UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F  [  ]REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934OR[X]ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of event requiring this shell company report  Commission file number 000-52509 Pediment Gold Corp. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)  British Columbia, Canada (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 789 West Pender Street, #680, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  V6C 1H2 (Address of principal executive offices) Gary Freeman: 604-682-4418;investor@pedimentgold.com; 789 West Pender St., #680, Vancouver, BC  V6C 1H2 (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile and Address of Company Contact Person) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Shares, without par value (Title of Class)  Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:NoneIndicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of
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in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes [  ]No [X]  Page 1 of 132 Index to Exhibits on Page 89       PEDIMENT GOLD CORP.  FORM 20-F ANNUAL REPORT  TABLE OF CONTENTS    INTRODUCTION 3 BUSINESS OF PEDIMENT 3 FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION 4 FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 4 GLOSSARY 5 PART I 11 ITEM 1.  IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS 11 ITEM 2.  OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE. 11 ITEM 3.  KEY INFORMATION. 11 ITEM 4.  INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY 19 ITEM 5.  OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS 53 ITEM 6.  DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES 59 ITEM 7.  MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 73 ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION 74 ITEM 9.  THE OFFER AND LISTING 75 ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 77 ITEM 11.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 85 ITEM 12.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES 86 PART II 86 ITEM 13.  DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES 86 ITEM 14.  MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS 86 ITEM 15.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 86 ITEM 16.  RESERVED 87 PART III 88 ITEM 17.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 88 ITEM 18.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 88 ITEM 19.  EXHIBITS 89 Consolidated Financial Statements For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 90 SIGNATURE PAGE 132    2       INTRODUCTION  Pediment Gold Corp. is organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada.  In this Annual Report, the Company, Pediment, we, our and us refer to Pediment Gold Corp. and its subsidiaries (unless the context otherwise requires).  We refer you to the actual corporate documents for more complete information than may be contained in this Annual Report.  Principal corporate offices are located at 789 West Pender St., #680, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6C 1H2.  Our telephone number is 604-682-4418.  Our corporate website is www.pedimentgold.com.  The Company files reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) located at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain copies of our filings with the SEC by accessing their website located at www.sec.gov.  Further, we also file reports under Canadian regulatory requirements on SEDAR. You may obtain our reports filed on SEDAR by accessing their website at www.sedar.com.  Finally, corporate information can be found on the Companys website at www.pedimentgold.com.    BUSINESS OF PEDIMENT  Pediment is a natural resource company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition and exploration and ultimately working towards commercial production of gold and silver in Mexico. While none of the projects have reached commercial production, two projects, San Antonio in Baja California Sur and La Colorada in Sonora, are moving through the advanced exploration stage. In addition, Pediment also has nine exploration projects in Sonora Mexico: Caborca Copper/Gold; Cochis Gold; Daniel Gold; Glor Gold; La Cien Gold; Manuel/Mel Gold; Texson Gold; Nopal Gold; and Valenzuela Silver.  The Company anticipates expending CDN$5.1 million on property acquisition/exploration during Fiscal 2011.  Refer to ITEM #4B for a more detailed discussion of the acquisition/exploration activities with respect to these interests.  Refer to ITEM #4D for a more detailed discussion of the obligations and rights with respect to these interests.  In October 2010, the Company and Argonaut Gold Inc. (Argonaut) entered into a binding agreement (the "Agreement") to complete a business combination (the "Transaction").  Argonaut is a gold production and exploration company and is currently producing gold at its El Castillo project in Durango, Mexico.  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, all of Pediments common shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the business combination shall become exchangeable into the common stock of Argonaut on the basis of 0.625 of a common share of Argonaut for each one (1) Pediment common shares.  Based on the closing price of Argonaut on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") on October 18, 2010, the exchange ratio implies an offer price of CDN$2.56 per Pediment common share and values Pediment's equity at approximately $137.1 million on a fully diluted in-the-money basis.  On November 22, 2010, Argonaut and the Company announced they were postponing their shareholder meetings that had been scheduled to consider the Transaction and agreed to amend the deadline for the completion of the Transaction from December 23, 2010 to January 31, 2011.  The extension of the completion deadline was implemented to allow the Company and Argonaut time to investigate proposed amendments to the local environmental laws in the State of Baja California Sur, Mexico the (BCS) which, if they were implemented, could have adversely affect the Company's ability to secure a building licence for the development of its San Antonio Project as currently envisioned.  Based on the information received since November 22, 2010, Argonaut and the Company now understand that that the amendments to the environmental legislation, as originally proposed, have not been approved by the BCS State Governor and the Governor has stated publicly that it will not be approved in its current form.  The current sitting of the BCS legislature has now ended.  The legislature is not expected to resume sitting until March 2011, at which time new members and a new Governor will be sworn in following elections.  There can be no certainty with respect to future legislative action, however, the Company and Argonaut have held meetings with a variety of local stakeholders and legislators and believe there is broad opposition to the proposed legislation and support for the Companys San Antonio Project.  (See the discussion on the San Antonio Project below under Items # 4.A. History and Progress of the Company and #4.B. Business Overview.)  In view of the foregoing developments, the meetings of Argonaut and the Companys shareholders to approve the transaction have now been rescheduled to take place on January 24, 2011.  3       Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companys projects remain subject to any future changes in the laws affecting mining projects in Mexico and any such changes could have a material impact on the Companys business and prospects.  The risks associated with the Companys operations in Mexico are discussed in more detail below in the section of this Annual Report entitled Risk Factors in Item #3D.    FINANCIAL AND OTHER INFORMATION  In this Annual Report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian Dollars (CDN$ or $).  The Government of Canada permits a floating exchange rate to determine the value of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar (US$).    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS  This Annual Report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words like plans, expects, aims, believes, projects, anticipates, intends, estimates, will, should, could and similar expressions in connection with any discussion, expectation, or projection of future operating or financial performance, events or trends.  Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and assumptions, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict.  Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from these expectations/assumptions due to changes in global political, economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.  These factors include, but are not limited to, the fact that the Company is in the exploration stage, will need additional financing to develop its properties and will be subject to certain risks since its prospects are located in Mexico, which factors are set forth in more detail in the sections entitled Risk Factors in Item #3D, Business Overview in ITEM #4B, Property, Plant and Equipment in ITEM #4D and Operating and Financial Review and Prospects in ITEM #5.   4     GLOSSARY  Adit:  A horizontal or nearly horizontal tunnel made for exploration or mining.  Alteration zones:  Portions of bedrock where the mineralogic composition of the rock has been changed by physical or chemical means, especially by the actions of hydrothermal solutions.  Andesite:  A dark-colored, fine-grained volcanic rock.  Anomalies:  Deviations from uniformity or regularity in geophysical or geochemical quantities.  Anomalous values:  Results of geophysical or geochemical testing which deviate from the expected or calculated value.  Arenaceous:  Rocks with a high sand component in their make up.  Au: Gold  Base metal: Any of the more common and more chemically active metals, e.g. lead, copper and zinc.  Bedrock conductors:Portions of consolidated earth material which offers a low resistance to the passage of an electric current.  Breccia:  Rock composed of sharp-angled fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix.  Channel Sample:  A sample taken continuously over a specified distance.  Cross-cut: A mining tunnel driven perpendicular to the dominant trend of a vein or ore bearing structure.  Cut-off grade: The lowest grade of mineralized material considered economic to mine and process; used in the calculation of reserves.  Deposit:  A mineralized body which has been physically delineated by sufficient drilling, trenching, and/or underground work, and found to contain a sufficient average grade of metal or metals to warrant further exploration and/or development expenditures. Such a deposit does not qualify as a commercially mineable ore body or as containing reserves of ore, unless final legal, technical, and economic factors are resolved.  Diabase:  A dark-colored very fine grained and hard intrusive rock.  Diamond drill holes: A drilling method whereby rock is drilled with a diamond impregnated, hollow drilling bit which produces a continuous, in-situ record of the rock mass intersected in the form of solid cylinders of rock which are referred to as core.  Differentiated:  A natural process during cooling of rocks where by one type of rock can solidify first followed by another kind.  Dike:  An igneous mass injected into a fissure in rock.  Drive:A mining tunnel driven parallel to the dominant trend of a vein or ore bearing structure.  Electromagnetic:Of, produced by or having to do with magnetic fields associated with currents artificially or naturally maintained in the sub-surface of the earth.   5      Epiclastic:  Sediments consisting of weathered products of older rock.  Feasibility study:A definitive engineering estimate of all costs, revenues, equipment requirements, and production levels likely to be achieved if a mine is developed.  The study is used to define the economic viability of a project and to support the search for project financing.  Felsic:An igneous rock made up of light colored minerals; composed primarily of feldspar and silica.  Float:  Rock this is not outcrop and has been transported some distance from its source  g/t; g Au/t: Grams per metric tonne; grams gold per metric tonne.  genic: Meaning suitable to or pertaining to, e.g. syngenetic, meaning a ore deposit formed contemporaneously with the enclosing rocks  Geochemical sampling:A mineral exploration method whereby samples of soil, stream sediments, rocks, etal. are collected in a systematic way and analyzed for a suite of elements.  Geochemistry:  The measurement of trace elements in naturally occurring rocks, soils and stream sediments as a means of detecting mineralization.  Geophysical: Relating to the physical properties, e.g. magnetic, seismic,et.al. of the earth and rock materials.  Gold or Au:  A gold metallic element that is ductile and very malleable.  This precious metal has industrial applications a well as being monetary value and used in jewelry.  Gossan:  Brown to orange to red colored rocks and soil, where the color is due to weathering sulphides.  Grab Sample:  Sample of selected rock or saprolite collected at random from within a restricted area of interest.  Grade:The amount of valuable mineral in each tonne of ore, expressed as ounces per ton or grams per tonne for precious metal and as a percentage by weight for other metals.  Grid:A systematic array of points or lines; e.g. a rectangular pattern of pits, boreholes or data collection locations used in mineral exploration.  Ground magnetic survey: A mineral exploration method involving the use of hand held magnetometer instruments which measure the intensity of the earths magnetic field.  The survey usually takes the form of a regular pattern of parallel lines designed to cover the survey area with the objective of identifying magnetic anomalies, which may be indicative of hidden mineralization.  Hanging wall:The overlying side of a fault, ore body, or mine working, in particular the wall rock above a fault or inclined vein.  Heap leach: A relatively inexpensive processing method based on hydrometallurgical technology, whereby crushed rock is placed on an impermeable liner and is sprayed with a cyanide solution.  The resulting gold bearing liquid is collected and the gold is recovered employing conventional technologies culminating in smelting and doré production.  Hectare:  A unit of area in the metric system equal to 100 acres, or 10,000 square meters, and the equivalent of 2.471 acres in British Imperial and U.S. Customary measure.  Heterolithic:  Composed of fragments of several different rock types.  Host rock: A volume of rock within which the ore body occurs.  6      Hydrogeological studies:Studies concerning the occurrence, movement and condition of ground water.  Hydrothermal solutions:Heated water, with or without demonstrable association with igneous processes.  In-situ-resource:A tonnage of mineralized rock of intrinsic economic interest, the grades and limits of which are known with a specified degree of knowledge, expressed in terms of the material as it exists in the ground prior to mining.  Intrusive:  Rock mass formed below the earths surface from magma, which has intruded into a pre-existing rock mass.  IP (induced polarization):A geophysical technique for detecting buried disseminated sulphides through the application to the ground of electrical currents.  IP survey: Systematic completion of IP on a grid over the area of interest.  Lead or Pb:  A soft, bluish metal that is ductile, heavy and acid resistant.  Limestone:  A rock composed principally of calcium carbonate, used as an essential ingredient in making cement.  Lineament: A linear feature in the earths crust generally coincident with a geological fault.  Lithogeochemical:Relating to the trace element and major oxide chemistry of rocks to define alteration systems associated with mineralization.  Lithological contact: A boundary between two different rock types.  Lode - A tabular or vein-like deposit of valuable minerals between well defined walls of rock.  Mafic:An igneous rock composed chiefly of one or more ferromagnesian (containing iron and magnesium), dark colored minerals.  Mafic-ultramafic:  A dark colored intrusive rock.  Magnetic:Having the property of attracting iron or steel, like a magnet.  Metagabbro:  A gabbro that has been metamorphosed.  Metamorphism:  A natural process of heat and compression that changes rocks.  Metamorphosed: A term used to describe a rock mass which has been subjected to metamorphism.  Metamorphism is a geological process where the original mineral composition of a rock is changed or metamorphosed in response to local or regional scale changes in temperature, pressure and the action of chemically active fluids.  Metapyroxenite:  A pyroxenite that has been metamorphosed.  Metasediments:Sedimentary rocks, which are rocks formed out of the consolidation of sediment settled out of water, ice or air, which have been metamorphosed.  Mineralization:The process by which a mineral or minerals, usually metals, are introduced into a rock, resulting in an economically valuable or potentially valuable deposit.  Also refers to mineral-bearing rock that has been identified by widely spaced drilling.  7      Mineralized material:A mineralized volume of rock which has been delineated by appropriately spaced drilling and/or underground sampling to support a sufficient tonnage and average grade of metals to warrant further exploration.  Such a deposit does not qualify as a reserve, until a comprehensive evaluation based upon unit cost, grade, recoveries, and other material factors conclude legal and economic feasibility.  Net Smelter Return:  A royalty payment made by a producer of metals based on gross mineral production from the property, less deductions of certain limited costs including smelter, refining, transportation and insurance costs.  NSR:  Net smelter return.  Ore: Rock that contains one or more minerals or metals, at least one of which has commercial value and which can be recovered at a profit.  Ore body: A continuous volume of mineralized material which may be economic and feasible to mine.  Orogenic:   A recently recognized grouping or deposit model where mineralization results from deposition of gold and/or silver into the causative intrusive or adjacent amenable hots rocks by fluids streaming from areas of intrusive activity.  Outcrop:  Bedrock that is exposed at surface, and is not covered by soil or other material.  Overburden: Barren rock material, usually unconsolidated, overlying a mineral deposit and which must be removed prior to mining.  Placer mining: The extraction of gold from loosely consolidated material, often a riverbed.  Plutonic rocks:A rock formed at considerable depth below the earths surface by crystallization of magma.  ppb:  Parts per billion.  ppm:  Parts per million.  Pyrite:  A gold colored rock composed of iron and sulphur.  Pyroclastic:  Material ejected into the air from a volcanic vent.  Pyroxenite:  A dark rock composed of the mineral pyroxene.  Quartz or qtz:  A very common hard rock forming mineral, generally clear to white but can be a variety of colors.  Raking: Angle between a linear feature and the horizontal measured in the plane that contains the two.  Reserve:That part of a mineral deposit that could be economically and legally extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination.  Reverse circulation drilling: A type of rotary drilling that uses a double-walled drill pipe.  Compressed air, water or other drilling medium is forced down the space between the two pipes to the drill bit and the drilled chips are flushed back up to the surface through the center tube of the drill pipe.  Reverse circulation holes: A drilling method employing dual walled drill rods fitted with either a hammer or rotary drilling bit.  The pressurized drilling fluid (air or water) travels down the outer annulus and the return fluid travels up the center of the drill rod carrying the sample of rock chips and dust-sized particles to the surface.  Saprolite:  Rock that has weathered to clay, but is in place and has not been moved by erosion or other forces.  Schist: A metamorphic rock characterized by a well-developed parallel orientation of more than 50% of the minerals present.   8     Scree:  Boulders and related debris which has fallen or slid down a steep embankment, hill or cliff.  Sedimentary: Formed by the deposition of solid fragmented material that originates from weathering of rocks and is transported from a source to a site of deposition.  Sediments:  Rocks, which are composed of various proportions of clay, silt, sand, gravel and pebbles.  Shearing:The resulting action from stresses that cause or tend to cause contiguous parts of a body to slide relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their plane of contact.  Shear zones:Linear areas of weakness along which a failure occurred whereby the portion of mass on one side of the area slides past the portion on the opposite side and which often form conduits for mineralizing fluids.  Silver or Ag:  A white metallic element that is ductile, malleable and capable of high polish. This precious metal has major industrial applications in photography, x-ray films, electronics and electrical contacts, batteries, brazing alloys, catalysts, mirrors, jewelry and sterling ware.  Stock:  An intrusive body that is very approximately circular and generally less than 100m to 200m across.  Stockwork:A mineral deposit in the form of a branching or interlocking network of veinlets.  Stockwork of quartz veins: A crosscutting network of fractures filled with quartz.  Strata:  A section of a formation that consist throughout of essentially the same kind of rock.  Stratigraphy: The arrangement of rock strata, especially as to geographic position and chronologic order of sequence.  Strike: Geological measurement of the direction of a horizontal line on the surface of the bed.  Stripping ratio: Ratio of waste to ore.  Sulphides:  A rock whose dominant component is the element sulphur.  Supracrustal rocks: Rocks that overlie the basement.  Basement is defined as a complex of undifferentiated rocks that underlies the oldest identifiable rocks in the area.  Tectonic: Pertaining to the forces involved in, or the resulting structures or features of the large scale architecture of the upper part of the Earths crust.  Tectonized: A rock mass that has been severally modified by folding and/or faulting.  Tertiary: That portion of the geologic sedimentary section younger than the Cretaceous and older than the Quaternary ranging in age from approximately 55 million to 2 million years old.  Ton: Short ton (2,000 pounds).  Tonne: Metric tonne (1,000 kilograms).  Tuff:  A rock formed by volcanic fragments generally less than 4 mm.  Vein: Sheet-like body of minerals formed by fracture filling or replacement of the host rock.  VLF (very low frequency): A geophysical technique which utilizes the magnetic components of the electromagnetic field generated by long distance radio transmitters to delineate geological structures.  VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) deposits: Deposits of base and precious metals were formed as layers at the bottom of bodies of water from sulfur-rich material erupted during volcanic activity   9     Volcanic: Pertaining to the activities, structures or rock types of a volcano.  Winze: A vertical shaft in a mine sunk or excavated from top to bottom.  Zinc or Zn:  A bluish-white metallic element resistant to atmospheric corrosion.   CONVERSION TABLE  The following table sets forth certain standard conversions from Standard Imperial units to the International System of Units (or metric units).  To Convert FromToMultiply ByFeet
Meters
Miles
Kilometers
Acres
Hectares
Grams
Ounces (troy)
Tonnes
Short tons
Grams per tonne
Ounces (troy) per tonneMeters
Feet
Kilometers
Miles
Hectares
Acres
Ounces (troy)
Grams
Short tons
Tonnes
Ounces (troy)
Grams per tonne0.305
3.281
1.609
0.621
0.405
2.471
0.032
31.103
1.102
0.907
0.029
34.438     10     PART I   ITEM 1.  IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORS  ITEM 2.  OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE. --- Not Applicable ---   ITEM 3.  KEY INFORMATION.  3.A.1.  Selected Financial Data 3.A.2.  Selected Financial Data  The selected financial data of the Company for Fiscal 2010/2009/2008 ended September 30th was derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company that have been audited by Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, independent Chartered Accountants, as indicated in their audit report which is included in this Annual Report.  The selected financial data of the Company for Fiscal 2007/2006 was derived from audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, not included herein.  The Companys consolidated financial statements are stated in Canadian Dollars (CDN$) and are prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the application of which, in the case of the Company, conforms in all material respects for the periods presented with United States GAAP (US GAAP), except as discussed in footnotes to the consolidated financial statements.  In February 2008, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) confirmed that January 1, 2011 is the changeover date for publicly-listed companies to use International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), replacing Canadian GAAP. The IFRS standards will be effective for the Company for interim and annual financial statements relating to the Companys fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2011. The Company has begun the planning and analysis phase of the transition to IFRS.  The consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management.  The auditors responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on their audit.  The auditors conducted their audits in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that the auditor 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 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.  The selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and other financial information included elsewhere in the Annual Report.  The Company has not declared any dividends since incorporation and does not anticipate that it will do so in the foreseeable future.  The present policy of the Company is to retain all available funds for use in its operations and the expansion of its business.  The following table is derived from the consolidated financial statements of the Company, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP.  All material numerical differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP, as applicable to the Company, are described in footnotes to the consolidated financial statements.  Effective October 1, 2009, the Company retrospectively changed its accounting policy for exploration expenditures to more appropriately align itself with policies applied by other comparable companies at a similar stage in the mining industry.  Prior to October 1, 2009, the Company capitalized all such costs to mineral properties held directly or through an investment and only wrote down capitalized costs when the property was abandoned or if the capitalized costs were not considered to be economically recoverable.   11     Exploration expenditures are now charged to operations as they are incurred until the mineral property reaches the development stage.  Significant costs related to property acquisitions are capitalized until the viability of the mineral property is determined.  When it has been established that a mineral deposit is commercially mineable and an economic analysis has been completed, the costs incurred to develop a mine on the property prior to the start of mining operations are capitalized.  Table No. 1
Selected Financial Data
(CDN$, except per share data)Audited
Fiscal
2010
Ended
9/30/2010Audited
Fiscal
2009
Ended
9/30/2009 (Restated)Audited
Fiscal
2008
Ended
9/30/2008 (Restated)Audited
Fiscal
2007
Ended
9/30/2007Audited
Fiscal
2006
Ended
9/30/2006Canadian GAAPSales RevenueNilNilNilNilNilOperating Income (loss)($7,357,676)($5,344,989)($13,663,190)($2,132,635)($1,640,864)Net loss and Comprehensive Income (Loss)($7,340,712)($5,060,377)($12,859,365)($2,608,504)($1,587,282)Basic Income (Loss) Per Share($0.15)($0.12)($0.33)($0.10)($0.08)Dividends Per ShareNilNilNilNilNilBasic Weighted Average Shares O/S47,553,40043,506,18439,493,04526,941,13820,382,356Period-End Shares O/S48,068,81247,313,32941,382,06933,638,13523,609,052Working Capital$8,693,883$16,134,293$18,783,325$10,144,238$4,662,546Mineral Property Investments$4,884,122$4,716,904$2,652,563$3,385,091$1,029,143Long-Term ObligationsNilNilNilNilNilShareholders Equity$14,861,241$21,158,434$21,411,087$13,559,682$5,733,737Total Assets$16,155,466$21,412,331$29,782,559$13,927,020$5,843,925US GAAPNet Income (Loss) (1)($7,340,712)($5,060,377)($12,859,365)($4,964,452)Net Income (Loss) Per Share($0.15)($0.12)($0.33)($0.18)Mineral Property Investments$4,884,122$4,716,904$2,652,563Shareholders Equity$14,861,241$21,158,434$21,411,087Total Assets$16,155,466$21,412,331$21,675,198(1) Cumulative Net Loss to 9/30/2010 under USGAAP was ($30,224,906).      12      3.A.3.  Exchange Rates  In this Annual Report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian Dollars (CDN$).  The Government of Canada permits a floating exchange rate to determine the value of the Canadian Dollar against the U.S. Dollar (US$).  The following table sets forth the rate of exchange for the Canadian Dollar at the end of the five most recent fiscal periods ended September 30th, the average rates for the period, and the range of high and low rates for the period.  The data for each month during the previous six months are also provided.  For purposes of this table, the rate of exchange means the noon buying rate in New York City for cable transfers in foreign currencies as certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  The table sets forth the number of Canadian Dollars required under that formula to buy one U.S. Dollar.  The average rate means the average of the exchange rates on the last day of each month during the period.  Table No. 2U.S. Dollar/Canadian DollarPeriodAverageHighLowCloseNovember 20101.011.031.001.02October 20101.021.021.001.02September 20101.031.051.021.03August 20101.041.021.061.06July 20101.041.161.081.16June 20101.041.071.011.05Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/20101.051.161.001.03Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/20091.181.301.061.07Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/20081.011.081.001.06Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/20071.111.181.001.00Fiscal Year Ended 9/30/20061.141.201.111.12   3.B.  Capitalization and Indebtedness 3.C.  Reasons For The Offer And Use Of Proceeds --- Not  Applicable ---   3.D.  Risk Factors  In addition to the other information presented in this Annual Report, the following should be considered carefully in evaluating the Company and its business.  This Annual Report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  The Company's actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.  Factors that might cause such a difference include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Annual Report.  The Company is in the mineral exploration business and as such is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties that are not uncommon to other companies in the same business.  Some of the possible risks include the following:  The industry is capital intensive and subject to fluctuations in metal prices, market sentiment, foreign exchange and interest rates.  The only source of future funds for further exploration programs, or if such exploration programs are successful for the development of economic ore bodies and commencement of commercial production thereon, which are presently available to the Company are the sale of equity capital or the offering by the Company of an interest in its properties to be earned by another party carrying out further exploration or development.  There is no assurance that such sources will be available, on acceptable terms, or at all in the future.   13      Any future equity financings by the Company for the purpose of raising additional capital may result in substantial dilution to the holdings of existing shareholders.  The Company must comply with environmental regulations governing air and water quality and land disturbance and provide for mine reclamation and closure costs.  The operations of the Company will require various licenses and permits from various governmental authorities.  There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in obtaining the necessary licenses and permits to continue its exploration and development activities in the future.  There is no certainty that the properties that the Company has capitalized as assets on its balance sheet will be realized at the amounts recorded.  These amounts should not be taken to reflect realizable value.  The development and exploration activities of the Company are subject to various laws governing exploration, development, labour standards and occupational health, land use, water use, land claims of local people and other matters.  No assurance can be given that new rules and regulations will not be enacted or that existing rules and regulations will not be applied in a manner that could have an adverse effect on the Companys financial position and results of operations.  The Companys operations are currently conducted in Mexico, and as such the Companys operations are exposed to various levels of political and other risks and uncertainties.  These risks and uncertainties are not limited to extreme fluctuations in currency exchange rates, high rates of inflation, labor unrest, changes in taxation policy, and changing political conditions, currency controls and governmental regulations that favor or require the awarding of contracts to local contractors or require foreign contractors to employ citizens of or purchase supplies from a particular jurisdiction.  The occurrence of these various factors and uncertainties cannot be accurately predicted and could have an adverse effect on the Companys operations or profitability.  Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title. Such properties may be subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects.  Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, then actual results may vary materially from those described on any forward-looking statements.  The Company has not completed a feasibility study on any of its deposits to determine if it hosts a mineral resource that can be economically developed and profitably mined.  Risk factors are further discussed in the Audited Annual Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Year Ended September 30, 2010.  Pediment Has Not Yet Achieved Profitable Operations and Expects to Incur Further Losses in the Development of Its Business.  Pediment Has No Revenues from Operations and No Ongoing Mining Operations of Any Kind.  No Assurance Can Be Given That Pediments Properties Will Ever Reach Development Stage. The expenditures to be made by Pediment in the exploration of its properties as described herein may not result in discoveries of mineralized material in commercial quantities.  Most exploration projects do not result in the discovery of commercially mineable ore deposits and as such, the Company is exposed to a number of risks and uncertainties.  The only source of future funds for further exploration programs, or if such exploration programs are successful for the development of economic ore bodies and commencement of commercial production thereon, which are presently available to the Company are the sale of equity capital or the offering by the Company of an interest in its properties to be earned by another party carrying out further exploration or development.  There is no assurance that such sources will be available, on acceptable terms or at all in the future.   14       Pediment Has No Positive Cash Flow and No Recent History of Significant Earnings and Is Dependent Upon Public and Private Distributions of Equity to Obtain Capital in Order to Sustain Operations.  The Sale of Securities to the Public Results in Dilution to Existing Shareholders. None of Pediments properties have advanced to the commercial production stage and Pediment has no history of earnings or positive cash flow from operations.  Pediment does not know if it will ever generate material revenue from mining operations or if it will ever achieve self-sustaining commercial mining operations.  Historically, the only source of funds available to Pediment has been through the sale of its common shares.  Any future additional equity financing would cause dilution to current stockholders.  Pediment, at 11/30/2010, had 3,027,500 share purchase options outstanding. If all of the share purchase options were exercised, the number of common shares issued and outstanding would increase from 50,517,072 (as of 11/30/2010) to 53,544,572.  Dilution Through Employee/Director/Consultant Options Could Adversely Affect Pediments Stockholders Because the success of Pediment is highly dependent upon its respective employees, the Company has granted to some or all of its key employees, Directors and consultants options to purchase common shares as non-cash incentives.  The Company also has granted 600,000 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) to certain directors, which are subject to shareholder and TSX approval, as well as vesting provisions. To the extent that significant numbers of such options and RSUs may be granted and exercised, the interests of the other stockholders of the Company may be diluted. At 11/30/2010, there were 3,027,500 share purchase options outstanding, which, if exercised, would result in an additional 3,027,500 common shares being issued and outstanding. This represents an increase of 6% in the number of shares issued and outstanding and would result in significant dilution to current shareholders.  The Amount of Capital Necessary to Meet All Environmental Regulations Associated with the Exploration Programs of Pediment Could Be In An Amount Great Enough to Force Pediment to Cease Operations. The current and anticipated future operations of Pediment, including further exploration activities require permits from various Federal and regional governmental authorities in Mexico. Such operations are subject to various laws governing land use, the protection of the environment, production, exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, mine safety and other matters.  Unfavorable amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of resource exploration companies, or more stringent implementation thereof, could have a materially adverse impact on the Company and cause increases in capital expenditures which could result in a cessation of operations by the Company.  Refer to ITEM 4.B.  Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions there-under, including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment or remedial actions.  Parties engaged in resource exploration may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violation of applicable laws or regulations.  Large increases in capital expenditures resulting from any of the above factors could force Pediment to cease operations.  If that were the case, investors would lose their entire investment in the Company.   15       The Risks Associated with Penny Stock Classification Could Affect the Marketability of the Common Stock of Pediment and Shareholders Could Find It Difficult to Sell Their Stock. Pediments common shares are subject to penny stock rules as defined in 1934 Securities and Exchange Act rule 3a51-1.  The SEC has adopted rules that regulate broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks.  Transaction costs associated with purchases and sales of penny stocks are likely to be higher than those for other securities.  Penny stocks generally are equity securities with a price of less than US$5.00 (other than securities registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system).  The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market.  The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customers account.  The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customers confirmation.  In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from such rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchasers written agreement to the transaction.  These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the Companys common shares in the United States and shareholders may find it more difficult to sell their shares.  Share Price Fluctuations and Absence of Dividends In recent years, the securities markets have experienced a high level of price and volume volatility, and the market price of securities of many companies and  have experienced wide fluctuations in price which have not necessarily been related to the operating performance, underlying asset values or prospects of such companies.  There can be no assurance that continual fluctuations in price will not occur.  Investors cannot expect to receive a dividend on their investment in the foreseeable future, if at all. Accordingly, it is likely investors will not receive any return on their investment in the Companys securities other than possible capital gains.  Pediment is Dependent on Key Personnel and the Absence of Any of These Individuals Could Result in the Company Having to Cease Operations. While engaged in the business of exploring mineral properties, the nature of Pediments business, its ability to continue its exploration of potential exploration projects, and the ability to develop a competitive edge in the marketplace, depends, in large part, on its ability to attract and maintain qualified key management personnel.  Competition for such personnel is intense and the Company may not be able to attract and retain such personnel.  Pediments growth will depend on the efforts of its Senior Management, particularly its President/CEO/Director, Gary Freeman; its Vice President Exploration/Director, Melvin Herdrick; its Chief Financial Officer, John Seaman; its Vice President Finance, Scott Kelly, its Corporate Secretary, Dayna Leigh; and its Board of Directors that also includes, Peter Mordaunt, William Faust, Leonard Harris, Larry Okada, Michael Halvorson, and Chris Theodoropoulos.  Pediment does not carry key-man insurance on any individuals. The Company has a Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Policy in place.  Limited Experience with Development-Stage Mining Operations The Company has no previous experience in placing mineral properties into production and its ability to do so will be dependent upon using the services of appropriately experienced personnel or entering into agreements with other major resource companies that can provide such expertise. There can be no assurance that the Company will have available to it the necessary expertise when and if it places its resource property into production.   16       Uninsured Risks In the course of exploration, development and production of mineral properties, certain risks, and in particular, unexpected or unusual geological operating conditions including rock bursts, cave-ins, fire, flooding and earthquakes may occur. It is not always possible to fully insure against such risks as a result of high premiums or other reasons. Should such liabilities arise, they could reduce or eliminate any future profitability and result in increasing costs, have a material adverse effect on the Companys results and a decline in the value of the securities of the Company.  Competition The Company will compete with many companies and individuals that have substantially greater financial and technical resources than the Company for the acquisition of mineral concessions as well as for the recruitment and retention of qualified employees.  Conflict of Interest The Companys directors and officers may serve as directors and officers of other companies or have significant shareholdings in other resource companies and, to the extent that such other companies may participate in ventures in which the Company may participate, the directors of the Company may have a conflict of interesting negotiating and concluding terms respecting the extent of such participation. In the event that such a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the Companys directors, a director who has such a conflict will abstain from voting for or against the approval of such participation or such terms. In accordance with the laws of British Columbia, the directors of the Company are required to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.  In determining whether or not the Company will participate in a particular program and the interest therein to be acquired by it, the directors will primarily consider the degree of risk to which the Company may be exposed and its financial position at that time.  U.S. Investors May Not Be Able to Enforce Their Civil Liabilities Against Us or Our Directors, Controlling Persons and Officers. It may be difficult to bring and enforce suits against Pediment.  Pediment is a corporation incorporated in the province of British Columbia, Canada under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act(the BCBCA).  A majority of the Company's directors are residents of Canada, and all or substantial portions of their assets are located outside of the United States, predominately in Canada.  As a result, it may be difficult for U.S. holders of the Companys common shares to effect service of process on these persons within the United States or to realize in the United States upon judgments rendered against them.  In addition, a shareholder should not assume that the courts of Canada (i) would enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against the Company or such persons predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws or other laws of the United States, or (ii) would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against the Company or such persons predicated upon the U.S. federal securities laws or other laws of the United States.  As a "foreign private issuer, Pediment is exempt from the Section 14 proxy rules and Section 16 of the 1934 Securities Act - Results in Shareholders Having Less Complete and Timely Data. The submission of proxy and annual meeting of shareholder information (prepared to Canadian standards) on Form 6-K results in shareholders having less complete and timely data.  The exemption from Section 16 rules regarding sales of common shares by insiders results in shareholders having less data in this regard.   MEXICO RISKS  The properties in which the Company has interests in Mexico are subject to changes in governmental laws, regulations, economic conditions or shifts in political attitudes or stability in Mexico. The Company's property interests are located in Mexico.  Any changes in governmental laws, regulations, economic conditions or shifts in political attitudes or stability in Mexico are beyond the control of the Company and may adversely affect its business.  Reference is made to Item 4B. Business Overview, Mexican Mining Laws.  Political events in Mexico could affect Mexican economic policy and adversely affect us. The Mexican government has exercised, and continues to exercise, significant influence over the Mexican economy.  Mexican governmental actions concerning the economy could have a significant impact on Mexican private sector entities in general, as well as on market conditions and prices and returns on companies doing business in Mexico.   17     Mexican political events may also significantly affect our operations.  In the Mexican national elections held during 2006, Felipe Calderon, the leader of the centrist National Action Party, narrowly won the presidency.  The election has been finalized and approved by the appropriate election regulatory authorities.  However, the primary challenger, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, leader of the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, continued to protest and civil unrest persisted for months and could return.  