EX-99.2 3 fury_ex992.htm MDA fury_ex992
  Exhibit 99.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
(An exploration and development company)
 
 
 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
 
 
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2021
 
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (the “MD&A”) for Fury Gold Mines Limited (“Fury Gold” or the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the condensed interim consolidated financial statements of the Company and related notes thereto for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021. The condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 – Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) of the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). All dollar amounts presented are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. Certain amounts presented in this MD&A have been rounded. The effective date of this MD&A is August 13, 2021.
 
 

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SECTION 1: FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

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    1.1 Forward-looking statements

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    1.2 Qualified persons and technical disclosures

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    1.3 Impact of COVID-19

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SECTION 2: BUSINESS OVERVIEW

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SECTION 3: Q2 2021 HIGHLIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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    3.1 Corporate highlights

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    3.2 Operational highlights

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SECTION 4: CORPORATE STRATEGY

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SECTION 5: PROJECTS OVERVIEW

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    5.1 Québec

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    5.1.1 Eau Claire

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    5.1.2 Éléonore South JV

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    5.2 Nunavut

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    5.2.1 Committee Bay

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    5.2.2 Gibson MacQuoid

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    5.3 British Columbia

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    5.3.1 Homestake Ridge

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SECTION 6: REVIEW OF QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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SECTION 7: FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY, AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

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SECTION 8: FINANCIAL RISK SUMMARY

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SECTION 9: RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

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SECTION 10: CRITICAL JUDGEMENTS AND ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

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SECTION 11: NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AND POLICIES

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SECTION 12: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

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Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 

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Section 1: Forward-looking statements and risk factors

 
1.1
  Forward-looking statements
 
Certain statements made in this MD&A contain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities laws (“forward-looking statements”). These forward-looking statements are presented for the purpose of assisting the Company’s securityholders and prospective investors in understanding management’s views regarding those future outcomes and may not be appropriate for other purposes. When used in this MD&A, the words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “intend”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “seek”, “propose”, “estimate”, “expect”, and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Specific forward-looking statements in this MD&A include, but are not limited to: issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, including its potential impacts on the Company’s business and operations; future capital expenditures and requirements, and sources and timing of additional financing; the Company’s exploration and development activities, including the success of such exploration and development activities; the Company’s mineral reserves and mineral resources; estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources; the realization of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; any objectives, expectations, intentions, plans, results, levels of activity, goals or achievements; the timing and amount of estimated future production, production guidance and net revenue expectations, anticipated cash flows, costs of production, capital expenditures, costs and timing of development; realization of unused tax benefits; statements relating to the financial condition, assets, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), business, operations or prospects of the Company; and other events or conditions that may occur in the future.
 
The forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A represent the Company’s views only as of the date such statements were made. Forward-looking statements contained in this MD&A are based on management’s plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions as at the time such statements were made, and the assumptions related to these plans, estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions may change. Such assumptions, which may prove to be incorrect, include: the Company’s budget, including expected costs and the assumptions regarding market conditions and other factors upon which the Company has based its expenditure expectations; the Company’s ability to raise additional capital to proceed with its exploration, development and operations plans; the Company’s ability to obtain or renew the licences and permits necessary for the operation and expansion of its existing operations and for the development, construction and commencement of new operations; that financial markets will not in the long term be adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; production and cost estimates; the Company’s ability to obtain all necessary regulatory approvals, permits and licences for its planned activities under governmental and other applicable regulatory regimes; the Company’s ability to complete and successfully integrate acquisitions; the effects of climate change, extreme weather events, water scarcity, and seismic events, and the effectiveness of strategies to deal with these issues; the Company’s expectations regarding the demand for, and supply and price of, precious metals; the Company’s ability to recruit and retain qualified personnel; the Company’s mineral reserve and resource estimates, and the assumptions upon which they are based; the Company’s ability to comply with current and future environmental, safety and other regulatory requirements and to obtain and maintain required regulatory approvals.
 
