with business models that produce such results.
 
 Operating Expenses
 
 General and administrative expenses were $1,452,416 for 2003 as compared to $296,415 for 2002. After we completed the sale of our Hosted and Accounting businesses, we became an exploratory stage company effective May 1, 2003, and all prior operating expenses have been reclassified as discontinued operations. Of the $1,452,416 recorded for 2003, approximately $694,000 relate to the amortization of prepaid consulting fees for warrants and common stock issued for consulting services. Additionally, we recorded approximately $275,000 for legal and marketing services. We anticipate that our operating expenses will decline over the next fiscal year.
 
 Amortization for 2003 was $81,143 as compared to $0 for 2002. The amortization expense relates to our passive investment to acquire the FSC and Holdsworth Projects. We began amortization of the FSC Project over a 24-month period on a straight-line basis beginning in July 2003. We began amortization of the Holdsworth Project over a 15-month period on a straight-line basis beginning in October 2003. For the next 12 months, amortization expense of participation mining rights will be approximately $42,800 per quarter. For 2003, depreciation expense of property and equipment was $117. During the year ended December 31, 2003, all fully depreciated assets were written off. Additionally, we do not anticipate further depreciation expense of fixed assets until such time as we deem it necessary to make purchases of
depreciable fixed assets.
 
 Exploration expenses consists of expenditures being reported to Active Hawk Minerals LLC, on the work-in-process from the project operator, AfriOre, at the FSC Project site and expensing of consideration issued in connection with our acquisitions of mineral and mining rights. We recorded exploration expenses of $5,341,290 for the year ended December 31, 2003.
 
 Components of exploration expenses are as follows:
  Years Ended December 31,


May 1, 2003 (inception) to December 31,2003


2002


2003Expenditures reported by Kwagga/AfriOre

$
500,000

$


$
500,000Issuance of shares to Hawk USA (1)


2,491,290





2,491,290Issuance of shares to Hawk USA (2)


2,350,000





2,350,000$
5,341,290

$


$
5,341,290
 
 (1) We issued 3,750,000 shares of common stock for participation mining rights, valued at $2,737,500 (based on the closing sale price, $0.73 per share, of our common stock on June 26, 2003, as listed on the OTCBB) and recorded the excess over the historical cost, $246,210, of the contributions made by Hawk USA.
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 (2) On November 7, 2003, we exercised our option with Hawk USA to acquire Hawk USAs entire 50 percent equity interest in Active Hawk Minerals, LLC in exchange for issuing to Hawk USA an additional 2,500,000 shares of our common stock. The common stock was valued at $2,350,000, based on the closing sale price, $0.94 per share, of our common stock on November 7, 2003 as listed on the OTCBB, which represented an issuance of 9.0 percent of our total issued and outstanding common stock of 27,797,181 shares. As of November 7, 2003, Active Hawk Minerals, LLC is now our wholly owned subsidiary.
 
 We recorded losses on disposal of assets for 2003 of $1,633 as compared to $0 for 2002.
 
 Other Income and Expenses
 
 Our other income and expense consists of interest and dividend income and interest expense. Interest income for 2003 was $25,769 compared to interest and dividend income of $15,244 for the same period in 2002. The interest income we reported for 2003 was primarily earned from a federal income tax refund filed with the IRS. The interest and dividend income we reported for 2002 was related equally to portfolio interest and the interest accrued on stock subscription receivables.
 
 Interest expense for 2003 was $0 and for 2002 it was $119,206, which related to a loan we entered into in March 2002, in which we borrowed $450,000 from Blake Capital Partners, LLC, an entity wholly owned by Mr. Mills, a shareholder and who was then a director. In May 2002, we allowed Blake Capital Partners to convert $150,000 of outstanding principal under the note into 200,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. We satisfied the remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest in full in June 2002. Included in the total interest expense is an $80,000 non-cash interest charge to reflect the discount to
market of the shares issued.
 
 Income Tax Refund
 
 We filed an amended Federal Income Return on prior Net-Operating Losses (NOLs) and received a tax refund in the amount of $243,920 during the quarter ended June 30, 2003. No further refunds will be available based on current tax law for the periods previously amended.
 
 Discontinued Operations
 
 Hosted Solutions Business
 
 In December 2001, we entered in an application service provider (ASP) software license agreement with Stellent, Inc., which formed the backbone to our Hosted Solutions Business (HSB). The ASP agreement provided us with a three-year worldwide exclusive license to be the hosted ASP solution for Stellents Content Management software. We agreed to pay a royalty of 20 percent of net receipts, as defined in the ASP agreement, or $500 per month per customer, whichever was greater. The minimum royalty commitments for the exclusive ASP license were as follows: $1,000,000 for year 2002, $2,000,000 for year 2003 and $3,000,000 for year 2004. The ASP agreement required a minimum royalty to be paid as follows: a credit of $500,000 from existing prepaid royalties recorded at Stellent, a
payment of $500,000 was paid with the execution of the ASP agreement and two $500,000 payments were due in September and December 2002. On March 29, 2002, we prepaid the September and December payments and in consideration of the early payment, we received a five percent discount, or $50,000. Since our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002 were below the minimum, we recognized the full amount of expense and ended the year with a balance of $975,000.
 
 On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business for $650,000 cash, the reimbursement of transaction-related expenses incurred by us in the amount of $150,000, and the assumption of certain obligations, liabilities and employees of ours. The remaining balance of the prepaid royalties ($975,000 at December 31, 2002) was expensed and netted together with the assets and liabilities of the HSB ($109,895 at March 14, 2003) together with the cash received ($650,000) in the transaction.
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  Under Minnesota law, shareholder approval is required when a corporation disposes of all or substantially all of its assets. The assets related to the Hosted Solutions Business, which represented only 23 percent of our total assets and which generated only 11 percent of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002, did not constitute the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. Therefore, the transaction was not subject to shareholder approval. With the completion of this sale, we no longer operate in the online document management business.
 
 The following are condensed consolidated statements of discontinued operations for the:
  HOSTED SOLUTIONS BUSINESS


For The Years Ended December 31,2003


2002Revenues

$
132,455

$
499,378Operating Expenses:Cost of sales


35,354


588,488Selling, general and administrative


161,597


3,175,662Depreciation and amortization


8,935


144,962Loss (gain) on disposal of assets


(749
)

114,037Loss on impairment of goodwill





417,273Total operating expenses


205,137


4,442,422Loss from discontinued operations


(72,682
)

(3,943,044
)Other income


150,000


430,000Loss on sale of prepaid royalties


(434,895
)

Net loss from discontinued operations

$
(357,577
)
$
(3,513,044
)
 
 Accounting Software Business
 
 In December 2002, our Board of Directors authorized a plan to sell our Accounting Software Business to key employees of that division. The Accounting Software Business published traditional accounting and financial management software for small and medium sized businesses, farms and ranches throughout North America. We acquired (through the acquisition of three companies) the Accounting Software Business during the year ended December 31, 2001 for the purpose of utilizing the business customer base to market other of our Epoxy Network products and services. The Accounting Software Business consisted of two accounting software applications companies: Red Wing Business Systems, Inc. and Champion Business Systems, Inc. Also, during 2002, we decided to abandon the Epoxy Network business after acquiring the
rights to develop and market hosted online document solution products. Therefore, once we abandoned the Epoxy Network business model to focus on the Hosted Solutions Business, the Accounting Software Business no longer fit within our business plan.
 
 On April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Accounting Software Business to two employees of that division, Kenneth Hilton and James Long. Mr. Hilton served as the President and Mr. Long served as the Chief Financial Officer, collectively as (the Purchaser).
 
 The assets sold consisted primarily of all intellectual property rights, cash, accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, and customer contracts. The Purchaser assumed substantially all the liabilities of the Accounting Software Business incurred in the ordinary course of the business consisting of trade payables, accrued expenses, debt and liabilities arising from contractual obligations related to the ongoing operations. The remaining outstanding debt (as of April 30, 2003 of $1,451,714) that was incurred during 2001 to acquire the Accounting Software Business was discharged as follows: (a) cash proceeds ($752,426) from the Purchaser were used to pay 17 of the note holders a negotiated 75 percent of the remaining balance due under the terms of their promissory notes, (b) the 25 percent
discount ($250,809) re-negotiated with the 17 note holders, was booked as a component of discontinued operations, and (c) the remaining seven note holders (valued at $448,479) received new promissory notes issued by the Purchaser, again which was as a component of discontinued operations of the Accounting Software Business.
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  The shareholders of the Company approved the sale at a special meeting on April 29, 2003.
 
 The following are condensed consolidated statements of discontinued operations:
  ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE BUSINESS


For the Years Ended December 31,2003


2002Revenues

$
1,491,059

$
4,179,547Operating Expenses:Cost of goods sold


371,971


1,267,622Selling, general and administrative


617,417


2,528,863Depreciation and amortization


63,848


1,645,646Product development


231,243


359,504Loss on impairment of goodwill





2,131,391Total operating expenses


1,284,479


7,933,026Income (loss) from discontinued operations


206,580


(3,753,479
)Interest expense


(45,366
)

(248,263
)Loss on the sale of ASB


(99,085
)

Other expense


(1,328
)

(3,862
)Loss on disposal of ASB





(1,740,000
)Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

$
60,801

$
(5,745,604
)
 
 Included in the net income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 was a loss on the sale of the discontinued operations of $99,085.
 
 
 **FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2002 COMPARED TO THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001.**
 
 Revenues
 
 We had no revenues from continuing operations for the years December 31, 2002 and 2001.
 
 Operating Expenses
 
 General and administrative expenses were $296,145 for 2002 as compared to $371,561 for 2001.
 
 Other Income and Expenses
 
 Our other income and expense consists of interest and dividend income and interest expense. Interest and dividend income for 2002 was $15,244 as compared to $159,101 for 2001. This income represents interest earned on our short-term investments.
 
 Interest expense for 2002 was $119,206 as compared to $7,138 for 2001. The increase in expense relates primarily to a loan we entered into in March 2002, in which we borrowed $450,000 from Blake Capital Partners, LLC, an entity wholly owned by Mr. Mills, a shareholder and who was then a director. In May 2002, we allowed Blake Capital Partners to convert $150,000 of outstanding principal under the note into 200,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. We satisfied the remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest in full in June 2002. Included in the total interest expense is an $80,000 non-cash interest charge to reflect the discount to market of the shares issued.
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 Discontinued Operations
 
 Hosted Solutions Business
 
 In December 2001, we entered in an application service provider (ASP) software license agreement with Stellent, Inc., which formed the backbone to our Hosted Solutions Business (HSB). The ASP agreement provided us with a three-year worldwide exclusive license to be the hosted ASP solution for Stellents Content Management software. We agreed to pay a royalty of 20 percent of net receipts, as defined in the ASP agreement, or $500 per month per customer, whichever was greater. The minimum royalty commitments for the exclusive ASP license were as follows: $1,000,000 for year 2002, $2,000,000 for year 2003 and $3,000,000 for year 2004. The ASP agreement required a minimum royalty to be paid as follows: a credit of $500,000 from existing prepaid royalties recorded at Stellent, a
payment of $500,000 was paid with the execution of the ASP agreement and two $500,000 payments were due in September and December 2002. On March 29, 2002, we prepaid the September and December payments and in consideration of the early payment, we received a five percent discount, or $50,000. Since our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002 were below the minimum, we recognized the full amount of expense and ended the year with a balance of $975,000.
 
 On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business for $650,000 cash, the reimbursement of transaction-related expenses incurred by us in the amount of $150,000, and the assumption of certain obligations, liabilities and employees of ours. The remaining balance of the prepaid royalties ($975,000 at December 31, 2002) was expensed and netted together with the assets and liabilities of the HSB ($109,895 at March 14, 2003) together with the cash received ($650,000) in the transaction.
 
 Under Minnesota law, shareholder approval is required when a corporation disposes of all or substantially all of its assets. The assets related to the Hosted Solutions Business, which represented only 23 percent of our total assets and which generated only 11 percent of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002, did not constitute the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. Therefore, the transaction was not subject to shareholder approval. With the completion of this sale, we no longer operate in the online document management business.
 
 The following are restated condensed consolidated statements of discontinued operations for the:
  HOSTED SOLUTIONS BUSINESS


For The Years Ended December 31,2002


2001Revenues

$
499,378

$
462,800Operating Expenses:Cost of sales


588,488


191,422Selling, general and administrative


3,175,662


6,143,268Depreciation and amortization


144,962


1,641,875Loss on disposal of assets


114,037


55,194Loss on impairment of goodwill


417,273


Total operating expenses


4,442,422


8,031,759Loss from discontinued operations


(3,943,044
)

(7,568,959
)Other income


430,000


Net loss from discontinued operations

$
(3,513,044
)
$
(7,568,959
)
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 Accounting Software Business
 
 In December 2002, our Board of Directors authorized a plan to sell our Accounting Software Business to key employees of that division. The Accounting Software Business published traditional accounting and financial management software for small and medium sized businesses, farms and ranches throughout North America. We acquired (through the acquisition of three companies) the Accounting Software Business during the year ended December 31, 2001 for the purpose of utilizing the business customer base to market other of our Epoxy Network products and services. The Accounting Software Business consisted of two accounting software applications companies: Red Wing Business Systems, Inc. and Champion Business Systems, Inc. Also, during 2002, we determined to abandon the Epoxy Network business after acquiring the

rights to develop and market hosted online document solution products. Therefore, once we abandoned the Epoxy Network business model to focus on the Hosted Solutions Business, the Accounting Software Business no longer fit within our business plan.
 
 On April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the Accounting Software Business to two employees of that division, Kenneth Hilton and James Long. Mr. Hilton served as the President and Mr. Long served as the Chief Financial Officer, collectively as (the Purchaser).
 
 The assets sold consisted primarily of all intellectual property rights, cash, accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, and customer contracts. The Purchaser assumed substantially all the liabilities of the Accounting Software Business incurred in the ordinary course of the business consisting of trade payables, accrued expenses, debt and liabilities arising from contractual obligations related to the ongoing operations. The remaining outstanding debt (as of April 30, 2003 of $1,451,714) that was incurred during 2001 to acquire the Accounting Software Business was discharged as follows: (a) cash proceeds ($752,426) from the Purchaser were used to pay 17 of the note holders a negotiated 75 percent of the remaining balance due under the terms of their promissory notes, (b) the 25 percent
discount ($250,809) re-negotiated with the 17 note holders, was booked as a component of discontinued operations, and (c) the remaining seven note holders (valued at $448,479) received new promissory notes issued by the Purchaser, again which was as a component of discontinued operations of the Accounting Software Business.
 
 The shareholders of the Company approved the sale at a special meeting on April 29, 2003.
 
 The following are condensed consolidated statements of discontinued operations:
  ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE BUSINESS


For the Years Ended December 31,2002


2001Revenues

$
4,179,547

$
2,248,060Operating Expenses:Cost of goods sold


1,267,622


403,658Selling, general and administrative


2,528,863


1,857,510Depreciation and amortization


1,645,646


1,519,617Product development


359,504


52,041Loss on impairment of goodwill


2,131,391


Total operating expenses


7,933,026


3,832,826Loss from discontinued operations


(3,753,479
)

(1,584,766
)Interest expense


(248,263
)

(66,273
)Other expense


(3,862
)

(7,212
)Loss on disposal of ASB


(1,740,000
)

Net loss from discontinued operations

$
(5,745,604
)
$
(1,658,251
)
 
 32
 **LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES**
 
 Liquidity is a measure of an entitys ability to secure enough cash to meet its contractual and operating needs as they arise. We have funded our operations and satisfied our capital requirements primarily through the sale of our business assets and the sale of securities. We do not generate sufficient net positive cash flows from our operations to fund the next twelve months. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, we had net cash used in operating activities of $405,362, $2,058,283 and $3,843,954, respectively.
 
 We had working capital of $870,032 at December 31, 2003, compared to $589,133 at December 31, 2002. Cash and equivalents were $363,990 at December 31, 2003, representing an increase of $350,779 from the cash and equivalents of $13,211 at December 31, 2002.
 
 On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business for $650,000 cash, the reimbursement of transaction-related expenses incurred by us in the amount of $150,000, and the assumption of certain obligations, liabilities and employees of ours. Under Minnesota law, shareholder approval is required when a corporation disposes of all or substantially all of its assets. The assets related to the Hosted Solutions Business, which represented only 25 percent of our total assets and which generated only 11 percent of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002, did not constitute the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. Therefore, the transaction was not subject to shareholder approval. With the completion of this sale, we no longer operate

in the online document management business.
 
 On April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of our Accounting Software Business to two key employees (the Purchaser) of that division. The assets sold consisted primarily of all intellectual property rights, cash, accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, and customer contracts. The Purchaser assumed substantially all the liabilities of the Accounting Software Business incurred in the ordinary course of the business consisting of trade payables, accrued expenses, debt and liabilities arising from contractual obligations related to the ongoing operations. In addition, the Purchaser paid us cash sufficient to discharge outstanding debt that was incurred during 2001 to acquire the Accounting Software Business. The remaining outstanding debt (as of
April 30, 2003 of $1,451,714) was discharged as follows: (a) cash proceeds ($752,426) from the Purchaser were used to pay 17 of the note holders a negotiated 75 percent of the remaining balance due under the terms of their promissory notes, (b) the 25 percent discount ($250,809) re-negotiated with the 17 note holders, was booked as a component of discontinued operations, and (c) the remaining seven note holders (valued at $448,479) received new promissory notes issued by the Purchaser, again which was as a component of discontinued operations of the Accounting Software Business.
 
 In June 2003, we entered into a Joint Venture and Joint Contribution Agreement, and a Member Control Agreement (collectively the Joint Agreement) with Hawk USA. By the terms of the Joint Agreement, a limited liability company was formed (named Active Hawk Minerals, LLC) in which both parties would make their contributions. Hawk USA contributed its rights and interests in the FSC and Holdsworth Projects. We assumed the liability to make an initial $2,100,000 cash payment to Kwagga. As of December 31, 2003, we have advanced $1,800,000 to Kwagga, which is being used to fund a 5 to 7 drillhole exploration program on the FSC Project that commenced in October 2003. We are obligated to advance an additional $300,000 by April 30, 2004. Once the entire $2,100,000 has been expended (approximately 24
months) we will have a further right to increase our equity position in Kwagga for an additional $1,400,000 advance.
 