These events and the tight election may intensify legislative gridlock in the Mexican Congress and lead to a slowdown in the progress of political reforms in Mexico.  There could be significant changes in laws, public policies and/or regulations that could adversely affect Mexico's political and economic situation, which could adversely affect our business.  Social and political instability in Mexico or other adverse social or political developments in or affecting Mexico could adversely affect the Company and its ability to obtain financing.  It is also possible that political uncertainty may adversely affect Mexican financial markets.  Mexican foreign investment and income tax laws apply to the Company. Corporations in Mexico are taxed only by the Federal Government. Mexico has a general system for taxing corporate income, ensuring that all of a corporation's earnings are taxed only once, in the fiscal year in which profits are obtained.  There are two federal taxes in Mexico that apply to the Companys Mexican projects - an asset tax and a corporate income tax.  Corporations have to pay a federal tax on assets at 1.8% of the average value of assets less certain liabilities.  Corporate income tax is credited against this tax. Mexican corporate taxes are calculated based on gross revenue deductions for all refining and smelting charges, direct operating costs, and all head office general and administrative costs; and depreciation deductions.  The 2008 corporate tax rate in Mexico was 28%.  The 2009 corporate tax rate in Mexico was 30%.  The current corporate tax rate in Mexico is 28%, and will increase to 30% in 2011.  Foreign currency fluctuations and inflationary pressures may have a negative impact on the Companys financial position and results. The Company's property interests in Mexico make it subject to foreign currency fluctuations and inflationary pressures that may adversely affect the Company's financial position and results.  As the Company maintains its accounts in Canadian dollars, any appreciation in the Mexican currency against the Canadian dollar will increase the Companys costs of carrying out operations in Mexico.  Management has not entered into any foreign currency contracts to mitigate this risk; as such, the Company may suffer losses due to adverse foreign currency fluctuations.  The Company also bears the risk of incurring losses occasioned as a result of inflation in Mexico.  Regulation of mining operations in Mexico is very extensive. Regulatory requirements to which the Company is subject to in Mexico include certain permits that require periodic or annual renewal with governmental and regulatory authorities.  In addition, the Company is required to comply with existing permit conditions.  The Company believes that it is currently in full compliance with existing permit conditions.  Although its permits have been renewed by governmental and regulatory authorities in the past, there is a risk that the applicable governmental and regulatory authorities will not renew the permits as they expire, or that pending or future permit applications will not be granted, or that existing permits will be revoked.  In the event that the required permits are not granted or renewed in a timely manner, or in the event that governmental and regulatory authorities determine that the Company is not in compliance with its existing permits, the Company may be forced to suspend operations.  18         ITEM 4.  INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY  4.A. History and Progress of the Company  Introduction  Pediment is a natural resource company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition and exploration and ultimately working towards commercial production of gold and silver in Mexico. While none of the projects have reached commercial production, two projects, San Antonio in Baja California Sur and La Colorada in Sonora, are moving through the advanced exploration stage. In addition, Pediment also has nine exploration projects in Sonora Mexico: Caborca Copper/Gold; Cochis Gold; Daniel Gold; Glor Gold; La Cien Gold; Manuel/Mel Gold; Texson Gold; Nopal Gold; and Valenzuela Silver.  On 9/29/2005, the Company completed the acquisition of Compañía Minera Pitalla, S.A. de C.V. (Pitalla), a private Mexican company that owns the aforementioned property interests.  Compensation was the issuance of 5.4 million common shares of the Company and the agreement to issue an additional 2,500,000 common shares of the Company upon the achievement of certain performance standards related to the property interests: if more than one million ounces of gold or gold equivalent are discovered on three or fewer Pitalla projects, with at least 500,000 ounces on a single project.  The aforementioned Carborca, Cochis, Daniel, Manuel/Mel, San Antonio, Texson, and Valenzuela projects were included in the acquisition. On December 4, 2008, the Company issued the additional 2,500,000 common shares valued at CDN$0.47 per share based on market rate pursuant to the agreement to acquire its interest in Pitalla for a total value of CDN$1,175,000.  In October 2010, the Company and Argonaut Gold Inc. (Argonaut) entered into a binding Agreement to complete a Transaction.  Argonaut is a gold production and exploration company and is currently producing gold at its El Castillo project in Durango, Mexico.  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, all of Pediments common shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the business combination shall become exchangeable into the common stock of Argonaut on the basis of 0.625 of a common share of Argonaut for each one (1) Pediment common share.  Based on the closing price of Argonaut on the TSX on October 18, 2010, the exchange ratio implies an offer price of C$2.56 per Pediment common share and values Pediment's equity at approximately $137.1 million on a fully diluted in-the-money basis.  On November 22, 2010, Argonaut and the Company announced they were postponing their shareholder meetings that had been scheduled to consider the Transaction and agreed to amend the deadline for the completion of the Transaction from December 23, 2010 to January 31, 2011.  The extension of the completion deadline was implemented to allow the Company and Argonaut time to investigate proposed amendments to the local environmental laws in the State of Baja California Sur, Mexico the (BCS) which, if they were implemented, could have adversely affect the Company's ability to secure a building licence for the development of its San Antonio Project as currently envisioned.  Based on the information received since November 22, 2010, Argonaut and the Company now understand that that the amendments to the environmental legislation, as originally proposed, have not been approved by the BCS State Governor and the Governor has stated publicly that it will not be approved in its current form.  The current sitting of the BCS legislature has now ended.  The legislature is not expected to resume sitting until March 2011, at which time new members and a new Governor will be sworn in following elections.  There can be no certainty with respect to future legislative action, however, the Company and Argonaut have held meetings with a variety of local stakeholders and legislators and believe there is broad opposition to the proposed legislation and support for the Companys San Antonio Project.  (See the discussion on the San Antonio Project below under Items # 4.A. History and Progress of the Company and #4.B. Business Overview.)  In view of the foregoing developments, the meetings of Argonaut and the Companys shareholders to approve the transaction have now been rescheduled to take place on January 24, 2011.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companys projects remain subject to any future changes in the laws affecting mining projects in Mexico and any such changes could have a material impact on the Companys business and  19     prospects.  The risks associated with the Companys operations in Mexico are discussed in more detail below in the section of this Annual Report entitled Risk Factors in Item #3D.  The Companys exploration properties are without a known body of commercial ore and all proposed programs are an exploratory search for ore; with the exception of the San Antonio project which has a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled San Antonio Preliminary Assessment, dated August 10, 2010, and the La Colorada project which is a past-producing gold-silver mine and where a NI 43-101 Resource Estimate was completed on November 30, 2009.  The Companys executive office is located at: 789 West Pender Street, #680, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  V6C 1H2 Telephone: 604-682-4418 Facsimile: 604-669-0384 E-mail: investor@pedimentgold.com website: www.pedimentgold.com  The Companys registered office is located at: Bull Housser and Tupper, LLP 3000 Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  V6E 3R3 Telephone: 604-687-6575 Facsimile:  604-646-2634  The contact person is:  Dayna Leigh, Corporate Secretary.  The Company's fiscal year-end is September 30th.  The Company's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada under the symbol PEZ and on the OTC Bulletin Board in the United States under the symbol PEZGF.  The common shares of the Company also trade in Europe on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange, Munich Stock Exchange, Berlin Stock Exchange, Frankfurt Stock Exchange and XETRA Exchange.  The Company has an unlimited number of common shares without par value authorized.  At 9/30/2010, the end of the Company's most recent fiscal year and as at 11/30/2010, there were 48,068,812 and 50,517,072 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively.  In this Annual Report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian Dollars (CDN$).   Incorporation and Name Changes The Company was incorporated pursuant to the laws of the Province of British Columbia on 12/23/1983 under the name Magna Ventures Ltd..  On 8/9/1990, the Company's name was changed to Consolidated Magna Ventures Ltd..  On 1/10/2002, the Company's name was changed to Skinny Technologies Inc..  Effective 1/5/2005, the Company agreed to the sale of its subsidiary, PODbook.com Ltd. to Daniel C. Walters, a former President of the Company.  Effective 9/10/2004, the Company changed its name to Pediment Exploration Ltd.  Effective 2/25/2009, the Company changed its name to Pediment Gold Corp..   Plan Of Operations  Source of Funds for Fiscal 2011 Ending 9/30/2011 The Companys primary source of funds since incorporation has been through the issuance of equity.  Currently the Company does not have operating revenues, and the Company anticipates generating no revenue during Fiscal 2011.  At 9/30/2010, the Company had working capital of $8,693,883.  As of 11/30/2010, 3,027,500 outstanding stock options with an average exercise price of CDN$1.09 if exercised would raise an additional CDN$3,299,975 based on the average exercise price.  As of 11/30/2010, there were no warrants that remained outstanding.  There is no guarantee that the options will be exercised.  Management believes that the cash the Company currently has on  20     hand is sufficient to fund its planned expenditures and commitments through the end of Fiscal 2011.  As the Company chooses to proceed on additional exploration programs on its mineral projects, and continue to advance the San Antonio project, it probably will need to raise additional funds for those expenditures.  The proposed plan of arrangement with Argonaut may materially alter the Companys plans.  Use of Funds for Fiscal 2011 Ending 9/30/2011 During Fiscal 2011, the Company estimates that it might expend approximately CDN$1.8 million on general/administrative and investor relations expenses.  During Fiscal 2011, the Company estimates that it might expend about CDN$5.1 million on property acquisition and property exploration expenses.  The proposed plan of arrangement with Argonaut may materially alter the Companys plans.  Anticipated Changes to Facilities/Employees The Company does not currently have plans to add additional personnel in the Vancouver, BC office. Should the Companys exploration efforts increase in the next fiscal year, field workers and land staff will be hired in Mexico on a contract basis.  The proposed plan of arrangement with Argonaut may materially alter the Companys plans.  Forward Looking Statement Caution: The disclosure contained in the following sections Item 4.B Business Overview, and Item 4.D Property, Plant and Equipment contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 27E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws applicable to the Company, regarding the ongoing exploration activities at the Companys San Antonio and La Colorada properties.  Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as: believe, expect, anticipate, intend, estimate, postulate and similar expressions, or are those, which, by their nature, refer to future events. The Company cautions that any forward-looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future results or performance, and that actual results may differ materially from those in forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, variations in the nature, quality and quantity of any mineral deposits that may be located, the Company's inability to obtain any necessary permits, consents or authorizations required for its activities, the Company's inability to produce minerals from its properties successfully or profitably, to continue its projected growth, to raise the necessary capital or to be fully able to implement its business strategies.   4.B.  BUSINESS OVERVIEW Pediment is a natural resource company engaged in the evaluation, acquisition and exploration of gold and silver resources in Mexico. While none of the projects have reached commercial production, two projects, San Antonio in Baja California Sur and La Colorada in Sonora, are moving through the advanced exploration stage. In addition, Pediment has nine exploration projects in Sonora Mexico: Caborca Copper/Gold; Cochis Gold; Daniel Gold; Glor Gold; La Cien Gold; Manuel/Mel Gold; Texson Gold; Nopal Gold; and Valenzuela Silver.  Effective 9/29/2005, the Company completed the acquisition of Compañía Minera Pitalla, S.A. de C.V. (Pitalla), a private Mexican company that owned the aforementioned property interests.  Compensation was the issuance of 5.4 million common shares of the Company and the agreement to issue an additional 2,500,000 common shares of the Company upon the achievement of certain performance standards related to the property interests: if more than one million ounces of gold or gold equivalent are discovered on three or fewer Pitalla projects, with at least 500,000 ounces on a single project.  The aforementioned Carborca, Cochis, Daniel, Manuel/Mel, San Antonio, Texson, and Valenzuela projects were included in the acquisition. On December 4, 2008, the Company issued the additional 2,500,000 common shares valued at CDN$0.47 per share based on market rate pursuant to the agreement to acquire its interest in Pitalla for a total value of CDN$1,175,000.  The Companys exploration properties are without a known body of commercial ore and all proposed programs are an exploratory search for ore; with the exception of the San Antonio project which has a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled San Antonio Preliminary Assessment, dated August 10, 2010, and the La Colorada project which is a past-producing gold-silver mine and where a NI 43-101 Resource Estimate was completed on November 30, 2009.   21     [pediment20fdec2910001.jpg]   The Company holds eleven fully-owned projects and had one option contract for three mining concessions in the La Colorada area. The final payment for the option contract was made on October 21st, 2010 thus earning Pediment a 100% interest in the concessions Los Pilares, Carmelita and Crestoncito. The previous concessionaires retain a 3% NSR and a minimum payment of USD $50,000per year as concept of NSR, starting in 2011. These payments cannot be credited back to NSR payments once the Company has reached commercial production.  Reconnaissance work remains active to assess and acquire more mineral concessions in the region or elsewhere in Mexico.  The primary focus of this work has been gold and silver targets with an emphasis on the still evolving "orogenic" deposit model.  Orogenic gold deposits are a recently recognized grouping or deposit model type resulting from deposition of gold and/or silver into amenable host rocks by fluids streaming from areas of intrusive activity.  This is an important new class, as it includes many of the world's largest gold deposits.  In Baja California Sur, the San Antonio gold district hosts a number of gold deposits.  The San Antonio Gold Project is located on the Baja Peninsula, adjacent to the historic mining town of San Antonio and 40 km southeast from the port city of La Paz. Good gravel roads, as well as a paved highway traverse most of the project area and a high voltage power line crosses through it. The 100% owned project covers 48,715 ha and 14 km (about 9 miles) of favorable geological trend.  In Sonora, Pediment's decision to acquire the La Colorada Gold-Silver mine project was based on developing a modified geological model for the formation of the vein and stockwork deposits. Until recently, La Colorada was Sonora's largest historic gold producing mine.  The Mojave-Sonora Megashear gold-silver belt (MSM) hosts several significant producing mines owned by other companies.  Pediment holds eight prospective projects in the MSM trend which are targeted for the exploration of bulk tonnage gold mineralization: the Daniel, Manuel/Mel, Cochis, Glor, La Cien gold targets, Nopal, Texson silver-gold and the Caborca copper-gold target.  22      The Mega-Shear trend (or Belt) is a fold-thrust belt deforming Mesozoic-aged volcanic and sedimentary rocks and Precambrian gneiss and granite.  Gold and/or silver mineralization is localized where metal bearing fluids channeled by low-angle shear zones intersect high-angle structures.  Other companies already have producing gold mines in this belt.  The Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt in the Mulatos district has seen recent discoveries and hosts a producing gold mine.  Large resources of stratabound, high-sulfidation gold mineralization are being developed by two other mining companies.  The Company's Valenzuela property is located in this highly prolific belt.  The Company ́s exploration model is applying the latest techniques to seek blind deposits and extend known mineralization to depth and laterally under pediment cover in promising areas that have seen no modern exploration.  The Company's concessions are generating drill targets in areas that have never been explored below surface.  The corporate goal is to have multiple projects advancing with new targets constantly in the pipeline to ensure Pediment's investors always have a multiple chances for success.  The Company's exploration programs are conducted under the direction of expert geologist Melvin Herdrick, MSc (Registered Professional, Washington State), who is a qualified person within the definition of NI 43-101; and, except where otherwise noted, is the person responsible for the technical disclosure in this document relating to the Companys Mexican properties.  Mexican Mining Laws  Only Mexican Nationals or Mexican incorporated companies may hold concessions, although there are no restrictions on foreign ownership of such companies.  Concessions are acquired by locating and erecting a principal monument and having the concession located by an official surveyor.  All concessions must be registered with the Public Registry of Mining.  The General Direction of Mines grants mining concessions for periods of 50 years so long as work is performed on the ground, assessment reports are filed in May and the taxes, based on the area and age of the concession, are paid in advance in January and July of each year.  The Mining Concession can be renewed for another 50-year period.  Properties less than 1,000 hectares in size do not require annual work commitments.  The surface rights are owned either by private persons or ejidos.  Compensation on a yearly basis is usually required to carry out any extensive work programs and the landholders must also be compensated should the land be required for development.  The environmental standards for exploration including a drill program are addressed in NORMA Oficial Mexicana law, NOM-120-SEMARNAT-1997 as Modified on May 6, 2004.  This law established specifications of environmental protection in mineral exploration programs that must be complied with in Mexico.  The Company meets or exceeds the requirements stated by this environmental protection law.   Exploration Efforts  During Fiscal 2010, the Company focused on advancing the San Antonio project and finishing the drill program at La Colorada.  Exploration ExpendituresFiscal 2009Fiscal 2010Estimated Fiscal 2011San Antonio Gold Project$633,670$3,765,452$3,225,666La Colorada$1,088,127$634,973$55,000Other Projects$9,804$88,863NilTOTAL$1,731,601$4,489,288$3,280,666  San Antonio Gold Project  The San Antonio Project is located in Baja California Sur, adjacent to the historic mining town of San Antonio and 40 kilometers southeast from the port city of La Paz.  The 100%-owned project consists of 15 concessions and covers 114,480 acres and about nine miles of favorable geological trend.  In the late 1990s Echo Bay Minerals (Echo Bay) located and partly tested the Colinas gold resource that is contained by the Company's concession held ground.  23      [pediment20fdec2910002.jpg]   24      District Background There has been mining from two different deposit types in the region.  Vein mining of silver-base metals deposits has taken place along a northeast-southwest trend, and more limited gold-only mining along a north-south trend.  Mineralization in both districts is localized in broad shear zones which are part of a regionally extensive shear zone. The 30km distant Paredones Amarillos gold deposit is also located in a low-angle shear zone of similar character.  The Company's primary exploration model is focused on locating bulk-tonnage grade gold deposits that could be mined by open pit.  The late 1990s work by Echo Bay outlined the Paredones Amarillos deposit (owned by a third party) on the southern end of the known trend of gold mineralization that has measured and indicated resources, and the Los Planes and Colinas resource on the northern end of this known trend.  These zones are analogous to the gold mines of the Mojave-Sonora Megashear that include the gold deposits at Mesquite in California and at La Herradura in northwest Sonora.  The "Megashear" and BCS models contain gold deposited in shallowly-dipping thrust faults that have enhanced grades and thickness at flexures (bends) in the systems and where they are accompanied by high-angle structures that likely acted as conduits for hydrothermal fluids that carried the gold into the deposit traps.  The deposits generally have subtle and restricted alteration envelopes.  Gold is associated with sulphide minerals that typically represent a minor portion of a deposit volume.  Because of a highly fractured character and oxidation of the sulphide minerals near surface, the deposits tend to "weather down" and to be hidden beneath overburden.  The San Antonio project contains Mesozoic-aged granite, quartz-diorite and gabbro bodies intruding older metamorphic rocks.  The Mesozoic intrusives include "peraluminous" bodies that are typically associated with the generation of gold-bearing fluids. Low-angle fault complexes, that may include zones of cataclasite and mylonite, are a locus for gold deposition.  The Company has been actively exploring the project since 2007 with a program that includes surface sampling of soil and rock; reverse-circulation (RC) and diamond drilling and Induced Polarization (IP) geophysics.  IP Geophysics Early Geophysical Induced-Polarization work at the San Antonio Project was performed for Pediment in 2007 by Durango Geophysics (DURANGO), based in Durango, CO. The IP program focused mostly on measuring east-west oriented lines in the northern portion of the current Los Planes mineralized body. IP was considered a useful tool in San Antonio for locating potentially mineralized areas because the mineralization at Las Colinas is related to the presence of sulphides, which show a strong chargeability response. The 2007 IP survey by DURANGO showed that chargeability anomalies continued in the pediment-covered area north of Las Colinas into Los Planes.  The survey also showed a decrease in chargeability to the northeast, which was later explained by the discovery of a deep zone of oxidation at Los Planes, extending as much as 100 metres vertically from surface. Additionally, the geophysical work completed during 2007 by DURANGO shows that the Los Planes zone can be traced in the IP data a distance of 600 metres further north from Line 2639800N. Pediment ́s drill grid extends 400 metres north from this line and gold mineralization is still found in the north end of the grid.  Additionally, DURANGO also ran some east-west lines west of the Los Planes zone, in what is now known as the Fandango and La Virgen areas. These zones were characterized by high-chargeability anomalies and became interesting drill targets.  Land Position In July 2008, the Company acquired a new group of adjacent concessions in the San Antonio district.  The Company won the concessions by making a bid of MXN12,615,000.00 (CDN$1,241,568  paid) to the Mexican Geological Survey and committing to a variable 1 to 3% NSR; payable to the Mexican Geological Survey (MGS). The package is called El Triunfo-Valle Perdido and is composed of 4 mining concessions covering 6,725 hectares. The El Triunfo-Valle Perdido package was part of the Mexican natural mineral reserve and covers a northeast trending mineralized system containing gold, silver, lead and zinc. As a guarantee for the payment of NSR, the Company has to provide a bond to the MGS for the amount of MXN506,853; which the MGS could cash should Pediment produce and not make its NSR payment. The bond is renewed annually, so the amount of the bond is held in trust for as long as the SGM has its NSR active.  Las Colinas Resource This resource is located in Pediment's southern portion of the Cirio concession and was outlined by Echo Bay (now Kinross Gold) in 1996-1997 during a 31-hole reverse circulation drill program.  RC and diamond drill testing by  25     Pediment during 2007 and 2008 has confirmed the location of the Las Colinas mineralized zone and has updated the resource produced by Echo Bay.  The Las Colinas mineralization is hosted within shallow lying fault zones containing disseminated and veinlet sulphide minerals.  The deposit can reach 20-40 meters in thickness and is concentrated where high angle faults have cut the lower angle fault zones. Additional to the 4,576 metres drilled previously by Echo Bay, Pediment drilled 3,834 metres at the Las Colinas resource between the years of 2007 and 2008. Of that total, 1,436 metres were diamond holes and the rest were drilled by reverse circulation methods.  Los Planes Resource Drill testing by Echo Bay between 1995 and 1997 not only outlined the Las Colinas resource, but also intersected three significant intervals within a broad pattern of testing in an area north of Las Colinas. After noting this was a new discovery, Pediment later named the zone Los Planes, after the nearby town of Los Planes to the north and the pediment covered character.  During fiscal 2008, the majority of the Companys efforts were focused on drill testing the Los Planes zone by reverse circulation methods. In December 2007, a diamond drill rig was added to the program, with the objective of drilling twin and infill holes at Los Planes and drill testing the Fandango zone which was based on a strong chargeability I.P. response.  In addition to Las Colinas and Los Planes, other targets drilled at San Antonio included: · 950 metres of reverse-circulation and 476 metres of core drilling at La Colpa (west of Las Colinas) · 984 metres of reverse-circulation drilling between Las Colinas and Los Planes (intermediate zone), and · 1,371 metres of diamond drilling at the Fandango-La Virgen areas  2008 Resource Calculation for Los Planes-Las Colinas The Company completed an NI 43-101 compliant report for the Los Planes-Las Colinas, which was filed on SEDAR on July, 15 2008. The following highlights are extracted from the report.  The current NI 43-101 compliant Mineral Resource Estimates for the Los Planes (Planes) and Las Colinas (Colinas) zones on Pediments San Antonio project were completed by Dave Laudrum of Ashloo Consultants Ltd., under contract to Derry Michener Booth and Wahl Consultants (DMBW), using GEMS Software Version 6.1.3, from Gemcom Software International. The resource is reported based on cut-off grades and economic considerations provided by Ian S. Thompson of DMBW in Section 18.0 of this report.  Based on the parameters described in this report, DMBW estimated an Inferred Mineral Resource, as at December 31, 2007, for the Los Planes deposit of 30.58 million tonnes at an average grade of 1.32 g/t Au, using a 0.4 g/t Au cut-off grade. In addition DMBW has estimated an Inferred Mineral Resource for the Las Colinas deposit of 5.62 million tonnes at an average grade of 0.83 g/t Au, using a 0.4 g/t Au cut-off grade.  San Antonio Project
Inferred Mineral Resource Estimate at December 31, 2007 (1)(2)(3)DepositCut-Off Grade
(g/t AU)Rock Group (4)Tonnes
T x 10Grade
(g/t/AU)AU Product
Ounces x 10Los Planes0.4 g/t AU
0.4 g/t AUOxidized
Sulphide
Total10.54
20.04
30.581.18
1.40
1.320.40
0.90
1.30Las Colinas0.4 g/t AU
0.4 g/t AUOxidized
Sulphide
Total0.37
5.25
5.620.92
0.83
0.830.01
0.14
0.15(1) It cannot be assumed that all or any part of an Inferred Mineral Resource will be upgraded to an Indicated or Measured Resource as a result of continued exploration.
(2) Mineral Resources which are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
(3) Numbers may not add up, due to rounding.
(4) Oxidized refers here to rock affected by oxidation including weak-moderate-strong intensities.  With level of drilling at the time, there were well-defined geological and grade domains at both deposit areas. These domains show good vertical and lateral continuity and were used as hard boundaries when interpolating grades into the block models. For Planes high-grade assays were capped at 30 g/t Au, although this capping level only affected 4 assay samples. No high-grade assay capping was applied at Colinas where the highest assay returned from the zone was 5.71 g/t Au. Density values of 2.7 for sulphide mineralization and 2.6 for oxide mineralization were used  26     for both Planes and Colinas. Grades were interpolated by Ordinary Kriging. Search Ellipse and variogram ranges used were 65 m (along strike) x 65 m (down dip) x 25 m (across strike/dip).  The resource calculation study was done with all assay data available up to Pediments hole PLRC07-75 and also using previous drill results obtained by Echo Bay in the nineties; however no prior trench results were used as were used by Echo Bay studies at the time.  Updated NI 43-101 Resource Estimate An updated resource estimate was performed by Giroux Consultants Ltd. of Vancouver BC, to incorporate infill drill holes not included in the first estimate, conducted by Derry Michener Booth and Wahl Consultants Ltd. in 2008 (previously announced July 15, 2008).  This estimate was based on 242 holes totaling 42,891 m and comprising 26,613 gold assays using ordinary kriging over a range of gold cut off values.  As seen in the table below, the new resource estimate for San Antonio comprises a global total of 1.53 million ounces gold in the Measured and Indicated category plus 111,000 ounces gold in the Inferred category. The resource summarized below is based on a 0.4 g/t cut off. A 0.4 g/t cut off was chosen as a possible open pit economic cutoff. No economic evaluations were completed and the true economic cutoff is unknown.  San Antonio - Summary of Resources (2009) at 0.4 grams per tonne cutoff MineralizationTonnes (MT)Au (g/t)Million Oz. AuM&IInferredM&IInferredM&IInferredOxide7.240.170.9280.5920.2160.003Mixed6.610.191.0660.5880.2270.004Sulphide33.505.031.0180.6401.0960.104Total47.355.391.010.6371.5390.11  Due to the material increase in current resources at San Antonio that was determined by the updated Resource Estimate, the Company engaged independent consultants to prepare an updated complete NI-43-101 compliant Technical Report.  2009 Technical Report and Resource Update for San Antonio On December 18, 2009, the Company completed a report titled Technical Report and Resource Update, San Antonio Gold Project, Baja California Sur dated November 29, 2009 (the Report).  The Report was prepared for the Company by Melvin Allen Herdrick, MSc., PGeo., Pediments Vice-President, Exploration, and G.H. Giroux, MASc., PEng of Giroux Consultants Ltd. in accordance with Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) guidelines and NI 43-101 requirements to summarize and confirm previously released results.  These include the updated independent resource estimates for the Los Planes, Las Colinas and Intermediate zones completed by G. Giroux that were released on August 25th, 2009. The updated resource estimates contained, using a 0.4 g/t gold cut-off grade, a total of 1.54 million gold ounces in the M+I category plus a further 111,000 ounces in the Inferred category.  The estimates were categorized by their degree of weathering, as follows:  MineralizationTonnes (MT)Au (g/t)Million Oz. AuM&IInferredM&IInferredM&IInferredOxide7.240.170.9280.5920.2160.003Mixed6.610.191.0660.5880.2270.004Sulphide33.505.031.0180.6401.0960.104Total47.355.391.010.6371.5390.11  These estimates were based on 242 holes totaling 42,891 metres and comprising 26,613 gold assays.  The calculations used ordinary kriging and blocks were compiled over a range of gold grade cut-offs.  The values reported here are based on a 0.4-gram-per-tonne gold cut-off.  A total of 6 samples in the Planes Domain were capped at 33.2 g/t gold.  Based up results of testing by the Company, conversion from volume used a specific gravity of 2.62 for oxide material and of 2.69 for sulphide material.  The Report further documents the methodology in greater detail.   27     Additional metallurgical testing has been recommended on all mineral types in the gold mineralized zone, plus testing of on-trend continuation of the gold mineralized system to include geophysical targeting, geological mapping, and sampling.  The Report also recommends acquisition of surface and water rights.  In addition to recommending work on gold targets similar to those in the resource estimates, the Report recommends targeting programs on the Triunfo area holdings acquired by the Company from the Mexican government (see the release dated August 28th, 2008) with two main objectives.  Mesothermal vein type mineralization in the Triunfo silver camp should undergo programs to establish the potential for gold-silver-base metals mineralization systems adjacent to historic underground workings; since historic mining efforts at Triunfo focused on the upper oxidized portion of this vein system in a 7 km long mineralized shear zone.  The Company should investigate both remaining stockwork oxidized mineralization with sulphide mineralization at depth below the oxide boundary.  The higher grade veins  are reported to grade an average 3-8 g/t gold and 200-600 g/t silver plus associated lead and zinc, and vary from 0.6 to 5 metres thickness and to persist down dip for over 300 metres in old workings, but the Company has not yet confirmed these reports.  The Triunfo holdings also noted to contain broad areas returning anomalous gold and silver results in preliminary sampling of shearing and alteration similar to that hosting the Los Planes area deposits, and these should be evaluated for their potential to contain bulk tonnage mineralization.  Surface and Access Rights The Company has entered into agreements securing long-term surface and access rights for the ongoing exploration, and proposed development and operation of the San Antonio gold project with the Ejido San Antonio.  The first agreement is a rental agreement, called a temporary occupation agreement, for access, exploration and production activities. The agreement has a term of 30 years and includes a one-time payment of MXN200,000 (CDN$16,230  paid) for access and annual per hectare payments for areas subject to exploration or production activities within the Pediment concession holdings which total approximately 8,100 hectares. The minimum annual payment under the terms of the agreement is MXN600,000, or approximately CDN$47,000, plus annual inflation escalations. An advanced payment of MXN1,800,000 (CDN$146,070 - paid) that covers the first three years of the agreement was required and has been included in prepaid expenses.  In addition, the parties have signed an agreement allowing Pediment to purchase outright 260 hectares covering the Planes and Colinas mineral targets and surrounding area for an agreed upon price of MXN6,500,000 (CDN$529,748  paid). The parties also signed a separate agreement to transfer rights to certain waste rock or dump material within the Companys concession areas to the Ejido San Antonio.  The Company is also working to acquire additional surface and access rights secondary to the San Antonio project.  Metallurgical Testing Bottle roll tests were completed for Los Planes material, including mineralized rock from the oxide, mixed and sulphide zones. Samples were of unprocessed RC drill cuttings of up to 3/8 inch size.  These tests were performed by SGS labs in Durango, Mexico and results were positive with recoveries of up to 88.63% in oxide after a 96-hour test. Sulphide material also had significant recoveries with up to 73.61% recovery after 96 hours.  In April 2009, the Company reported results from column leach testing of oxidized material from the Los Planes discovery within the San Antonio gold project. The column leach tests were preformed on gold mineralized oxide material retained from portions of eight HQ core drill holes that were shipped as a composite sample to Metcon Research Laboratories.  Results of recently completed studies are presented below. SampleTypeCrush SizeHead GradeExtractionConsumption---Au 
g/tAg 
g/tAu 
%Ag 
%NaCN
Kg/tCaO
Kg/tCL-01Oxide3/80.880.2980.6564.130.061.80CL-02Oxide1 1⁄20.960.1875.1561.390.061.58CL-03Mixed3/80.850.1171.8735.590.331.84CL-04Sulphide3/82.730.9947.1026.210.450.92    28      Current Work and Future Exploration  40,000 Meter Drill Program In June 2010, the Company commenced drilling on its 100%-owned San Antonio Gold property in Baja Sur, Mexico. The drill program was originally announced on January 14, 2010, and contemplated 11,000 metres, however due to additional information developed during the following months; the drill program was expanded to 40,000 metres and utilized one reverse circulation drill and one diamond drill. The program was designed to accomplish three key objectives; exploration, metallurgical geotechnical, and further definition sampling of the resources reported in the Technical Report and Resource Update, by Herdrick and Giroux, dated November 29, 2009. Additionally, later along the drill program, the Company decided it was also important to complete condemnation and drill holes and further holes for water monitoring.  Up to November 30, 2010 drilling at the San Antonio project has completed 34,077 meters of drilling, of which 25,165 meters are RC and 8,911 are core. These meters are further subdivided in the following categories:   Further definition or expansión of current resourcesZoneMeters drilledIntermediate zone RC5,650.08Intermediate zone Core2,323.50Los Planes infill RC12,733.93Los Planes infill Core1,165.60Las Colinas infill RC3,747.52Las Colinas infill Core391.50Subtotal, combined RC + Core26,012.13  Exploration near resource areaZoneMeters drilledLa ColpaRC1,214.63La Colpa Core753.00Subtotal, combined RC + Core1,967.63  Other drillingZoneMeters drilledMet Samples (PQ)1,817.78Oriented geothech (HQ)1,795.45Condemnation RC1,819.35Condemnation CORE664.77Subtotal, combined RC + Core6,097.35   At 11/30/2010, results from 106 drill holes have been released. Drilling within the Los Planes Zone, where most of the known resource exists, is designed to enhance and reclassify the known mineral resource.  Within the Intermediate Zone (south along strike of Los Planes); drilling intersected the continuation of gold mineralization with significant intercepts. The Intermediate Zone is a 600 metre long portion of mineralized trend between Los Planes and Las Colinas, which is defined by post mineral cross-faults that are now recognized to offset the Los Planes mineralization to the north and Las Colinas to the south. The Intermediate Zone had seen only limited testing prior to the current drill phase. There is now sufficient testing to confirm that gold mineralization was  29     originally emplaced in a continuous trend of at least 2,000 metres of strike length from Los Planes through Intermediate to the Las Colinas zones.  Further south along strike of the Intermediate Zone is the Las Colinas Zone. Initial drilling here has and will continue to focus on in-fill and expanding the known gold mineralization.  Results received from the drill program to date were reported in news releases dated August 25, 2010, October 6, 2010 and November 18, 2010, which have been filed on SEDAR and can also be found on the Companys website.  Collectively, these three zones (Los Planes-Main, Intermediate and Las Colinas-South) which are at least 2,000 metres in strike length are now recognized as one discrete and continuous horizon of gold mineralization. Drilling will continue in the coming months for these zones as part of the Companys effort to attempt to fill in and enhance the known gold resource.  Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.  All summarized intervals reported in the news releases and on the website for the 40,000 meter drill program at San Antonio were calculated using a 0.20 g/t Au cut-off grade. Intervals contain no more than three low-grade to barren samples between mineralized samples containing over 0.20 g/t Au. High grades were not capped, except where indicated. Pediment has a Quality Assurance/Quality Control program that includes insertion and verification of standards, blanks and duplicates. All samples here reported have passed QA/QC satisfactorily. Samples from the San Antonio Project are shipped to the preparation laboratory of ALS Chemex in Hermosillo, Sonora. The prep lab then sends the sample pulps to ALS Chemexs laboratory in North Vancouver, where they are assayed for gold by fire assay with atomic absorption (Au AA-23 assay method code; 0.005 to 10ppm detection limit). Samples over 10 g/t Au are assayed with gravimetric finish (Assay code AU-GRA21). All samples are also assayed by ICP-MS (code ME-ICP41) for a suite of 35 elements.  Most drill-hole mineralized intercepts do not represent true widths. The mineralized zones referenced above have a dip between -45 and -50 degrees to the west. Drill holes oriented with a 090 azimuth and -45 to -50 dip are closer to showing true width. Please visit the Companys website to see a complete collar table for the San Antonio project.   San Antonio Preliminary Assessment In August 2010,AMEC E&C Services, Inc. (AMEC) completed and delivered a positive Preliminary Assessment (PA or Preliminary Assessment) for the  San Antonio project located in Baja California Sur, Mexico and recommended moving to more advanced studies. Details of the PA can be reviewed in the NI 43-101 Technical Report entitled San Antonio Preliminary Assessment, dated August 10, 2010, which the Company posted on its website (www.pedimentgold.com) and also filed on SEDAR.  A summary of the major areas of work related to the Preliminary Assessment are as follows:  Geology and Resource Model  AMEC reviewed the exploration data base and the Quality Control and Quality Assurance program that Pediment completed and noted that there were no major errors or omissions. The data gathered and processed was within industry standards for use in the resource model. A resource model produced for Pediment in 2009 was audited by AMEC, and mineral resource classifications were re-stated.  Mineralization that had reasonable prospects for economic extraction was confined within a Lerchs-Grossmann pit cone that used appropriate mining and processing costs benchmarked for an open pit operation in Mexico. The pit cone was run using AMECs view of industry consensus on a long-term gold price of $900 per ounce for mineral reserves, with a 15% upside applied for mineral resources, at US$1,035 per ounce. Based upon limited metallurgical work completed to date recoveries were expected to be 75% in the oxide and transition zone and 50% in the sulfide zone using heap leach methods.  The Qualified Person for the mineral resource estimate is Edward J.C. Orbock III, M.AusIMM., an AMEC employee.  Mr. Orbock is independent of the Company as within the meaning of NI 43-101.  Mineral resources have an effective date of 25 June 2010.  Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.   30     AMECs classification of mineral resources is as follows:  Mineral Resource Estimate, San Antonio Gold Project, Edward J.C. Orbock III, MAusIMM, Effective Date of the Resource is June 25, 2010. ClassAu Cut-offTonnes
(x 1,000)(Au g/t)Total Au grams
(x 1,000)Au ounces
(x 1,000)Oxide/TransitionMeasured0.174,9910.984,882157Indicated0.1710,9630.859,282298Subtotal Oxide/Transition M + I0.1715,9950.8914,164455SulfideMeasured0.402,8391.323,735120Indicated0.4015,9911.2519,945641Subtotal Sulfide M + I0.4018,8301.2623,679761Oxide/TransitionInferred0.177690.6549616SulfideInferred0.403271.1938812  Notes to Accompany Mineral Resources Table: 1. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. 2. Mineral resources are reported above a 0.17 g/t Au cut-off grade for oxide and transition material, and above a 0.40 g/t Au cut-off for sulfide material. 3. Mineral resources are reported as undiluted. 4. Mineral resources are reported within a conceptual pit shell. 5. Mineral resources are reported using a long-term gold price of US$1,035/oz, variable mining and processing costs and variable recoveries, based on the oxidation state of the sulfides in the deposit.  Mine Development AMEC developed a conventional open pit mine plan for San Antonio and established a mine schedule for an 11,000 tonnes per day gold heap leach project. The ultimate pit includes 112 million tonnes of material including 31.1 million tonnes of ore and 80.9 million tonnes of waste.  Ore is used to refer to material that can be mined at a profit using heap leach methods, includes material classified as Inferred mineral resources, and does not refer to mineral reserves.  Pediment notes that the scheduled mine plan proposed incorporates less than 3% Inferred mineral resources.  The life-of-mine strip ratio is 2.6 to 1 (waste to ore). Total ounces of gold contained in the pit are 1.12 million. Of this 672,900 ounces are recovered during mine operations at an average production of 82,500 ounces gold annually. The mine plan and schedule cost analysis are based on Measured, Indicated and Inferred resources contained in a pit that was created with the LG US$900 per ounce gold pit cone. Pediment has just initiated a 40,000 meter drill program with the objective of delineating additional mineralization that could support mineral resource estimation, and potentially support reclassification of existing mineral resources to higher-confidence classification categories through infill and step-out drilling.   31     The following table is the Mine Production Schedule: PeriodTotal (kt)Rock Waste (kt)Sand Waste
(kt)Oxide Tonnage
(kt)Oxide Grade
(g/t Au)Transition Tonnage
(kt)Transition Grade
(g/t Au)Sulfide Tonnage
(kt)Sulfide Grade
(g/t Au)Contained Gold 
