Financial Statements
−Removed: unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Bunker Hill Mining Corp., (“Bunker Hill”, the
−Removed: “Company”, or the “Registrant”) a.
−Removed: Nevada corporation, included herein were prepared, without audit,
−Removed: pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
−Removed: Because certain information and notes normally included
−Removed: in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
−Removed: (“U.S.”) were condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, these financial statements should be read in
−Removed: conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2022.
+Added: condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Bunker Hill Mining Corp., (“Bunker Hill”, the “Company”,
+Added: or the “Registrant”) a Nevada corporation, included herein were prepared, without audit, pursuant to rules and regulations
+Added: of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
+Added: Because certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in
+Added: accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) were condensed or omitted
+Added: pursuant to such rules and regulations, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial
+Added: statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and all amendments thereto.
Hill Mining Corp.
−Removed: Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
+Added: Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets
in United States Dollars)
−Removed: September 30,
Current assets
−Removed: Restricted cash
−Removed: Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses (note 3)
+Added: Restricted cash (note 8)
+Added: receivable and prepaid expenses (note 3)
Total current assets
Non-current assets
−Removed: Spare parts inventory
+Added: Spare parts inventory (note 5)
+Added: Long term deposit
Equipment (note 4)
Right-of-use asset (note
−Removed: Long term deposit
−Removed: Bunker Hill Mine and mining interests (note 5)
−Removed: Process plant (note 4)
+Added: Bunker Hill Mine and mining
+Added: interests (note 6)
+Added: plant (note 5)
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
−Removed: Accounts payable
+Added: Accounts payable (note 16)
Accrued liabilities
−Removed: Current portion of lease liability
−Removed: Derivative warrant liability (note 8)
−Removed: Deferred share units liability (note 10)
−Removed: Interest payable (note 7)
−Removed: Promissory notes payable (note 7)
+Added: Current portion of lease
+Added: liability (note 7)
+Added: Deferred share units liability
+Added: Environment protection
+Added: agency cost recovery payable (note 8)
+Added: Current portion of stream
+Added: payable (note 9)
Total current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
−Removed: Bridge loan (note 7)
−Removed: Series 1 convertible debenture (note 7)
−Removed: Series 2 convertible debenture (note 7)
−Removed: Stream obligation (note 7)
−Removed: Royalty convertible debenture (note 7)
−Removed: Environmental protection agency cost recovery liability, net of discount (note 6)
−Removed: Deferred tax liability (note 12)
−Removed: Derivative warrant liabilities (note 8)
−Removed: Total liabilities
+Added: Lease liability (note 7)
+Added: Series 1 convertible debenture
+Added: Series 2 convertible debenture
+Added: Stream debenture (note
+Added: Environment protection
+Added: agency cost recovery liability, net of discount (note 8)
+Added: Deferred tax liability
+Added: warrant liability (note 10)
Shareholders’ Deficiency
−Removed: Preferred shares, $ 0.000001 par value, 10,000,000 preferred shares authorized;
−Removed: Nil preferred shares issued and outstanding (note 8)
−Removed: Common shares, $ 0.000001 par value, 1,500,000,000 common shares authorized;
−Removed: 317,444,482 and 229,501,661 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively (note 8)
−Removed: Additional paid-in-capital (note 8)
−Removed: Accumulated other comprehensive income
−Removed: Accumulated deficit
+Added: Preferred shares, $ 0.000001 par value, 10,000,000
+Added: preferred shares authorized
+Added: Common shares, $ 0.000001 par value, 1,500,000,000
+Added: common shares authorized
+Added: Additional paid-in-capital
+Added: Accumulated other comprehensive
( 90,607,134 )
( 85,025,098 )
−Removed: Total shareholders’ deficiency
+Added: shareholders’ deficiency
( 30,818,372 )
( 26,367,162 )
−Removed: Total shareholders’ deficiency and liabilities
+Added: shareholders’ deficiency and liabilities
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
Hill Mining Corp.
−Removed: Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
+Added: Interim Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income
in United States Dollars)
−Removed: Three Months Ended
−Removed: Nine Months Ended
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: Operating expenses
−Removed: Operation and administration
−Removed: Mine preparation
−Removed: Legal and accounting
−Removed: Consulting and wages
−Removed: Loss from operations
−Removed: ( 2,771,722 )
−Removed: ( 3,824,948 )
+Added: expenses (note 15)
$ ( 3,787,631 )
$ ( 2,185,488 )
−Removed: Other income or gain (expense or loss)
+Added: Other income or gain (expense
Interest income
−Removed: Change in derivative liabilities (note 8)
−Removed: Gain on FV of debentures (note 7)
−Removed: Gain on EPA settlement
−Removed: Gain on debt settlement (note 5)
−Removed: Gain on warrant settlement
+Added: Change in derivative liability
+Added: (Loss) gain on FV of convertible
+Added: debentures (note 9)
+Added: Gain on modification of
+Added: warrants (note 10)
+Added: Gain (loss) on foreign
Interest expense (note
1 unchanged sentence
( 1,324,629 )
−Removed: ( 5,006,692 )
−Removed: ( 2,143,840 )
−Removed: Debenture finance costs
−Removed: ( 1,230,539 )
−Removed: Finance costs (note 7, 8)
−Removed: Loss on debt modification (note 7)
−Removed: Loss on debt settlement (note 7)
−Removed: Other (loss) income
−Removed: (Loss) on foreign exchange
−Removed: (Loss) income for the period pre tax
−Removed: $ ( 5,013,034 )
−Removed: Deferred tax recovery (expense) (note 12)
+Added: Financing costs (note 10)
+Added: Loss on stream debentures
+Added: Loss on debt settlement
+Added: (Loss) income for the period
( 6,281,956 )
−Removed: Net (loss) income for the period
+Added: Deferred income tax
+Added: recovery (note 14)
+Added: income for the period
( 5,582,036 )
−Removed: Other comprehensive income, net of tax:
−Removed: Gain on change in FV on own credit risk
Other comprehensive income
−Removed: Comprehensive (loss) income
−Removed: $ ( 7,116,440 )
−Removed: Dilutive effect of derivative warrant liabilities
−Removed: Diluted net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income for the period
+Added: (loss), net of tax
+Added: Gain on change in FV
+Added: on own credit risk (note 9)
+Added: comprehensive income
+Added: Comprehensive
+Added: (loss) income
( 5,293,664 )
−Removed: Net income (loss) per common share – basic
−Removed: Net income (loss) per common share – fully diluted
+Added: Net (loss)/income per common share
+Added: Net (loss)/income per
+Added: common share – fully diluted
Weighted average common shares – basic
−Removed: Weighted average common shares – fully diluted
+Added: Weighted average common shares –
+Added: fully diluted
accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
Hill Mining Corp.
−Removed: Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
+Added: Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
in United States Dollars)
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
Operating activities
−Removed: Net (loss) income for the period
+Added: Net (loss) income for the
$ ( 5,582,036 )
−Removed: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
+Added: Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
+Added: used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation
Depreciation expense
−Removed: Change in fair value of warrant liability
+Added: Change in fair value of
+Added: warrant liability
( 4,226,574 )
Deferred tax expense
−Removed: Gain on warrant settlement
+Added: Gain on warrant extinguishment
Units issued for services
−Removed: Interest expense on lease liability
−Removed: Interest expense
+Added: Interest expense on lease
+Added: liability (note 7)
Financing costs
−Removed: Foreign exchange loss (gain)
−Removed: Foreign exchange loss (gain) on re-translation of lease
−Removed: Loss on debt modification
Loss on debt settlement
−Removed: Loss (gain) on fair value of debentures
−Removed: ( 2,256,437 )
−Removed: ( 3,041,056 )
−Removed: Accretion of non-current liabilities
−Removed: Gain on debt settlement
−Removed: ( 7,117,420 )
−Removed: Gain on EPA debt settlement
−Removed: ( 8,614,103 )
−Removed: Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
−Removed: Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
+Added: Loss on debt modification
+Added: Accretion of liabilities
+Added: Loss (gain) on fair value
+Added: of derivatives
( 1,689,701 )
+Added: Changes in operating assets
+Added: and liabilities:
+Added: Accounts receivable and
+Added: prepaid expenses
Accounts payable
−Removed: ( 1,393,749 )
Accrued liabilities
−Removed: Accrued EPA/IDEQ water treatment
−Removed: Prepaid finance costs
−Removed: Deposit on plant demobilization
−Removed: ( 1,000,000 )
−Removed: EPA cost recovery payable
−Removed: ( 2,000,000 )
−Removed: Interest payable - EPA
−Removed: Interest payable
−Removed: Net cash used in operating activities
+Added: cash used in operating activities
( 2,863,167 )
1 unchanged sentence
Investing activities
−Removed: Additions to Bunker Hill Mine and mining interests
−Removed: ( 1,094,037 )
−Removed: ( 5,880,471 )
−Removed: Land purchase
Process plant
( 2,596,535 )
−Removed: ( 2,815,398 )
−Removed: Purchase of equipment
−Removed: Purchase of spare parts inventory
−Removed: Net cash used in investing activities
−Removed: ( 7,132,476 )
+Added: Mine improvements
+Added: of machinery and equipment
+Added: cash used in investing activities
( 3,356,219 )
Financing activities
−Removed: Proceeds from stream obligation
−Removed: Transaction costs stream obligation
−Removed: Proceeds from convertible debentures
−Removed: Proceeds from issuance of shares, net of issue costs
−Removed: Proceeds from issuance of special warrants
−Removed: Proceeds from warrants exercise
−Removed: Proceeds from promissory note
−Removed: Repayment of bridge loan
−Removed: ( 5,000,000 )
−Removed: Repayment of promissory notes
−Removed: ( 1,000,000 )
−Removed: Lease payments
−Removed: Net cash provided by financing activities
+Added: Proceeds from issuance
+Added: of special warrants
+Added: Proceeds from warrants
+Added: Proceeds from promissory
+Added: cash (used) provided by financing activities
Net change in cash
−Removed: Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period
−Removed: Cash and restricted cash, end of period
+Added: ( 6,418,054 )
+Added: Cash, beginning of
+Added: Cash, end of period
Supplemental disclosures
−Removed: Cash interest paid
Non-cash activities
−Removed: Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and promissory notes settled with special warrants issuance
−Removed: Mill purchase for shares and warrants
−Removed: Units issued to settle DSU/RSU/Bonuses
−Removed: Interest payable settled with common shares
−Removed: Reconciliation from Cash Flow Statement to Balance Sheet:
−Removed: Cash and restricted cash end of period
−Removed: Less restricted cash
+Added: Accounts payable, accrued
+Added: liabilities, and promissory notes settled with special warrants issuance
+Added: Interest payable settled
+Added: with common shares
+Added: Reconciliation from Cash Flow Statement to
+Added: Balance Sheet:
+Added: Cash and restricted cash
+Added: end of period
+Added: restricted cash
Cash end of period
1 unchanged sentence
Hill Mining Corp.
