6-K 1 form1.htm Filed By Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898

FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of March, 2004


CREAM MINERALS LTD.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)


Suite 1400 - 570 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C.  V6C 3P1

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F_X__   Form 40-F        

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes .....  No ..X...

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-________

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Cream Minerals Ltd

(Registrant)

By:/s/ Rodrigo Romo

(Signature)

Rodrigo A. Romo, Legal Assistant

Date: April 7, 2004



 

 

 

 


 

 

CREAM MINERALS LTD.

(an exploration stage company)

Balance Sheets

(unaudited - prepared by management)


 

December 31,

March 31,

 

2003

2003

     

Assets

   
     

Current assets

   

Cash and cash equivalents

$

115,945

$

8,721

Taxes recoverable

40,979

11,080

Prepaid expenses

1,616

4,500

 

158,540

24,301

 



Mineral property interests (see schedule) (Note 2)

898,646

527,656

Investments

68,895

68,895

Reclamation bonds

16,503

16,503

     
 

$

1,142,584

$

637,355

     

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

   
     

Current liabilities

   

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

2,645

$

10,158

Accounts payable, related parties (Note 4)

311,055

492,272

 

313,700

502,430

 



Shareholders' equity



Share capital (Note 3)

14,689,137

13,856,750

Contributed surplus

146,908

12,855

Deficit

(14,007,161)

(13,734,680)

 

828,884

134,925

     
 

$

1,142,584

$

637,355

Subsequent events (Note 5)

   


See accompanying notes to financial statements.



CREAM MINERALS LTD.

(an exploration stage company)

Statements of Operations and Deficit

(unaudited - prepared by management)


 

Three months ended
December 31,

Nine months ended
December 31,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

         

Expenses

       

Foreign exchange

$

205

$

(21,017)

$

392

$

(31,144)

Legal, accounting and audit

3,175

4,568

13,649

18,220

Office and administration

3,012

2,613

8,308

7,642

Salaries and benefits

118,573

2,982

148,944

49,766

Shareholder communications

33,662

5,251

60,855

25,351

Management fees

7,500

--

22,500

--

Property investigations

(237)

1,699

882

12,751

Travel and conferences

3,505

--

7,593

3,704

Write-down of mineral property interests

--

--

9,807

3,804

Interest and other income

(406)

(11)

(449)

(334)

 

168,989

(3,915)

272,481

89,760

 





Income (loss) for the period

(168,989)

3,915

(272,481)

(89,760)

 





Deficit, beginning of period

(13,838,172)

(12,571,918)

(13,734,680)

(12,478,243)

 





Deficit, end of period

$

(14,007,161)

$

(12,568,003)

$

(14,007,161)

$

(12,568,003)

         

Loss per share, basic and diluted

$

(0.01)

$

(0.00)

$

(0.01)

$

(0.00)

         

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding


23,183,016


19,764,519


22,187,305


19,066,174


See accompanying notes to financial statements.


CREAM MINERALS LTD.

(an exploration stage company)

Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited - prepared by management)


 

Three months ended
December 31,

Nine months ended
December 31,

 

2003

2002

2003

2002

         

Cash provided by (used for):

       
         

Operations


 


 

Loss for the period

$

(168,989)

$

3,915

$

(272,481)

$

(89,760)

Items not involving cash





Stock-based compensation

112,460

(138)

113,902

5,218

Write-down of mineral property interests

--

--

9,807

3,804

 


3,777


(80,738)

Changes in non-cash working capital





Accounts receivable

(20,851)

11,213

(29,899)

(6,611)

Due to/from related parties

(59,805)

166,094

25,558

98,820

Prepaid expenses

1,696

--

2,884

--

Reclamation deposits

--

(16,000)

--

1,860

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

(11,794)

(131,825)

117,101

(5,385)

 


33,259


7,946

Investing activities





Mineral property interests





Acquisition costs

(13,817)

(570)

(30,438)

(3,514)

Exploration and development costs

(219,527)

(26,646)

(315,710)

(222,368)

Investment in portfolio investments

--

--

--

(17,500)

 


(27,216)


(243,382)

Financing activities





Common shares issued for cash

464,000

--

486,500

235,043

 





Increase (decrease) in cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents during the period



83,373


6,043



107,224


(393)

 





Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, beginning of period


32,572


15,190


8,721


21,626

 





Cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents,

end of period


$ 115,945

$ 21,233

$ 115,945-

$  21,233


         

Supplemental information

       

Issuance of shares for debt settlement

$

--

$

--

$

331,389


$

--

Shares issued for mineral property interests

$

--

$

--

$

14,500

$

--

Stock compensation in mineral property interests

$

15,540

$

1,874

$

20,151


$

12,134


See accompanying notes to financial statements.







Schedules of Mineral Property Interests

(unaudited - prepared by management)


 

December 31,

March 31,

 

2003

2003

     

Kaslo Silver Property, British Columbia



Acquisition costs



Balance, beginning of period

$

1

$

169,312

Incurred during the period

260

830

Balance, end of period

261

170,142

Exploration and development costs



Assays and analysis

--

212

Geological

334

453

Site activities

--

6,769

Incurred during the period

334

7,434

Balance, beginning of period

--

926,125

Balance, end of period

334

933,559

Write-down of mineral property

--

(1,103,700)

 

595

1

     

Raven and other properties, Canada

   

Acquisition costs

   

Balance, beginning of period

27,377

1

Incurred during the period

44,676

30,060

Balance, end of period

72,053

30,061

Exploration and development costs



Assays and analysis

8,486

--

Geological

51,013

3,367

Transportation

2,712

--

Incurred during the period

62,211

3,367

Balance, beginning of period

2,377

--

Balance, end of period

64,588

3,367

Write-down of mineral property

(9,807)

(3,674)

 

126,834

29,754

 


 

Nuevo Milenio, Mexico


 

Exploration and development costs


 

Assays and analysis

255

10,707

Drilling

125,530

95,852

Geological

74,634

73,799

Site activities

69,467

58,390

Travel and accommodation

3,430

9,883

Incurred during the period

273,316

248,631

Balance, beginning of period

497,901

249,270

Balance, end of period

771,217

497,901

 



Mineral Property Interests

$

898,646

$

527,656



CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Three months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000

(Unaudited - prepared by management)





1.