(koz)PP17,5004,3373,115480.370.6Year 115,0008,9921,9933,5620.954521.5111.55131Year 215,0008,6732,3122,6340.681,0841.172971.38112Year 315,0008,8002,1851,6750.742,2120.901281.96112Year 415,0008,7182,2654450.951,5901.091,9811.27150Year 515,0009,5531,4311250.493330.613,5581.44173Year 615,33710,1761,1467610.711,3010.831,9521.44143Year 79,2905,2751.003630.933,6521.11141Year 84,9281,9701.182,9581.66158Total112,05566,49514,4489,2500.817,3350.9914,5271.381,119  The Base Case mining assumption and operating and capital cost estimates are for contract mining. AMEC completed a first principle build up and costing for the Base Case contract equipment fleet. Mining operating costs for San Antonio average US$1.94 per tonne mined. Contract mining represents a tradeoff between capital and operating cost with higher operating costs for contract mining but, lower capital costs for equipment.  Alternative Cases for Development Process Operating and Capital Costs Four alternative development cases were evaluated: 1) Base Case - Contract mining and 11,000 tonne per day (tpd) heap leach with Run-of-Mine (ROM) for oxide/transitional ores and crushed sulfide material. 2) Mill Case  Contract mining and a CIL mill with a 10 year targeted process life, 3) ROM Case- Contract mining and 11,000 tpd heap leach with all material ROM and 4) Owner Mining Case  Owner mining and 11,000 tpd heap leach with ROM oxide/transitional and crushed sulfide material.  Once inputs for operating and capital costs for all scenarios were plugged into a model the Base Case was chosen due to the best combination of low operating and capital costs and the most robust IRR.  Pediment cautions that the Preliminary Assessment is preliminary in nature; all four development cases are partly based on Inferred Mineral Resources that are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves, and there is no certainty that any forecasts in the Preliminary Assessment will be realized.   32     Capital Costs San Antonio is a green field project site, and although no infrastructure to support a mining operation currently exists, local infrastructure is considered good. A powerline, a paved road and fiber-optic cable all traverse the project site, and will require relocation as they cross the proposed pit areas. Total cost for infrastructure in the PA is US$27 million and is broken down as follows:  InfrastructureTotal (US$ M)Power, highway and cable relocation10.6Arroyo diversions and berm0.4Site facilities2.3Powerline upgrade0.7Mine facilities3.7Sub-total17.7Construction overhead4.4EPCM4.9Total27.0  Total project capital required to bring San Antonio into production including contingency is US$71.1 million. This also includes the pre-production mining costs of US$18.2 million. The breakdown of project capital costs are as follows: [pediment20fdec2910004.gif] Sustaining capital requirements for the life of the mine are estimated at US$27.9 million. This includes Year 3 project costs of US$27.1 in capital to construct the sulfide material tertiary crushing plant along with a stacking system and the leach pad expansion to accommodate the additional ore. Other sustaining capital is mainly for parts and mobile equipment replacements.  Operating Costs Life-of-mine (LOM) operating costs are estimated at US$11.10 per one leached. The mining cost at US$6.49 per one leached accounts for the majority of the overall cost at 58%. The table below details the operating cost areas:  [pediment20fdec2910006.gif] Initial project operating costs are US$10.68 perone leached which is below the LOM average due to lower processing cost for oxide and transitional ores. Once the crushing plant is commissioned in Year 4, operating costs rise to US$11.87 perone and peak at US$12.82 perone in Year 5. Following Year 5, the strip ratio begins to decline thus, lower the overall operating costs.  This can be seen in the following figure.  33     [pediment20fdec2910008.gif]  Financial Model Pediment cautions that the Preliminary Assessment is partly based on Inferred Mineral Resources which account for less than 3% of the total resource, are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as Mineral Reserves, and there is no certainty that the Preliminary Assessment based on these Mineral Resources will be realized.  AMEC evaluated the overall economic viability of the San Antonio project using both pretax and after-tax discounted cash flow analysis and using the engineering work and cost estimates discussed in the PA. Over the LOM, the San Antonio produces on average 82,500 ounces of gold per year for 8.2 years at a cash cost of US$513 per ounce of gold. Under a US$900/oz gold price assumption and using an 8% discount rate the pretax net present value (NPV) is US$79.0 million and the IRR is 33%. The after tax NPV is US$56.6 million and IRR is 26%. The following tables detail the pre-tax and after-tax cashflows for the Base Case. [pediment20fdec2910010.gif][pediment20fdec2910012.gif] Sensitivity analysis was completed over the ranges of +/- 30 % for gold price, operating cost and capital costs. The results are shown on the spider plot below:  34     [pediment20fdec2910014.gif]  Execution Plan Based on assumptions in the PA, Pediment estimates that the San Antonio gold project will take approximately three years to move into production, two years for permitting, feasibility study, and detailed engineering, and one year for construction.  Metallurgical Test Program During Fiscal 2010 the Company engaged METCON Research (METCON) of Tucson, Arizona to conduct a comprehensive metallurgical test program for the San Antonio Gold Project. METCON developed a specific set of procedures for evaluating heap leach gold ores through a systematic, sequential test work culminating in column leach tests. The program for San Antonio has clear objectives for each phase of the metallurgical test program. Key procedures are as follows:  1) Sample Preparation and Head Screen Assays from 20 PQ core drill holes representing approximately 17.5 tonnes of gold bearing material which is representative of 3 ore types (oxide, transitional oxide-sulphide and sulphide).  2) Agitated Leach tests with Cyanidation Bottle Rolls on 4 Grind Calibrations and 3 ore types.  3) Sample Characterization tests on ore types focused on Assaying for gold and silver, ICP 30 element chemistry on ore zones, Crusher Bond Work Index, Abrasion Index, Bulk Density, Specific Gravity and Acid Base Analysis (ABA) test work.  4) Closed Cycle Column Leach Studies will be conducted on approximately 30 column leach tests with composite samples at crush sizes of 80 percent minus 2 inch, 3/4 inch, 3/8 inch and 1/4 inch inside columns 20 ft by 12 and 6 inches in diameter. Various flow rates will also be run to observe leach kinetics.  5) Geo-Technical testing on leach residue from column test material will be sub-contracted to Golder Associates Inc. in Tucson, Arizona. This work is being conducted to gain a clear understanding of the physical properties of the leached ore for determination of height of the heap leach pad design as well as verify solution flow and application rate for leaching.  This work began with the delivery of all samples in late November.  Preparation of composites for the test work described above is planned in December 2010.  The planned program will require approximately 30 weeks to complete and will be used for advanced studies.  Pit Slope Study  Golder Associates Inc. was contracted in July 2010 to complete a final feasibility level pit slope study.  Through the fall, field work was conducted including the drilling and logging of 6 oriented drill core holes to better characterize  35     the type of rock and existence of geologic structures such as faults and formations.  The field work is now being analyzed in the office and a final report is anticipated in early 2011.  Socio-economic Study  A Hermosillo, Sonora consulting firm, DS Dinamica Social was contracted in June 2010 to conduct field work and investigations relating to community relations and social impacts of the planned project.  Througout the Summer a team of interviewer went house-to-house conducting surveys in villages near the planned project.  In addition, several key government and community leaders were interviewed.  The results of this work is now being tabulated with a final report due in February 2011.  This work and report will serve not only as a basis for follow-on community development and relations programs but will also be incorporated into permits required prior to the startup of the mine.  Hydrologic Study In May 2001 a hydrologic consulting firm called Schlumberger Water Services (SWS) was contracted to perform an initial investigation into issues related to water supply and usage for the project.  They completed field work and literature reviews over a four-month period and in September 2010 provided a Phase 1 hydrologic report.  The Phase I report summarized work done on the following tasks:  · Data collection and analysis (water quality, precipitation, pumping, precipitation, well construction, etc).  This will include an evaluation of data quality and a gap analysis of the data for the Los Planes basin.  Information will also be obtained for the surrounding basins to determine if water resources might be available. · Meetings with CONAGUA.  It is important to establish a relationship early on with the local office of CONAGUA to obtain additional data that might not be in the public domain and to determine how they might want to collaborate on the solution of some of the water quantity and/or quality issues in the basin. · Well census.  While the CONAGUA database reports the amount of water that each well is allowed to pump, we have found out that these data are frequently incorrect.  To obtain a more accurate water balance for the basin, SWS will perform a well census to determine the volume and timing of groundwater extraction. · Precipitation calculations.  A key element in the evaluation of water resources and tailings facilities is a detailed analysis of precipitation data for the mine and the basin.  This allows us to determine the 100 year/24 hour storm event for tailings dam design as well an improved estimation of recharge to the basin. Plans are to initiate a Phase 2 study in December 2011 which will continue key areas of the Phase 1 work including the development of monitoring and production water wells and an assessment of the general affect of the San Antonio operation on other users in the Los Planes groundwater basin.   La Colorada Gold-Silver Project  Location and District Background The La Colorada gold-silver project is a past-producing gold and silver mine site with historic output from both underground veins and bulk-mined open-pit heap leach operations. The project is located adjacent to the town of La Colorada in the State of Sonora, which is approximately 40 kilometres southeast of Hermosillo. Hermosillo is the state capital and main supply point of Sonora State in north western Mexico. The mine had been in operation from 1874 through 1914 by underground methods and again from 1993 through 2003, initially by Eldorado Gold with open-pit mining and heap leaching. Eldorado sold La Colorada in year 2000 and mining continued until 2003 by Exploraciones La Colorada, who was the owner previous to Pediment.  Land position In October 2007, the Company signed an option agreement to acquire the La Colorada Gold-Silver Project for US$1.1 million and a commitment to pay an additional US$1.65 million over the next two years. On November 26, 2008, the Company reached an agreement to adjust the original option to purchase certain holdings in the La Colorada project, in order to both reduce the cash cost to the Company and to accelerate the acquisition. The subject  36     holdings encompass most of the past-producing, open-pit and underground workings of the Gran Central, La Colorada and Intermediate zone deposits, part of the El Creston deposits, and along-trend exploration ground, and surface holdings that contain plant and office complexes built during open-pit mining at the site from 1993-2002.Under the revised agreement, Pediment made one further payment of US$825,000 cash, assigned certain production royalties, and allowed the vendor the right to bid on a competitive basis for contracts to conduct open-pit mining at La Colorada should the Company choose to re-develop the project on that basis. The royalties are NSR on material from the subject holdings, of 3% if open pit mined, or of 2% if underground mined. The 2% NSR on underground production can be purchased by Pediment at any time for US$300,000. The Company signed an Option to Purchase agreement for a mining concession the vendors were still working on securing title. The concession is adjacent to the main group of concessions acquired from Exploraciones La Colorada (ELC), and if the vendor was successful in acquiring it, the Company had the option to purchase it for 300,000 common shares of the Company at a deemed price of $0.50 per share. However, the contract states that the concession would have to be secured by ELC by October 16, 2009, which marked the expiry date of the Option to Purchase Agreement. This did not occur and to the closing date of this report an agreement had not been negotiated to renew the option.  On August 14, 2008, Pediment purchased six mineral concessions from the Peñoles group for a total consideration of approximately US$100,000.00 (CDN$109,688 - paid).  These concessions cover 218 hectares and include part of the El Creston pit and adjacent ground, as well as additional exploration potential west of the pit. As part of this transaction, Pediment sold to Peñoles three of its concessions totaling approximately 1,521 hectares that make up the southern portion of its Texson exploration project in western Sonora for a total consideration of about US$2,000 (Received).  On February 12, 2008, Pediment obtained from Minera Recami, an option to acquire three additional mineral concessions totaling 400 hectares for a total price of US$800,000 (Paid  CDN$223,622) and a 3% NSR. The three additional concessions cover part of the Creston pit and possible vein extension.  On May 12, 2009, the Company amended the terms of the RECAMI agreement dated February 12, 2008, which reduced the total purchase price from US$800,000 to US$600,000 and introduced a portion payable in shares due as follows:  Cash: US$100,000  February 8, 2008 (CDN $102,491- paid) US$100,000  March 23, 2009 (CDN$121,131 - paid) US$100,000  March 3, 2010 (CDN$103,260 - paid) US$100,000  March 3, 2011  Common Shares: Shares, equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% VAT  May 28, 2009 (Issued 75,760 common shares valued at CDN $65,745 Shares, equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% VAT  March 3, 2010 (Issued 40,483 common shares valued at CDN$59,915) Shares, equivalent to US$100,000 plus 15% VAT  March 3, 2011  The revised option agreement also includes a 3% NSR to be paid to the vendor should the Company complete the transaction. The 3% NSR can be purchased by the Company at any time for a cash payment of US$200,000. The vendor is entitled to annual advanced payments of US$50,000 on account of the 3% NSR commencing March 3, 2012.  On October 21, 2010, the Company agreed with RECAMI to make its last payment all cash for USD$200,000 and thus earned 100% interest in the properties. The final transfer agreement also states that RECAMI is entitled to a USD$50,000 per year payment for the concept of NSR, even before the Company has reached commercial production. However, these advance payments cannot be deducted from the NSR payments once the Company reaches commercial production. Nevertheless, at that time, should the 3%NSR be less than $50,000, Pediment will not have to pay any further amount to reach said figure.  Data Review and Potential for La Colorada Pediment has recompiled data archives and pertinent production data into electronic databases with all available information merged with newly generated data. Data relevant to both open-pit potential and high-grade underground  37     resources is being reviewed. Pediment is currently undertaking studies leading to environmental impact permitting and investigation of reactivation potential of existing surface workings.  Review of Underground Potential Pediment is also reviewing several historic calculations made for prior operator Eldoradoof high-grade vein mineralization below the La Colorada and Gran Central open pits, using the results from drilling conducted primarily to assess the project's open pit potential. The Company considers these historic calculations relevant to its own exploration planning. However, the Company cautions that these calculations were completed prior to establishment of NI 43-101 guidelines for resource estimation. Consequently, these historic results have not been categorized mineral resources or mineral reserves in accordance with NI 43-101. The Company believes these resources listed below would be categorized as "inferred" under current guidelines however, a "Qualified Person" as defined by NI 43-101 has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as current mineral resources, the issuer is not treating the historical estimate as current mineral resources and the historical estimate should not be relied upon. The Company further cautions that though these historical calculations deal with different aspects of the high-grade potential, they may in part overlap with areas that had also been included in open pit resource historical calculations made prior to the cessation of pit mining. These historic calculations should not be considered in aggregate as material representations of current resource potential.  In 1997, the following historical estimate was completed by Duncan McBean for Eldorado using an 8 g/t cut-off grade for the veins in sections directly below the "restricted pit limit" of La Colorada and Gran Central pits:  La Colorada (LC) Vein - 140,400 tons @ 19.98 g/t Au, for 90,178 gold ounces. La Colorada Vein Possible - 213,400 tons @ 24.27 g/t Au, for 168,313 gold ounces Gran Central-LC Vein Zones - 72,913 tons @ 13.05 g/t Au, for 30,595 gold ounces Gran Central Extension - 30,750 tons @ 76.19 g/t Au, for 75,323 gold ounces.  The La Colorada and Gran Central veins had been partially mined during the 1874-1912 period of high-grade underground mining. The above historic calculations included were vein intersections from the La Colorada and Gran Central veins and between, but without regard to evidence of previous mining. In 1998, an internal scoping study coupled with additional historic resource calculations was completed by Eldorado assisted by MRDI Consulting that separated intersections which had no evidence of underground workings (un-mined) from those with evidence of workings (mined). Intersections located between the two main veins are referred to as "intermediate veins" and have no history of underground mining.  These historic calculations did not include the results of silver assaying. The Company considers silver also a potentially important ecomonic by-product metal and will evaluate it in its on-going programs. The data review also suggests there is untested high-grade potential in down-dip and on-trend extensions of the historic calculations, and that there may be further potential in both fault displaced portions of these same structures, and in other similar structures within its holdings. From this and newly developed data we are developing a mineralization model. Historic data also has records of numerous fluid inclusion samples that indicate epithermal boiling zone is present in the mineralization.  No estimate of high-grade potential has been located for the El Creston veins within the recently acquired concessions. Records indicate that the bulk of pre-1912 underground vein mining was done in the Creston and Gran Central mine area. Historic estimates of near surface bulk material and potential can be found in Pediment's news release dated October 22, 2007.  Munro Legal in Sonora Mexico conducted an initial environmental evaluation of the La Colorada mine site and took water, soil and air samples to begin a baseline study.  Recent Exploration Activities at La Colorada During the year ended September 30, 2010, the Company continued exploration at La Colorada with further bench sampling and RC and diamond drilling. The objective of this program was to evaluate areas of near surface gold mineralization for its open-pit, heap-leach potential, as well as explore extensions of vein-type, higher grade gold mineralization. Following the 2008 drill program at La Colorada, which completed 4,315 meters of RC drilling, the Company started a large drill program at La Colorada which took place from June 2009 to January 2010.  This program completed a total of 8,031 meters of RC drilling and 1,375 meters of diamond drilling.  The 2009-2010 exploration work was more extensive at the new targets, La Verde and Veta Madre, but also included confirmation and exploration drilling in the pit areas of El Crestón and Gran Central. Assays of samples from the drilling program have been reported in the news release dated November 17, 2009. These results will be included in planning by  38     Pediment to grow resources and resume processing at La Colorada in the most efficient and expeditious manner. This data is also being used to construct a new district mineralization geologic model.  The Company continued working on 4 key peripheral areas to the historic open pit mine, including drilling, mapping, and bench sampling, and has confirmed the strike length of the vein system at more than 4 kilometres and open to extension at depth. Pediment has successfully extended mineralization with a single reverse circulation (RC) drill hole collared approximately 250 metres SW of the Grand Central Pit. Results consisted of, in R17 of 1.5 metres of 19.3 g Au/t and 447.0 g Au/t. At Gran Central an on-trend extension to the NE of this open-pit is cut-off by a cross-fault. Drill holes 50 to 100 m NE of this fault indicate the down-dropped continuation of the vein system within the adjacent Creston block. The three drill holes completed in this area indicate the continuation of the vein zone at a depth beginning at approx. 200 metres.  Twenty five drill holes have completed to test the La Verde area since 2008 (400 meters NE of the Creston pit) where drill hole R3 intersected three consecutive 1.5 m intervals returning 518, 0.93 and 12.6 g/t gold. While these results are concluded to represent a small high grade shoot, we expect larger tonnage potential to develop in two additional nearby zones as seen in R1. Drill testing at the Veta Madre zone which is located further east intersected 45.7 m, of 0.64 g/t gold and 7.5 g/t silver from surface.  2009 Resource Calculation for La Colorada On December 18, 2009, the Company announced its initial, bulk tonnage resource estimate for the La Colorada gold-silver mine project.  The resource estimate was generated for the Company by Mr.  Gary Giroux and is presented in a NI 43-101 compliant technical report entitled Geological Report on the La Colorada Property with a Resource Estimate on La Colorada and El Creston Mineralized Zones, Sonora, Mexico, dated November 30, 2009 prepared for the Company by independent consultants R.H. McMillan Ph.D., P.Geo., J.M. Dawson M.Sc., P. Eng. and Gary H. Giroux, M.A.Sc., P. Eng. (the La Colorada Report). This initial estimate does not include  the recently-drilled Mina Verde nor La Veta Madre targets, broken rock potential target (waste and leach piles), or recent results of drill testing by the Company that were unavailable at the time of compilation for the estimation.  This estimate is for bulk tonnage resources only and does not address deeper vein-type resource potential.  Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.  Mineral resource estimates do not account for mineability, selectivity, mining loss and dilution.  These mineral resource estimates include inferred mineral resources that are normally considered too speculative geologically to have economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorized as mineral reserves.  There is also no certainty that these inferred mineral resources will be converted to the measured and indicated categories through further drilling, or into mineral reserves, once economic considerations are applied.  Resource estimates were made for the El Creston and La Colorada-Gran Central deposits by G. H. Giroux of Giroux Consultants Ltd.  In both cases geologic solids were created by Pediment geologists to constrain the estimation process.  Drill holes were compared to the solids and assays were tagged if inside or outside the solid.  Gold and Silver grade distributions for both mineralized and waste assays were examined and capping levels picked to handle outliers.  Composites 5 m in length were created to honour the solid boundaries and used to model the grade continuity using variography.  Blocks 5 x 5 x 5 m in dimension were estimated by ordinary kriging in a series of passes with expanding search ellipses.  Bulk density in each deposit was established from measured specific gravities.  Estimated blocks were classified using grade continuity.  The results for a 0.3 g/t Au cutoff, a reasonable cutoff for open pit extraction, are tabulated below.  ClassAu CutoffTonnes > CutoffGrade>CutoffContained Metal(g/t)(tonnes)Au (g/t)Ag (g/t)Au (ozs)Ag (ozs)Measured0.303,570,0001.04911.12120,0001,280,000Indicated0.3015,690,0000.9637.65485,0003,860,000M + I0.3019,250,0000.9788.30605,0005,130,000Inferred0.3020,070,0000.9039.59582,0006,190,000  39        The combined Measured + Indicated resource in this initial estimate for La Colorada project contains 605,000 ounces of gold and 5.13 million ounces of silver within 19.25 million tonnes averaging 0.98 g/t Au and 8.3 g/t Ag.  An additional 582,000 ounces of gold and 6.19 million ounces of silver are contained within 20.07 million tonnes averaging 0.90 g/t Au and 9.6 g/t Ag and are classified as inferred at the same 0.3 g/t gold cut-off.  These estimates are based on 403 historic drill holes (both reverse circulation and core holes) plus 20 reverse circulation and 3 core holes generated by the Company.  In the La Colorada mineralized zone a total of 11 samples were capped at 37 g/t gold and a total of 19 samples were capped at 178 g/t silver; while in the Gran Central mineralized zone a total of 14 samples were capped at 40 g/t gold and a total of 11 samples were capped at 267 g/t silver.  At El Creston all mineralized rock was assumed to be oxidized and a bulk density of 2.47 was used.   At La Colorada-Gran Central , bulk densities were based on 56 samples submitted by the Company that had been segregated into four categories (oxide, mixed oxide, sulphide and waste).  Since proper oxide-sulphide boundaries have not yet been established the average specific gravity of 2.62 for the three mineralized categories was used for the mineralized portions of blocks, while the average 2.73 from the waste samples was used for the waste portions of blocks.   Daniel Gold Project The Daniel project is located in northwest Sonora State, 40 kilometers northwest of Caborca and 15 kilometers south of Tajitos which is connected to Caborca by State Highway 2. Access to most of the concession area is good. The project is composed of 8 mining concessions covering 14,088 hectares. All concessions are continuous, except for the Ely concession (644 hectares) which is located about 5 kilometres north-northwest, on-trend of the main cluster of concessions. The main cluster of concessions includes the concessions Daniel Fracc. I and Daniel Fracc. II, which were added in 2008 to the north and west of the original holdings area to cover trend extensions from the Morita zone.  This new concession extends Pediment's project area to the boundary of the Noche Buena gold deposit area which is currently being assessed by Seabridge Gold and Grupo Penoles.  The exploration model for Daniel is the nearby producing La Herradura gold mine, hosted by stacked thrust fault zones in Precambrian granite with gold associated with the thrust zones and related flat lying veins.  The geological setting at Daniel is very similar to La Herradura and appears permissive of the deposition of bulk tonnage gold silver mineralization.  Most of the project area is underlain by massive Triassic-Jurassic rhyodacite volcanics that has been intruded in places by andesite volcanic dykes and sills.  Rhyodacite is the common basement rock throughout the region and is the host rock for the La Herradura gold mine and other local deposits.  As with other Mojave-Sonora Megashear projects, the dominant structural feature on the Daniel project is low angle thrust faults that are the focus of most of the known mineralization.  The thrust zone can be seen in the Coronela Mine area where brecciation and silicification associated with the zone reaches widths of 25 meters.  It continues for at least one kilometer to the north, but is cut off by a crosscutting fault to the south.  There are also a number of steep northeast trending faults that cut the flat lying zones and may have been the conduits for mineralizing fluids.  The steeper faults tend to have less silica content and hence do not outcrop as often.  There are three main areas of abandoned mine workings on the Daniel property, all of them very old and most of them completely or partially caved.  The Coronela Mine is located in the middle of the eastern side of the concession, the Sierrita workings located 1.5 kilometers south of Coronela and the Morita area workings located from 1.5 kilometers to 3 kilometers northwest of Coronela.  Coronela is reported to be 0.5 meters to 2 meters wide; current evidence for it is a series of five shallow shafts or pits in a largely pediment covered area.  Southwest of this area is a long northwesterly trending ridge in which the silicified thrust zone is visible.  The thrust dips at a shallow 6-degree-to-10-degree angle intersected by a northeast trending steep fracture zone that may be the source of mineralizing fluids.  Samples of the thrust zone exposed in pits 30 meters apart near the fracture zone showed gold and silver mineralization over three meters in one pit and gold and silver mineralization in the other.  The Sierrita workings accessed a 1.5 meter vein that dipped at 20-30 degrees to the southwest and was traceable for about 180 meters until it passed out of the ridge.  Workings in the valley floor 400-500 meters farther south occupy the projected trace of the vein.  Samples of the vein taken in an adit near the ridge top showed high grade gold and silver mineralization.  500 meters farther south still, old pits expose a zone of fracturing and stockwork veining with abundant limonite and some chrysocolla.  A three-meter horizontal sample taken here showed gold mineralization and high-grade silver mineralization.  40      The Morita area contains a number of old workings spread over a broad area that do not appear to be targeting the thrust zones as the other areas do.  Workings are centered on high-angle quartz veins hosted by rhyodacite with north and northeasterly orientations.  The veins are contained within a fault block.  Samples from a number of veins in this area showed gold and silver mineralization.  Two new trenching results of the La Morita area contained 18 meters of gold mineralization in the first trench, and a second north-south oriented trench located 200 meters to the southeast returned separate sections with 24 meters of gold mineralization and 12 meters of silver mineralization.  The Coyote zone is located about one kilometers west of the Coronela showings in an area with no evidence of prior prospecting.  It was originally identified by a gold-in-soil anomaly from sample lines with 50-meter sample spacing, and confirmed by continuous chip sampling.  The rock-chip samples were taken from surface exposures focused on a zone of quartz veining and stockwork that has an approximate thickness of 30 meters.  Structural features observed within the Coyote zone include abundant high-angle and low-angle structures with common hematitic limonite material derived from oxidized sulfides.  Stockwork fracturing and veining is also present between the structures in gold mineralized areas. The gold-in-soil anomaly continues for 300 metres north within pediment cover from the rock chip-sampled area.  Exploration Update Geological mapping and trench sampling at Daniel done from late 2006 through 2007 established a trend of approximately four-kilometer length in which gold is associated with quartz-carbonate vein and stockwork zones. Further to identifying targets within the trend, Pediment followed up with an RC drill program totaling 4,934 meters of drilling in early 2008. The final drilling resulted in numerous short intervals with gold mineralization, but not mineable grades or widths.  The project area is a small part of the larger concession area, and possible joint ventures or additional reconnaissance work may be done in the future. At September 30, 2010, the Company wrote down the value of the Daniel project to $0.   Caborca Copper Project On December 1, 2006, the Company signed an agreement with Inmet Mining Corp. (Inmet) allowing Inmet to explore for copper gold porphyry deposits on Pediments Caborca project. The agreement allowed Pediment to continue to focus work and financial expenditures on gold dominated project acquisition and exploration of its extensive gold and silver holdings while Inmet funded exploration for porphyry-type mineralization at Caborca. The Lista Blanca ridge area that Pediment recently completed an initial drill program on is excluded from the agreement. The best intercept of drilling was drillhole LB-04 with 16.0 metres of 2.46 grams per tonne gold and 1.04 percent copper.  From July 30 to October 2007, exploration work was carried out within the Inmet joint venture Project, including a induced-polarization geophysical and a diamond-drill program. The objective of this work was to further refine geophysical targets in the valley area, create drill targets and evaluate them. Due to testing of these targets being unsuccessful in locating porphyry copper-gold mineralization, the Company has begun the reduction of the project by dropping concession Pitalla 2, Title number 223534, which covered a surface of 65 hectares (Effective February 27, 2009). The Company anticipates downsizing the project further and is currently evaluating which portions will be cut; however Pediment has determined that the portion encompassing the Lista Blanca zone (drilled in 2006) will be kept. At September 30, 2008, the Company has written down the Caborca acquisition and exploration expenditures to $1. The Company dropped the concession Pitalla 3 (T.226727) which covered 13,441 hectares and the concession was cancelled effective February 12, 2010.   Texson Gold Project The Texson Property in Sonora Mexico is composed of two concessions totaling 2,615 hectares and is located in a silver-enriched portion of the Mojave-Sonora Megashear.  Texson is located 40 kilometers southwest of highway electrical main and rail access at Trincheras, and 100 kilometers south of the region's supply base at Caborca.  Gravel roads from Trincheras that access the district's placer and hardrock gold operations also traverse the Texson Property.  The district is one of Mexico's most important historic placer gold producers, but has no recorded history of silver output or exploration.  Old workings expose gold-silver bearing quartz veins at the southern end of target area and silver bearing workings at its north end. There is no history of drill testing within the Texson Project.  The project contains two significant areas of exposed alteration and mineralization at either end of a five-kilometer long flexure in the regional scale shear-thrust zone that hosts them.  The portion of the shear-thrust zone between the two mineralized areas is pediment covered and will be targeted for drilling using geochemical and geophysical  41     surveys. The Cerro Colorado gold mine is located 4.5 km on trend to the north-northwest from Pediment property boundary.  The northerly Texson Ridge target is an exposure of shattered, Precambrian aged granite and gneiss that has been broadly altered to limonite, jarosite and sericite.  The top of the ridge is a silica stockwork zone at the hanging wall of the shallow dipping, regional shear zone that hosts the mineralization.  The silica may have acted as a barrier that caused metal laden fluids flooding the shear zone to pond below it.  Several old workings that appear to date from the 1800s have been located in the alteration on the northwest face of the ridge.  This alteration is exposed across 200 to 400 meters of the shear, and over a one kilometer strike length.  A similar color anomaly extends for a further 1 km distance in pediment cover beyond the southern end of the ridge exposure.  Land Position Update The project was formerly composed of 4 concessions covering 7,038 hectares; however Pediment sold the southern portion of the Texson concessions to Grupo Peñoles. The portion sold to Peñoles included the Texson Fracc. 1 Sur concession (which was derived from a division of the Texson Fracc. 1 concession), Texson Fracc. 2 and Texson Fracc. 3. Pediment still controls the northern end of the Texson project.  Limited grab sampling of old dumps and exposed mineralization on Texson Ridge has returned strong silver values, plus gold.  A single sample located 300 meters southeast of Texson Ridge has returned high-grade silver mineralization and gold mineralization in a narrow vein hosted by limestone.  An aerial view of the Texson Ridge color anomaly is to the left with the on-trend anomaly to the right.  The Calerita-Olivios area at the southern end of the project contains a number of narrow quartz veins that have been exposed in this flat lying area by old open workings and trenches. The pediment cover surrounding this vein area is a red color anomaly similar to that at Texson Ridge.  Limited grab sampling has returned gold and silver values from the veins.  Texson is being targeted primarily to test for bulk tonnage, leach extractable silver and/or gold potential.  Planned work includes extensive sampling and trenching at Texson Ridge, character sampling at the Calerita-Olivios area, and geophysical and geochemical surveys over the entire five plus kilometers of prospective trend and other areas of interest.  There is a limited history of bulk mining using acid leach extraction of deposits that have silver as the primary product. But there is a 30-year history of successful heap and vat leach extraction in gold mining, and many of these deposits also recovery silver.  The Alamo Dorado deposit located in southern Sonora State, within a fold-trust belt similar to but separate from the Megashear, was acquired by Pan American Silver Corp. by takeover of Corner Bay Minerals in 2003.  Pan American Silver has indicated it is proceeding to production of the deposit.  There are also advanced exploration silver projects in southern Argentina and southern Peru being assessed for development that may include acid leach extraction processes for the silver.  Exploration Update No further exploration work has been conducted in the Texson project since 2007. At September 30, 2010, the Company wrote down the value of the Texson project to $0.  Other Projects (Valenzuela, Nopal, Glor, Cien, Mel/Manuel, Cochis) The other projects that the Company holds cover areas thought to hold potential for bulk tonnage shear zone hosted gold deposits located in the Sonora-Mojave megashear area. These concessions in part cover old workings with gold mineralization mostly hosted in quartz veins and having geochemical characteristics similar to the other gold deposits in this trend. Soil sampling was completed on the Glor Concession area with several low level gold anomalies located. In addition 5 sites of prior 30 year old drill holes were located from prior programs. The Company has been approached for joint venture agreements for several of the projects. At September 30, 2010, the Company wrote down the value of the projects to $0.   United States vs. Foreign Sales/Assets The Company has generated no sales revenue since incorporation.  At 9/30/2010, $8,573,640 and $7,581,826, respectively, of its assets were located in Canada and Mexico. At 9/30/2009, $15,527,466 and $5,884,865, respectively, of its assets were located in Canada and Mexico.   42      4.C. Organization Structure The Company is incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, Canada.  The Company currently has five wholly-owned subsidiaries: a.  Compañía Minera Pitalla, S.A. de C.V. Incorporated in Mexico on 8/13/2002 Acquired on 9/29/2005. b.  Pediment Exploration de Mexico S de R.L. de C.V. Incorporated in Mexico on 3/23/2005 c. Megashear Mining-Exploration, S.A. de C.V. Incorporated in Mexico on July 11, 2008 d. Minera Sud California, S.A. de C.V. Incorporated in Mexico on July 11, 2008 e. Minexson, S.A. de C.V. Incorporated in Mexico on July 11, 2008   4.D.  Property, Plant and Equipment The Companys executive offices are located in leased premises of approximately 2810 sq. ft. at 789 West Pender Street, #680, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  V6C 1H2.  The Company began occupying these facilities in January 2010 and has a lease agreement in place until January 2015.  Pediment is a mineral exploration company.  The Companys main focus is on exploring two gold/silver projects in Mexico: San Antonio Gold, Baja California Sur, Mexico; La Colorada Gold-Silver in Sonora, Mexico.  The Companys exploration properties are without a known body of commercial ore and all proposed programs are an exploratory search for ore.   San Antonio Project (Formerly Baja California Sur) 100%-Owned Gold Exploration;  Baja California, Mexico  Acquisition Details San Antonio consists of two concessions, Cirio and Emily, located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.  On March 28, 2008, the San Antonio Project was expanded to include the Triunfo Est. Properties, which consist of five mining exploration concessions located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.  The concessions were acquired for a cash payment of $11,250 (paid) and mineral property data related to the concessions were acquired for 25,000 common shares (issued) of the Company valued at $71,500 (note 9(c)(v)).  On July 3, 2008, the Company acquired the El Triunfo concession group, a group of adjacent concessions in the San Antonio district. The three concessions were acquired for a cash payment of $1,241,568 (paid) and are subject to a variable 1% to 3% net smelter royalty (NSR).  Pursuant to the terms of the Companys purchase agreement to acquire Pitalla in 2005, if prior to December 31, 2011, an aggregate of one million ounces of gold or gold equivalents were determined to be situated on three or fewer of the properties acquired, of which 500,000 ounces or equivalent must be in a single property, the Company would be required to issue 2,500,000 common shares.  On December 4, 2008, the Company issued the 2,500,000 common shares valued at $1,175,000, which has been allocated to the acquisition cost of the San Antonio project (note 9(c)(iv)).  On December 13, 2009, the Company entered into a promissory agreement with the Ejido San Antonio to purchase outright the surface rights for the Planes and Colinas mineral targets.  Pursuant to the promissory agreement, the Company has acquired 260 hectares for total consideration of 6,500,000 pesos ($529,748 - paid), which has been allocated entirely to land.  The Company is currently arranging for the transfer of legal title to the land.  Concurrently, the Company entered into a rental agreement, called a temporary occupation agreement, securing long-term surface and access rights for the on-going exploration and operation of the San Antonio project.  The agreement has a term of 30 years and includes a one-time payment of 200,000 pesos ($16,230 -paid) for access and  43     annual per hectare payments for areas subject to exploration or other disturbance within the Companys concession holdings, which total approximately 8,100 hectares. Under the terms of the agreement, the minimum annual hectare payments are 600,000 pesos with the first three years payable in advance amounting to 1,800,000 pesos ($146,070 - paid).  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography   The San Antonio property currently consists of ten concessions; six of which were originally staked by the Company, and four of which were acquired through two separate transactions: Cirio, Emily, and the group of three concessions called El Triunfo Valle Peridido. The 100% owned project covers 46,627 ha and 14 km (about 9 miles) of favorable geological trend. They are located in the San Antonio mining district located 40 kilometers southeast of La Paz, Mexico, capital city of the State of Baja California Sur.  The property is easily accessible by improved gravel roads that extend five kilometers north-northeast of the town of San Antonio located on Highway No 1.  Dirt roads provide access throughout the property.  The climate is arid and hot, with an average temperature of 23oC, with lows of 12oC and highs of 35oC.  Precipitation averages 170 millimeters, most of it associated with hurricane systems occurring during the period August and September.  Vegetation consists of numerous varieties of thorny desert cacti, small shrubs and bushes, including manzanilla, mesquite, and palo verde.  Local labor is available in the nearby towns and La Paz.  The capital city, with a population of about 170,000, is serviced by daily flights from the United States and other cities in Mexico.  Electric power is readily available with a 115 kV power line passing through San Antonio.  The northern part of the property is characterized by rounded hills rising from the pediment with elevations ranging from 200-meters to 250-meters above sea level (ASL).  The southern part is more rugged with elevations from 400-meters to 600-meters ASL.  Prior Exploration The Jesuits mined gold and silver in the 1700s from the San Antonio and nearby El Triunfo districts.  Old pits and shallow shafts have been noted on the both the Cirio and Emily Concessions.  The government geological branch, Consejo De Recursos Minerales (CRM), carried out work in the 1970s consisting of mapping, trenching and limited magnetic and Induced Polarization (IP) surveys which covered portions of the Las Colinas Property.  Echo Bay Exploration Inc. (Echo Bay) acquired the concession in the mid-1990s at the same time that they were working on the Paredones Amarillos joint venture, 20 kilometers south.  Information on the Echo Bay program is limited to the public documents listed in the Reference section.  Echo Bay carried out detailed geological mapping, stream sediment, soil and rock chip sampling, trenching, ground geophysics, airborne geophysics, drilling and metallurgical studies.  Drilling of 31 reverse circulation (RC) holes totaling 6,085.5 meters resulted in the estimation of gold mineralizationa. The Company believes that approximately 15% of the historical mineralization is on the adjoining Texcalama Concession to the south that is not currently owned by the Company.  Prior to its acquisition in July 2005, Pitalla had not carried out any systematic exploration on the property and their work was limited to compilation and minor rock sampling on the northern extension of the main zone.  During the mid 1990s, Echo Bay carried out, airborne magnetics, ground electromagnetics, radiometrics and VLF surveys, ground magnetic and IP surveys, soil sampling, trenching, mapping and drilling.  A limited amount of the work is available in the public domain.  The radiometric survey is reported to have indicated an anomalous potassium and K/Th ratio response associated with the Las Colinas mineralization.  The cataclasite is a relative conductor compared to the diorite and granodiorite.  A close correlation between the increased polarization response and the sulphides containing the gold mineralization was noted.  The IP survey was run using 100-meter dipole spacing on lines spaced 200-meters apart.  Additional lines to the north were run using 50-meter dipoles on 200-meter line spacing.  