−Removed: Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency
+Added: Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency
in United States Dollars)
−Removed: subscriptions
comprehensive
4 unchanged sentences
Compensation options
−Removed: Shares issued for RSUs vested
−Removed: Non brokered shares issued for $0.30 CAD
−Removed: Stock subscription received for units
−Removed: Contractor shares issued for $0.30 CAD
−Removed: Shares issued for Mill purchase
−Removed: Warrant valuation
+Added: Shares issued for interest
+Added: Shares issued for RSUs
Shares issued for warrant exercise
−Removed: Shares issued for interest payable
−Removed: Special warrant shares issued for $ 0.15 CAD
−Removed: Net income (loss) for the period
+Added: Special warrants
+Added: income (loss) for the period
( 5,582,036 )
( 5,582,036 )
−Removed: Balance, September 30, 2023
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2024
$ ( 90,607,134 )
7 unchanged sentences
Compensation options
−Removed: Shares issued for interest payable
−Removed: Shares issued for RSUs vested
−Removed: Non brokered shares issued for $ 0.30 CAD
−Removed: Stock subscription received for units
−Removed: Special warrant shares issued for $ 0.30 CAD
−Removed: ( 1,775,790 )
−Removed: Contractor shares issued for $ 0.30 CAD
−Removed: Shares issued for Mill purchase
−Removed: Warrant valuation
−Removed: ( 6,246,848 )
−Removed: ( 6,246,848 )
−Removed: Net income (loss) for the period
−Removed: Balance, September 30, 2022
+Added: Shares issued for interest
+Added: Shares issued for warrant exercise
+Added: Special warrants
+Added: income (loss) for the period
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2023
$ ( 69,801,410 )
4 unchanged sentences
Hill Mining Corp.
−Removed: to the Unaudited Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
−Removed: and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
+Added: to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
+Added: Months Ended March 31, 2024
in United States Dollars)
11 unchanged sentences
As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the Company had one subsidiary, Silver Valley Metals Corp.
−Removed: American Zinc Corp.), an Idaho corporation created to facilitate the work being conducted at the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho.
+Added: Valley”, formerly American Zinc Corp.), an Idaho corporation created to facilitate the work being conducted at the Bunker Hill
+Added: Mine in Kellogg, Idaho.
Company was incorporated for the purpose of engaging in mineral exploration, and exploitation activities.
3 unchanged sentences
of Presentation
−Removed: accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with
−Removed: accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the United States
−Removed: Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial information.
−Removed: Accordingly, they do not include all the information and
−Removed: footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, shareholders’ deficiency,
−Removed: or cash flows.
−Removed: It is management’s opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments)
−Removed: have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation.
−Removed: The unaudited condensed interim consolidated
−Removed: financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the annual
−Removed: audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis, for the
−Removed: year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2023, are not necessarily indicative of the
−Removed: results for the full fiscal year.
−Removed: The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements are presented in United States
−Removed: dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency.
+Added: accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting
+Added: principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange
+Added: Commission for interim financial information.
+Added: Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive
+Added: presentation of financial position, results of operations, shareholders’ deficiency, or cash flows.
+Added: It is management’s opinion,
+Added: however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made which are necessary for a fair financial
+Added: statement presentation.
+Added: The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
+Added: Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with the
+Added: Management’s Discussion and Analysis, for the year ended December 31, 2023.
+Added: The interim results for the period ended March 31,
+Added: 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year.
+Added: The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial
+Added: statements are presented in United States dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency.
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management
10 unchanged sentences
Schedule of Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses
−Removed: September 30,
Prepaid expenses and deposits
−Removed: Environment protection agency overpayment (note 6)
−Removed: Equipment, Right-of-Use asset, and Process Plant
+Added: HST Receivable
+Added: Environment protection
+Added: agency overpayment (note 8)
+Added: Equipment, Right-of-Use Asset
consists of the following:
Schedule of Equipment
−Removed: September 30,
Equipment, gross
−Removed: Less accumulated depreciation
+Added: Less accumulated
Equipment, net
−Removed: total depreciation expense relating to equipment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $ 30,344 and $ 106,769 ,
+Added: total depreciation expense relating to equipment during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023 was $ 46,465 and $ 44,692 ,
respectively.
−Removed: Compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $ 42,814 and $ 119,905 , respectively.
−Removed: May 13, 2022, the Company completed the purchase of a package of equipment and parts inventory from Teck Resources Limited’s (“Teck”)
−Removed: Pend Oreille operation.
−Removed: The package comprises substantially all the mineral processing equipment including complete crushing, grinding
−Removed: and flotation circuits suitable for a planned ~1,500 ton-per-day operation at the Bunker Hill site, and total inventory of components
−Removed: and parts for the mill, assay lab, conveyer, field instruments, and electrical spares.
−Removed: purchase of the mill has been valued at:
−Removed: consideration given, comprised of $ 500,000 non-refundable deposit remitted on January 7, 2022 and $ 231,000 sales tax remitted on
−Removed: May 13, 2022, a total of $ 731,000 cash remitted.
−Removed: of common shares issued on May 13, 2022 at the market price of that day, a value of $ 1,970,264 .
−Removed: value of the warrants issued together with the inputs, as determined by a binomial model, resulted in a fair value of $ 1,273,032 .
−Removed: a result, the total value of the mill at the time of purchase was determined to be $ 3,974,296 , including $ 341,004 of spare parts
−Removed: process plant was purchased in an assembled state, and included major processing systems, significant components, and a large inventory
−Removed: of spare parts.
−Removed: The Company has disassembled and transported it to the Bunker Hill site, and will be reassembling it as an integral part
−Removed: of the Company’s future operations.
−Removed: The Company determined that the transaction should be accounted for as an asset acquisition,
−Removed: with the process plant representing a single asset, with the exception of the inventory of spare parts, which has been separated out
−Removed: and appears on the balance sheets as a non-current asset in accordance with the purchase price allocation.
−Removed: As the plant is demobilized,
−Removed: transported and reassembled, installation and other costs associated with these activities will be captured and capitalized as components
−Removed: of the asset.
+Added: asset consists of the following:
+Added: Schedule of Right-of-use Asset
+Added: Right-of-use asset
+Added: Less accumulated
+Added: Right-of-use asset,
+Added: total depreciation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, was $ 44,349
+Added: (relating to an expired lease), respectively.
+Added: The Company is a party primarily to lease contracts for mining related mobile
+Added: Process Plant
+Added: Company purchased a comprehensive package of equipment and parts inventory from Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”).
+Added: comprises substantially all processing equipment of value located at the Pend Oreille mine site, including complete crushing, grinding
+Added: and flotation circuits suitable for a planned ~1,500 ton-per-day operation at the Bunker Hill site, and total inventory of nearly 10,000
+Added: components and parts for mill, assay lab, conveyer, field instruments, and electrical spares.
+Added: process plant was purchased in an assembled state in the seller’s location, and included major processing systems, significant
+Added: components, and a large inventory of spare parts.
+Added: The Company has disassembled and transported it to the Bunker Hill site, and will be
+Added: reassembling it as an integral part of the Company’s future operations.
+Added: The Company determined that the transaction should be accounted
+Added: for as an asset acquisition, with the process plant representing a single asset, with the exception of the inventory of spare parts,
+Added: which has been separated out and appears on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheets as a non-current asset in accordance with
+Added: a purchase price allocation.
+Added: As the plant is demobilized, transported and reassembled, installation and other costs associated
+Added: with these activities is being captured and capitalized as components of the asset.
plant consists of the following:
Schedule of Plant Asset Consists
−Removed: September 30,
Plant purchase price less inventory
−Removed: Ball mill purchase
Demobilization
Site preparation costs
+Added: Capitalized interest
Process Plant
−Removed: June 30, 2023, the Company made the final payment of $ 545,626 to D’Angelo International LLC to complete the purchase of a ball
−Removed: mill for a total $ 745,626 (inclusive of two previously paid deposits of $ 100,000 from the Company to D’Angelo International
−Removed: The ball mill is capable of delivering the 1,800 ton per day mine plan envisaged in the Company’s Prefeasibility Study, and
−Removed: subject to future detailed engineering and mine planning, the mill could also potentially support a throughput increase.
−Removed: asset consists of the following:
−Removed: Schedule of Right-of-use Asset
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: Loader leases
−Removed: Loader leases accumulated depreciation
−Removed: Right-of-use asset, net
−Removed: total depreciation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $ 6,887 and $ 19,656 , respectively.
−Removed: to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $ nil and $ 52,353 , (relating to an expired lease) respectively.
Bunker Hill Mine and Mining Interests
−Removed: Hill Mine Purchase
−Removed: Company purchased the Bunker Hill Mine (the “Mine”) in January 2022, as described below.
−Removed: to purchasing the Mine, the Company had entered into a series of agreements with Placer Mining Corporation (“Placer Mining”),
−Removed: the prior owner, for the lease and option to purchase the Mine.
−Removed: The first of these agreements was announced on August 28, 2017, with
−Removed: subsequent amendments and/or extensions announced on November 1, 2019, July 7, 2020, and November 20, 2020.
−Removed: the terms of the November 20, 2020, amended agreement (the “Amended Agreement”), a purchase price of $ 7,700,000 was agreed,
−Removed: with $ 5,700,000 payable in cash (with an aggregate of $ 300,000 to be credited toward the purchase price of the Mine as having been previously
−Removed: paid by the Company) and $ 2,000,000 in Common Shares of the Company.
−Removed: The Company agreed to make an advance payment of $ 2,000,000 , credited
−Removed: towards the purchase price of the Mine, which had the effect of decreasing the remaining amount payable to purchase the Mine to an aggregate
−Removed: of $ 3,400,000 payable in cash and $ 2,000,000 in Common Shares of the Company.
−Removed: Amended Agreement also required payments pursuant to an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) whereby
−Removed: for so long as the Company leases, owns and/or occupies the Mine, the Company would make payments to the EPA on behalf of Placer Mining
−Removed: in satisfaction of the EPA’s claim for historical water treatment cost recovery as per the Settlement Agreement reached with the
−Removed: Immediately prior to the purchase of the Mine, the Company’s liability to EPA in this regard totaled $ 11,000,000 .
−Removed: Company completed the purchase of the Mine on January 7, 2022.
−Removed: The terms of the purchase price were modified to $ 5,400,000 in cash, from
−Removed: $ 3,400,000 of cash and $ 2,000,000 of Common Shares.
−Removed: Concurrent with the purchase of the Mine, the Company assumed incremental liabilities
−Removed: of $ 8,000,000 to the EPA, consistent with the terms of the amended Settlement Agreement with the EPA that was executed in December 2021
−Removed: (see “EPA Settlement Agreement” section below).