 In October 2003, we completed a private placement of 10,190,000 units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The units were sold at a price of $0.25 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,547,500. We received net cash of approximately $2,251,600 after agent commissions and other offering related expenses.
 33
 
 In November 2003, we received a cash payment of $134,127 from Boston Financial Partners, Inc., representing a disgorgement penalty incurred by Boston Financial Partners pursuant to Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934 for short-swing profits.
 
 Our existing sources of liquidity will not provide cash to fund operations for the next twelve months. Other than our general and administrative expenses (e.g., wages, rent, travel) we have one major commitment to Kwagga for $300,000 due April 30, 2004, therefore we will require additional financing by March or April 2004. Our estimates of total cash expenses of approximately $900,000 for the next twelve months will only allow us to participate in the FSC Project, that of the initial 5 to 7 drillhole program. In order for us to commence exploration of the Holdsworth Project, we will need to obtain additional financing or engage the services of a third party operator and provide the necessary financing. Furthermore, we will need to obtain additional financing in order to participate or acquire other
mineral projects. Accordingly, we expect to continue our attempt to raise additional capital through private equity transactions (including the exercise of outstanding options and warrants) or through the development of a credit facility with a lender or investor. There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available on terms acceptable to us or even at all. In the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital, we would be forced to reduce operating expenditures and/or cease operations altogether.
 
 On December 23, 2003, we announced that we had entered into a letter of intent to acquire Brazmin Ltda., a Brazilian limited liability company. Subsequently, on February 6, 2004, we purchased substantially all of the outstanding stock of Brazmin , which required a cash payment of $50,000, the issuance of 700,000 shares of our common stock, the issuance of a five-year warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock at $1.50 per share and the reimbursement of certain out-of-pocket expenses of approximately $20,000. Our purchase is subject to the Sellers right to re-acquire the quota stock, as described below.
 
 Pursuant to the Brazmin purchase agreement, we are required to use our best efforts to register the resale of the shares of common stock issued as consideration, including the 150,000 shares issuable upon exercise of the warrants, under the Securities Act by no later than July 5, 2004. In the event that the shares are not registered by that date, Argyle Securities has the sole right (exercisable on or before July 15, 2004) to terminate the purchase agreement and reacquire the Brazmin stock subject thereto. In the event Argyle Securities exercises this right, it also must return to us the shares and warrants that we issued as consideration for the purchase of the Brazmin stock, although it is entitled to retain the $50,000 cash payment and the reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses paid by
us.
 
 
 **ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK**
 
 **INTEREST RATE EXPOSURE**
 
 Based on our overall interest rate exposure during the year ended December 31, 2003 and assuming similar interest rate volatility in the future, a near-term (12 months) change in interest rate movements of five percent, would not materially affect our consolidated financial position, results of operation or cash flows.
 
 **FOREIGN EXCHANGE EXPOSURE**
 
 Since our entrance into the precious minerals arena, we have had very limited dealings with foreign currency transactions, even though all of our transactions have been with foreign entities. Most of the funds requests have required US Dollar denominations. Therefore, a five percent change in the foreign exchange rate would not have a material effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operation or cash flows.
 34   **ITEM 8.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA**
 
 Table of Contents
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PageReport of Independent Auditors of Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
36Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2003 and 2002
37Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years EndedDecember 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
38Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity for the YearsEnded December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
39Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years EndedDecember 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001
45Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
47
 
 35
 **REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**
 
 To Audit Committee, Shareholders and Board of Directors of Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. and subsidiaries (an exploration stage company):
 
 We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. and subsidiaries (an exploration stage company) as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 and for the period from May 1, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
 
 We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes 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 consolidated financial position of Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2003 and for the period from May 1, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 As discussed in Note 14 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has restated its consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2003 and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the period from May 1, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003 to expense certain costs related to the Companys participation mining rights.
 
 The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company had net losses for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 and had an accumulated deficit at December 31, 2003. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management's plans regarding those matters are also described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
 ****By:
/s/ Virchow, Krause & Company, LLPVirchow, Krause & Company, LLP
 
 Minneapolis, Minnesota
 January 30, 2004 (except as to Note 16, as to which the date is February 11, 2004 and except to
 Notes 2, 3, 8, 12 and 14, as to which the date is September 15, 2004)
 36
  **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
 **(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)**
 **CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS**
  December 31,Restated2003


2002AssetsCurrent assetsCash and cash equivalents

$
363,990

$
13,211Accounts receivable, net





Prepaid expenses


612,777


Assets of operations of discontinuedhosted solutions business





1,169,154Assets of operations of discontinuedaccounting software business





3,589,741Total current assets


976,767


4,772,106Property and equipment, net





Prepaid royalties, net





Participation Mining Rights, net


1,547,956


$
2,524,723

$
4,772,106Liabilities and Shareholders EquityCurrent LiabilitiesAccounts payable

$
59,226

$
19,712Liabilities of operations of discontinuedhosted solutions business


34,734


475,948Liabilities of operations of discontinuedaccounting software business





3,682,819Accrued expenses


12,775


4,494Total current liabilities


106,735


4,182,973Accrued guarantee fee


30,000


Commitments and ContingenciesShareholders EquityCommon stock, $.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized;30,297,181 and 13,264,681 shares issued and outstandingat December 31, 2003 and 2002


302,972


132,647Additional paid-in capital


27,423,258


22,616,833Stock subscription receivable





(2,000,000
)Deferred compensation





(182,213
)Warrants


4,146,438


2,602,860Accumulated deficit


(22,932,460
)

(22,580,994
)Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage, subsequentto April 30, 2003


(6,552,220
)

Total shareholders equity


2,387,988


589,133$
2,524,723

$
4,772,106
 
 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 37
 
 
 **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
 **(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)**
 **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS**
 
 Years Ended December 31,


May 1, 2003(inception) toRestated2003


(1)2002


(1)2001


Dec. 31,2003Revenues

$


$


$


$
Operating expenses:Costs of sales











General and administrative


1,452,416


296,145


371,561


1,374,182Depreciation and amortization


81,260








81,260Exploration expenses


5,341,290








5,341,290Product development











Loss on disposal of assets


1,633








1,633Loss on impairment of goodwill











Loss on sale of prepaid royalties











Total operating expenses


6,876,599


296,145


371,561


6,798,365Loss from operations


(6,876,599
)

(296,145
)

(371,561
)

(6,798,365
)Other income (expense):Interest and dividend income


25,769


15,244


159,101


2,225Other income











Interest expense





(119,206
)

(7,138
)

Total other income (expense)


25,769


(103,962
)

151,963


2,225Loss from operations before income tax
refund and discontinued operations


(6,850,830
)

(400,107
)

(219,598
)

(6,796,140
)Benefit from income taxes


243,920








243,920Loss from continuing operations


(6,606,910
)

(400,107
)

(219,598
)

(6,552,220
)Discontinued Operations (See Note 3)Loss from discontinued operations


(296,776
)

(9,258,648
)

(9,227,210
)

Net Loss

$
(6,903,686
)
$
(9,658,755
)
$
(9,446,808
)
$
(6,552,220
)Basic and diluted net loss per common share:Continuing operations

$
(0.43
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.40
)Discontinued operations


(0.02
)

(0.74
)

(1.12
)

Net Loss

$
(0.45
)
$
(0.77
)
$
(1.15
)
$
(0.40
)Basic and diluted weighted averagecommon shares outstanding


15,361,315


12,532,354


8,210,326


16,231,340
 
 (1) Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year consolidated financial statements to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net loss.
 
 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 38
 **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
 **(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)**
 **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY**
 **FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2002 AND 2001**
  Commonstockshares


Amount


Preferredstockshares


Amount


Additionalpaid-incapitalBALANCE, December 31, 2000


3,835,911

$
38,359




$


$
5,633,040Issuance of common stock in January 2001at $2.75 per share


400,000


4,000








1,096,000Issuance of common stock in January and April2001 for acquisition of Edge Technologies, Inc


550,000


5,500








1,507,000Issuance of common stock for merger withactiveIQ net of $1,000,000 costs


3,874,511


38,745


365,000


365,000


3,634,028Cashless exercise of warrants issuedin June 2000


17,976


180








22,502Employee and consultant stock optionexercises from May through December 2001


605,496


6,055








1,623,900Surrender of common stock at $37.50 per sharein exchange for cancellation of promissory note


(8,334
)

(83
)







(312,417
)Issuance of common stock in June 2001 foracquisition of Red Wing Business Systems, Inc


400,000


4,000








1,774,000Issuance of common stock in June 2001 at$3.00 per share net of $82,500 costs


500,000


5,000








1,373,500Issuance of common stock in July 2001 to adirector at $2.75 per share pledged withstock subscription


100,000


1,000








274,000Issuance of consulting warrants in August2001, 450,000 at $5.50 per share,250,000 at $7.50 per share














Conversion of accounts payable to commonstock in September 2001 at $4.00 per share


16,667


167








89,002Issuance of common stock in September2001 for acquisition of ChampionBusiness Systems, Inc


299,185


2,992








1,460,023Conversion of accounts payable to warrant inAugust and September 2001














Issuance of commons stock in October 2001for acquisition of FMS Marketing, Inc


250,000


2,500








752,500Companys re-purchase of common stockin December 2001


(106,667
)

(1,067
)







(409,254
)Cancellation of stock bonus sharesin December 2001


(3,400
)

(34
)







34Deferred compensation related to options granted














817,169Deferred compensation expense














Net loss














BALANCE, December 31, 2001


10,731,345

$
107,313


365,000

$
365,000

$
19,335,027Employee stock option exercise in January 2002


11,500


115








34,385Issuance of common stock in January 2002at $4.00 per share to officer


500,000


5,000








1,995,000Companys re-purchase of common stockin February 2002


(15,500
)

(155
)







(62,880
)Conversion of Series B Preferred Stockin February 2002


365,000


3,650


(365,000
)

(365,000
)

361,350
  39
 Commonstockshares


Amount


Preferredstockshares


Amount


Additionalpaid-incapitalRe-pricing and exercise of warrant in March2002, issued to underwriter in June 1998


54,000


540








107,460Issuance of warrant in March 2002 to directorrelating to loan to Company, 25,000 sharesat $3.00 per share














Re-payment of stock subscription receivablein April 2002 from director














Partial conversion of note payable tocommon stock in May 2002 at $1.15 percommon share due to a director


200,000


2,000








228,000Partial conversion of notes payable to commonstock in June 2002 at $0.78 per share due toformer shareholders of FMS Marketing, Inc


151,669


1,517








117,241Issuance of common stock in June 2002 at $0.75per share and 500,000 warrants at $1.00 per share800,000 warrants at $1.25 per share to aninvestor and to a director (includes re-pricingof certain warrants)


1,300,000


13,000








501,249Conversion of accounts payable to warrant inJune 2002 at $0.83 per share














Issuance of 119,285 warrants at $1.00 per sharein September 2002 to former Champion BusinessSystems promissory note holders fordeferring principal payment














Surrender of common stock at $0.75 per sharein exchange for cancellation of stocksubscription receivable


(33,333
)

(333
)







Deferred compensation expense














Net loss














BALANCE, December 31, 2002


13,264,681

$
132,647




$


$
22,616,833Surrender of common stock at $4.00 per share, inexchange for cancellation of stock subscriptionreceivable with a director in January 2003


(500,000
)

(5,000
)







(1,995,000
)Forfeiture of employee stock options














(140,749
)Issuance of common stock at $0.20 per share,pursuant to an exercise of stock options, to formerofficer in lieu of accrued wages in February 2003


292,500


2,925








53,604Conversion of accounts payable to common stockat $0.219 per share in May 2003


250,000


2,500








52,145Issuance of common stock at $0.73 per share, ascontribution into Active Hawk Minerals, LLC withHawk Precious Minerals Inc. and issuance ofoption to purchase 100,000 shares of common stockat $0.40 per share, to director for consulting feein June 2003


3,750,000


37,500








2,755,000Exercise of stock options by former director inOctober 2003 at $0.35 per share


50,000


500








17,000Issuance of common stock at $0.25, in privateplacement in October 2003 (net of offering costs of$295,897) and one-year warrants at $0.75 per share


10,190,000


101,900








1,393,125
  40
 Commonstockshares


Amount


Preferredstockshares


Amount


Additionalpaid-incapitalIssuance of common stock at $0.94 per share inNovember 2003 on exercise of our option topurchase the interest held by Hawk PreciousMinerals Inc., in Active Hawk Minerals, LLC


2,500,000


25,000








2,325,000Issuance of common stock in November 2003 toconsultant for advisory services rendered


500,000


5,000








225,000Issuance of warrants in November 2003 toconsultants for advisory services, 250,000 at$0.60 per share and 1,050,000 at $0.62 per share














Additional stock option compensation undervariable plan accounting














96,800Contributed services by an executive














24,500Deferred compensation expense














Net loss - Restated














BALANCE, December 31, 2003


30,297,181

$
302,972




$


$
27,423,258
 
 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 41
 
 
 **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
 **(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)**
 **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY**
 **FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003, 2002 AND 2001**
  Stocksubscriptionreceivable


Deferredcompen-sation


Warrants


Accumulateddeficit


DeficitAccumulated(1)


TotalBALANCE, December 31, 2000

$
(312,500
)
$
(172,813
)
$
170,881

$
(3,475,431
)
$


$
1,881,536Issuance of common stock in January 2001at $2.75 per share

















1,100,000Issuance of common stock in January and April2001 for acquisition of Edge Technologies, Inc.

















1,512,500Issuance of common stock for merger withactiveIQ net of $1,000,000 costs

















4,037,773Cashless exercise of warrants issuedin June 2000








(22,682
)







Employee and consultant stock optionexercises from May through December 2001

















1,629,955Surrender of common stock at $37.50 per sharein exchange for cancellation of promissory note


312,500














Issuance of common stock in June 2001 foracquisition of Red Wing Business Systems, Inc

















1,778,000Issuance of common stock in June 2001 at$3.00 per share net of $82,500 costs








114,000








1,492,500Issuance of common stock in July 2001 to adirector at $2.75 per share pledged withstock subscription


(200,000
)













75,000Issuance of consulting warrants in August2001, 450,000 at $5.50 per share,250,000 at $7.50 per share








1,246,000








1,246,000Conversion of accounts payable to commonstock in September 2001 at $4.00 per share

















89,169Issuance of common stock in September2001 for acquisition of ChampionBusiness Systems, Inc

















1,463,015Conversion of accounts payable to warrant inAugust and September 2001








125,718








125,718Issuance of commons stock in October 2001for acquisition of FMS Marketing, Inc

















755,000Companys re-purchase of common stockin December 2001

















(410,321
)Cancellation of stock bonus sharesin December 2001

















Deferred compensation related to options granted





(817,169
)










Deferred compensation expense





678,281











678,281Net loss











(9,446,808
)




(9,446,808
)BALANCE, December 31, 2001

$
(200,000
)
$
(311,701
)
$
1,633,917

$
(12,922,239
)
$


$
8,007,317Employee stock option exercise in January 2002

















34,500Issuance of common stock in January 2002at $4.00 per share to officer


(2,000,000
)













Companys re-purchase of common stockin February 2002

















(63,035
)Conversion of Series B Preferred Stockin February 2002


















  42
 Stocksubscriptionreceivable


Deferredcompen-sation


Warrants


Accumulateddeficit


DeficitAccumulated(1)


TotalRe-pricing and exercise of warrant in March2002, issued to underwriter in June 1998








61,020








169,020Issuance of warrant in March 2002 to directorrelating to loan to Company, 25,000 sharesat $3.00 per share








33,750








33,750Re-payment of stock subscription receivablein April 2002 from director


200,000














200,000Partial conversion of note payable tocommon stock in May 2002 at $1.15 percommon share due to a director

















230,000Partial conversion of notes payable to commonstock in June 2002 at $0.78 per share due toformer shareholders of FMS Marketing, Inc

















118,758Issuance of common stock in June 2002 at $0.75per share and 550,000 warrants at $1.00 per share800,000 warrants at $1.25 per share to aninvestor and to a director (includes re-pricingof certain warrants)


(25,000
)




779,474








1,268,723Conversion of accounts payable to warrant inJune 2002 at $0.83 per share








12,500








12,500Issuance of 119,285 warrants at $1.00 per sharein September 2002 to former Champion BusinessSystems promissory note holders fordeferring principal payment








82,199








82,199Surrender of common stock at $0.75 per sharein exchange for cancellation of stocksubscription receivable


25,000














24,667Deferred compensation expense





129,488











129,488Net loss











(9,658,755
)




(9,658,755
)BALANCE, December 31, 2002

$
(2,000,000
)
$
(182,213
)
$
2,602,860

$
(22,580,994
)
$


$
589,133Surrender of common stock at $4.00 per share, inexchange for cancellation of stock subscriptionreceivable with a director in January 2003


2,000,000














Forfeiture of employee stock options





140,749











Issuance of common stock at $0.20 per share,pursuant to an exercise of stock options, to formerofficer in lieu of accrued wages in February 2003

















56,529Conversion of accounts payable to common stockat $0.219 per share in May 2003

















54,645Issuance of common stock at $0.73 per share, ascontribution into Active Hawk Minerals, LLC withHawk Precious Minerals Inc. and issuance ofoption to purchase 100,000 shares of common stockat $0.40 per share, to director for consulting feein June 2003

















2,792,500Exercise of stock options by former director inOctober 2003 at $0.35 per share

















17,500Issuance of common stock at $0.25, in privateplacement in October 2003 (net of offering costs of$295,897) and one-year warrants at $0.75 per share








756,578








2,251,603
  43
 Stocksubscriptionreceivable


Deferredcompen-sation


Warrants


Accumulateddeficit


DeficitAccumulated(1)