Going concern and nature of operations


The accompanying financial statements for the interim periods ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, are prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in Canada and are unaudited, but in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for fair presentation of the financial position, operations and changes in financial results for the interim periods presented.  The financial statements for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.  These financial statements do not contain the detail or footnote disclosure concerning accounting policies and other matters, which would be included in full year financial statements, and therefore should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2003.  


Cream Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") is incorporated in the Province of British Columbia under the Company Act (British Columbia), and its principal business activity is the exploration and development of mineral properties.


These financial statements are prepared on a going-concern basis, which implies that the Company will continue realizing its assets and discharging its liabilities in the normal course of business.  Accordingly, they do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and therefore be required to realize its assets and liquidate its liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments in other than the normal course of business and at amounts different from those in these financial statements.  The Company has a working capital deficiency as at December 31, 2003, of $155,160.


Without additional external funding to meet existing obligations and to finance further exploration and development work on its mineral properties, there is substantial doubt as to the Company's ability to operate as a going concern.  Although the Company has been successful in raising funds to date, there can be no assurance that additional funding will be available in the future.  The financial statements do not reflect the adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities that would be necessary if the Company were unable to achieve profitable mining operations or obtain adequate financing.


Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, in accordance with industry standards for the current stage of exploration of such properties, these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title.  Property title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements and non-compliance regulatory requirements.


2.

Mineral property interests


Goldsmith property


The Company holds an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Goldsmith property located near Kaslo, British Columbia.  The option agreement calls for the issuance of 200,000 common shares (50,000 issued) and cash payments totalling $110,000 ($2,500 paid) over six years.  The optionors will retain a 2% net smelters return royalty ("NSR") on all metals.  Cream has the right to reduce the NSR to 1.0% by the payment of $1,000,000 to the Optionor at any time up to and including the commencement of commercial production.


Lucky Jack property


The Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Lucky Jack mineral claims located near Kaslo, British Columbia.  The option agreement calls for the issuance of 200,000 common shares (50,000 issued) and payments totalling $110,000 ($5,000 paid) over 6 years.  The optionor will retain a 2% NSR royalty on all metals.  Cream has the right to reduce the NSR to 1.0% by the payment of $1,000,000 to the Optionor at any time up to and including the commencement of commercial production.


3.

Share capital


Authorized:


500,000,000 common shares without par value


Issued and fully paid:



 

Number of Shares

Amount

Balance, March 31, 2002

18,095,828

$13,606,707

Shares issued for other



Bayonne Aquamarine property payment

100,000

15,000

Shares issued for cash



Private placement

1,166,666

175,000

Exercise of warrants

492,025

59,043

Stock options exercised

10,000

1,000

Balance, March 31, 2003

19,864,519

13,856,750

Shares issued for other



Lucky Jack mineral property payment

50,000

7,500

Goldsmith mineral property payment

50,000

7,000

Debt settlement (Note 4 (f))

2,209,256

331,388

Fractional rounding adjustment

2

--

Warrants exercised for cash

200,000

30,000

Stock options exercised for cash

50,000

6,500

Private placement, less share issue costs

1,500,000

449,999

Balance, December 31, 2003

23,923,777

$14,689,137


4.

Related party transactions and balances


 

2003

2002

Services rendered during the period:



LMC Management Services Ltd. (a)

$

85,169

$

84,287

Lang Mining Corporation (b)

22,500

--

Director (c)

23,959

28,043

Legal fees

2,026

6,958

     
 

December 31, 2003

March 31, 2003

 



Balances receivable from (payable to) (e):



LMC Management Services Ltd.

7,313

(7,855)

Lang Mining Corporation

(78,783)

(210,035)

Sultan Minerals Inc.

(3,521)

(4,024)

ValGold Resources Ltd.

100

(550)

Directors

(228,595)

(264,397)

Legal fees

(7,569)

(5,411)

 

$

(311,055)

$

(492,272)







CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Three months ended June 30, 2001 and 2000

(Unaudited - prepared by management)






4.

Related party transactions and balances (continued):


(a)

Commencing August 1, 2001, management, administrative, geological and other services have been provided by LMC Management Services Ltd. ("LMC"), a private company held by the Company and other public companies, to provide services on a full cost recovery basis to the various public entities currently sharing office space with the Company.


(b)

Lang Mining Corporation ("Lang Mining") is a private company controlled by the President of the Company.  Lang Mining provides management services at a rate of $2,500 per month for the services of the president and chief executive officer.


(c)

Fees are paid to a director at a rate of US$2,000 per month for administrative services.


(d)

The Company's investments include shares of Sultan Minerals Inc., Emgold Mining Corporation and ValGold Resources Ltd., companies with directors and management in common with the Company.


(e)

Balances receivable from (payable to) are included in accounts receivable and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively, on the balance sheets.  These amounts are non-interest bearing and due on demand.


(f)

During the period, the Company issued 2,209,256 common shares to three related parties at a price of $0.15 per share, subject to a four-month hold period, expiring September 13, 2003, in satisfaction of indebtedness in the amount of $331,388.


5.

Subsequent events:


Subsequent to December 31, 2003, the Company completed a private placement of 2,400,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.65 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $1,560,000.  Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant.  One whole share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of one year from closing of this private placement, at an exercise price of $0.75 per common share.  




 

CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Quarterly Report

December 31, 2003



SCHEDULE A:  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


See attached unaudited consolidated financial statements.


SCHEDULE B: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION


1.

Analysis of expenses and deferred costs.


See unaudited consolidated financial statements attached in Schedule A to the Form 51-901F.


2.

Related party transactions


See note 4 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements attached in Schedule A to the Form 51-901F.


3.