Echo Bay concluded that the IP was successful in outlining the mineralization that was still open to the north beyond the IP coverage.  Incomplete results from a soil survey also suggest a continuation of the mineralization to the north.  Drill holes SA97-120 and SA97-123 confirm the extension of the mineralization to the north.   La Colorada Project Optioned Gold-Silver Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details On October 22, 2007, the Company acquired the La Colorada Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico, for US$1.1 million and a commitment to pay an additional US$1.65 million over the next two years.   44     On November 26, 2008, the Company amended the original option agreement dated October 22, 2007 and entered into a revised purchase agreement and option to purchase agreement in to the La Colorada project.  Pursuant to the revised purchase agreement, the Company acquired all concessions except the Sonora IV concession, land and mining equipment agreed to under the original option agreement by making one further payment of US$825,000 (paid), for a total purchase price of US$1.925 million, and granted a NSR royalty of 3% if open-pit mined or of 2% if underground mined.  The 2% NSR on underground production can be purchased by the Company at any time for US$300,000 ($367,380).  The option to purchase agreement granted the Company the option to acquire the Sonora IV concession for 300,000 common shares of the Company on or before October 16, 2009 at a deemed price of $0.50 per share. The Company did not proceed with acquiring the Sonora IV concession and as at the date of this report, negotiations to reinstate the option have not been made.  On August 14, 2008, the Company acquired six mineral concessions totalling 218 hectares for CDN$109,688 (paid). These concessions cover 218 hectares and include part of the El Creston pit and adjacent ground, as well as additional exploration potential west of the pit.  On February 12, 2008, the Company entered into an option agreement whereby they acquired the right to purchase three additional mineral concessions totalling 852 hectares for a total price of US$800,000 (CDN$326,882 paid).  The remaining US$600,000 is due in varying amounts on the anniversary date of the agreement through to February 12, 2013. The contract also includes a 3% NSR to be paid to the vendor should the Company complete the transaction. The 3% NSR could be purchased by the Company at any time for a cash payment of US$200,000:  On May 12, 2009, the Company amended the terms of the aforementioned option agreement, which reduced the total purchase price from US$800,000 to US$600,000 and introduced a portion payable in common shares. The amended schedule of payments is as follows:  Cash: US$100,000  February 8, 2008 (Paid  CDN$102,491) US$100,000  March 23, 2009 (Paid  CDN$121,131) US$100,000  March 3, 2010 (Paid  CDN$103,260) US$100,000  March 3, 2011  Common Shares: Shares, equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% IVA  May 28, 2009 (Issued 75,760 common shares valued at CDN $65,745) Shares, equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% IVA  March 3, 2010 (Issued 40,483 common shares valued at CDN$59,915) Shares, equivalent to US$100,000 plus 15% IVA  March 3, 2011  The revised option agreement also includes a 3% NSR to be paid to the vendor should the Company complete the transaction. The 3% NSR can be purchased by the Company at any time for a cash payment of US$200,000. The vendor is entitled to annual advanced payments of US$50,000 on account of the 3% NSR commencing March 3, 2012.  On October 21, 2010, the Company agreed with RECAMI to make its last payment all cash for USD$200,000.00 and thus earned 100% interest in the properties. The final transfer agreement also states that RECAMI is entitled to a USD$50,000.00 per year payment for the concept of Net Smelter Royalties, even before the Company has reached commercial production. However, these advance payments cannot be deducted from the NSR payments once the Company reaches commercial production. Nevertheless, at that time, should the 3% NSR be less than $50,000.00, Pediment will not have to pay any further amount to reach said figure.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The property is located approximately 40 km southeast of Hermosillo, Sonora State, Mexico.  Access to the area is via paved Mexico highway No. 16, with a driving time of approximately 40 minutes from Hermosillo. Hermosillo, the Sonora state capital is located 300 kilometers south of Tucson, Arizona.   45     Physiographically, the La Colorada Property is located in the rolling western foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountain Ranges in the northern Sonora Desert climatic region.  Its topography is characterized by northerly elongate mountain ranges separated by broad, flat-bottomed valleys. Average valley elevation on the property is 400-meters-to-450 meters above sea level, with hills reaching 650 meters elevation.  La Colorada climate is characterized by a long hot and dry summer with daytime temperatures ranging from 25 to 50oC, while winter temperatures range from 10oC to 25oC.  The average annual rainfall is about 25 centimeters with most precipitation during August and between December and March.  Water is generally available at a depth of 15-meters-to-20 meters in the numerous shafts and underground workings on the property. Unpaved roads within the property exist and are in good conditions.  Prior Exploration La Colorada originally operated as a high-grade underground mine, which closed at the start of the Mexican Revolution in 1914.  During the period 1993-2000 Eldorado developed a bulk tonnage heap leach operation from several open pits; although the operation was sold in late 2000, production continued by a private Mexican owner until April 2002.  La Colorada was until recently Sonora's largest historic gold producer. Currently the La Herradura mine is Sonora's largest producing gold mine.  During the main historic mining period from 1876-1914 the production of more than 3 million ounces of gold was recorded. In 1990 the Mexican Geological Service (SGM) measured 1.5 million tons of tailings that were utilized at the start of the open pit production by Eldorado in 1993.  The last formal resource estimates for the open pit project were done by Eldorado in 2000.  Geological Background The La Colorada gold vein deposits are hosted in a volcano-sedimentary sequence that has been locally altered to skarn by magma intrusions.  Veins are focused along east-west and northeast-southwest trending structures that dip to the north and northwest at moderate angles, and cut across the skarn and intrusions.  Surface mining was focused along three structures, the upper parts of which flare out into stockwork zones. Eight different structures in the La Colorada mine area appear to have older underground workings in gold bearing quartz veins.  Past reports indicated the gold deposits formed under mesothermal or deep epithermal conditions, and implied a genetic relationship to the Cretaceous aged magma intrusions that created the skarn.  Recent fluid-inclusion studies on veins indicate a low-temperature regime in the epithermal range, and radiometric age determinations indicate ages younger then those for the Cretaceous period of magma intrusion.  In addition to this, recent investigations indicate some veins cut Miocene aged volcanic rocks, which suggests the vein forming period at La Colorada is as young as the veins of the Sierra Madre Occidental gold-silver belt located to the east of La Colorada.   Caborca Project 100%-Owned Silver/Copper/Gold Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details The Caborca Project was acquired pursuant to the aforementioned purchase of Pitalla in September 2005.  Pitalla originally staked 600 hectares covering exposures of oxidized copper mineralization in replacement and skarn zones.  Based on recent work, the project has been expanded to almost 14,000 hectares to contain areas prospective for discovery of porphyry mineralization.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The Caborca property consists of three separate concessions: Pitalla, Diana, and Martha.  The concessions are located within 25 kilometers of Caborca, Sonora.  Each concession covers a particular prospect.  The concessions total 1,647 acres.  All of the properties are within several hundred meters of paved roads close to the city of Caborca.  The climate is arid and hot, with an average temperature of 23oC, with lows of 8oC and highs of 38oC.  Precipitation averages 240 millimeters, most of it occurring during the period July to September.  Vegetation is typical of the Sonora desert and consists of numerous varieties of thorny desert cacti, such as saguaro and cholla, small shrubs and bushes, including manzanilla, mesquite, ironwood, cat claw and palo verde.  The property is characterized by gravel pediment with the hills rising 300 meters above the average elevation of 250 meters ASL.  All of the showings and past workings are exposed on the lower slopes of the range.  Supplies and equipment are available in Caborca, a city with a population of 120,000.  Local labor is available in the nearby villages.  Power  46     and water are readily available.  Although Caborca has an airport, the nearest scheduled air service is available at Hermosillo which has direct flights to the United States and other Mexican cities.  Prior Exploration All three concessions have seen limited historical mining.  The Lista Blanca Mine on the Pitalla Concession was worked by the Caborca Mining and Development around 1953.  The mining was centered on exposures on the lower slopes of the hill over an 80 meters vertical extent.  Five ore bodies are reported to occur along the footwall of the Lista Blanca fault and were developed by a 150-meter drift, two shallow shafts and a 100-meter shaft.  Access to the drift is by a 40-meter tunnel from the side of the hill.  Numerous open cuts are also visible.  The ore was treated in a 300 TPD flotation mill but due to poor recoveries, production ceased early on.  Prior to its acquisition in July 2005, Pitalla had not carried out any systematic exploration on the property and their work was limited to data compilation, rock sampling and limited preliminary metallurgical testwork.  Additional samples taken from the Lista Blanca Mine in Fall 2004 were submitted for leach tests.  Pitalla conducted reconnaissance level rock sampling over the property.  Composite grabs were taken from the dumps and representative chips were taken from outcrops and structures showing visible copper.  Each sample was described and located using a GPS.  The samples taken by Pitalla were sent to recognized laboratories.  No special security measures were taken.  Copper and silver were assayed using aqua regia acid digestion and either atomic absorption (AA) or ICP finish.  Total copper was reported.  Gold was determined by standard fire assay methods (Chemex) or aqua regia digestion and ICP finish (ACT).  Acid soluble copper was determined by sulphuric acid leach methods.  The laboratory uses a hot sulphuric leach.  During a site visit, two samples were taken, as the copper oxides were clearly visible in all the outcrops.  Visually verified was the presence of visible gold found in one of the open cuts on the Pitalla Concession.  The samples were prepared and shipped to a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada laboratory for assay using standard assay techniques. Gold was determined using a 30-gram fire-assay with AA finish. Silver was determined by a four acid digestion and AA finish.  Copper samples were assayed using acid digestion with AA finish.  Copper analyses above 1% were rerun.  The samples indicate the presence of copper accompanied by gold, and silver and substantiate the general tenure of the mineralization as reported by Pitalla.  Sample M180750 included rocks with visible gold.  Samples were sent to a Spokane, Washington, USA, laboratory for bucket leach tests in early 2004 to determine acid soluble copper and recoverable silver using cyanide.  For the bucket leach tests the sample is submerged in the acid and checked on a daily basis for free acid.  If required, the bucket is drained and the acid replaced.  The copper present in the acid is measured using AA techniques.  A pulverized sample from the dumps on the Pitalla Concession indicated material copper/silver mineralization.  Numerous samples indicated material copper/silver mineralization with gold present.  Additional testing was recommended.  From July to October 2007, exploration work was carried out within the Inmet joint venture project, including a induced-polarization geophysical and a diamond-drill program. The objective of this work was to further refine geophysical targets in the valley area, create drill targets and evaluate them. Due to testing of these targets being unsuccessful in locating porphyry copper-gold mineralization, the Company has begun the reduction of the project by dropping concession Pitalla 2, Title number 223534, which covered a surface of 65 hectares (effective February 27, 2009). The Company anticipates downsizing the project further and is currently evaluating which portions will be cut; however Pediment has determined that the portion encompassing the Lista Blanca zone (drilled in 2006) will be kept.   Cochis Gold Project 100%-Owned Gold Exploration Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details The Cochis Gold Project was acquired pursuant to the aforementioned purchase of Pitalla in September 2005.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The Cochis project was staked in 2004 and consists of a single concession, El Toro, which is 250 hectares in area.  A 30-hectare internal claim held by a third party covers one of the areas of old workings.  Cochis is located approximately 70 kilometers northeast of Hermosillo and 15 kilometers from Gaudalupe de Ures which is connected to Hermosillo by Highway #21.  Gravel roads and local ranch roads access most areas of the property.  The concession was staked to protect 3.5 kilometers of the Cochis fault, a sheared fault zone that has a number of  47     old workings along its length.  Associated structures are stone construction with large trees growing through them, indicating they are at least 100 years old.  The area north of the fault is underlain by quartzites, shales and limestones assumed to be Cretaceous in age and analogous to the sedimentary units hosting the Santa Gertrudis gold deposit further to the north.  Most of the sediments but particularly the quartzite have been thoroughly shattered and altered by silica flooding and sericitization over a broad area near the fault.  Widespread limonite indicates suphides were placed hydrothermally throughout the altered zone.  Within the fault zone area is an intruding porphyry dyke that roughly follows the fault zone.  The dyke is also heavily altered and has large amounts of limonite indicating it had a high sulphide content that is now oxidized near surface.  The dyke weathers in but was seen in several places and appears to follow the entire fault zone through the property.  South of the fault intrusives are more common, with the fault itself the likely boundary.  The Cochis fault zone is complex with at least six different strands and appears to be a large displacement strike-slip fault.  The fault channeled the porphyry dike and acted as the conduit for the mineralizing fluids that caused the broad pervasive alteration.  Quartz veins are also seen following the fault in several areas and these may have been the target for miners in the past seeking high-grade ores.  Prior Exploration A number of reconnaissance samples were taken along the fault zone from various structures and alteration areas that averaged about 33 g/t silver and 0.5 g/t gold.  In general the area bears many similarities to some sub-classes of the Carlin model, with structurally controlled gold mineralization driven by fault structures cutting sedimentary units and in particular the Getchell model.  Gold and silver were anomalous in most samples taken along the 3.5-kilometer strike of the fault covered by the concession.  Mineralization is also present in parallel-brecciated fault-zones and cross faults perpendicular to the Cochis fault.  Given the widespread gold and silver values and permissive structural framework of the area Pediment plans to follow up with more detailed mapping and a sampling campaign to highlight areas with the best gold silver concentrations at surface for follow up with trenching, drilling and subsurface sampling where old workings can be accessed.   Daniel Project 100%-Owned Gold Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details The Daniel Project was acquired pursuant to the aforementioned purchase of Pitalla in September 2005.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The Daniel Property consists of four concessions: Daniel, Daniel #1, Daniel #3, and Daniel #4.  The property is located 40 kilometers northwest of the city of Caborca, Sonora, Mexico.  The concessions total 2,350 hectares.  The property is reached by 15 kilometers of good dirt roads south of Tajitos from Highway #2 north of Caborca.  Most of the concession can be reached by dirt roads, although parts of Daniel #4 have poor road access.  The climate is arid and hot, with an average temperature of 23oC, with lows of 8oC and highs of 38oC.  Precipitation averages 240 millimeters, most of it occurring during the period July to September.  Vegetation is typical of the Sonora desert and consists of numerous varieties of thorny desert cacti, such as saguaro and cholla, small shrubs and bushes, including manzanilla, mesquite, ironwood, cat claw and palo verde.  Supplies and equipment are available in Caborca, a city with a population of 120,000.  Local labor is available in the nearby villages.  Power and water are readily available.  Although Caborca has an airport, the nearest scheduled air service is available at Hermosillo which has direct flights to the United States and other Mexican cities.  The property is characterized by gravel pediment and low rounded hills rising 100 meters above the average elevation of 250 meters ASL.  Prior Exploration Historically the area is known as the Coronela District.  Old workings are found at the Coronela Mine, Sierrita Mine and Morita Mine.  The main focus as evidenced by the older prospecting within the concession area was on veins hosted in the Mesozoic rhyodacites.  All workings are very old, and most are partly caved.  No water was observed in any of the workings.  The historic workings were re-examined by Independence Mining in the early 1990s that carried out mapping, hand trenching and blasting.  The results of this work are not currently available.  In 1995-1996, Hecla Mining carried out an exploration program in the northwest part of the property and completed five drill holes investigating highgrade quartz veins.  The data is not currently available.  Prior to its acquisition in July 2005, Pitalla had not carried out any systematic exploration on the property; and their work was limited to compilation and limited rock sampling.  Composite grabs were taken from the dumps and  48     representative chips were taken from outcrops.  Pitalla conducted reconnaissance level rock sampling over the property with representative chips taken from outcrops and veins.  Where possible the veins were sampled by taking a chip channel across strike. Each sample was described and located using a GPS.  During a site visit, four samples were taken from the various dumps and trenches on the property.  The samples were prepared, and then assayed using standard assay techniques.  Gold was determined using a 30-gram fire-assay with atomic absorption (AA) finish.  Silver was determined by a four-acid digestion and AA-finish.  The samples indicate the presence of gold and silver and substantiate the general tenure of the mineralization.   Glor Project La Cien Project 100%-Owned Gold Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  In April 2006, the Company announced it had staked two additional concessions in the Mojave-Sonora Megashear.  The 5,000-hectare Glor Concession is located 15 kilometers northeast of the city of Caborca, on the west flank of Cerro El Alamo.  Historic work has been confined to four main zones, two of which include a cluster of old mine prospects: Liebre zone, San Jose zone, Cinco Amigos, and San Francisco-Bolina zone.  The prospect consists of numerous pits, shafts, and tunnels in the south side of Cerro El Alamo except San Jose that is located in shallow pediment cover.  The old workings targeted gold in high angle structures (veins) seeking higher-grade material.  These will be investigated; though the primary target for the Company is larger disseminated zones in flat lying thrust faults -- the same target deposit type PEZ is exploring for on other Mojove-Sonora Megashear projects.  It is expected that these flat lying faults will occur below pediment cover and they will be explored for using pediment geochemistry and geophysics.  Mineralization at Glor and Chanate are hosted by a Mesozoic aged sedimentary sequence that is divided into a lower mudstone unit and an upper unit containing sandstone and conglomerate.  The 400-hectare La Cien Concession is in a historic gold district, La Cieniega, located 40 kilometers south of Caborca in northern Sonora State.  Large nuggets are still being found there with modern detectors.  The La Cien Concession contains Precambrian aged granite and schist cut by an easterly dipping low angle thrust fault.  Gold associated with felsic dikes is found in the footwall of the thrust zone.  The Company will carry out programs at the La Cien Concession to determine the structure's potential along an observed length of two kilometers, and to look for hidden deposits.   Manuel & Mel Project 100%-Owned Gold Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details The Manuel & Mel Project was acquired pursuant to the aforementioned purchase of Pitalla in September 2005.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The two concessions are located 110 kilometers northwest of Caborca, just west of Highway #2.  The concessions total 2,879 acres.  The properties are located eight kilometers west of the Highway #2, 40 kilometers south of Sonoita, which is on the border with Arizona.  Gravel and dirt roads provide access to the property from the highway.  The climate is arid and hot, with an average temperature of 23oC, with lows of 8oC and highs of 38oC.  Precipitation averages 240 millimeters, most of it occurring during the period July to September.  Vegetation is typical of the Sonora desert and consists of numerous varieties of thorny desert cacti, such as saguaro and cholla, small shrubs and bushes, including manzanilla, mesquite, ironwood, cat claw and palo verde.  Supplies and equipment are available in Sonoita, 40 km to the north or Caborca, 110 kilometers southeast.  Local labor is available in the nearby villages.  Power and water are readily available from Quitovac.  The nearest scheduled air service is available from Tucson or Hermosillo which has direct flights to the United States and other Mexican cities.  The property is characterized by gravel pediment with hills rising as high as 600 meters ASL, above the average elevation of 350 meters ASL.   49     Prior Exploration There is a decline of unknown age on a quartz vein on the Mel Concession.  The Manuel Concession includes the former La Negrita Mine and several other old prospects, including the remnants of a stamp mill.  La Negrita developed a one-to-three meter quartz vein hosted by a black andesite.  Past production is unknown.  Hecla held the concessions in the early 1990s.  On the Mel Concession, Hecla drilled four holes to test the quartz vein that had been developed in the past.  Results of the drilling are not available.  Prior to its acquisition in July 2005, Pitallas work consisted of compilation and reconnaissance level rock geochemical sampling.  One sample, Mlu-1 is located five meters above the vein described previously on the Mel Concession.  The remainder of the samples are from Manuel Concession.  Composite grabs were taken from the dumps and representative chips were taken from outcrops and veins.  Where possible, the veins were sampled by taking a chip channel across strike.  Each sample was described and located using a GPS.   Texson Project 100%-Owned Gold Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details The Texson Project was acquired pursuant to the aforementioned purchase of Pitalla in September 2005.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The property consists of three concessions: Texson #1, and two internal fractions, Texson #2 and Texson #3 centered on historical workings.  Four concessions [San Jose, La Cava, Porvenoir and Porvenoir #2], internal to Texson #1, are owned respectively by un-related third parties.  The concessions total 7,207 acres.  The property is located 150 kilometers northwest of Hermosillo in the State of Sonora, Mexico.  Access to the property is by a well-maintained dirt road south of the village of Trincheras, 40 kilometers to the northeast.  Trincheras, accessed by paved roads, is 20 kilometers south of Highway #2 which connects Santa Anna and Caborca.  Trincheras is on a rail line and a 230 kV electric transmission line crosses the area between the property and Trincheras.  Adequate water should be available as irrigation is common throughout the Rio Magdalene Valley.  The climate is arid and hot, with an average temperature of 23oC, with lows of 8oC and highs of 38oC.  Precipitation averages 240 millimeters, most of it occurring during the period July to September.  Vegetation is typical of the Sonora desert and consists of numerous varieties of thorny desert cacti, such as saguaro and cholla, small shrubs and bushes including manzanilla, mesquite, ironwood, cat claw and palo verde.  Supplies and equipment are available in Caborca, a city with a population of 120,000.  Local labor is available in Trincheras, population 500, and other nearby small towns.  Although Caborca has an airport, the nearest scheduled air service is available at Hermosillo which has direct flights to the United States and other Mexican cities.  The property is characterized by gravel pediment and low rounded hills rising 50 meters above the average elevation of 700-meters to 800-meters ASL.  Prior Exploration Records of previous mining activity are sparse.  Development of the placers began in the early 1800s and continues today.  Minera Secotec S.A. De C.V., an Australian-owned company, carries out dry-washing placer mining in an area five kilometers northeast of the Texson concessions.  Previous work on the precious metal veins is evidenced by trenching and shallow workings of unknown age.  Phelps Dodge Mining Company (PD) carried out a property examination of the area in 1982 and samples from the Calerita vein returned gold/silver/lead/zinc mineralization.  Dump samples from Los Olivos returned gold/silver mineralization, accompanied by minor base metals.  Pitalla reports that in 1995, Hecla Mining carried out a stream sediment bulk leach extractable gold (BLEG) survey and a regional mapping program.  No follow up was carried out on the resulting BLEG anomalies.  Prior to its acquisition in July 2005, Pitalla had not carried out any systematic exploration on the property and their work was limited to compilation and limited rock sampling.  The 25 samples received to date range from trace gold and silver up to material gold/silver mineralization.  Lead and zinc values were observed.  Three of the more encouraging samples are from the Calerita vein that is located on the El Porvenoir claim very close to the boundary of the Texson Fraction #2 but which dips onto the Texson property.  Pitalla conducted reconnaissance level rock sampling over the property.  Composite grabs were taken from the dumps and representative chips were taken from outcrops and veins.  Where possible, the veins were sampled by taking a chip channel across strike. Each sample was described and located using a GPS.   50     During a site visit it was noted that the current owner of the San Jose claim, an internal holding, had a diamond drill on site and had installed a temporary hoist over the shaft; nobody was on site during the visit to the area.  During the site visit, six samples were taken from the various dumps and trenches on the property.  The samples were prepared and assayed using standard assay techniques.  Gold was determined using a 30-gram fire-assay with atomic absorption (AA) finish.  Silver was determined by a four acid digestion and AA finish.  Samples that assayed greater than 100 g/t silver were rerun.  Samples that returned greater than 10 g/t gold were rerun using fire assay with gravimetric finish.  The samples indicate the presence of gold and silver and substantiate the general tenure of the mineralization.   Valenzuela Project (El Valle) Gold-Silver Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico  Acquisition Details The El Valle concession portion of the Valenzuela Project was acquired pursuant to the aforementioned purchase of Pitalla in September 2005.  Surrounded by the aforementioned El Valle concession, the two exploitation concessions (The San Martin concessions) were held under an Option to Purchase dated in 2002.  It was agreed to reinstate the original intent with a new agreement that was signed in January 2006.  The Company plans to finalize the acquisition of the San Martin concessions but there is no guarantee that they will be successful.  Property Description and Location Accessibility, Climate, Local Resources, Infrastructure and Physiography The properties are located 100 kilometers southeast of Cananea in the state of Sonora, Mexico.  A paved road runs through the Groupo Mexicos La Caridad open pit porphyry copper mine and mill facility east of Nacozari de Garcia.  From there a 20 kilometer gravel road runs to the village of San Juan Del Rio.  The property is a further 10 kilometers beyond the village by a dirt road.  The climate is arid and hot, typical of the Sierra Madre, with an average temperature of 18oC, with lows of 10oC and highs of 34oC.  Precipitation averages 550 millimeters, most of it occurring during the period July to September.  Snowfall is common in December and January but does not remain for long on the ground.  Vegetation is typical of the foothills of the Sierra Madre and includes oak and pine forests.  Supplies and experienced miners are available in the nearby mining community of San Juan Del Rio, population 350, and Cananea, a mining community with a population of 30,000, located 100 kilometers to the north.  Power and water are readily available.  The nearest scheduled air service is available at Hermosillo which has direct flights to the United States and other Mexican cities.  The property is characterized by rugged hills, with elevations ranging from 900 meters ASL to 1180 meters ASL.  Prior Exploration Production from the Valenzuela Mine began in the 1950s and extended over a five-year period with the mill located near San Juan Del Rio.  Minor production also occurred from the nearby Amelia Mine.  In the early 1980s Groupo Mexico drilled two or three holes on the top of the ridge to investigate the potential of the vein as a precious metal-bearing silica flux.  Results of the drilling are unknown.  Prior to its acquisition in July 2005, Pitalla carried out limited reconnaissance sampling in 2002.  An independent sampling program was carried out by SilverCrest Mines Inc. (SilverCrest) in December 2003.  SilverCrest assays consisted of both underground and surface samples.  Nine of the 48 samples assayed above 0.05 g/t gold or 15 g/t silver.  These results suggest the higher silver values are generally limited to the veins.  Pitalla conducted reconnaissance level rock sampling over the property.  Composite grabs were taken from the dumps and representative chips were taken from outcrops and veins.  Where possible the veins were sampled by taking a chip channel across strike.  Each sample was described and located using a GPS.  SilverCrest samples were taken by an independent Qualified Person.  Underground samples consisted of 1-meter to 2-meter wide chips taken along the wall of the drift.  Surface samples were taken across the vein or structure.  Pitalla samples were prepared in the ALS Chemex facility in Hermosillo and sent to Vancouver, British Columbia, for assay.  Standard fire assay procedures, 30-gram sample, with AA finish were used for the gold assays.  Silver assays were carried out using aqua regia digestion with an ICP finish.  No special security measures were taken.  SilverCrest samples were assayed at Chemex in Vancouver using standard fire assay procedures.  Sampling by an Independent Qualified Person contracted by SilverCrest substantiates the presence of gold and silver values.  Echo Bay has completed 31 RC holes totaling 6,085 meters.  Two cross sections, one through the center of the mineralized body and one to the north illustrate the continuation of the mineralization.  Echo Bay reports that the  51     drilling was carried out using RC rigs.  Not seen were any RC chip trays, core, or drill logs; but, rock chips commonly found near RC holes were found at the hole collars which had been plugged and labeled by Echo Bay.  The sampling method used by Echo Bay in the collection of the trench samples and the RC drilling is not documented but is assumed to follow standard industry practices as it was carried out in 1996 to 1997, under the supervision of competent geologists.  The sample preparation and analysis procedures used at Las Colinas are not available at the present time.  During the Las Colinas drill program, Echo Bay was also carrying out drilling programs at the nearby Paredones project and a sample prep lab had been set up on site.  Analyses were carried out by Cone Laboratories in Denver using standard fire assay techniques.  The Companys engineering firm author is familiar with this lab and it is considered to have an excellent reputation in the industry.  It is assumed that similar methods would have been used during the Las Colinas drilling.  There is no record of any particular security measures undertaken by Echo Bay.  The Company believes that the sampling and analytical procedures were carried out according to industry standards and that the assay results used in the historical resource estimate are considered reliable and representative of the mineralization on the property.  The Company has not verified the database used in the historical resource estimate.  During a site visit, eight samples were taken from the various dumps and trenches from the area explored by Echo Bay.  In addition, three samples were taken from old workings within several hundred meters of the highway on the south part of the Cirio concession south of San Antonio.  The samples were prepared, and then assayed using standard assay techniques.  Gold was determined using a 30-gram fire assay with atomic absorption (AA) finish.  Silver was determined by a four-acid digestion and AA finish.  Although direct comparisons with the Echo Bay sample results are not possible as the Company does not have access to the detailed Echo Bay data, the samples indicate the presence of gold and silver and substantiate the general tenure of the mineralization.  Echo Bay had metallurgical testwork carried out.   Nopal 100% Owned Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico The Nopal project is 4,700 ha in size and is located south of the Lluvia de Oro open pit gold mine in the Magdelena area. Sampling by past workers has indicated gold grades of 1-3 grams gold in metamorphic rock below a low angle thrust fault, which determind a classic Megashear gold environment.   Roja 100% Owned Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico The Roja project is 12,000 ha in size and is located east of the towns of Rayon and Opodepe. Roja protects areas of Precambrian aged granite and Aconchi batholith granodiorite bodies, where thin cover contains fine grained placer gold. Anomalous gold samples also contain weak tungsten and bismuth results, indicating the gold was likely sourced from a Megashear type system.  Effective February 27, 2009, the Company disposed of the Roja property.   Caribe 100% Owned Exploration Property Sonora, Mexico The Caribe project is 13,500 ha in size and is located west of the town of Trincheras and north of Pediments Texson property. The concession was originally acquired to protect the northern extension of reported vein zones and areas of placer gold in pediment cover that may indicate nearby hard-rock mineralization.  Effective February 27, 2009, the Company disposed of the Caribe property.   52       ITEM 5.  OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS  The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Report.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by forward-looking information due to factors discussed under ITEM #3.D  Risk Factorsand ITEM #4.B  Business Overview, and elsewhere in this Annual Report.   Introduction Effective 9/29/2005, the Company completed the acquisition of Compañía Minera Pitalla, S.A. de C.V. (Pitalla), a private Mexican company that owned the aforementioned property interests.  Compensation was the issuance of 5.4 million common shares and the agreement to issue an additional 2,500,000 common shares upon the achievement of certain performance standards related to the property interests.  The Company has engaged consultants to act in management capacities in the Vancouver office. Additionally, outside consultants have been engaged to conduct investor relations and promotional activities. In Mexico, the Company engages field workers to conduct geological services on a consulting basis, as it is impractical to hire employees for short intervals of time.  To fund corporate expenses and exploration plans, the Company has issued equity in numerous public/private placements of equity, stock-for-property arrangements, and the exercise of stock options/warrants.  At 9/30/2010, the Company had $8,693,883 in working capital.  The Company believes it has sufficient funds to undertake its planned operations and exploration projects at least through Fiscal 2011.  The proposed plan of arrangement with Argonaut may materially alter the Companys plans.  In October 2010, the Company and Argonaut entered into a binding agreement (the "Agreement") to complete a business combination (the "Transaction").  Argonaut is a gold production and exploration company and is currently producing gold at its El Castillo project in Durango, Mexico.  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, all of Pediments common shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the Transaction shall become exchangeable into the common stock of Argonaut on the basis of 0.625 of a common share of Argonaut for each one (1) Pediment common share.  Based on the closing price of Argonaut on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") on October 18, 2010, the exchange ratio implies an offer price of CDN$2.56 per Pediment common share and values Pediment's equity at approximately CDN$137.1 million on a fully diluted in-the-money basis.  On November 22, 2010, Argonaut and the Company announced they were postponing their shareholder meetings that had been scheduled to consider the Transaction and agreed to amend the deadline for the completion of the Transaction from December 23, 2010 to January 31, 2011.  The extension of the completion deadline was implemented to allow the Company and Argonaut time to investigate proposed amendments to the local environmental laws in the State of Baja California Sur, Mexico the (BCS) which, if they were implemented, could have adversely affect the Company's ability to secure a building licence for the development of its San Antonio Project as currently envisioned.  Based on the information received since November 22, 2010, Argonaut and the Company now understand that that the amendments to the environmental legislation, as originally proposed, have not been approved by the BCS State Governor and the Governor has stated publicly that it will not be approved in its current form.  The current sitting of the BCS legislature has now ended.  The legislature is not expected to resume sitting until March 2011, at which time new members and a new Governor will be sworn in following elections.  There can be no certainty with respect to future legislative action, however, the Company and Argonaut have held meetings with a variety of local stakeholders and legislators and believe there is broad opposition to the proposed legislation and support for the Companys San Antonio Project.  (See the discussion on the San Antonio Project below under Items # 4.A. History and Progress of the Company and #4.B. Business Overview.)  In view of the foregoing developments, the meetings of Argonaut and the Companys shareholders to approve the transaction have now been rescheduled to take place on January 24, 2011.   53     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companys projects remain subject to any future changes in the laws affecting mining projects in Mexico and any such changes could have a material impact on the Companys business and prospects.  The risks associated with the Companys operations in Mexico are discussed in more detail below in the section of this Annual Report entitled Risk Factors in Item #3D.  Financing Time Line The Company relied upon the exemption from registration in the United States provided by Regulation S for the following equity offerings:  Effective 12/3/2007, the Company completed a private placement of 5,849,300 units at a price of CDN$3.00 per unit for gross proceeds of CDN$17,547,900.  Each unit consisted of one common of the Company and one-half of one share purchase warrant with each whole warrant entitling the holder to purchase one additional common share in the capital of the Company at a price of CDN$3.75 per share until 6/3/2009.  In connection with the private placement, the Company paid to six registered dealers as finders fees an aggregate of CDN$425,520 and issued 101,000 units (at a deemed issue price of CDN$3.00 per unit) and 261,965 finders warrants.  Each finders warrant was exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of CDN$3.80 per share until 6/3/2009, and each unit has the same terms as the units described in this paragraph.  All securities issued under the private placement were subject to a four-month hold period and were not tradable in Canada until 4/4/2008.  Effective 9/30/2009, the Company completed a private placement of 3,223,000 units at a price of CDN$0.75 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,417,250.  Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant.  Each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one additional common share at a price of $0.90 per share until March 30, 2011.  The Company paid a finder's fee in respect of the placement of the units in the form of a cash fee of 6.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering and 257,840 finder's warrants, each finder's warrant being exercisable to acquire one additional unit (the finders fee units) at a price of CDN$0.83 per finders fee unit until March 30, 2011. Each finders fee unit entitles the holder to purchase one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will then entitle the holder to purchase one further common share at a price of CDN$0.90 per share until March 30, 2011.  The subscriber was a prominent Mexican businessman with extensive business dealings and investments, including Mexican based mining operations.    54     Fiscal 2010 vs. Fiscal 2009  Dollar amounts are in Canadian $ unless otherwise expressed.  The Company recorded a net loss and comprehensive loss of $7,340,712 for the year ended September 30, 2010 ($0.15 loss per share) compared to a net loss and comprehensive loss of 5,060,377 ($0.12 loss per share) in the year ended September 30, 2009, a decrease in net loss and comprehensive loss of CDN$2,280,355, as explained in the following paragraphs.  Salaries expense and consulting fees were $1,206,998 in fiscal year 2010 compared to CDN$1,207,198 in the same period in 2009, a decrease of $200.  The Company has maintained its strategy of hiring qualified consultants in 2010 in order to help the Company to continue to progress through the advanced exploration stage.  Stock-based compensation, a non-cash item, is recorded when previously granted options vest.  This expense was $506,604 in the year ended September 30, 2010 compared to $1,158,891, in the same period in 2009, a decrease of $652,287. Less options vested in the year ended September 30, 2010 when compared to the year ended September 30, 2009.  Travel and investor relations expenses were $263,395 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 compared to $285,342 in the year ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $21,947.  The Company has increased its level of shareholder information while reducing the level of travel to and from its operations in Mexico.  Transfer agent and filing fees was $50,418 in the year ended September 30, 2010 compared to $131,685 in the year ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $81,267. In 2009, the Company incurred additional listing fees as a result of moving to the TSX.  Legal and audit fees was $250,705 in the year ended September 30, 2010 compared to $262,237 in the year ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $11,532.  In 2010, the Companys use of external legal counsel and audit fees remained consistent when compared to the year ended September 30, 2009.  Investment and other income was $124,862 in the year ended September 30, 2010 compared to $365,461 in the year ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $240,599 due to decreasing interest rates and the change in the average annual account balances that are held with major Canadian chartered banks.  During the year ended September 30, 2010 the Company expended $4,489,288 on exploration expenses compared to $1,731,601 during the year ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $2,757,687.  The increase is due to the extensive drill program at San Antonio project. Expenditures on the San Antonio project during the year ended September 30, 2010 were $3,765,452 compared to $633,670 during the year ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $3,131,782.  Expenditures on the La Colorada project during the year ended September 30, 2010 were $634,973 compared to $1,088,127 during the year ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of $453,154.  The remaining changes from the prior year related to the annual property taxes for the Companys other mineral property concessions.  During the year ended September 30, 20010 the Company recorded a $107,894 foreign exchange loss compared to a $80,849 foreign exchange loss in the year ended September 30, 2009, an increase of $27,045.  The Companys two geographical business segments are Canada and Mexico with the Companys operations in Mexico accounting for $7,581,826 of its $16,155,466 in total assets.  The September 30, 2010 and 2009 Canadian dollar and Mexican Peso exchange rates were 12.26 and 12.57, respectively.  The September 30, 2009 and 2008 Canadian and US Dollar exchange rates were 1.03 and 1.06, respectively.  The $27,045 change in foreign exchange is a result of the reasonably unchanged year end rates from the year ended September 30, 2009.  55      Fiscal 2009 vs. Fiscal 2008  Dollar amounts are in Canadian $ unless otherwise expressed.  The Company recorded a net loss and comprehensive loss of $5,060,377 for the year ended September 30, 2009 ($0.12loss per share) compared to a net loss and comprehensive loss of $12,859,365 ($0.33 loss per share) in the same period in 2008, a decrease in net loss and comprehensive loss of $7,798,988, as explained in the following paragraphs.  Salaries expense and consulting fees were $1,207,198 in fiscal year 2009 compared to $1,189,413 in the same period in 2008, an increase of $17,785.  