−Removed: $ 5,400,000 contract cash paid at purchase was the $ 7,700,000 less the $ 2,000,000 deposit and $ 300,000 credit given by the seller for
−Removed: prior years’ maintenance payments.
−Removed: purchase of the mine has been valued on January 7, 2022:
−Removed: purchase price of $ 7,700,000 less $ 300,000 credit by seller for prior maintenance payments.
−Removed: present value of water treatment cost recovery liability assumed of $ 6,402,425 .
−Removed: legal and closing costs of $ 444,785 .
−Removed: a result, the total value of the mine at the time of purchase was determined to be $ 14,247,210 .
−Removed: Company completed the purchase of the Mine on January 7, 2022.
−Removed: The terms of the purchase price were modified to $ 5,400,000 in cash,
−Removed: from $ 3,400,000 of cash and $ 2,000,000 of Common Shares.
−Removed: Concurrent with the purchase of the Mine, the Company assumed incremental
−Removed: liabilities of $ 8,000,000 to the EPA, consistent with the terms of the amended Settlement Agreement with the EPA that was executed
−Removed: in December 2021 (see “EPA Settlement Agreement” section below).
−Removed: has determined the purchase to be an acquisition of a single asset.
−Removed: on October 1, 2022, the Company capitalizes mine development.
−Removed: Through September 30, 2023, a total of $ 2,218,439 had been capitalized.
−Removed: of Mineral Properties
−Removed: June 23, 2023, as consideration for the extinguishment of the RCD, as described in note 7, the Company granted a royalty for 1.85 % of
−Removed: life-of-mine gross revenue (the “Royalty”) from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current
−Removed: accessible underground development, and covered by the Company’s 2021 ground geophysical survey.
−Removed: A 1.35% rate will apply to claims
−Removed: outside of these areas.
−Removed: transaction is treated as a sale of mineral interest to Sprott.
−Removed: The portion of the mineral interest sold was determined based on an
−Removed: analysis of discounted life-of-mine royalty payments relative to discounted future cash flows generated from the mine net of capital
−Removed: and operating costs, applied to the carrying value of the Bunker Hill Mine as of June 23, 2023 before consideration of the sale of
−Removed: mineral properties.
−Removed: This analysis utilized a discount rate of 13% and long-term metal prices of $1.09/lb, $0.98/lb and $25.51/oz for
−Removed: zinc, lead and silver respectively, consistent with assumptions utilized in the valuation of the RCD at extinguishment.
−Removed: has recognized a gain of $ 6,980,932
−Removed: in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive
−Removed: (loss) income.
+Added: Company purchased the Bunker Hill Mine (the “Mine”) in January 2022.
carrying cost of the Mine is comprised of the following:
Schedule of Mining Interests
−Removed: September 30,
Bunker Hill Mine purchase
Capitalized development
−Removed: Sale of mineral properties (note 7)
+Added: Sale of mineral properties
( 1,973,840 )
+Added: ( 1,973,840 )
Bunker Hill mine
−Removed: purchase and lease
−Removed: March 3, 2022, the Company purchased a 225-acre surface land parcel for $ 202,000 which includes the surface rights to portions of 24
−Removed: patented mining claims, for which the Company already owns the mineral rights.
−Removed: the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into a lease agreement with C & E Tree Farm LLC for the lease of a
−Removed: land parcel overlaying a portion of the Company’s existing mineral claims package.
+Added: purchase and leases
+Added: Company owns a 225-acre surface land parcel valued at its original purchase price of $ 202,000 which includes the surface rights
+Added: to portions of 24 patented mining claims, for which the Company already owns the mineral rights.
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company entered into a lease agreement with C & E Tree Farm LLC for the lease of a land
+Added: parcel overlaying a portion of the Company’s existing mineral claims package.
The Company is committed to making monthly payments
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The Company has the option to purchase the land parcel through March 1, 2026, for $ 3,129,500 less 50%
−Removed: of the payments made through the date of purchase (note 11).
+Added: of the payments made through the date of purchase.
+Added: Lease Liability
+Added: of March 31, 2024, The Company’s undiscounted lease obligations consisted of the following:
+Added: of Lease Liability
+Added: Gross lease obligation – minimum lease
+Added: Future interest expense
+Added: on lease obligations
+Added: Total lease liability
+Added: Current lease liability
+Added: Non-current lease liability
+Added: Total lease liability
Environmental Protection Agency and Water Treatment Liabilities (“EPA”)
December 19, 2021, the Company entered into an amended Settlement Agreement between the Company, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality,
−Removed: US Department of Justice, and the EPA (the “Amended Settlement”).
−Removed: Upon the effectivity of the Amended Settlement, the Company
−Removed: would become fully compliant with its payment obligations to these parties.
−Removed: The Amended Settlement modified the payment schedule and
−Removed: payment terms for recovery of the historical environmental costs.
−Removed: Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Settlement, upon purchase of the
−Removed: Bunker Hill Mine and the satisfaction of financial assurance commitments (as described below), the $ 19,000,000
−Removed: of cost recovery liabilities will be paid by
−Removed: the Company to the EPA on the following dates:
+Added: Department of Justice, and the EPA (the “Amended Settlement”).
+Added: Upon the effectiveness of the Amended Settlement, the
+Added: Company would become fully compliant with its payment obligations to these parties.
+Added: The Amended Settlement modified the payment schedule
+Added: and payment terms for recovery of the historical environmental response costs.
+Added: Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Settlement, upon
+Added: purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine and the satisfaction of financial assurance commitments (as described below), the $ 19,000,000 of cost
+Added: recovery liabilities will be paid by the Company to the EPA on the following dates:
Schedule of Amended Settlement Environmental Protection Agency Agreement
−Removed: Within 30 days of Settlement Agreement
+Added: Within 30 days of Settlement
November 1, 2024
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plus accrued interest
−Removed: addition to the changes in payment terms and schedule, the Amended Settlement included a commitment by the Company to secure $ 17,000,000
−Removed: of financial assurance in the form of performance bonds or letters of credit deemed acceptable to the EPA within 180 days from the effective
−Removed: date of the Amended Settlement.
−Removed: Once in place, the financial assurance can be drawn on by the EPA in the event of non-performance by
−Removed: the Company of its payment obligations under the Amended Settlement (the “Financial Assurance”).
−Removed: The amount of the bonds
−Removed: will decrease over time as individual payments are made.
−Removed: Company completed the purchase of the Mine (see note 5) and made the initial $ 2,000,000
−Removed: cost recovery payment on January 7, 2022.
−Removed: Concurrent with the purchase of the Mine, the Company assumed the balance of the EPA
−Removed: liability totaling $ 17,000,000 ,
−Removed: an increase of $ 8,000,000 from $ 9,000,000 .
−Removed: This was capitalized as $ 6,402,425
−Removed: to the carrying value of the Bunker Hill Mine at time of purchase, comprised of $ 3,000,000
−Removed: of incremental current liabilities and $ 5,000,000
−Removed: of non-current liabilities (discounted to $ 3,402,425 ).
−Removed: the year ended 2022, the financial assurance was put into place, enabling the restructuring of the payment under the Amendment Settlement
−Removed: with the entire $ 17,000,000 liability being recognized as long-term.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2023 (unchanged from December 31, 2022), the
−Removed: Company had two payment bonds of $ 9,999,000 and $ 5,000,000 , and a $ 2,001,000 letter of credit, in place to secure this liability.
−Removed: collateral for the payment bonds is comprised of two letters of credit of $ 4,475,000 in aggregate, as well as land pledged by third parties
−Removed: with whom the company has entered into a financing cooperation agreement that contemplates a monthly fee of $ 20,000 (payable in cash
−Removed: or common shares of the Company, at the Company’s election).
−Removed: The letters of credit of $ 6,476,000 in aggregate are secured by cash
−Removed: deposits under an agreement with a commercial bank, which comprise the $ 6,476,000 of restricted cash shown within current assets as of
−Removed: September 30, 2023.
−Removed: Company recorded accretion expense on the liability of $ 420,518 and $ 1,191,487 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023,
−Removed: respectively, bringing the net liability to $ 9,132,953 (previously accrued interest of $ 154,743 ) as of September 30, 2023.
−Removed: Treatment Charges – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
−Removed: to the cost recovery liability outlined above, the Company is responsible for the payment of ongoing water treatment charges.
−Removed: Water treatment
−Removed: charges incurred through December 31, 2021, were payable to the EPA, and charges thereafter are payable to the Idaho Department of Environmental
−Removed: Quality (“IDEQ”) following a handover of responsibilities for the Central Treatment Plant from the EPA to the IDEQ as of
+Added: addition to the changes in payment terms and schedule, the Amended Settlement includes a commitment by the Company to secure $ 17,000,000
+Added: of financial assurance in the form of performance bonds or letters of credit deemed acceptable to the EPA.
+Added: of March 31, 2024 (unchanged from December 31, 2023), the Company had two payment bonds of $ 9,999,000 and $ 5,000,000 , and a $ 2,001,000
+Added: letter of credit, in place to secure this liability.
+Added: The collateral for the payment bonds is comprised of two letters of credit of $ 4,475,000
+Added: in aggregate, as well as land pledged by third parties with whom the company has entered into a financing cooperation agreement that
+Added: contemplates a monthly fee of $ 20,000 (payable in cash or common shares of the Company, at the Company’s election).
+Added: of credit of $ 6,476,000 in aggregate are secured by cash deposits under an agreement with a commercial bank, which comprise the $ 6,476,000
+Added: of restricted cash shown within current assets as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023.
+Added: The financial assurance can be drawn on by the EPA
+Added: in the event of non-performance by the Company of its payment obligations under the Amended Settlement (the “Financial Assurance”).
+Added: The amount of the bonds will decrease over time as individual payments are made.
+Added: Company recorded accretion expense on the liability of $ 452,807 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ 374,306 for the three months
+Added: ended March 31, 2023), bringing the net liability to $ 10,026,947 (inclusive of interest payable of $ 156,343 ).
+Added: Treatment Charges – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”)
+Added: Separate to the cost recovery liability outlined above,
+Added: the Company is responsible for the payment of ongoing water treatment charges.
+Added: Water treatment charges incurred through December 31, 2021,
+Added: were payable to the EPA, and charges thereafter are payable to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”) following
+Added: a handover of responsibilities for the Central Treatment Plant from the EPA to the IDEQ as of that date.
Company currently makes monthly payments of $ 100,000 to the IDEQ as instalments toward the cost of treating water at the Central Treatment
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cost of water treatment.
−Removed: As of September 30, 2023, a prepaid expense of $ 90,000 (December 31, 2022:
−Removed: $ 170,729 ) represents the difference
−Removed: between the estimated cost of water treatment and net payments made by the Company to the IDEQ to date.