TotalIssuance of common stock at $0.94 per share inNovember 2003 on exercise of our option topurchase the interest held by Hawk PreciousMinerals Inc., in Active Hawk Minerals, LLC

















2,350,000Issuance of common stock in November 2003 toconsultant for advisory services rendered

















230,000Issuance of warrants in November 2003 toconsultants for advisory services, 250,000 at$0.60 per share and 1,050,000 at $0.62 per share








787,000








787,000Additional stock option compensation undervariable plan accounting

















96,800Contributed services by an executive

















24,500Deferred compensation expense





41,464











41,464Net loss  Restated











(351,466
)

(6,552,220
)

(6,903,686
)BALANCE, December 31, 2003

$


$


$
4,146,438

$
(22,932,460
)
$
(6,552,220
)
$
2,387,988
 
 (1) Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage, subsequent to April 30, 2003.
 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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 **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
 **(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)**
 **CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS**
  For the Years Ended December 31,

May 1, 2003(inception)Restated2003

2002

2001

to Dec. 31,2003OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net loss

$
(6,903,686
)
$
(9,658,755
)
$
(9,446,808
)
$
(6,552,220
)Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cashflows from operating activities:Depreciation and amortization


100,082


1,824,372


3,161,492


81,260Deferred compensation expense


41,464


129,488


678,281


16,764Loss on disposal of assets


884


114,037


55,356


1,633Loss on discontinued accounting software business





1,650,000





Loss on impairment of goodwill





2,548,664





Loss on disposal of discontinued operations


99,085








Loss on sale of prepaid royalties


434,895








Amortization of participation mining rights


500,000








500,000Issue of common stock for exploration rights in excess of
historical cost


4,841,290








4,841,290Issuance of warrants, options and common stock for services





189,469


1,436,393


Amortization of original issue discount


45,366


79,145


66,273


Amortization of acquired software developed


53,884


441,237


187,253


Amortization of prepaid consulting fees related to issuance of
warrants and common stock


664,083








664,083Exchange of assets for services


2,644








Employee compensation expense related to stock options-variable
plan


96,800








96,800Contributed services by an executive


24,500








24,500Re-pricing of common stock warrants





343,390





Interest expense related to common stock issued in excess of note
payable





80,000





Forgiveness of note payable








(63,677
)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Accounts receivable, net


154,980


72,974


(164,287
)

12,200Inventories


7,983


13,683


40,184


Prepaid expenses


(212,684
)

(39,844
)

26,154


(251,135
)Other assets


(2,890
)

63,670


175,084


Accounts payable


(195,320
)

(45,121
)

53,218


6,084Deferred revenue


(130,498
)

292,741


(303,840
)

Accrued expenses


(28,224
)

(157,433
)

254,970


(172,964
)Net cash used in operating activities


(405,362
)

(2,058,283
)

(3,843,954
)

(731,705
)INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Payments on note receivable





500,000





Proceeds from sale of property and equipment


109,895


52,145





Proceeds from sale of Epoxy Network (goodwill)





400,000





Proceeds from sale of prepaid royalties


540,105








Proceeds from sale of assets


752,426








Acquisition of Edge Technologies Incorporated








(750,711
)

Acquisition of Accounting Software Business subsidiaries








(1,422,511
)

Investment in participation mining rights


(1,827,889
)







(1,827,889
)Purchases of property and equipment


(3,880
)

(59,506
)

(134,026
)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities


(429,343
)

892,639


(2,307,248
)

(1,827,889
)  45
 FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Payments on bank line of credit








(277,381
)

Payments on capital lease obligations








(46,216
)

Payments on long-term debt


(837,158
)

(1,727,570
)

(534,672
)

Common stock repurchased





(63,035
)

(410,321
)

Cash proceeds from issuance of common stock


2,251,603


1,246,514


6,205,273


2,251,603Cash proceeds from exercise of options


17,500


34,500


1,629,955


17,500Cash proceeds from long-term debt





450,000





Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities


1,431,945


(59,591
)

6,566,638


2,269,103CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS OFDISCONTINUED ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE BUSINESS


(246,461
)

(138,869
)

(387,578
)

(42,559
)INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH EQUIVALENTS


350,779


(1,364,104
)

27,858


(333,050
)CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period


13,211


1,377,315


1,349,457


697,040CASH AND EQUIVALENTS, end of period

$
363,990

$
13,211

$
1,377,315


363,990
 
 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
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 **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**
 **(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)**
 **NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
 **DECEMBER 31, 2003 and 2002**
 
 
 **NOTE 1 - NATURE OF BUSINESS**
 
 Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc., and subsidiaries (we, us, our, Wits Basin or the Company) is a precious minerals exploration company. We hold interests in two gold exploration projects that we acquired in a transaction completed on June 26, 2003 from Hawk Precious Minerals USA Inc., (Hawk USA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Toronto-based Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., (Hawk). In one of these projects, which we commonly refer to as the FSC Project, we are a passive investor and have the right to acquire up to a 50 percent equity interest in the company Kwagga Gold
(Proprietary) Limited (Kwagga) through two funding stages: a $2,100,000 advance and a further $1,400,000 advance. Kwagga is a wholly owned
subsidiary of AfriOre International (Barbados) Ltd., (AfriOre). Kwagga holds the exploration rights for the FSC Project. The FSC Project consists of approximately 140,000 hectares located in the Republic of South Africa adjacent to the major goldfields discovered at the Witwatersrand Basin. AfriOre is a coal producer and precious minerals exploration company with offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and the operator of the FSC Project. For the year ended December 31, 2003, we have advanced $1,800,000 to Kwagga, which is being used to fund a 5 to 7 drillhole exploration program on the FSC Project that commenced in October 2003.
We are obligated to advance an additional $300,000 by April 30, 2004. See Note 8 - Participation Mining Rights.
 
 In regards to the FSC Project, we are a passive investor. AfriOre is required to deliver to us a report that details the expenditures incurred, the work carried out with respect to the project and the results of such work. Other than the quarterly information concerning the project, we have no rights to examine various information related to the project. We do not have any permits, equipment or personnel necessary to actually explore for precious minerals at this time.
 
 We also hold exploration rights in a project located near Wawa, Ontario, Canada, which we refer to as the Holdsworth Project. The Holdsworth Project consists of 19 contiguous, patented mining claims covering approximately 304 hectares. We have no current plans to conduct exploration activities on the Holdsworth Project since we do not possess the expertise, equipment or funding necessary to conduct such activities. Based on prior surveys conducted, we estimate that exploration costs would be approximately $500,000. Therefore, we intend to partner with a third party to conduct any exploration activities. See Note 8 - Participation Mining Rights.
 
 In addition to these two projects, we intend to pursue interests in other precious mineral exploration projects. The form of these interests may be direct ownership of mineral exploration rights to certain lands or may be indirect interests in exploration projects, similar to our interest in the FSC Project.
 
 We have since completed a third acquisition; see Note 16 - Subsequent Events about Brazmin Ltda., a precious minerals company located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 
 Until April 30, 2003, we provided accounting software through our Accounting Software Business (see Note 3 - Discontinued Operations) and until March 14, 2003, we provided industry-specific solutions for managing, sharing and collaborating on business information on the Internet though our Hosted Solutions Business (see Note 3 - Discontinued Operations). We sold substantially all of the assets relating to our Accounting Software and Hosted Solutions Businesses as of such dates.
 
 As a result of the sale of the Hosted Solutions Business and Accounting Software Business, we became an exploratory stage company effective May 1, 2003.
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  We were originally incorporated under Colorado law in December 1992 under the name Meteor Industries, Inc. On April 30, 2001, we, and a wholly owned subsidiary of ours and the company of activeIQ Technologies Inc. (Old AIQ) closed a triangular reverse merger transaction. Immediately before the merger, we (a) sold all of our assets relating to our petroleum and gas distribution business, (b) we reincorporated under Minnesota law, and (c) we changed our name to Active IQ Technologies, Inc. As a result of the sale of all of our petroleum and gas distribution assets, we no longer held any operations in the petroleum and gas distribution business but adopted the business model of Old AIQ, thereby becoming an Internet E-commerce company. Because Old AIQ was treated as the acquiring company in the
merger, all financial and business information relating to the periods before April 30, 2001, are the business and financial information of Old AIQ. See Note 4 - Business Combinations.
 
 Old AIQ was a privately held company, incorporated under Minnesota law in April 1996, and was considered a development stage company until January 2001, when it began to recognize revenues as a result of its acquisition of Edge Technologies Incorporated, a Nevada corporation. Old AIQ was formed to develop and provide eBusiness application software and services for small-to-medium sized accounting software customers.
 
 The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. For the year ended December 31, 2003, we incurred losses from continuing operations of $6,606,910. At December 31, 2003, we had an accumulated deficit of $29,484,680 and working capital of $870,032. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ultimately achieving profitability and/or raising the required additional capital. If we are unable to obtain the necessary capital, we may have to cease business, since we are committed to fund an additional $300,000 in April 2004 related to the FSC Project. We believe we have enough cash to fund our operations through the
end of March 2004.
 
 
 **NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
 
 Principles of Consolidation
 
 The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Wits Basin Precious Minerals Inc. and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Active Hawk Minerals, LLC, Red Wing Business Systems, Inc. and Champion Business Systems, Inc. Red Wing Business Systems, Inc. and Champion Business Systems, Inc., became inactive subsidiaries after the sale of our Accounting Software Business. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
 Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
 We include as cash equivalents: (a) certificates of deposit, and (b) all other investments with maturities of three months or less, which are readily convertible into known amounts of cash. We maintain our cash in high-quality financial institutions. The balances, at times, may exceed federally insured limits.
 
 Accounts Receivable
 
 Our exploration business model does not generate any accounts receivable. With the sale of our Hosted Solutions Business and our Accounting Software Business, all accounts receivable balances are a component of discontinued operations. See Note 3 for further details of accounts receivable.
 
 Inventories
 
 Our exploration business model does not require inventory. Our Hosted Solutions Business did not require maintaining any assets classified as inventories, as the services were delivered electronically. Inventories related to the discontinued Accounting Software Business consist principally of manuals for the various software modules, stocked software and shipping supplies. Inventory is recorded at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
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 Property and Equipment
 
 Property, equipment and leasehold improvements were recorded at cost. Improvements are capitalized while repairs and maintenance costs are charged to operations when incurred. Property and equipment was depreciated or amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from three to seven years. Leasehold improvements were amortized using the straight-line method over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset. All property and equipment is fully depreciated at December 31, 2003.
 
 Software Development Costs
 
 We have adopted Statement of Position (SOP) 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. Pursuant to SOP 98-1, expenditures for internal use software are expensed during the preliminary project stage. For the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, we expensed all initial software costs as research and development expense since costs were incurred during the preliminary project stage.
 
 As a result of the sale of the Accounting Software Business, all capitalized software costs are reclassified in net liabilities of discontinued operations at December 31, 2002. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
 
 Goodwill
 
 During the year ended December 31, 2001, goodwill of approximately $2,264,000, $4,059,000, $1,562,000 and $694,000 was recorded related to the acquisitions of Edge Technologies, Incorporated, Red Wing, Champion and FMS/Harvest, respectively. See Note 4 - Business Combinations.
 
 In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 discontinues the amortization of recorded goodwill for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2001. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, goodwill will be reduced based upon an impairment analysis of the amount recorded on our books. To the extent it has been determined that the carrying value of goodwill is not recoverable and is in excess of fair value, an impairment loss will be recognized.
 
 Goodwill, net of accumulated amortization, was $0 and $1,318,260 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations. Pursuant to SFAS No. 142, we recognized and recorded an impairment charge against goodwill in the amount of $2,131,391 during the year ended December 31, 2002 related to the Accounting Software Business. Also pursuant to SFAS No. 142, we recognized and recorded an impairment charge against goodwill in the amount of $417,273 (net goodwill of $817,273 less $400,000 from proceeds of sale) during the year ended December 31, 2002 related to the sale of our Epoxy Network discussed above. The net loss would have been $6,796,504 without amortization of goodwill of $2,650,304 for the year ended December 31, 2001.
 
 Our only component of goodwill related to the discontinued operations of the Accounting Software Business. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations .
 
 Other Intangibles and Acquired Software Developed
 
 Other intangibles (included in discontinued operations, see Note 3 - Discontinued Operations), net of amortization, were $0 and $869,927 at December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. The intangible assets related to customer relationships, acquired software developed and non-compete agreements related to the Accounting Software Business. Included in the discontinued operations of the Accounting Software Business is amortization of acquired software developed of $53,884, $441,237 and $187,253 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Other intangible assets were being amortized over two years on a straight-line basis. Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $0, $1,487,321 and $308,697, respectively. In accordance with our decision to discontinue the
Accounting Software Business, a loss on disposal of Accounting Software Business of $1,740,000 related to other intangibles and goodwill was recorded in December 2002. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
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 Segment Reporting
 
 Due to the reclassification of our Hosted Solutions Business and our Accounting Software Business into discontinued operations, we have a single operating segment. The single operating segment is that of precious minerals exploration. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
 
 Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue
 
 We did derive revenues from customers of the Hosted Solution Business for online document management services for monthly access to the service and initial service configuration/implementation. Customers were invoiced at the beginning of each month for access service and revenue was recognized when invoiced. Configuration/implementation revenue was invoiced the month after the services were performed and recognized in the month invoiced. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
 
 We recognized the revenues derived from the Accounting Software Business sales after all of the following criteria had been met: there was an executed license agreement, software had been delivered to the customer, the license fee was fixed and payable within twelve months, collection was deemed probable and product returns were reasonably estimable. Revenues related to multiple element arrangements were allocated to each element of the arrangement based on the fair values of elements such as license fees, maintenance, and professional services. Fair value was determined based on vendor specific objective evidence. Service revenue was recognized ratably over the term of the agreement, which was typically one year. All service revenue invoiced in excess of revenue recognized was recorded as deferred
revenue. At December 31, 2003 and 2002, deferred revenue was $0 and $1,774,491, respectively, as reported in the discontinued operations. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
 
 We currently do not have the ability to generate revenues in accordance with our investment in Kwagga and the FSC Project. Furthermore, we do not expect to generate revenues for the foreseeable future.
 
 Advertising
 
 Advertising costs are charged to expense as incurred. Advertising costs were $48,248, $154,886 and $258,929 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and are included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
 Stock Based Compensation
 
 In accordance with Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25 Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees and related interpretations, we use the intrinsic value-based method for measuring stock-based compensation cost which measures compensation cost as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of our common stock at the grant date over the amount the employee must pay for the stock. Our general policy is to grant stock options and warrants at fair value at the date of grant.
 
 We have adopted the disclosure only provisions of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure. SFAS No. 148 is an amendment to SFAS No. 123 providing alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and also requires additional disclosures about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. The amendments are effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002 and for the interim periods beginning after December 15, 2002. We have adopted the annual disclosure provision of SFAS No. 148. If we adopted the voluntary change

to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation, the impact could have a material effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations. We recorded compensation expense pursuant to APB Opinion No. 25 and related interpretations on options granted and due to modifications of options of $41,464, $129,488 and $678,280, for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively. We recorded expense related to stock based compensation issued to non-employees in accordance with SFAS No. 123. Had compensation costs for employees been recognized based upon the fair value of options at the grant date consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123, our results would have been as follows:
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 Years Ended December 31,

May 1, 2003(inception) toRestated2003

2002

2001

December 31,2003Net loss:As reported

$
(6,903,686
)
$
(9,658,755
)
$
(9,446,808
)
$
(6,552,220
)Pro forma

$
(10,604,496
)
$
(11,221,388
)
$
(13,062,595
)
$
(10,001,814
)Basic and diluted net loss per share:As reported

$
(0.45
)
$
(0.77
)
$
(1.15
)
$
(0.40
)Pro forma

$
(0.69
)
$
(0.90
)
$
(1.59
)
$
(0.62
)Stock-based compensationAs reported

$
41,464

$
129,488

$
678,280

$
16,764Pro forma

$
3,700,810

$
1,562,633

$
3,615,787

$
3,449,594
  In determining the compensation cost of the options granted during fiscal 2003, 2002, and 2001, as specified by SFAS No. 123, the fair value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model and the weighted average assumptions used in these calculations are summarized below:
 
 2003
2002
2001Risk free interest rate
4.5%
4.5%
5%Expected life of options granted
10 years
10 years
10 yearsExpected volatility range
303.9% to 313.5%
193.0%
130.0%Expected dividend yield
0%
0%
0%
 
 Financial Instruments
 
 The carrying amounts for all financial instruments approximates fair value. The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximated fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of long-term debt approximated the carrying amounts based upon our expected borrowing rate for debt with similar remaining maturities and comparable risk.
 
 Net Loss Per Common Share
 
 Basic and diluted net loss per common share is computed by dividing the net loss by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. The impact of common stock equivalents has been excluded from the computation of weighted average common shares outstanding, as the net effect would be anti-dilutive for all periods presented. Total options and warrants outstanding at December 31, 2003 were 5,550,724 and 16,552,551, respectively, options and warrants outstanding at December 31, 2002 were 4,566,649 and 9,269,301, respectively, and options and warrants outstanding at December 31, 2001 were 4,055,341 and 7,779,456, respectively.
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 Income Taxes
 
 We account for income taxes using the liability method to recognize deferred income tax assets and liabilities. Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of our assets and liabilities at currently enacted tax rates.
 
 We have recorded a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the related benefits.
 
 Use of Estimates
 
 Preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
 Exploration Costs
 
 Exploration costs incurred in the search for new minerals are charged to expense as incurred. Due to the early stage of our passive investment in the FSC Project, we do not qualify for capitalizing development costs at this time.
 