The Company paid a bonus to a director in the amount $250,000 during the third quarter 2008.  The Company hired additional consultants in 2009 compared to 2008 in order to help the Company to continue to progress through the advanced exploration stage.  Stock-based compensation, a non-cash item, is recorded when previously granted options vest.  This expense was $1,158,891in the year ended September 30, 2009 compared to $4,331,565, in the same period in 2008, a decrease of $3,172,674. Less options vested in the year ended September 30, 2009 when compared to the same period in 2008.  Travel and investor relations expenses were $504,068 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 compared to $471,438 in the same period 2008, an increase of $32,630.  The Company has increased its level of shareholder information while reducing the level of travel to and from its operations in Mexico.  Transfer agent and filing fees was $131,685 in the year ended September 30, 2009 compared to $53,767 in the same period in 2008, an increase of $77,918. In 2009, the Company incurred additional listing fees as a result of moving to the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).  Investment and other income was $365,461 in the year ended September 30, 2009 compared to $679,442 in the same period in 2008, a decrease of $313,981due to decreasing interest rates and the change in the average annual account balances that are held with major Canadian chartered banks.  During the year ended September 30, 2009 the Company expended $1,731,601 on exploration expenses compared to $6,854,021during the year ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $5,122,420.  The decrease is due to the company slowing down exploration activities in 2009 due to financial market conditions and completing a drill program on the San Antonio project in 2008. Expenditures on the San Antonio project during the year ended September 30, 2009 were $633,670 compared to $4,783,554 during the year ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $4,149,884.  Expenditures on the La Colorada project during the year ended September 30, 2009 were $1,088,127 compared to $1,417,266 during the year ended September 30, 2010, a decrease of $329,139.  The remaining changes from prior year relate to the expenditures on the companys other mineral concessions.  Legal and audit fees was $262,237 in the year ended September 30, 2009 compared to $390,138 in the year ended September 30, 20008, a decrease of $127,901.  In 2008, the Company incurred additional accounting expenses due to the preparation and completion of an audit of internal controls over financial reporting.  The September 30, 2009 and 2008 Canadian dollar and Mexican Peso exchange rates were 12.57 and 10.35, respectively.  The September 30, 2009 and 2008 Canadian and US Dollar exchange rates were 1.06 and 1.07, respectively.  The $583,875 change in foreign exchange is a result of the reasonably unchanged year end rates from the year ended September 30, 2008 and the relatively stable dollar in comparison to the higher volatility in exchange rates that were experienced during the year ended September 30, 2008.  Liquidity and Capital Resources At 9/30/2009, the Company had working capital of $16,134,293 compared to its 9/30/2008 working capital of approximately $18,783,325.  The Company is able to meet its past and ongoing financial obligations at this time.  Cash used in Fiscal 2009 operating activities totaled ($3,687,253), including the ($5,060,377) Net Loss.  The significant adjustment of $115,889 relates to stock-based compensation.  Cash Used in Fiscal 2009 Investing Activities was ($110,646), predominately for mineral property expenditures, which consisted of ($823,596).  Cash provided from Fiscal 2009 Financing Activities was $2,352,795, primarily due to the aforementioned financing and exercise of stock-options, which consisted of $2,342,518, and the receipt of $10,277 owing from related parties.   56     The Companys only expected cash inflows for Fiscal 2011 is interest income relating to the Companys short-term investments, which is not expected to be significant.  The Companys cash outflows are estimated to be roughly $1,100,000 relating to general and administrative expenses and $5,100,000 relating to the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties.   5.C.  Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, etc. 5.D.  Trend Information 5.E.  Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements ---  Nothing Responsive to Disclose ---   5.F.  Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations Exploration licenses:  The Company holds, or is in the final stages of application for, exploration licenses in Mexico.  Licenses have commitments for exploration expenditures in the 2010 calendar year of approximately $200,000.  On July 3, 2008, the Company acquired a new group of adjacent concessions in the San Antonio district. The Company won the concessions by making a bid of MXN$12,615,000 pesos (CDN$1,241,568  paid), and committed to a variable 1  3% net smelter royalty.  On November 26, 2008, the Company amended the original option agreement dated October 22, 2007 and entered into a revised purchase agreement and option to purchase agreement in to the La Colorada project.  Pursuant to the revised purchase agreement, the Company acquired all concessions except the Sonora IV concession, land and mining equipment agreed to under the original option agreement by making one further payment of US$825,000 (paid) for a total purchase price of US$1.925 million, and granted a net smelter return royalty of 3% if open-pit mined or of 2% if underground mined.  The 2% net smelter return royalty on underground production can be purchased by the Company at any time for US$300,000 ($367,380).  On February 12, 2008, the Company entered into an option agreement whereby they acquired the right to purchase three additional mineral concessions totalling 852 hectares for a total price of US$800,000 ($223,622 paid).  The remaining US$600,000 is due in varying amounts on the anniversary date of the agreement through to February 12, 2013. The contract also includes a 3% NSR to be paid to the vendor should the Company complete the transaction. The 3% NSR could be purchased by the Company at any time for a cash payment of US$200,000.  On May 12, 2009, the Company amended the terms of the aforementioned option agreement, which reduced the total purchase price from US$800,000 to US$600,000 and introduced a portion payable in common shares. The amended schedule of payments is as follows:  Cash: US$100,000  February 8, 2008 (Paid  CDN$102,491) US$100,000  March 23, 2009 (Paid  CDN$121,131) US$100,000  March 3, 2010 (Paid  CDN$103,260) US$100,000  March 3, 2011  Common Shares: Shares, equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% IVA  May 28, 2009 (Issued 75,760 common shares valued at CDN $65,745) Shares, equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% IVA  March 3, 2010 (Issued 40,483 common shares valued at CDN$59,915). Shares, equivalent to US$100,000 plus 15% IVA  March 3, 2011  On October 21, 2010, the Company agreed with RECAMI to make its last payment all cash for USD$200,000.00 and thus earned 100% interest in the properties. The final transfer agreement also states that RECAMI is entitled to a USD$50,000 per year payment for the concept of Net Smelter Royalties, even before the Company has reached commercial production. These advance payments; however cannot be deducted from the NSR payments once the Company reaches commercial production. Nevertheless, at that time, should the 3% NSR be less than $50,000, Pediment will not have to pay any further amount to reach said figure.   57     On September 13, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted a RSU Plan, subject to acceptance by the Toronto Stock Exchange and disinterested shareholder approval. The RSU Plan becomes part of the Companys existing overall equity-based compensation plan where the maximum number of common shares available for issuance in the aggregate under the RSU Plan and the Companys existing Share Option Plan will be capped at a maximum of 10% of the number of common shares of the Company issued and outstanding at the time of grant.  On September 13, 2010, the Company granted RSUs to two of its directors, Peter Mordaunt and William Faust. If and when the Company institutes the RSU Plan, 300,000 RSUs entitling them each to acquire 300,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company will be available. One half of the proposed RSUs would not vest unless and until the Company receives an independently prepared bankable feasibility study supporting the development of a mine at the Companys San Antonio project.  If the proposed RSU Plan does not receive the required acceptances and approvals, then the Company has agreed to make lump sum cash payments to the consultants in an amount that equates to the market value of the securities that would have otherwise been issuable. As at 11/30/2010 the Company has not obtained disinterested shareholder or TSX approval on the RSU Plan.  On February 1, 2010, the Company entered into a lease agreement with MJD Holdings Inc. and its duly authorized agent, Tonko Realty Advisors (B.C.) Ltd. The lease agreement is for an initial term of 5 years, expiring on January 31, 2015, and covers the rental of the Companys office space at Suite 680  789 West Pender St., Vancouver, BC  V6C 1H2. The monthly rental rate is $9432.03.  Other than disclosed above, we do not have any contractual obligations and commitments as of 11/30/2010 that will require significant future cash outlays.   5.G.  Safe Harbor. ---  Nothing Responsive to Disclose ---   58       ITEM 6.  DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT, AND EMPLOYEES  6.A.  Directors and Senior Management  Table No.3
Directors and Senior Management
November 30, 2010NameAgeDate First Elected or AppointedGary Freeman, President/CEO/Director (1)53March 2005Peter Mordaunt, Director (8)(9)51March 2010William Faust, Director59January 2010Michael Halvorson, Director (2) (3) (9)65March 2006Leonard Harris, Director (2)(3)83September 2008Melvin Herdrick, VP Exploration/Director (4)68November 2005Larry Okada, Director (2)(8)61March 2009Chris Theodoropoulos, Director (8)55March 2007Scott Kelly, VP Finance (5)36April 2008John Seaman, Chief Financial Officer (6)43May 2007Dayna Leigh, Corporate Secretary (7)28April 2007(1)  Mr. Freeman spends full time on the affairs of the Company
(2)  Member of Audit Committee
(3)  Member of Compensation Committee
(4)  Mr. Herdrick spends full time on the affairs of the Company
(5)  Mr. Kelly spends full-time on the affairs of the Company
(6)  Mr. Seaman spends about 10% of his time on the affairs of the Company
(7)  Mrs. Leigh spends full-time on the affairs of the Company
(8)  Member of Corporate Governance Committee
(9)  Member of Special Committee  Gary Freeman, President, CEO, and Director, has over 25 years experience in finance and marketing with a specialty in reorganizing companies.  He was appointed a Director in March 2005 and President/CEO in July 2005.  From March 2000 to September 2004, Mr. Freeman was engaged as a consultant to several public companies, including Cardero Resource Corp. and Athlone Energy Ltd. (from September 2001 to December 2003).  From October 1996 to February 1999, Mr. Freeman provided investor relations services to Palmer Resources Ltd.  Mr. Freeman currently holds titles with a number of companies including: Director of Pan Caribbean Minerals Inc. since August 2008, President, CEO and Director of Ethos Capital Corp. since May 2007, Director of Volcanic Capital Corp. since March, 2009, President of Indico Resources Limited since September 2009, and President, and Director of Becker Gold Mines Ltd. since June 2007. Past Directorships include: Excalibur Resources Ltd from March 2006 to November 2006, Wealth Minerals Ltd. from June 2003 to November 2006, GFK Resources Inc. from December 2008 to August 2009 and Bowmore Exploration Ltd. from September 2005 to July 2007.  Peter Mordaunt, Director, is a Registered Professional Geoscientist with over 25 years of experience in mining, mine development and advanced exploration, including 18 years of experience in Mexico. Mr. Mordaunt retired in January 2010 from his role as Chairman and CEO of Stingray Copper Inc., which he founded, managed and merged with Mercator Minerals Ltd. in December 2009. Previously he founded, managed and merged Corner Bay Silver Inc. with Pan American Silver Inc in 2003. Mr. Mordaunts business skills have been focused on advanced project development leading to bankable feasibility studies, finance, mergers and acquisitions for more than 20 years. Mr. Mordaunt graduated from the University of Guelph in 1984. He is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and has the Professional Certification as ICD.D which is recognized both nationally and internationally.  William Faust, Director, has over 28 years of engineering and management experience, including over 10 years of mine development and operations in Mexico. Mr. Faust currently serves as Chief Operations Officer and Senior VP  59     for Crystallex International Corporation. Previously he served as VP Operations for Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd. which was acquired by Pan American Silver in 2003. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Faust was VP Operations for Eldoraldo Gold after initially serving as General Manager for the La Colorada Mine, which is now a project owned by Pediment. Mr. Faust is a Registered Professional Engineer in New Mexico, and holds a MBA Finance, Management from Western New Mexico University, a BS, Mining Engineering from New Mexico Tech, and a BS, Civil Engineering from the University of New Mexico.  Michael Halvorson, Director, has wide financial industry experience with nearly forty years experience in the stockbrokerage and real estate industries.  He has been a financial consultant and a Director to numerous natural resource companies.  He formed and has headed Halcorp Capital Ltd., an Alberta-based financial consulting firm since 1980.  In addition to his directorship with Pediment, he is also a director of Orezone Gold Corporation, and Novus Energy Inc.  Leonard Harris, Director since September 2008, has over 50 years experience in the mining industry that spans across all continents.  Mr. Harris has held a number of prominent positions with major gold companies in Latin America and has also chaired industry standards organizations such as the Mining Task Force of the Chamber of the Americas and the International Committee of the SME.  Mr. Harris has been honored with a number of awards including the Gold Medal from the Mining & Metallurgical Society of America, The Medal of Merit from the American Hall of Fame and Engineer of the Year award from the Peruvian Society of Engineers.  Mr. Harris is currently on the Board of Directors for Alamos Gold Inc., Aztec Metals Corp., Canarc Resource Corp., Cardero Resource Corp., Castle Gold Corporation, Endeavour Silver Corp., Golden Arrow Resources Corporation, Indico Resources Limited, Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp., and Sulliden Exploration Inc.  Melvin Herdrick, VP Exploration and Director, is a professional geologist with over thirty years experience, including seven years as the Chief Geologist for Phelps Dodge in Mexico from 1994 to 2002.  In 2002, Mr. Herdrick founded Pitalla, the private Mexican company that Pediment acquired in July 2005.  He was appointed VP Exploration of Pediment in April 2007 and a Director of Pediment in November 2005. Mr. Herdrick is also a Director of Pan Caribbean Minerals Inc since August 2008.  Larry Okada, Director since March 2009, is currently the Chief Financial Officer of BCGold Corp., and has been involved with numerous public mining companies listed on the TSXV over the past 32 years. He is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia (1976) and Alberta (1989) as well as a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State (2000). Mr. Okada has been in public practice with Deloitte & Touche LLP, his own firm, Staley, Okada & Partners and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP over the past 35 years. Mr. Okada sits on various committees with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.  Mr. Okada is also a Director of Forum Uranium Corp. since October 2009, a director of Revett Minerals, Inc since December 2009, and CFO of BCGold Corp. since August 2008.  Chris Theodoropoulos, Director since March 2007, has been a barrister/solicitor since receiving his civil law degree (BCL) in 1981 and his common law degree in 1982.  For the past 20 years, he has practiced principally in the fields of corporate, securities, mining and commercial law involving publicly traded companies.  Since July 2006, he has been Director and Chairman of the Board of Africo Resources Ltd.  He was Associate Counsel with the firm of Getz Price Wells LLP, a law firm in Vancouver, BC, from November 2003 until March 2007; and an independent legal and business consultant from 1996 to November 2003.  Mr. Theodoropoulos also serves as a director for Novra Technologies Inc since Sept 2003, Gold Quest Mining Corp since December 2005, Pier 1 Network Enterprises Inc. since December 2005, Ethos Capital Corp. since March 2007 and Becker Gold Mines Ltd since May 2008.  Scott Kelly, VP Finance has been with the Company since April 2008.  Mr. Kelly has an accounting and finance background and his qualifications include over five years of working with publicly listed companies. Mr. Kelly is also the CFO for Ely Gold & Minerals Inc. since April 2005 and the CFO for Becker Gold Mines Ltd. since January 2007.  Mr. Kelly received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Royal Roads University in September 2001.  John Seaman, Chief Financial Officer since May 2007, has also been the Chief Financial Officer and Director of Premier Gold Mines Limited, a mineral exploration company, since August, 2006. From 1992 to July 2008, he served as the Controller for Apex Investigation & Security Inc. (private security firm) and currently serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Effective December 10, 2009 Mr. Seaman became CEO of Galena Capital Corp.  Mr. Seaman serves as an independent director of several TSXV listed companies, including Valor Ventures Inc., Galena Capital Corp., QRS Capital Corp., Wolfden Resources Inc. and MBMI Resources Inc. From October 8, 2002 to May 11, 2007, Mr. Seaman served as the Chief Financial Officer of Wolfden Resources Inc., a mineral  60     exploration company listed on the TSX. Mr. Seaman received a Bachelor of Education degree from Lakehead University in April 1993 and a Bachelor of Science degree in April 1990.  Dayna Leigh, Corporate Secretary since April 2007, has four years experience as an executive/marketing assistant with mineral exploration firms.  From June 2006 until April 2007, she was an executive assistant with the Company.  Since May 20, 2008 she has been the Corporate Secretary for Becker Gold Mines Ltd and since June 22, 2010 she has been the Corporate Secretary for Ethos Capital Corp.  The Directors have served in their respective capacities since their election and/or appointment and will serve until the next Annual General Meeting or until a successor is duly elected, unless the office is vacated in accordance with the Articles of the Company.  The Senior Management serves at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.  Despite the Companys Senior Management spending material portions of their time on businesses other than the Company, the Company believes that they devote sufficient time to the Company to properly carry out their duties.  No Director and/or Senior Management has been the subject of any order, judgment, or decree of any governmental agency or administrator or of any court or competent jurisdiction, revoking or suspending for cause any license, permit or other authority of such person or of any corporation of which he is a Director and/or Senior Management, to engage in the securities business or in the sale of a particular security or temporarily or permanently restraining or enjoining any such person or any corporation of which he is an officer or director from engaging in or continuing any conduct/practice/employment in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, or convicting such person of any felony or misdemeanor involving a security or any aspect of the securities business or of theft or of any felony.  Except as disclosed below, during the last five years, no material Canadian/USA regulatory actions were taken against any officer/director or companies they were affiliated with.  The Company is a reporting issuer in the Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. As such it is subject to disclosure regulations contained in Canadian National Instrument 43-101 (43-101) relating to technical disclosure relating to mineral properties and mining projects.  By a letter dated September 22, 2009 the Company was advised by the British Columbia Securities Commission (the Commission) that the Commission had concluded that the Companys disclosure record did not comply with 43-101 and, as a result, the Company has been placed on the Commissions Defaulting Issuers List.  Following discussions with and receipt of further guidance from the Commission, the Company prepared and filed the following updated technical reports: a.  Geological Report on the La Colorada Property with a Resource Estimate on La Colorada and El Creston Mineralized Zones, Sonora, Mexico dated November 30, 2009; and b. Technical Report and Resource Update, San Antonio Gold Project, Baja California Sur dated November 29, 2009.  With the filing of these updated reports and related news releases and material change reports, the Commission removed the Company from its Defaulting Issuers List. No other notices, fines or other enforcement action resulted from this matter.  There are no family relationships between any Directors or Senior Management.  There are no arrangements or understandings with major shareholders, customers, suppliers or others, pursuant to which any person referred to above was selected as a Director or member of senior management.   6.B.  Compensation  Director Compensation Effective October 1, 2008, the Company began paying Directors fees and Committee fees on a quarterly basis. At the end of each Fiscal Quarter, each independent director receives a cash payment of CDN$2,500 as a Directors fee and an additional CDN$1,000 for each Committee the Director is a member of (Compensation Committee, Audit Committee & Corporate Governance Committee).  In addition, members of the Special Committee received an additional fee for services rendered as a member of the Committee. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of the Board  61     of Directors.  The Board of Directors may award special remuneration to any Director undertaking any special services on behalf of the Company other than services ordinarily required of a Director.  Total cash compensation accrued and/or paid (directly and/or indirectly) (refer to ITEM #7B for information regarding indirect payments) to all Directors during Fiscal 2010 Ended 9/30/2010 was $615,950.  The following table details compensation paid/accrued for Fiscal 2010 Ended September 30th for the Directors.  Table No. 4Director CompensationNameFees Earned(2)  (CDN$)Option-based
Awards(1) (CDN$)All Other Compensation (CDN$)(4)Total
(CDN$)Gary FreemanN/ANil$240,000$240,000Peter MordauntN/A$146,373$33,552$179,925William FaustN/A$159,674$77,403$237,077Michael Halvorson$21,788.86NilNil$21,788.86Leonard Harris$18,000NilNil$18,000Melvin HerdrickN/A$46,344$180,000$226,344Larry Okada$19,000NilNil$19,000Chris Theodoropoulos$17,855.47NilNil$17,855.47Andre Audet(3)$8,350.18NilNil$8,350.18(4)
The fair value of option-based awards which are vested is determined by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with assumptions for risk-free interest rates, dividend yields, volatility factors of the expected market price of the Companys common shares and expected life of the options. The fair value of options granted on December 9, 2009 is $0.92488110, the fair value of the options granted on February 12, 2010 is $1.06449487 and the fair value of options granted on March 18, 2010 is $0.97582206. These options all vested upon grant.
(2)
The amounts listed in this column relate to Directors and Committee fees that were implemented at the beginning of Fiscal 2009. At the end of every quarter independent Directors are compensated with $2,500 in Directors fees and an additional $1,000 for each Committee that they serve on. In addition, members of the Special Committee received additional compensation for services provided as a member of that Committee.
(3)
Andre Audet ceased to be a Director of the Company on March 18, 2010.
(4)
These amounts relate to consulting fees.   62      The following table sets forth details of the value vested or earned for all incentive plan awards during Fiscal 2010 Ended September 30th by Directors.  Table No. 5Directors
Value Vested or Earned for Incentive Plan Awards
During the Most Recently Completed Financial YearNameOption-based awards Value vested during the year(1)(CDN$)Share-based awards 
Value vested during the year (CDN$)Non-equity incentive plan compensation - Value earned during the year
(CDN$)Gary FreemanNilN/AN/APeter Mordaunt$146,373N/AN/AWilliam Faust$159,674N/AN/AMichael HalvorsonNilN/AN/ALeonard HarrisNilN/AN/AMelvin Herdrick$46,344N/AN/ALarry OkadaNilN/AN/AChris TheodoropoulosNilN/AN/AAndre Audet(2)NilN/AN/A(2)
The fair value of option-based awards which are vested is determined by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with assumptions for risk-free interest rates, dividend yields, volatility factors of the expected market price of the Companys common shares and expected life of the options. The fair value of options granted on December 9, 2009 is $0.92488110, the fair value of the options granted on February 12, 2010 is $1.06449487 and the fair value of options granted on March 18, 2010 is $0.97582206. These options all vested upon grant.
(2)
Andre Audet ceased to be a director of the Company on March 18, 2010.   Senior Management Compensation Total cash compensation accrued and/or paid (directly and/or indirectly) (refer to ITEM #7B for information regarding indirect payments) to all Senior Management during Fiscal 2010 Ended 9/30/2010 was $558,000.  63      The following table details compensation paid/accrued for Fiscal 2010 Ended September 30th for the Senior Management and Directors.  Table No. 6Senior Management CompensationName and Principal PositionsYearSalary (CDN$)Share-based awards (CDN$)Option-based awards (CDN$)(2)Non-equity incentive plan compensation (CDN$)Pension value (CDN$)All other compensation (CDN$)(1)Total compensation (CDN$)Annual incentive plansLong-term incentive plansGary Freeman, President/CEO2010NilN/ANilN/AN/AN/A$240,000$240,000Melvin Herdrick, VP Exploration2010NilN/A$46,344N/AN/AN/A$180,000$226,344John Seaman,
CFO2010NilN/ANilN/AN/AN/A$18,000$18,000Scott Kelly,
VP Finance2010NilN/ANilN/AN/AN/A$65,000$65,000Dayna Leigh, Corporate Secretary2010$55,000N/ANilN/AN/AN/ANil$55,000(2)
All Other Compensation consisted of consulting fees.
(2)
The fair value of option-based awards which are vested is determined by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with assumptions for risk-free interest rates, dividend yields, volatility factors of the expected market price of the Companys common shares and expected life of the options. The fair value of options granted on December 9, 2009 is $0.92488110, the fair value of the options granted on February 12, 2010 is $1.06449487 and the fair value of options granted on March 18, 2010 is $0.97582206. These options all vested upon grant.   The following table sets forth details of the value vested or earned for all incentive plan awards during the most recently completed financial year by Senior Management.  Table No. 7Senior Management
Value Vested or Earned for Incentive Plan Awards
During the Most Recently Completed Financial YearNameOption-based awards
Value vested during the year(1)(CDN$)Share-based awards 
Value vested during the year
(CDN$)Non-equity incentive plan compensation - Value earned during the year
(CDN$)Gary Freeman, President/CEONilN/AN/AMelvin Herdrick, VP Exploration$46,344N/AN/AJohn Seaman, CFONilN/AN/AScott Kelly, VP FinanceNilN/AN/ADayna Leigh, Corporate SecretaryNilN/AN/A(1) The fair value of option-based awards which are vested is determined by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model with assumptions for risk-free interest rates, dividend yields, volatility factors of the expected market price of the Companys common shares and expected life of the options. The fair value of options granted on December 9, 2009 is $0.92488110, the fair value of the options granted on February 12, 2010 is $1.06449487 and the fair value of options granted on March 18, 2010 is $0.97582206. These options all vested upon grant.   64       Options/SARs Granted/Cancelled During The Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year At the beginning of Fiscal 2010 Ended 9/30/2010, the most recently completed fiscal year; there were 3,772,500 stock options outstanding.  During Fiscal 2010, 600,000 stock options were granted to Senior Management, Directors, and employees/consultants.  During Fiscal 2010, no SARs (stock appreciation rights) were granted.  During Fiscal 2010, 715,000 stock options were exercised, 180,000 stock options were cancelled, forfeited and/or expired, and none were re-priced.   Table No. 8Stock Option GrantsFiscal 2010 Ended 9/30/2010NameNumber of Options GrantedPercent of Total Options GrantedExercise Price per ShareGrant DateExpiration DateMarket Value
Of
Common Shares
On Date
of GrantSenior Management and DirectorsMelvin Herdrick50,0008.3%$1.3712/09/200912/09/2014$1.37William Faust150,00025%$1.4702/12/201002/12/2015$1.47Peter Mordaunt150,00025%$1.4003/18/201003/18/2015$1.40Employees and Consultants50,0008.3%$1.3712/09/200912/09/2014$1.37Employees and Consultants200,00033.4%$1.3712/09/200912/09/2010$1.37TOTAL600,000100%   Options/SARs Exercised During The Most Recently Completed Fiscal Year During the most recently completed fiscal year, 715,000 stock options were exercised by Senior Management, Directors, and employees/consultants.  No SARs (stock appreciation rights) were exercised during this period.   Table No. 9Stock Option Exercises in Fiscal 2010 Ended 9/30/2010NameNumber of Common Shares
AcquiredAggregate Value
RealizedSenior Management and DirectorsAndre Audet70,000$58,800Employees and Consultants645,000$22,125TOTAL715,000$418,200  Stock Options Outstanding at Fiscal Year End and Stock Option Values at Fiscal Year End The following table gives certain information concerning stock option outstanding at September 30, 2010.  65      Table No. 10Fiscal Year End Stock Options OutstandingFiscal Year End Stock Option ValuesNameOption
exercise
priceOption
expiration
dateNumber of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
exercisableNumber of
securities
underlying
unexercised options un-
exercisableValue of
unexercised
in-the-money
stock options
exercisableValue of
unexercised
in-the-money
stock options
unexercisableGary Freeman$0.8004/25/2011285,0000$205,200N/AGary Freeman$1.6006/17/2013100,0000NilN/AGary Freeman$0.6012/12/201380,0000$73,600N/AGary Freeman$0.8405/11/2013235,0000$159,800N/AMelvin Herdrick$0.8004/25/201130,0000$21,600N/AMelvin Herdrick$0.5508/02/201125,0000$24,250N/AMelvin Herdrick$0.6002/12/201250,0000$46,000N/AMelvin Herdrick$1.6006/17/2013100,0000NilN/AMelvin Herdrick$0.8405/11/201470,0000$47,600N/AMelvin Herdrick$1.3712/09/201450,0000$7,500N/AMichael Halvorson$0.8004/25/2011100,0000$72,000N/AMichael Halvorson$0.5508/02/2011100,0000$97,000N/AMichael Halvorson$1.6006/17/201350,0000NilN/AMichael Halvorson$0.6012/12/201330,0000$27,600N/AMichael Halvorson$0.8405/11/201440,0000$27,200N/AChris Theodoropoulos$0.7303/23/201237,5000$29,625N/AChris Theodoropoulos$1.6006/17/201350,0000NilN/AChris Theodoropoulos$0.6012/12/201370,0000$64,400N/AChris Theodoropoulos$0.8405/11/201455,0000$37,400N/AWilliam Faust$1.4702/12/2015150,0000$7,500N/APeter Mordaunt$1.4003/18/2015150,0000$18,000N/AAndre Audet (1)$1.6003/18/201150,0000NilN/ALeonard Harris$0.6012/12/201370,0000$64,400N/ALarry Okada$0.8405/11/201470,0000$47,600N/AChester Millar (2)$1.6011/20/2010250,0000NilN/AJohn Seaman$0.7804/27/201150,0000$37,000N/AJohn Seaman$1.6006/17/201350,0000NilN/AScott Kelly$1.6006/17/201355,0000NilN/AScott Kelly$0.6012/12/201370,0000$64,400N/ADayna Leigh$1.6006/17/201345,0000NilN/ADayna Leigh$0.8405/11/201450,0000$34,000N/AEmployees/Consultants$0.5508/02/201180,0000$77,600N/AEmployees/Consultants$0.6012/12/201330,0000$27,600N/AEmployees/Consultants$0.9005/04/2011150,00050,000$93,000$31,000Employees/Consultants$1.6006/17/2013300,0000NilN/AEmployees/Consultants$1.3712/09/2010200,0000$30,000N/AEmployees/Consultants$1.3712/09/201450,0000$7,500N/A(1)
The expiry date of the 50,000 stock options granted to Andre Audet at a price of $1.60 has been revised from the original expiry date of 06/17/2013 to the new expiry date of 03/18/2011 due to his cessation as a Director of the Company on March 18, 2010.
This stock option terminated on 11/20/2010 due to Mr. Millars cessation as a Director and Chairman of the Company on November 20, 2009.   66     Stock Options. Refer to ITEM #6.E., Share Ownership; and Table No. 4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12 for information about stock options.  Change of Control Remuneration. As per the consulting agreement made effective January 1, 2009 through to December 31, 2011 between the Company and G.F. Consulting Corp., a company 100% owned by Gary Freeman, in the event that there is a successful take over bid of the Company or a change of control in the Company resulting from a merger by way of an amalgamation or plan of arrangement, or if any shareholder acquires in excess of 50% of the common shares of the Company, then GF Consulting Corp. at any time within 120 days of such event will be entitled to terminate the agreement and receive the aggregate cash compensation equivalent to CDN$480,000.  As per the employment agreement made effective March 1, 2009 through to February 28, 2011 between the Company, Compañía Minera Pitalla and Melvin Herdrick, in the event that during the term of the agreement there is a successful take over bid of the Company or a change of control in the Company resulting from a merger by way of an amalgamation or plan of arrangement or if any shareholder acquires in excess of 50% of the common shares of the Company, then Mr. Herdrick at any time within 120 days of such event will be entitled to terminate the agreement and receive the aggregate cash compensation equivalent to CDN$90,000.  The Company entered into consulting agreements with Peter Mordaunt and William Faust (the Consultants) dated September 9, 2010 (the Consulting Agreements), whereby the Company engaged the Consultants to provide mining exploration and development technical and business advisory service for the purpose of providing assistance to the Company in its efforts to complete a Bankable Feasibility Study (as defined in the subject Consulting Agreements).  The Consulting Agreements terminate on September 8, 2015.  Under the Consulting Agreements, the Company granted to each of the Consultants 150,000 RSUs having a term of 5 years and vesting immediately at the time of the grant and an additional 150,000 RSUs having a term of 5 years and vesting upon completion of the Bankable Feasibility Study.  The Consulting Agreements provide that in the event of a change of control of the Company any RSUs granted to the Consultants but not exercised will be deemed to have been fully exercised prior to the effective date of the change of control and the Company will issue 300,000 fully paid common shares to the Consultants coincident with a change of control.  If the RSU Plan has not received final approval by the TSX at the time of the change of control, in lieu of the issuance of 300,000 common shares, the Corporation will pay each of the Consultants a cash payment equal to 300,000 multiplied by the then Market Price per share.  The Company also has an employment agreement with Dayna Leigh which provides that in the event of a change of control of the Company, Ms. Leigh will be entitled to the equivalent of 6 months pay which is CDN$27,500. Other Compensation. No Senior Management/Director received other compensation in excess of the lesser of US$25,000 or 10% of such officer's cash compensation, and all Senior Management/Directors as a group did not receive other compensation which exceeded US$25,000 times the number of persons in the group or 10% of the compensation, other than disclosed in Table No. 4, Table No. 6, and ITEM #7.B.  Bonus/Profit Sharing/Non-Cash Compensation. On September 13, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted a Restricted Share Unit Plan (the RSU Plan), subject to acceptance by the TSX and disinterested shareholder approval. The RSU Plan becomes part of the Companys existing overall equity-based compensation plan where the maximum number of common shares available for issuance in the aggregate under the RSU Plan and the Companys existing Share Option Plan will be capped at a maximum of 10% of the number of common shares of the Company issued and outstanding at the time of grant.  On September 13, 2010, the Company granted RSUs to two of its directors, Peter Mordaunt and William Faust. If and when the Company institutes the RSU Plan, 300,000 restricted share units (RSUs), entitling them each to acquire 300,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company will be available. One half of the propsed RSUs would not vest unless and until the Company receives an independently prepared bankable feasibility study supporting the development of a mine at the Companys San Antonio project.  If the proposed RSU Plan does not receive the required acceptances and approvals, then the Company has agreed to make lump sum cash payments to the consultants in an amount that equates to the market value of the securities that  67     would have otherwise been issuable. As at 11/30/2010, the Company has not obtained disinterested shareholder or TSX approval on the RSU Plan.  If the Arrangement Transaction with Argonaut is completed as anticipated in January 2011, then the outstanding RSUs held by Mordaunt and Faust will be deemed to be cancelled and the cash payment obligation will be triggered. (See Item #4A History and Progress of the Company).  Pension/Retirement Benefits. No funds have been set aside or accrued by the Company since incorporation to provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for Directors or Senior Management.  Written Management Agreements The Company entered into a management contract dated effective 4/1/2005 with Gary Freeman, the President of the Company.  Under the terms of the contract, he received $5,000 per month retroactive to 4/1/2005, a $30,000 signing bonus and, beginning 8/1/2005 and coinciding with his appointment as President and his increased responsibilities, $8,000 per month.  Under its terms, Mr. Freeman was entitled to up to 400,000 stock options in the Company (320,000 options granted to date).  The contract expired 12/31/2006 and was replaced, effective 2/1/2006, by a contract which paid Mr. Freeman $8,000 per month ($12,000 per month effective 5/1/2006), provides for stock options as determined by the Board of Directors and provides for a minimum payout of six months in the event of termination not for cause.  On 1/1/2008 a consulting agreement was put into place, which pays Mr. Freeman $20,000 plus GST per month and provides for stock options to be granted as determined by the board and for a maximum allotment of 600,000 at any time.  On 1/1/2009, a new consulting agreement was put in place, which pays Mr.  Freeman $20,000 plus applicable taxes and provides for stock options to be granted as determined by the board and for a maximum allotment of 700,000 at any time. The contract is for a period of two years, expiring on 12/31/2011.  The Company entered into a consulting contract dated effective 5/15/2006 with Mel Herdrick, a director and the Vice-President, Exploration of the Company.  Under the terms of the contract he received US$500 per month based on a normal work month of 20 days.  The contract was for a one-year term and could be terminated by either party without cause by providing 90 days written notice.  On 1/1/2008, a new consulting agreement was formed between Mr. Herdrick and the Company.  Under the agreement, Mr. Herdrick is paid US$15,000 per month and provides for stock options as determined by the Board of Directors.  On 3/1/2009, an employment agreement was formed between Mr. Herdrick, Compañía Minera Pitalla and the Company.  Under the new agreement, Mr. Herdrick is paid the equivalent of CDN$15,000 per month and provides for the grant of stock options as determined by the Board of Directors.  The Company entered into a consulting agreement dated effective 01/01/2010 with Dayna Leigh, to act as Corporate Secretary for the Company. Under the terms of the contract Ms. Leigh receives a salary of CDN$55,000 and provides for the grant of stock options as determined by the Board of Directors.  The Company entered into a consulting agreement dated effective 04/10/2008 with Scott Kelly, to act as Vice-President, Finance for the Company.  Under the terms of the contract Mr. Kelly received CDN$5,500 plus applicable taxes per month and provides for the grant of stock options as determined by the Board of Directors.  On April 1, 2009, the Company entered into an extension letter agreement, to extend the term of the original agreement by two years, so that it expires on March 31, 2011.  There were no changes to the original terms of the agreement.  The Company entered into consulting agreements with Peter Mordaunt and William Faust (the Consultants) dated September 9, 2010 whereby the Company engaged the Consultants to provide mining exploration and development technical and business advisory service for the purpose of providing assistance to the Company in its efforts to complete a Bankable Feasibility Study (as defined in the subject Consulting Agreements).  The Consulting Agreements terminate on September 8, 2015.  Under the Consulting Agreements the Corporation granted to each of the Consultants 150,000 RSUs having a term of 5 years and vesting immediately at the time of the grant and an additional 150,000 RSUs having a term of 5 years and vesting upon completion of the Bankable Feasibility Study. If the proposed RSU plan does not receive the required acceptances and approvals, then the Company has agreed to make lump sum cash payments to the Consultants in an amount that equates to the market value of the securities that would have otherwise been issuable to the Consultants.  6.C.  Board Practices All directors hold office until the next meeting of the shareholders of the Company unless they resign or are removed in accordance with the Companys Articles.  Members of Senior Management are appointed to serve at the  68     discretion of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors and Committees of the Board schedule regular meetings over the course of the year.  The fundamental objective of the Board is to ensure that it operates in a fashion that maximizes shareholder value over the long term.  The Boards duties and responsibilities are all carried out in a manner consistent with that fundamental objective.   The principal duty and responsibility of the Board is to oversee the management and operations of the Company, with the day-to-day management of the business and affairs of the Company delegated by the Board to the Chief Executive Officer and other Senior Management.  The Boards responsibilities include overseeing the conduct of the Companys business, providing leadership and direction to its management, and setting policies.  Strategic direction for the Company is developed through the Boards annual planning process.  Through this process, the Board adopts the operating plan for the coming year, and monitors managements progress relative to that plan through a regular reporting and review process.  The Board has delegated to the President/Chief Executive officer and other Senior Management responsibility for the day-to-day management of the business of the Company.  Matters of policy and issues outside the normal course of business are brought before the Board for its review and approval, along with all matters dictated by statute and legislation requiring Board review and approval.  The President/Chief Executive Officer and other Senior Management review the Companys progress in relation to the current operating plan at in-person and telephone-conference Board meetings.  The Board meets on a regular basis with and without management present.  Financial, operational and strategic issues facing the Company are reviewed, monitored and approved at the Board meetings.  6.C.1.  Terms of Office.  Refer to ITEM 6.A and ITEM 6.C. 6.C.2.  Directors Service Contracts. Refer to ITEM 6.B., Written Management Agreements.  6.C.3.  Board of Directors Committees. The Company has an Audit Committee, which recommends to the Board of Directors the engagement of the independent auditors of the Company and reviews with the independent auditors, the scope and results of the Companys audits, the Companys internal accounting controls, and the professional services furnished by the independent auditors to the Company.  The members of the Audit Committee are Larry Okada (Committee Chairman, independent), Leonard Harris (independent), and Michael Halvorson (independent).  The Audit Committee met four times during Fiscal 2010 and has met once during Fiscal 2011-to-date.  The Company has a Compensation Committee, which reviews and approves consulting and employment agreements and recommends the same for approval to the Board of Directors. The members of the Compensation Committee are Michael Halvorson and Leonard Harris (Committee Chairman).  6.D.  Employees As of 11/30/2010, the Company had forty two employees, including the Senior Management.  Of those, thirty-seven are based in Mexico, thirty as field workers, and seven as office staff.  As of 9/30/2010 and 9/30/2009, the Company had seventeen and seventeen employees, respectively, including the Senior Management.  None of the Company's employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements.  6.E.  Share Ownership The following table lists, as of 11/30/2010, Directors and Senior Management who beneficially own the Company's voting securities, consisting solely of common shares, and the amount of the Company's voting securities owned by the Directors and Senior Management as a group.  The table also includes all other persons/companies where the Company is aware that they have 5% or greater beneficial interest in the Companys voting securities.  69      Table No. 11
Shareholdings of Directors and Senior Management
Shareholdings of 5% Shareholders
November 30, 2010Title of ClassName of Beneficial OwnerAmount and
Nature of
Beneficial
OwnershipPercent
of ClassCommonErnesto Echavarria (1)4,011,6007.9%Common5% Shareholder Subtotal4,011,6007.9%CommonGary Freeman (2)1,987,8483.9%CommonPeter Mordaunt (3)300,0000.6%CommonWilliam Faust (4)300,0000.6%CommonMichael Halvorson (5)1,140,0002.4%CommonLeonard Harris (6)90,0000.2%CommonMelvin Herdrick (7)2,134,6164.2%CommonLarry Okada (8)70,0000.1%CommonChris Theodoropoulos (9)217,5000.4%CommonDayna Leigh (10)95,0000.2%CommonScott Kelly (11)125,0000.2%CommonJohn Seaman (12)100,0000.2%Directors and Senior Management Subtotal6,559,96413%TOTAL10,571,56420.9%(1)Mr. Echavarria is a resident of Mexico.(2)700,000 represent currently exercisable stock options. The 700,000 stock options and 1,232,848 shares are held indirectly through G.F. Consulting Corp., a private company wholly-owned by Mr. Freeman.(3)150,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.150,000 represent currently exercisable RSUs.(4)150,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.
