Bunker Hill Mining Corp. 10-Q

Item 1. Financial Statements The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Bunker Hill Mining Corp., (“Bunker Hill”, the “Company”, or the “Registrant”) a Nevada corporation, included herein were prepared, without audit, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Because certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.”) were condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, and all amendments thereto. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Condensed Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets (Expressed in United States Dollars) Unaudited March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 ASSETS Current assets Cash $ 13,684,542 $ 20,102,596 Restricted cash (note 8) 6,476,000 6,476,000 Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses (note 3) 703,004 598,401 Total current assets 20,863,546 27,176,997 Non-current assets Spare parts inventory (note 5) 341,004 341,004 Long term deposit 249,265 249,265 Equipment (note 4) 1,164,830 946,661 Right-of-use asset (note 4) 608,725 625,022 Bunker Hill Mine and mining interests (note 6) 15,679,985 15,198,259 Process plant (note 5) 22,741,673 17,452,470 Total assets $ 61,649,028 $ 61,989,678 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES Current liabilities Accounts payable (note 16) $ 4,417,284 $ 1,788,950 Accrued liabilities 1,321,239 1,225,525 Current portion of lease liability (note 7) 271,743 353,526 Deferred share units liability (note 12) 644,305 569,327 Environment protection agency cost recovery payable (note 8) 3,000,000 3,000,000 Current portion of stream debenture 2,017,825 - Interest payable (note 9) 529,450 534,998 Total current liabilities 12,201,846 7,472,326 Non-current liabilities Lease liability (note 7) 9,983 71,808 Series 1 convertible debenture (note 9) 5,212,398 5,244,757 Series 2 convertible debenture (note 9) 13,359,789 13,458,570 Stream debenture (note 9) 50,695,175 51,138,000 Environment protection agency cost recovery liability, net of discount (note 8) 7,026,947 6,574,140 Deferred tax liability (note 14) 1,888,670 2,588,590 Derivative warrant liability (note 10) 2,072,592 1,808,649 Total liabilities 92,467,400 88,356,840 Shareholders’ Deficiency Preferred shares, $ 0.000001 par value, 10,000,000 preferred shares authorized - - Common shares, $ 0.000001 par value, 1,500,000,000 common shares authorized 331 321 Additional paid-in-capital (note 10) 58,691,397 57,848,953 Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,097,034 808,662 Accumulated deficit ( 90,607,134 ) ( 85,025,098 ) Total shareholders’ deficiency ( 30,818,372 ) ( 26,367,162 ) Total shareholders’ deficiency and liabilities $ 61,649,028 $ 61,989,678 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 3 Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of (Loss) Income and Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Expressed in United States Dollars) (Unaudited) 2024 2023 Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Operating expenses (note 15) $ ( 3,787,631 ) $ ( 2,185,488 ) Other income or gain (expense or loss) Interest income 291,330 - Change in derivative liability (note 10) ( 263,943 ) 4,226,574 (Loss) gain on FV of convertible debentures (note 9) ( 157,232 ) 1,689,701 Gain on modification of warrants (note 10) - 214,714 Gain (loss) on foreign exchange 5,654 ( 2,886 ) Interest expense (note 7,8,9) ( 2,083,735 ) ( 1,324,629 ) Financing costs (note 10) - ( 576,751 ) Loss on stream debentures (note 9) ( 217,000 ) - Loss on debt settlement (note 9) ( 70,093 ) ( 250,086 ) Other income 694 - (Loss) income for the period pre tax ( 6,281,956 ) 1,791,149 Deferred income tax recovery (note 14) 699,920 - (Loss) income for the period ( 5,582,036 ) 1,791,149 Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax Gain on change in FV on own credit risk (note 9) 288,372 807,012 Other comprehensive income 288,372 807,012 Comprehensive (loss) income ( 5,293,664 ) 2,598,161 Net (loss)/income per common share – basic $ ( 0.02 ) $ 0.01 Net (loss)/income per common share – fully diluted $ ( 0.02 ) $ 0.01 Weighted average common shares – basic 329,407,128 212,429,683 Weighted average common shares – fully diluted 329,407,128 314,666,701 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 4 Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Expressed in United States Dollars) Unaudited Three Months Three Months Ended Ended March 31, March 31, 2024 2023 Operating activities Net (loss) income for the period $ ( 5,582,036 ) $ 1,791,149 Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: Stock-based compensation (note 10) 336,927 34,391 Depreciation expense 90,814 51,076 Change in fair value of warrant liability 263,943 ( 4,226,574 ) Deferred tax expense ( 699,920 ) - Gain on warrant extinguishment - ( 214,714 ) Units issued for services - 68,656 Interest expense on lease liability (note 7) 27,008 3,611 Financing costs - ( 384,984 ) Loss on debt settlement 70,093 250,086 Loss on debt modification 217,000 - Accretion of liabilities 1,551,867 374,307 Loss (gain) on fair value of derivatives 157,232 ( 1,689,701 ) Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses ( 104,603 ) 236,893 Accounts payable 608,475 954,046 Accrued liabilities ( 304,831 ) 498,412 Interest payable 504,864 892,753 Net cash used in operating activities ( 2,863,167 ) ( 1,360,593 ) Investing activities Process plant ( 2,596,535 ) ( 93,765 ) Mine improvements ( 495,050 ) ( 280,466 ) Purchase of machinery and equipment ( 264,634 ) ( 60,004 ) Net cash used in investing activities ( 3,356,219 ) ( 434,235 ) Financing activities Proceeds from issuance of special warrants - 3,661,822 Proceeds from warrants exercise - 837,459 Proceeds from promissory note - 240,000 Lease payments ( 198,668 ) ( 60,000 ) Net cash (used) provided by financing activities ( 198,668 ) 4,679,281 Net change in cash ( 6,418,054 ) 2,884,453 Cash, beginning of period 26,578,596 7,184,105 Cash, end of period $ 20,160,542 $ 10,068,558 Supplemental disclosures Non-cash activities Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and promissory notes settled with special warrants issuance $ - $ 874,198 Interest payable settled