 
 **NOTE 3 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS**
 
 Hosted Solutions Business
 
 In December 2001, we entered in an application service provider (ASP) software license agreement with Stellent, Inc., which formed the backbone to our Hosted Solutions Business (HSB). The ASP agreement provided us with a three-year worldwide exclusive license to be the hosted ASP solution for Stellents Content Management software. We agreed to pay a royalty of 20 percent of net receipts, as defined in the ASP agreement, or $500 per month per customer, whichever was greater. The minimum royalty commitments for the exclusive ASP license were as follows: $1,000,000 for year 2002, $2,000,000 for year 2003 and $3,000,000 for year 2004. The ASP agreement required a minimum royalty to be paid as follows: a credit of $500,000 from existing prepaid royalties recorded at Stellent, a
payment of $500,000 was paid with the execution of the ASP agreement and two $500,000 payments were due in September and December 2002. On March 29, 2002, we prepaid the September and December payments and in consideration of the early payment, we received a five percent discount, or $50,000. Since our revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002 were below the minimum, we recognized the full amount of expense and ended the year with a balance of $975,000.
 
 On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our Hosted Solutions Business for $650,000 cash, the reimbursement of transaction-related expenses incurred by us in the amount of $150,000, and the assumption of certain obligations, liabilities and employees of ours. The remaining balance of the prepaid royalties ($975,000 at December 31, 2002) was expensed and netted together with the assets and liabilities of the HSB ($109,895 at March 14, 2003) together with the cash received ($650,000) in the transaction.
 
 Under Minnesota law, shareholder approval is required when a corporation disposes of all or substantially all of its assets. The assets related to the Hosted Solutions Business, which represented only 23 percent of our total assets and which generated only 11 percent of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2002, did not constitute the sale of all or substantially all of our assets. Therefore, the transaction was not subject to shareholder approval. With the completion of this sale, we no longer operate in the online document management business.
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 The following are condensed consolidated statements of discontinued operations for the:
  HOSTED SOLUTIONS BUSINESS


For the Years Ended December 31,2003


2002


2001Revenues

$
132,455

$
499,378

$
462,800Operating Expenses:Cost of sales


35,354


588,488


191,422Selling, general and administrative


161,597


3,175,662


6,143,268Depreciation and amortization


8,935


144,962


1,641,875Loss (gain) on disposal of assets


(749
)

114,037


55,194Loss on impairment of goodwill





417,273


Total operating expenses


205,137


4,442,422


8,031,759Loss from discontinued operations


(72,682
)

(3,943,044
)

(7,568,959
)Other income


150,000


430,000


Loss on sale of prepaid royalties


(434,895
)




Net loss from discontinued operations

$
(357,577
)
$
(3,513,044
)
$
(7,568,959
)
 
 
 Assets and liabilities of the HSB consisted of the following at:
  December 31,2003


2002Accounts receivable, net

$


$
35,107Prepaid expenses





35,542Property and equipment, net (1)





123,505Prepaid royalties





975,000Total assets

$


$
1,169,154Accounts payable


34,734


284,814Accrued expenses





191,134Total liabilities

$
34,734

$
475,948
 
 (1) Property and equipment consists of the following:
  December 31,2003


2002Furniture

$


$
40,845Equipment





121,333Software





64,056Less-accumulated depreciation and amortization





(102,729
)Net property and equipment

$


$
123,505
 
 Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $8,935, $144,962 and $185,520, respectively.
 
 
 Accounting Software Business
 
 In December 2002, our Board of Directors authorized a plan to sell our Accounting Software Business (ASB) to key employees of that division. The ASB published traditional accounting and financial management software for small and medium sized businesses, farms and ranches throughout North America. We acquired (through the acquisition of three companies) the ASB during the year ended December 31, 2001 for the purpose of utilizing the business customer base to market other of our E-commerce products and services. The ASB consisted of two accounting software applications companies: Red Wing Business Systems, Inc. and Champion Business Systems, Inc., collectively referred to as Red Wing. Also, during 2002, we decided to abandon our E-commerce business after acquiring the rights to
develop and market hosted online document solution products. Therefore, once we abandoned the E-commerce business model to focus on the hosted solutions business, the ASB no longer fit within our business plan.
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 On April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the ASB to two employees of that division, Kenneth Hilton and James Long. Mr. Hilton served as the President and Mr. Long served as the Chief Financial Officer, collectively as (the Purchaser).
 
 The assets sold consisted primarily of all intellectual property rights, cash, accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, and customer contracts. The Purchaser assumed substantially all the liabilities of the ASB incurred in the ordinary course of the business consisting of trade payables, accrued expenses, debt and liabilities arising from contractual obligations related to the ongoing operations. The remaining outstanding debt (as of April 30, 2003 of $1,451,714) that was incurred during 2001 to acquire the ASB was discharged as follows: (a) cash proceeds ($752,426) from the Purchaser were used to pay 17 of the note holders a negotiated 75 percent of the remaining balance due under the terms of their promissory notes, (b) the 25 percent discount ($250,809) re-negotiated with the 17 note
holders, was booked as a component of discontinued operations, and (c) the remaining seven note holders (valued at $448,479) received new promissory notes issued by the Purchaser, again which was as a component of Discontinued Operations.
 
 The shareholders of the Company approved the sale at a special meeting on April 29, 2003.
 
 The following are condensed consolidated statements of discontinued operations:
  For the Years Ended December 31,2003


2002


2001Revenues

$
1,491,059

$
4,179,547

$
2,248,060Operating Expenses:Cost of goods sold


371,971


1,267,622


403,658Selling, general and administrative


617,417


2,528,863


1,857,510Depreciation and amortization


63,848


1,645,646


1,519,617Product development


231,243


359,504


52,041Loss on impairment of goodwill





2,131,391


Total operating expenses


1,284,479


7,933,026


3,832,826Income (loss) from discontinued operations


206,580


(3,753,479
)

(1,584,766
)Interest expense


(45,366
)

(248,263
)

(66,273
)Loss on the sale of ASB


(99,085
)




Other expense


(1,328
)

(3,862
)

(7,212
)Loss on disposal of ASB





(1,740,000
)

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations

$
60,801

$
(5,745,604
)
$
(1,658,251
)
 
 Included in the net income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2003 was a loss on the sale of the discontinued operations of $99,085.
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  Assets and liabilities of the ASB consisted of the following at December 31, 2002:
 
 Cash

$
526,447Accounts receivable, net


176,370Inventories


46,438Property and equipment, net


119,561Acquired software developed, net


492,170Goodwill, net


1,318,260Other intangibles, net


869,927Other assets


40,568Total assets

$
3,589,741Accounts payable


81,064Accrued expenses


244,360Deferred revenue


1,774,491Notes payable


1,582,904Total liabilities

$
3,682,819
 
 
 On June 6, 2001, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Red Wing. In exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Red Wings capital stock, we issued an aggregate of 400,000 shares of our common stock and paid at closing a total of $400,000. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, we were obligated to make three additional payments of $400,000 each to the former Red Wing shareholders on December 6, 2001, June 6, 2002 and December 6, 2002, respectively. The debt was discounted using a seven percent discount rate. We timely satisfied the December 6, 2001 payment. We re-negotiated an extension of the June 6, 2002 payment with several of the former Red Wing shareholders, totaling $339,093. In connection with the re-negotiation, we paid 10 percent of the June 2002 payment (totaling $33,909)
immediately in exchange for an extension of such payment until December 31, 2002. Additionally, we agreed to pay interest at the rate of 12.5 percent per annum on the unpaid balance of the June payment (monthly interest payments began July 1, 2002). The remaining former Red Wing shareholders were paid their June 2002 payment as stated in the original notes. On December 6, 2002, a notice was sent to all of the former Red Wing shareholders that we were not in the position to make the final payments due and was seeking a solution to meet our obligation. The outstanding principal balance due all former Red Wing shareholders as of December 31, 2002 was $705,186. The debt was satisfied as noted above on April 30, 2003. The notes were secured by pledge of common stock.
 
 Two former investors of Red Wing receive monthly principal and interest payments, ranging from 7 to 8.5 percent, which were assumed by us when we acquired Red Wing. Note balances as of December 31, 2002 were $10,277 and $41,109, respectively. The debt was satisfied as noted above on April 30, 2003. The notes were unsecured.
 
 On September 18, 2001, we acquired Champion in a merger transaction. As consideration for the merger, (a) we paid at closing an aggregate of approximately $512,000 in cash to the former Champion shareholders, (b) issued 299,184 shares of our common stock, and (c) issued promissory notes. The promissory notes were discounted using a seven percent discount rate. The notes were payable in equal installments of $256,164 on January 18, May 18, September 18, 2002, and January 18, 2003. The January 18, 2002 payment was paid timely. In May 2002, we re-negotiated an extension of the May payment with several of the note holders until December 31, 2002, in the amount of $159,041. In exchange for the extension, we paid 10 percent of the amount owed to such note holders and agreed to pay monthly interest at the rate
of 12.5 percent per annum on the unpaid balance of the notes. All remaining former Champion shareholders were paid their May 2002 payment as stated in the original notes. In September 2002, we re-negotiated an extension of the September payment with several of the note holders until December 15, 2002, in the amount of $159,041. In exchange for the extension, we paid 25 percent of the amount owed to such note holders and agreed to pay monthly interest at the rate of 12.5 percent per annum on the unpaid balance of the notes. As consideration for their agreeing to another deferral, each such note holder received one warrant for every dollar deferred until December 15, 2002. We issued five-year warrants to purchase 119,285 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. All remaining former Champion shareholders were paid their September 2002 payment as stated in the original notes. On December 6, 2002, a notice was sent to all of the former Champion shareholders that we were not in
the position to make the final payments due and was seeking a solution to meet our obligation. The outstanding principal balance due all former Champion shareholders as of December 31, 2002 was $674,077. The debt was satisfied as noted above on April 30, 2003. The notes were secured by a pledge of common stock.
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 On October 10, 2001, we acquired FMS/Harvest. Effective December 31, 2001, we merged FMS/Harvest with and into Red Wing. In consideration for the purchase, we paid $300,000 in cash at closing, issued promissory notes in the total amount of $300,000, and issued 250,000 shares of our common stock. The promissory notes were originally payable in May 2002. In May 2002, we re-negotiated an extension of the due date with all former shareholders of FMS/Harvest. In consideration for extending the due date until December 15, 2002, we paid 10 percent of the May payment totaling $30,000 in satisfaction of the notes and agreed to (a) pay interest at the rate of 12.5 percent on the unpaid balance, (b) until July 12, 2002, allow the note holders to convert any or all of the unpaid balance of the notes into shares of
our common stock at a price equal to 90 percent of the average closing sales price for the 5 days preceding conversion, and (c) release such shareholders from their lock-up agreements relating to the shares issued in the acquisition. In June 2002, three of the FMS/Harvest shareholders converted $117,745 of principal and $1,013 of interest into 151,669 shares of common stock at $0.783 per share. On December 6, 2002, a notice was sent to all of the former FMS/Harvest shareholders that we were not in the position to make the final payments due and was seeking a solution to meet our obligation. The outstanding principal balance due all FMS/Harvest shareholders as of December 31, 2002 was $152,255 and was unsecured. The debt was satisfied as noted above on April 30, 2003.
 
 Components of goodwill and other intangibles (which are included in the net assets (liabilities) of operations of discontinued accounting software business) are as follows:
  December 31, 2002GrossCarryingAmount


AccumulatedAmortizationIntangible assets subject to amortizationCustomer lists

$
1,737,248

$
1,096,128Non-compete agreements


620,000


391,1932,357,248


1,487,321Intangible assets not subject to amortizationGoodwill

$
5,618,564

$
4,300,304
 
 
 The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 are as follows:
 
 Balance of goodwill (less accumulated amortization) as of December 31, 2001

$
5,916,924Second quarter impairment loss recorded June 30, 2002


(2,131,391
)Sale of Epoxy Network technology asset in August 2002


(817,273
)Loss on discontinued ASB


(1,650,000
)Balance as of December 31, 2002

$
1,318,260Sale of the ASB asset in April 2003


(1,318,260
)Balance as of December 31, 2003

$

 
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  **NOTE 4 - BUSINESS COMBINATIONS**
 
 **PRE JULY 1, 2001 COMBINATIONS**
 
 **EDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.**
 
 On January 16, 2001, Old AIQ completed its merger with privately held Edge Technologies, Incorporated (Edge), the creator of a fully integrated eBusiness website service called Account Wizard, which was subsequently branded as part of the Epoxy Network. The merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting with the operations of Edge included in the Old AIQ consolidation as of that date. The former stockholders of Edge received $300,000 in cash and 325,000 shares of our common stock.
 
 Terms of the merger agreement required an additional cash payment and issuance of stock upon a capital raising event. With the completion of the Meteor Industries, Inc. merger on April 30, 2001, the former stockholders of Edge received the final consideration as specified in the merger agreement of 225,000 shares of our common stock on April 30, 2001, and $400,000 in cash on May 2, 2001, in settlement of the earn-out provisions.
 
 With closing costs, the total consideration plus the fair value of the net liabilities assumed was approximately $2,264,000, consisting primarily of goodwill. (See the table below for a condensed balance sheet summarizing the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of combination.)
 
 **METEOR INDUSTRIES, INC. - OLD AIQ MERGER TRANSACTION**
 
 On April 30, 2001, Old AIQ completed its merger with Meteor Industries, Inc. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of January 11, 2001, as amended April 27, 2001 (the Merger Agreement), by and among Meteor Industries, Inc. (Meteor), activeIQ Technologies Inc., a Minnesota corporation (Old AIQ) and MI Merger, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Meteor (Merger Sub), Old AIQ merged with and into Merger Sub (the Merger). The surviving corporation in the Merger was renamed AIQ, Inc. In addition, immediately prior to the Merger, Meteor was reincorporated under Minnesota law by merging with a wholly owned subsidiary (the Re-incorporation Merger) and was subsequently renamed Active IQ
Technologies, Inc. Meteors shareholders approved both the Merger and the Re-incorporation Merger on March 27, 2001, and both transactions became effective on April 30, 2001 resulting in AIQ, Inc. becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Active IQ Technologies, Inc. Since Meteor had only monetary assets and no operations, the merger was accounted for as the issuance of stock by Old AIQ in exchange for monetary assets of Meteor.
 
 Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, in exchange for their shares of Old AIQ common stock, each shareholder of Old AIQ common stock received one share of Meteors common stock (after giving effect to the Re-incorporation Merger). At the time of the Merger there were 4,385,911 shares of common stock of Old AIQ outstanding, (excluding 400,000 shares held by Meteor, which were cancelled upon the effective time of the Merger). In addition to receiving shares of Meteors common stock, each of the former Old AIQ shareholders was entitled to receive a warrant to purchase two shares of Meteors common stock for every three shares of Old AIQ common stock held by such shareholder. The warrants, which expire on April 30, 2006, are exercisable at a price of $5.50 share upon notice to the holders thereof
after the closing price of Meteors common stock (as quoted on the OTCBB) has averaged $7.50 for 14 consecutive days. (See the table below for a condensed balance sheet summarizing the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of combination.)
 
 **RED WING BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.**
 
 In June 2001, we completed our acquisition of Red Wing Business Systems, Inc. (Red Wing), a Minnesota corporation. Red Wing, which operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours, produced and sold accounting and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses, farm and agricultural producers. Pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement (the Agreement) dated June 6, 2001, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock from the shareholders of Red Wing (the Sellers). The acquisition of Red Wing was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting.
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 The Sellers received an aggregate of 400,000 shares of our common stock and cash in the aggregate of $1,600,000, of which $400,000 was delivered at the closing. Under the Agreement, we had an obligation to pay the remaining $1,200,000 of cash in three future payments of $400,000 due on the 6-, 12- and 18-month anniversaries of the closing date. As of December 31, 2002, the balance due to the former Red Wing shareholders was $705,186, which we satisfied upon the sale that occurred April 30, 2003. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
 
 With closing costs, the total consideration plus the fair value of the net liabilities assumed was approximately $4,724,000, consisting primarily of goodwill and other intangibles. The other intangibles acquired consisted of acquired software developed. (See the table below for a condensed balance sheet summarizing the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of combination.)
 
 
 **POST JUNE 30, 2001 COMBINATIONS**
 
 **CHAMPION BUSINESS SYSTEMS, INC.**
 
 In September 2001, we completed our merger with privately held Champion Business Systems, Inc. (Champion), a Colorado corporation. Champion, which operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours, produced and sold accounting and financial management software for small and medium-sized businesses. The merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting with the operations of Champion included in our consolidated financial statements as of that date.
 
 The former shareholders of Champion were divided into two groups: Minority Shareholders and Majority Shareholders. At closing, the Majority Shareholders received an aggregate of 299,185 shares of our common stock and all former Champion shareholders received their pro rata share of a $512,328 cash payment. Terms of the merger agreement required additional cash payments of $1,000,000 payable in 4 equal installments, each due on the 4, 8, 12 and 16-month anniversaries. We granted a security interest in the newly acquired shares of Champion to the former Champion shareholders pursuant to a pledge agreement dated as of September 14, 2001. As of December 31, 2002, the balance due to the former Champion shareholders was $674,077, which we satisfied upon the sale that occurred April 30, 2003. See Note 3 -
Discontinued Operations.
 
 With closing costs, the total consideration plus the fair value of the net liabilities assumed was approximately $3,692,000, consisting primarily of goodwill and other intangibles.
 
 The primary reason for the acquisition of Champion was to expand our software and service support customer base and business. The factors contributing to goodwill were principally based on our belief that synergies would be generated through the combining of our other software and service support with Champions accounting packages. The total purchase included common stock issued of 299,185 valued at $4.89 per share, the average of the closing bid and ask price of our common stock 10 trading days before September 18, 2001 (the effective date of the acquisition of Champion). Furthermore, we did not issue any options or warrants in conjunction with the Champion acquisition.
 
 We recorded goodwill and other intangibles allocated to customer relationships, non-compete agreements and acquired software developed of approximately $1,318,700, $200,000 and $495,000, respectively. (See table below for a condensed balance sheet summarizing the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of combination.)
 