Summary of securities issued and options granted during the period


(a)

Securities issued during the three months ended December 31, 2003:


Date of Issue

Type of Security

Type of Issue

Number

Price ($)

Total Proceeds ($)

Type of Consideration

Commission Paid

October 24, 2003

Common

Stock options

20,000

$0.10

2,000

Cash

Nil

October 24, 2003

Common

Stock options

30,000

$0.15

4,500

Cash

Nil

November 13, 2003

Common

Private placement

1,500,000

$0.30

450,000

Cash

Nil

November 22, 2003

Common

Warrants

50,000

$0.15

7,500

Cash

Nil


(b)

Options granted during the three months ended December 31, 2003


Date of Issue

Number

Name of Optionee

Exercise Price

Expiry Date

December 18, 2003

100,000*

Frank A. Lang

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

100,000*

Arthur G. Troup

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

100,000*

Ronald M. Lang

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

100,000*

Shannon M. Ross

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

100,000*

William J. Witte

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

100,000*

Sargent H. Berner

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

100,000*

Ferdinand Holcapek

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

75,000

Consultants

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

85,300

Subsidiary employees

$0.54

December 18, 2008

December 18, 2003

370,000

Management company employees

$0.54

December 18, 2008

 

   1,230,300

     

*Subject to approval of shareholders at annual general meeting to be held in September 2004.


4.

Summary of securities as at the end of the reporting period


(a)

Authorized Capital


500,000,000 common shares without par value.  


CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Quarterly Report

December 31, 2003



Issued and Outstanding Capital


23,923,777 common shares


(b)(i)

Stock Options Outstanding


Number of

Shares

Exercise

Price($)

Expiry Date

74,000

0.30

January 15, 2004

50,000

0.30

June 11, 2004

692,600

0.10

September 29, 2005

961,000

0.15

April 26, 2007

100,000

0.15

May 17, 2007

1,230,300

0.54

December 18, 2008


      3,107,900


 


(ii)

Warrants Outstanding


Number of

Shares

Exercise Price ($)

Yr 1 / Yr.2

Expiry Date

807,975

0.15

January 31, 2004

1,166,666

0.20/0.25

August 13, 2003/04

1,500,000

0.40

November 13, 2004


       3,474,641

 



(iii)

Shares in Escrow


There are no shares in escrow.


5.

List of directors and officers as at the date this report is signed and filed.


Frank A. Lang (director and officer)

Ronald Lang (director)

Sargent H. Berner (director)

Ferdinand Holcapek (director)

William J. Witte (director and officer)

Arthur G. Troup (director and officer)

Shannon Ross (officer)


CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Quarterly Report

December 31, 2003



SCHEDULE C:  MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION


NUEVO MILENIO SILVER-GOLD PROPERTY, MEXICO


The Nuevo Milenio property, located south of Tepic in the municipality of Xalisco, State of Nayarit, Mexico, covers a small caldera approximately five kilometres in diameter.  The caldera's rim is partially defined by rhyolitic intrusions and domes.  Three styles of gold-silver mineralization have been identified on the property, i) narrow bonanza-grade veins which were the target of early Spanish explorers; ii) broad vein and stockwork zones discovered in trenching; and iii) disseminated deposits hosted in silicified and argillized tuffs.  The principal structures are defined by numerous colonial workings.  The project is in the early stages of exploration and there are no known records of past diamond drill work.  Work completed to date has been extensively documented and defines the geology and geochemistry of a few areas within the 7,000-hectare property.  


All of the mineralized zones have former workings that have been subjected to deep surface leaching of gold-silver values and now show only limonitic stained silicified and argillized rocks on surface.  In the workings, fresh exposures show vuggy silica, coarse and fine quartz veinlets, stockwork filling and brecciation filled with chalcedonic quartz with locally fine scattered pyrite.  Pyrite to date has not been commonly observed in outcrop.  The mineralized zones show evidence of multiple hydrothermal mineralizing events.  Three target zones, Chacuaco, Dos Hornos and Once Bocas have provided encouraging surface results and cover relatively large areas in terms of several hundreds of meters in both potential width and length.


Soil sample results indicate that there is a broad mineralized zone trending northwest across Cerro Chacuaco.  The target zone appears to have a surface expression of some 400 metres east west and some 500 metres north south and is open to the south.  This part of the mineralized zone lies in an area where erosion has recently removed a basalt cover within a caldera.  Geologically, tertiary basalt flows cover part of the caldera and part of the mineralized zone, thus protecting much of it from weathering and intense surface leaching.  In those areas where surface leaching appears to have been less intense because of protection by basalt, or where erosion has caused partial removal of the leached cap, there exists the likelihood of higher gold-silver values being near surface and therefore having potential for open pit mining or bulk-tonnage targets.


Additional geologic and geochemical investigation of the La Curva caldera is under way.  An independent geological consultant has recommended hand trenching and select sampling of the disseminated target areas to gather further data on precious metal concentrations and other elements.  Rock chip sampling is proposed along with a further reconnaissance review and diamond drilling.


A NI 43-101 report was recently prepared by Mr. Henry Meixner, P.Geo, consulting geologist to the Company, on the Nuevo Milenio property.  Mr. Meixner recommended that consideration should be given to carrying out geophysical surveys in order to focus on underlying structures that will lead to precious metal rich conduits and ultimately to dilational zones in faults and flexures and splays where bonanza grade ores typically are deposited.  VLF surveys may be helpful in tracing faults and detailed gravity surveys may delineate boundaries of structural blocks with large density contrasts.  Low resistivity anomalies may reflect the presence of argillic alteration of shallow portions of the mineralized systems.  


A work program consisting of the construction of camp facilities, road repairs, new access roads and drill pads was completed prior to the commencement of drilling.  On November 24, 2003, a two-stage diamond drill program commenced on the property.  Prior to Christmas, four diamond drill holes were completed to slightly over 200 meters in depth, the first two under Dos Hornos at dips of -45o and - 60o and one under Mina Chacuaco at -50o.  Hole DDM#04 was located approximately 100 meters NE towards Mina Nanche at a dip of -45o.



CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Quarterly Report

December 31, 2003

 

The drilling was completed by B.D.W. Drilling International de Mexico under the supervision of Ferdinand Holcapek P.Eng., Director and General Administrator of Cream Minerals de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., ("Cream Mexico"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cream Minerals Ltd. ("Cream" or the "Company").  All samples were shipped December 16, 2003 with assays expected by February 2004.  Drilling recommenced on Hole DDH#05 on or about January 7, 2004.  In February 2004, Mr. Ralph A. Gonzalez, M.Sc., P.Eng., has been appointed Director General of Cream Mexico to act as General Manager responsible for all day to day operations.  Mr. Fred Holcapek will continue to act as Sole Administrator for Cream Mexico, and provide consulting services.  