with common shares $ 580,498 $ 1,368,724 Reconciliation from Cash Flow Statement to Balance Sheet: Cash and restricted cash end of period $ 20,160,542 $ 10,068,558 Less restricted cash 6,476,000 6,476,000 Cash end of period $ 13,684,542 $ 3,592,558 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 5 Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficiency (Expressed in United States Dollars) Unaudited Accumulated Additional other Common stock paid-in- Special comprehensive Accumulated Shares Amount capital warrants income deficit Total Balance, December 31, 2023 322,661,482 $ 321 $ 57,848,953 $ - $ 808,662 $ ( 85,025,098 ) $ ( 26,367,162 ) Stock-based compensation 261,949 261,949 Compensation options 111,971 - - - 111,971 Shares issued for interest payable 7,392,859 7 580,498 580,505 Shares issued for RSUs vested 2,546,436 3 ( 3 ) - Shares issued for warrant exercise 10,416,667 10 907,080 - - - 907,091 Special warrants - - - 1,484,788 - - 1,484,788 OCI - - - 288,372 - 288,372 Net income (loss) for the period - - - - - ( 5,582,036 ) ( 5,582,036 ) Balance, March 31, 2024 332,600,777 $ 331 $ 58,691,397 $ - $ 1,097,034 $ ( 90,607,134 ) $ ( 30,818,372 ) Balance, December 31, 2022 229,501,661 $ 228 $ 45,161,513 $ - $ 253,875 $ ( 71,592,559 ) $ ( 26,176,943 ) Balance 229,501,661 $ 228 $ 45,161,513 $ - $ 253,875 $ ( 71,592,559 ) $ ( 26,176,943 ) Stock-based compensation 233,668 - - - 233,668 Compensation options 111,971 - - - 111,971 Shares issued for interest payable 16,180,846 16 1,618,811 - - - 1,618,827 Shares issued for warrant exercise 10,416,667 11 907,080 - - - 907,091 Special warrants - - - 1,484,788 - - 1,484,788 OCI - - - - 807,012 - 807,012 Net income (loss) for the period - - - - - 1,791,149 1,791,149 Balance, March 31, 2023 256,099,174 $ 255 $ 48,033,043 $ 1,484,788 $ 1,060,887 $ ( 69,801,410 ) $ ( 19,222,437 ) Balance 256,099,174 $ 255 $ 48,033,043 $ 1,484,788 $ 1,060,887 $ ( 69,801,410 ) $ ( 19,222,437 ) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements. 6 Bunker Hill Mining Corp. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 (Expressed in United States Dollars) 1. Nature and Continuance of Operations Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the state of Nevada , U.S.A. on February 20, 2007, under the name Lincoln Mining Corp. Pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment dated February 11, 2010, the Company changed its name to Liberty Silver Corp., and on September 29, 2017, the Company changed its name to Bunker Hill Mining Corp. The Company’s registered office is located at 1802 N. Carson Street, Suite 212, Carson City, Nevada 89701, and its head office is located at 82 Richmond Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5C 1P1. As of the date of this Form 10-Q, the Company had one subsidiary, Silver Valley Metals Corp. (“Silver Valley”, formerly American Zinc Corp.), an Idaho corporation created to facilitate the work being conducted at the Bunker Hill Mine in Kellogg, Idaho. The Company was incorporated for the purpose of engaging in mineral exploration, and exploitation activities. It continues to work at developing its project with a view towards putting it into production. 2. Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, shareholders’ deficiency, or cash flows. It is management’s opinion, however, that all material adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) have been made which are necessary for a fair financial statement presentation. The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the annual audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, together with the Management’s Discussion and Analysis, for the year ended December 31, 2023. The interim results for the period ended March 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in United States dollars, which is the Company’s functional currency. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes for items such as mineral reserves, useful lives and depreciation methods, potential impairment of long-lived assets, sale of mineral properties for the accounting of the conversion of the royalty convertible debenture (the “RCD”), deferred income taxes, settlement pricing of commodity sales, fair value of stock based compensation, accrued liabilities, estimation of asset retirement obligations and reclamation liabilities, convertible debentures, stream obligation, and warrants. Estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable. Actual results could differ from those estimates. 7 3. Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses consists of the following: Schedule of Accounts receivable and prepaid expenses March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Prepaid expenses and deposits $ 557,480 $ 382,198 HST Receivable 145,524 121,621 Environment protection agency overpayment (note 8) - 94,582 Total $ 703,004 $ 598,401 4. Equipment, Right-of-Use Asset Equipment consists of the following: Schedule of Equipment March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Equipment $ 1,725,009 $ 1,460,375 Equipment, gross 1,725,009 1,460,375 Less accumulated depreciation ( 560,179 ) ( 513,714 ) Equipment, net $ 1,164,830 $ 946,661 The 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. Right-of-use asset consists of the following: Schedule of Right-of-use Asset March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Right-of-use asset 698,860 670,808 Less accumulated depreciation ( 90,135 ) ( 45,786 ) Right-of-use asset, net $ 608,725 $ 625,022 The total depreciation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, was $ 44,349 and $ 6,384 (relating to an expired lease), respectively. The Company is a party primarily to lease contracts for mining related mobile equipment. 