 **FMS MARKETING, INC.**
 
 On October 10, 2001, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of FMS Marketing, Inc., a New Lennox, Illinois accounting software provider doing business as FMS/Harvest. Like Red Wing, FMS/Harvest also serves users primarily in the agricultural and farming industries. In consideration for the purchase, we paid approximately $300,000 in cash at closing; issued 6-month promissory notes in the total amount of $300,000; and issued 250,000 shares of our common stock. The common stock was valued at $3.02 per share, the average of the closing bid and ask price of our common stock 10 trading days before October 10, 2001 (the effective date of acquisition). The primary reason for the acquisition of FMS/Harvest was to continue expanding our software and service support customer base and business.

The factors contributing to goodwill were principally based on our belief that synergies would be generated through the combining of our other software and service support with FMS/Harvests accounting packages.
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 We recorded approximately $694,000 as goodwill and approximately $418,000 and $420,000 as other intangibles allocated to customer relationships and non-compete agreements, respectively. (See table below for a condensed balance sheet summarizing the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of combination.)
 
 Effective December 31, 2001, we merged FMS/Harvest with and into Red Wing.
 
 Following are condensed balance sheets summarizing the amounts assigned to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the various dates of acquisition:
  Edge


Meteor


Red Wing


Champion


FMS/HarvestCurrent assets

$


$
3,538,000

$
171,000

$
91,000

$
11,000Property and equipment








58,000


25,000


2,000Note receivable





500,000








Acquired software developed








436,000


495,000


Goodwill


2,264,000





4,059,000


1,562,000


694,000Other intangible assets











1,519,000


838,000Total assets

$
2,264,000

$
4,038,000

$
4,724,000

$
3,692,000

$
1,545,000Current liabilities

$


$


$
1,257,000

$
709,000

$
136,000Note payable-former shareholders








1,122,000


956,000


290,000Due to Active IQ Technologies


2,264,000





2,200,000


1,964,000


1,066,000Long-term debt








145,000


63,000


53,000Shareholders equity





4,038,000








Total liabilities andshareholders equity

$
2,264,000

$
4,038,000

$
4,724,000

$
3,692,000

$
1,545,000
 
 
 The assets and liabilities assigned to the acquisitions are included in net assets of operations of discontinued accounting software business at December 31, 2001. The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001 give effect to the acquisitions of Meteor, Edge, Red Wing, Champion, and FMS/Harvest as if such transactions had occurred on January 1, 2001. The unaudited pro forma information does not purport to represent what the Companys results of operations would actually have been if such transactions in fact had occurred at such date or to project the Companys results of future operations:
  Pro Forma for the Year Ended December 31, 2001Revenues

$
5,382,906Loss from operations


(9,491,914
)Net loss

$
(9,413,688
)Basic and diluted net loss per common share

$
(1.15
)
 
 
 **NOTE 5 - PREPAID EXPENSES**
 
 In 2003, we issued warrants to provide consulting services to us in connection with marketing and public relations over a period of two years. In exchange for these services to be rendered, we issued 150,000 five-year warrants exercisable at $.60 per share. We recorded the prepaid consulting fee using the Black-Scholes pricing model since this was more readily measurable than the value of the services to be rendered. The amount recorded was $155,000 and is being amortized over a period of two years beginning in November 2003 .
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  In 2003, we issued to Windsor Capital Corporation 500,000 shares of our common stock to provide consulting fees in connection with marketing and public relations over a period of two years. We recorded the prepaid consulting based on the closing price of our stock on the OTCBB since this was more readily measurable than the value of the services to be rendered. The amount recorded was $230,000 and is being amortized over a period of two years beginning in November 2003.
 
 Components of prepaid expenses are as follows:
  December 31,2003


2002Prepaid consulting fees

$
352,917

$
Other prepaid expenses


259,860


$
612,777

$

 
 Prepaid expenses for the year ended December 31, 2002 are included in discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations.
 
 
 **NOTE 6 - NOTE RECEIVABLE**
 
 We completed our merger with Old AIQ on April 30, 2001 and entered into a note receivable in the amount of $500,000. The note was secured by a stock pledge dated April 27, 2001, pledging 1,500,000 shares of common stock of Capco Energy, Inc. The note receivable accrued interest at 10 percent per annum. We received the remaining principal balance plus accrued interest in May 2002.
 
 
 **NOTE 7 - PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT**
 
 On March 14, 2003, we sold all of the assets relating to our HSB and on April 30, 2003, we completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of the ASB and as such, all property and equipment has been reclassified as discontinued operations. See Note 3 - Discontinued Operations. As of December 31, 2003, all fully depreciated assets were written off.
 
 
 **NOTE 8 - PARTICIPATION MINING RIGHTS**
 
 On June 26, 2003, we entered into a Joint Venture and Joint Contribution Agreement, and a Member Control Agreement (collectively the Joint Agreement) with Hawk USA. One of the terms of the Joint Agreement was the creation of a Minnesota limited liability company named Active Hawk Minerals, LLC (Active Hawk). We both made contributions to Active Hawk for a 50 percent equity interest. The Company has determined that the transfer of assets by Hawk USA to Active Hawk qualified as a transfer of assets between entities under common control, and as such, purchase accounting does not apply. The assets were recognized at their historical carrying amounts in the accounts of Hawk USA, therefore, as with a transfer of assets under common control, the assets have been recorded at their
historical values. One of Hawk USAs contributions was its right to fund and acquire an initial 35 percent interest in the FSC Project. AfriOre or one of its affiliates will be the operator of the FSC Project, and Kwagga, its wholly owned subsidiary, holds the exploration rights for the FSC Project. We have the further option to acquire an additional 15 percent interest (an aggregate 50 percent) equity interest in Kwagga by providing further cash funding of the FSC Project.
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 The first step to acquire our 35 percent interest in Kwagga requires us to advance $2,100,000. Kwagga is required to use our initial $2,100,000 contribution to incur expenditures for the exploration, development and maintenance of the FSC Project. Pursuant to our agreement, after Kwagga has spent our aggregate $2,100,000 contribution, we will receive such number of shares of Kwaggas capital stock representing a 35 percent ownership position. Once the current exploration activities being conducted on the FSC Project are complete, estimated to take 24 months, AfriOre and Kwagga will deliver to us a report describing the results of these activities. Within 120 days of our receipt of that report, we have the option to increase our ownership position in Kwagga to 50 percent in exchange for a further
contribution of $1,400,000. These additional funds would then be used to fund a second phase of exploration work on the FSC Project.
 
 If we determine not to elect to provide the funding for the second phase, we may request that AfriOre purchase our 35 percent interest for an aggregate price of $1,050,000. If AfriOre declines to purchase our 35 percent interest, we may elect to cease funding Kwagga. In that event, however, we no longer would have any rights to vote any shares of Kwaggas capital stock owned by us and may be subject to dilution of our equity interest in Kwagga.
 
 In the event Kwagga elects to discontinue FSC exploration altogether or if less than $2,100,000 is expended prior to June 2006, then we have the right to either (a) direct Kwagga to retain the balance of the $2,100,000 then held, whereupon we will be issued shares of Kwagga capital stock representing a 35 percent interest, or (b) terminate our interest in the FSC Project, whereupon Kwagga shall repay the remaining unspent balance of our initial $2,100,000 contribution.
 
 AfriOre or one of its affiliates, as operator, will have sole discretion to determine all work to be carried out on the FSC Project and will be responsible for ensuring that the property and the project are at all times in compliance with applicable laws. AfriOre is required to provide us with quarterly written reports describing the work completed and the funds expended therewith. As consideration for its role as the project operator, AfriOre will be entitled to a fee equal to 10 percent of all qualified expenditures made in connection with the FSC Project.
 
 In accordance with South African legislation, Kwagga will offer to a black economic empowerment group an option to purchase a 28 percent equity stake in Kwagga at a price to be mutually agreed upon by us, Kwagga and AfriOre. If such empowerment groups exercises such right to be granted, our interest in Kwagga would be proportionately diluted. For example, if we own 50 percent of Kwaggas outstanding capital stock prior to the time any black economic empowerment group purchases a 28 percent stake, we would own 36 percent of Kwaggas outstanding capital after the sale.
 
 After all of the funds contributed by us and any black empowerment group have been expended on the FSC Project, we, AfriOre and any such empowerment group will contribute on a pro rata basis all such further amounts necessary to continue funding the exploration work on the project on a pro rata basis. In the event any of the parties do not fully contribute in proportion to their respective equity interest in Kwagga, such partys interest will be proportionately diluted.
 
 Our participation mining rights components are based on the distributions made by us to Kwagga and further advanced to AfriOre to fund the drillhole program of the FSC Project. As of December 31, 2003, we have advanced $1,800,000 to Kwagga, which is being used to fund a 5 to 7 drillhole exploration program on the FSC Project that commenced in October 2003. We are obligated to advance an additional $300,000 by April 30, 2004. If we fail to make the final advance by the prescribed due date, Kwagga has specific rights to terminate our interest. Furthermore, should Kwagga fail to complete the entire drillhole program, we could realize a complete loss of the funds advanced to Kwagga.
 
 Other than our right to receive quarterly reports concerning the completion of work on the FSC Project, we have no rights to direct any exploration activities, receive information concerning the project or any right to examine any records, data or other information concerning the project. We do not have any permits, equipment or personnel necessary to actually explore for precious minerals at this time. Our participation is the FSC project and our relationship with Kwagga is essentially as a passive investor and we will therefore be substantially dependent on AfriOre, as the project operator. AfriOre is a wholly owned subsidiary of AfriOre Limited, a publicly-held company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: AFO). Historically, AfriOre Limited has operated coal and anthracite mines in South Africa,
but more recently the company has been increasing its focus on gold exploration projects.
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 By the terms of the Joint Agreement, as described above, both parties made their contributions to Active Hawk for a 50 percent equity interest. Hawk USA contributed its right to fund and acquire a 50 percent interest in the FSC Project and its patented mining claims held in the Holdsworth Project. Pursuant to SFAS NO. 141, the transfer of assets by Hawk USA to Active Hawk was accounted for as a transfer of assets between entities under common control, and as such, the assets were initially recognized at their historical carrying amounts in the accounts of Hawk USA. Hawk USAs projects were valued at their historical cost, an aggregate of $246,210 and we agreed to fund the required $2,100,000 for the FSC Project. As additional compensation for Hawk USAs mineral rights contributions, Hawk USA was

issued 3,750,000 shares of our unregistered common stock valued at $2,737,500 (based on the closing sale price, $0.73 per share, of our common stock on June 26, 2003, as listed on the OTCBB) which represented an issuance of 28.2 percent of our total issued and outstanding common stock of 13,307,181 shares. The excess amount of stock issued to Hawk USA over the historical cost, or $2,491,290, has been recorded as an exploration expense in the restated financial statements. See Note 14 - Restatement.
 
 Based on the information we obtained from Hawk, we estimated that the value attributable to the FSC Project was $228,975. Based on this, the remaining value of $17,235 was assigned the Holdsworth Project.
 
 We issued an option to purchase 100,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.40 per share to one of our former directors for the consulting services rendered to complete this transaction. The option was valued at $55,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
 
 Components of participation mining rights are as followings:
  December 31,2003


2002Advances made to Kwagga

$
1,800,000

$
Historical value assigned to the FSC Project


228,975


Historical value assigned to the Holdsworth Project


17,235


Miscellaneous costs (1)


82,889


Gross Participation Mining Rights


2,129,099


Less exploration expenditures report by AfriOre and Kwagga


500,000


Less amortization (2)


81,143


Balance at December 31, 2003

$
1,547,956

$

 
 (1)
Includes the joint agreement costs and the issuance of an option to a former director.
 (2)
Amortization is based on $329,099 of the participation mining rights, which includes the historical values of both the FSC and Holdsworth Projects and the miscellaneous costs. We began amortization of the FSC Project over a 24-month period on a straight-line basis beginning in July 2003. We began amortization of the Holdsworth Project over a 15-month period on a straight-line basis beginning in October 2003.
 
 
 In October 2003, supported by funding provided by us, AfriOre commissioned the first range-finding drillhole of an initial three range-finding drillhole program at the FSC Project. The initial program, which is expected to be completed by mid 2004, is anticipated to include a total of approximately 6,200 meters of drilling and is aimed at establishing the presence of stratigraphic units related to Witwatersrand gold deposits in the depth range of 1,200 meters to 1,500 meters below surface. Therefore, we began to amortize the FSC Project value over the estimated exploration timeframe of 24 months in July 2003. We will continue to evaluate the amortized net intangible asset and record an impairment in the future pursuant to SFAS No. 144, if necessary.
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 We will continue to evaluate the possible opportunities to commence on the Holdsworth Project and until such time as a qualified operator is identified and we obtain the funds necessary to proceed with further exploration, we do not intend to spend any resources on this project.
 
 For the year ended December 31, 2003, we recorded $81,143 for amortization of participation mining rights. We estimate the participation mining rights amortization expense will be approximately $171,000 and $76,500 for the years ending December 31, 2004 and 2005, respectively. The value of $17,235 assigned to the Holdsworth Project is being amortized over the estimated useful life of 15 months commencing October 1, 2003.
 
 Additionally, as specified in the Joint Agreement, we obtained a Buyout Option in which we could acquire Hawk USAs 50 percent interest in Active Hawk by issuing Hawk USA 2,500,000 shares of our common stock. On November 7, 2003, we exercised the option and issued the common stock (valued at $2,350,000, based on the closing sale price, $0.94 per share, of our common stock on November 7, 2003 as listed on the OTCBB), which represented an issuance of 9.0 percent of our total issued and outstanding common stock of 27,797,181 shares. Active Hawk is now our wholly owned subsidiary. The issuance of the 2,500,000 shares of common stock to Hawk USA was recorded as an additional exploration expense (in excess of the historical cost) in the restated consolidated statement of operations during the
year ended December 31, 2003.
 
 
 **NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES**
 
 Operating Leases
 
 Currently, we have no leases for land, buildings or equipment. Our only obligation is a $1,500 month-to-month office rental. Total rent expense under operating leases for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, was $46,018, $479,724 and $400,635, respectively. We have paid a total rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, in the amount of $19,000, $0 and $0, respectively, for our executive offices to a company whose sole director is a former director and significant shareholder.
 
 As conditions of the sale of the Accounting Software Business and the Hosted Solutions Business, we have been released from all prior commitments regarding operating leases.
 
 
 **NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
 
 In December 2000, Old AIQ entered into a subscription receivable for the purchase of 100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.75 per share with Mr. Eibensteiner, who was then a director of the Company. On July 30, 2001, Mr. Eibensteiner delivered to us a cash payment in the amount of $75,000 and a two-month promissory note in the principal amount of $200,000. In April 2002, the receivable was paid in full.
 
 On March 29, 2002, we borrowed $450,000 from Blake Capital Partners, LLC, an entity wholly owned by Mr. Mills, a shareholder and former director. The loan was evidenced by a 90-day promissory note and accrued interest at the rate of seven percent annually. In connection with the loan, we also issued to Blake Capital Partners, LLC a five-year warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at a price of $3.00 per share. The proceeds received were allocated to the fair value of the securities issued (debt and warrant issued). On May 30, 2002, we allowed Blake Capital Partners to convert $150,000 of outstanding principal under the note into 200,000 shares of common stock. We satisfied the remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest in full on June 10, 2002. We also recorded an $80,000 interest
charge to reflect the difference between the market value of the shares issued and the remaining outstanding debt.
 
 On May 27, 2002, we sold 500,000 shares of our common stock in a private placement to Boston Financial Partners, Inc., at a price of $0.75 per share, for total proceeds of $375,000 (we received $350,000 in cash and recorded a stock subscription receivable of $25,000). As consideration for its purchase of such shares, Boston Financial Partners also received a warrant to purchase an additional 500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, and we further agreed to reduce to $1.00 the exercise price on all other warrants to purchase shares of our common stock held by Boston Financial Partners and its affiliates. Such warrants represent the right to purchase 1 million shares of common stock and had exercise prices ranging from $5.50 to $7.50 per share. We recorded an expense of
$343,390 (related to the reduction of price of the 1 million warrants) using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Prior to this private placement, Boston Financial Partners beneficially owned more than five percent of our common stock. In December 2002, we finalized an amendment to the agreement and canceled the $25,000 stock subscription receivable.
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 On May 31, 2002, we sold to two investors in a private placement an aggregate of 800,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.75 per share for total proceeds of $600,000. In connection with the sale of these shares, we also issued to the investors five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 800,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The warrants may be redeemed by us any time after January 30, 2003 and following a period of at least 30 business days in which our common stock trades at $2.50 per share or more. The redemption price is equal to $.01 per warrant share. Proceeds were allocated to the fair value of the securities issued (common stock and warrant). One of the investors was Wyncrest Capital, Inc., a wholly owned affiliate of Ronald E. Eibensteiner, who
was then a director of ours. Wyncrest Capital acquired half of the shares and warrants issued in this private placement. In conjunction with this transaction, we also issued an additional 50,000 warrants in September 2002 to Mr. Eibensteiner as consideration for the placement. Furthermore, we lease our executive offices from a company in which Mr. Eibensteiner is the sole director.
 
 In October 2003, in exchange for financial advisory services related to equity raising activities, we paid to Blake Capital Partners, LLC $52,000 in cash and issued a four-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 208,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50.
 
 In October 2003, in exchange for financial advisory services related to equity raising activities, we paid to Boston Financial Partners, Inc., $300,000 in cash and issued a four-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 538,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50.
 
 In November 2003, we engaged Boston Financial Partners, Inc. to provide consulting services to us in connection with evaluating our business model, evaluating and, if necessary, modifying our investor relations plans, introducing us to potential investors and identifying for us mineral exploration investment or acquisition opportunities. In exchange for these services rendered, we issued to Boston Financial Partners a two-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.62.
 
 
 **NOTE 11 - SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY**
 
 Common Stock Issuances
 
 During February 2002, all 365,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase common stock. The warrants issued as part of the units converted are exercisable until May 15, 2005, at an exercise price of $2.50 per share.
 
