UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 1997
HANOVER GOLD COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 000-23022 11-2740461
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
1000 Northwest Blvd., Ste.100, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83814
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (208) 664-4653
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Item 4. is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(a) Zeller Weiss & Kahn, an independent accounting firm engaged to
audit the registrant's financial statements for its two most recent
fiscal years was by letter dated January 13,1997 formally dismissed as
the registrant's principal accountant.
(b) Zeller Weiss & Kahn's reports on the financial statements for its
two most recent fiscal years contained no adverse opinion or
disclaimer of opinion nor were they qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles, except for a
paragraph which discloses that the registrant is a development stage
entity.
(c) The decision to change accountants was based on a relocation of
the registrant's headquarters and was approved by the registrant's
audit committee, and by its shareholders.
(d) During registrant's two most recent fiscal years and the
subsequent interim proceeding the date of dismissal there were no
disagreements with Zeller Weiss & Kahn on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing
scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the
satisfaction of Zeller Weiss & Kahn would have caused it to make
reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with
its reports.
(e) On January 14, 1997 BDO Seidman LLP was engaged as the principal
accountant to audit the registrant's financial statement. Registrant
did not at any time during its two most recent fiscal years and
subsequent interim period, prior to engaging BDO Seidman LLP, consult
with BDO Seidman LLP regarding the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction or the type of audit opinion
that might be rendered on the registrant's financial statements.
(f) Exhibits
Item 601 Code Exhibit
1 16 Letter from Zeller Weiss & Kahn pursuant to Regulation
S-K Item 304(a)(3) filed as Exhibit 1.16 to Form 8-K
filed February 4, 1997 and incorporated herein by
reference.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
HANOVER GOLD COMPANY, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: January 24, 1997 By /s/ James A. Fish
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President
Exhibit 1.16 to Form 8-K/A
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ZELLER WEISS & KAHN
Certified Public Accountants
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1084 Route 22 West Melvin H. Zeller, CPA
Mountainside, NJ 07092 Harold N. Binenstock, CPA
TEL: 908-789-0011 Stephen E. Rosenthal, CPA
FAX: 908-789-0027 Alfred J. Padovano, CPA
Leonard J. Krieger, Jr., CPA
Philip E. Hunrath, CPA
Martin Sherman, CPA
Gary A. Sherman, CPA
Andrew M. Fingerhut, CPA
January 31, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Gentlemen:
We have read the statements made by Hanover Gold Company, Inc., which we
understand will be filed with the commission pursuant to Item 4 of Form 8-
K/A, as part of the Company's Form 8-K/A report for the month of January,
1997. We agree with the statements concerning our firm in such Form 8-K/A.
Very truly yours,
ZELLER WEISS & KAHN
/s/ Zeller Weiss & Kahn
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