150,000 represent currently exercisable RSUs.(5)320,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.175,000 shares are held indirectly through Halcorp Capital Ltd., a private company wholly-owned
by Mr. Halvorson.(6)70,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.(7)325,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.(8)70,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.(9)212,500 represent currently exercisable stock options, of which70,000 are held indirectly through 143 Investments Ltd., a private company controlled
by Mr. Theodoropoulos.(10)95,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.(11)125,000 represent currently exercisable stock options.(12)100,000 represent currently exercisable stock optionsPercent of Class is based on 50,517,072common shares issued and outstanding, and warrants and stock options held by each beneficial holder exercisable within sixty days.  Stock Options. Incentive stock options are granted by the Company in accordance with the rules and policies of the TSX, the BCBCA, and the British Columbia Securities Commission, including the number of common shares under option, the exercise price and expiry date of such options, and any amendments thereto.  The Company adopted a formal written share option plan (the Share Option Plan) dated for reference 02/12/2008.   70     The principal purposes of the Companys stock option program are to: (a) promote a proprietary interest in the Company among the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its affiliates, (b) retain and attract the qualified officers, directors and employees the Company requires, (c) provide a long-term incentive element in overall compensation, and (d) promote the long-term profitability of the Company.  The Share Option Plan provides that stock options may be granted to directors, senior officers, employees, consultants and management company employees of the Company (and any subsidiary of the Company).  The maximum aggregate number of shares that may be made subject to issuance under options granted under the Share Option Plan is equal to 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the time of the option grant, less the aggregate number of existing options outstanding and the number of common shares that are subject to issuance under outstanding rights that have been issued by the Company under any other share compensation arrangement.  If a stock option expires or otherwise terminates for any reason without having been exercised in full, the number of common shares reserved for issuance under that expired or terminated stock option shall again be available for the purposes of the Share Option Plan.  Any stock option outstanding when the Share Option Plan is terminated will remain in effect until it is exercised or it expires.  The Share Option Plan provides that it is solely within the discretion of the Board to determine who should receive stock options and in what amounts, subject to the following conditions: a. Options will be non-assignable and non-transferable except that they will be exercisable by the personal representative of the option holder in the event of the option holders death; b. options may be exercisable for a maximum of ten years from grant date; c. the aggregate number of common shares that may be issued to insiders pursuant to options granted under the Share Option Plan within any one year period must not exceed 10% of the issued shares. d. options held by an option holder who is a director, officer, employee, consultant or management company employee may be exercised until the earlier of one year of the date the option holder ceases to be a director, officer, employee, consultant or management company employee and the expiry date otherwise applicable to such option, so long as the Company is listed on the TSX at the time of grant, and unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors; e. in the event of an option holders death, any option held by such option holder at the date of death may be exercised by the option holders lawful personal representatives, heirs or executors until the earlier of one year after the option holders death and the expiry date otherwise applicable to such option.  The names and titles of the Directors/Senior Management of the Company to whom outstanding stock options have been granted and the number of common shares subject to such options are set forth in the following table, as well as the number of options granted to Directors/Senior Management and all employees/ consultants as a group.  71      Table No. 12
Stock Options Outstanding
November 30, 2010NameNumber of Options
Granted or
Remaining (2)Exercise
Price per
ShareGrant DateExpiration
DateOfficers/DirectorsGary Freeman285,000$0.804/25/200604/25/2011Gary Freeman100,000$1.606/17/200806/17/2013Gary Freeman80,000$0.6012/12/200812/12/2013Gary Freeman235,000$0.8405/11/200905/11/2013Melvin Herdrick30,000$0.8004/25/200604/25/2011Melvin Herdrick25,000$0.5508/02/200608/02/2011Melvin Herdrick50,000$0.6002/12/200702/12/2012Melvin Herdrick100,000$1.6006/17/200806/17/2013Melvin Herdrick70,000$0.8405/11/200905/11/2014Melvin Herdrick50,000$1.3712/09/200912/09/2014Michael Halvorson100,000$0.804/25/200604/25/2011Michael Halvorson100,000$0.558/02/200608/02/2011Michael Halvorson50,000$1.6006/17/200806/17/2013Michael Halvorson30,000$0.6012/12/200812/12/2013Michael Halvorson40,000$0.8405/11/200905/11/2014Chris Theodoropoulos37,500$0.733/23/200703/23/2012Chris Theodoropoulos50,000$1.606/17/200806/17/2013Chris Theodoropoulos70,000$0.6012/12/200812/12/2013Chris Theodoropoulos55,000$0.8405/11/200905/11/2014William Faust150,000$1.4702/12/201002/12/2015Peter Mordaunt150,000$1.4003/18/201003/18/2015Andre Audet  (1)50,000$1.6006/17/200803/18/2011Leonard Harris70,000$0.6012/12/200812/12/2013Larry Okada70,000$0.8405/11/200905/11/2014John Seaman50,000$0.784/27/20074/27/2011John Seaman50,000$1.606/17/20086/17/2013Scott Kelly55,000$1.606/17/20086/17/2013Scott Kelly70,000$0.6012/12/200812/12/2013Dayna Leigh45,000$1.606/17/20086/17/2013Dayna Leigh50,000$0.845/11/20095/11/2014Total Officers/Directors2,367,500Employees/Consultants/etc.80,000$0.5508/02/200608/02/2011Employees/Consultants/etc.30,000$0.6012/12/200812/12/2013Employees/Consultants/etc.300,000$1.6006/17/200806/17/2013Employees/Consultants/etc.200,000$1.3712/09/200912/09/2010Employees/Consultants/etc.50,000$1.3712/09/200912/09/2014TOTAL3,027,500(2)
The expiry date of the 50,000 stock options granted to Andre Audet at a price of $1.60 has been revised from the original expiry date of 06/17/2013 to the new expiry date 03/18/2011 due to his cessation as Director on March 18, 2010.
(2)
All options are fully vested, with the exception of the $0.90 options granted on May 4, 2009 which vest 25% on the date of grant, and then every 6 months thereafter, until fully vested.   72      Restricted Share Units  On September 13, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and adopted a RSU Plan, subject to acceptance by the TSX and disinterested shareholder approval. The RSU Plan becomes part of the Companys existing overall equity-based compensation plan where the maximum number of common shares available for issuance in the aggregate under the RSU Plan and the Companys existing Share Option Plan will be capped at a maximum of 10% of the number of common shares of the Company issued and outstanding at the time of grant.  On September 13, 2010, the Company granted RSUs to two of its directors, Peter Mordaunt and William Faust. If and when the Company institutes the RSU Plan, 300,000 RSUs entitling them each to acquire 300,000 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company will be available. One half of the propsed RSUs would not vest unless and until the Company receives an independently prepared bankable feasibility study supporting the development of a mine at the Companys San Antonio project.  If the proposed RSU Plan does not receive the required acceptances and approvals, then the Company has agreed to make lump sum cash payments to the consultants in an amount that equates to the market value of the securities that would have otherwise been issuable. As at 11/30/2010 the Company has not obtained disinterested shareholder or TSX approval on the RSU Plan.    ITEM 7.  MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  7.A.  Major Shareholders.  7.A.1.a.  Holdings By Major Shareholders. Refer to ITEM #6.E and Table No. 4/5/6/7/8/9/10/11/12  7.A.1.b.  Significant Changes in Major Shareholders Holdings. The participation in private placements of equity by the Company has lead over the last several years to some significant changes in the holdings of major shareholders (5%) direct and/or indirect holdings of common shares.  Common
Shares
Owned at
9/30/2010Common
Shares
Owned at
9/30/2009Common
Shares
Owned at
9/30/2008Ernesto Echavarria3,223,0003,223,000Nil   7.A.1.c.  Different Voting Rights. The Companys major shareholder does not have different voting rights.  7.A.2.  Canadian Share Ownership. On 11/30/2010, the Companys shareholders list showed 50,517,072 common shares outstanding, with 65 registered shareholders. 24 of these shareholders were resident in Canada, holding 36,105,469 common shares (representing about 71% of the issued/outstanding shares); 36 registered shareholders were resident in the United States, holding 13,731,510 common shares (representing about 27%); and 5 registered shareholders were resident in other countries, holding 680,093 common shares (representing about 1%).    The Company has researched the indirect holdings of depository institutions and other financial institutions. Based on this research and other research into the indirect holdings of other institutions, the Company estimates that on 11/30/2010 that it had about 1,706 holders of record in Canada, holding approximately 91% of the outstanding shares of the Company, and over 4,200beneficial owners that own 100% of its common shares.  Warrants As at November 30, 2010, there were no Share Purchase Warrants outstanding.    73     7.A.3.  Control of Company. The Company is a publicly owned Canadian corporation, the shares of which are owned by U.S. residents, Canadian residents and other foreign residents.  The Company is not controlled by any foreign government or other person(s) except as described in ITEM #4.A., History and Growth of the Company, and ITEM #6.E., Share Ownership.  7.A.4.  Change of Control of Company Arrangements. No Disclosure Necessary   7.B.  Related Party Transactions During Fiscal 2010/2009, consulting fees in the amount of $530,955 and $388,928, respectively, were made to directors of the Company. In addition, reimbursements of expenses were paid to directors totalling $77,566.77 and $14,775.67, respectively.  During Fiscal 2010/2009, rent of $38,000 and $27,600, respectively, was recovered from companies with common directors for their respective share of the rent expense paid by the Company for shared office space.  Other than as disclosed above and in the MD&A in ITEM #5, there have been no transactions since 9/30/2009, or proposed transactions, which have materially affected or will materially affect the Company in which any director, executive officer, or beneficial holder of more than 10% of the outstanding common shares, or any of their respective relatives, spouses, associates or affiliates has had or will have any direct or material indirect interest.  Management believes the transactions referenced above were on terms at least as favorable to the Company as the Company could have obtained from unaffiliated parties.   7.C.  Interests of Experts and Counsel --- Not Applicable ---    ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION  8.A.  Statements and Other Financial Information The Company's financial statements are stated in Canadian Dollars (CDN$) and are prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the application of which, in the case of the Company, conforms in all material respects for the periods presented with United States GAAP, except as discussed in footnotes to the financial statements.  The financial statements as required under ITEM #17 are attached hereto and found immediately following the text of this Annual Report.  The audit report of Smythe Ratcliffe LLP are included herein immediately preceding the financial statements and schedules.  Audited Financial Statements: For Fiscal 2010/2009/2008 Ended September 30th  8.A.7.  Legal/Arbitration Proceedings The Directors and the Senior Management of the Company do not know of any material, active or pending, legal proceedings against them; nor is the Company involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation.  The Directors and the Senior Management of the Company know of no active or pending proceedings against anyone that might materially adversely affect an interest of the Company.  8.B.  Significant Changes No undisclosed significant change has occurred since the date of the annual financial statements and/or since the date of the most recent interim financial statements.   74       ITEM 9.  THE OFFER AND LISTING  9.A.  Common Share Trading Information The Company's common shares began trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (formerly the Canadian Venture Exchange) under its former name, Consolidated Magna Ventures Ltd. in May 1984. Effective 03/02/2009, the Company delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange and began trading on the TSX. The current stock symbol of the Company is PEZ and the CUSIP number of the Company is 70532W109.  The following table lists the volume of trading and high, low and closing sales prices on the TSX/TSX Venture Exchange for the Company's common shares for the last six months, the last eight fiscal quarters and the last five fiscal years.  The closing price on November 30, 2010 was $1.95.  Table No. 14
Toronto Stock Exchange
Common Shares Trading ActivityPeriod EndedVolumeHighLowClosingMonthly11/30/20107,944,297$2.45$1.84$1.9510/31/20109,461,073$2.41$1.56$2.249/30/20102,401,500$1.68$1.40$1.628/31/20101,872,500$1.48$1.10$1.377/31/20101,158,900$1.27$1.01$1.146/30/2010994,100$1.39$1.20$1.19Quarterly9/30/20105,432,900$1.68$1.01$1.626/30/20104,797,800$1.56$1.20$1.193/31/20109,474,000$1.98$1.33$1.4312/31/200912,709,400$1.73$0.81$1.679/30/20096,944,900$1.05$0.72$0.956/30/20094,665,000$1.03$0.78$0.803/31/20095,757,600$1.25$0.83$1.0012/31/20086,525,600$1.32$0.39$0.99Yearly9/30/201032,414,100$1.98$0.81$1.629/30/200923,838,300$1.05$0.72$0.959/30/200829,417,600$3.74$0.79$1.289/30/200738,148,869$2.15$0.38$1.779/30/200616,113,078$1.15$0.39$0.41  The Companys common shares began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board in September 2007 under the symbol PEZFF.OB and now trades under the symbol PEZGF.  The following table lists the volume of trading and high, low and closing sales prices on the OTC Bulletin Board for the Company's common shares for: the last six months, the last eight fiscal quarters; and the last three fiscal years.  The closing price on 11/30/2010 was US$1.90.  75      Table No. 15
OTC Bulletin Board
Common Shares Trading Activity
US DollarsPeriod EndedUS DollarsMonthlyVolumeHighLowClosing11/30/20101,931,183$2.45$1.79$1.9010/31/20102,670,837$2.26$1.53$2.229/30/20101,104,300$1.65$1.31$1.558/31/2010722,900$1.32$1.03$1.297/31/2010556,500$1.21$0.96$1.066/30/2010599,200$1.28$1.09$1.12Quarterly9/30/20102,383,700$1.65$0.96$1.556/30/20109,393,100$1.55$1.09$1.123/31/20106,377,500$1.90$1.28$1.4012/31/20095,692,400$1.66$0.73$1.599/30/20093,300,600$0.96$0.62$0.896/30/20091,772,200$1.01$0.66$0.693/31/20091,175,500$1.00$0.70$0.8212/31/20082,370,200$1.23$0.30$0.81Yearly9/30/201017,469,200$1.90$0.73$1.559/30/20098,618,500$1.23$0.30$0.899/30/20089,992,300$3.60$0.79$1.20  The Companys common shares began trading on the Stuttgart Stock Exchange on 2/2/2007, under the trading symbol P5E.SG.  Total volume through 11/30/2010 was 894,400.  Prices ranged from €0.26 to €1.75; the closing price on 11/25/2010 was €1.44.  The Company’s common shares began trading on the Munich-Stock Exchange on 5/22/2006, under the trading symbol “P5E.DE”.  Total volume through 11/30/2010 was 1,092,700.  Prices ranged from €0.25 to €1.71; the closing price on 11/16/2010 was €1.71.  The Company’s common shares began trading on the XETRA-Stock Exchange in Europe on 5/29/2006, under the trading symbol “P5E.DE”.  Total volume through 11/30/2010 was 160,400.  Prices ranged from €0.30to €1.76; the closing price on 11/23/2010 was €1.76.  The Company’s common shares began trading on the Berlin-Bermen-Stock Exchange on 2/8/2006, under the trading symbol “P5E.BE”.  Total volume through 11/30/2010 was 361,400.  Prices ranged from €0.23 to €1.71; the closing price on 11/30/2010 was €1.42.  The Company’s common shares began trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on 3/25/2008, under the trading symbol “P5E.F”.  Total volume through 11/30/2010 was 2,298,700.  Prices ranged from €0.23 to €1.76; the closing price on 11/30/2010 was €1.42.  9.A.5.  Common Share Description  Registrar/Common Shares Outstanding/Shareholders The Company's common shares are issued in registered form and the following information is taken from the records of Computershare Investor Services Inc. (located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada), the registrar and transfer agent for the common shares of the Company.   76     Common Share Description All of the authorized common shares of the Company are of the same class and, once issued, rank equally as to dividends, voting powers, and participation in assets.  Holders of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be acted upon by the shareholders.  Holders of common stock are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, in its discretion, out of funds legally available therefore.  Upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, holders of common stock are entitled to receive pro rata the assets of Company, if any, remaining after payments of all debts and liabilities.  No shares have been issued subject to call or assessment.  There are no pre-emptive or conversion rights and no provisions for redemption or purchase for cancellation, surrender, or sinking or purchase funds.  Provisions as to the modification, amendment or variation of such shareholder rights or provisions are contained in the BCBCA.  Unless the BCBCA or the Company's Articles otherwise provide, any action to be taken by a resolution of the shareholders may be taken by an ordinary resolution or by a vote of a majority or more of the shares represented at the shareholders' meeting.  The Company's Articles and the BCBCA contain provisions, which require a special resolution for effecting certain corporate actions.  Such a special resolution requires a two-third vote of shareholders rather than a simple majority for passage.  The principle corporate actions that require a special resolution include: a. Transferring the Company's jurisdiction from British Columbia to another jurisdiction; b. Giving financial assistance under certain circumstances; c. Certain conflicts of interest by Directors; d. Disposing of all/substantially all of Company's undertakings; e. Certain alterations of share capital; and f. Certain reorganizations of the Company.  There are no restrictions on the repurchase or redemption of common shares of the Company while there is any arrearage in the payment of dividends or sinking fund installments.  Stock Options Refer to ITEM #6E, and Tables #4 to #12 for additional information.  Restricted Share Units Refer to ITEM #6E for additional information.  9.A.6.    Differing Rights 9.A.7.a.  Subscription Warrants/Right 9.A.7.b.  Convertible Securities/Warrants --- No Disclosure Necessary ---  9.C.  Stock Exchanges Identified The common shares of the Company trade on the TSX in Canada and on the OTC Bulletin Board in the United States.  They also trade in Europe on the Stuartgart Stock Exchange, Munich Stock Exchange, Berlin Stock Exchange, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and XETRA Exchange.  Refer to ITEM #9.A.4.    ITEM 10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  10.A.  Share Capital --- Not Applicable ---   10.B.  Notice of Articles and Articles of Incorporation Refer to discussion in Form-20-FR Registration Statement and amendments for more information about the Companys Articles.  77      10.C.  Material Contracts  Other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, the Company has not entered into any material contracts within the past two years except as follows:  (a) Business Combination Agreement dated October 18, 2010, as amended November 19, 2010, between the Company and Argonaut.  Refer to Business of Pediment on page 3 for a detailed discussion of this agreement.  (b) Consulting Agreement dated September 9, 2010 between the Company and Peter Mordaunt. Refer to Item 6.B Compensation  Written Management Agreements for a detailed discussion of this agreement.  (c) Consulting Agreement dated September 9, 2010 between the Company and William Faust. Refer to Item 6.B Compensation  Written Management Agreements for a detailed discussion of this agreement.   10.D.  Exchange Controls Canada has no system of exchange controls.  There are no Canadian restrictions on the repatriation of capital or earnings of a Canadian public company to non-resident investors.  There are no laws in Canada or exchange restrictions affecting the remittance of dividends, profits, interest, royalties and other payments to non-resident holders of the Company's securities, except as discussed in ITEM 10.E., Taxation below.  Restrictions on Share Ownership by Non-Canadians There are no limitations under the laws of Canada or in the organizing documents of the Company on the right of foreigners to hold or vote securities of the Company, except that the Investment Canada Act may require review and approval by the Minister of Industry (Canada) of certain acquisitions of control of the Company by a non-Canadian.  The threshold for acquisitions of control is generally defined as being one-third or more of the voting shares of the Company.  Non-Canadian generally means an individual who is not a Canadian citizen, or a corporation, partnership, trust or joint venture that is ultimately controlled by non-Canadians.   10.E  Taxation The Company believes the following is a brief summary of all material principal Canadian federal income tax consequences to a holder of common shares of the Company (a U.S. Holder) who deals at arm's length with the Company, holds the shares as capital property and who, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the Act) and the Canada  United States Income Tax Convention (the Treaty), is at all relevant times resident in the United States, is not and is not deemed to be resident in Canada and does not use or hold and is not deemed to use or hold the shares in carrying on a business in Canada. Special rules, which are not discussed below, may apply to a U.S. Holder that is an insurer that carries on business in Canada and elsewhere.  U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances.  Under the Act and the Treaty, a U.S. Holder of common shares will generally be subject to a 15% withholding tax on dividends paid or credited or deemed by the Act to have been paid or credited on such shares.  The withholding tax rate is 5% where the U.S. Holder is a corporation that beneficially owns at least 10% of the voting shares of the Company and the dividends may be exempt from such withholding in the case of some U.S. Holders such as qualifying pension funds and charities.  In general, a U.S. Holder will not be subject to Canadian income tax on capital gains arising on the disposition of shares of the Company unless (i) at any time in the five-year period immediately preceding the disposition, 25% or more of the shares of any class or series of the capital stock of the Company was owned by (or was under option of or subject to an interest of) the U.S. holder or persons with whom the U.S. holder did not deal at arm's length, and (ii) the value of the common shares of the Company at the time of the disposition derives principally from real property (as defined in the Treaty) situated in Canada.  For this purpose, the Treaty defines real property situated in Canada to include rights to explore for or exploit mineral deposits situated in Canada, rights to amounts computed by reference to the amount or value of production from such mineralization, certain other rights in respect of properties situated in Canada and shares of a corporation the value of whose shares is derived principally from real property situated in Canada.  78      The US Internal Revenue Code provides special anti-deferral rules regarding certain distributions received by US persons with respect to, and sales and other dispositions (including pledges) of stock of, a passive foreign investment company.  A foreign corporation, such as the Company, will be treated as a passive foreign investment company if 75% or more of its gross income is passive income for a taxable year or if the average percentage of its assets (by value) that produce, or are held for the production of, passive income is at least 50% for a taxable year.  The Company believes that it was a passive foreign investment company for the taxable years ended 9/30/2009 and 9/30/2010.  The contemplated business combination transaction with Argonaut Gold Inc. (Argonaut) by way of a plan of arrangement pursuant to the BC Business Corporations Act (the Plan of Arrangement), if completed, likely will have an impact on the Companys status as a passive foreign investment company in future periods.  The tax consequences of the Plan of Arrangement are discussed in detail below.  Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Plan of Arrangement  Characterization of the Argonaut Transaction  Certain tax consequences will arise if the Plan of Arrangement proceeds.  Pursuant to the Plan of Arrangement: (a) the U.S. Holders will exchange Pediment Shares and receive Argonaut Shares (the "Exchange"); and (b) Argonaut will then contribute the Pediment Shares to an Argonaut subsidiary (Acquireco) and Acquireco and Pediment will then amalgamate (the "Arrangement Transactions").  This summary assumes that the Exchange and Arrangement Transactions will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if Acquireco and Pediment merged with Pediment surviving the merger and Acquireco ceasing to exist as a separate legal entity, as specified in the Plan of Arrangement.  Although there are no authorities addressing facts identical to the Arrangement and therefore the matter is not free from doubt, the Exchange and the Arrangement Transactions should be treated as a single integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  If the Exchange and Arrangement Transactions are treated as a single integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, although not free from doubt, the Arrangement should qualify as a tax-deferred "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (a "Reorganization").  Since the Arrangement Transactions will be effected pursuant to applicable provisions of Canadian corporate law that are not identical to analogous provisions of U.S. corporate law, and there are no authorities which consider whether an amalgamation pursuant to a court order is treated as a statutory merger within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, there can be no assurance that the IRS or a U.S. court would not take a contrary view of the Exchange and Arrangement Transactions.  Neither Pediment nor Argonaut has sought or obtained either a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel regarding any of the tax consequences of the Arrangement.  Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the status of the Arrangement as a Reorganization or that the U.S. courts will uphold the status of the Arrangement as a Reorganization in the event of an IRS challenge.  The tax consequences of the Arrangement qualifying as a Reorganization or as a taxable transaction are discussed below.  U.S. Holders should consult their own U.S. tax advisors regarding the proper tax reporting of the Arrangement.  Tax Consequences if Pediment is Classified as a PFIC  A U.S. Holder of Pediment Shares would be subject to special, adverse tax rules in respect of the Arrangement if Pediment was classified as a passive foreign investment company under the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code (a PFIC) for any tax year during which such U.S. Holder holds or held Pediment Shares.  A non-U.S. corporation is classified as a PFIC for each tax year in which (i) 75% or more of its income is passive income (as defined for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or (ii) on average for such tax year, 50% or more (by value) of its assets either produce or are held for the production of passive income.  For purposes of the PFIC provisions, gross income generally means sales revenues less cost of goods sold, and passive income generally includes dividends, interest, royalties, rents, and gains from commodities or securities transactions, including certain transactions involving oil and gas.  In determining whether or not it is classified as a PFIC, a non-U.S. corporation is required to take into account its pro rata portion of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest.  Pediment believes that it was a PFIC during one or more prior tax years, and based on current business plans and financial projections, Pediment expects that it will be a PFIC during its current tax year which includes the Effective Date.  PFIC classification is factual in nature, and generally cannot be determined until the close of the tax year in  79     question.  Additionally, the analysis depends, in part, on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations.  Consequently, there can be no assurances regarding the PFIC status of Pediment during the current tax year which includes the Effective Date or any prior tax year.  Under proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations, absent application of the PFIC-for-PFIC Exception discussed below, if Pediment is classified as a PFIC for any tax year during which a U.S. Holder holds Pediment Shares, special rules may increase such U.S. Holders U.S. federal income tax liability with respect to the Arrangement.  Under the default PFIC rules:  · the Arrangement may be treated as a taxable exchange even if such transaction qualifies as a Reorganization as discussed below;  · any gain on the sale, exchange or other disposition of Pediment Shares and any excess distribution (defined as an annual distribution that is more than 25% in excess of the average annual distribution over the past three years) will be allocated rateably over such U.S. Holders holding period;  · the amount allocated to the current tax year and any year prior to the first year in which Pediment was classified as a PFIC will be taxed as ordinary income in the current year;  · the amount allocated to each of the other tax years will be subject to tax at the highest rate of tax in effect for the applicable class of taxpayer for that year; and  · an interest charge for a deemed deferral benefit will be imposed with respect to the resulting tax attributable to each of the other tax years, which interest charge is not deductible by non-corporate U.S. Holders.  A U.S. Holder that has made a mark-to-market election under Section 1296 of the Code or a timely and effective election to treat Pediment as a qualified electing fund under Section 1295 of the Code (a QEF Election) may generally mitigate or avoid the PFIC consequences described above with respect to the Arrangement.  U.S. Holders should be aware that there can be no assurances that Pediment will satisfy the record keeping requirements that apply to a QEF, or that Pediment will supply U.S. Holders with information that such U.S. Holders require to report under the QEF rules, in the event that Pediment is a PFIC during its tax year ended September 30, 2010 or for its current tax year.  Thus, U.S. Holders may not be able to make a QEF Election with respect to their Pediment Shares.  Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the availability of, and procedure for making, a QEF Election.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (i) the Arrangement qualifies as a Reorganization, (ii) Pediment was classified as a PFIC for any tax year during which a U.S. Holder holds or held Pediment Shares, and (iii) Argonaut also qualifies as a PFIC for the tax year that includes the day after the Effective Date of the Arrangement, then proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations generally provide for Reorganization treatment to apply to such U.S. Holders exchange of Pediment Shares for Argonaut Shares pursuant to the Arrangement (for a discussion of the general nonrecognition treatment of a Reorganization, see discussion below under the heading Tax Consequences if the Arrangement Qualifies as a Reorganization).  For purposes of this summary, this exception will be referred to as the PFIC-for-PFIC Exception.  In addition, in order to qualify for the PFIC-for-PFIC Exception, proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations require a U.S. Holder to report certain information to the IRS on Form 8621 together with such U.S. Holders U.S. federal income tax return for the tax year in which the Arrangement occurs.  Based on current business plans and financial projections, Argonaut does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for the tax year that includes the day after the Effective Date of the Arrangement.  Accordingly, if the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations were finalized and made applicable to the Arrangement (even if this occurs after the Effective Date of the Arrangement), it is anticipated that the PFIC-for-PFIC Exception would not be available to U.S. Holders with respect to the Arrangement.  PFIC classification is factual in nature, and generally cannot be determined until the close of the tax year in question.  Additionally, the analysis depends, in part, on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations.  Consequently, there can be no assurances regarding the PFIC status of Argonaut during the tax year which includes the day after the Effective Date of the Arrangement.   80     Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the potential application of the PFIC rules to the exchange of Pediment Shares for Argonaut Shares pursuant to the Arrangement, and the information reporting responsibilities under the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations in connection with the Arrangement.  In addition, the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations discussed above were proposed in 1992 and have not been adopted in final form.  The proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations state that they are to be effective for transactions occurring on or after April 11, 1992.  However, because the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations have not yet been adopted in final form, they are not currently effective and there is no assurance they will be finally adopted in the form and with the effective date proposed.   Further, it is uncertain whether the IRS would consider the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations to be effective for purposes of determining the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Arrangement.   In the absence of the proposed U.S. Treasury regulations being finalized in their current form, the U.S. federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder are generally set forth below in the discussion Tax Consequences if the Arrangement Qualifies as a Reorganization. If gain is not recognized under the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations, a U.S. Holders holding period for the Argonaut Shares for purposes of applying the PFIC rules presumably would include the period during which the U.S. Holder held its Pediment Shares.  Consequently, a subsequent disposition of the Argonaut Shares presumably would be taxable under the default PFIC rules described above.  U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding whether the proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations under Section 1291 would apply if the Arrangement qualifies as a Reorganization.  Tax Consequences if the Arrangement Qualifies as a Reorganization  If the Arrangement qualifies as a Reorganization, and the PFIC rules discussed above do not apply, then the following U.S. federal income tax consequences will result for U.S. Holders:  (a) no gain or loss will be recognized by a U.S. Holder on the exchange of Pediment Shares for Argonaut Shares pursuant to the Arrangement;  (b) the tax basis of a U.S. Holder in the Argonaut Shares acquired in exchange for Pediment Shares pursuant to the Arrangement will be equal to such U.S. Holders tax basis in the Pediment Shares exchanged;  (c) the holding period of a U.S. Holder for the Argonaut Shares acquired in exchange for Pediment Shares pursuant to the Arrangement will include such U.S. Holders holding period for Pediment Shares; and  (d) U.S. Holders who exchange Pediment Shares for Argonaut Shares pursuant to the Arrangement generally will be required to report certain information to the IRS on their U.S. federal income tax returns for the tax year in which the Arrangement occurs, and to retain certain records related to the Arrangement.  The IRS could challenge a U.S. Holders treatment of the Arrangement as a Reorganization.  If this treatment were successfully challenged, then the Arrangement would be treated as a taxable transaction, with the consequences discussed immediately below (including the recognition of any realized gain).  Treatment of the Arrangement as a Taxable Transaction  If the Arrangement does not qualify as a Reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes, subject to the PFIC rules discussed above, then the following U.S. federal income tax consequences will result for U.S. Holders:  (a) a U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (i) the fair market value (expressed in U.S. dollars) of the Argonaut Shares received in exchange for Pediment Shares pursuant to the Arrangement and (ii) the adjusted tax basis (expressed in U.S. dollars) of such U.S. Holder in Pediment Shares exchanged;  (b) the tax basis of a U.S. Holder in the Argonaut Shares received in exchange for Pediment Shares pursuant to the Arrangement would be equal to the fair market value of such Argonaut Shares on the date of receipt; and  (c) the holding period of a U.S. Holder for the Argonaut Shares received in exchange for Pediment Shares pursuant to the Arrangement will begin on the day after the date of receipt.   81     If Pediment is not classified as a PFIC for any tax year in which a U.S. Holder held Pediment Shares, any gain or loss described in clause (a) immediately above generally would be capital gain or loss, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if such Pediment Shares are held for more than one year.  Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate, or trust.  There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is a corporation.  Deductions for capital losses are subject to complex limitations under the Code.  U.S. Holders Exercising Dissent Rights  A U.S. Holder that exercises Dissent Rights in the Arrangement and is paid cash in exchange for all of such U.S. Holders Pediment Shares generally will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (a) the amount of cash received by such U.S. Holder in exchange for Pediment Shares (other than amounts, if any, that are or are deemed to be interest for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which amounts will be taxed as ordinary income) and (b) the tax basis of such U.S. Holder in such Pediment Shares surrendered.  Subject to the PFIC rules discussed in this summary, such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if such Pediment Shares have been held for more than one year.  Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate, or trust.  Deductions for capital losses are subject to complex limitations under the Code.  Ownership of Argonaut Shares  Distributions With Respect to Argonaut Shares  Subject to the PFIC rules discussed below, a U.S. Holder that receives a distribution (including a constructive distribution, but excluding certain pro rata distributions of stock described in Section 305 of the Code) with respect to the Argonaut Shares will be required to include the amount of such distribution in gross income as a dividend (without reduction for any Canadian income tax withheld from such distribution) to the extent of the current or accumulated earnings and profits of Argonaut, as determined under U.S. federal income tax rules.  To the extent that a distribution exceeds the current and accumulated earnings and profits of Argonaut, such distribution will be treated (a) first, as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of a U.S. Holders tax basis in the Argonaut Shares, and (b) thereafter, as gain from the sale or exchange of such Argonaut Shares.  (See more detailed discussion below under the heading Disposition of Argonaut Shares).  However, Argonaut may not maintain the calculations of earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles, and each U.S. Holder therefore may have to assume that any distribution by Argonaut with respect to Argonaut Shares will constitute ordinary dividend income. Dividends paid on the Argonaut Shares generally will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction generally available to U.S. corporate shareholders receiving dividends from U.S. corporations.  For tax years beginning before January 1, 2011, a dividend paid to a U.S. Holder who is an individual, estate or trust by a corporation generally will be taxed at the preferential tax rates applicable to long-term capital gains if the corporation is a qualified foreign corporation (QFC) and certain holding period requirements for the U.S. Holders shares are met.  A corporation generally will be a QFC as defined under Section 1(h)(11) of the Code if the corporation is eligible for the benefits of the Canada-U.S. Tax Convention or its shares are readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S.  However, even if a corporation satisfies one or more of these requirements, such corporation will not be treated as a QFC if the corporation is a passive foreign investment company (or PFIC, as defined below) for the tax year during which it pays a dividend or for the preceding tax year.  See the section below under the heading Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules below.  For tax years beginning after January 1, 2011, assuming no changes are made to the Code in the interim, the preferential tax rates for dividends discussed above will no longer be available and dividends paid by Argonaut to a U.S. Holder generally will be taxed at ordinary income tax rates.  The dividend rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the application of such rules.  Disposition of Argonaut Shares  A U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss on the sale or other taxable disposition of Argonaut Shares in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (a) the amount of cash plus the fair market value of any property received and (b) such U.S. Holders tax basis in the Argonaut Shares sold or otherwise disposed of.  Subject to the PFIC rules, any such gain or loss generally will be capital gain or loss, which will be long-term capital gain or loss if the Argonaut Shares are held for more than one year.  82      Preferential tax rates apply to long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is an individual, estate, or trust.  There are currently no preferential tax rates for long-term capital gains of a U.S. Holder that is a corporation.  Deductions for capital losses are subject to significant limitations under the Code.  Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules  If Argonaut is or becomes a PFIC for any tax year in which a U.S. Holder held Pediment Shares or Argonaut Shares, the preceding sections of this summary may not describe the U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. Holders of the ownership and disposition of Argonaut Shares received pursuant to the Arrangement.  A non-United States entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes will be a PFIC in any taxable year in which, after taking into account the income and assets of the corporation and certain subsidiaries pursuant to the applicable "look through" rules, either (a) at least 75 percent of its gross income is passive income (the income test) or (b) at least 50 percent of the quarterly average of the fair market value of its assets is attributable to assets that produce passive income or are held for the production of passive income (the asset test).  In determining whether or not a corporation is classified as a PFIC, a non-U.S. corporation is required to take into account its pro rata portion of the income and assets of each corporation in which it owns, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% interest.  Special, and generally unfavorable, rules are applicable to U.S. Holders owning shares in a PFIC, including taxation at maximum ordinary income tax rates plus an interest charge on both gains on sale or other disposition and certain dividends, unless the U.S. Holder makes a timely and effective election to be taxed under an alternative regime.  In addition, any dividends will not be qualified dividends, and will not be eligible for the reduced rate that may apply to certain dividends received by U.S. Holders that are not corporations.  Based on current business plans and financial projections, Argonaut does not expect to be classified as a PFIC for its current tax year and for the foreseeable future.  However, the determination of whether Argonaut is a PFIC for any tax year is made on an annual basis and is based on the types of income Argonaut earns and the types and value of Argonauts assets from time to time, all of which are subject to change.  Additionally, the analysis depends, in part, on the application of complex U.S. federal income tax rules, which are subject to differing interpretations.  Furthermore, whether Argonaut will be a PFIC for the current taxable year and each subsequent taxable year depends on its assets and income over the course of each such taxable year and, as a result, cannot be predicted with certainty as of the date of this Information Circular.  Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the determination made by Argonaut concerning its PFIC status or that Argonaut will not be a PFIC for any taxable year.  Additional Considerations  Foreign Tax Credit  A U.S. Holder that pays (whether directly or through withholding) Canadian income tax in connection with the Arrangement or in connection with the ownership or disposition of Argonaut Shares may be entitled, at the election of such U.S. Holder, to receive either a deduction or a credit for such Canadian income tax paid.  Generally, a credit will reduce a U.S. Holders U.S. federal income tax liability on a dollar-for-dollar basis, whereas a deduction will reduce a U.S. Holders income subject to U.S. federal income tax.  