Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Month of December 2007
Commission File Number 000-22731
Minera Andes Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
111 E. Magnesium Road, Suite A
Spokane, Washington 99208
(Address of principal executive office)
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FORM 51-102F3
MATERIAL CHANGE REPORT
| Item 1 | Name and Address of Company |
Minera Andes Inc.
Suite A, 111 East Magnesium Road
Spokane, Washington
99208
| Item 2 | Date of Material Change |
The material change occurred on or about December 21, 2007.
| Item 3 | News Release |
News Release was released to CNW Group, CNW News Wire Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, on December 21, 2007.
| Item 4 | Summary of Material Change |
Minera Andes Inc. (the “Corporation” or “Minera Andes”) has completed the first closing on its up to Cdn$35 million brokered private placement, for gross proceeds of Cdn$21.515 million by issuing 13,880,645 units at a price of Cdn$1.55 per unit. The financing, announced in the Corporation’s news release on December 19, 2007, planned for multiple closings.
| Item 5.1 | Full Description of Material Change |
The Corporation has completed the first closing on its up to Cdn$35 million brokered private placement, for gross proceeds of Cdn$21.515 million by issuing 13,880,645 units at a price of Cdn$1.55 per unit. The financing, announced in the Corporation’s news release on December 19, 2007, planned for multiple closings.
Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. One whole common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at an exercise price of Cdn$2.00 per share until December 21, 2009. The securities are subject to a four-month hold period. Notable subscribers to the financing include the Lundin Family Trusts who subscribed for Cdn$9.75 million in units. Scotia Capital Inc. (“Scotia”) acted as agent on the private placement in Canada while Shoreline Pacific LLC acted in the U.S. (together the “Agents”).
The Agents received a 5% commission. The Agents also received Agent’s compensation options equal to 5% of the aggregate number of units sold pursuant to the offering. Each Agent’s compensation option upon exercise will entitle the holder to acquire one unit at an exercise price of Cdn$1.70 per unit until December 21, 2009. A total of 13,880,645 common shares have been issued pursuant to the private placement, and up to 6,940,322 common shares will be reserved for issuance on exercise of the warrants and 694,032 units for issuance on the exercise of the agent’s compensation options.
Minera Andes will use the proceeds from the offering to fund its share of the costs at the San José project in southern Argentina, as well as for exploration drilling and completing a scoping study at Los Azules, general exploration, and for general corporate purposes.
| Item 5.2 | Disclosure for Restructuring Transactions |
Not applicable
| Item 6 | Reliance on subsection 7.1(2) or (3) of National Instrument 51-102 |
Not applicable
| Item 7 | Omitted Information |
Not applicable
| Item 8 | Executive Officer |
The name of the executive officer of the Corporation who is knowledgeable about the material change and this report and who can be contacted is Allen Ambrose, President, and Chairman at (509) 921-7322.
| Item 9 | Date of Report |
December 27, 2007
| TSX: MAI | NEWS RELEASE | NASD-OTCBB: MNEAF |
Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or for dissemination in the U.S.
MINERA ANDES ANNOUNCES 1st CLOSING ON FINANCING
SPOKANE, WA––December 21, 2007–– Minera Andes Inc. (TSX: MAI and US OTC: MNEAF) has completed the first closing on its up to Cdn$35 million brokered private placement, for gross proceeds of Cdn$21.515 million by issuing 13,880,645 units at a price of Cdn$1.55 per unit. The financing, announced in our news release on December 19, 2007, planned for multiple closings.
Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. One whole common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at an exercise price of Cdn$2.00 per share until December 21, 2009. The securities are subject to a four-month hold period. Notable subscribers to the financing include the Lundin Family Trusts who subscribed for Cdn$9.75 million in units. Scotia Capital Inc. (“Scotia”) acted as agent on the private placement in Canada while Shoreline Pacific LLC acted in the U.S. (together the “Agents”).
The Agents received a 5% commission. The Agents also received Agent’s compensation options equal to 5% of the aggregate number of units sold pursuant to the offering. Each Agent’s compensation option upon exercise will entitle the holder to acquire one unit at an exercise price of Cdn$1.70 per unit until December 21, 2009. A total of 13,880,645 common shares may be issued pursuant to the private placement, and up to 6,940,322 common shares will be reserved for issuance on exercise of the warrants and 694,032 units for issuance on the exercise of the agent’s compensation options.
Minera Andes will use the proceeds from the offering to fund its share of the costs at the San José project in southern Argentina, as well as for exploration drilling and completing a scoping study at Los Azules, general exploration, and for general corporate purposes.
Minera Andes is a gold, silver and copper exploration company working in Argentina. The Corporation holds about 410,000 acres of mineral exploration land in Argentina including the co-owned San José silver/gold mine that has started initial production. Minera Andes is also exploring the Los Azules copper project in San Juan province, where an exploration program is underway to define a resource. Other exploration properties, primarily silver and gold, are being evaluated in southern Argentina. The Corporation presently has 180,974,912 shares issued and outstanding.
This news is submitted by Allen V. Ambrose, President and Director of Minera Andes Inc.
For further information, please contact: Art Johnson at the Spokane office, or Krister A. Kottmeier, investor relations – Canada, at the Vancouver office. Visit our Web site: www.minandes.com.
| Spokane Office 111 East Magnesium Road; Ste. A Spokane, WA 99208 USA Phone: (509) 921-7322 E-mail: info@minandes.com |
Vancouver Office 911-470 Granville Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1V5 Phone: (604) 689-7017; 877-689-7018 E-mail: ircanada@minandes.com |
Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements:
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements”, including, but not limited to, the statements regarding the Company’s strategic plans, evolution of mineral resources and reserves, work programs, development plans and exploration budgets at the Company’s San José Project. The forward-looking statements express, as at the date of this press release, the Company’s plans, estimates, forecasts, projections, expectations or beliefs as to future events and results. Forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. In particular, there can be no assurance that commercial production at the San José mine will be achieved on a timely basis, or at all, that production capacity at the San José mine will be successfully increased, that resources and reserves at the San José mine will be increased or that Minera Andes will successfully raise the funds necessary to maintain its interest in the San José mine. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results or future events to differ materially from current expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, factors associated with fluctuations in the market price of precious metals, mining industry risks, risks associated with foreign operations, the state of the capital markets, environmental risks and hazards, uncertainty as to calculation of mineral reserves and other risks. Reference is made to the risk factors and uncertainties described in the Company’s continuous disclosure record, a copy of which is available under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com. In addition, Minera Andes’ joint venture partner, a subsidiary of Hochschild Mining plc, and its affiliates do not accept responsibility for the use of project data or the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors:
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) permits mining companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only those mineral deposits with “mineral reserves” that a company can economically and legally extract or produce. We use certain terms in this press release, such as “mineral resources”, that the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in our filings with the SEC.
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.
| MINERA ANDES INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Allen V. Ambrose | |
| Allen V. Ambrose, President | ||
Dated: December 27, 2007