Inherent in the forward-looking statements are known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond the Company’s ability to control or predict, that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or developments in the Company’s business or in its industry, to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance, achievements or developments expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of the risks and other factors (some of which are beyond the Company’s control) which could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements and information contained in this MD&A include, but are not limited to, risks related to: COVID-19 and other pandemics; fluctuations in spot and forward markets for silver, gold, base metals and certain other commodities (such as natural gas, fuel oil and electricity); risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, potential unintended releases of contaminants, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected geological or structural formations, pressures, cave-ins and flooding); the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; the estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, including the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the Company’s ability to obtain addition funding; global financial conditions, including the market reaction to COVID-19; competitive conditions in the exploration and mining industry; environmental risks and remediation measures, including evolving environmental regulations and legislation; the Company’s mineral properties being subject to prior unregistered agreements, transfers or claims and other defects in title; the effects of climate change, extreme weather events, water scarcity, and seismic events, and the effectiveness of strategies to deal with these issues; health and safety regulations and legislation; changes in laws and regulations; changes in national and local government regulation of mining operations, tax rules and regulations, and political and economic developments in jurisdictions in which the Company operates; volatility in the price of the Common Shares, and uncertainty and volatility related to stock market prices and conditions; future dilution and fluctuation in the price of the Common Shares; acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures; disputes as to the validity of mining or exploration titles or claims or rights, which constitute most of our property holdings; the Company’s limited business history and history of losses, which may continue in the future; general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; and public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and other uninsurable risks. This is not an exhaustive list of the risks and other factors that may affect any of the Company’s forward-looking statements. Readers should refer to the risks discussed herein and in the Company’s Annual Information Form (the “Annual Information Form”) for the year ended December 31, 2020, subsequent disclosure filings with the Canadian Securities Administrators, the Company’s registration statement on Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2020, and subsequent disclosure filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the SEC at www.sec.gov, as applicable.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
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Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements were reasonable at the time such statements were made, there can be no assurance that such assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. The Company cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and actual results or developments may differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
 
In addition, forward-looking financial information with respect to potential outlook and future financial results contained in this MD&A are based on assumptions about future events, including economic conditions and proposed courses of action, based on management’s reasonable assessment of the relevant information available as at the date of such forward-looking financial information. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking financial information should not be used for purposes other than for which it is disclosed.
 
Cautionary Note to United States Investors concerning Estimates of Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Resource Estimates:
 
This MD&A, uses the terms “mineral reserve”, “proven mineral reserve”, “probable mineral reserve”, “mineral resource”, “measured mineral resource”, “indicated mineral resource” and “inferred mineral resource”, which are Canadian mining terms as defined in, and required to be disclosed in accordance with, National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), which references the guidelines set out in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (the “CIM”) – CIM Definition Standards on mineral resources and mineral reserves (“CIM Definition Standards”), adopted by the CIM Council, as amended. However, these terms are not defined terms under SEC Industry Guide 7 (“SEC Industry Guide 7”) under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and normally are not permitted to be used in reports and registration statements filed with the SEC. The SEC has adopted amendments to its disclosure rules to modernize the mineral property disclosure requirements for issuers whose securities are registered with the SEC under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These amendments became effective February 25, 2019 (the “SEC Modernization Rules”) with compliance required for the first fiscal year beginning on or after January 1, 2021. The SEC Modernization Rules replace the historical disclosure requirements for mining registrants that were included in SEC Industry Guide 7. As a foreign private issuer that files its annual report on Form 40-F with the SEC pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, the Company is not required to provide disclosure on its mineral properties under the SEC Modernization Rules and will continue to provide disclosure under NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards. If the Company ceases to be a foreign private issuer or loses its eligibility to file its annual report on Form 40-F pursuant to the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, then the Company will be subject to the SEC Modernization Rules which differ from the requirements of NI 43-101 and the CIM Definition Standards.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
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United States investors are cautioned that there are differences in the definitions under the SEC Modernization Rules and the CIM Definition Standards. There is no assurance any mineral resources that the Company may report as “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources” under NI 43- 101 would be the same had the Company prepared the resource estimates under the standards adopted under the SEC Modernization Rules. United States investors are also cautioned that while the SEC will now recognize “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” and “inferred mineral resources”, investors should not assume that any part or all of the mineralization in these categories will ever be converted into a higher category of mineral resources or into mineral reserves. Mineralization described using these terms has a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and feasibility than mineralization that has been characterized as reserves. Accordingly, investors are cautioned not to assume that any “measured mineral resources”, “indicated mineral resources” or “inferred mineral resources” that the Company reports are or will be economically or legally mineable. Further, “inferred mineral resources” have a greater amount of uncertainty as to their existence and as to whether they can be mined legally or economically. Therefore, United States investors are also cautioned not to assume that all or any part of the “inferred mineral resources” exist. In accordance with Canadian securities laws, estimates of “inferred mineral resources” cannot form the basis of feasibility or other economic studies, except in limited circumstances where permitted under NI 43-101. In addition, the SEC has amended its definitions of “proven mineral reserves” and “probable mineral reserves” to be “substantially similar” to the corresponding CIM definitions. United States investors are cautioned that a preliminary economic assessment (“PEA”) cannot support an estimate of either “proven mineral reserves” or “probable mineral reserves” and that no feasibility studies have been completed on the Company’s mineral properties.
 