This election is made on a year-by-year basis and applies to all foreign taxes paid (whether directly or through withholding) by a U.S. Holder during a tax year.  Complex limitations apply to the foreign tax credit, including the general limitation that the credit cannot exceed the proportionate share of a U.S. Holders U.S. federal income tax liability that such U.S. Holders foreign source taxable income bears to such U.S. Holders worldwide taxable income.  In applying this limitation, a U.S. Holders various items of income and deduction must be classified, under complex rules, as either foreign source or U.S. source.  Generally, dividends paid by a foreign corporation should be treated as foreign source for this purpose, and gains recognized on the sale of stock of a foreign corporation by a U.S. Holder should be treated as U.S. source for this purpose, except as otherwise provided in an applicable income tax treaty, and if an election is properly made under the Code.  However, the amount of a distribution with respect to the Argonaut Shares that is treated as a dividend may be lower for U.S. federal income tax purposes than it is for Canadian federal income tax purposes, resulting in a reduced foreign tax credit allowance to a U.S. Holder.  In addition, this limitation is calculated  83     separately with respect to specific categories of income.  The foreign tax credit rules are complex, and each U.S. Holder should consult its own U.S. tax advisor regarding the foreign tax credit rules.  Receipt of Foreign Currency  The amount of any distribution or proceeds paid in Canadian dollars to a U.S. Holder in connection with the ownership of Argonaut Shares, or on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of Argonaut Shares, or any Canadian dollars received in connection with the Arrangement (including, but not limited to, U.S. Holders exercising dissent rights under the Arrangement), will be included in the gross income of a U.S. Holder as translated into U.S. dollars calculated by reference to the exchange rate prevailing on the date of actual or constructive receipt of the dividend, regardless of whether the Canadian dollars are converted into U.S. dollars at that time.  If the Canadian dollars received are not converted into U.S. dollars on the date of receipt, a U.S. Holder will have a basis in the Canadian dollars equal to its U.S. dollar value on the date of receipt.  Any U.S. Holder who receives payment in Canadian dollars and engages in a subsequent conversion or other disposition of the Canadian dollars may have a foreign currency exchange gain or loss that would be treated as ordinary income or loss, and generally will be U.S. source income or loss for foreign tax credit purposes.  Each U.S. Holder should consult its own U.S. tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of receiving, owning, and disposing of Canadian dollars.  Information Reporting; Backup Withholding Tax  Under U.S. federal income tax law and U.S. Treasury Regulations, certain categories of U.S. Holders must file information returns with respect to their investment in, or involvement in, a foreign corporation.  For example, recently enacted legislation generally imposes new U.S. return disclosure obligations (and related penalties) on U.S. Holders that hold certain specified foreign financial assets in excess of $50,000.  The definition of specified foreign financial assets includes not only financial accounts maintained in foreign financial institutions, but also, unless held in accounts maintained by a financial institution, any stock or security issued by a non-U.S. person, any financial instrument or contract held for investment that has an issuer or counterparty other than a U.S. person and any interest in a foreign entity.  U. S. Holders may be subject to these reporting requirements unless their Argonaut Shares are held in an account at a domestic financial institution.  Penalties for failure to file certain of these information returns are substantial.  U.S. Holders should consult with their own tax advisors regarding the requirements of filing information returns, and, if applicable, filing obligations relating to the PFIC rules.  Payments made within the U.S. or by a U.S. payor or U.S. middleman, of (a) distributions on the Argonaut Shares, (b) proceeds arising from the sale or other taxable disposition of Argonaut Shares, or (b) any payments received in connection with the Arrangement (including, but not limited to, U.S. Holders exercising dissent rights under the Arrangement) generally may be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax, at the rate of 28% (and increasing to 31% for payments made after December 31, 2010), if a U.S. Holder (a) fails to furnish such U.S.  Holders correct U.S. taxpayer identification number (generally on Form W-9), (b) furnishes an incorrect U.S. taxpayer identification number, (c) is notified by the IRS that such U.S. Holder has previously failed to properly report items subject to backup withholding tax, or (d) fails to certify, under penalty of perjury, that such U.S. Holder has furnished its correct U.S. taxpayer identification number and that the IRS has not notified such U.S. Holder that it is subject to backup withholding tax.  However, certain exempt persons generally are excluded from these information reporting and backup withholding rules.  Any amounts withheld under the U.S. backup withholding tax rules will be allowed as a credit against a U.S. Holders U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or will be refunded, if such U.S. Holder furnishes required information to the IRS in a timely manner.  Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the information reporting and backup withholding rules.   Other Tax Considerations  Shareholders who are resident in jurisdictions other than the United States should consult their professional tax advisors with respect to tax implications of the Arrangement, including any associated filing requirements, in such jurisdictions and with respect to the tax implications in such jurisdictions of receiving and owning Argonaut Shares after the Arrangement.  Shareholders should also consult their own tax advisors regarding provincial, territorial or state tax considerations of the Arrangement or of receiving and holding Argonaut Shares.  84      10.F.  Dividends and Paying Agents 10.G.  Statement by Experts --- Not Applicable ---   10.H.  Documents on Display The Companys documents can be viewed at its North American office, located at 789 West Pender Street, #680, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  V6C 1H2.  The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and files Forms 6-K, Annual Reports, and other information with the SEC.  The Companys reports, registration statements and other information can be inspected on the SECs website at www.sec.gov and such information can also be inspected and copies ordered at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at the following location: Judiciary Plaza, 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C.  20549.  Further, the Company also files reports under Canadian regulatory requirements on SEDAR. You may access the Companys reports filed on SEDAR by accessing their website at www.sedar.com.  Finally, corporate information can be found on the Companys website at www.pedimentgold.com.    ITEM 11.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK  a. Market risk Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices.  Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, foreign currency risk, and other price risk.  b. Interest rate risk The Companys cash and cash equivalents consist of cash held in bank accounts and guaranteed investment certificates that earn interest at variable interest rates. Due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments, fluctuations in market rates do not have a significant impact on estimated fair values as of September 30, 2010.  Future cash flows from interest income on cash and cash equivalents will be affected by interest rate fluctuations.  The Company manages interest rate risk by maintaining an investment policy that focuses primarily on preservation of capital and liquidity.  c. Foreign currency risk The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk as monetary financial instruments are denominated in Mexican pesos.  The Company has not entered into any foreign currency contracts to mitigate this risk.  d. Other price risk Other price risk is the risk that the fair or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices, other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk. The Company is not exposed to significant other price risk.  Net loss and other comprehensive loss for the year ended September 30, 2010 could have varied if the Canadian dollar to Mexican peso foreign exchange rate varied by reasonably possible amounts from their actual balance sheet date values.  The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities as a portion of these amounts are denominated in US dollars and Mexican pesos. The Company has not entered into any foreign currency contracts to mitigate this risk.  The sensitivity analysis of the Companys exposure to foreign currency risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon hypothetical changes taking place at September 30, 2010 and 2009, which includes a hypothetical change in the foreign currency exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso of 10% and 9%, respectively, and the effect on net loss and comprehensive loss.  85      Reasonably Possible Changes20102009CDN $: MXN peso exchange rate variance+10%+9%Net loss and comprehensive loss$44,110$84,825CDN $: MXN peso exchange rate variance-10%-9%Net loss and comprehensive loss$(53,913)$(101,603)    ITEM 12.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES 12.A.  Debt Securities            --- No Disclosure Necessary --- 12.B.  Warrants and Rights        --- Refer to ITEM #9, Warrants 12.C.  Other Securities           --- No Disclosure Necessary --- 12.D.  American Depository Shares  -- No Disclosure Necessary ---    PART II   ITEM 13.  DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES --- Nothing Responsive to Disclose ---   ITEM 14.  MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS   --- No Disclosure Necessary ---   ITEM 15.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES The Companys management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Companys internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  Management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.  Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.  Management assessed the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2010.  Based on managements assessment and those criteria, management has concluded that the internal control over financial reporting as at September 30, 2010 was effective.  This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Companys registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the Companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only managements report in this annual report.  There have been no changes in the Company's internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered by this annual report that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Companys internal control over financial reporting  86       ITEM 16.  RESERVED  ITEM 16A.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT At the Companys Annual General Meeting held on Friday, March 20, 2009, Larry Okada joined the Board of Directors and took over the roll of Chairman of the Audit Committee.  Mr. Okada is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia and Alberta; and a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State.  The Audit Committee now consists of Larry Okada and two additional independent directors, all of whom have significant board level experience working with publicly traded companies and are both financially literate and very knowledgeable about the Companys affairs.  Because the Companys structure and operations are straightforward, the Company does not find it necessary to augment its Board with a financial expert.  ITEM 16B.  CODE OF ETHICS During the year ended 9/30/2008, the Company adopted a written code of ethics that meets the United States Sarbanes Oxley standards.  The Company has adopted a written code of ethics to promote a corporate culture that effectively deters wrongdoing and promotes honest ethical conduct; full, fair and accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents; the compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations; the prompt internal reporting of violations of the code; and accountability for adherence to the code.  ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTIING FEES AND SERVICES The audit committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of auditors. The audit committee has in place procedures for receiving complaints and concerns about accounting and auditing matters and has the authority and the funding to engage independent counsel and other outside advisors.  The audit committee may delegate to one or more designated members of the audit committee the authority to grant pre-approvals required by this policy / procedure.  The decisions of any audit committee member to whom authority is delegated to pre-approve a service shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next scheduled meeting.  In accordance with the requirements of the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and rules issued by the SEC, we introduced a procedure for the review and pre-approval of any services performed by Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, including audit services, audit related services, tax services and other services.  The procedure requires that all proposed engagements of Smythe Ratcliffe LLP for audit and permitted non-audit services are submitted to the finance and audit committee for approval prior to the beginning of any such services.  Fees, including reimbursements for expenses, for professional services rendered by Smythe Ratcliffe LLP to the Company are detailed below.  Principal Accountant Fees and ServicesFiscal 2010
Ended
9/30/2010Fiscal 2009
Ended
9/30/2009Audit Fees$46,500$40,000Audit-Related Fees$nil$640Tax Fees$1,750$1,200All Other Fees$nil$nilTOTAL$48,250$41,840   ITEM 16D.  EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES ITEM 16E.  PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS ITEM 16F.  CHANGE IN REGISTRANTS CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT --- Nothing Responsive to Disclose ---  ITEM 16G.  CORPORTE GOVERNANCE --- Not Applicable ---  87        PART III   ITEM 17.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company's consolidated financial statements are stated in Canadian Dollars (CDN$) and are prepared in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), the application of which, in the case of the Company, conforms in all material respects for the periods presented with United States GAAP, except as discussed in footnotes to the consolidated financial statements.  The consolidated financial statements as required under ITEM #17 are attached hereto and found immediately following the text of this Annual Report.  The audit reports of Smythe Ratcliffe LLP are included herein immediately preceding the audited consolidated financial statements.  Auditor's Report, dated 12/15/2010 Consolidated Balance Sheets at 9/30/2010 and 9/30/2009 Consolidated Statements of Operations and comprehensive loss for the years ended 9/30/2010, 9/30/2009, and 9/30/2008 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity For the years ended 9/30/2010, 9/30/2009, and 9/30/2008 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended 9/30/2010, 9/30/2009, and 9/30/2008 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    ITEM 18.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company has elected to provide financial statements pursuant to ITEM #17.   88       ITEM 19.  EXHIBITS 1.   Notice of Articles and Articles as currently in effect: Incorporated by reference to Form 6-K, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2008.  2.   Instruments defining the rights of holders of equity or debt securities being registered. Incorporated by reference to Form 20-FR Registration Statement, Exhibit #1, filed 3/20/2007, as amended  3.   Voting Trust Agreements:  No Disclosure Necessary  4.   Material Contracts: Incorporated by reference to Form 20-FR Registration Statement, as amended; and Form 6-Ks  (a) Business Combination Agreement dated October 18, 2010, as amended November 19, 2010, between the Company and Argonaut.  Refer to Business of Pediment on page 3 for a detailed discussion of this agreement (6K filed on December 21, 2010).  (b) Consulting Agreement dated September 9, 2010 between the Company and Peter Mordaunt. Refer to Item 6.B Compensation  Written Management Agreements for a detailed discussion of this agreement (6K filed on December 21, 2010).  (c) Consulting Agreement dated September 9, 2010 between the Company and William Faust. Refer to Item 6.B   Compensation  Written Management Agreements for a detailed discussion of this agreement (6K filed on December 21, 2010).  5.   Foreign Patents:  No Disclosure Necessary 6.   Earnings Per Share Calculation:  No Disclosure Necessary 7.   Ratio of Earnings To Fixed Charges:  No Disclosure Necessary 8.   List of Subsidiaries: Refer to ITEM #4.C. in text 9.   Statement Regarding Date of Financial Statements:  No Disclosure Necessary 10. Notice Required by Rule 104 of Regulation BTR:  No Disclosure Necessary 11. Code of Ethics as required by ITEM No. 16B:  No Disclosure Necessary 12i:  Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)                                           attached 12ii: Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)                                           attached  13i.  Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and  Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code                                   attached 13ii. Certifications required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code                                   attached  14.  Legal Opinion required by Instruction 3 of ITEM 7B:    No Disclosure Necessary  15.  Additional Exhibits:  No Disclosure Necessary       89        Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company)   Consolidated Financial Statements For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008  (Expressed in Canadian Dollars)     Contents   Managements Responsibility for Financial Reporting 91  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 92  Consolidated Financial Statements  Consolidated Balance Sheets 93  Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss 94  Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity 95-96  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 97  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 98-130  Consolidated Schedule of Exploration Expenses 131   90     Managements Responsibility for Financial Reporting    The consolidated financial statements of Pediment Gold Corp. are the responsibility of the Companys management.  The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and reflect managements best estimates and judgment based on information currently available.  Management has developed and is maintaining a system of internal controls to ensure that the Companys assets are safeguarded, transactions are authorized and properly recorded, and financial information is reliable.  The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring management fulfills its responsibilities.  The Audit Committee reviews the results of the audit and the annual consolidated financial statements prior to their submission to the Board of Directors for approval.  The consolidated balance sheets as at September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders equity and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 have been audited by Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants, and their report outlines the scope of their examination and gives their opinion on the consolidated financial statements.   Gary Freeman (signed) John Seaman (signed)   Gary Freeman John Seaman CEO CFO  December 15, 2010   91    [pediment20fdec2910016.gif]  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Shareholders of Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company)    We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Pediment Gold Corp. (an exploration stage company) as at September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, shareholders equity and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.  We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards and the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the 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.  In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at September 30, 2010 and 2009 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008 in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.   Smythe Ratcliffe LLP (signed)  Chartered Accountants  Vancouver, Canada December 15, 2010   92       Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Consolidated Balance Sheets (Canadian Dollars) As at September 3020102009Restated
(note 2)AssetsCurrentCash and cash equivalents$8,416,574$15,553,239Taxes receivable1,228,628661,836Amounts receivable27,65527,140Due from related parties (note 11(a)(i))2,60419,419Prepaid expenses and deposits (notes 8(b)(i) and 11(b))312,647126,556Total current assets9,988,10816,388,190Mineral properties(note 8)4,884,1224,716,904Property and equipment (note 6)1,049,818307,237Intangible assets(note 7)177,425-Prepaid expenses(note 8(b)(i))55,993-Total assets$16,155,466$21,412,331LiabilitiesCurrentAccounts payable and accrued liabilities$1,230,232$227,517Due to related parties (note 11(a)(ii))63,99326,380Total liabilities1,294,225253,897Shareholders EquityShare capital(note 9)62,352,45561,393,374Contributed surplus7,299,6187,215,180Deficit accumulated in the exploration stage(54,790,832)(47,450,120)Total shareholders equity14,861,24121,158,434Total liabilities and shareholders equity$16,155,466$21,412,331  Nature of operations (note 1) Commitments (notes 8 and 14) Subsequent events (notes 4(a) and 16)  Approved on behalf of the Board:  Chris Theodoropoulos (signed) Gary Freeman (signed)  Chris Theodoropoulos, Director Gary Freeman, Director  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 93      Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Canadian Dollars)  For the years ended September 30201020092008Restated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)ExpensesExploration (schedule)$4,489,288$1,731,601$6,854,021Consultants (notes 11(c) and (d))710,823823,613619,577Stock-based compensation (note 9(g)(i))506,6041,158,8914,331,565Salaries496,175383,585569,836Office and administration312,569332,912360,725Investor relations and promotion263,395285,342180,766Legal and audit250,705262,237390,138Travel241,608218,726290,672Transfer agent, listing and filing fees50,418131,68553,767Amortization36,09116,39712,123Total expenses(7,357,676)(5,344,989)(13,663,190)Other income (expenses)Investment and other income124,862365,461679,442Foreign exchange (loss) gain(107,894)(80,849)503,026Write-down of mineral properties (notes 8(a) and 8(b)(iii))(4)-(378,643)Total other income (expenses)16,964284,612803,825Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year$(7,340,712)$(5,060,377)$(12,859,365)Loss per share, basic and diluted$(0.15)$(0.12)$(0.33)Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding47,553,40043,506,18439,493,045  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 94


Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity (Canadian Dollars)  Deficit Accumulated in the Exploration StageShare CapitalContributed SurplusTotalCommon
SharesAmountShareholders' EquityRestated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)Balance, September 30, 2007, restated (note 2)33,638,135$ 38,558,024$ 1,557,786$ (29,530,378)$ 10,585,432Common shares issued during the yearFor cashPrivate placements, net of share issue costs (note 9(c))5,950,30016,816,005240,851-17,056,856Exercise of warrants1,154,0511,597,319--1,597,319Exercise of options1,041,250693,350--693,350For mineral property data (note 9(c))25,00071,500--71,500Transfer of contributed surplus to share capital on exercise of warrants-90,143(90,143)--Transfer of contributed surplus to share capital on exercise of options-635,623(635,623)--Stock-based compensation for the year (note 9(g))--4,331,565-4,331,565Escrowed shares cancelled (note 9(b))(426,667)(605,867)605,867--Net loss for the year, restated (note 2)---(12,859,365)(12,859,365)Balance, September 30, 2008, restated (note 2)41,382,06957,856,0976,010,303(42,389,743)21,476,657Common shares issued during the yearFor cashPrivate placement, net of share issue costs (note 9(c))3,223,0002,147,074117,194-2,264,268Exercise of options132,50078,250--78,250For mineral property (note 9(c))75,76065,745--65,745In relation to acquisition of the San Antonio Project (note 9(c))2,500,0001,175,000--1,175,000Transfer of contributed surplus to share capital on exercise of options-71,208(71,208)--Stock-based compensation for the year (note 9(g))--1,158,891-1,158,891Net loss for the year, restated (note 2)---(5,060,377)(5,060,377)Balance, September 30, 2009, restated (note 2)47,313,329$ 61,393,374$ 7,215,180$ (47,450,120)$ 21,158,434  The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 95      Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity (Canadian Dollars)  Deficit Accumulated in the Exploration StageShare CapitalContributed SurplusTotalCommon
SharesAmountShareholders' EquityRestated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)Balance, September 30, 2009, restated (note 2)47,313,329$ 61,393,374$ 7,215,180$ (47,450,120)$ 21,158,434Common shares issued during the yearFor cashExercise of options715,000477,000--477,000For mineral property (note 9(c))40,48359,915--59,915Transfer of contributed surplus to share capital on exercise of options-422,166(422,166)--Stock-based compensation for the year (note 9(g))--506,604-506,604Net loss for the year---(7,340,712)(7,340,712)Balance, September 30, 201048,068,812$ 62,352,455$ 7,299,618$ (54,790,832)$ 14,861,241     The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 96


Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Canadian Dollars)  For the years ended September 30201020092008Restated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)Operating activitiesNet loss for the year$(7,340,712)$(5,060,377)$(12,859,365)Adjustments for non-cash items:Amortization36,09116,39712,123Stock-based compensation506,6041,158,8914,331,565Write-down of mineral properties4-378,643Unrealized (loss) gain on foreign exchange(2,612)55,62313,062Changes in operating assets and liabilities:Taxes and amounts receivable(567,307)29,594(420,423)Prepaid expenses and deposits(242,084)82,129(206,474)Accounts payable and accrued liabilities1,002,71530,490(166,335)Cash used in operating activities(6,607,301)(3,687,253)(8,917,204)Investing activitiesPurchase of property and equipment(778,672)(282,865)(22,539)Purchase of intangible assets(177,425)--Mineral property acquisition(107,307)(823,596)(2,548,865)Cash used in investing activities(1,063,404)(1,106,461)(2,571,404)Financing activitiesProceeds from issuance of common
shares, net of issue costs477,0002,342,51819,347,525Due from related parties54,42810,27713,091Cash provided by financing activities531,4282,352,79519,360,616Foreign exchange effect on cash2,612(55,623)(13,062)(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(7,136,665)(2,496,542)7,858,946Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year15,553,23918,049,78110,190,835Cash and cash equivalents, end of year$8,416,574$15,553,239$18,049,781Cash and cash equivalents consists of:Cash$338,655$5,281,512$2,424,466Cash equivalents8,077,91910,271,72715,625,315$8,416,574$15,553,239$18,049,781  Supplemental disclosure with respect to cash flows (note 12)   The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 97


Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS  Pediment Gold Corp. (the Company) is governed under the Business Corporations Act(British Columbia) and is engaged in the business of the acquisition of, exploration for and development of mineral properties.  As of March 2, 2009, the Companys shares were delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) and commenced trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).  The Company reported a net loss of $7,340,712 (2009 - $5,060,377; 2008 - $12,859,365) for the year ended September 30, 2010 and has a deficit accumulated in the exploration stage of $54,790,832 as at September 30, 2010 (2009 - $47,450,120).  As at September 30, 2010, the Company had $8,693,883 (2009 - $16,134,293) in working capital, which is sufficient capital to cover its fiscal 2011 planned expenditures. The Company expects to require additional financing through the issuance of additional share capital until such time as it achieves sustained profitability through its mining operations, or the receipt of proceeds from the disposition of its mineral properties.  2. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY  Effective October 1, 2009, the Company retrospectively changed its accounting policy for exploration expenditures to more appropriately align itself with policies applied by other comparable companies at a similar stage in the mining industry.  Prior to October 1, 2009, the Company capitalized all such costs to mineral properties held directly or through an investment and only wrote-down capitalized costs when the property was abandoned or if the capitalized costs were not considered to be economically recoverable.  Exploration expenditures are now charged to operations as they are incurred until the mineral property reaches the development stage.  Significant costs related to property acquisitions, including allocations for undeveloped mineral properties, are capitalized until the viability of the mineral property is determined.  When it has been established that a mineral deposit is commercially mineable and an economic analysis has been completed, the costs incurred to develop a mine on the property prior to the start of mining operations are capitalized.  The impact of this change on the previously reported September 30, 2009 and 2008 consolidated financial statements is as follows:   98   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   2. CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING POLICY(Continued)  As previously reported
$Restatement
$As restated
$Consolidated Balance SheetMineral properties  September 30, 200914,546,062(9,829,158)4,716,904Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive LossExploration expenses for the year ended
September 30, 200937,7751,693,8261,731,601Stock-based compensation for the year ended
September 30, 20091,130,92027,9711,158,891Future income tax recovery for the year ended September 30, 2009(65,570)65,570-Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year ended September 30, 20093,273,0101,787,3675,060,377Basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended September 30, 20090.080.040.12Consolidated Statement of Shareholders EquityDeficit at September 30, 200937,620,9629,829,15847,450,120Statement of Cash FlowsMineral property acquisitions for the year ended September 30, 20092,446,074(1,622,478)823,596Accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the year ended September 30, 2009(44,858)75,34830,490Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive LossExploration expenses for the year ended
September 30, 2008-6,854,0216,854,021Write-down of mineral properties the year ended
September 30, 20082,099,553(1,720,910)378,643Future income tax expense for the year ended September 30, 200865,570(65,570)-Net loss and comprehensive loss for the year ended  September 30, 20087,791,8245,067,54112,859,365Basic and diluted loss per share for the year ended September 30, 20080.200.130.33Consolidated Statement of Shareholders EquityDeficit at September 30, 200834,347,9528,041,79142,389,743Statement of Cash FlowsMineral property acquisitions for the year ended
September 30, 20089,621,248(7,072,383)2,548,865Accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the year ended September 30, 200852,052114,283166,335Consolidated Statement of Shareholders EquityDeficit at September 30, 200726,556,1282,974,25029,530,378
  99   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES  (a) Basis of presentation  These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are stated in Canadian dollars, which is the Companys functional and reporting currency.  These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned integrated subsidiaries, Compania Minera Pitalla, S.A. de C.V. (Pitalla), Pediment Exploration Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Pediment Mexico), Minexson S.A. de C.V. (Minexson), Megashear Mining-Exploration S.A. de C.V (Megashear) and Minera Sud California S.A. de C.V. (Sud California).  All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated on consolidation.  (b) Cash equivalents  The Company considers cash equivalents to be deposits with banks or highly liquid short-term interest-bearing instruments cashable within 90 days from the original dates of acquisition into known amounts of cash.  (c) Property and equipment  Property and equipment are recorded at cost and amortized using the following annual rates and methods:  Computer equipment - 30% declining balance Office furniture - 20% declining balance Vehicles - 4 years straight-line Mining equipment - 8 years straight-line Leasehold improvements - 5 years straight-line  In the year of acquisition, amortization is recorded at one-half the annual rate.  (d) Intangible assets  Intangible assets are recorded at cost and amortized using the unit-of-production method. The Company will assess on a periodic basis the carrying amount of its purchased intangible assets to determine if there has been an event or changes in circumstances that indicate an impairment to their carrying value.   100   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES(Continued)  (e) Stock-based compensation  The Company accounts for stock-based compensation using a fair value based method with respect to all stock-based payments to directors, employees and non-employees. For directors and employees, the fair value of the options is measured at the date of grant. For non-employees, the fair value of the options is measured on the earlier of the date at which the counterparty performance is completed or the date the performance commitment is reached or the date at which the equity instruments are granted if they are fully vested and non-forfeitable. The fair value of the options is accrued and charged either to operations or mineral properties, with the offset credit to contributed surplus. For directors and employees the options are recognized over the vesting period, and for non-employees the options are recognized over the related service period. If and when the stock options are ultimately exercised, the applicable amounts of contributed surplus are transferred to share capital.  (f) Income taxes  The Company follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes.  Under this method, future tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, and losses carried forward.  Future tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted or substantively enacted tax rates and laws expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  The effect on future tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in operations in the period in which the change is enacted or substantively enacted.  The amount of future income tax assets is limited to the amount of the benefit that is more likely than not to be realized.  (g) Loss per share  Basic loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. The Company uses the treasury stock method for calculating diluted earnings per share.  Under this method, the dilutive effect on earnings per share is recognized on the use of the proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options, warrants and similar instruments.  It assumes that the proceeds would be used to purchase common shares at the average market price during the year.  Shares held in escrow, other than where their release is subject to the passage of time, are not included in the calculation of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.  101   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES(Continued)  (h) Financial instruments  All financial instruments are classified as one of the following: held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, held-for-trading, available-for-sale or other financial liabilities. Financial assets and liabilities held-for-trading are measured at fair value with gains and losses recognized in operations. Financial assets held-to-maturity, loans and receivables, and other financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Available-for-sale instruments are measured at fair value with unrealized gains and losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) and reported in shareholders equity.  Any financial instrument may be designated as held-for-trading upon initial recognition.  Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial instruments that are classified as other than held-for-trading, which are expensed as incurred, are included in the initial carrying value of such instruments.  The Company categorizes its financial instruments measured at fair value at one of three levels according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair value:  Level 1  quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2  inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and Level 3  inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).  Other than additional disclosure in note 4, the adoption of this revised section did not result in a material impact on the Companys consolidated financial statements.  (i) Mineral properties  Exploration costs are charged to operations as incurred until such time that proven reserves are discovered.  Costs of acquisition of mineral rights and option payments are capitalized until the properties are abandoned, sold, the rights expire or there is an impairment in value.  When proven reserves are determined, the Company will capitalize all costs to the extent that future cash flows from mineral reserves are expected to equal or exceed the costs deferred.  The deferred costs will be amortized over the recoverable reserves when a property reaches commercial production.  All deferred mineral property costs are reviewed quarterly, on a property-by-property basis, to consider whether there are any conditions that may indicate impairment. When the carrying value of a property exceeds its net recoverable amount that may be estimated by quantifiable evidence of an economic geological resource or reserve, joint venture expenditure commitments or the Companys assessment of its ability to sell the property for an amount exceeding the deferred costs, provision is made for the impairment in value.  102   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES(Continued)  (i) Mineral properties (Continued)  The Company is still in the exploration stage and commercial production has not yet commenced. Hence, depletion has not been charged in these financial statements. Commercial production occurs when an asset or property is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Upon commencement of such production, costs will be depleted using the unit-of-production method over the estimated life of the ore body based upon recoverable ounces to be mined from estimated proven and probable reserves.  From time to time the Company may acquire or dispose of a mineral property interest pursuant to the terms of an option agreement. As the options are exercisable entirely at the discretion of the optionee, the amounts payable or receivable are not recorded. Option payments are recorded as property costs or recoveries when the payments are made or received.  Proceeds received on the sale or option of the Companys property are recorded as a reduction of the mineral property costs.  The Company recognizes in income those costs that are recovered on mineral properties when amounts received or receivable are in excess of the carrying amount.  (j) Use of estimates  The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include the collectability of taxes and amounts receivable, balances of accrued liabilities, the fair value of financial instruments, the rates and methods for amortization of property and equipment, the recoverability of mineral properties, determination of asset retirement and environmental obligations, valuation allowance for future income tax assets and the determination of the variables used in the calculation of stock-based compensation. While management believes that these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.  (k) Foreign currency translation  Integrated foreign operations are translated using the temporal method.  Amounts recorded in foreign currencies are translated into Canadian dollars as follows:  (i) Monetary assets and liabilities, at the rate of exchange in effect as at the balance sheet date; (ii) Non-monetary assets and liabilities, at the exchange rates prevailing at the time of the acquisition of the assets or assumption of the liabilities; and (iii) Interest income and expenses (excluding amortization, which is translated at the same rate as the related asset), at the exchange rate prevailing on the transaction date.  Gains and losses arising from this translation of foreign currencies are included in the determination of net loss for the period.  103   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES(Continued)  (l) Asset retirement obligations (ARO)  The Company recognizes an estimate of the liability associated with an ARO in the consolidated financial statements at the time the liability is incurred.  The estimated fair value of the ARO is recorded as a long-term liability, with a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related asset.  The liability amount is increased each reporting period due to the passage of time and the amount of accretion is charged to earnings in the period.  The ARO can also increase or decrease due to changes in the estimates of timing of cash flows or changes in the original estimated undiscounted cost.  Actual costs incurred upon settlement of the ARO are charged against the ARO to the extent of the liability recorded.  At present, the Company has determined that it has no material AROs to record in these consolidated financial statements.  (m) Proceeds on unit offerings  Proceeds received on the issuance of units, consisting of common shares and warrants, are allocated entirely to common shares.  (n) Non-monetary transactions  Shares issued for consideration other than cash are valued at the quoted market price at the date of issuance.  (o) Future changes in accounting policies  (i) Business Combinations  In January 2009, the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants issued Section 1582, Business Combinations, Section 1601, Consolidated Financial Statements, and Section 1602, Non-Controlling Interests. These sections replace the former Section 1581, Business Combinations, and Section 1600, Consolidated Financial Statements, and establish a new section for accounting for a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary.  Sections 1582 and 1602 will require net assets, non-controlling interests and goodwill acquired in a business combination to be recorded at fair value and non-controlling interests will be reported as a component of equity. In addition, the definition of a business is expanded and is described as an integrated set of activities and assets that are capable of being managed to provide a return to investors or economic benefits to owners. Acquisition costs are not part of the consideration and are to be expensed when incurred. Section 1601 establishes standards for the preparation of consolidated financial statements.  These new sections apply to interim and annual consolidated financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Earlier adoption of these sections is permitted as of the beginning of a fiscal year. All three sections must be adopted concurrently.    104   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES(Continued)  (o) Future changes in accounting policies (Continued)  (ii) International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS")  In February 2008, the Canadian Accounting Standards Board confirmed that January 1, 2011 is the changeover date for publicly-listed companies to use IFRS, replacing Canadian GAAP.  The IFRS standards will be effective for the Company for interim and annual financial statements relating to the Companys fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2011.  The effective date of October 1, 2011 will require the restatement for comparative purposes of amounts reported by the Company for the interim periods and year ended September 30, 2011. The Company is performing a detailed analysis of the differences between IFRS and the Companys accounting policies as well as assessing the impact of various alternatives.  The IFRS project plan is being completed in four phases: planning and analysis, identification of changes, solution development and implementation where necessary.  The Company has begun the planning and analysis phase of the transition to IFRS and intends to transition to IFRS financial statements during fiscal 2011. The Company is in the exploration stage and therefore has adopted accounting policies for exploration companies.  The current analysis indicates that there will be very little effect on financial reporting as a result of the adoption of IFRS.  Some of the specific areas reviewed and considered to date are:  · IFRS 1  First-time adoption of IFRS · IFRS 2  Share-based payments · IFRS 6  Exploration and evaluation of mineral resources · IFRS 7  Financial instruments  disclosure · IAS 12  Income taxes · IAS 16  Property, plant and equipment · IAS 32  Financial instruments  a presentation · IAS 36  Impairment of assets · IAS 37  Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets · IAS 39  Financial instruments  recognition and measurement.  4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  The Company classifies its cash and cash equivalents as held-for-trading; amounts receivable and due from related parties as loans and receivables; and due to related parties and accounts payable and accrued liabilities as other financial liabilities.  The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The fair values of amounts due to and from related parties have not been disclosed as their fair values cannot be reliably measured since the parties are not at arms length.  105   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)  The fair value of financial instruments at September 30, 2010 and 2009 is summarized as follows:  20102009Carrying AmountFair ValueCarrying AmountFair ValueFinancial AssetsHeld-for-tradingCash and cash equivalents$8,416,574$8,416,574$15,553,239$15,553,239Loans and receivablesAmounts receivable$27,665$27,665$27,140$27,140Due from related parties$2,604N/A$19,419N/AFinancial LiabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued liabilities$1,230,232$1,230,232$227,517$227,517Due to related parties$63,993N/A$26,380N/A
