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Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines.
−Removed: Major expenditures are required to determine if any of our mineral properties may have the potential to be commercially viable, be salable or joint ventured.
+Added: Major expenditures are required to determine if any of our mineral properties may have the potential to be commercially viable, salable or joint ventured.
From time to time, we may acquire a mineral property asset and later determine to abandon that project for various reasons, and as a result costs incurred to acquire the asset, and any costs incurred for initial exploration efforts will be lost.
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Our Golden Crest project, which was acquired during 2021, has no reported mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined by SEC rules.
−Removed: We have conducted limited geologic activities at the Golden Crest project consisting primarily of soil and rock sampling, geophysical studies.
−Removed: Additional geologic, environmental, and economic work would be required to allow us to report mineral resources at the Golden Crest project, including drilling and completion of a preliminary economic study.
+Added: We have conducted limited geologic activities at the Golden Crest project consisting primarily of soil and rock sampling, geophysical studies and limited initial drilling of eleven exploration holes.
+Added: Additional geologic, environmental, and economic work would be required to allow us to report mineral resources at the Golden Crest project, including additional drilling and completion of a preliminary economic study.
Furthermore, significant additional work would be required to prepare a feasibility or other study to allow us to report mineral reserves at the Golden Crest project.
−Removed: There can be no assurance that if such work is completed that the results would allow us to report either mineral resources or mineral reserves in the future.
+Added: There can be no assurance that if such work is completed, the results would allow us to report either mineral resources or mineral reserves in the future.
The lack of mineral resources or mineral reserves at the Golden Crest project could prohibit us from any near-term sale or joint venture of our interest in the Golden Crest project and we may not be able to realize any proceeds and or profit from our interests in the Golden Crest project, which could materially adversely affect our financial position or results of operations.
+Added: Our Cat Creek project is an early-stage exploration project with no mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined by SEC rules.
+Added: There can be no assurance that additional geologic work will result in reported mineral resources or mineral reserves in the future.
+Added: If we are unsuccessful in identifying mineral reserves in the future, we may not be able to sell or otherwise realize any profit from our property interests.
+Added: Our Cat Creek project, which was acquired during 2023, has no reported mineral resources or mineral reserves as defined by SEC rules.
+Added: We have conducted limited geologic activities at the Cat Creek project consisting primarily of soil and rock sampling.
+Added: Additional geologic, environmental, and economic work, including a drilling program would be required to allow us to report mineral resources at the Cat Creek Crest project, including completion of a preliminary economic study.
+Added: Furthermore, significant additional work would be required to prepare a feasibility or other study to allow us to report mineral reserves at the Golden Crest project.
+Added: There can be no assurance that if such work is completed, the results would allow us to report either mineral resources or mineral reserves in the future.
+Added: The lack of mineral resources or mineral reserves at the Cat Creek project could prohibit us from any near-term sale or joint venture of our interest in the Cat Creek project and we may not be able to realize any proceeds and or profit from our interests in the Cat Creek project, which could materially adversely affect our financial position or results of operations.
Our business is dependent on the market price of certain commodities, particularly gold and zinc, and currency exchange rates over which we have no control.
Our operations and the value of our mineral properties are significantly affected by changes in the market price of commodities since the evaluation of whether a mineral deposit is commercially viable is heavily dependent upon the market price of the commodities related to any specific project.
−Removed: Because our core assets are currently in zinc and gold related projects, the spot price of zinc and gold is particularly important to the value of our assets and future prospects.
+Added: Because our core assets are currently in zinc and gold related projects, as well as potentially molybdenum at the Cat Creek project, the spot price of these commodities is particularly important to the value of our assets and future prospects.
The price of commodities also affects the value of exploration projects we own or may wish to acquire or joint venture.
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changes in foreign laws or regulations;
+Added: tariffs, duties, and trade restrictions that could impact the cost, feasibility, or profitability of our mineral exploration and development activities;
changes in tax laws;
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Our exploration operations, including any exploration drilling programs and other exploration activities, require permits from various state and federal governments, including permits for the use of water and for drilling exploration holes.
−Removed: We may be unable to obtain these permits in a timely manner, on reasonable terms or on terms that provide us sufficient resources to explore or develop our properties in any way.
+Added: We may be unable to obtain these permits in a timely manner, on reasonable terms or on terms that provide us with sufficient resources to explore or develop our properties in any way.
Even if we are able to obtain such permits, the time required by the permitting process can be significant.
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Our business could be negatively affected by changing climate and climate change laws.
−Removed: A number of governments, including the United States, have introduced or are moving to introduce climate change legislation and treaties at the international, national, state/provincial and local levels.
−Removed: Regulations relating to emission levels (such as carbon taxes) and energy efficiency are becoming more stringent.