Accordingly, information contained in this MD&A describing the Company’s mineral deposits may not be comparable to similar information made public by U.S. companies subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements under the United States federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder.
 
See the heading “Resource Category (Classification) Definitions” in the Annual Information Form for a description of certain of the mining terms used in this MD&A.
 
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  Qualified persons and technical disclosures
 
Michael Henrichsen, P. Geo., Senior Vice President, Exploration, and David Rivard, Exploration Manager, of the Company are each a “qualified person” or “QP” under and for the purposes of NI 43-101 with respect to the technical disclosures in this MD&A. As noted within, the Peruvian exploration projects were distributed to shareholders on October 9, 2020, and as they are not part of the Company at the date of this report, are not included in this disclosure.
 
1.3
  Impact of COVID-19
 
The situation in Canada regarding COVID-19 remains fluid and permitted activities continue to be subject to change. At the Company’s Eau Claire project in Québec, all on-site employees have participated in the vaccination program and have received both doses. In addition to the COVID-19 screening of all on-site employees implemented in 2020, the Company was approved by l'institut national de santé publique du Québec for on-site Rapid Testing for COVID-19 which was implemented in April 2021. Québec’s COVID-19 relief program ended on April 1, 2021, and all work and reporting requirements are now in force. As access to the Eau Claire property has not been materially impacted, the Company continues to move forward with its planned drilling at the Eau Claire project. See “Eau Claire exploration program 2020 – 2022” in Section 5 for more information on the drill program.
 
Operations in Nunavut for 2021 continue to be subject to COVID-19 protocols and travel restrictions. On April 16, 2021, the Government of Nunavut announced that all rotational workers traveling in and out of the Territory were eligible to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in one of the communities. Currently, all travellers require an exemption from the public health officer of Nunavut prior to travel into the Territory, either through evidence of double vaccination status or evidence of direct travel to remote regions with no interaction with Nunavut Hamlets or Nunavummiuts. At site, the Company has implemented certain protocols to ensure safe operations in the Territory including increased cleaning and sanitation; rapid COVID-19 testing; and an isolation facility for symptomatic personnel. Additionally, all workers are required to provide the Company with a completed self-assessment form and evidence of a negative COVID test 48 hours prior to travel to site.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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In April 2021, British Columbia implemented restrictions on non-essential travel between health regions. Currently, mining and exploration have been deemed essential and plans for working at the Homestake Ridge project in 2021 will be subject to approval of a COVID-19 plan by the Chief Provincial Health Officer.
 
Effective April 8, 2021, the Government of Ontario issued a province-wide Stay-at-Home order. As a result, the Company’s corporate office in Toronto remained temporarily closed and employees continued to work remotely during the second quarter. On June 30, 2021, the Province of Ontario commenced a staged reopening of businesses and, in August 2021, the Company initiated a part-time return to the corporate office.
 
While the disruptions resulting from the pandemic may cause some delays in the Company’s planned goals for 2021, mainly related to an inability to conduct field programs due to movement and travel restrictions, management expects to execute much of its planned activity and allow work to be undertaken once it is safe for its employees and stakeholders to do so. As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to develop, the Company continues to monitor the situation closely and respond appropriately.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Section 2: Business overview

 
Fury Gold is a Canadian-focused exploration and development company, positioned in three prolific gold mining regions. The Company has three principal projects: Eau Claire in Québec, Committee Bay in Nunavut, and Homestake Ridge in British Columbia. The Eau Claire project is viewed as the Company’s lead asset.
 