−Removed: This balance has been recognized
−Removed: on the unaudited condensed interim balance sheets as accounts receivable and prepaid expenses.
−Removed: Promissory Notes Payable and Convertible Debentures
−Removed: September 22, 2021, the Company issued a non-convertible promissory note of $ 2,500,000
−Removed: bearing interest of 15 %
−Removed: per annum and payable at maturity.
−Removed: The Company purchased a land parcel for approximately $ 202,000
−Removed: on March 3, 2022, which may be used as security for the promissory note.
−Removed: The promissory note was originally scheduled to mature on
−Removed: March 15, 2022, however, was extended multiple times and is currently due on December
−Removed: Principal payments of $ 1,000,000
−Removed: in aggregate were made in the year ended December 31, 2022.
−Removed: Principal payment of $ 504,315
−Removed: was made during the 9 months ended September 30, 2023.
−Removed: The Company incurred a one-time penalty of 10 %
−Removed: of the outstanding principal on June 30, 2023, of $ 99,569
−Removed: which is included in loss on modification of debt in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of income.
−Removed: February 21, 2023, the Company issued a non-convertible promissory note to a related party of $ 120,000 , and a separate non-convertible
−Removed: promissory note of $ 120,000 to another party.
−Removed: Each promissory note bore fixed interest of $ 18,000 per annum, payable at maturity, which
−Removed: was the earlier of one year or the receipt of an equity or debt financing.
−Removed: Both promissory notes, including interest, were settled on
−Removed: March 27, 2023 through participating in the March 2023 Offering (Note 8).
−Removed: June 2023, the Company issued a non-convertible promissory note in the amount of $ 150,000 .
−Removed: The promissory note bore fixed interest of
−Removed: $ 15,000 per annum, payable at maturity, which was the earlier of one year or the receipt of an equity or debt financing.
−Removed: The promissory
−Removed: note, including interest, was settled in June 2023.
−Removed: September 30, 2023, the Company owes $ 1,095,253
−Removed: in promissory notes payable, which is included in current liabilities on the unaudited condensed interim consolidated balance
−Removed: Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $ 41,410
−Removed: and $ 151,821
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: Compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $ 56,712
−Removed: and $ 224,589
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: At September 30, 2023 financing costs of $ 44,560
−Removed: at December 31, 2022) is included in interest payable on the unaudited condensed interim balance sheet.
−Removed: The effective interest rate
−Removed: of the promissory note is 15 %.
+Added: As of March 31, 2024, a prepaid expense of $ nil (December 31, 2023:
+Added: $ 94,582 ) represented the difference between
+Added: the estimated cost of water treatment and net payments made by the Company to the IDEQ to date.
+Added: This balance has been recognized on the
+Added: condensed interim consolidated balance sheets as accounts receivable and prepaid expenses.
+Added: Convertible Debentures
Finance Package with Sprott Private Resource Streaming & Royalty Corp.
−Removed: December 20, 2021, the Company executed a non-binding term sheet outlining a $ 50,000,000 project finance package with SRSR.
+Added: December 20, 2021, the Company executed a non-binding term sheet outlining a $ 50,000,000 project finance package with Sprott Private
+Added: Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp.
non-binding term sheet with SRSR outlined a $ 50,000,000 project financing package that the Company expected to fulfill the majority of
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The term sheet consisted of an $ 8,000,000 royalty convertible debenture (the “RCD”),
−Removed: a $ 5,000,000 convertible debenture (the “CD1”), and a multi-metals Stream of up to $ 37,000,000 .
−Removed: The CD1 was subsequently
−Removed: increased to $ 6,000,000 , increasing the project financing package to $ 51,000,000 .
+Added: a $ 5,000,000 convertible debenture (the “CD1”), and a multi-metals stream of up to $ 37,000,000 (the “Stream”).
+Added: The CD1 was subsequently increased to $ 6,000,000 , increasing the project financing package to $ 51,000,000 .
June 17, 2022, the Company consummated a new $ 15,000,000 convertible debenture (the “CD2”).
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to extend the maturities of the CD1 and CD2 to March 31, 2026, when the full $ 6 million and $ 15 million, respectively, will become due.
−Removed: The Company incurred $ 254,220 of
−Removed: financing costs on the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income relating
−Removed: to the modification of CD1, CD2, the extinguishment of RCD and the closing of the $ 21,000,000 debt
Royalty Convertible Debenture
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amendment of the maturity date from July 7, 2023 to March 31, 2025 .
−Removed: The parties also agreed to enter into a Royalty Put Option such that
+Added: The parties also agreed to enter a Royalty Put Option such that
in the event the RCD is converted into a royalty as described above, the holder of the royalty will be entitled to resell the royalty
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for as a modification.
−Removed: June 23, 2023, the funding date of the Stream, the RCD was repaid by the Company granting a royalty for 1.85% of life-of-mine gross
−Removed: revenue (the “Royalty”) from mining claims historically worked as described above.
−Removed: A 1.35% rate will apply to claims
−Removed: outside of these areas.
−Removed: The Company recorded a gain on sale of mineral properties of $ 6,980,932
−Removed: in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of income (loss).
−Removed: Additionally, on settlement of the RCD, $ 347,499
−Removed: of previously deferred to other comprehensive (loss) income was recognized in the net income (loss on FV of convertible debentures)
−Removed: on the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statement of income (loss).
−Removed: The Royalty Put Option permits SRSR Streaming to resell
−Removed: the royalty to the Company for $ 8
−Removed: million upon default under the Series 1 Convertible Debentures or Series 2 Convertible Debentures until such time that they are
−Removed: repaid in full.
−Removed: The Company has accounted for the Royalty as a sale of mineral properties (refer to Note 5 for further
+Added: June 23, 2023, the funding date of the Stream, the RCD was repaid by the Company granting a royalty for 1.85 % of life-of-mine gross revenue
+Added: (the “Royalty”) from mining claims historically worked as described above.
+Added: A 1.35 % rate will apply to claims outside of these
+Added: The Company has accounted for the Royalty as a sale of mineral properties (refer to note 6 for further detail).
Convertible Debenture (CD1)
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The CD1 bears interest
−Removed: at an annual rate of 7.5 %, payable in cash or shares at the Company’s option, and initially had a maturity date of the earlier
−Removed: of July 7, 2023 (subsequently amended, as described below) or the closing of the $ 37,000,000 stream that was announced on December 20,
−Removed: The CD1 is secured by a pledge of the Company’s properties and assets, and is convertible into Common Shares at a price of
−Removed: C$ 0.30 per Common Share at SRSR’s election at any time through the maturity date.
−Removed: The Company may elect to repay the CD1 early;
−Removed: if SRSR elects not to exercise its conversion option at such time, a minimum of 12 months of interest would apply.
+Added: at an annual rate of 7.5 %, payable in cash or shares at the Company’s option, and matures on July 7, 2023 (subsequently amended,
+Added: as described below).
+Added: The CD1 is secured by a pledge of the Company’s properties and assets.
+Added: Until the closing of the Stream, the
+Added: CD1 was to be convertible into Common Shares at a price of C$ 0.30 per Common Share, subject to stock exchange approval (subsequently
+Added: amended, as described below).
+Added: Alternatively, SRSR may elect to retire the CD1 with the cash proceeds from the Stream.
+Added: The Company may
+Added: elect to repay the CD1 early;
+Added: if SRSR elects not to exercise its conversion option at such time, a minimum of 12 months of interest would
with the funding of the CD2 in June 2022, the Company and SRSR agreed to a number of amendments to the terms of the CD1, including that
the maturity date would be amended from July 7, 2023 to March 31, 2025 , and that the CD1 would remain outstanding until the new maturity
−Removed: date regardless of whether the stream is advanced, unless the Company elects to exercise its option of early repayment or SRSR elects
−Removed: to exercise its share conversion option.
−Removed: The Company determined that the amendments in the terms of the CD1 should not be treated as
−Removed: an extinguishment of the CD1, and have therefore been accounted for as a modification.
−Removed: with the funding of the Stream in June 2023, the Company and SRSR agreed to amend the maturity date of CD1 from March 31, 2025, to March
−Removed: 31, 2026, and that CD1 would remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the company elects to exercise its option of early
−Removed: The Company determined that the amendments to the terms of the CD1 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the CD1 and
−Removed: have therefore been accounted for as a modification.
+Added: date regardless of whether the Stream is advanced, unless the Company elects to exercise its option of early repayment.
+Added: The Company determined
+Added: that the amendments in the terms of the CD1 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the CD1 and have therefore been accounted
+Added: for as a modification.
+Added: with the funding of the Stream in June 2023, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the maturity date of CD1 from March 31, 2025, to
+Added: March 31, 2026 , and that CD1 would remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the company elects to exercise its option of
+Added: early repayment.
+Added: The Company determined that the amendments to the terms of the CD1 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the
+Added: CD1 and have therefore been accounted for as a modification.
Series 2 Convertible Debenture (CD2)
Company closed the $ 15,000,000 CD2 on June 17, 2022.
−Removed: The CD2 bears interest at an annual rate of 10.5 %, payable in cash or shares at
−Removed: the Company’s option, and matured on March 31, 2025.
+Added: CD2 bears interest at an annual rate of 10.5 %, payable in cash or shares at
+Added: the Company’s option, and matures on March 31, 2025 .
The CD2 is secured by a pledge of the Company’s properties and assets.
−Removed: and is convertible into Common Shares at a price of C$ 0.29 per Common Share at SRSR’s election at any time through the maturity
The repayment terms include 3 quarterly payments of $ 2,000,000 each beginning June 30, 2024, and $ 9,000,000 on the maturity date.
−Removed: with the funding of the Stream in June 2023, the Company and SRSR agreed to amend the maturity date of the CD2 from 3 quarterly payments
+Added: with the funding of the Stream in June 2023, the Company and Sprott agreed to amend the maturity date of the CD2 from 3 quarterly payments
of $ 2,000,000 each beginning June 30, 2024, and $ 9,000,000 on March 31, 2025, to payment in full on March 31, 2026, and that the CD2
−Removed: would remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the company elects to exercise its option of early repayment or SRSR elects
+Added: would remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the Company elects to exercise its option of early repayment or Sprott elects
to exercise its share conversion option.
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an extinguishment of the CD2 and have therefore been accounted for as a modification.
−Removed: Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, each debenture will be valued and carried as a single instrument,
+Added: Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging, each debenture will be valued and recorded as a single instrument,
with the periodic changes to fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss.