The objective of stage one of the diamond drill program is to test known epithermal zones of gold-silver mineralization at depth.  Planned holes include the following:


1.

Cerro Chacuaco - Two drill holes, 200 meters each, at Mina Chacuaco and Mina Nanche to test a 400-meter wide zone of disseminated gold-silver mineralization associated with silicification and quartz stockwork (two completed).


2.

Dos Hornos - Two holes, 200 meters each, to test a 100-meter wide quartz vein zone with disseminated gold-silver below an old exploration adit (two completed).


3.

Once Bocas - Two drill holes, 200 meters each, to be drilled under old Spanish workings to test a 100-meter wide zone of quartz veining and stockwork.


4.

Chacuaco West - One hole, 200 meters, to test disseminated gold-silver mineralization within porous argillic lithic rhyolite tuffs.


Additional drilling will be completed in zones of merit as indicated by ongoing field results.


STEPHENS LAKE PROPERTY


The Stephens Lake Property is 70 kilometres in length and comprised of 92,194 hectares of mineral leases situated 100 kilometres east of Gillim, Manitoba.  The property is entirely covered by unconsolidated tills, alluvial sediments and a thin veneer of Paleozoic sediments, below which, the geology is believed to consist of rocks belonging to the extension of the Thompson Nickel Belt.  The Thompson Belt is one of the most important nickel producing regions in the world.  Since its discovery in the late 1950's, there has been production from five main deposits over a distance of 200 kilometers, with production plus reserves in excess of 170 million tonnes.  The largest deposit is the Thompson deposit, where production plus reserves is estimated to be in excess of 100 million tonnes at an average grade of 2.5% nickel.


In 2002, ValGold Resources Ltd. ("ValGold") intersected serpentenized pyroxenite, a favourable rock type for nickel mineralization, in three diamond drill holes while exploring for diamonds along the Stephens Lake belt.  A ground geophysical survey completed by ValGold on a small portion of its property identified a large magnetic anomaly, which may represent a near flat-lying massive sulphide target.  In the Thompson Belt such targets have the potential to host economic concentrations of nickel, copper and platinum group elements.


Cream entered into an agreement with BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. ("BHP") whereby BHP has been granted options to acquire an initial 51% interest in three Mineral Exploration Licenses (Numbers 64, 65 and 66) totalling 92,194 hectares of mineral property held by the Companies in the Province of Manitoba.  Initially, the three exploration licenses were held by Cream, Sultan Minerals Inc. ("Sultan") and ValGold.

 


CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Quarterly Report

December 31, 2003

 

In order to facilitate the exploration of the property, the companies have agreed to pool their respective properties so that each will hold an undivided one-third interest in all three of the exploration licenses subject to the BHP agreement.  The combined property will be referred to as the Stephens Lake Property.


Under the terms of the agreement the companies granted to BHP the options (the "BHP Options") to acquire:  

(1)

a 51% undivided interest in the Stephens Lake Property (the "First Option"); and

(2)

a 19% undivided interest in the Property (the "Second Option") in addition to the 51% interest;

BHP has agreed to fund all exploration expenditures on the property until the BHP Options are either terminated or fully exercised.

In order to exercise the First Option, BHP must incur exploration expenditures of $1,000,000 on the property within five years following the effective date of the agreement.  This includes a firm commitment of $100,000 in exploration expenditures to be incurred in the first year following the effective date.  In order to exercise the Second Option, BHP must complete a feasibility study for the project on or before the 10th anniversary of the effective date.

In the event that BHP exercises both options, a joint venture will be formed and the companies will each have a 10% working interest in the joint venture, with BHP having a 70% working interest.

In the event that BHP exercises the First Option but chooses not to exercise the Second Option, or does not exercise the Second Option by the due date, then the Companies will have the following working interests in the joint venture: BHP - 51% and Cream, Sultan and ValGold each with 1/3 of the remaining 49%.  If after the joint venture is formed a party's interest falls to 10% or less, that party's interest will convert to a 1 % net smelter royalty.

Exploration of the property will involve flying an airborne geophysical survey in order to further define targets for diamond drill testing.


KOOTENAY GEMSTONE PROPERTIES (BAYONNE AQUAMARINE)


Cream has the right and option to earn 100% interest in the Bayonne Aquamarine properties by making payments totalling $100,000 and issuing 500,000 common shares over four years as follows: Cash payments of $5,000 on regulatory approval (paid), $5,000 at the end of six months (paid), $10,000 at the end of 12 months, and $20,000, $30,000 and $30,000 at the end of 24, 36 and 48 months respectively, from the date of regulatory approval.  Share payments include 100,000 common shares upon regulatory approval (issued) and each twelve-month interval thereafter to a total of 500,000 common shares.  A royalty is payable consisting of a 2% Net Products Return ("NPR") Royalty from the production of gemstones from the property.  Cream has the right to reduce the NPR to 1.0% by the payment of $1,000,000 to the Optionor at any time up to and including the commencement of commercial production.


Geological Setting


Currently, the deposits are covered by five claim groups:  Lloyds Mine (4 units), OMG (14 units), Cultus (2 units), Rusty (4units) and Toby (12 units) for a total of 36 units or 900 hectares.  Additional staking is in progress to cover the prospective ground.  The beryl/aquamarine deposits are at or near the eastern 

 


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and southern contacts of the Shaw Creek Intrusive (Unit KBSC), one of the eight divisions of the Cretaceous/Jurassic bayonne batholith.  The deposits occur mainly in the pegmatites, which intrude either the KBSC division of the batholith or contact rocks intruded by that division.  The intrusive rock is termed by Reeser (1996) as biotite leucogranodiorite with megacrysts of potassium feldspar.  The pegmatites are composed mainly of coarse crystals of quartz, feldspar, biotite and beryl.  Access to most of the properties is by road with short hikes, but some areas require helicopter transport.  Additional claims, now covering over 50 square kilometres have been staked along the 23-kilometre length of the favourable contact area.  This contact area hosts classic beryl mineralization and gemstones in pegmatites and quartz veins.