 On March 14, 2002, we issued a warrant to purchase 54,000 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share to an underwriter who exercised a warrant for which he was entitled to receive 54,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The original warrant had an exercise price of $6.875 and was re-priced to $2.00 per share, providing net proceeds of $108,000. We recorded an expense of $61,020 related to the re-pricing of the warrant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The new warrant expires on April 30, 2006.
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 In connection with our October 2001 acquisition of FMS Marketing, Inc., we were required to pay to the 4 former shareholders of FMS/Harvest an aggregate of $300,000 by May 10, 2002 pursuant to the terms of certain promissory notes. In May 2002, we re-negotiated the terms of those notes in order to provide that we would immediately pay an aggregate of $30,000 and the remaining $270,000 would be payable by December 15, 2002, with interest accruing at the rate of 12.5 percent per annum. In addition, the re-negotiated notes allowed the former FMS/Harvest shareholders to convert the outstanding balance into shares of our common stock until July 12, 2002 at a price equal to 90 percent of the average closing sales price for the 5 days preceding conversion. On April 10, 2002, three of the former FMS/Harvest
shareholders exercised the conversion option with respect to their notes, converting an aggregate of $118,758 of outstanding principal and interest into 151,669 shares of our common stock (at a conversion price of $0.783 per share, the fair value of the common stock on that date).
 
 See Note 10  Related-Party Transactions, for other issuances of common stock during the year ended December 31, 2002.
 
 During the year ended December 31, 2002, we received proceeds of $12,830 from the exercise of 4,000 options.
 
 On January 6, 2003, we entered into a severance agreement with D. Bradly Olah, our then Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2002. The agreement allowed for the payment of Mr. Olahs base salary through May 31, 2003, payment of health and other insurance benefits through December 31, 2003 and the extension until December 31, 2007 to exercise options issued in July 2000. In exchange, Mr. Olah resigned as Chief Executive Officer and released us from all claims, including a release from his employment agreement dated May 1, 2001 (amended January 1, 2002). In addition, we exercised our right to a non-cash repurchase of 500,000 shares of common shares issued to Mr. Olah on January 14, 2002 in exchange for the cancellation of his stock subscription receivable to us.
 
 On February 26, 2003, Mr. Olah agreed to exchange the remaining unpaid base salary and benefits per the January 6, 2003 severance agreement, totaling $56,529, into 292,500 common shares of the Company at a rate of $0.20 per share.
 
 In May 2003, we issued 250,000 shares of our common stock to a law firm, in exchange for amounts due them for services rendered totaling $54,645, which we had previously recorded as accounts payable.
 
 In June 2003, we issued 3,750,000 shares of our common stock valued at $0.73 per share. See Note 8 - Participation Mining Rights.
 
 In October 2003, a former director exercised 50,000 director stock options and we received proceeds of $17,500.
 
 In October 2003, we completed a private placement of 10,190,000 units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The units were sold at a price of $0.25 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,547,500 before agent commissions and other offering related expenses. We agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the resale of the shares purchased in the private placement. In the event such registration statement is not declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by February 11, 2004, we are obligated to issue to the investors an additional one-fifth of one share of our common stock for each unit purchased in the private
placement. See Note 16 -Subsequent Events.
 
 In November 2003, we issued 2,500,000 shares of our common stock valued at $0.94 per share as payment for the exercise of our option to purchase the 50 percent interest held by Hawk USA in Active Hawk. See Note 8 - Participation Mining Rights.
 
 In November 2003, we issued 500,000 shares of our common stock to a consultant for services to be rendered. The common shares were valued at $230,000 and the prepaid services will be amortized over two years. See Note 5 - Prepaid Expenses.
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 Option Grants
 
 During the year ended December 31, 2003, we granted 3,392,500 options to purchase common stock at prices ranging from $0.20 to $0.65 per share. Generally, all options were granted with exercise prices equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date of grant.
 
 The total amount of compensation expense recorded, pursuant to APB 25 and related interpretations, for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 was $138,264 (including $96,800 related to variable plan accounting) $129,488 and $678,281, respectively. Following is a roll forward of the deferred compensation account:
 
 Balance at December 31, 2000

$
172,813Additions


817,169Compensation expense


(678,281
)Balance at December 31, 2001


311,701Additions


Compensation expense


(129,488
)Balance at December 31, 2002


182,213Cancellation of un-vested option


(140,749
)Compensation expense


(41,464
)Balance at December 31, 2003

$

 
 Warrant Grants
 
 During March 2002, we issued a warrant to purchase 54,000 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share to an underwriter who exercised a warrant for which he was entitled to receive 54,000 units, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of common stock. The original warrant had an exercise price of $6.875 and was re-priced to $2.00 per share. We recorded an expense of $61,020 related to the re-pricing of the warrant using the Black-Scholes pricing model. The newly issued warrant expires on April 30, 2006.
 
 Also in March 2002, we issued a five-year warrant to purchase 25,000 shares of common stock at $3.00 per share in conjunction with a loan from a director. We allocated $33,750 of the proceeds as the value of the warrants issued using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
 
 On May 27, 2002, we sold 500,000 shares of our common stock in a private placement to Boston Financial Partners, Inc., at a price of $0.75 per share. As consideration for its purchase of such shares, Boston Financial Partners also received a warrant to purchase an additional 500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, and we further agreed to reduce to $1.00 the exercise price on all other warrants to purchase shares of our common stock held by Boston Financial Partners and its affiliates. Such warrants represent the right to purchase one million shares of common stock and had exercise prices ranging from $5.50 to $7.50 per share. We recorded an expense of $343,390 (related to the reduction of price of the one million warrants) using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
 
 On May 31, 2002, we sold to two investors in a private placement an aggregate of 800,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.75 per share for total proceeds of $600,000. In connection with the sale of these shares, we also issued to the investors five-year warrants to purchase an aggregate of 800,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.25 per share. The warrants may be redeemed by us any time after January 30, 2003 and following a period of at least 30 business days in which our common stock trades at $2.50 per share or more. The redemption price is equal to $.01 per warrant share. One of the investors was Wyncrest Capital, Inc., a wholly owned affiliate of Ronald E. Eibensteiner, who was then a director of ours. Wyncrest Capital acquired half of the shares and warrants issued in
this private placement. In conjunction with this transaction, we also issued a warrant to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock in September 2002 to Ronald E. Eibensteiner as consideration for the placement. This warrant has a term of 5 years and is exercisable at a price of $1.00 per share.
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 On June 21, 2002, the Company issued 15,060 warrants to purchase common stock at $0.83, to a vendor in exchange for services completed. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
 
 On September 18, 2001, we acquired Champion Business Systems, Inc. in a merger transaction. As consideration for the merger, (a) we paid at closing an aggregate of approximately $512,000 in cash to the former Champion shareholders, (b) issued 299,184 shares of our common stock, and (c) issued promissory notes in the aggregate amount of approximately $1,000,000. We are recording an imputed interest expense of seven percent per annum. The notes are payable in equal installments of $256,164 on January 18, May 18, September 18, 2002, and January 18, 2003. In September 2002 several of the note holders re-negotiated an extension of the September payment until December 15, 2002, in the amount of $159,041. In exchange for the extension, we paid 25 percent of the amount owed to such note holders and agreed to pay
monthly interest at the rate of 12.5 percent per annum on the unpaid balance of the notes. As consideration for their agreeing to another deferral, each such note holder also received one common stock purchase warrant for every dollar deferred until December 15, 2002. We issued warrants to purchase an aggregate of 119,285 shares of our common stock to nine persons. The warrants have a term of 5 years and have an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The value of these warrants totaled $82,199, using a Black-Scholes pricing model and a non-cash interest expense was charged ratably through December 15, 2002.
 
 In October 2003, we issued 5,095,000 one-year warrants to purchase common stock at a price of $0.75 per share, in connection with our private placement of 10,190,000 units. Additionally, we issued 256,000 four-year warrants to purchase common stock at a price of $0.50 per share, as compensation for placement agent services rendered in connection with our private placement.
 
 In November 2003, we issued a 250,000 five-year warrant to purchase common stock at $0.60 per share and a 50,000 two-year warrant to purchase common stock at $0.62 per share, all for services rendered.
 
 For warrants issued to non-employees in exchange for services, we account for such warrants in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 96-18. We value the fair value of the equity instrument using the Black-Scholes pricing model unless the value of the services is more reliably measurable. We recorded expense related to warrants issued in the amount of $644,916, $612,859 and $1,436,393 for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001, respectively.
 
 The following assumptions were used to value the fair value of warrants given during the years 2003, 2002 and 2001 for which the fair value of the services were not more reliably measurable: dividend yield of 0%, risk-free interest rate of 4 to 6%, expected life equal to the contractual life of five years and volatility of 74% to 313%.
 
 Information regarding our warrants is summarized below:


Number


Weighted AverageExercise Price


Range ofExercise PriceOutstanding at December 31, 2000


150,694

$
3.24

$
1.00-$60.00Granted-including warrants previouslyIssued by Meteor before the merger


7,726,122


5.32


2.50- 7.50Cancelled or expired


(74,678
)

3.81


1.00- 37.50Exercised


(22,682
)

1.00


1.00Outstanding at December 31, 2001


7,779,456

$
5.28

$
1.00-$60.00Granted


1,563,345


1.21


1.00- 5.00Re-priced grants


1,054,000


1.06


1.00- 2.00Cancelled or expired


(19,500
)

3.86


2.43 - 6.87Re-priced cancellations


(1,054,000
)

5.61


5.50 - 7.50Exercised


(54,000
)

2.00


2.00Outstanding at December 31, 2002


9,269,301

$
4.05

$
1.00-$60.00Granted


7,397,000


0.69


0.50 - 0.75Cancelled or expired


(113,750
)

2.90


2.90Exercised








Outstanding at December 31, 2003


16,552,551

$
2.56

$
0.50 - $60.00Warrants exercisable at December 31, 2003


16,552,551

$
2.56

$
0.50 - $60.00
 
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 The weighted average fair value of warrants granted was $0.65 in 2003, $0.65 in 2002 and $1.41 in 2001.
 
 Stock Subscription Receivable
 
 In December 2000, we entered into a subscription receivable for the purchase of 100,000 shares of common stock at a price of $2.75 per share with a director of the Company. In April 2002, the receivable was paid.
 
 On January 1, 2002, we amended the employment agreement with D. Bradly Olah. Following the amendment of his employment agreement, Mr. Olah was awarded an option to purchase an additional 500,000 shares at $4.00 per share. On January 14, 2002, Mr. Olah exercised his right to acquire all 500,000 shares subject to the option, though none had yet vested, by delivering a promissory note to us in the amount of $2,000,000 and pledging all 500,000 shares acquired as security for the repayment of the note, all in accordance with the terms of the option agreement.
 
 On January 6, 2003, we entered into a severance agreement with D. Bradly Olah, our then Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2002. The agreement allowed for the payment of Mr. Olahs base salary through May 31, 2003, payment of health and other insurance benefits through December 31, 2003 and the extension until December 31, 2007 to exercise options issued in July 2000. In exchange, Mr. Olah resigned as Chief Executive Officer and released us from all claims, including a release from his employment agreement dated May 1, 2001 (amended January 1, 2002). In addition, we exercised our right to a non-cash repurchase of 500,000 shares of common shares issued to Mr. Olah on January 14, 2002 in exchange for the cancellation of his stock subscription receivable to us.
 
 Stock Option Plans
 
 The Company has six stock option plans. The Company has the 1994 Stock Option Plan, the 1998 Incentive Equity Plan, the 1999 Stock Option Plan, the 2000 and 2003 Director Stock Option Plans and the 2001 Employee Stock Option Plan. As of December 31, 2003, an aggregate of 11,700,000 shares of our common stock may be granted under these plans as determined by the board of directors. Stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and other stock and cash awards may be granted under the plans. In general, options vest over a period of ranging from one to four years and expire 10 years from the date of grant.
 
 Information regarding the Companys stock options is summarized below:
  Number ofOptions


Weighted AverageExercisePriceOptions outstanding - December 31, 2000


1,268,997

$
2.07Grants related to Meteor merger


2,047,935


3.32Granted


2,384,559


4.16Canceled or expired


(1,004,805
)

2.65Exercised


(641,345
)

2.79Options outstanding - December 31, 2001


4,055,341

$
3.57Granted


2,366,283


1.68Canceled or expired


(1,343,475
)

4.24Exercised


(511,500
)

3.98Options outstanding - December 31, 2002


4,566,649

$
2.38Granted


3,392,500


0.54Canceled or expired


(2,065,925
)

1.64Exercised


(342,500
)

0.22Options outstanding - December 31, 2003


5,550,724

$
1.66Options exercisable - December 31, 2003


4,050,724

$
2.07Weighted average fair value of optionsgranted during the year ended December 31, 2003




$
0.52Weighted average fair value of optionsgranted during the year ended December 31, 2002




$
1.44Weighted average fair value of optionsgranted during the year ended December 31, 2001




$
4.21
 
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 Options outstanding under the plans as of December 31, 2003, have exercise prices ranging from $0.40 per share to $37.50 per share and a weighted average remaining contractual life of 3.0 years.
  The following information summarizes information about stock options outstanding at December 31, 2003:
  
 
   Options Outstanding


Options ExercisableRange of Exercise Prices


WeightedAverageNumberOutstanding


Weighted RemainingContractualLife


WeightedAverageExercisePrice


NumberExercisable


WeightedAverageExercisePrice$0.40 to $2.87


4,484,365


4.3 years

$
1.02


2,984,365

$
1.24$3.00 to $5.50


1,046,025


1.5 years

$
4.04


1,046,025

$
4.04$15.00 to $37.50


20,334


0.7 years

$
20.90


20,334

$
20.90$0.40 to $37.50


5,550,724


3.0 years

$
1.66


4,050,724

$
2.07
 
 
 
 **NOTE 12 - INCOME TAXES**
 
 The Company has generated federal and state net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $15,150,000 and $9,400,000, respectively, which, if not used, will begin to expire in 2019. These net operating losses may currently be limited due to past changes in ownership of the Company or business operations. Future changes in the ownership of the Company or business operations may place additional limitations on the use of these net operating loss carryforwards.
  The benefit from income taxes consists of the following:
  December 31,2003


2002


2001  Current income tax benefit

$
243,920

$


$
Deferred income tax benefit








Total benefit from income taxes

$
243,920

$


$

 
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  The Companys deferred tax assets are as follows:
  December 31,2003


2002Net operating loss carryforwards

$
6,211,000

$
5,247,000Federal tax carryback claim refund





290,000Property and equipment basis difference





(100,000
)Stock issued for consideration ofexploration rights


1,985,000


Accrued liabilities and other


267,000


195,000Less: valuation allowance


(8,463,000
)

(5,632,000
)Net deferred tax asset

$


$

 
 
 Reconciliation between the statutory rate and the effective tax rate for the years is as follows:
  December 31,2003


2002


2001Federal statutory tax rate


(35.0
%)

(35.0
%)

(35.0
%)State taxes, net of federal benefit


(6.0
%)

(6.0
%)

(6.0
%)Change in valuation allowance


37.3
%

41.0
%

41.0
%Effective tax rate


(3.7
%)

0.0
%

0.0
%
 
 
 **NOTE 13 - SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:**
  For the Years Ended December 31,


May 1,2003(inception)to Dec. 31,2003


2002


2001


2003Cash paid for interest, net of original issue discount andwarrants issued for extension of debt

$


$
5,456

$
7,138

$
Income tax refund


243,920








243,920NON CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Issuance of warrants in payment of legal feesand accounts payable





12,500


175,718


Issuance of stock in payment of accounts payable


54,645








Conversion of notes payable to common stock





348,758





Issuance of common stock with non-recoursenote receivable





2,000,000


200,000


Cancellation of stock subscription receivable


2,000,000








Conversion of accrued wages into common stock


56,259








Acquisition of certain assets and goodwill recorded, andAssumption of certain liabilities on EdgeTechnologies, Incorporated merger








1,512,500


Issuance of note receivable in connection withthe Meteor merger








500,000


Surrender of common stock on stock subscriptionreceivable canceled








312,500


Acquisition of certain assets and goodwill recorded andAssumption of certain liabilities on Red WingBusiness Systems, Inc. acquisition








4,302,430


Acquisition of certain assets and goodwill recorded andassumption of certain liabilities on ChampionBusiness Systems, Inc. acquisition








3,191,375


Acquisition of certain assets and goodwill recorded andassumption of certain liabilities on FMSMarketing, Inc. acquisition








1,234,594


Prepaid royalties financed with note payable








1,000,000


Reduction of note payable incurred on prepaid royaltiesacquired due to discount for early payment





50,000





Conversion of Series B Preferred Stock into common stock





365,000





Issuance of common stock for prepaid consulting fees


230,000








230,000Issuance of warrants for prepaid consulting fees


787,000








787,000
 
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  **NOTE 14 - RESTATEMENT**
 
 Balance Sheet Restatement for the Year Ended December 31, 2002
 
 The following table reconciles the previously reported amounts to the restated amounts as certain reclassifications have been made to conform with the current year presentation related to the discontinued operations of the Hosted Solutions Business (HSB) and the Accounting Software Business (ASB). These reclassifications had no effect on shareholders equity.
  Assets


AccountsPayable


Liabilities
of HSB


Liabilities
of HSB


AccruedExpensesPreviously reported amounts

$
1,182,365

$
304,526

$


$
93,078

$
195,628Accounts receivable of HSB


(35,107
)










Prepaid expenses of HSB


(35,542
)










Property and equipment of HSB


(123,505
)










Prepaid royalties of HSB


(975,000
)










Accounts payable of HSB





(284,814
)

284,814





Accrued expenses of HSB








191,134





(191,134
)Assets of HSB


1,169,154











Assets of ASB


3,589,741








3,589,741


Restated amounts

$
4,772,106

$
19,712

$
475,948

$
3,682,819

$
4,494
 
 Balance Sheet and Net Loss Restatement for the Year Ended December 31, 2003
 
 The following table reconciles the previously reported amounts to the restated amounts: the reclassification of the Hosted Solutions Business to discontinued operations effective with the sale of the business segment on March 14, 2003 and the consideration issued for mining rights reclassified as expense as of and for the year ended December 31, 2003.
  Assets


AccountsPayable


Liabilities
of HSB


AccruedExpenses


ShareholdersEquity


Net LossPreviously reported amounts

$
6,984,088

$
87,637

$


$
19,098

$
6,847,353

$
(2,444,321
)Expensing of previously recorded exploration
Intangibles (4)


(4,707,321
)













Accounts payable of HSB





(28,411
)

34,734


(6,323
)




Reclassification of exploration costs (1)


(1,300,000
)













Restatement of historical costs of mining
Rights (4)


1,547,956














Expensing of stock issued (2)














(2,491,290
)

(2,491,290
)Reverse value assigned to our
interest in Hawk USA














(2,100,000
)

(2,100,000
)Stock issued (3)














(400,000
)

(400,000
)Change in amortization expense as a result
of above adjustments














531,925


531,925Restated amounts

$
2,524,723

$
59,226

$
34,734

$
12,775

$
2,387,988

$
(6,903,686
)
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 (1) We reclassified the previously reported prepaid exploration costs to Participation Mining Rights. This amount represents the difference of advances we made to Kwagga ($1,800,000) less the expenditures reported by AfriOre and Kwagga ($500,000) for a net amount of $1,300,000.
 