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Schedule of Key Valuation Inputs
−Removed: Reference (2)(4) (5)
−Removed: Interest rate
−Removed: Stock price (US$)
−Removed: Expected equity volatility
−Removed: Credit spread
−Removed: Risk-free rate
−Removed: adjusted rate
−Removed: (2)(4 )(5)(3)
+Added: CD1 note (1)(2)(3)
+Added: CD2 note (1)(2)(3)
+Added: CD1 note (1)(2)(3)
+Added: CD2 note (1)(2)(3)
Convertible Debenture (1)(2)(3)
−Removed: CD1 carried a Discount for Lack of Marketability (“DLOM”) of 5.0 % as of the issuance date and as of September 30, 2023.
−Removed: CD2 carried a DLOM of 10.0 % as of the issuance date and September 30, 2023
−Removed: and RCD carry an instrument-specific spread of 7.23 %, CD2 carries an instrument-specific spread of 9.32 %
−Removed: conversion price of the CD1 is $ 0.219 and CD2 is $ 0.226 as of September 30, 2023, and $ 0.219 and CD2 is $ 0.212 as of December 31, 2022
−Removed: project risk rate of 13.0 % was used for all scenarios of the RCD fair value computations
−Removed: valuation of the RCD is driven by the aggregation of (i) the present value of future potential cash flow to the royalty holder, in
−Removed: the event that the RCD is converted to a royalty, utilizing an estimate of future metal sales and Monte Carlo simulations of future
−Removed: metal prices, and (ii) the computation of the present value assuming no conversion to the 1.85 % gross revenue royalty.
−Removed: The valuation
−Removed: of (i) is compared to the valuation of (ii) for each simulation, with the higher value used in the aggregation to arrive at the fair
−Removed: value of the RCD.
−Removed: This results in an implied probability of the RCD being converted to the royalty, in the event that the Stream
−Removed: Based on this methodology, as of June 30, 2023 (pre-modification), the implied probability of the RCD being converted
−Removed: to a 1.85 % royalty, in the event that the Stream is advanced, was 77 %.
−Removed: Credit spread, Risk-free rate, and Risk-adjusted rate shown
−Removed: for the RCD are applicable to the scenario where the Stream is not advanced.
−Removed: There are immaterial differences in these inputs for
−Removed: the scenario where the Stream is advanced.
−Removed: resulting fair values of the CD1, RCD, and CD2 at September 30, 2023, and as of December 31, 2022, were as follows:
+Added: CD1 carried a Discount for Lack of Marketability (“DLOM”) of 5.0 % as of the issuance date and as of March 31, 2022.
+Added: CD2 carried a DLOM of 10.0 % as of the issuance date and June 30, 2022
+Added: CD1 carries an instrument-specific spread of 7.23 %, CD2 carries an instrument-specific spread of 9.32 %
+Added: conversion price of the CD1 is $ 0.221 and CD2 is $ 0.214 as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: The conversion price of the CD1 is $ 0.227 and CD2 is
+Added: $ 0.219 as of December 31, 2023.
+Added: resulting fair values of the CD1 and CD2 at March 31, 2024, and as of December 31, 2023, were as follows:
Schedule of Fair Value Derivative Liability
−Removed: Instrument Description
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: total gain on fair value of debentures recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $ 2,450,968 and
−Removed: $ 2,256,437 ,
−Removed: respectively, and $ 1,301,069 and
−Removed: $ 3,041,056 for
−Removed: the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.
−Removed: The portion of changes in fair value attributable to changes in
−Removed: the Company’s credit risk is accounted for within other comprehensive (loss) income during the three and nine months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2023 was $ 68,738 and
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: Compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $ 625,050 and
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: Interest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $ 510,411 and
−Removed: $ 1,857,822 ,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: Compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 was $ 691,111 and
−Removed: $ 1,279,849 ,
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: At September 30, 2023 interest of $ 510,411 ($ 691,890 at
−Removed: December 31, 2022) is included in interest payable on the consolidated balance sheets.
−Removed: For the three and nine months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2023 the Company recognized $ nil and
−Removed: respectively, loss on debt settlement in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive
−Removed: (loss) income as a result of settling interest by issuance of shares ( 0
+Added: (loss) gain on changes in FV of convertible debentures recognized on the condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) Income
+Added: during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, was $ ( 157,232 )
and $ 1,689,701 ,
−Removed: shares for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2023 respectively).
−Removed: Compared to the three and nine months ended September
−Removed: 30, 2022 was $ nil and
respectively.
−Removed: Company performs quarterly testing of the covenants in the CD1 and CD2 and was in compliance with all such covenants as of September
−Removed: December 6, 2022, the Company closed a $ 5,000,000 loan facility with Sprott (the “Bridge Loan”).
−Removed: The Bridge Loan is secured
−Removed: by the same security package in place for the RCD, CD1, and CD2.
−Removed: The Bridge Loan bears interest at 10.5% per annum and matures at the
−Removed: earlier of (i) the advance of the Stream, or (ii) June 30, 2024.
−Removed: In addition, the minimum quantity of metal delivered under the Stream,
−Removed: if advanced, would increase by 5 % relative to amounts previously announced.
−Removed: June 23, 2023 the Company repaid the outstanding principal and interest on the Bridge Loan recognizing a loss on extinguishment of
−Removed: debt of $ 222,754
−Removed: in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income.
−Removed: At September 30, 2023 interest of $ nil
−Removed: at December 31, 2022) is included in interest payable on the unaudited condensed interim balance sheets.
−Removed: Interest expense for three
−Removed: and nine months ended September 30, 2023, was $ 168,166
+Added: The portion of changes in fair value that is attributable to changes in the Company’s credit risk is accounted
+Added: for within other comprehensive income.
+Added: During the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, the Company recognized
and $ 807,012
−Removed: respectively.
−Removed: Compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, was $ nil
+Added: respectively, within other comprehensive income.
+Added: Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 was $ 504,863
+Added: and $ 676,849
respectively.
−Removed: June 23, 2023, all conditions were met for the closing of the Stream, and $ 46,000,000
−Removed: was advanced to the Company.
−Removed: The Stream applies to 10% of all payable metals sold until a minimum quantity of metal is delivered
−Removed: consisting of, individually, 63.5 million pounds of zinc, 40.4 million pounds of lead, and 1.2 million ounces of silver
−Removed: (subsequently amended, as described below).
−Removed: Thereafter, the Stream would apply to 2% of payable metals sold.
−Removed: The delivery price of
−Removed: streamed metals will be 20% of the applicable spot price.
−Removed: The Company may buy back 50% of the Stream Amount at a 1.40x multiple of
−Removed: the Stream Amount between the second and third anniversary of the date of funding, and at a 1.65x multiple of the Stream Amount
−Removed: between the third and fourth anniversary of the date of funding.
−Removed: The Company incurred $ 824,156
−Removed: of transactions costs directly related to the Stream which were capitalized against the initial recognition of the Stream of $ 45,175,844
−Removed: on the unaudited condensed interim consolidated balance sheets.
+Added: At March 31, 2024 interest of $ 504,863
+Added: at December 31, 2023) is included in interest payable on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheets.
+Added: For the three months
+Added: ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $ 70,093
+Added: and $ 250,086 ,
+Added: respectively, loss on debt settlement on the condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss)
+Added: income as a result of settling interest by issuance of shares.
+Added: Company performs quarterly testing of the covenants in the CD1 and CD2 and was in compliance with all such covenants as of March
+Added: June 23, 2023, all conditions were met for the closing of the Stream, and $ 46,000,000 was advanced to the Company.
+Added: The Stream is secured
+Added: by the same security package that is in place with respect to the RCD, CD1, and CD2.
+Added: The Stream is repayable by applying 10% of all payable
+Added: metals sold until a minimum quantity of metal is delivered consisting of, individually, 63.5 million pounds of zinc, 40.4 million pounds
+Added: of lead, and 1.2 million ounces of silver (subsequently amended, as described below).
+Added: Thereafter, the Stream would be repayable by applying
+Added: 2% of payable metals sold.
+Added: The delivery price of streamed metals will be 20% of the applicable spot price.
+Added: At the Company’s option,
+Added: the Company may buy back 50% of the Stream Amount at a 1.40x multiple of the Stream Amount between the second and third anniversary of
+Added: the date of funding, and at a 1.65x multiple of the Stream Amount between the third and fourth anniversary of the date of funding.
+Added: Company incurred $ 740,956 of transactions costs directly related to the Stream which were capitalized against the initial recognition
+Added: of the Stream.
Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, the Stream does not meet the criteria for treatment as a
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amount is not determinable.
−Removed: The Company has therefore determined that in accordance with ASC 470, the stream obligation should be
−Removed: treated as a liability based on the indexed debt rules thereunder.
−Removed: The initial recognition has been made at fair value based on cash
−Removed: received, net of transaction costs, and the discount rate calibrated so that the future cash flows associated with the Stream, using
−Removed: forward commodity prices, equal the cash received.
−Removed: The measurement of the stream obligation is accounted for at amortized cost with
−Removed: accretion at the discount rate.
−Removed: Subsequent changes to the expected cash flows associated with the Stream will result in the
−Removed: adjustment of the carrying value of the stream obligation using the same discount rate, with changes to the carrying value
−Removed: recognized in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of income.
+Added: The Company has therefore determined that in accordance with ASC 470, the stream obligation should be treated
+Added: as a liability based on the indexed debt rules thereunder.
+Added: The initial recognition has been made at fair value based on cash received,
+Added: net of transaction costs, and the discount rate calibrated so that the future cash flows associated with the Stream, using forward commodity
+Added: prices, equal the cash received.
+Added: The measurement of the stream obligation is accounted for at amortized cost with accretion at the discount
+Added: Subsequent changes to the expected cash flows associated with the Stream will result in the adjustment of the carrying value of
+Added: the stream obligation using the same discount rate, with changes to the carrying value recognized in the condensed interim consolidated
+Added: statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
Company determined the effective interest rate of the Stream obligation to be 10.8 % and recorded accretion expense on the liability of
−Removed: $ 1,321,000 and $ 1,406,000 respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 ($ nil for the three and nine months 2022),
−Removed: bringing the liability to $ 46,665,044 as of September 30, 2023.
+Added: $ 1,099,060 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023) recognized in the consolidated
+Added: statement of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income, accretion expense on the liability of $ 258,940 for the three months ended
+Added: March 31, 2024 ($ nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023) capitalized into the process plant (note 5) on the condensed interim
+Added: consolidated balance sheets and loss on revaluation of the liability of $ 217,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ nil for
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2023), bringing the liability to $ 52,713,000 as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: The revaluation is because of a change
+Added: in projections.
+Added: The key assumptions used in the revaluation are production of 700,000,000 lbs of zinc, 385,000,000 lbs of lead, 8,700,000
+Added: oz of silver over 14 years and commodity prices of 1.17 $/lb to 1.22 $/lb for zinc, 0.94 $/lb to 0.96 $/lb for lead, and 23.00 $/oz to
+Added: $24.50 $/oz for silver.