5. Process Plant The Company purchased a comprehensive package of equipment and parts inventory from Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”). The package comprises substantially all processing equipment of value located at the Pend Oreille mine site, including complete crushing, grinding 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 components and parts for mill, assay lab, conveyer, field instruments, and electrical spares. The process plant was purchased in an assembled state in the seller’s location, and included major processing systems, significant components, and a large inventory of spare parts. The Company has disassembled and transported it to the Bunker Hill site, and will be reassembling it as an integral part of the Company’s future operations. The Company determined that the transaction should be accounted for as an asset acquisition, with the process plant representing a single asset, with the exception of the inventory of spare parts, which has been separated out and appears on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheets as a non-current asset in accordance with a purchase price allocation. As the plant is demobilized, transported and reassembled, installation and other costs associated with these activities is being captured and capitalized as components of the asset. 8 Process plant consists of the following: Schedule of Plant Asset Consists March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Plant purchase price less inventory $ 3,633,292 $ 3,633,292 Ball Mill 1,007,544 745,626 Demobilization 2,204,539 2,204,539 Site preparation costs 15,403,951 10,635,606 Capitalized interest (note 9) 492,347 233,407 Process Plant $ 22,741,673 $ 17,452,470 6. Bunker Hill Mine and Mining Interests The Company purchased the Bunker Hill Mine (the “Mine”) in January 2022. The carrying cost of the Mine is comprised of the following: Schedule of Mining Interests March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Bunker Hill Mine purchase $ 14,247,210 $ 14,247,210 Capitalized development 3,204,615 2,722,889 Sale of mineral properties (note 9) ( 1,973,840 ) ( 1,973,840 ) Bunker Hill mine $ 15,477,985 $ 14,996,259 Land purchase and leases The Company owns a 225-acre surface land parcel valued at its original purchase price of $ 202,000 which includes the surface rights to portions of 24 patented mining claims, for which the Company already owns the mineral rights. During 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 parcel overlaying a portion of the Company’s existing mineral claims package. The Company is committed to making monthly payments of $ 10,000 through February 2026. The Company has the option to purchase the land parcel through March 1, 2026, for $ 3,129,500 less 50% of the payments made through the date of purchase. 7. Lease Liability As of March 31, 2024, The Company’s undiscounted lease obligations consisted of the following: Schedule of Lease Liability March 31, December 31, 2024 2023 Gross lease obligation – minimum lease payments 1 year $ 288,007 $ 393,673 2- 3 years 10,337 73,588 4-5 years - - Future interest expense on lease obligations ( 16,618 ) ( 41,927 ) Total lease liability 281,726 425,334 Current lease liability 271,743 353,526 Non-current lease liability 9,983 71,808 Total lease liability 281,726 425,334 9 8. Environmental Protection Agency and Water Treatment Liabilities (“EPA”) Effective December 19, 2021, the Company entered into an amended Settlement Agreement between the Company, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Justice, and the EPA (the “Amended Settlement”). Upon the effectiveness of the Amended Settlement, the Company would become fully compliant with its payment obligations to these parties. The Amended Settlement modified the payment schedule and payment terms for recovery of the historical environmental response costs. Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Settlement, upon purchase of the Bunker Hill Mine and the satisfaction of financial assurance commitments (as described below), the $ 19,000,000 of cost recovery liabilities will be paid by the Company to the EPA on the following dates: Schedule of Amended Settlement Environmental Protection Agency Agreement Date Amount Within 30 days of Settlement Agreement $ 2,000,000 November 1, 2024 $ 3,000,000 November 1, 2025 $ 3,000,000 November 1, 2026 $ 3,000,000 November 1, 2027 $ 3,000,000 November 1, 2028 $ 3,000,000 November 1, 2029 $ 2,000,000 plus accrued interest In addition to the changes in payment terms and schedule, the Amended Settlement includes a commitment by the Company to secure $ 17,000,000 of financial assurance in the form of performance bonds or letters of credit deemed acceptable to the EPA. As 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 letter of credit, in place to secure this liability. The 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 with whom the company has entered into a financing cooperation agreement that contemplates a monthly fee of $ 20,000 (payable in cash or common shares of the Company, at the Company’s election). The letters 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 of restricted cash shown within current assets as of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023. The financial assurance can be drawn on by the EPA in the event of non-performance by the Company of its payment obligations under the Amended Settlement (the “Financial Assurance”). The amount of the bonds will decrease over time as individual payments are made. The Company recorded accretion expense on the liability of $ 452,807 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ 374,306 for the three months ended March 31, 2023), bringing the net liability to $ 10,026,947 (inclusive of interest payable of $ 156,343 ). Water Treatment Charges – Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”) Separate to the cost recovery liability outlined above, the Company is responsible for the payment of ongoing water treatment charges. Water treatment charges incurred through December 31, 2021, were payable to the EPA, and charges thereafter are payable to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (“IDEQ”) following a handover of responsibilities for the Central Treatment Plant from the EPA to the IDEQ as of that date. The Company currently makes monthly payments of $ 100,000 to the IDEQ as instalments toward the cost of treating water at the Central Treatment Plant. Upon receipt of an invoice from the IDEQ for actual costs incurred, a reconciliation is performed relative to payments made, with an additional payment made or refund received as applicable. The Company accrues $ 100,000 per month based on its estimate of the monthly cost of water treatment. As of March 31, 2024, a prepaid expense of $ nil (December 31, 2023: $ 94,582 ) represented the difference between the estimated cost of water treatment and net payments made by the Company to the IDEQ to date. This balance has been recognized on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheets as accounts receivable and prepaid expenses. 