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The following is an excerpt from a SB-2 SEC Filing, filed by INGENIUM CAPITAL CORP on 4/21/2004.
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NITRO PETROLEUM INC. - SB-2 - 20040421 - RISK_FACTORS

RISK FACTORS

An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below and the other information in this prospectus before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be seriously harmed. The trading price of our common stock, when and if we trade at a later date, could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related To Our Financial Condition And Business Model

If we do not obtain additional financing, our business will fail

Our current operating funds may only cover the first four phases of our exploration program. In order for us to perform any further exploration or extensive testing we will need to obtain additional financing. As of January 31, 2004, we had cash in the amount of $78,792. We currently do not have any operations and we have no income. Our business plan calls for significant expenses in connection with the exploration of our mineral claims. While we have sufficient funds to carry out phase one to phase four of the recommended exploration program on the Glove Claim, we may require additional financing if further exploration programs are necessary. We will require additional financing to sustain our business operations if we are not successful in earning revenues once exploration is complete. We currently do not have any arrangements for financing and we may not be able to obtain financing when required. Obtaining additional financing would be subject to a number of factors, including the market prices for the mineral property and gold. These factors may make the timing, amount, terms or conditions of additional financing unavailable to us.

We have yet to attain profitable operations and because we will need additional financing to fund our exploration activities, our accountants believe there is substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern

We have incurred a net loss of $17,045 for the period from October 27, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004, and have no revenues to date. Our future is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing and upon future profitable operations from the development of our mineral claim. These factors raise substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern.

Our financial statements included with this prospectus have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. Our auditors have made reference to the substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern in their audit report on our audited financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2004. If we are not able to achieve revenues, then we may not be able to continue as a going concern and our financial condition and business prospects will be adversely affected.

Since this is an exploration project, we face a high risk of business failure due to our inability to predict the success of our business

We are in the initial stages of exploration of our mineral claim, and thus have no way to evaluate the likelihood that we will be able to operate the business successfully. We were incorporated on October 27, 2003 and to date have been involved primarily in organizational activities and the acquisition of the Glove mineral claim. We have not earned any revenues as of the date of this prospectus.

Because of the speculative nature of exploration of mining properties, there is substantial risk that no commercially exploitable minerals will be found and our business will fail

Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by new mineral exploration companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The search for valuable minerals as a business is extremely risky. We may not find commercially exploitable reserves of gold in our optioned mineral claim. Exploration for minerals is a speculative venture necessarily involving substantial risk. The expenditures to be made by us on our exploration program may not result in the discovery of commercial quantities of ore. The likelihood of success must be considered in light of the problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral properties that we plan to undertake. Problems such as unusual or unexpected formations and other conditions are involved in mineral exploration

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and often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. In such a case, we would be unable to complete our business plan.

Even if we discover commercial reserves of precious metals on our mineral claim, we may not be able to successfully obtain commercial production

Our mineral claim does not contain any known bodies of ore. If our exploration programs are successful in discovering ore of commercial tonnage and grade, we will require additional funds in order to place the mineral claim into commercial production. At this time, there is a risk that we will not be able to obtain such financing as and when needed.

Because we anticipate our operating expenses will increase prior to our earning revenues, we may never achieve profitability

Prior to completion of our exploration stage, we anticipate that we will incur increased operating expenses without realizing any revenues. We therefore expect to incur significant losses into the foreseeable future. We recognize that if we are unable to generate significant revenues from the exploration of our mineral claim, we will not be able to earn profits or continue operations. There is no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that we will prove successful, and we can provide investors with no assurance that we will generate any revenues or ever achieve profitability. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks, our business will most likely fail.

Because of the inherent dangers involved in mineral exploration, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages as we conduct our business

The search for valuable minerals involves numerous hazards. As a result, we may become subject to liability for such hazards, including pollution, cave-ins and other hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. At the present time we have no coverage to insure against these hazards. The payment of such liabilities may have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

Because access to our mineral claim may be restricted by inclement weather, we may be delayed in our exploration

Once exploration begins, access to the claim may be restricted through some of the year due to weather in the area. As a result, any attempt to test or explore the property is largely limited to the times when weather permits such activities. These limitations can result in significant delays in exploration efforts. Such delays can have a significant negative effect on our exploration efforts.