$21,000,000 Debt Facility
−Removed: June 23, 2023 the Company closed a $ 21,000,000 debt facility with SRSR which is available for draw at the Company’s election for
−Removed: a period of 2 years.
−Removed: As of June 23, 2023, and June 30, 2023, the company has not drawn on the facility.
−Removed: Any amounts drawn will bear interest
−Removed: of 10 % per annum, payable annually in cash or capitalized until three years from closing of the Debt Facility at the Company’s
−Removed: election, and thereafter payable in cash only.
−Removed: The maturity date of any drawings under the Debt Facility will be June 23, 2027 .
−Removed: $ 5 million or part thereof advanced under the Debt Facility, the Company will grant a new 0.5% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty, on
−Removed: the same terms as the Royalty, to a maximum of 2.0% on the Primary Claims and 1.4% on the Secondary Claims.
−Removed: The Company may buy back
−Removed: 50% of these royalties for $ 20 million.
−Removed: The Company determined that no recognition is required on the financial statements as of September
−Removed: 30, 2023 as no amount has been drawn from the facility.
+Added: On June 23, 2023, the Company closed a $ 21,000,000
+Added: debt facility with Sprott which is available for draw at the Company’s election for a period of 2 years .
+Added: As of March 31, 2024, the
+Added: Company has not drawn on the facility.
+Added: Any amounts drawn will bear interest of 10 % per annum, payable annually in cash or capitalized
+Added: until three years from closing of the Debt Facility at the Company’s election, and thereafter payable in cash only.
+Added: date of any drawings under the Debt Facility will be June 23, 2027 .
+Added: For every $ 5 million or part thereof advanced under the Debt Facility,
+Added: the Company will grant a new 0.5% life-of-mine gross revenue royalty, on the same terms as the Royalty, to a maximum of 2.0% on the Primary
+Added: Claims and 1.4% on the Secondary Claims.
+Added: The Company may buy back 50% of these royalties for $ 20 million.
+Added: The Company determined that
+Added: no recognition is required on the financial statements as of March 31, 2024, as no amount has been drawn from the facility.
Capital Stock, Warrants and Stock Options
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and outstanding
−Removed: April 2022, the Company closed a private placement of 37,849,325 Special Warrants and a non-brokered private placement of 1,471,664 units
−Removed: of the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $ 9,384,622 (C$ 11,796,297 ).
−Removed: Related parties, including management, directors,
−Removed: and consultants, participated in the Special Warrant private placement for a total of 4,809,160 shares (included in the total
−Removed: Special Warrants were issued at a price of C$ 0.30 per special warrant.
−Removed: Each Special Warrant shall be automatically exercisable (without
−Removed: payment of any further consideration and subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments) into one unit of the Company (a “Brokered
−Removed: Unit”) on the date that is the earlier of:
−Removed: (i) the date that is three (3) business days following the date on which the Company
−Removed: has obtained both (A) a receipt from the Canadian security commission in each of the each of the provinces of Canada which the purchasers
−Removed: and Agents (as defined herein) are residents where the Special Warrants are sold (the “Qualifying Jurisdictions”) for a (final)
−Removed: short-form prospectus qualifying the distribution of the common stock of the Company (“Common Shares”) and common stock purchase
−Removed: warrants of the Company (the “Warrants”) issuable upon exercise of the Special Warrants (the “Qualification Prospectus”);
−Removed: and (B) notification that the registration statement, under U.S.
−Removed: securities laws, of the Company filed with the United States Securities
−Removed: and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has been declared effective by the SEC (the “Registration Statement”);
−Removed: (ii) the date that is six months following April 1, 2022 (the “Closing Date”).
−Removed: Each unit consists of one common share
−Removed: and one warrant.
−Removed: Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share for C$ 0.37 until April 1, 2025.
−Removed: The warrants shall
−Removed: also be exercisable on a cashless basis in the event the Registration Statement has not been made effective by the SEC prior to the date
−Removed: May 31, 2022, the Company announced that it had received a receipt from the Ontario Securities Commission for its final short-form Canadian
−Removed: prospectus qualifying the distribution of the common stock of the Company and common stock purchase warrants of the Company issuable
−Removed: upon exercise of the special warrants of the Company that were issued on April 1, 2022.
−Removed: The Company also announced that it received notice
−Removed: from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission that its Form S-1 has been declared effective as of May 27, 2022.
−Removed: of obtaining the receipt for the Canadian prospectus and the declaration of effectiveness for the Form S-1, each unexercised Special
−Removed: Warrant was automatically exercised into one Common Share and one Warrant without further action on the part of the holders.
−Removed: non-brokered 1,471,664 units were issued at a price of C$ 0.30 per unit.
−Removed: Each unit consists of one common share and one
−Removed: Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one warrant share for C$ 0.37 until April 1, 2025.
−Removed: connection with the special warrants offering, the agents earned a cash commission in the amount of C$ 563,968 and compensation options
−Removed: exercisable to acquire an aggregate of 1,879,892 units of the Company at C$ 0.30 a unit until April 1, 2024.
−Removed: Each compensation
−Removed: unit consists of one common share and one warrant.
−Removed: Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one warrant share for C$ 0.37 until
−Removed: April 1, 2024.
−Removed: April 2022, the Company issued 1,315,856 common shares in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the
−Removed: outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
−Removed: May 2022, the Company issued 10,416,667 units to Teck Resources Limited in consideration towards the purchase of the Pend Oreille
−Removed: Processing Plant at C$ 0.245 per unit.
−Removed: Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant.
−Removed: Each warrant entitles the holder to
−Removed: acquire one warrant share for C$ 0.37 until May 13, 2025.
−Removed: June 2022, the Company issued 1,218,000 units to contractors for bonuses accrued during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
−Removed: Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant.
−Removed: Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one warrant share for C$ 0.37 until
−Removed: April 1, 2025.
−Removed: July 2022, the Company issued 1,975,482 common shares in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the
−Removed: outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
−Removed: March 2023, the Company amended the exercise price and expiry date of 10,416,667
−Removed: warrants previously issued in a private placement to Teck Resources (“Teck”) on May 13, 2022 in consideration for the
−Removed: Company’s acquisition of the Pend Oreille processing plant.
−Removed: The warrant entitled the holder to purchase one Common Share of
−Removed: the Company at an exercise price of C$ 0.37
−Removed: per Warrant at any time on or prior to May 12, 2025.
−Removed: The Company amended the exercise price from C$ 0.37
−Removed: per Warrant and the expiry date from May 12, 2025, to March
−Removed: 31, 2023 , resulting in a gain on modification of warrants of $ 214,714 .
−Removed: In March 2023, Teck exercised all 10,416,667
−Removed: warrants at an exercise price of C$ 0.11 ,
−Removed: for aggregate gross proceeds of 837,460
−Removed: (C$ 1,145,834 )
−Removed: to the Company.
−Removed: During the three and nine months ending September 30, 2023 the Company recognized a change (gain) in derivative
−Removed: liability of $ nil
−Removed: and $( 400,152 )
−Removed: respectively, relating to the Teck warrants using the following assumptions:
−Removed: volatility of 120 %,
−Removed: stock price of C$ 0.11 ,
−Removed: interest rate of 3.42 %
−Removed: and dividend yield of 0 %.
−Removed: March 2023, the Company closed a brokered private placement of special warrants (the “March 2023 Offering”), issuing 51,633,727
−Removed: special warrants of the Company (“March 2023 Special Warrants”) at C$ 0.12 per March 2023 Special Warrant for $ 4,536,020 (C$ 6,196,047 ),
−Removed: of which $ 3,661,822 was received in cash and $ 874,198 was applied towards settlement of accounts payable, accrued liabilities and promissory
−Removed: March 2023 Unit consists of one share of Common Share of the Company (each, a “Unit Share”) and one common stock purchase
+Added: In January 2024, the Company issued 6,377,272 shares
+Added: of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding convertible debentures for the three
+Added: months ending December 31, 2022.
+Added: March 2023, the Company issued 9,803,574 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the
+Added: outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending March 31, 2023.
+Added: March 2023, the Company amended the exercise price and expiry date of 10,416,667 warrants which were previously issued in a private placement
+Added: to Teck Resources (“Teck”) on May 13, 2022 in consideration for the Company’s acquisition of the Pend Oreille process
+Added: The warrant entitled the holder thereof to purchase one share of Common Share of the Company at an exercise price of C$ 0.37 per
+Added: Warrant at any time on or prior to May 12, 2025.
+Added: The Company amended the exercise price of the warrants from C$ 0.37 to C$ 0.11 per Warrant
+Added: and the expiry date from May 12, 2025, to March 31, 2023 , resulting in a gain on modification of warrants of $ 214,714 .
+Added: In March 2023,
+Added: Teck exercised all 10,416,667 warrants at an exercise price of C$ 0.11 , for aggregate gross proceeds of C$ 1,145,834 to the Company.
+Added: the quarter the Company recognized a change in derivative liability of $ 400,152 relating to the Teck warrants using the following assumptions:
+Added: volatility of 120 %, stock price of C$ 0.11 , interest rate of 3.42 % to 4.06 %, and dividend yield of 0 %.
+Added: March 2023, the Company closed a brokered private placement of special warrants of the Company (the “March 2023 Offering”),
+Added: issuing 51,633,727 special warrants of the Company (“March 2023 Special Warrants”) at C$ 0.12 per March 2023 Special Warrant
+Added: for $ 4,536,020 (C$ 6,196,047 ), of which $ 3,661,822 was received in cash and $ 874,198 was applied towards settlement of accounts payable,
+Added: accrued liabilities and promissory notes.
+Added: March 2023 Unit consists of one share of common stock of the Company (each, a “Unit Share”) and one common stock purchase
warrant of the Company (each, a “Warrant”).
−Removed: Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one Common Share of
−Removed: the Company (a “Warrant Share”, and together with the Unit Shares, the “Underlying Shares”) at an exercise price
−Removed: of C$0.15 per Warrant Share until March 27, 2026, subject to adjustment in certain events.
+Added: Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one share of common
+Added: stock of the Company (a “Warrant Share”, and together with the Unit Shares, the “Underlying Shares”) at an exercise
+Added: price of C$0.15 per Warrant Share until March 27, 2026, subject to adjustment in certain events.
In the event that the Registration Statement
−Removed: has not been declared effective by the SEC on or before 5:00 p.m.
−Removed: (EST) on July 27, 2023, each unexercised Special Warrant will be deemed
+Added: had not been declared effective by the SEC on or before 5:00 p.m.
+Added: (EST) on July 27, 2023, each unexercised Special Warrant would be deemed
to be exercised on the Automatic Exercise Date into one penalty unit of the Company (each, a “Penalty Unit”), with each Penalty
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into one Unit Share and one Warrant Share.