According to Dr. J. H. Montgomery, Ph.D., P.Eng., beryl gemstones include Aquamarines which are greenish-blue in colour due to iron content, and Emeralds which are green in colour due to chromium and/or vanadium.  Beryl gemstones are also generally classified into three categories according to quality:  gem quality is transparent; near-gem quality is translucent; non-gem quality is opaque.  On the property, all three categories of Aquamarine crystals have been discovered.  So far however, in this very early exploration stage, only near-gem and non-gem Emerald crystals have been found.


Dr. Joseph Montgomery, geological consultant to the Company, recommends that the presence of large crystals of green and blue beryl over a wide area and the presence of one crystal of gem quality aquamarine is sufficient to warrant an exploration program over the areas in which the beryl-bearing pegmatites occur along the intrusive contact of Shaw Creek granodiorite.  


Recent prospecting and the establishment of detailed grids over exciting new showings in the northern and southern sections of the property have delineated geological and geochemical trends to these favourable gem-bearings occurrences.  Cream has engaged geologist and pegmatite mineralogist Jarrod Brown, M.Sc., to oversee the exploration and geochemical program.


Highlights of the short 2003 summer and fall program are as follows:


1.

North Zone - Laib Creek area (OMG claim group):  Mapping, rock and preliminary soil sampling over a 350 x 300 metre grid has demonstrated discernable geologic and geochemical trends which led to the discovery of two significant new beryl occurrences in outcrop; one located 800 metres east of the gridded area, and another 500 metres southwest of the grid.  Known occurrences in this zone now outline an area of high gem potential in excess of 1,500 by 500 metres with southeast trending contacts still unexplored.


In this northern area, beryl crystals are found within abundant pegmatite dykes.  The beryl crystals are pale to medium ice blue to greenish-blue in colour and range up to 10 centimetres in diameter.


Detailed observations of beryl occurrences within the grid also led to the discovery of a second style of Aquamarine mineralization.  Ice-blue coloured, translucent to transparent, euhedral Aquamarine crystals, up to 6 mm in diameter, grew within late forming, 10-30 centimetre wide smoky quartz veins containing significant vugs and trace molybdenite.  Beryl crystals from this vein type are some of the best quality on the property and represent a new and important type of exploration target.


2.

South Zone - Topaz Creek area (Toby claim group):  Mapping, rock and soil sampling of the area has outlined a highly prospective zone for Emerald formation.  Deeply coloured greenish-blue beryls (Aquamarine/Emerald) up to 5 x 3 centimetres in size were excavated from a pegmatite dyke at surface known to crosscut mafic rocks which have high chromium content.



 

 

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3.

Other Zones - Reconnaissance prospecting and sampling also occurred on the Cultus claims (approximately 3 kilometres south of the Laib grid), and on the Columbia and Topaz claim groups (1-2 kilometres southeast of the Toby claims).  New beryl occurrences in outcrop were noted at each location.


Rock and soil geochemistry results are pending for all of the above mentioned claim groups.  Soil sampling (to define beryllium and chromium contents) is being done over known areas of good beryl mineralization in order to obtain a baseline soil signature for follow up in Phase II.


The Phase II program will consist of establishment of a large grid over much of the claim block.  This area will be prospected, mapped and soil sampled in order to outline the best locations for hosting good quality Aquamarine and Emerald crystals.  Phase II work will commence in early 2004.


GOLDSMITH PROPERTY


Cream has received final assays from a small, preliminary mapping and rock chip-sampling program on the Goldsmith Property, located near Kaslo in southeastern British Columbia.  The initial phase of this exploration program focused on defining the mineralizing structures and horizons which host the high-grade gold mineralization discovered earlier this summer (see News Release dated July 22, 2003).


Grab sampling, carried out in June 2003, of mineralization from the waste dump piles of the Bullock #2, Bullock #4 and Lucky Jack #4 workings returned extremely high gold and silver assays (see following table).

Grab Sample Results (previously reported)

Sample

Location

Type

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Pb (ppm)

B2-3

Bullock #2

Grab

140.16

69.8

>9999

B4-1

Bullock #4

Grab

75.27

123.9

31600

B4-4

Bullock #4

Grab

9901.79

619.5

77300

LJ4-1

Lucky Jack #4

20cm chip

4.82

0.3

30

LJ4-2

Lucky Jack #4

Grab

49.67

3.1

148

LJ4-3

Lucky Jack #4

Grab

3888.10

181.6

1503



Due to the discovery of extremely high-grade gold mineralization in several locations over a 1.2-kilometre long area, a two-phase follow-up exploration program has been recommended.  The recommended two-phase exploration program is designed to identify the orientation of the veins or stockwork systems that host the high-grade gold mineralization.  The Phase I mapping and sampling program that commenced this fall, included detailed mapping and chip sampling of the abundant quartz veins and stockwork zones exposed in historic Bullock #1, #2 and #4 workings.  


Results of the initial part of the Phase I program are very encouraging.  At the Bullock #1 and Bullock #2 workings, veins containing high-grade gold and/or silver values were located in place and chip sampled.  At the Bullock #1 workings, a 0.8-metre chip sample returned 63.78 g/t gold and 36.2 g/t silver.  At the Bullock #2 workings, a 0.5-metre chip sample returned 14.33 g/t gold (see Table below).  


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Phase I Chip Sample Results


Sample

Location

Type

Au (g/t)

Ag (g/t)

Pb (ppm)

Cu (ppm)

JB3-B1-13

Bullock #1

0.8m chip

63.78

36.2

4038

1769

JB3-B2-13

Bullock #2

0.5m chip

14.33

2.6

43

486

JB3-B5-1

Bullock #5

1.5m chip

1.46

2.5

741

39681

Phase I work will continue in early 2004, with continued sampling along strike and parallel to the high-grade mineralization from the Bullock #1 and #2 workings.  Also, detailed mapping and sampling of the Lucky Jack #1 to #4 workings will be carried out.


The Phase II mapping and sampling program will consist of more widespread work throughout the property, with detailed mapping and sampling of the workings located in the earlier program (see News Release dated July 22, 2003 for full results and location map).  Also, several additional historic workings on the property that were not sampled during the initial work program will be located and sampled.  Subject to financing, Phase II work will commence upon completion of the Phase I program.