9. Convertible Debentures Project Finance Package with Sprott Private Resource Streaming & Royalty Corp. On December 20, 2021, the Company executed a non-binding term sheet outlining a $ 50,000,000 project finance package with Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty Corp. (“SRSR”). 10 The non-binding term sheet with SRSR outlined a $ 50,000,000 project financing package that the Company expected to fulfill the majority of its funding requirements to restart the Mine. The term sheet consisted of an $ 8,000,000 royalty convertible debenture (the “RCD”), a $ 5,000,000 convertible debenture (the “CD1”), and a multi-metals stream of up to $ 37,000,000 (the “Stream”). The CD1 was subsequently increased to $ 6,000,000 , increasing the project financing package to $ 51,000,000 . On June 17, 2022, the Company consummated a new $ 15,000,000 convertible debenture (the “CD2”). As a result, total potential funding from SRSR was further increased to $ 66,000,000 including the RCD, CD1, CD2 and the Stream (together, the “Project Financing Package”). On June 23, 2023, the Company closed the upsized and improved $ 67,000,000 project finance package with SRSR, consisting of a $ 46,000,000 stream and a $ 21,000,000 new debt facility. The newly proposed $ 46,000,000 stream (the “Stream”) was envisaged to have the same economic terms as the previously proposed $ 37,000,000 stream, with a $ 9,000,000 increase in gross proceeds received by the Company, resulting in a lower cost of capital for the Company. The Company also announced a new $ 21,000,000 new debt facility (the “Debt Facility”), available for draw at the Company’s election for two years. As a result, total funding commitments from SRSR was envisaged to increase to $ 96,000,000 including the RCD, CD1, CD2, Stream and debt facility (together, the “Project Financing Package”). The Bridge Loan, as previously envisaged, was to be repaid from the proceeds of the Stream. The parties also agreed 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. $8,000,000 Royalty Convertible Debenture The Company closed the $ 8,000,000 RCD on January 7, 2022. The RCD bears interest at an annual rate of 9.0 %, payable in cash or Common Shares at the Company’s option, until such time that SRSR elects to convert a royalty, with such conversion option expiring at the earlier of advancement of the Stream or July 7, 2023 (subsequently amended as described below). In the event of conversion, the RCD will cease to exist, and the Company will grant a royalty for 1.85 % of life-of-mine gross revenue from mining claims considered to be historically worked, contiguous to current accessible underground development, and covered by the Company’s 2021 ground geophysical survey (the “SRSR Royalty”). A 1.35 % rate will apply to claims outside of these areas. The RCD was initially secured by a share pledge of the Company’s operating subsidiary, Silver Valley, until a full security package was put in place concurrent with the consummation of the CD1. In the event of non-conversion, the principal of the RCD will be repayable in cash. Concurrent with the funding of the CD2 in June 2022, the Company and SRSR agreed to a number of amendments to the terms of the RCD, including an amendment of the maturity date from July 7, 2023 to March 31, 2025 . 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 to the Company for $ 8,000,000 upon default under the CD1 or CD2 until such time that the CD1 and CD2 are paid in full. The Company determined that the amendments in the terms of the RCD should not be treated as an extinguishment of the RCD and have therefore been accounted for as a modification. On 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 (the “Royalty”) from mining claims historically worked as described above. A 1.35 % rate will apply to claims outside of these areas. The Company has accounted for the Royalty as a sale of mineral properties (refer to note 6 for further detail). $6,000,000 Convertible Debenture (CD1) The Company closed the $ 6,000,000 CD1 on January 28, 2022, which was increased from the previously-announced $ 5,000,000 . The CD1 bears interest 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, as described below). The CD1 is secured by a pledge of the Company’s properties and assets. Until the closing of the Stream, the CD1 was to be convertible into Common Shares at a price of C$ 0.30 per Common Share, subject to stock exchange approval (subsequently amended, as described below). Alternatively, SRSR may elect to retire the CD1 with the cash proceeds from the Stream. The Company may elect to repay the CD1 early; if SRSR elects not to exercise its conversion option at such time, a minimum of 12 months of interest would apply. 11 Concurrent 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 date regardless of whether the Stream is advanced, unless the Company elects to exercise its option of early repayment. The Company determined that the amendments in the terms of the CD1 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the CD1 and have therefore been accounted for as a modification. Concurrent 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 March 31, 2026 , and that CD1 would remain outstanding until the new maturity date unless the company elects to exercise its option of early repayment. The Company determined that the amendments to the terms of the CD1 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the CD1 and have therefore been accounted for as a modification. $15,000,000 Series 2 Convertible Debenture (CD2) The Company closed the $ 15,000,000 CD2 on June 17, 2022. CD2 bears interest at an annual rate of 10.5 %, payable in cash or shares at the Company’s option, and matures on March 31, 2025 . The CD2 is secured by a