Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Controls and Procedures
−Removed: carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange
−Removed: Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of September 30, 2023.
−Removed: This evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation
−Removed: of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.
−Removed: Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
−Removed: Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the presence of material
−Removed: weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is
−Removed: a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
−Removed: or detected on a timely basis.
−Removed: Management has identified the following material weaknesses which have caused management to conclude that,
−Removed: as of September 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective:
−Removed: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective
−Removed: risk assessment;
−Removed: and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements
−Removed: and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.
−Removed: Plan to Address the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
−Removed: company plans to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our internal controls over financial reporting.
−Removed: During the period covered
−Removed: by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we have not been able to remediate the material weaknesses identified above.
−Removed: To remediate such
−Removed: weaknesses, we plan to implement the following changes during our fiscal year ending December 31, 2023:
−Removed: (i) appoint additional qualified
−Removed: personnel to address inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective risk management;
−Removed: and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and
−Removed: procedures for accounting and financial reporting.
−Removed: The remediation efforts set out are largely dependent upon our securing additional
−Removed: financing to cover the costs of implementing the changes required.
−Removed: If we are unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts
−Removed: may be adversely affected in a material manner.
−Removed: in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
−Removed: were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2023 that have materially
−Removed: affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
−Removed: II – OTHER INFORMATION
+Added: Disclosure Controls and Procedures
+Added: We carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation
+Added: of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) as of March 31, 2024.
+Added: This evaluation
+Added: was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer.
+Added: upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls
+Added: and procedures were not effective due to the presence of material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting.
+Added: A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies,
+Added: in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s
+Added: annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
+Added: Management has identified the following material
+Added: weaknesses which have caused management to conclude that, as of March 31, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective:
+Added: (i) inadequate segregation of duties and effective risk assessment;
+Added: and (ii) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting
+Added: and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of both US GAAP and SEC guidelines.
+Added: Remediation Plan to Address the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control
+Added: over Financial Reporting
+Added: Our company plans to take steps to enhance and improve the design of our
+Added: internal controls over financial reporting.
+Added: During the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, we have not been able to
+Added: remediate the material weaknesses identified above.
+Added: To remediate such weaknesses, we plan to implement the following changes during our
+Added: fiscal year ending December 31, 2024:
+Added: (i) appoint additional qualified personnel to address inadequate segregation of duties and ineffective
+Added: risk management;
+Added: and (ii) adopt sufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting.
+Added: The remediation efforts
+Added: set out are largely dependent upon our securing additional financing to cover the costs of implementing the changes required.
+Added: unsuccessful in securing such funds, remediation efforts may be adversely affected in a material manner.
+Added: Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
+Added: There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting
+Added: during the three months ended March 31, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonable likely to materially affect, our internal
+Added: control over financial reporting.
+Added: PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Legal Proceedings
−Removed: are not a party to any pending legal proceeding.
−Removed: We are not aware of any pending legal proceeding to which any of our officers, directors,
−Removed: or any beneficial holders of 5% or more of our voting securities are adverse to us or have a material interest adverse to us.
−Removed: risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed on March 30, 2023.
−Removed: Unregistered Sales of
−Removed: Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
−Removed: Defaults upon Senior
+Added: We are not a party to any pending legal proceeding.
+Added: We are not aware of
+Added: any pending legal proceeding to which any of our officers, directors, or any beneficial holders of 5% or more of our voting securities
+Added: are adverse to us or have a material interest adverse to us.
+Added: See risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
+Added: ended December 31, 2023 filed on April [*], 2024.
+Added: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
+Added: Defaults upon Senior Securities
Mine Safety Disclosures
+Added: Not applicable.
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