 (2) Expensing of stock issued to Hawk USA in June 2003 ($2,737,500), net of historical cost of the assets ($228,975 and $17,235) contributed by Hawk.
 
 (3) Expensing of stock issued to Hawk USA in November 2003 ($2,350,000) less the previously recorded minority interest ($1,950,000) required to purchase the remaining 50 percent interest in the LLC.
 
 (4) The following table reconciles the participation mining rights restatement.
  December 31, 2003As reported


RestatedTotal value of consideration contributed by Hawk USA (a)

$
2,100,000

$
Issuance of 3,750,000 common shares to Hawk USA (b)


2,737,500


Issuance of option to former director


55,000


55,000Joint Agreement costs


27,889


27,889Issuance of 2,500,000 common shares to Hawk USA (c)


2,350,000


Less: Minority interest previously recorded (c)


(1,950,000
)

Advances made to Kwagga





1,800,000Historical value assigned to the FSC Project (a)





228,975Historical value assigned to the Holdsworth Project (a)





17,235Gross value at December 31, 2003


5,320,389


2,129,099Expenditures reported by AfriOre and Kwagga (d)





(500,000
)Accumulated amortization at December 31, 2003


(613,068
)

(81,143
)Participation Mining Rights, net

$
4,707,321

$
1,547,956
 
 (a) On June 26, 2003, we entered into a Joint Venture and Joint Contribution Agreement, and a Member Control Agreement (the Joint Agreement) with Hawk USA. By the terms of the Joint Agreement, a Minnesota limited liability company was formed, named Active Hawk Minerals, LLC (the LLC) in which both parties would make their contributions. Hawk USA contributed its rights and interests in the FSC and Holdsworth Projects, which was valued at its historical cost of $246,210 and we agreed to fund the required $2,100,000 for the FSC Project. Based on the information we obtained from Hawk, we estimated that the value of the FSC Project was approximately $228,975. Based on this, the remaining value of $17,235 was assigned the Holdsworth Project.****See Note 8 - Participation
Mining Rights for details on total contributions made into the LLC.
 
 (b) We issued 3,750,000 shares of our common stock to Hawk USA on June 26, 2003 as specified in the Joint Agreement. We valued these shares at $2,737,500, or $0.73 per share, based on the closing sale price of our common stock on June 26, 2003 as listed on the OTCBB. We have reclassified this issuance as expense since it reflects excess value of the contributions made into the LLC.
 
 (c) Additionally, as specified in the Joint Agreement, we obtained a Buyout Option in which we could acquire Hawk USAs 50 percent interest in LLC, by issuing Hawk USA 2,500,000 shares of our common stock. On November 7, 2003, we exercised the option and issued the common stock valued at $2,350,000, or $0.94 per share, based on the closing sale price of our common stock on November 7, 2003 as listed on the OTCBB. This amount has been reclassified as expense in the restated consolidated statement of operations as an additional stock issued for consideration of exploration rights for the year ended December 31, 2003, since these shares were also issued in excess of the contributions made to the LLC.****
 
 (d) We record expenditures as expenses based on reports from AfriOre describing the work completed and the funds expended. At December 31, 2003, of the $1,800,000 advances made to Kwagga, $500,000 have been recorded as exploration expenses.
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 The following table reconciles the previously reported loss per common share amounts to the restated amounts.
 
 Three Months Ended
December 31, 2003


Year Ended
December 31, 2003ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing Operations


ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing OperationsBasic and diluted net lossper common share:Previously reported amounts

$
(0.10
)
$


$
(0.16
)
$
Restated amounts


(0.10
)




(0.27
)

(0.02
)Restated Net Loss

$
(0.20
)
$


$
(0.43
)
$
(0.02
)
 
 Statement of Operations Restatement for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2003
 
 The following table reconciles the previously reported net loss amount to the restated net loss amount for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.
  Net LossPreviously reported amount

$
(361,513
)Deferred compensation expense error (1)


140,749Restated net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2003

$
(220,764
)
 
 (1) We corrected an error in recording deferred compensation related to our former Chief Executive Officer who resigned in January 2003.
 
 The following tables reconcile the previously reported loss per common share amounts to the restated amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2003:
  ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing OperationsBasic and diluted net income (loss)per common share:Previously reported amounts

$
(0.04
)
$
0.01Restated amounts


0.04


(0.03
)Restated Net Loss

$


$
(0.02
)
 
 Statement of Operations Restatement for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2003
 
 The following table reconciles the previously reported net loss amount to the restated net loss amount for:
 
 Three Months EndedJune 30, 2003


Six Months EndedJune 30, 2003Previously reported net loss

$
(16,483
)
$
(377,996
)Deferred compensation expense error





140,749Common stock issued for mining rights


(2,491,290
)

(2,491,290
)Restated net loss

$
(2,507,773
)
$
(2,728,537
)
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  The following table reconciles the previously reported loss per common share amounts to the restated amounts.
  Three Months Ended
June 30, 2003


Six Months Ended
June 30, 2003ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing Operations


ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing OperationsBasic and diluted net lossper common share:Previously reported amounts

$


$


$
(0.03
)
$
Restated amounts


(0.18
)

(0.01
)

(0.16
)

(0.02
)Restated Net Loss

$
(0.18
)
$
(0.01
)
$
(0.19
)
$
(0.02
)
 
 Statement of Operations Restatement for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2003
 
 The following table reconciles the previously reported net loss amount to the restated net loss amount for:
  Three Months EndedSeptember 30, 2003


Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, 2003Previously reported net loss

$
(385,316
)
$
(663,312
)Deferred compensation expense error





140,749Common stock issued for mining rights





(2,491,290
)Reclass of minority interest in loss of subsidiary


(150,000
)

(150,000
)Depreciation expense recorded


(38,270
)

(38,270
)Restated net loss

$
(573,586
)
$
(3,202,123
)
 
 
 The following table reconciles the previously reported loss per common share amounts to the restated amounts.
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2003


Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2003ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing Operations


ContinuingOperations


Discontinuing OperationsBasic and diluted net lossper common share:Previously reported amounts

$
(0.02
)
$


$
(0.05
)
$
Restated amounts


(0.01
)




(0.15
)

(0.02
)Restated Net Loss

$
(0.03
)
$


$
(0.20
)
$
(0.02
)
 
 
 
 **NOTE 15 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS**
 
 We are a defendant in a lawsuit pending in the Minnesota District Court in Hennepin County initiated by Jack A. Johnson. Mr. Johnson was formerly our President and CEO until he left our Company to accept employment with Stellent, Inc., in connection with the sale of our Hosted Solutions Business to Stellent in March 2003. Mr. Johnson has asserted claims for breach of an alleged employment contract. We have denied all liability and are vigorously defending against Mr. Johnsons claims. In particular, we have denied the enforceability of the alleged employment agreement. According to Mr. Johnsons pleadings, he claims to be entitled to damages in the total amount of $360,000, plus an undetermined amount for his attorneys fees and costs. Discovery has been completed and both partys
motions for summary judgment were denied. The court has tentatively scheduled trial for April 2004. We are unable to state, with any degree of certainty, the probable outcome of this matter.
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 In two separate and unrelated actions brought in District Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado, the Company was named a defendant. One such action was a proceeding brought by Farmers State Bank of Ft. Morgan, Colorado, in which is was alleged that the Company was liable to the plaintiff as a result of its guaranty of certain secured debt obligations in the aggregate amount of approximately $314,000 of Meteor Marketing, Inc. Meteor Marketing was formerly a subsidiary of Meteor Industries, Inc., until April 2001 when it was sold prior to the completion of the merger transaction between Meteor Industries and Old AIQ. In October 2003, Meteor Marketing reached a settlement with Farmers State Bank and the matter was dismissed without prejudice. To date, an aggregate of $226,000 remains outstanding and,
pursuant to the settlement agreement, Meteor Marketing is required to make monthly payments of approximately $2,600. Although we were not obligated to make any payments to the bank, we remain contingently liable pursuant to the guaranty. In light of the size of Meteor Marketings monthly settlement payment obligations and our understanding of Meteor Marketings financial condition, we believe Meteor Marketing should be able to satisfy this obligation for the foreseeable future.
 
 The other legal proceeding involved an action brought by Timothy L. White against us and Meteor Marketing, Inc., in which the plaintiff alleged that we were liable in the amount of $102,750 for certain obligations of Meteor Marketing as a result of an April 1999 guaranty. The plaintiff obtained a default judgment against us, which was later vacated and the action dismissed for improper service of process. Mr. White and Meteor Marketing subsequently entered into a settlement and forbearance agreement with respect to Meteor Marketings outstanding obligations. The remaining amount owed to Mr. White is approximately $57,500 and Meteor Marketing is required to make monthly payments of $7,000 until the entire obligation is satisfied. Mr. White re-served us with a summons and complaint in November 2003,
and has informed us that he wishes to maintain the action against us until Meteor Marketing fully satisfies the remaining indebtedness. The litigation is currently in its very early stages and discovery is just beginning. In light of the size of Meteor Marketings monthly settlement payment obligations and our understanding that both obligations are paid current, we believe Meteor Marketing is reasonably able to satisfy these obligations for the foreseeable future.
 
 Neither of the guaranties, on which our potential liability to Farmers State Bank or Mr. White, were disclosed to us at the time the Meteor Industries-Old AIQ merger was completed in April 2001. In connection with the merger and the sale by Meteor Industries of all of its operating subsidiaries to Capco Energy, Inc., the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy agreed to indemnify us for any claims relating to any of the subsidiaries. Accordingly, in the event Farmers State Bank or Mr. White in the future seek to hold us liable under the guaranties, we will seek indemnification from the Meteor subsidiaries and Capco Energy.
 
 Pursuant to FIN 45, the guaranties were valued in the amount of $30,000 at December 31, 2003.
 
 
 **NOTE 16 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS**
 
 Pursuant to a Quota Purchase Agreement dated February 6, 2004 (the Quota Agreement), by and between Wits Basin and Argyle Securities Limited, a corporation formed under the laws of Saint Vincent (Seller), we purchased substantially all of the outstanding quota stock of Brazmin Ltda., (Brazmin) a limited liability company formed under the laws of Brazil, effective as of February 6, 2004. Brazil uses quota shares as its form of capital stock. Prior to the date of the Quota Agreement, there was no relationship between Brazmin or the Seller and us or our affiliates, officers and directors or any of our associates. Brazmins only assets are the mineral exploration rights of four distinct regions located within the South American country of Brazil. Brazmin has never had
any revenues, as its activities have been solely to search out and acquire exploration rights on properties that possess specific criteria relating to base minerals and precious minerals. A third party operator and/or financier would be engaged to begin explorations on any of the properties. Brazmin will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of ours.
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 Pursuant to the Quota Agreement, in exchange for 99.99 percent of the outstanding shares of Brazmin, we (a) paid the Seller $50,000 in cash, (b) issued to the seller 700,000 shares of our common stock (the Common Shares), valued at $686,000 based on the closing sale price of our common stock, as quoted on the OTCBB, February 6, 2004; (c) issued to the Seller a five-year warrant to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock, with an exercise price of $1.50 per share (the Warrant Shares), valued at $147,000 using the Black-Scholes pricing model; (d) reimbursed the Seller $19,847 of out-of-pocket expenses. We also entered into two consulting agreements with two of the principals of Brazmin for continued services. The consulting agreements would be for a period of six months, with
monthly aggregate payments of $4,000 and an option package in which we granted an aggregate of 100,000 options with an exercise price of $1.10 per share and vesting completely over one-year. The consulting agreements may be renewed for additional six month terms should the need exist.
 
 Pursuant to the Quota Agreement, we are required to file a registration statement covering the Common Shares and use our best efforts to have the Common Shares registered for resale under the Securities Act no later than July 5, 2004. In the event that the Common Shares are not registered by July 5, 2004, the Seller will have the sole right (exercisable within ten days thereafter) to terminate the Quota Agreement. In the event of termination, the Seller is required to return the Common Shares and the Warrant Shares to us, but is entitled to retain the $50,000 cash payment and any reimbursed out-of-pocket expenses received or owed by us.
 
 We completed a private placement of 10,190,000 units of our securities, each unit consisting of one share of common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half of one share of common stock at a price of $0.75 per share. The units were sold at a price of $0.25 per unit, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,547,500 before agent commissions and other offering related expenses (see Note - 11 Shareholders Equity). We agreed to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 covering the resale of the shares purchased in the private placement. In accordance with the terms of the private placement, because such registration statement was not declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission by February 11, 2004, we issued to the investors an additional one-fifth of one share of

our common stock for each unit purchased in the private placement, or 2,038,000 shares.
 
 
 **NOTE 17 - QUARTERLY DATA (unaudited)**
 
 The following is the unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, (reported in thousands except per share data):
  Quarters EndedRestatedMar 31, 03


Jun 30, 03


Sep 30, 03


Dec 31, 03Revenues

$


$


$


$
Operating expenses


59


2,641


474


3,703Loss from operations


(59
)

(2,641
)

(474
)

(3,703
)Other income


24


245


0


1Loss from continuing operations


(35
)

(2,396
)

(474
)

(3,702
)Loss from discontinued operations


(185
)

(112
)




Net loss

$
(220
)
$
(2,508
)
$
(474
)

(3,702
)Basic and diluted net loss per common share:Continuing operations

$


$
(0.18
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.23
)Discontinued operations


(0.02
)

(0.01
)




Net loss

$
(0.02
)
$
(0.19
)
$
(0.03
)
$
(0.23
)
 
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  Quarters Ended (1)Mar 31, 02


Jun 30, 02


Sep 30, 02


Dec 31, 02Revenues

$


$


$


$
Operating expenses


80


72


63


81Loss from operations


(80
)

(72
)

(63
)

(81
)Other income (expense)


13


(116
)




(1
)Loss from continuing operations


(67
)

(188
)

(63
)

(82
)Loss from discontinued operations


(1,271
)

(3,943
)

(1,574
)

(2,471
)Net loss

$
(1,338
)
$
(4,131
)
$
(1,637
)
$
(2,553
)Basic and diluted net loss per common share:Continuing operations

$
(0.01
)
$
(0.02
)
$


$
Discontinued operations


(0.11
)

(0.32
)

(0.12
)

(0.57
)Net loss

$
(0.12
)
$
(0.34
)
$
(0.12
)
$
(0.57
)
 
 (1) Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year consolidated financial statements to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on net loss.
 
 
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 **ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE**
 
 None.
 
 
 **ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES**
 
 We carried out an evaluation, with the participation of our chief executive and chief financial officers, of the effectiveness, as of December 31, 2003, of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based upon that evaluation, made at the end of the period, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in alerting them on a timely basis to material information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that there has been no significant change in such internal control, or other factors which could significantly affect such controls including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses, since our evaluation.
 
 Management is aware that there is lack of segregation of duties due to the small number of employees dealing with general administrative and financial matters. However, management has determined that considering the employees involved and the control procedures in place, risks associated with such lack of segregation are insignificant and the potential benefits of adding employees to clearly segregate duties does not justify the expenses associated with such increases.
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 **PART III**
 
 **ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS OF THE REGISTRANT**
 
 Set forth below are the names of all directors and executive officers of the Company, their respective ages and all positions and offices with the Company held by each person as of March 26, 2003:
 
 Name
Age
Positions with the CompanyH. Vance White
59
Chief Executive Officer and DirectorMark D. Dacko
52
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and DirectorWalter E. Brooks
62
DirectorMichael Pickens
52
DirectorNorman D. Lowenthal
66
DirectorZoran Arandjelovic
50
Director
 
 H. Vance White has been our Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors since June 26, 2003. Since January 2003, Mr. White has also served as President of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., a Toronto based mineral exploration company. Since April 2001, Mr. White has also been a partner in Brooks & White Associates, an unincorporated partnership providing management, financial and/or investor relations services to junior companies primarily in the natural resources sector. Since 1989 to present, Mr. White serves on the board of directors of Kalahari Resources Inc., a publicly-held Junior Canadian Resources company. Since November 1995 to present, Mr. White has served as the Alpine Ski Race Administrator for the Osler Bluff Ski Club, and since September 1979 to present, Mr. White has served as President
and Director of Brewis & White Limited, a private family investment company. From January 1991 to July 1998 he was the Franchisee for Alarm Force Industries in the Collingwood, Grey-Bruce Regions of Central Ontario, a provider of residential and commercial alarm systems monitoring. From August ****** 1993 to March 1995, Mr. White was the President of Amarado Resources Inc., a predecessor company of AfriOre Limited and a Director from August 1993 to June 1997. From September 1983 to September 1995, Mr. White was President of Mid-North Engineering Services, a company providing services and financing to the junior mining sector. Mr. White has been involved with the natural resource industry for over 30 years and intends to devote approximately 70-80 percent of his time to the affairs of our
Company.
 