pledge of the Company’s properties and assets. The repayment terms include 3 quarterly payments of $ 2,000,000 each beginning June 30, 2024, and $ 9,000,000 on the maturity date. Concurrent 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 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. The Company determined that the amendments to the terms of the CD2 should not be treated as an extinguishment of the CD2 and have therefore been accounted for as a modification. The 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. Consistent with the approach above, the following table summarizes the key valuation inputs as at applicable valuation dates: Schedule of Key Valuation Inputs Reference (1,2,3) Valuation date Maturity date Contractual Interest rate Stock price (US$) Expected equity volatility Credit spread Risk-free rate Risk- adjusted rate CD1 note (1)(2)(3) 12-31-23 03-31-26 7.50 % 0.098 115 % 8.41 % 4.18 % 18.89 % CD2 note (1)(2)(3) 12-31-23 03-31-26 10.50 % 0.098 115 % 8.41 % 4.18 % 20.79 % CD1 note (1)(2)(3) 03-31-24 03-31-26 7.50 % 0.104 110 % 10.07 % 4.59 % 20.77 % CD2 note (1)(2)(3) 03-31-24 03-31-26 10.50 % 0.104 110 % 10.07 % 4.59 % 22.65 % Convertible Debenture (1)(2)(3) 03-31-24 03-31-26 10.50 % 0.104 110 % 10.07 % 4.59 % 22.65 % (1) The CD1 carried a Discount for Lack of Marketability (“DLOM”) of 5.0 % as of the issuance date and as of March 31, 2022. The CD2 carried a DLOM of 10.0 % as of the issuance date and June 30, 2022 (2) CD1 carries an instrument-specific spread of 7.23 %, CD2 carries an instrument-specific spread of 9.32 % (3) The conversion price of the CD1 is $ 0.221 and CD2 is $ 0.214 as of March 31, 2024. The conversion price of the CD1 is $ 0.227 and CD2 is $ 0.219 as of December 31, 2023. The 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 Instrument Description March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 CD1 $ 5,212,398 $ 5,244,757 CD2 13,359,789 13,458,570 Total $ 18,572,187 $ 18,703,327 12 The (loss) gain on changes in FV of convertible debentures recognized on the condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) Income during the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, was $ ( 157,232 ) and $ 1,689,701 , respectively. The portion of changes in fair value that is attributable to changes in the Company’s credit risk is accounted for within other comprehensive income. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $ 288,372 and $ 807,012 respectively, within other comprehensive income. Interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023 was $ 504,863 and $ 676,849 respectively. At March 31, 2024 interest of $ 504,863 ($ 510,411 at December 31, 2023) is included in interest payable on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, the Company recognized $ 70,093 and $ 250,086 , respectively, loss on debt settlement on the condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income as a result of settling interest by issuance of shares. The Company performs quarterly testing of the covenants in the CD1 and CD2 and was in compliance with all such covenants as of March 31, 2024. The Stream On June 23, 2023, all conditions were met for the closing of the Stream, and $ 46,000,000 was advanced to the Company. The Stream is secured by the same security package that is in place with respect to the RCD, CD1, and CD2. The Stream is repayable by applying 10% of all payable metals sold until a minimum quantity of metal is delivered consisting of, individually, 63.5 million pounds of zinc, 40.4 million pounds of lead, and 1.2 million ounces of silver (subsequently amended, as described below). Thereafter, the Stream would be repayable by applying 2% of payable metals sold. The delivery price of streamed metals will be 20% of the applicable spot price. At the Company’s option, 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 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. The Company incurred $ 740,956 of transactions costs directly related to the Stream which were capitalized against the initial recognition of the Stream. The Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, the Stream does not meet the criteria for treatment as a derivate instrument as the quantities of metal to be sold thereunder are not subject to a minimum quantity, and therefore a notional amount is not determinable. The Company has therefore determined that in accordance with ASC 470, the stream obligation should be treated as a liability based on the indexed debt rules thereunder. The initial recognition has been made at fair value based on cash received, net of transaction costs, and the discount rate calibrated so that the future cash flows associated with the Stream, using forward commodity prices, equal the cash received. The measurement of the stream obligation is accounted for at amortized cost with accretion at the discount rate. Subsequent changes to the expected cash flows associated with the Stream will result in the adjustment of the carrying value of the stream obligation using the same discount rate, with changes to the carrying value recognized in the condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income. The Company determined the effective interest rate of the Stream obligation to be 10.8 % and recorded accretion expense on the liability of $ 1,099,060 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023) recognized in the consolidated statement of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income, accretion expense on the liability of $ 258,940 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023) capitalized into the process plant (note 5) on the condensed interim consolidated balance sheets and loss on revaluation of the liability of $ 217,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 ($ nil for the three months ended March 31, 2023), bringing the liability to $ 52,713,000 as of March 31, 2024. The revaluation is because of a change in projections. 