Earnings ???MAPLE MINERALS CORP.: "MPM" (TSXV)
ISSUED AND OUTSTANDING COMMON SHARES: 14,498,010
TORONTO, Feb 23, 2005 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) --
For the three months ended December 31, 2004 (compared with the three months ended December 31, 2003):
- Revenue (primarily comprised of interest income) increased to $10,383 as compared to $1,550 for the three months ended December 31, 2003;
- Exploration expenditures primarily at the Shebandowan group of properties and including the acquisition of the Greenwich Properties totaled $106,374 as compared to $9,325 for the three months ended December 31, 2003;
- Operating, general, and administrative expenses increased to $71,563 as compared to $38,602 for the three months ended December 31, 2003;
- Stock-based compensation increased to $39,372 as compared to $8,853 for the three months ended December 31, 2003;
- Write-off of mineral properties and related expenditures was $42,827 as compared to nil for the three months ended December 31, 2003;
- Net loss was $143,379 ($0.01 per share) for the three months ended December 31, 2004 as compared to $45,905 ($0.006 per share) for the three months ended December 31, 2003.
Maple Minerals Corp. (TSXV: MPM) is a Toronto based resource company with properties in Africa, Canada and the Dominican Republic. For more information about Maple, please visit the company's website at www.mapleminerals.com.
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