 Mark D. Dacko was appointed to our board of directors on June 26, 2003. Since March 2003, Mr. Dacko has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and he served as our Controller from February 2001 to March 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dacko was Controller for PopMail.com, inc., a publicly held email/marketing services and restaurant company, from January 1999 until January 2001. From November 1994 to December 1998, Mr. Dacko was Controller for Woodroast Systems, Inc., a publicly held restaurant company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Dacko has no prior experience in the precious mineral exploration or mining industry.
 
 Walter E. Brooks was appointed to our board of directors on June 26, 2003. Since January 2003, Mr. Brooks has also served as Vice-President and a Director of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc. He has served as Director of Rodinia Minerals Inc. (formerly Donnybrook Resources Inc.), a Junior Canadian Resources reporting issuer, since 1995. Since April 2001, he has been a partner in Brooks & White Associates, an unincorporated partnership providing management, financial and/or investor relations services to junior companies primarily in the natural resources sector. Mr. Brooks has been associated with the junior natural resource sector for over 20 years.
 
 Michael Pickens was appointed to our board of directors on June 26, 2003. Mr. Pickens is the President of Geoex Limited, an integrated mining and exploration company located in Canada, since 1976.
 
 Norman D. Lowenthal was appointed to our board of directors on September 4, 2003. Since October 2002, Mr. Lowenthal has served as Vice-Chairman of the Taylor Companies, a private bank located in Washington, D.C., and since January 2001, he has served as Chairman of SSC Mandarin Financial Services based in Hong Kong. SSC Mandarin Financial Services is an advisor to the China Gold Bureau, the government operated association of China gold mines. Mr. Lowenthal was Chairman of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange from April 1997 to April 2000 and, since April 1997, he has been a member of the Securities Regulation Panel of South Africa.
 
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  Zoran Arandjelovic was appointed to our board of directors on November 5, 2003. Since its inception in 1986, Mr. Arandjelovic has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Z Corp., a Toronto-based venture capital firm. Mr. Arandjelovic has no prior experience in the precious mineral exploration or mining industry.
 
 There is no family relationship between any director or executive officer of the Company.
 
 **CODE OF ETHICS**
 
 The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller and persons performing similar functions. The Code of Ethics has been filed as an exhibit to this report and is available on our website at www.witsbasin.com.
 
 **SECTION 16(a) BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTING COMPLIANCE**
 
 Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our officers, directors and persons who own more than 10% of our outstanding common stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission and to furnish copies of these reports to us. Based solely on a review of the copies of the Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments that we have received, we believe that all such forms required during 2003 were filed on a timely basis, except for the following:
 
 H. Vance White filed a Form 3 dated June 26, 2003 on July 16, 2003 and a Form 4 on July 23, 2003 relating to an option grant on July 9, 2003.
 
 Walter E. Brooks filed a Form 3 dated June 26, 2003 on July 16, 2003 and a Form 4 on July 23, 2003 relating to an option grant on July 9, 2003.
 
 Michael Pickens filed a Form 3 dated June 26, 2003 on July 16, 2003 and a Form 4 on July 28, 2003 relating to an option grant on July 9, 2003.
 
 Wayne W. Mills, formerly a 10% holder filed (i) a Form 4 on July 21, 2003 relating to an option grant on June 16, 2003, and (ii) a Form 4 on December 15, 2003 relating to a transaction on October 15, 2003.
 
 Mark D. Dacko filed a Form 4 on July 21, 2003 relating to an option grant on July 9, 2003.
 
 Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., filed a Form 3 dated June 26, 2003 on July 23, 2003 and a Form 4 on December 2, 2003 relating to a transaction on September 9, 2003.
 
 Norman D. Lowenthal filed a Form 3 dated September 4, 2003 on September 19, 2003 and a Form 4 on September 19, 2003 relating to an option grant on September 4, 2003.
 
 Zoran Arandjelovic filed a Form 3 dated November 5, 2003 on November 26, 2003 and a Form 4 on November 26, 2003 relating to an option grant on November 5, 2003.
 
 Thomas Brazil, a 10% holder filed a Form 3 dated August 1, 2001 on November 26, 2003 and Forms 4 on November 28, 2003 relating to numerous transactions beginning August 8, 2001.
 
 D. Bradly Olah, formerly a 10% holder filed a Form 4 on December 1, 2003 relating to a transaction on March 4, 2003.
 
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 **ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION**
 
 **SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE**
 
 The following information sets forth information with respect to the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer and our other executives whose total compensation for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001 that exceeded $100,000. No other executive officer received salary and bonus in excess of $100,000 during such periods.
  Annual Compensation


Long-TermCompensation


All OtherCompensationName and Principal Position


Year


Salary


Bonus


SecuritiesUnderlyingOptions


PayoutsChief Executive Officer (a)H. Vance White


2003

$


$



1,000,000


2002

$


$






2001

$


$






Chief Financial OfficerMark D. Dacko (b)


2003

$
104,971

$



350,000


2002

$
90,000

$
18,000





2001

$
81,808

$



40,000


Chief Financial OfficerJeffrey M. Traynor (c)


2003

$
161,170

$






2002

$
61,184

$
45,000


175,000


2001

$


$







  (a) H. Vance White has been our Chief Executive Officer and one of our directors since June 26, 2003.
 
 (b) Mr. Dacko was appointed to our board of directors on June 26, 2003. Since March 14, 2003, Mr. Dacko has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and he served as our Controller from February 2001 to March 2003.
 
 (c) Mr. Traynor became our Chief Financial Officer on May 8, 2002 and was elected to serve as Corporate Secretary on June25, 2002. Effective March 14, 2003, Mr. Traynor resigned from both of these positions.
 
 
 **OPTION GRANT TABLE**
 
 The following information sets forth information with respect to the grants of options by us during 2003 to our Chief Executive Officer and our other most highly compensated executive officers as of December 31, 2003.
  Number ofoptions/SARsGranted


Percent totalOptions/SARsgranted toemployees infiscal year


Exercise/baseprice ($)


Expirationdate


Grant datepresentvalue (c)H. Vance White (a)


1,000,000


29.5
%
$
0.56


7/9/2013

$
550,000Mark D. Dacko (b)


350,000


10.3
%
$
0.56


7/9/2013

$
192,500
 
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  (a)
The options granted vest as follows: 500,000 on 7/9/03; and 250,000 on 1/9/04 and 7/9/04.
 (b)
The options granted vest as follows: 175,000 on 7/9/03; and 87,500 on 1/9/04 and 7/9/04.
 (c)
Grant date present value is calculated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes pricing model assuming the following: no dividend yield, risk-free interest rate of 4.5 percent, expected volatility of 305 percent, and expected terms of the options of 10 years. The Black-Scholes value is then multiplied by the number of options granted.
 
 
 **AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN 2003 AND YEAR-END OPTION VALUE TABLE**
 
 Shown below is information relating to (i) the exercise of stock options during 2003 by our Chief Executive Officer and each of our other most highly compensated executive officers as of December 31, 2003 and (ii) the value of unexercised options for each of the Chief Executive Officer and such executive officers as of December 31, 2003:
  Number ofsharesacquired on


Value


Number of sharesUnderlying unexercisedoptions at Dec. 31, 2003


Value of unexercisedin-the-money optionsat Dec. 31, 2003 (a)exercise


realized


Exercisable


Unexercisable


Exercisable


UnexercisableH. Vance White




$



500,000


500,000

$
335,000

$
335,000Mark D. Dacko




$



215,000


175,000

$
117,250

$
117,250
 
 (a)
The value of unexercised in-the-money options is based on the difference between the exercise price of the options and $1.23, the fair market value of the Companys common stock on December 31, 2003.
   **EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS**
 
 The only two employees of our company are our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer. We do not have written employment agreements with either. Our chief executive officer does not collect any salary, however, we did record an expense for his contributed services during the year ended December 31, 2003. Our chief financial officer is entitled to an annual salary of $90,000.
 
 As indicated above, Mr. White also serves as president of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., a Toronto-based mineral exploration company, for which he receives a monthly salary of $2,500 Canadian, roughly the equivalent of U.S. $1,900 as of March 26, 2004. Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., holds 3,400,000 shares of our common stock.
 
 On May 8, 2002, we entered into a one-year employment agreement with Jeffrey M. Traynor to serve as our Chief Financial Officer. On March 14, 2003, we agreed to terms with Mr. Traynor concerning his separation as our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. The Companys Board of Directors filled the vacancy resulting from Mr. Traynors departure by appointing Mark D. Dacko, formerly the Companys Controller, to serve as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary.
 
 
 **DIRECTOR COMPENSATION**
 
 Outside Directors of the Company are reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred as a result of being a Director of the Company. In addition, we issue options to our Directors as determined by the Board. Such options vest over a period of years earlier upon a change of control.
 
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 During 2003, we issued a total of 1,650,000 options to four directors, of which options to purchase 1,000,000 shares are exercisable at $0.56 per share, and the remaining 650,000 options are exercisable at $0.65 per share, all vest ratably over one year. These options are non-qualified options granted pursuant to our 2000 and 2003 Directors Stock Option Plans.
 
 Members of the Board who are also employees of ours receive no options for their services as directors.
 
 
 **AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT**
 
 Our Board of Directors has constituted an Audit Committee composed of Walter E. Brooks and Michael Pickens and has determined that neither qualifies as an audit committee financial expert, as that term is defined by SEC regulations. We will continue our search for a candidate with the necessary qualifications.
 
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 **ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT**
 
 The following information sets forth the number and percentage of shares of the Companys common stock owned beneficially, as of March 26, 2003, by any person, who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of 5 percent or more of the Companys common stock, and, in addition, by each director and each executive officer of the Company, and by all directors and executive officers as a group. Information as to beneficial ownership is based upon statements furnished to the Company by such persons.
 
 **Name and Address**
**Amount of Beneficial Ownership (1)**
**Percentage of Class**H. Vance White
4,050,000

(2)
11.9800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690Minneapolis, MN55402Mark D. Dacko
302,500

(3)
*800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690Minneapolis, MN55402Walter E. Brooks
3,862,500

(4)
11.4404 - 347 Bay StreetToronto, ON M5H 2R7Michael Pickens
187,500

(3)
*404 - 347 Bay StreetToronto, ON M5H 2R7Norman D. Lowenthal
187,500

(5)
*Private Bag X60Saxonwold, 2132 South AfricaZoran Arandjelovic
1,140,000

(6)
3.4150 Jardin Dr. Suite #9Concord, ON L4K 3P9All directors and officers as a group
6,430,000

(5)
17.9Arthur Bergeron
1,726,430


5.140 Grove Street, Suite 140Wellesley, MA 02482Boston Financial Partners, Inc.
8,745,411

(8)
23.717 Bayns Hill RoadBoxford, MA01921Thomas Brazil
8,745,411

(8)
23.717 Bayns Hill RoadBoxford, MA01921Ronald E. Eibensteiner
2,205,734

(9)
6.5800 Nicollet Mall, Suite 2690Minneapolis, MN55402Wayne W. Mills
2,951,400

(10)
8.65020 Blake RoadEdina, MN55436Hawk Precious Minerals Inc.
3,300,000


9.9404 - 347 Bay StreetToronto, ON M5H 2R7Perkins Capital Management, Inc.
2,214,000

(11)
6.6730 East Lake StreetWayzata, MN55391Noble Securities Holding Ltd.
2,592,000

(12)
7.7Chancery Court, ProvidencialesTurks and Caicos Islands
 
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 * represents less than 1 percent
 
 (1)
Except as otherwise indicated, each person possesses sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown as beneficially owned.
  (2)
Includes 750,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of an option that are currently exercisable. Also includes 3,300,000 shares held by Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., of which Mr. White is a director and executive officer.
  (3)
Represents shares issuable upon the exercise of options that are currently exercisable.
  (4)
Includes 562,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of an option that are currently exercisable. Also includes 3,300,000 shares held by Hawk Precious Minerals USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hawk Precious Minerals Inc., of which Mr. Brooks is a director and executive officer.
  (5)
Includes 62,500 shares issuable upon exercise of options, which vest within 60 days.
  (6)
Includes 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of certain warrants owned by Capital Z Corp., and 200,000 shares owned by Capital Z Corp., of which Mr. Arandjelociv is the sole director. Also includes 600,000 shares issuable upon exercise of an option.   (7)
Includes 500,000 shares issuable upon exercise of certain warrants.
 (8)
Based on a Schedule 13D filed on November 26, 2004, includes 3,693,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants. Boston Financial Partners, Inc. is controlled by Thomas Brazil.   (9)
Includes 833,334 shares issuable upon exercise of certain warrants, of which 533,334 are owned by Wyncrest Capital, Inc., and 200,000 are owned by Morgan Street Partners, LLC, both of which Mr. Eibensteiner is the sole director. Also includes 617,400 shares owned by Wyncrest Capital, Inc., and 400,000 shares owned by Morgan Street Partners, LLC. Also includes 75,000 shares issuable upon exercise of an option.
  
 (10)
Includes 721,000 shares issuable upon exercise of certain warrants, of which 373,000 are owned by Blake Capital, LLC of which Mr. Mills is the sole member. Also includes 271,000 shares owned by Blake Capital, LLC, 30,000 shares owned by Sea Spray, Ltd., a foreign corporation of which Mr. Mills is the sole director. Also includes 150,000 shares owned by Mr. Mills spouse and warrants to purchase 250,000 shares held by a trust for the benefit of Mr. Mills children. Mr. Mills disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares.
  
 (11)
Based on a Schedule 13G filed on February 4, 2004, includes 482,500 shares issuable upon the exercise of warrants.
(12)
Includes 380,000 shares issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants.
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 **EQUITY COMPENSATION**
 
 The following table sets forth certain information regarding equity compensation plan information as of December 31, 2003:
 Plan category


Number of securities toBe issued upon exerciseOf outstanding options,warrants and rights


Weighted-averageexercise price ofoutstanding options,warrants and rights


Number of securitiesremaining available forfuture issuance underequity compensationplans (excludingsecurities reflected incolumn (a))(a)


(b)


(c)Equity compensationplans approved bysecurity holders


3,649,334

$
1.30


2,560,334Equity compensationplans not approved bysecurity holders


2,677,543

$
2.04


1,350,000Total


6,326,877

$
1.62


3,910,334
   **ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS**
 
 The following describes certain relationships and related transactions that we have with persons deemed to be affiliates of our company. We believe that each of the transactions described below were on terms at least as favorable to our Company as we would have expected to negotiate with unaffiliated third parties.
 
 In October 2003, in exchange for financial advisory services related to equity raising activities, we paid to Blake Capital Partners, LLC $52,000 in cash and issued a four-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 208,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50. Blake Capital Partners, LLC, is controlled by Wayne Mills, known to be a beneficial owner of 5 percent or more of the Companys common stock.
 
 In October 2003, in exchange for financial advisory services related to equity raising activities, we paid to Boston Financial Partners, Inc., $300,000 in cash and issued a four-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 538,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.50. Boston Financial Partners, Inc. is controlled by Thomas Brazil, known to be a beneficial owner of 5 percent or more of the Companys common stock.
 
 In November 2003, we engaged Boston Financial Partners, Inc. to provide consulting services to us in connection with evaluating our business model, evaluating and, if necessary, modifying our investor relations plans, introducing us to potential investors and identifying for us mineral exploration investment or acquisition opportunities. In exchange for these services rendered, we issued to Boston Financial Partners a two-year warrant to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.62.
 
 We sublease our executive offices from Corporate Services Group, Inc., whose sole director is a former board member, Mr. Eibensteiner. We have a month-to-month agreement with monthly payments of $1,500.
 
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 **ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES**
 
 The Audit Committee of the Company selected Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP (Virchow Krause), certified public accountants with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to audit the Companys financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2002 and 2001. The following table details the fees paid to Virchow Krause for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.
  **2003**


**2002**Audit Fees

$
49,230

$
73,665Audit-Related Fees (1)


540


15,345Tax Fees (2)


31,705


46,411All Other Fees


0


0Total

$
81,475

$
135,421
 
 (1)
Audit-Related Fees consist primarily of assurance and related services that are reasonable related to the performance of the audit or review of the Companys financial statements but not reported under the caption Audit Fees. These fees include review of registration statements and current reports on Form 8-K filed by the Company.
 
 (2)
Tax Fees consist of fees for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.
 
 The policy of the Companys audit committee is to review and pre-approve both audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors (other than with *de minimis* exceptions permitted by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002). This duty may be delegated to one or more designated members of the audit committee with any such approval reported to the committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
 
 No services in connection with appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports were rendered by Virchow Krause. Furthermore, no work of Virchow Krause with respect to its services rendered to the Company was performed by anyone other than Virchow Krause.
 
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 **PART IV**
 
 **ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K**
 
 (a) EXHIBITS
 
 The following exhibits are filed as part of this Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, or are incorporated herein by reference.
 
 23.1
Consent of Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP
Filed herewith electronically24.1
Power of Attorney
Included on signature page of Form 10-K filed March 30, 200431.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 302
Filed herewith electronically31.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 302
Filed herewith electronically32.1
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Filed herewith electronically32.2
Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
Filed herewith electronically
  (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
  On October 31, 2003, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 24, 2003, under items 5 and 7 to disclose that the Company had completed a private placement of units of its securities, each unit consisting of one share of the Company's common stock and a one-year warrant to purchase one-half share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.75 per share. The Company sold an aggregate of 10,190,000 units, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2,547,500.
 
 
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 **SIGNATURES**
 
 In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
  **WITS BASIN PRECIOUS MINERALS INC.**Dated: January 14, 2005
By:
/s/  H. Vance WhiteH. Vance WhiteChief Executive Officer
 
 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed on January 14, 2005 by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant, in the capacities indicated.
 
 **Signatures**

**Title**/s/ H. Vance White

Chief Executive Officer and DirectorH. Vance White

(principal executive officer)/s/ Mark D. Dacko

Chief Financial Officer, Controller,Mark D. Dacko

Secretary and Director(principal financial and accounting officer)/s/ Mark D. Dacko

Directorby: Mark D. Dacko as attorney-in-factfor Norman D. Lowenthal/s/ Stephen D. King

DirectorStephen D. King
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