The Goldsmith exploration program was planned and supervised by Ms. Linda Dandy, P. Geo., Chief Geologist for Cream Minerals Ltd. and "Qualified Person" for the purpose of National Instrument 43-101, "Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects."  Data compilation for Goldsmith exploration program was performed by the Company's geological staff and has been reviewed and verified by Ms. Dandy.  The Company has implemented a quality assurance/quality control program to ensure that sampling and analyses of all samples are conducted in accordance with the best possible exploration industry practices, and conforms to National Instrument 43-101.


MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements of Cream Minerals Ltd. ("Cream") for the nine months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, and related notes thereto.  Cream's financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles.  


Overview


Cream is a mineral exploration company with no producing properties and consequently has no current operating income or cash flow.  All of Cream's short to medium-term operating and exploration cash flow must be derived from external financing.  


Cream's accounting policy is to capitalize all costs relating to the acquisition, exploration and development of its mineral property interests until the property to which they relate is placed into production, sold, allowed to lapse or abandoned.  As at December 31, 2003, Cream has capitalized $898,646 (September 30, 2003 - $649,762; March 31, 2003 - $527,656) on the acquisition and exploration of mineral property interests.


Effective January 1, 2003, Cream commenced paying Lang Mining Corporation ("Lang Mining"), a private company owned by the president of Cream, a fee of $2,500 per month for the services of the President and Chairman of the Company.  These services are not provided through LMC Management Services Ltd. ("LMC").



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Effective August 1, 2001, Cream contracted its management, administrative, geological and other services to LMC, a private company held with a group of other public companies, to provide services on a full cost recovery basis to the various public companies currently sharing office premises.


Financing Activities and Capital Expenditures


During the nine months ended December 31, 2003 Cream expended $44,936 on acquisition costs and $326,054 on exploration and development costs on the Nuevo Milenio, Raven, Kootenay, Goldsmith and Lucky Jack properties.


Subsequent to December 31, 2003, the Company completed a private placement with Canaccord Capital Corporation ("Canaccord") by which Canaccord agreed to act as agent on a commercially reasonable efforts basis to carry out a private placement of 2,400,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.65 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $1,560,000.  Each Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of Cream Minerals and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant.  One whole share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of Cream Minerals for a period of one year from closing of this private placement, at an exercise price of $0.75 per common share.  Upon closing, Canaccord received a commission of 4.24% in cash, and 3.76% in Units.  Canaccord received 20% in non-transferable Agent's Warrants exercisable for a period of one year from closing at an exercise price of $0.75 and also received a cash administration fee and a corporate finance fee of 35,000 corporate finance Units.  All shares, warrants and any shares issued upon exercise of the warrants with respect to the private placement and Canaccord's compensation are subject to a hold period and may not be traded for four months from closing, except as permitted by the British Columbia Securities Act and the Rules made thereunder and the TSX Venture Exchange.


Proceeds from the private placement will be used for the further exploration on the Company's Nuevo Milenio project in Mexico and for general working capital.


Financial Constraints


All of Cream's short to medium-term operating and exploration cash flow must be derived from external financing.  As discussed below, Cream will continue to have to rely on financing to continue with its proposed exploration programs for fiscal 2004.  In the event that market conditions prevent Cream from receiving external financing, Cream will be forced to review its property holdings and prioritize project exploration to fit within cash availability.  Cream's primary exploration focus is currently on the Nuevo Milenio property in Mexico and the Goldsmith, Lucky Jack and Kootenay Gemstone properties in British Columbia.  


With respect to its Kaslo Silver property, which was written down to a nominal carrying value of $1 in the year ended March 31, 2003, Cream had planned a $3 million exploration program that would include geological mapping, expanded geophysical surveys, gravity surveys, additional soil sampling and 12,100 meters of diamond drilling and bulk sampling over existing zones and new targets, on the Black Bear, Black Fox and Ben Hur areas of the property.  This program is contingent on obtaining additional financing.  


During the year ended March 31, 2001, Cream acquired three mining lots in the State of Nayarit, Mexico, by denouncement (the Nuevo Milenio property).  In Mexico, tax payments are due in January and July of each year for all mineral property concessions.  These payments escalate and are indexed for all exploration permits.  To date, Cream has made all required tax payments, including the payment made in July 2003.  The Company has an additional drilling and exploration program planned for the Nuevo Milenio property of $250,000.  Funds from the financing completed subsequent to December 31, 2003, are being used for this drilling program.  Further work will be contingent on exploration results and the ability of the Company to obtain financing.  



 

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Exploration activity on the Nuevo Milenio Property to date in fiscal 2004 has included $125,530 on drilling, $74,634 on geological, $69,467 on site activities and $3,430 on travel and accommodation.  Other exploration activities in fiscal 2004 include $8,486 on assays and analysis, $51,013 on geological services and $2,712 on travel and accommodation for the properties held in British Columbia and Manitoba, other than the Kaslo Silver property.  


During the nine months ended December 31, 2003, 200,000 warrants were exercised at a price of $0.15 each, or $30,000, to acquire 200,000 common shares, and 50,000 stock options were exercised to provide $6,500 to the treasury.  During the three months ended December 31, 2003, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement with several placees for 1,500,000 units at $0.30 per unit for gross proceeds of $450,000.  Each unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of the Company and one non-transferable share purchase warrant.  Each warrant is exercisable to acquire one additional share at an exercise price of $0.40 per share until November 13, 2004.  


Subsequent to December 31, 2003, the Company completed a private placement with of 2,400,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.65 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $1,560,000.  Each Unit is comprised of one common share in the capital of Cream Minerals and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant.  One whole share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of Cream Minerals for a period of one year from closing of this private placement, at an exercise price of $0.75 per common share.  Cream has made all the share issuances and cash payments on its current mineral property interests, other than the payments due on the Raven property, on which the optionors have agreed to an indefinite deferral.  


The Company's ability to continue in operation is dependent on the continuing support of its creditors and funding from related parties, and the Company's ability to secure additional financing.  While it has been successful in securing additional financing in the past, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so in the future.  Accordingly, these financial statements do not reflect adjustment to the carrying value of assets and liabilities and balance sheet classifications that would be necessary if going concern assumptions were not appropriate.  Some adjustments could be material and there is significant doubt about the ability of the Company to continue as a going concern.