−Removed: Special Warrants issued on March 27, 2023 were converted to 51,633,727 Common Shares and common stock purchase warrants on July 24, 2023.
−Removed: The Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, each Special Warrant will be valued and carried as a
−Removed: single instrument, with the periodic changes to fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss until the common shares and common
−Removed: stock purchase warrants are issued.
−Removed: fair value of the Special Warrant is determined through the valuation of the Unit Share based on the observed price of the Company’s
−Removed: Common Shares, a Level 1 input, together with a valuation of the warrant component of the March 2023 Unit using the Binomial model calibrated
−Removed: with inputs as shown in the table below.
−Removed: with the approach above, the following table summarizes the key valuation inputs as at applicable valuation dates:
−Removed: Schedule of Estimated Fair Value of Special Warrant Liabilities
−Removed: March 2023 special warrants
−Removed: Expected life
−Removed: Risk free interest rate
−Removed: Dividend yield
−Removed: Share price (C$)
−Removed: Fair value of March 2023 Unit
−Removed: Change in derivative liability
−Removed: prior financings, excluding the March 2023 Special Warrants, the Company has accounted for warrants in accordance with ASC 815
−Removed: derivatives and hedging.
−Removed: The warrants are considered derivative instruments as they were issued in a currency other than the
−Removed: Company’s functional currency of the United States Dollars.
−Removed: The estimated fair value of warrants accounted for as liabilities
−Removed: was determined on the date of issue and marked to market at each financial reporting period.
−Removed: The change in fair value of the warrant
−Removed: is recorded in the unaudited condensed interim consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive (loss) income as a
−Removed: gain or loss and is estimated using the Binomial model.
−Removed: fair value of the warrant liabilities related to the various tranches of outstanding warrants during the period were estimated using
−Removed: the Binomial model to determine the fair value using the following assumptions as at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
+Added: Special Warrants issued on March 27, 2023 were converted to 51,633,727 shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants on July
+Added: The Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, each Special Warrant will be valued and carried
+Added: as a single instrument, with the periodic changes to fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss until the shares of common
+Added: stock and common stock purchase warrants are issued.
+Added: January 2024, the Company issued 7,392,859 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
+Added: the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending December 31, 2023.
+Added: March 2024, the Company issued 2,546,436 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs.
+Added: In 2023 the Company has accounted for the warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815.
+Added: The warrants are considered derivative instruments
+Added: as they were issued in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency of the U.S.
+Added: The estimated fair value of
+Added: warrants accounted for as liabilities was determined on the date of issue and marked to market at each financial reporting period.
+Added: change in fair value of the warrant is recorded in the condensed interim consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income
+Added: (loss) as a gain or loss and is estimated using the Binomial model.
+Added: fair value of the warrant liabilities related to the various tranches of warrants issued during the period were estimated using the Binomial
+Added: model to determine the fair value using the following assumptions as at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
Schedule of Estimated Using the Binomial Model to Determine the Fair Value of Warrant Liabilities
−Removed: March 2023 warrants
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: Expected life
−Removed: Risk free interest rate
−Removed: Dividend yield
−Removed: Share price (C$)
−Removed: Change in derivative liability
−Removed: $ ( 1,234,399 )
−Removed: April 2022 special warrants issuance
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: 2023 warrants
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: $ ( 997,952 )
−Removed: April 2022 non-brokered issuance
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: special warrants issuance
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: June 2022 issuance
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: non-brokered issuance
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: February 2021 issuance
−Removed: September 30,
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: $ ( 463,467 )
−Removed: August 2020 issuance
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: 2021 issuance
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: $ ( 903,697 )
−Removed: June 2019 issuance
−Removed: September 30,
+Added: 2019 issuance
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: $ ( 281,588 )
August 2019 issuance
−Removed: September 30,
Expected life
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Change in derivative liability
−Removed: $ ( 432,765 )
−Removed: warrants at September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022 were as follows:
+Added: warrants at March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 were as follows:
Schedule of Warrant Activity
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Balance, December 31, 2022
−Removed: Balance, September 30, 2022
−Removed: Balance, December 31, 2022
( 10,416,667 )
−Removed: ( 10,416,667 )
−Removed: Balance, September 30, 2023
−Removed: September 30, 2023, the following warrants were outstanding:
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2023
+Added: Balance, December 31, 2023
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2024
+Added: the three months ended March 31, 2023, 10,416,667 May 2022 Teck warrants were exercised.
+Added: March 31, 2024, the following warrants were outstanding:
Schedule of Warrants Outstanding Exercise Price
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March 27, 2026
−Removed: September 30, 2023, the following broker options were outstanding:
+Added: March 31, 2024, the following broker options were outstanding:
of Compensation Options
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Balance, December 31, 2022
−Removed: Issued – April 2022 Compensation Options (i)
+Added: Issued – March 2023 Compensation Options (i)
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2023
Balance, December 31, 2023
−Removed: Issued – March 2023 Compensation Options (ii)
−Removed: Expired – August 2020 Compensation Options
−Removed: ( 3,239,907 )
−Removed: Balance, September 30, 2023
−Removed: The grant date fair value of the April 2022 Compensation Options were estimated at $ 264,435 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with
+Added: Expired – February 2024
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2024
+Added: grant date fair value of the March 2023 Compensation Options was estimated at $ 111,971 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with
the following underlying assumptions:
Schedule of Estimated Using Black-Scholes Valuation Model for Fair Value of Broker Options
−Removed: Risk free interest rate
−Removed: Dividend yield
−Removed: Weighted average life
−Removed: grant date fair value of the March 2023 Compensation Options were estimated at $ 111,971 using the Black-Scholes valuation model with
−Removed: the following underlying assumptions:
−Removed: Risk free interest rate
+Added: interest rate
Dividend yield
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broker options
−Removed: February 16, 2024 (i)
−Removed: April 1, 2024 (ii)
−Removed: March 27, 2026 (iii)
−Removed: into one February 2021 Unit
+Added: April 1, 2024 (i)
+Added: March 27, 2026 (ii)
into one April 2022 Unit
into one March 2023 Unit
−Removed: following table summarizes the stock option activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
+Added: following table summarizes the stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31 2023:
of Stock Options
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Balance, December 31, 2022
−Removed: Expired, May 1, 2022
−Removed: Expired, December 31, 2022
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2023
Balance, December 31, 2023
−Removed: Expired, September 30, 2023
−Removed: Balance, September 30, 2023
−Removed: August 22, 2022, the Company granted 300,000 Stock Options to certain employee of the Company
−Removed: with half vesting immediately and a quarter vesting on the first and second anniversary of
−Removed: the grant date.
−Removed: On November 23, 2022, the Company granted 400,000 Stock Options to certain
−Removed: employee of the Company with half vesting immediately and a quarter vesting on the first
−Removed: and second anniversary of the grant date.
−Removed: following table reflects the actual stock options issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023:
+Added: Balance, March 31, 2024
+Added: following table reflects the actual stock options issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024:
of Actual Stock Options Issued and Outstanding
(exercisable)
−Removed: vesting of stock options during the three and nine months ending September 30, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation expenses of
−Removed: $ 27,725 and $ 120,865 respectively ($ 72,066 and $ 241,060 for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2022, respectively).
+Added: fair value ($)
+Added: vesting of stock options during the three months ending March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation expenses
+Added: of $ 25,093 and $ 58,700 respectively.
Restricted Share Units
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key employees and consultants.
−Removed: following table summarizes the RSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023:
+Added: following table summarizes the RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023:
Schedule of Restricted Share Units
Unvested as at December 31, 2022
−Removed: ( 2,373,900 )
+Added: Granted (i, ii)
+Added: Unvested as at March 31,
Unvested as at December 31, 2023
+Added: Granted (i, ii)
( 2,546,436 )
−Removed: Unvested as at September 30, 2023
−Removed: January 10, 2022, the Company granted 500,000 RSUs to a consultant of the Company, vested immediately.
−Removed: The vesting of these RSUs
−Removed: resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 122,249 for the six months ended June 30, 2022, which is included in operation and administration
−Removed: expenses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: April 29, 2022, the Company granted 76,750 RSUs to certain consultants of the Company, vested immediately.
−Removed: The vesting of these RSUs
−Removed: resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 16,800 for the year ended December, 2022, which is included in operation and administration
−Removed: expenses on the consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: June 30, 2022, the Company granted 15,000 RSUs to a consultant of the Company, vested immediately.
−Removed: The vesting of these RSUs resulted
−Removed: in stock-based compensation of $ 2,328 for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is included in operation and administration expenses
−Removed: on the consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: September 29, 2022 the Company granted 33,000 RSUs
−Removed: to two consultants of the Company, vesting immediately.
−Removed: The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 2,889 for
−Removed: the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which is included in operation and administration expenses on the unaudited condensed
−Removed: interim consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: June 1, 2023, the Company granted 4,067,637 RSUs to executives and employees of the Company, vested immediately.
+Added: Unvested as at March 31, 2024
+Added: January 29, 2024, the Company granted 672,450 RSUs to the CFO of the Company, which vest on January 29, 2025.
The vesting of these
−Removed: RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 322,905 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which is included in operation
−Removed: and administration expenses on the consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: June 4, 2023, the Company granted 42,000 RSUs to a consultant of the Company, vested immediately.
−Removed: The vesting of these RSUs resulted
−Removed: in stock-based compensation of $ 7,825 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, which is included in operation and administration
−Removed: expenses on the consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: July 4, 2023, the Company granted 6,735,356 RSUs to executives and employees of the Company, which vest in one-third increments on
−Removed: March 31 of 2024, 2025 and 2026.
−Removed: The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 214,897 for the nine months ended
−Removed: September 30, 2023, which is included in operation and administration expenses on the consolidated statements of (loss) income and
−Removed: comprehensive (loss) income.
−Removed: vesting of RSU’s during the three and nine months ending September 30, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation expense of $ 271,021
−Removed: and $ 865,745 respectively ($ 14,585 and $ 53,444 for the three and nine months ending September 30, 2022, respectively).
+Added: RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 8,880 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which is included in operating expenses
+Added: condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income.
+Added: March 13, 2024, the Company granted 9,047,953 RSUs to certain executives and employees of the Company, which vest in one-third increments
+Added: on March 13 of 2025, 2026 and 2027.
+Added: The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 22,220 for the three months
+Added: ended March 31, 2024, which is included in operating expenses condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive
+Added: (loss) income.
+Added: vesting of RSU’s during the three months ending March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation expense
+Added: of $ 236,856 and $ 174,970 respectively.
Deferred Share Units
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of the Company’s Common Share on the date of redemption in exchange for cash.