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 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 $24.50 $/oz for silver. $21,000,000 Debt Facility On June 23, 2023, the Company closed a $ 21,000,000 debt facility with Sprott which is available for draw at the Company’s election for a period of 2 years . As of March 31, 2024, the Company has not drawn on the facility. Any amounts drawn will bear interest of 10 % per annum, payable annually in cash or capitalized until three years from closing of the Debt Facility at the Company’s election, and thereafter payable in cash only. The maturity date of any drawings under the Debt Facility will be June 23, 2027 . For every $ 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 the same terms as the Royalty, to a maximum of 2.0% on the Primary Claims and 1.4% on the Secondary Claims. The Company may buy back 50% of these royalties for $ 20 million. The Company determined that no recognition is required on the financial statements as of March 31, 2024, as no amount has been drawn from the facility. 10. Capital Stock, Warrants and Stock Options Authorized The total authorized capital is as follows: ● 1,500,000,000 Common Shares with a par value of $ 0.000001 per Common Share; and ● 10,000,000 preferred shares with a par value of $ 0.000001 per preferred share 13 Issued and outstanding In January 2024, the Company issued 6,377,272 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending December 31, 2022. In March 2023, the Company issued 9,803,574 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending March 31, 2023. In March 2023, the Company amended the exercise price and expiry date of 10,416,667 warrants which were previously issued in a private placement to Teck Resources (“Teck”) on May 13, 2022 in consideration for the Company’s acquisition of the Pend Oreille process plant. 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 Warrant at any time on or prior to May 12, 2025. The Company amended the exercise price of the warrants from C$ 0.37 to C$ 0.11 per Warrant and the expiry date from May 12, 2025, to March 31, 2023 , resulting in a gain on modification of warrants of $ 214,714 . In March 2023, 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. During the quarter the Company recognized a change in derivative liability of $ 400,152 relating to the Teck warrants using the following assumptions: volatility of 120 %, stock price of C$ 0.11 , interest rate of 3.42 % to 4.06 %, and dividend yield of 0 %. In March 2023, the Company closed a brokered private placement of special warrants of the Company (the “March 2023 Offering”), issuing 51,633,727 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 ), of which $ 3,661,822 was received in cash and $ 874,198 was applied towards settlement of accounts payable, accrued liabilities and promissory notes. Each 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”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one share of common stock of the Company (a “Warrant Share”, and together with the Unit Shares, the “Underlying Shares”) at an exercise 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 had not been declared effective by the SEC on or before 5:00 p.m. (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 Unit being comprised of 1.2 Unit Shares and 1.2 Warrants. Notice of such effectiveness was received on July 11, 2023, eliminating the potential for issuance of the Penalty Units. In connection with the March 2023 Offering, the Company incurred share issuance costs of $ 585,765 and issued 2,070,258 compensation options (the “March 2023 Compensation Options”). Each March 2023 Compensation Option is exercisable at an exercise price of C$ 0.15 into one Unit Share and one Warrant Share. The Special Warrants issued on March 27, 2023 were converted to 51,633,727 shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants on July 24, 2023. The Company determined that in accordance with ASC 815 derivatives and hedging, each Special Warrant will be valued and carried as a single instrument, with the periodic changes to fair value accounted through earnings, profit and loss until the shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants are issued. In January 2024, the Company issued 7,392,859 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending December 31, 2023. In March 2024, the Company issued 2,546,436 shares of common stock in connection with settlement of RSUs. In 2023 the Company has accounted for the warrants in accordance with ASC Topic 815. The warrants are considered derivative instruments as they were issued in a currency other than the Company’s functional currency of the U.S. dollar. The estimated fair value of warrants accounted for as liabilities was determined on the date of issue and marked to market at each financial reporting period. The change in fair value of the warrant is recorded in the condensed interim consolidated statements of income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) as a gain or loss and is estimated using the Binomial model. 14 The fair value of the warrant liabilities related to the various tranches of warrants issued during the period were estimated using the Binomial 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 March 2023 warrants March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 726 days 817 days Volatility 24 % 24 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 563,970 $ 281,085 Change in derivative liability $ 282,885 April 2022 special warrants issuance March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 366 days 457 days Volatility 100 % 110 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 491,622 $ 546,592 Change in derivative liability $ ( 54,970 ) April 2022 non-brokered issuance March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 366 days 457 days Volatility 100 % 110 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 19,115 $ 21,252 Change in derivative liability $ ( 2,137 ) June 2022 issuance March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 366 days 457 days Volatility 100 % 110 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 15,821 $ 17,589 Change in derivative liability $ ( 1,768 ) February 2021 issuance March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 680 days 771 days Volatility 110 % 110 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 455,954 $ 367,349 Change in derivative