−Removed: If the current regulatory trend continues, this may result in increased costs at some or all of our project locations.
+Added: A number of governments, including the United States, have at various times introduced or are moving to introduce climate change legislation and treaties at the international, national, state/provincial and local levels.
+Added: Regulations relating to emission levels (such as carbon taxes) and energy efficiency have, over time, become more stringent.
+Added: If the current regulatory trend generally continues, this may result in increased costs at some or all of our project locations.
In addition, the physical risks of climate change may also have an adverse effect on our operations and properties.
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We are dependent on the services of key executives, including our Chief Executive Officer, Christopher E.
−Removed: Herald, our Chief Operating Officer, Walter H.
−Removed: Hunt, and our Chief Financial Officer, James R.
−Removed: All those officers have many years of experience and an extensive background with Solitario and in the mining industry in general.
+Added: Herald and our Chief Financial Officer, James R.
+Added: These officers have many years of experience and an extensive background with Solitario and in the mining industry in general.
We may not be able to replace that experience and knowledge with other individuals.
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Such an occurrence could adversely affect our business, future operations and financial condition.
−Removed: We have evaluated a wide variety of acquisition opportunities involving mineral properties and companies for acquisition and we anticipate evaluating potential acquisition opportunities in the future.
+Added: We have evaluated a wide variety of acquisition opportunities involving mineral properties and companies for acquisition and we anticipate, from time to time, evaluating potential acquisition opportunities in the future.
Some of these opportunities may require a substantial amount of capital or the issuance of our capital stock to successfully acquire.
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The market price of our shares of common stock has historically fluctuated within a wide range.
−Removed: The price of our common stock may be affected by many factors, including an adverse change in our business, a decline in the price of zinc or other commodity prices, negative news on our projects, negative investment sentiment for mining and commodity equities and general economic trends.
+Added: The price of our common stock may be affected by many factors, including an adverse change in our business, a decline in the price of gold, zinc or other commodity prices, negative news on our projects, negative investment sentiment for mining and commodity equities and general economic trends.
We have a history of losses and if we do not operate profitably in the future it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position or results of operations and the trading price of our common stock would likely decline.
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How these epidemics or pandemics may ultimately impact our business, including our future exploration and other activities and the market for our securities, will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, and include the duration, severity, and any recurrence of various strains of an outbreak and the actions taken to contain or treat the outbreak.
−Removed: In particular travel and other restrictions established to curb the spread of pandemic diseases could materially and adversely impact our business including without limitation, planned exploration programs at our Florida Canyon, Lik and Golden Crest projects during 2024 and beyond, employee health, workforce productivity, increased insurance premiums, limitations on travel, labor shortages and the availability of industry experts and personnel, the timing to process drilling and other metallurgical testing, supply chain constraints that impede exploration operations, and other factors that will depend on future developments beyond our control, which may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
+Added: In particular travel and other restrictions established to curb the spread of pandemic diseases could materially and adversely impact our business including without limitation, planned exploration programs at our Florida Canyon, Lik, Golden Crest and Cat Creek projects during 2025 and beyond, employee health, workforce productivity, increased insurance premiums, limitations on travel, labor shortages and the availability of industry experts and personnel, the timing to process drilling and other metallurgical testing, supply chain constraints that impede exploration operations, and other factors that will depend on future developments beyond our control, which may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
There can be no assurance that we will not be impacted by pandemic diseases and that we could ultimately see our workforce productivity reduced or incur increased medical costs or insurance premiums as a result of these health risks.
The outbreak of pandemic diseases could create a widespread global health crisis that contributes to volatility in the economy and financial markets that could have an adverse effect on the future demand for precious and base metals and, in turn, our prospects.
−Removed: A significant portion of our liquid assets consist of money market funds, U.S.
−Removed: Treasuries and cash held in brokerage accounts.
+Added: A significant portion of our liquid assets consist of money market funds and cash held in brokerage accounts.
The failure of the financial institutions that issued or hold these financial instruments or our cash could have a material adverse impact on the market price of our common stock and our liquidity and capital resources.
−Removed: At December 31, 2023, we have invested $7,738,000 in money market funds and $698,000 in United States Treasury securities (“USTS”) held in a brokerage account, with maturities of between one day and 2 months and we have approximately $140,000 of our cash in uninsured deposit accounts and brokerage accounts which are not covered by Federal Deposit Insurance Company insurance.
+Added: At December 31, 2024, we have $4,523,000 in money market funds held in a brokerage account and we have approximately $44,000 of our cash in uninsured deposit accounts and brokerage accounts which are not covered by Federal Deposit Insurance Company insurance.
The failure of a financial institution holding these funds and assets could have a material impact on the market price of our common stock and our liquidity and capital resources.
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