The Company was incorporated on June 9, 2008, under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE-American, with its common shares trading under the symbol FURY. The registered office is 595 Burrard Street, Suite 2600, Vancouver, British Columbia (“BC”), V7X 1L3, and the mailing address is 34 King Street East, Suite 900, Toronto, Ontario (“ON”), M5C 2X8.
 
Acquisition of Eastmain and transfer of Peruvian exploration properties
 
On October 9, 2020, the Company acquired Eastmain Resources Inc. (“Eastmain”), including Eastmain’s principal asset, the 100%-owned Eau Claire gold project located in James Bay, Québec, by issuing 34,100,000 shares of the Company to the Eastmain shareholders with a total fair value of $124,169 (the “Transaction”). Acquisition costs of $3,029 and the expense of $3,450 arising from 1,570,754 share options and 1,297,591 warrants issued to former Eastmain share option and warrant holders were included in the total purchase price. The key net assets acquired included marketable securities ($1,662) and mineral property interests in Québec ($125,606), offset by accounts payable and accrued liabilities ($1,203) and a provision for site reclamation and closure ($1,849).
 
Prior to October 9, 2020, the Company, formerly Auryn Resources Inc. (“Auryn”), also held secured rights to various mining concessions in southern Peru which included the Sombrero, Curibaya, and Huilacollo projects. These projects were transferred to two new companies, Tier One Silver Inc. and Sombrero Resources Inc. (collectively, the “Spincos”), as part of the arrangement agreement to acquire Eastmain. The transfer was presented as a discontinued operation and comparative figures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 have been restated, where applicable.
 
Share Consolidation
 
On October 9, 2020, pursuant to the acquisition of Eastmain, the Company consolidated the 112,340,434 common shares outstanding as of that date to 75,900,000 common shares and the exercise price of share options issued prior to that date were adjusted downwards by $0.95 to reflect the fair value of the Peruvian projects allocated to the Spincos. As such, all share and per share data presented in the MD&A have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the share consolidation unless otherwise noted.
     
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
 
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Section 3: Q2 2021 highlights and subsequent events

 
3.1 Corporate highlights
 
On April 30, 2021, the Company announced the filing of a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus (the "Prospectus") with the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities in all of the provinces and territories of Canada and has filed a corresponding registration statement on Form F-10 with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Upon the issuance of a receipt for the final base shelf prospectus and declaration by the SEC, the Company will be permitted to offer up to $200 million of common shares, subscription receipts, warrants, and units or any combination thereof (the “Securities”) during the 25-month period that the Prospectus is effective. The final Prospectus was filed on May 10, 2021. The specific terms of any offering of Securities, including the use of proceeds from any offering, will be set forth in a shelf prospectus supplement.
 
3.2 Operational highlights
 
On August 4, 2021, the Company announced results for eight core drill holes at the Eau Claire project including results from the Company's deposit drilling and initial results from the western extension targets. Three of the drill holes focused on the previously untested Hinge target at the western limit of the Eau Claire deposit. Significant intercepts included 1.0 metre (“m”) of 12.81 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold and 8.0m of 1.18 g/t gold, demonstrating that the Hinge target has both high-grade veins and broader zones of mineralization. Additionally, the Company announced the results of two resource expansion drill holes on the western Limb target, drill results from both holes met the minimum mining width of 2m above the resource cut-off grade of 2.5 g/t gold; and two resource expansion holes targeting the high-grade eastern area of the deposit and outside of the current resource blocks, which have intersected 1.29m of 14.27 g/t gold from drill hole 21EC-030 and 1.33m of 9.37 g/t gold from drill hole 21EC-02.
 
On July 14, 2021, the Company announced that it had commenced drilling at its Committee Bay project in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut, Canada. The 5,000m drill program is designed to test the potential below the current resource at the Three Bluffs deposit and to expand the defined high-grade mineralization at the Raven prospect, which has historical drill intercepts of 2.8m of 31.1 g/t gold and 5.49m of 12.6 g/t gold. The Company also plans to conduct surface exploration work at five targets located in the southern half of the belt to advance them to drill stage.
 