−Removed: following table summarizes the DSU activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
+Added: following table summarizes the DSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Schedule of Deferred Share Units
−Removed: Unvested as at December 31, 2021
−Removed: ( 3,125,000 )
−Removed: Unvested as at December 31, 2022
−Removed: Granted (ii, iii)
−Removed: Vested (iv, v)
−Removed: ( 3,071,826 )
−Removed: Unvested as at September 30, 2023
−Removed: March 31, 2022, the Board approved the early vesting of 625,000 DSUs for one of the Company’s Directors.
−Removed: During the three months
−Removed: ended June 30, 2022, the director redeemed 2,500,000 DSUs for C$ 750,000 , and elected to use net proceeds to subscribe for 375,000
−Removed: units in the Company’s April 2022 special warrant issuance at C$ 0.30 per unit, with the balance of the redeemed amount payable
−Removed: in cash after applicable withholding tax deductions.
−Removed: July 4, 2023, 1,611,826 DSUs were issued to the Company’s Directors which vested immediately.
−Removed: July 6, 2023, 245,454 DSUs were issued to one of the Company’s Directors which vests on July 6, 2024.
−Removed: April 21, 2023, 1,250,000 DSUs for one of the Company’s Directors vested.
−Removed: July 1, 2023, 210,000 DSUs for one of the Company’s Directors vested.
−Removed: vesting of DSU’s during the three and nine months ending September 30, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation recovery (expense)
−Removed: of $ 141,969 and ($ 145,355 ), respectively (stock based recovery of $ 188,194 and $ 1,083,610 for the three and nine months ending September
−Removed: 30, 2022, respectively).
+Added: Unvested as at December 31 2022, and March 31, 2023
+Added: Unvested as at December 31 2023, and March 31, 2024
+Added: vesting of DSU’s during the three months ended March 31, 2024 resulted in stock based compensation expense of $ 74,978 and a recovery
+Added: of stock-based compensation of $ 199,278 for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: The fair value of each DSU is $ 0.09 as of March 31,
+Added: 2024, and $ 0.08 as of March 31, 2023.
Commitments and Contingencies
−Removed: stipulated in the agreement with the EPA and as described in Note 6, the Company is required to make two types of payments to the EPA
−Removed: and IDEQ, one for historical water treatment cost-recovery to the EPA, and the other for ongoing water treatment.
−Removed: Water treatment costs
−Removed: incurred through December 2021 are payable to the EPA, and water treatment costs incurred thereafter are payable to the IDEQ.
−Removed: (as done formerly by the EPA) invoices the Company on an annual basis for the actual water treatment costs, which may exceed the recognized
−Removed: estimated costs significantly.
−Removed: When the Company receives the water treatment invoices, it records any liability for actual costs over
−Removed: and above any estimates made and adjusts future estimates as required based on these actual invoices received.
−Removed: The Company is required
−Removed: to pay for the actual costs regardless of the periodic required estimated accruals and payments made each year.
−Removed: July 28, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Idaho brought by Crescent Mining, LLC (“Crescent”).
−Removed: The named defendants include Placer Mining, Robert Hopper Jr., and the Company.
−Removed: The lawsuit alleges that Placer Mining and Robert Hopper
−Removed: intentionally flooded the Crescent Mine during the period from 1991 and 1994, and that the Company is jointly and severally liable
−Removed: with the other defendants for unspecified past and future costs associated with the presence of Acid Mine Drainage in the Crescent Mine.
+Added: As stipulated in the agreement with the EPA and as described in note 8,
+Added: the Company is required to make two types of payments to the EPA and IDEQ, one for historical water treatment cost-recovery to the EPA,
+Added: and the other for ongoing water treatment.
+Added: Water treatment costs incurred through December 2021 are payable to the EPA, and water treatment
+Added: costs incurred thereafter are payable to the IDEQ.
+Added: The IDEQ (as done formerly by the EPA) invoices the Company on an annual basis for
+Added: the actual water treatment costs, which may exceed the recognized estimated costs significantly.
+Added: When the Company receives the water treatment
+Added: invoices, it records any liability for actual costs over and above any estimates made and adjusts future estimates as required based on
+Added: these actual invoices received.
+Added: The Company is required to pay for the actual costs regardless of the periodic required estimated accruals
+Added: and payments made each year.
+Added: On July 28, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the
+Added: District of Idaho brought by Crescent Mining, LLC (“Crescent”).
+Added: The named defendants include Placer Mining, Robert Hopper
+Added: Jr., and the Company.
+Added: The lawsuit alleges that Placer Mining and Robert Hopper Jr.
+Added: intentionally flooded the Crescent Mine during the
+Added: period from 1991 and 1994, and that the Company is jointly and severally liable with the other defendants for unspecified past and future
+Added: costs associated with the presence of AMD in the Crescent Mine.
The plaintiff has requested unspecified damages.
−Removed: On September 20, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss Crescent’s claims
−Removed: against it, contending that such claims are facially deficient.
−Removed: On March 2, 2022, Chief US District Court Judge, David C.
−Removed: granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion to dismiss.
−Removed: The court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss Crescent’s
−Removed: Cost Recovery claim under CERCLA Section 107(a), Declaratory Judgment, Tortious Interference, Trespass, Nuisance and Negligence claims.
+Added: On September 20, 2021,
+Added: the Company filed a motion to dismiss Crescent’s claims against it, contending that such claims are facially deficient.
+Added: March 2, 2022, Chief US District Court Judge, David C.
+Added: Nye granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion to dismiss.
+Added: court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss Crescent’s Cost Recovery claim under CERCLA Section 107(a), Declaratory Judgment,
+Added: Tortious Interference, Trespass, Nuisance and Negligence claims.
These claims were dismissed without prejudice.
−Removed: The court denied the motion to dismiss filed by Placer Mining Corp.
−Removed: for Crescent’s
−Removed: trespass, nuisance and negligence claims.
−Removed: Crescent later filed an amended complaint on April 1, 2022.
+Added: The court denied the motion
+Added: to dismiss filed by Placer Mining Corp.
+Added: for Crescent’s trespass, nuisance and negligence claims.
+Added: Crescent later filed an amended
+Added: complaint on April 1, 2022.
Placer Mining Corp.
−Removed: Hill Mining Corp are named as co-defendants.
−Removed: The Company responded to the amended filing, refuting and denying all allegations made in
−Removed: the complaint except those that are assertions of fact as a matter of public record.
−Removed: The Company believes the lawsuit against Placer
−Removed: is without merit and intends to defend Placer Mining Corp.
−Removed: vigorously pursuant to the Company’s indemnification of
−Removed: Placer Mining Corp in the Sale and Purchase agreement executed between the companies for the Mine on December 15, 2021.
−Removed: the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into a lease agreement with C & E Tree Farm LLC for the lease of a land parcel
−Removed: overlaying a portion of the Company’s existing mineral claims package.
−Removed: The Company is committed to making monthly payments of $ 10,000
−Removed: through February 2026 (note 5).
+Added: and Bunker Hill Mining Corp are named as co-defendants.
+Added: Bunker Hill responded to the amended
+Added: filing, refuting and denying all allegations made in the complaint except those that are assertions of fact as a matter of public record.
+Added: The Company believes Crescent’s lawsuit is without merit and is vigorously defending itself, as well as Placer Mining Corp.
+Added: to the Company’s indemnification of Placer Mining Corp in the Sale and Purchase agreement executed between the companies for the
+Added: Mine on December 15, 2021.
+Added: The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, in which information is gathered and exchanged.
Deferred tax liability
−Removed: Company incurred income tax recovery (expense) of $ 0.90 million and ($ 2.61 ) million for the three and nine months ended September 30,
−Removed: 2023 respectively, and incurred no income tax expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
−Removed: The Company’s effective
−Removed: income tax rate for the first nine months of 2023 was - 52.0 % compared to 0.0 % for the first nine months of 2022.
−Removed: The effective tax rate
−Removed: during the first nine months of 2023 rate differed from the statutory rate primarily due to the income tax treatment of the Stream proceeds
−Removed: as deferred revenue compared to its treatment as debt under U.S.
−Removed: GAAP thereby resulting in a decrease of the existing valuation allowance
−Removed: against deferred tax assets related to the expected utilization of $ 35.8 million of net operating losses not previously benefitted.
−Removed: Company maintains a valuation allowance against net operating losses subject to Section 382 and against other deferred tax assets.
−Removed: effective tax rate during the first nine months of 2022 rate differed from the statutory rate primarily due to changes in the valuation
−Removed: allowance established to offset net deferred tax assets.
+Added: Company incurred income tax recovery of $ 699,920
+Added: for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and incurred no income
+Added: tax recovery or expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023.
+Added: The Company’s effective income tax rate for the first three
+Added: months of 2024 was 12.6 %
+Added: compared to 0.0 %
+Added: for the first three months of 2023.
+Added: The effective tax rate during the first three months of 2024 rate differed from the statutory
+Added: rate primarily due to the recognition of deferred tax assets available to offset the deferred tax liability associated with the
+Added: Stream Obligation.
+Added: The Company maintains a valuation allowance against net operating losses subject to Section 382 and other
+Added: deferred tax assets.
+Added: The effective tax rate during the first three months of 2023 rate differed from the statutory rate primarily
+Added: due to changes in the valuation allowance established to offset net deferred tax assets.
valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the related tax benefits will not be
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of the related valuation allowance will be reduced.
+Added: Operating Expenses
+Added: Schedule of Operating Expenses
+Added: March 31, 2024
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: Salaries, wages, and consulting fees
+Added: General administration expenses
Related party transactions
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Schedule of Related Party Transactions
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: September 30,
−Removed: Consulting fees & wages
−Removed: September 30, 2023 and September 30, 2022, $ nil and $ 15,000 , respectively is owed to key management personnel with all amounts included
−Removed: in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
+Added: March 31, 2024
+Added: March 31, 2023
+Added: Consulting Fees and Salaries
+Added: March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, $ 89,324 and $ 248,533 respectively is owed to key management personnel with all amounts included in
+Added: accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
Subsequent Events
−Removed: In October 2023, the Company issued 5,175,000
−Removed: common shares in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding convertible debentures for the three
−Removed: months ended September 30, 2023.
+Added: April 1, 2024, the Company granted 2,527,888 DSUs to certain members of the board of directors of the Company.
+Added: The DSUs vested immediately.
+Added: April 4, 2024, the Company issued 6,398,439 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under
+Added: the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending March 31, 2024.
+Added: April 5, 2024, the $ 2,001,000 letter of credit, in place to secure the environment protection agency cost recovery payable was returned
+Added: to the Company and cancelled.
+Added: As a result of this transaction the restricted cash balance was decreased by $ 2,001,000 (from $ 6,476,000
+Added: to $ 4,475,000 ) and the cash and cash equivalents was increased by the corresponding amount.
+Added: April 16, 2024, the Company issued 100,000
+Added: shares to a member of the executive team for the vesting of RSUs.
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