Current assets increased to $158,540 at December 31, 2003, as compared to $24,301 at March 31, 2003.  The Company is able to meet its current commitments of $313,700 (March 31, 2003 - $502,430) from current existing cash balances, due to the closing of a private placement in February 2004, subsequent to December 31, 2003.  


Prior to the closing of the two private placements noted above and due to the Company's inability to meet its financial commitments, the reliance on the Company's major shareholder for financial support, and to improve the working capital position of the Company, 2,209,256 common shares were issued to three related parties at a price of $0.15 per share in the three months ended June 30, 2003, in settlement of indebtedness in the amount of $331,389.


The market value of investments in marketable securities was $59,676 at December 31, 2003, as compared to $33,335 at March 31, 2003, primarily due to the volatility of the marketable securities held.  The book value of these securities is $43,894.  These investments include shares with a book value of $41,797 that are investments in companies with officers and directors in common with the Company.  Cream also holds 100,000 shares of Terra Gaia Inc., a private company, at a cost of $25,000.  



 

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The Company granted incentive stock options to directors, officers, employees and consultants, exercisable for an aggregate 1,230,300 common shares over a five-year period expiring December 18, 2008, at a price of $0.54 per share.  The options were issued in accordance with the Company's stock option plan approved by shareholders on June 18, 2003.  

The Company's current option plan allows for the issuance of 2,685,000 stock options.  Of the 1,230,000 options granted, 530,300 were granted to management company employees and consultants.  This options were the allowable remaining to be issued under the current plan.  The Company has issued the balance of 700,000 stock options to directors and officers pursuant to shareholder approval of the increase in authorized stock options.

It is proposed that the number of options under the plan be increased from 2,685,000 to 4,750,000 common shares.  The increase in the number of shares will be subject to disinterested shareholder approval at the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.  The plan allows for a vesting period of all options granted under the plan as follows: 25% on grant, and 25% every six months thereafter.  No change is to be made to any of the terms of the stock option plan.  A Black and Scholes valuation of the vested options, using an estimated life of three years, 2.23% interest rate and a volatility of 131.17% is $124,974, and is included in expenses and capitalized geological expenses.

Operating Results


At December 31, 2003, Cream had a working capital deficiency of $155,160 (March 31, 2003 - $478,129), and an accumulated deficit of $14,007,161 (March 31, 2003 - $13,734,680).  


Three Months Ended December 31, 2003, Compared to Three Months Ended December 31, 2002


For the three months ended December 31, 2003 ("December 2003"), Cream incurred a loss of $168,989 or $0.01 per common share, compared to income of $3,915, or $0.00 per common share for the three months ended December 31, 2002 ("December 2002").  Total operating expenses, before interest income, were $169,395 in December 2003 as compared to ($3,926) in December 2002.  In December 2002, there was a $21,017 foreign exchange adjustment related to transactions relating to operations in Mexico.


Legal, accounting and audit fees decreased from $4,568 in December 2002 to $3,175 in December 2003, primarily due to timing of the annual audit.  Salaries and benefits increased from $2,982 in December 2002 to $118,573 in December 2003.  This is a result of increased exploration activity, and the related increase in administration and accounting activity that occurs when exploration activity increases.  Also included is $108,691 in stock-based compensation to directors and employees that is a non-cash item.  In December 2002, there is no stock-based compensation included in salaries and benefits.


Shareholder communications increased from $5,251 in December 2002 to $33,662 in December 2003, primarily due to the hiring of Renmark Financial Communications Inc. ("Renmark") as investor relations' consultants effective August 1, 2003, at a fee of $4,000 per month.  Fees paid to Renmark totalled $12,000 in December 2003.  The term of the contract is for 12 months, with a minimum 6-month service period.  Renmark and its employees are at arm's-length to Cream.  Also included in shareholder communications is $4,000 paid to Arbutus Enterprises Ltd., a private company controlled by an arms'-length party.  The major shareholder of the Company, Mr. Frank A. Lang, provided funding for these services until the completion of two recent financings.  Repayment of these advances may only be made from unallocated working capital and may not be settled by exchange of common shares for debt, pursuant to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.  During the three months ended December 31, 2003, $12,000 was paid to Renmark.  There were no investor relations consultants under contract in December 2002.  

 


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Listing and filing fees increased from $1,688 in December 2002 to $3,305 in December 2003 due to property acquisitions.  Transfer agent fees increased from $806 in December 2002 to $3,305 in December 2003.  Website, printing, answering investor queries, and other related costs increased from $1,317 in December 2002 to $7,750 in December 2003.  Included in this figure is stock-based compensation of $3,768 in December 2003 and $3,776 in stock-based compensation in December 2002.


Travel and conference costs of $3,505 in December 2003 compare to $nil in December 2002.  Management travel to Mexico has increased during the period.  In December 2003 management fees of $7,500 were paid to Lang Mining for the services of the president and chairman, pursuant to an agreement dated January 1, 2003.  No management fee was paid to Lang Mining in December 2002.


Nine Months Ended December 31, 2003, Compared to Nine Months Ended December 31, 2002


For the nine months ended December 31, 2003 ("fiscal 2004"), Cream incurred a loss of $272,481 or $0.01 per common share, compared to $89,760, or $0.00 per common share for the nine months ended December 31, 2002 ("fiscal 2003").  Total operating expenses, before interest income, were $272,930 in fiscal 2004 as compared to $90,094 in fiscal 2003.  Property write-downs of $9,807 in fiscal 2004 and $3,804 in fiscal 2003 relate to the Raven property.


Legal, accounting and audit fees decreased from $18,220 in fiscal 2003 to $13,649 in fiscal 2004.  Salaries and benefits increased from $49,766 in fiscal 2003 to $148,944 in fiscal 2004.  Activity levels have been lower in fiscal 2004 as the Company did not have financing for exploration activities and as a result related accounting and administrative activities also decreased.  Included in salaries and benefits for fiscal 2004 is $108,691 in stock-based compensation.  There is no equivalent stock-based compensation expense in the same period in fiscal 2003.  Salaries and wages and other administrative costs will increase for the remainder of fiscal 2004 because the Company has completed two financings and has been conducting an exploration program on the Nuevo Milenio property in Mexico.  Administrative and accounting activities increase as exploration increases.  