On May 25, 2021, the Company announced results from its on-going resource expansion and exploration drill program at the Eau Claire deposit located in the Eeyou Istchee Territory in the James Bay region of Québec. Drill hole 21EC-022 intersected 23.27 g/t gold over 7.09m in the southeast margin of the defined resource further demonstrating the potential to significantly expand the resource down plunge to the east. This intersection represents the fifth best result drilled, in terms of grade and width, from over 900 holes drilled at Eau Claire to date. Given this result, Fury Gold's technical team plans to continue drilling east of the deposit focusing on the 220m gap between the known resource and the Target A panel.
 
On May 18, 2021, the Company announced the results from four out of five drill holes into the Snake Lake structure one kilometre (“km”) east of the known resource at the Eau Claire deposit. Drill hole 21EC-018 intersected 94.1 g/t gold over 0.5m extending high-grade mineralization 840m down dip and drill hole 21SL-001 intersected 7.51 g/t gold over 2m, representing a 150m step-out from historical high-grade drill holes. In addition, a new mineralized horizon between the Eau Claire and Snake Lake structures was identified in the volcanic package where intervals of 19.6 g/t gold over 0.5m and 2.85 g/t gold over 5m (21SL-001) were intersected.
 
On April 20, 2021, the Company announced additional results from its 25,000m resource expansion drill program at the Eau Claire deposit. The drill program, which is part of the larger 50,000m drill program at Eau Claire, is aimed at expanding the resource by testing outside of known resource blocks with 50m to 100m step outs in the lower eastern region of the deposit. Highlights from the eastern edge of the resource include 3m of 8.87 g/t gold and 1m of 59.3 g/t gold in drill hole 21EC-013.
 
On April 12, 2021, the Company provided an update on its exploration plans at the high-grade Eau Claire project. The Company has identified two target areas on the western limit of the resource that have the potential to significantly expand the deposit. These targets are located below an area called Eau Claire West (formerly the “850 Zone”) and were developed through an increased understanding of the structural and lithological controls on mineralization within the deposit.
 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Section 4: Corporate strategy

 
Fury Gold’s business objective for the next twelve to eighteen months is to focus on advancing exploration work across the Company’s portfolio of assets. Initially, the focus was on advancing the 50,000m Eau Claire drilling program which commenced in November 2020. Subsequently, in July 2021, the Company commenced the 5,000m drill program at Committee Bay. The Company also has planned exploration programs at Homestake Ridge, as well as regional exploration plans at Eau Claire, which are subject to, and conditional upon, future financing and market conditions, drill results, and incorporating seasonal weather considerations.
 
Adopting a multi-asset strategy provides the Company with greater flexibility by allocating capital resources across the portfolio in response to both external and internal factors, enabling the Company to maximize returns from its existing resources. The Company maintains the optionality to initiate drill programs at one or more of its properties and can defer or accelerate expenditures at each project dependent upon certain criteria in the Company’s capital resource allocation model. To support the Company’s focus on financial flexibility, the Company does not pay out dividends, does not have any long-term debt, and is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.
 
The following summarizes the Company’s planned exploration programs at each of its key projects, subject to meeting certain conditions as outlined above.
 
Update to previously disclosed exploration plans
 
The Company has previously outlined its exploration plans at the Eau Claire project and the regional exploration plans at Eau Claire, the Committee Bay project, and the Homestake Ridge project in its MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2020, and the first quarter ended March 31, 2021, as well as in news releases dated February 2, 2021, February 10, 2021, February 17, 2021, April 12, 2021, May 11, 2021, June 2, 2021 and July 14, 2021, and the Company’s investor presentations dated March, April, June, and July 2021 (posted and available on the Company’s website) (collectively, the “Prior Disclosure”). Management continues to anticipate pursuing the exploration plans laid out in such Prior Disclosure, but advises readers that, except as otherwise disclosed herein, the exploration programs set out in the Prior Disclosure are subject to, among other things, the Company raising additional funds, and may occur at a later date than originally disclosed.
 
The Company currently anticipates that its available financial resources will be used to advance its Eau Claire and Committee Bay projects during 2021 and early 2022, as set out below under the headings “Eau Claire exploration program 2020 – 2022” and “Committee Bay exploration program 2020 – 2022”. Certain exploration expenditures at the Eau Claire project as well as the regional exploration program may be deferred until the second half of 2022 or later unless the Company is able to raise additional funds for such exploration activities, in which case they may be accelerated.
 