liability $ ( 88,605 ) June 2019 issuance March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 640 days 731 days Volatility 110 % 110 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 207,385 $ 226,570 Change in derivative liability $ ( 19,185 ) 15 August 2019 issuance March 31, 2024 December 31, 2023 Expected life 640 days 731 days Volatility 110 % 110 % Risk free interest rate 4.17 % 3.88 % Dividend yield 0 % 0 % Share price (C$) $ 0.125 $ 0.11 Fair value $ 318,725 $ 348,211 Change in derivative liability $ ( 29,486 ) Outstanding warrants at March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023 were as follows: Schedule of Warrant Activity Weighted Weighted average average Number of exercise price grant date warrants (C$) value ($) Balance, December 31, 2022 162,129,064 $ 0.49 $ 0.17 Exercised ( 10,416,667 ) 0.11 0.12 Balance, March 31, 2023 151,712,397 $ 0.50 $ 0.17 Balance, December 31, 2023 145,061,976 $ 0.37 $ 0.09 - - - Balance, March 31, 2024 145,061,976 $ 0.37 $ 0.09 During the three months ended March 31, 2023, 10,416,667 May 2022 Teck warrants were exercised. At March 31, 2024, the following warrants were outstanding: Schedule of Warrants Outstanding Exercise Price Exercise Number of Number of warrants Expiry date price (C$) warrants exercisable April 1, 2025 0.37 40,538,969 40,538,969 December 31, 2025 0.59 32,895,200 32,895,200 February 9, 2026 0.60 17,112,500 17,112,500 February 16, 2026 0.60 2,881,580 2,881,580 March 27, 2026 0.15 51,633,727 51,633,727 145,061,976 145,061,976 Compensation options At March 31, 2024, the following broker options were outstanding: Schedule of Compensation Options Weighted Number of average broker exercise price options (C$) Balance, December 31, 2022 5,470,799 $ 0.34 Issued – March 2023 Compensation Options (i) 2,070,258 0.15 Balance, March 31, 2023 7,541,057 0.28 Balance, December 31, 2023 4,301,150 0.24 Expired – February 2024 ( 351,000 ) 0.50 Balance, March 31, 2024 3,950,150 0.22 (i) The 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: 16 Schedule of Estimated Using Black-Scholes Valuation Model for Fair Value of Broker Options Grant Date Risk free interest rate Dividend yield Volatility Stock price Weighted average life March 2023 3.4 % 0 % 120 % C$ 0.11 3 years Schedule of Broker Exercise Prices Exercise Number of Grant date Fair value Expiry date price (C$) broker options ($) April 1, 2024 (i) $ 0.30 1,879,892 $ 268,435 March 27, 2026 (ii) $ 0.15 2,070,057 $ 111,971 3,950,150 $ 380,406 i) Exercisable into one April 2022 Unit ii) Exercisable into one March 2023 Unit Stock options The following table summarizes the stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31 2023: Schedule of Stock Options Weighted average Number of exercise price stock options (C$) Balance, December 31, 2022 9,320,636 $ 0.51 Balance, March 31, 2023 9,320,636 $ 0.51 Balance, December 31, 2023 8,970,636 $ 0.52 Balance, March 31, 2024 8,970,636 $ 0.52 The following table reflects the actual stock options issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024: Schedule of Actual Stock Options Issued and Outstanding Number of remaining Number of options Exercise contractual options vested Grant date price (C$) life (years) outstanding (exercisable) fair value ($) 0.60 0.57 1,575,000 1,575,000 435,069 0.335 0.59 1,037,977 1,037,977 204,213 0.55 1.05 5,957,659 4,468,245 1,536,764 0.15 3.65 400,000 300,000 37,387 8,970,636 7,381,222 $ 2,213,433 The vesting of stock options during the three months ending March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation expenses of $ 25,093 and $ 58,700 respectively. 17 11. Restricted Share Units Effective March 25, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a Restricted Share Unit (“RSU”) Plan to grant RSUs to its officers, directors, key employees and consultants. The following table summarizes the RSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023: Schedule of Restricted Share Units Weighted average grant date fair value Number of per share shares (C$) Unvested as at December 31, 2022 4,822,741 $ 0.22 Granted (i, ii) - - Vested - - Unvested as at March 31, 2023 4,822,741 $ 0.22 Unvested as at December 31, 2023 7,044,527 $ 0.24 Granted (i, ii) 9,720,403 0.11 Vested ( 2,546,436 ) 0.21 Unvested as at March 31, 2024 14,218,493 $ 0.16 (i) On 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 RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 8,880 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which is included in operating expenses condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income. (ii) On March 13, 2024, the Company granted 9,047,953 RSUs to certain executives and employees of the Company, which vest in one-third increments on March 13 of 2025, 2026 and 2027. The vesting of these RSUs resulted in stock-based compensation of $ 22,220 for the three months ended March 31, 2024, which is included in operating expenses condensed interim consolidated statements of (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income. The vesting of RSU’s during the three months ending March 31, 2024, and March 31, 2023, resulted in stock based compensation expense of $ 236,856 and $ 174,970 respectively. 12. Deferred Share Units Effective April 21, 2020, the Board of Directors approved a Deferred Share Unit (“DSU”) Plan to grant DSUs to its directors. The DSU Plan permits the eligible directors to defer receipt of all or a portion of their retainer or compensation until termination of their services and to receive such fees in the form of cash at that time. Upon vesting of the DSUs or termination of service as a director, the director will be able to redeem DSUs based upon the then market price of the Company’s Common Share on the date of redemption in exchange for cash. The following table summarizes the DSU activity during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023: Schedule of Deferred Share Units Weighted average grant date fair value Number of per share shares (C$) Unvested as at December 31 2022, and March 31, 2023 2,710,000 $ 0.97 Unvested as at December 31 2023, and March 31, 2024 1,495,454 $ 0.90 18 The vesting of DSU’s during the three months ended March 31, 2024 resulted in stock based compensation expense of $ 74,978 and a recovery of stock-based compensation of $ 199,278 for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The fair value of each DSU is $ 0.09 as of March 31, 2024, and $ 0.08 as of March 31, 2023. 