Shareholder communications increased from $25,351 in fiscal 2003 to $60,855 in fiscal 2004, primarily due to the contract with Renmark entered into in August 2003.  Renmark was paid $20,000 during fiscal 2004 and Arbutus was paid $4,000.  Also included in shareholder communications is stock-based compensation of $4,489 in fiscal 2004 and $3,786 in stock-based compensation in fiscal 2003.


Listing and filing fees increased from $6,399 in fiscal 2003 to $11,142 in fiscal 2004 due to property acquisitions.  Transfer agent fees decreased from $6,163 in fiscal 2003 to $4,486 in fiscal 2004 due to decreased activity in the period.  Website, printing, answering investor queries, and other related costs increased from $7,571 in fiscal 2003 to $16,737 in fiscal 2004.  


Travel and conference costs of $3,704 in fiscal 2003 compare to $7,593 in fiscal 2004.  Foreign exchange gains of $31,444 in fiscal 2003 compare to foreign exchange losses of $392 in fiscal 2004.  The gains in fiscal 2003 were primarily due to a $21,017 foreign exchange adjustment in December 2002 related to transactions relating to operations in Mexico.  Other exchange gains relate primarily to foreign currency denominated liabilities that have not yet been paid.  In fiscal 2004 management fees of $22,500 were paid to Lang Mining for the services of the president and chairman, pursuant to an agreement dated January 1, 2003.  No management fee was paid to Lang Mining in fiscal 2003.


Nine months ended December 31, 2002, Compared to Nine Months ended December 31, 2001


For the nine months ended December 31, 2002, ("fiscal 2003") Cream incurred a loss of $89,760, or $0.00 per share, compared to a loss of $147,741, or $0.01 per share for the nine months ended December 31, 2001 ("fiscal 2002").  Total operating expenses, net of interest income, were $89,760 for the nine months in fiscal 2003 compared to $147,741 in fiscal 2002.  Included in the fiscal 2002 expenditures is a write-down of the exploration expenses on the Raven property of $37,914, which compares to a write-down of $3,804 in fiscal 2003.  Administrative expenditures on a quarterly basis are comparable to fiscal 2002.  


Cream's expenditures for fiscal 2003 continue to reflect the decreased activity in the Company's activity as the Company is under pressure to conserve cash flow.  Exploration activity has been concentrated in Mexico, resulting in expenditures of $220,663 on the Nuevo Milenio property.  Drilling expenditures totaled $95,852 in the nine months, the drilling completed in the second quarter of fiscal 2003.  Other site activity and geological costs in Mexico include a US$2,000 monthly administration fee accrued and payable to a director for services as administrator in Mexico.


Legal, accounting and audit fees are comparable in the two years, $18,220 in fiscal 2003 and $19,406 in fiscal 2002.  


Office and administrative expenses decreased from $26,973 in fiscal 2002 to $7,642 in fiscal 2003, reflecting the reduced activity in the Company, as management fees of $10,000 incurred in fiscal 2002 were not incurred in fiscal 2003.  Shareholder communications and travel and conferences increased from $15,515 and $845, respectively, in fiscal 2002 to $25,351 and $3,704, respectively, in fiscal 2003.  Salaries and benefits increased from $33,357 in fiscal 2002 to $49,766 in fiscal 2003.  Foreign exchange gains of $31,444 are primarily due to the liabilities not yet paid but denominated in foreign currencies.  There were no investor relations' consultants under contract to the Company in fiscal 2003 or fiscal 2002.  Cream incurred a tax assessment with respect to prior years in fiscal 2002 for a total of $10,791 in taxes and interest.  There is no comparative expense in fiscal 2003.



 

 






March 1, 2004




British Columbia Securities Commission

PO Box 10142

Pacific Centre, 701 West Georgia Street

Vancouver, BC  V7Y 1L2

VIA SEDAR

Dear Sirs:

Re:

Quarterly Report for the Period Ended December 31, 2003

Today, Cream Minerals Ltd. ("the Company") distributed its Quarterly Report for the period ended December 31, 2003, to shareholders appearing on the Company's supplemental mailing list.



Sincerely,


(signed)

"Rodrigo A. Romo"


Rodrigo A. Romo

Legal Assistant
for Cream Minerals Ltd.



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CREAM MINERALS LTD.

Suite 1400 - 570 Granville Street

Vancouver, B.C.  V6C 3P1

www.creamminerals.com


March 2, 2004

OTC Bulletin Board

Symbol:  CRMXF

U.S. 20-F Registration

TSX Venture Exchange

Symbol:  CMA



Cream Minerals Announces Third Quarter Results


Cream Minerals Ltd. (CMA - TSX Venture) announces that during the nine months ended December 31, 2003 ("fiscal 2004"), a loss of $272,481 ($0.01 per share) was incurred compared to a loss of $89,760 ($0.00 per share) in the nine months ended December 31 2002 ("fiscal 2003").  In fiscal 2004, corporate general and administrative costs totalled $272,930 compared to $90,094 in fiscal 2003.  Property write-downs of $9,807 in fiscal 2004 and $3,804 in fiscal 2003 relate to the Raven property.  Cash expenditures on mineral property interests in the nine months ended December 31, 2003, total $346,148, which compare to $225,882 in the nine months ended December 31, 2002.  At December 31, 2003, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $155,160.  During the three months ended December 31, 2003, private placement of 1,500,000 units of one common share and one warrant at a price of $0.30 per unit was completed for gross proceeds of $450,000.  Each warrant is exercisable to acquire one additional share at an exercise price of $0.40 until November 13, 2004.


Subsequent to December 31, 2003, Cream completed a private placement of 2,400,000 units (the "Units") at a price of $0.65 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $1,560,000.  Each Unit is comprised of one common share and one-half of one non-transferable share purchase warrant.  One whole share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share for a period of one year from closing, at an exercise price of $0.75 per common share.  


A 2,800-meter diamond-drilling program on the Nuevo Milenio property in Mexico is nearing completion with results pending.  For more information about Cream Minerals and the Nuevo Milenio property, please visit our website at www.creamminerals.com.

  


Frank A. Lang, P. Eng.

President



For further information please contact:
Renmark Financial Communications Inc.
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