The Company previously disclosed a planned 25,000m exploration program at Homestake Ridge in 2021, which was subject to the availability of financing. As a result of the Company’s on-going review of capital resource allocation, the Company has elected to review various strategic alternatives for the Homestake Ridge, as such the Company has deferred the 2021 exploration program. The Company’s commitment for project expenditures at the Homestake Ridge project comprise an annual $50 royalty payment in perpetuity.
 
Eau Claire
 
The Company currently has sufficient capital resources to complete the first phase of the 50,000m drilling program at Eau Claire over 2021. The Company will need to raise additional funds to complete the remaining drill program over 2021 and 2022 and initiate the regional exploration program at the Eau Claire project as noted below. There are no seasonal weather restrictions at Eau Claire, therefore, the Company can undertake exploration activity at the project all year round. There can be no assurances that Fury Gold will be able to obtain sufficient financing in the future.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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The exploration program at Eau Claire will comprise 25,000m of infill drilling and a further 25,000m of exploration drilling, targeting the 1km down plunge extension east of the Eau Claire deposit as well as untested targets within the 7km deposit trend. The goal of the deposit expansion program is to demonstrate the potential for resource growth at the southeastern limit of the deposit to add additional ounces between currently defined resource blocks. While the goal of the exploration drill program is to identify additional mineralization within the deposit trend, the 2021 – 2022 program will incorporate environmental, geotechnical, and metallurgical aspects in order to advance the project on all fronts.
 
On June 2, 2021, the Company also provided an update on its regional exploration plans at the Eau Claire deposit, with plans to explore the Percival trend, located 14km east of the Eau Claire deposit. Subject to raising sufficient additional funds, Fury Gold plans to conduct an extensive biogeochemistry program across the Eau Claire property with the goal of developing new drill targets. In conjunction with the geochemical surveys, ground-based induced polarization geophysical surveys are planned along the Percival trend to fingerprint the geophysical signature of the mineralization. Additionally, on April 12th, 2021, the Company announced that it had identified two target areas on the western limit of the resource located below Eau Claire West that were developed through an increased understanding of the structural and lithological controls on mineralization within the deposit.
 
Committee Bay
 
In July 2021, the Company commenced a 5,000m drill program designed to expand the defined high-grade mineralization at the Raven prospect, which has historical drill intercepts of 2.8m of 31.1 g/t gold and 5.49m of 12.6 g/t gold and test the potential below the current resource at the Three Bluffs deposit. Fury Gold also plans to conduct surface exploration work at five targets located in the southern half of the belt to advance them to drill stage.
 
Homestake Ridge
  
On February 2, 2021, following publication of the PEA in the first half of 2020, Fury Gold announced that 25,000m of drilling was, subject to the availability of funds, expected to be undertaken at the Homestake Ridge gold-silver project with the primary goal of expanding the resource and testing high quality gold-silver targets along the deposit trend. In addition, an infill drill program will be conducted with the goal of converting a large portion of the resource at the Homestake Silver deposit from inferred to indicated category.
 
As a result of the Company’s on-going review of capital resource allocation, the Company has elected to review various strategic alternatives for the Homestake Ridge, as such the Company has deferred the 2021 exploration program. The Company’s commitment for project expenditures at the Homestake Ridge project comprise an annual $50 royalty payment in perpetuity.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Indigenous and community relations
 
The pursuit of environmentally sound and socially responsible mineral development guides all of Fury Gold’s activities as the Company understands the broad societal benefits that responsible mining can bring, as well as the risks that must be managed through the implementation of sustainable development practices. The Company strives to maintain the highest standards of environmental protection and community engagement at all of its projects.
 
The Company considers sustainability to include the pursuit of four mutually reinforcing pillars: environmental and cultural heritage protection; social and community development; economic growth and opportunity; and cultural competency development for all employees. The Company assesses the environmental, social, and financial benefits and risks of all business decisions and believes this commitment to sustainability generates value and benefits for local communities and shareholders alike.
 
The Company’s approach to Indigenous and stakeholder engagement provides opportunities and benefits through:
 
the provision of jobs and training programs
 
contracting opportunities
 
capacity funding for Indigenous engagement
 
sponsorship of community events
 
 
The Company places a priority on creating mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with the communities in which it operates. Engagement goals include providing First Nations governments, communities, and residents with corporate and project-related information, including details of work programs, collaborative opportunities, and other activities being undertaken in the field.
 