Because our president has only agreed to provide his services on a part-time basis, he may not be able or willing to devote a sufficient amount of time to our business operations, causing our business to fail

Our directors and officers are employed on a full time basis by other companies. Because we are in the early stages of our business, Mr. Asselstine will not be spending a significant amount of time on our business. Mr. Asselstine expects to expend approximately 5 hours per week on our business. Competing demands on Mr. Asselstine's time may lead to a divergence between his interests and the interests of other shareholders.

Risks Related To Legal Uncertainty and Regulations

As we undertake exploration of our mineral claim, we will be subject to compliance with government regulation that may increase the anticipated cost of our exploration program

There are several governmental regulations that materially restrict mineral exploration. We will be subject to the laws of the Province of British Columbia as we carry out our exploration program. We may be required to obtain work permits, post bonds and perform remediation work for any physical disturbance to the land in order to comply with these laws. While our planned exploration program budgets for regulatory compliance, there is a risk that new regulations could increase our costs of doing business and prevent us from carrying out our exploration program. Our annual cost of compliance with the Mineral Tenure Act is presently approximately $1,500 per year.

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If we receive positive results from our exploration program and we decide to pursue commercial production, we may be subject to an environmental review process that may delay or prohibit commercial production

If the results of our geological exploration program indicate commercially exploitable reserves, and we decide to pursue commercial production of our mineral claim, we may be subject to an environmental review process under environmental assessment legislation. Compliance with an environmental review process may be costly and may delay commercial production. Furthermore, there is the possibility that we would not be able to proceed with commercial production upon completion of the environmental review process if government authorities did not approve our mine or if the costs of compliance with government regulation adversely affected the commercial viability of the proposed mine.

Risks Related To This Offering

If a market for our common stock does not develop, shareholders may be unable to sell their shares

There is currently no market for our common stock and a market may never develop. We currently plan to apply for listing of our common stock on the over-the-counter bulletin board upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. However, our shares may never be traded on the bulletin board or, if traded, a public market may never materialize. If our common stock is not traded on the bulletin board or if a public market for our common stock does not develop, investors may not be able to re-sell the shares of our common stock that they have purchased and may lose all of their investment.

If a market for our common stock develops, our stock price may be volatile

If a market for our common stock develops, we anticipate that the market price of our common stock will be subject to wide fluctuations in response to several factors, including:

  • the results of our geological exploration program;
  • our ability or inability to arrange for financing;
  • commodity prices for gold; and
  • conditions and trends in the mining industry.

Further, if our common stock is traded on the over-the-counter bulletin board, our stock price may be impacted by factors that are unrelated or disproportionate to our operating performance. These market fluctuations, as well as general economic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rates or international currency fluctuations may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

If the selling shareholders sell a large number of shares all at once or in blocks, the market price of our shares would most likely decline

The selling shareholders are offering 2,402,000 shares of our common stock through this prospectus. Our common stock is presently not traded on any market or securities exchange, but should a market develop, shares sold at a price below the current market price at which the common stock is trading will cause that market price to decline. Moreover, the offer or sale of a large number of shares at any price may cause the market price to fall. The outstanding shares of common stock covered by this prospectus represent approximately 15.7% of the common shares outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.

Because our stock is a penny stock, shareholders will be more limited in their ability to sell their stock

The shares offered by this prospectus constitute a penny stock under the Securities and Exchange Act. The shares will remain classified as a penny stock for the foreseeable future. The classification as a penny stock makes it more difficult for a broker-dealer to sell the stock into a secondary market, which makes it more difficult for a purchaser to liquidate his or her investment. Any broker-dealer engaged by the purchaser for the purpose of selling his or her shares will be subject to rules 15g-1 through 15g-10 of the Securities and Exchange Act. Rather than having to comply with these rules, some broker-dealers will refuse to attempt to sell a penny stock.

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For a more detailed discussion of this issue see the section entitled “Market For Common Equity And Related Stockholder Matters -- No Public Market for Common Stock”, below.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. We use words such as anticipate, believe, plan, expect, future, intend and similar expressions to identify such forward-looking statements. You should not place too much reliance on these forward-looking statements. Our actual results are most likely to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements for many reasons, including the risks faced by us described in this Risk Factors section and elsewhere in this prospectus.