13. Commitments and Contingencies As stipulated in the agreement with the EPA and as described in note 8, 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, and the other for ongoing water treatment. Water treatment costs incurred through December 2021 are payable to the EPA, and water treatment costs incurred thereafter are payable to the IDEQ. The IDEQ (as done formerly by the EPA) invoices the Company on an annual basis for the actual water treatment costs, which may exceed the recognized estimated costs significantly. When the Company receives the water treatment invoices, it records any liability for actual costs over and above any estimates made and adjusts future estimates as required based on these actual invoices received. The Company is required to pay for the actual costs regardless of the periodic required estimated accruals and payments made each year. On July 28, 2021, a lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the District of Idaho brought by Crescent Mining, LLC (“Crescent”). The named defendants include Placer Mining, Robert Hopper Jr., and the Company. The lawsuit alleges that Placer Mining and Robert Hopper Jr. intentionally flooded the Crescent Mine during the period from 1991 and 1994, and that the Company is jointly and severally liable with the other defendants for unspecified past and future costs associated with the presence of AMD in the Crescent Mine. The plaintiff has requested unspecified damages. On September 20, 2021, the Company filed a motion to dismiss Crescent’s claims against it, contending that such claims are facially deficient.  On March 2, 2022, Chief US District Court Judge, David C. Nye granted in part and denied in part the Company’s motion to dismiss. The court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss Crescent’s Cost Recovery claim under CERCLA Section 107(a), Declaratory Judgment, Tortious Interference, Trespass, Nuisance and Negligence claims. These claims were dismissed without prejudice. The court denied the motion to dismiss filed by Placer Mining Corp. for Crescent’s trespass, nuisance and negligence claims. Crescent later filed an amended complaint on April 1, 2022. Placer Mining Corp. and Bunker Hill Mining Corp are named as co-defendants. Bunker Hill responded to the amended filing, refuting and denying all allegations made in the complaint except those that are assertions of fact as a matter of public record. The Company believes Crescent’s lawsuit is without merit and is vigorously defending itself, as well as Placer Mining Corp. pursuant to the Company’s indemnification of Placer Mining Corp in the Sale and Purchase agreement executed between the companies for the Mine on December 15, 2021. The lawsuit is currently in the discovery phase, in which information is gathered and exchanged. 14. Deferred tax liability The Company incurred income tax recovery of $ 699,920 for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and incurred no income tax recovery or expense for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The Company’s effective income tax rate for the first three months of 2024 was 12.6 % compared to 0.0 % for the first three months of 2023. The effective tax rate during the first three months of 2024 rate differed from the statutory rate primarily due to the recognition of deferred tax assets available to offset the deferred tax liability associated with the Stream Obligation. The Company maintains a valuation allowance against net operating losses subject to Section 382 and other deferred tax assets. The effective tax rate during the first three months of 2023 rate differed from the statutory rate primarily due to changes in the valuation allowance established to offset net deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the related tax benefits will not be realized. The Company analyzes its deferred tax assets and, if it is determined that the Company will not realize all or a portion of its deferred tax assets, it will record or increase a valuation allowance. Conversely, if it is determined that the Company will likely ultimately be able to realize all or a portion of the related benefits for which a valuation allowance has been provided, all or a portion of the related valuation allowance will be reduced. 19 15. Operating Expenses Schedule of Operating Expenses Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Salaries, wages, and consulting fees $ 942,394 $ 770,585 General administration expenses 2,845,237 1,414,903 Total $ 3,787,631 $ 2,185,488 16. Related party transactions The Company’s key management personnel have the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company and consists of the Company’s executive management team and management directors. Schedule of Related Party Transactions Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Consulting Fees and Salaries $ 474,185 $ 215,448 At March 31, 2024 and March 31, 2023, $ 89,324 and $ 248,533 respectively is owed to key management personnel with all amounts included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities. 17. Subsequent Events Share Issuance On April 1, 2024, the Company granted 2,527,888 DSUs to certain members of the board of directors of the Company. The DSUs vested immediately. On April 4, 2024, the Company issued 6,398,439 shares of common stock in connection with its election to satisfy interest payments under the outstanding convertible debentures for the three months ending March 31, 2024. On April 5, 2024, the $ 2,001,000 letter of credit, in place to secure the environment protection agency cost recovery payable was returned to the Company and cancelled. As a result of this transaction the restricted cash balance was decreased by $ 2,001,000 (from $ 6,476,000 to $ 4,475,000 ) and the cash and cash equivalents was increased by the corresponding amount. On April 16, 2024, the Company issued 100,000 shares to a member of the executive team for the vesting of RSUs.