  The Companys risk exposure and the impact on the Companys financial instruments are summarized below:  (a) Credit risk  The Company is exposed to credit risk with respect to its cash and cash equivalents.  Cash and cash equivalents have been placed on deposit with major Canadian financial institutions and major Mexican financial institutions.  The risk arises from the non-performance of counterparties of contracted financial obligations. The Company is not exposed to significant credit risk on amounts receivable.  The Company manages credit risk, in respect of cash and cash equivalents, by purchasing highly liquid, short-term investment-grade securities held at major financial institutions with strong investment-grade ratings by a primary ratings agency in accordance with the Companys investment policy.   106   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)  (a) Credit risk (Continued)  Concentration of credit risk exists with respect to the Companys cash and cash equivalents as the majority of the amounts are held with only a few Canadian and Mexican financial institutions. The Companys concentration of credit risk and maximum exposure thereto is as follows:  20102009Held at major Canadian financial institutions:Cash$   266,968$  5,137,947Cash equivalents8,077,91910,271,7278,344,88715,409,674Held at major Mexican financial institutions:Cash71,687143,565Total cash and cash equivalents$8,416,574$15,553,239
  Included in cash equivalents at September 30, 2010 are cashable guaranteed investment certificates (GIC) earning interest at 0.70% and 1.15% (2009 - 0.25% and 2.66%) and maturing between October 18, 2010 and September 8, 2011 (2009 - October 18, 2009 and September 8, 2010), respectively.  The cashable GIC that matured on October 18, 2010 was reinvested.  (b) Liquidity risk  Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting its financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows from operations and anticipated investing and financing activities.  The Company believes it has sufficient cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2010 in the amount of $8,416,574 (2009 - $15,553,239) in order to meet its planned expenditures and obligations for the next year.  At September 30, 2010, the Company had accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $1,230,232 (2009 - $227,517) and amounts due to related parties of $63,993 (2009 - $26,380), which will become due for payment within three months.  (c) Market risk  Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices.  Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and other price risk.   107   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS(Continued)  (c) Market risk (Continued)  (i) Interest rate risk  Interest rate risk consists of two components:  (a) To the extent that payments made or received on the Companys monetary assets and liabilities are affected by changes in the prevailing market interest rates, the Company is exposed to interest rate cash flow risk.  (b) To the extent that changes in prevailing market rates differ from the interest rate in the Companys monetary assets and liabilities, the Company is exposed to interest rate price risk.  The Companys cash and cash equivalents consists of cash held in bank accounts and GICs that earn interest at variable interest rates. Due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments, fluctuations in market rates do not have a significant impact on estimated fair values as of September 30, 2010 and 2009.  Future cash flows from interest income on cash and cash equivalents will be affected by interest rate fluctuations.  The Company manages interest rate risk by maintaining an investment policy that focuses primarily on preservation of capital and liquidity.  (ii) Foreign currency risk  The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent that monetary assets and liabilities held by the Company are not denominated in Canadian dollars.  The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk with respect to cash and cash equivalents, amounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities as a portion of these amounts are denominated in US dollars and Mexican pesos. The Company has not entered into any foreign currency contracts to mitigate this risk.  108   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    4. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS(Continued)  (c) Market risk (Continued)  (ii) Foreign currency risk (Continued)  The sensitivity analysis of the Companys exposure to foreign currency risk at the reporting date has been determined based upon hypothetical changes taking place at September 30, 2010 and 2009, which includes a hypothetical change in the foreign exchange rate between the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso of 10% and 9%, respectively, and the effect on net loss and comprehensive loss.  Reasonably Possible Changes20102009CDN $: MXN peso exchange rate variance+10%+9%Net loss and comprehensive loss$44,110$84,825CDN $: MXN peso exchange rate variance-10%-9%Net loss and comprehensive loss$(53,913)$(101,603)
  (iii) Other price risk  Other price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices, other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign currency risk. The Company is not exposed to significant other price risk.  5. CAPITAL MANAGEMENT  The Companys primary objective when managing capital is to safeguard the Companys ability to continue as a going concern in order to pursue the development and exploration of its mineral properties. The Company defines capital that it manages as shareholders equity.  The Company manages the capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of the underlying assets. To maintain or adjust its capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue new shares. The Companys primary source of funds comes from the issuance of share capital. The Company does not use other sources of financing that require fixed payments of interest and principal due to lack of cash flow from current operations and is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.  Capital requirements are driven by the Companys exploration activities on its mineral properties. To effectively manage the Companys capital requirements, the Company has a planning and budgeting process in place to ensure that adequate funds are available to meet its strategic goals. The Company monitors actual expenses to budget on all exploration projects and overhead to manage costs, commitments and exploration activities.  There have been no changes to the Companys approach to capital management during the year.  109   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    6. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT  20102009CostAccumulated
AmortizationNet Book
ValueCostAccumulated
AmortizationNet Book
ValueComputer equipment$55,140$31,591$23,549$32,005$21,811$10,194Office furniture66,99816,38850,61028,3709,50818,862Vehicles99,06717,15081,91718,7483,19515,553Mining equipment57,330-57,33057,330-57,330Leasehold improvements54,7645,47649,288---Land787,124-787,124205,298-205,298$1,120,423$70,605$1,049,818$341,751$34,514$307,237
  At September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Companys mining equipment is under development; therefore, it will be amortized once it is ready for use.  7. INTANGIBLE ASSETS  During the year, the Company acquired water rights for $177,425 (2,177,000 pesos).  These water rights permit the Company to extract an annual fixed volume of water from the Baja aquifer for periods ranging from eight to ten years. As at September 30, 2010, no volume of water was extracted from the Baja aquifer.  8. MINERAL PROPERTIES  (a) Mineral properties at September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:  2010San Antonio ProjectLa Colorada ProjectOther
ProjectsTotalAcquisition costs  September 30, 2009$2,529,862$2,187,038$4$4,716,904Acquisition (write-down) during year-167,222(4)167,218Balance, September  30, 2010$2,529,862$2,354,260$-$4,884,122
   110   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    8. MINERAL PROPERTIES(Continued)  (a) (Continued)  2009San Antonio ProjectLa Colorada ProjectOther
ProjectsTotalRestated (note 2)Acquisition costs  September 30, 2008$1,354,862$1,297,697$4$2,652,563Acquisition during year1,175,000889,341-2,064,341Balance, September  30, 2009$2,529,862$2,187,038$4$4,716,904
  (b) The Companys mineral property holdings consist of mineral concessions located in Sonora State and Baja California Sur, Mexico. Descriptions of specific concession groups are as follows:  (i) San Antonio Project  San Antonio consists of two concessions, Cirio and Emily, located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.  On March 28, 2008, the San Antonio Project was expanded to include the Triunfo Est. Properties, which consist of five mining exploration concessions located in Baja California Sur, Mexico.  The concessions were acquired for a cash payment of $11,250 (paid) and mineral property data related to the concessions were acquired for 25,000 common shares (issued) of the Company valued at $71,500 (note 9(c)(v)).  On July 3, 2008, the Company acquired the El Triunfo concession group, a group of adjacent concessions in the San Antonio district. The three concessions were acquired for a cash payment of $1,241,568 (paid) and are subject to a variable 1% to 3% net smelter royalty (NSR).  Pursuant to the terms of the Companys purchase agreement to acquire Pitalla in 2005, if prior to December 31, 2011, an aggregate of one million ounces of gold or gold equivalents were determined to be situated on three or fewer of the properties acquired, of which 500,000 ounces or equivalent must be in a single property, the Company would be required to issue 2,500,000 common shares.  On December 4, 2008, the Company issued the 2,500,000 common shares valued at $1,175,000, which has been allocated to the acquisition cost of the San Antonio project (note 9(c)(iv)).  On December 13, 2009, the Company entered into a promissory agreement with the Ejido San Antonio to purchase outright the surface rights for the Planes and Colinas mineral targets.  Pursuant to the promissory agreement, the Company has acquired 260 hectares for total consideration of 6,500,000 pesos ($529,748 - paid), which has been allocated entirely to land.  The Company is currently arranging for the transfer of legal title to the land.  111   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   8. MINERAL PROPERTIES(Continued)  (b) (Continued)  (i) San Antonio Project (Continued)  Concurrently, the Company entered into a rental agreement, called a temporary occupation agreement, securing long-term surface and access rights for the on-going exploration and operation of the San Antonio project.  The agreement has a term of 30 years and includes a one-time payment of 200,000 pesos ($16,230 -paid) for access and annual per hectare payments for areas subject to exploration or other disturbance within the Companys concession holdings, which total approximately 8,100 hectares. Under the terms of the agreement, the minimum annual hectare payments are 600,000 pesos with the first three years payable in advance amounting to 1,800,000 pesos ($146,070 - paid).  As at September 30, 2010, the remaining advance payment on the temporary occupation agreement is reported as follows:  Short-term prepaid expenses and deposits$48,690Long-term prepaid expenses and deposits55,993$104,683
  (ii) La Colorada Project  On October 22, 2007, the Company negotiated the exclusive option to acquire the past producing La Colorada gold-silver mine property located in Sonora, Mexico.  The Company has an option to acquire 100% of 18 concessions held by private owners plus 1,130 hectares of surface holdings that include mining equipment and machinery in return for an initial payment of US$1,100,000 ($1,085,518 - paid), followed by additional payments of US$1,100,000 on or before October 22, 2008 and US$550,000 on or before October 22, 2009.  On November 26, 2008, the Company amended the original option agreement and entered into two separate agreements, a revised purchase agreement and an option to purchase agreement.  Pursuant to the revised purchase agreement, the Company acquired all concessions except the Sonora IV concession, land and mining equipment agreed to under the original option agreement by making one further payment of US$825,000 ($964,484 - paid), for a total purchase price of US$1,925,000 ($2,050,002 paid), and granted a 3% NSR if open-pit mined or 2% if underground mined.  The 2% NSR on underground production can be purchased by the Company at any time for US$300,000.  The purchase price of US$1,925,000 ($2,050,002) was allocated US$200,800 ($205,298) to land, US$56,075 ($57,330) to mining equipment and US$1,668,125 ($1,787,374) to mineral properties pursuant to the terms of the revised purchase agreement.   112   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   8. MINERAL PROPERTIES(Continued)  (b) (Continued)  (ii) La Colorada Project (Continued)  Pursuant to the option to purchase agreement, the Company was granted the option to acquire the Sonora IV concession for 300,000 common shares of the Company on or before October 16, 2009. The Company did not exercise this option by October 16, 2009.  On February 12, 2008, the Company entered into an option agreement (referred to as the RECAMI agreement) to acquire three additional mineral concessions totaling 400 hectares for a total purchase price of US$800,000.  On May 12, 2009, the Company amended the terms of the RECAMI agreement, which reduced the total purchase price from US$800,000 to US$600,000 which includes US$200,000 payable in shares due as follows:  Cash: · US$100,000  February 8, 2008 ($102,491 paid) · US$100,000  March 23, 2009 ($121,131 paid) · US$100,000  March 3, 2010 ($103,260 paid) · US$100,000  March 3, 2011 (refer to note 16(b)).  Common Shares: · Equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% VAT  May 31, 2009 (issued 75,760 common shares valued at $65,745 (note 9(c)(iii)) · Equivalent to US$50,000 plus 15% VAT  March 3, 2010 (issued 40,483 common shares valued at $59,915 (note 9(c)(i)) · Equivalent to US$100,000 plus 15% VAT  March 3, 2011 (refer to note 16(b)).  The revised option agreement also includes a 3% NSR to be paid to the vendor should the Company complete the transaction. The 3% NSR can be purchased by the Company at any time for a cash payment of US$200,000. The vendor is entitled to annual advanced payments of US$50,000 on account of the 3% NSR commencing March 3, 2012.  On August 14, 2008, the Company acquired six mineral concessions from the Penoles group totalling 218 hectares for US$100,000 ($109,688 paid) that cover part of the El Creston pit (the Pit) and adjacent ground as well as additional exploration potential west of the Pit.  On June 30, 2009, the Company acquired the La Noria concession for $609 (paid).  On May 5, 2010, the Company acquired the Red Norte 1 concession for $4,047 (paid).   113   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   8. MINERAL PROPERTIES(Continued)  (b) (Continued)  (iii) Other Projects  Caborca Project  The Caborca area project consists of three non-contiguous concessions, namely the Pitalla, Martha and Diana concessions, located in Sonora State, Mexico.  During the year ended September 30, 2008, Inmet defaulted on the terms of the agreement and the Company decided not to pursue this property and, accordingly, the Company wrote-down $55,695 in acquisition expenditures.  Texson Project  The Texson Project consists of three concessions, namely Texson Fraction 1, 2 and 3, located in Sonora State, Mexico.  During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Company decided not to pursue this property and, accordingly, wrote-down $55,081 in acquisition expenditures.  Daniel Project  The Daniel Project consists of five concessions, Daniel 1, Daniel 2, Daniel 3, Daniel 4 and Daniel 7, located in Sonora State, Mexico.  During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Company decided not to pursue this property and, accordingly, wrote-down $70,567 in acquisition expenditures.  Other  The Company holds title to various exploration stage projects, all of which are located within Mexico.  These projects consist of the following: Mel-Manual, Valenzuela, Cochis, Juliana, La Cien, Glor, El Caribe and Pitalla 3.  During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Company decided not to pursue these projects and, accordingly, wrote-down $197,300 in acquisition expenditures.  During the year, the cost of $4 was written off, as no further exploration is planned on the Other Projects.  8. MINERAL PROPERTIES(Continued)  (c) Realization of assets  The investment in and expenditures on mineral properties comprise a significant portion of the Companys assets. Realization of the Companys investment in these assets is dependent upon the establishment of legal ownership, the attainment of successful production from the properties or from the proceeds of their disposal.  Resource exploration and development is highly speculative and involves inherent risks. While the rewards if an ore body is discovered can be substantial, few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. There can be no assurance that  114   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   current exploration programs will result in the discovery of economically viable quantities of ore.  The amounts shown for acquisition and deferred exploration expenditures represent costs incurred to date and do not necessarily reflect present or future values.  (d) Title to mineral property interests  Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title. Such properties may be subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects.  (e) Environmental obligations  Environmental legislation is becoming increasingly stringent and costs and expenses of regulatory compliance are increasing.  The impact of new and future environmental legislation on the Companys operations may cause additional expenses and restrictions. If the restrictions adversely affect the scope of exploration and development on the mineral properties, the potential for production on the property may be diminished or negated.  The Company is subject to the laws and regulations relating to environmental matters in all jurisdictions in which it operates, including provisions relating to property reclamation, discharge of hazardous material and other matters.  The Company may also be held liable should environmental problems be discovered that were caused by former owners and operators of its properties and properties in which it has previously had an interest.  The Company conducts its mineral exploration activities in compliance with applicable environmental protection legislation.  The Company is not aware of any existing environmental problems related to any of its current or former properties that may result in material liability to the Company.  9. SHARE CAPITAL  (a) Authorized - Unlimited number of common shares without par value  (b) Escrow shares  During the year ended September 30, 2009, the Company released 442,556 (2008  nil) common shares from escrow. Accordingly, as at September 30, 2010 and 2009, there are no common shares held in escrow (2008  442,556).  115   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    9. SHARE CAPITAL (Continued)  (b) Escrow shares (Continued)  During the year ended September 30, 2008, the Company cancelled 426,667 common shares previously held in escrow.  Accordingly, the weighted average per common share amount of share capital attributed to the cancelled shares of $605,867 was allocated to contributed surplus.  (c) Private placements and shares issued for property  (i) During the year ended September 30, 2010, 40,483 common shares were issued in accordance with the RECAMI agreement.  The fair value of these shares, based on the share price on the grant date, was $59,915.  (ii) On September 30, 2009, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement and issued 3,223,000 units at a price of $0.75 per unit, for gross proceeds of $2,417,250. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant. One whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.90 per share on or before March 30, 2011.  As part of the finders fee arrangement, $145,035 was paid in cash and 257,840 finders warrants were issued with a fair value of $117,194, each exercisable to acquire one unit having the same terms as units issued to investors at a price of $0.83 per unit until March 30, 2011. Other cash share issuance costs of $7,947 were incurred by the Company through the private placement.  (iii) During the year ended September 30, 2009, 75,760 common shares were issued in relation to the acquisition of mineral concessions (note 8(b)(ii)).  The fair value of these shares, based upon the volume weighted average trading price on the TSX for the ten trading days ending seven business days before the date of issue, was $65,745.  (iv) During the year ended September 30, 2009, 2,500,000 common shares were issued in relation to the acquisition of the San Antonio Project (note 8(b)(i)).  The $0.47 per share fair value of these shares was based on market value at the time of issue for a total value of $1,175,000.  (v) During the year ended September 30, 2008, 25,000 common shares were issued to acquire mineral property data relating to certain mineral concessions (note 8(b)(i)).  The fair value of these shares based upon their market value at the time of issue was $71,500.   116   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   9. SHARE CAPITAL(Continued)  (c) Private placements and shares issued for property (Continued)  (vi) On December 3, 2007, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement and issued 5,849,300 units at a price of $3.00 per unit, for gross proceeds of $17,547,900. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant. One whole warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $3.75 per share on or before June 3, 2009. As part of the finders fee arrangement, $425,520 in cash was paid, and 101,000 additional units, valued at the same amount as the placement units, were issued to the agents. Each unit consisted of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant, each warrant having the same terms as the placement warrants described above. In addition, 261,965 finders warrants were issued with a fair value of $240,851, each exercisable to acquire one common share of the Company at a price of $3.80 until June 3, 2009. Other cash share issuance costs of $65,524 were incurred by the Company through the private placement.  (d) Stock options  Pursuant to the policies of the TSX, under the Companys stock option plan, options to purchase common shares have been granted to directors, employees and consultants at exercise prices determined by reference to the market value on the date of grant for a maximum term of ten years. The board of directors may grant options for the purchase of up to a total of 10% of the outstanding shares at the time of the option grant less the aggregate number of existing options and number of common shares subject to issuance under outstanding rights that have been issued under any other share compensation arrangement. Options granted under the plan carry vesting terms determined at the discretion of the board of directors.   117   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   9. SHARE CAPITAL(Continued)  (d) Stock options (Continued)  A summary of the status of the Companys outstanding and exercisable stock options at September 30, 2010 and 2009 and changes during the years then ended is as follows:  OutstandingExercisableWeighted Average Exercise Price  Outstanding OptionsBalance, September 30, 20083,642,5003,392,500$1.61Granted1,720,0001,495,000$0.74Exercised(132,500)(132,500)$0.59Vested in year-250,000-Cancelled(1,145,000)(1,145,000)$2.61Forfeited(232,500)(232,500)$1.32Expired(80,000)(80,000)$0.85Balance, September 30, 20093,772,5003,547,500$0.98Granted600,000375,000$1.40Exercised(715,000)(715,000)$0.67Vested in year-375,000-Forfeited(75,000)(50,000)$1.37Expired(105,000)(105,000)$0.76Balance, September 30, 20103,477,5003,427,500$1.12
  As at September 30, 2010, 3,427,500 of the 3,477,500 options outstanding have vested. The vested options have a weighted average exercise price of $1.11 (2009 - $0.99), a weighted average remaining contractual life of 2.39 (2009 - 3.12) years and a weighted average grant date fair value of $0.91 (2009 - $0.74).  The 50,000 options that have not vested at September 30, 2010 have a weighted average exercise price of $1.37 (2009 - $0.90), a weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.19 (2009 - 1.92) years and a weighted average grant date fair value of $1.32 (2009 - $0.46).  At September 30, 2010, the aggregate intrinsic value of the outstanding stock options is $1,744,125 (2009 - $591,750).   118   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   9. SHARE CAPITAL(Continued)  (d) Stock options (Continued)  The following summarizes information about options outstanding at September 30, 2010 and 2009:  Exercise
PriceRemaining Contractual
Life (in years)Number of OptionsExpiry Date2010200920102009February 12, 2010$0.60-0.37-50,000July 21, 2010$0.50-0.81-25,000July 21, 2010$0.63-0.81-290,000April 25, 2011$0.800.571.57415,000415,000August 2, 2011$0.550.841.84205,000205,000February 12, 2012$0.601.372.3750,00050,000March 23, 2012$0.731.482.4837,50037,500April 27, 2012$0.781.582.5850,00050,000June 17, 2013$1.602.723.721,050,0001,100,000December 12, 2013$0.603.204.20350,000580,000May 4, 2011$0.900.591.59200,000200,000May 4, 2012$0.90-2.59-100,000May 11, 2010$0.84-0.61-80,000May 11, 2014$0.843.614.61520,000590,000December 9, 2010$1.370.19-200,000-December 9, 2014$1.374.19-100,000-February 12, 2015$1.474.37-150,000-March 18, 2015$1.404.47-150,000-2.393.053,477,5003,772,500
  (e) Warrants  At September 30, 2010, the Company has outstanding warrants to issue an aggregate 1,611,500 common shares as follows:  ExercisePriceExpiry DateOutstanding at September 30, 2009IssuedExercisedExpiredOutstanding at
September 30,
2010$0.90March 30, 20111,611,500---1,611,500
   119   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   9. SHARE CAPITAL(Continued)  (e) Warrants (Continued)  At September 30, 2009, the Company has outstanding warrants to issue an aggregate 1,611,500 common shares as follows:  Exercise PriceExpiry DateOutstanding at September 30, 2008IssuedExercisedExpiredOutstanding at
September 30,
2009$1.05November 2, 2008232,000--232,000-$2.00February 21, 20091,798,059--1,798,059-$2.05February 21, 2009131,174--131,174-$3.75June 3, 20092,975,150--2,975,150-$3.80June 3, 2009261,965--261,965-$0.90March 30, 2011-1,611,500--1,611,5005,398,3481,611,500-5,398,3481,611,500
  (f) Finders warrants  Exercise PriceExpiry DateOutstanding at September 30, 2008IssuedOutstanding at September 30, 2009IssuedOutstanding at
September 30,
2010$0.83March 30, 2011-257,840257,840-257,840
  The 257,840 finders warrants are exercisable at $0.83 per warrant to March 30, 2011 for units, where each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one share purchase warrant.  Each full warrant is exercisable for one common share at a price of $0.90 for a period of 18 months.  (g) Stock-based compensation  (i) The fair value of stock options granted, and which vested to directors, employees and consultants, is broken down as follows:  201020092008Salaries  employees/directors$367,708$838,526$3,028,069Consultants-229,8011,303,496Investor relations138,89662,593-Mineral properties -   exploration expenses-27,971-$506,604$1,158,891$4,331,565
  During the year ended September 30, 2010, $506,604 (2009 - $1,158,891; 2008 - $4,331,565) stock-based compensation was expensed in the consolidated statements of operations.  Of this amount, $58,672 (2009 - $279,990; 2008 - $447,778) related to options granted in the prior years, which vested in the current year.  120   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    9. SHARE CAPITAL(Continued)  (g) Stock-based compensation (Continued)  (i) (Continued)  As at September 30, 2010, there is $34,894 (2009 - $75,526; 2008 - $279,990) in stock-based compensation, which will be recognized over the next year as the options vest.  The fair value of each option grant was estimated as at the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions and resulting fair value:  201020092008Risk-free interest rate1.96%1.67%3.90%Expected dividend yield0.00%0.00%0.00%Expected stock price volatility86.46%93.41%78.99%Expected option life in years3.674.355.00Forfeiture rate0%0%0%Fair value at grant date$0.80$0.56$1.78
  Expected volatilities are based on the Companys trading history except where there is insufficient trading history and volatilities are based on industry comparables. When applicable, the Company uses historical data to estimate option exercise, employee termination and forfeiture within the valuation model. For non-employees, the expected term of the options approximate the full term of the option.  (ii) The fair value of warrants issued as finders fees in the amount of $nil (2009 - $117,194; 2008 - $240,851) and included in share issue costs is estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:  201020092008Risk-free interest rateN/A1.20%3.98%Expected dividend yieldN/A0.00%0.00%Expected stock price volatilityN/A94.15%75.0%Expected option life in yearsN/A1.51.5Fair value at grant dateN/A$0.45$0.92
  (h) Common shares reserved for issuance at September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:  20102009Options3,477,5003,772,500Warrants1,611,5001,611,500Finders warrants257,840257,840Common shares reserved for issuance5,346,8405,641,840
   121   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    10. INCOME TAXES  The reconciliation of income tax provision computed at statutory rates to the reported income tax provision is as follows:  201020092008Restated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)Income tax benefit computed at statutory rates$2,119,998$1,524,691$4,135,572Non-deductible including stock-based compensation(20,975)(308,973)(1,528,638)Change in valuation allowance(1,689,809)(1,081,697)(635,661)Foreign tax rate difference(61,409)(118,599)(405,714)Change in timing differences(105,252)34,40517,487Effect of change in tax rate(242,553)(49,827)(1,583,046)Future income tax recovery (expense)$-$-$-
  The significant components of the Companys future income tax assets and liabilities as at September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:  20102009Restated (note 2)Future income tax assets (liabilities)Non-capital losses carried forward$8,390,871$6,322,221Excess of tax value over book value of mineral properties3,077,9083,201,025Net capital losses carried forward595,889619,725Share issuance costs92,442163,253Plant and equipment6,3942,34812,163,50410,308,572Valuation allowance(10,934,701)(9,155,250)1,228,8031,153,322Excess of book value over tax value of mineral properties in Mexico(1,228,803)(1,153,322)Future income taxes, net$-$-
   122   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   10. INCOME TAXES (Continued)  At September 30, 2010, the Company has non-capital losses of $30,640,000 in Canada and Mexico that may be carried forward to apply against future years income. These losses expire as follows:  CanadaMexicoTotal2012$-$69,000$69,0002013-40,00040,0002014-27,00027,0002015585,00025,000610,0002016-97,00097,0002017-4,816,0004,816,0002018-8,463,0008,463,0002019-5,721,0005,721,0002020-5,160,0005,160,00020261,070,000-1,070,00020271,356,000-1,356,0002028972,000-972,00020291,214,000-1,214,00020301,025,000-1,025,000$6,222,000$24,418,000$30,640,000
  The Company also has $4,767,000 of capital losses available to apply against future capital gains in Canada.  The tax benefit of the above losses has not been recorded in these financial statements as the realization is not more likely than not.  11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS  (a) The amounts due from/to related parties are non-interest-bearing, unsecured and due on demand, and are due from/to officers of the Company and companies with common directors.  (i) As at September 30, 2010, $2,604 (2009 - $19,419) is due from a company with common directors for its share of rent for shared office space.  (ii) As at September 30, 2010, $63,993 (2009 - $26,380) is due to directors/officers of the Company for director and consulting fees, of which, $12,295 (2009 - $25,610) is due to companies owned by directors/officers.  (b) As at September 30, 2010, $46,793 (2009 - $21,000) of prepaid expenses relates to an advance on consulting fees paid to a company with a common director.  123   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS(Continued)  (c) Included in consulting fees is $306,000 (2009 - $388,928; 2008 - $406,108) of which $240,000 (2009 - $290,000; 2008 - $227,000) was charged by companies owned by directors and $66,000 (2009 - $98,928; 2008 - $179,108) by directors for consulting services.  (d) Included in consulting fees is $66,994 (2009 - $83,000; 2008 - $nil) paid to companies owned by directors for directors fees.  (e) Rent of $54,200 (2009 - $27,600; 2008 - $10,350) was recovered from companies with common directors for their respective share of the rent expense paid by the Company for shared office space.  The above transactions occurred in the normal course of operations and are recorded at the exchange amount, being the amount agreed upon by the related parties.  12. SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS  201020092008Restated (note 2)Restated (note 2)Non-cash transactionsShares issued for mineral property$59,915$65,745$71,500Shares issued for acquisition of subsidiary$-$1,175,000$-Other supplemental cash flow informationCash paid during the year forInterest expense$-$-$-Income tax expense$-$-$-
   124   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   13. SEGMENT DISCLOSURES  The Company operates in one industry segment, the mineral resource industry, and in two geographical segments, Canada and Mexico.  All current exploration activities are conducted in Mexico.  The capital assets (including mineral properties) and total assets identifiable within these geographic areas are as follows:  20102009Restated
(note 2)Long-term assets (excluding prepaid expenses)Canada$100,187$8,426Mexico6,011,1785,015,715$6,111,365$5,024,141Total assetsCanada$8,573,640$15,527,466Mexico7,581,8265,884,865$16,155,466$21,412,331
  14. COMMITMENTS  During the year ended September 30, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement, subject to shareholder and TSX approval, with two consultants pursuant to which the Company committed to grant them each 150,000 restricted share units (RSU) with a term of 5 years; each consultant is also to receive an additional 150,000 RSUs on the completion of the San Antonio Project bankable feasibility study.  In the event the RSU plan is not approved by the Companys shareholders and given final TSX approval by May 1, 2011, the RSUs will be deemed to have terminated and the Company will then compensate each consultant with a cash payment equal to the fair value of 150,000 multiplied by the then current market price by May 10, 2011.  In addition, within 10 days of the completed bankable feasibility study a second cash payment equal to 150,000 multiplied by the then current market price will be paid to each of the consultants.  In addition to the mineral property commitments, the Company has a commitment with respect to its premises operating lease. The minimum annual lease payments required are payable as follows:  2011$106,1162012106,1162013106,1162014106,116201535,372$459,836
   125   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    15. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GAAP  (a) Recent United States GAAP pronouncements  (i) Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements  In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2010-06 applicable to FASB ASC 820-10, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. The guidance requires entities to disclose significant transfers in and out of fair value hierarchy levels and the reasons for the transfers and to present information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements separately in the reconciliation of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Additionally, the guidance clarifies that a reporting entity should provide fair value measurements for each class of assets and liabilities and disclose the inputs and valuation techniques used for fair value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2) and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). This guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the Level 3 reconciliation, which will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010. As this guidance provides only disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard will not impact the Companys consolidated results of operations, cash flows or financial position.  (ii) Subsequent Events  In February 2010, FASB issued ASU 2010-09, Subsequent Event (Topic 855) Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements. ASU 2010-09 removes the requirement for an SEC filer to disclose a date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in both issued and revised financial statements. Revised financial statements include financial statements revised as a result of either correction of an error or retrospective application of GAAP. All of the amendments in ASU 2010-09 are effective upon issuance of the final ASU, except for the use of the issued date for conduit debt obligors. That amendment is effective for interim or annual periods ending after June 15, 2010.  (b) The Companys accounting principles generally accepted in Canada differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as follows:  (i) Exploration expenditures  Effective October 1, 2009, the Company retrospectively changed its accounting policy for exploration expenditures.  Prior to October 1, 2009, the Company capitalized all such costs to mineral properties held directly or through an investment and only wrote-down capitalized costs when the property was abandoned or if the capitalized costs were not considered to be economically recoverable.   126   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   15. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GAAP(Continued)  (b) (Continued)  (i) Exploration expenditures (Continued)  Exploration expenditures are now charged to operations as they are incurred until the mineral property reaches the development stage.  Significant costs related to property acquisitions, including allocations for undeveloped mineral interests, are capitalized until the viability of the mineral interest is determined. When it has been established that a mineral deposit is commercially mineable and an economic analysis has been completed, the costs incurred to develop a mine on the property prior to the start of mining operations are capitalized.  This accounting policy is now in line with US GAAP and, therefore, there are no significant differences between Canadian GAAP and US GAAP.  (ii) Development stage company  Pursuant to US GAAP, the Company would be subject to the disclosure requirements applicable to a development stage enterprise as the Company is devoting its efforts to establishing commercially viable mineral properties. However, the identification of the Company as such for accounting purposes does not impact the measurement principles applied to these consolidated financial statements.  (iii) Income taxes  Under Canadian GAAP, future tax assets and liabilities are recorded at substantively enacted tax rates. Under US GAAP, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded at enacted rates. There were no significant differences between enacted and substantively enacted rates for the periods presented.  (iv) Bifurcation of proceeds on unit offerings  Under Canadian GAAP, proceeds received on the issuance of units, consisting of common shares and warrants, have been allocated entirely to common shares.  Under US GAAP, proceeds are bifurcated between common shares and warrants using the relative fair value method.  However, the bifurcation of proceeds under US GAAP does not impact the measurement principles applied to shareholders equity in these consolidated financial statements.   127   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   15. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GAAP(Continued)  (c) Reconciliation of total assets, liabilities and shareholders equity  20102009Restated
(note 2)Total assets for Canadian and US GAAP$16,155,466$21,412,331Total liabilities for Canadian and US GAAP$1,294,225$253,897Total equity for Canadian and US GAAP14,861,24121,158,434Total equity and liabilities for US GAAP$16,155,466$21,412,331
  (d) Reconciliation of net loss and comprehensive loss  201020092008Restated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)Net loss and comprehensive loss for Canadian and US GAAP$7,340,712$5,060,377$12,859,365Loss per share in accordancewith Canadian and US GAAP$0.15$0.12$0.33Weighted average number ofcommon shares outstanding47,553,40043,506,18439,493,045
   128   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008   15. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CANADIAN AND UNITED STATES GAAP(Continued)  (e) Reconciliation of cash flows  201020092008Restated
(note 2)Restated
(note 2)Net cash used in operating activities in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP$(6,607,301)$(3,687,253)$(8,917,204)Net cash used in investing activities in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP(1,063,404)(1,106,461)(2,571,404)Net cash flows from financing activities in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP531,4282,352,79519,360,616Foreign exchange effect on cash in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP2,612(55,623)(13,062)Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP(7,136,665)(2,496,542)7,858,946Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP15,553,23918,049,78110,190,835Cash and cash equivalents, end of year in accordance with Canadian and US GAAP$8,416,574$15,553,239$18,049,781
  16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  (a) On October 18, 2010, the Company entered into a binding agreement (the Agreement) to complete a business combination (the Transaction) with Argonaut Gold Inc. (Argonaut).  Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, all of the Companys common shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to consummation of the Transaction shall become exchangeable into the common stock of Argonaut on the basis of 0.625 of a common share of Argonaut for each one common share of the Company.  The Transaction is subject to certain standard conditions, which will include no less than 66 2/3% of the shareholders of the Company and a simple majority of Argonaut shareholders voting in favor of the Transaction at the shareholders meetings expected to be held on January 24, 2011.  129   Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30, 2010, 2009 and 2008    16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS(Continued)  (b) On October 21, 2010, the Company agreed with RECAMI to make its last payment for cash and shares all for cash of US$200,000 ($204,660) and thus earned 100% interest in the properties. The final transfer agreement also states that RECAMI is entitled to a US$50,000 per year payment for the concept of NSR, even before the Company has reached commercial production. These advance payments; however, cannot be deducted from the NSR payments once the Company reaches commercial production. Nevertheless, at that time, should the 3% NSR be less than $50,000, the Company will not have to pay any further amount.  (c) On October 26, 2010, the Company issued 250,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of options at a price of $1.60 for total proceeds to the Company of $400,000.  (d) On October 28, 2010, the Company issued 257,840 common shares and 128,920 warrants pursuant to the exercise of finders warrants at a price of $0.83 for total proceeds to the Company of $214,007.  Upon exercise of the finders warrants, 128,920 warrants at a price of $0.90 were exercised for total proceeds to the Company of $116,028.  (e) On November 4, 2010, the Company issued 200,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of options at a price of $0.90 for total proceeds to the Company of $180,000.  (f) On November 5, 2010, the Company issued 1,611,500 common shares pursuant to the exercise of warrants at a price of $0.90 for total proceeds to the Company of $1,450,350.  (g) On December 3, 2010, the Company issued 200,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of options at a price of $1.37 for total proceeds to the Company of $274,000.    130


Pediment Gold Corp. (An Exploration Stage Company) Consolidated Schedule of Exploration Expenses (Canadian Dollars) For the years ended September 30    2010San Antonio ProjectLa Colorada ProjectOther
ProjectsTotalDrilling, sampling and testing$1,832,264$254,695$-$2,086,959Miscellaneous1,063,68410,294-1,073,978Geological services337,034117,478-454,512Technical assistance265,137165,751-430,888Tax on surface rights77,83577,66288,863244,360Leasing189,4989,093198,591$3,765,452$634,973$88,863$4,489,288
  2009San Antonio ProjectLa Colorada ProjectOther
ProjectsTotalRestated (note 2)Drilling, sampling and testing$82,882$636,447$-$719,329Technical assistance116,932167,250-284,182Geological services164,76471,545-236,309Miscellaneous106,428113,094-219,522Tax on surface74,88832,87337,775145,536Leasing35,87952,933-88,812Salaries and fees37,911--37,911$619,684$1,074,142$37,775$1,731,601
  2008San Antonio ProjectLa Colorada ProjectOther
ProjectsTotalRestated (note 2)Drilling, sampling and testing$3,789,126$616,782$214,345$4,620,253Salaries and fees365,838168,01777,168611,023Geological services215,998231,12493,716540,838Leasing134,576221,58587,237443,398Miscellaneous182,60877,31255,862315,782Tax on surface42,88268,59694,654206,132Technical assistance52,52633,85030,219116,595$4,785,554$1,417,266$653,201$6,854,021


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SIGNATURE PAGE    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12g of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.   Pediment Gold Corp.; SEC File Number 000-52509 Registrant       Dated: December 29, 2010   By /s/ Gary Freeman_____________________________ Gary Freeman, President/CEO/Director  Dated: December 29, 2010   By /s/ Dayna Leigh___________________________ Dayna Leigh, Corporate Secretary


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