During 2021, employees and the board of directors took part in an accredited in-house learning program to facilitate the building of Indigenous cultural competency. Additionally in the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company made two $5,000 donations to local communities in support of Nunavut Day.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Section 5: Projects overview

 
 
 
 
 
 
5.1 Québec
 
Following completion of the Transaction, Fury Gold acquired Eastmain’s 100% interests in the Eau Claire and Eastmain Mine projects as well as interests in nine other properties covering approximately 109,000 hectares in total within the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region of Québec. The Company also acquired from Eastmain a 38.12% joint venture interest in the Éléonore South JV project, of which Fury Gold is the operator. The Eastmain Mine project along with the Ruby Hill East and Ruby Hill West projects are under option to Benz Mining Corp. (“Benz Mining”) whereby Benz Mining can earn a 75% interest in those properties, subject to certain option payments and exploration expenditures being met, with a further option to increase Benz Mining’s holding to 100% in the Eastmain Mine property upon receipt of a final milestone payment. Benz Mining currently acts as operator. Additionally, the Lac Lessard project is under option to EV Metals Holdings Pty Ltd.
 
5.1.1 Eau Claire
 
The Eau Claire project is located immediately north of the Eastmain reservoir, 10km northeast of Hydro Québec’s EM-1 hydroelectric power facility, 80km north of the town of Nemaska, approximately 320 km northeast of the town of Matagami, and 800km north of Montreal. This property consists of map-designated claims totaling approximately 233 square kilometres. These claims are held 100% by Fury Gold and are currently in good standing. Permits are obtained annually for all surface exploration, particularly trenching and drilling, undertaken on the property.
 
The La Grande and Opinaca sub-provinces are located in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay region. The Eau Claire project is underlain by typical Archean greenstone assemblages of the Eastmain Greenstone Belt, which are essentially composed of volcanic rocks of basaltic to rhyolitic composition and of related clastic and chemical sedimentary rocks. These rocks have been intruded by an assemblage of mafic to felsic sills, stocks, and dykes. Metamorphism ranges from upper greenschist to amphibolite facies in the greenstone assemblages, while higher-grade facies, up to granulite level, typically characterize the Opinaca sub-province. Archean-aged deformation affects all rocks on the property. Near the Eau Claire deposit, the volcano-sedimentary assemblage has been folded, forming a closed antiform plunging gently to the west. Regional rock foliation and lithology are generally east-west in strike with moderate to sub-vertical southerly dips in the vicinity of the Eau Claire gold deposit.
 
 
 
 
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Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
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Eau Claire exploration program 2020 – 2022
 
In November 2020, Fury Gold commenced an initial 50,000m drill program at the Eau Claire project. The drill program consists of an infill phase focused on upgrading and expanding the current resource and an exploration phase designed to test a 1km down plunge extension of the resource. The program will also focus on several highly prospective, untested gold targets within the 5km deposit trend.
 
The deposit drill program at the Eau Claire deposit will consist of approximately 25,000m on the southeast margin of the existing inferred mineral resource, which is currently defined by 200,000 ounces (“oz”) at 12.2 g/t gold (using a 3.5 g/t gold cut-off grade). This portion of the drill program is designed to add ounces between defined resource blocks as well as upgrade the resource category from inferred to indicated in this location. To date, Fury Gold has drilled sixteen holes targeting the eastern extension of the lower eastern margin of the resource with three holes returning high-grade results as follows: 23.27 g/t gold over 7.09m, 11.56 g/t gold over 6.04m, 59.3 g/t gold over 1m, 8.87 g/t gold over 3m, and 4.89 g/t gold over 2.94m.
 
The exploration phase aims to significantly expand the Eau Claire deposit with a focused drill program that targets a 1km down plunge extension, the Snake Lake mineralized structure and two targets to the west (‘Hinge’ and ‘Limb’)which have the potential the significantly expand the Eau Claire mineralized footprint to the west. The potential for high-grade gold mineralization to continue down plunge and along strike supported by gradient array IP chargeability data where the intersection of primary and secondary shear zones has been imaged approximately 600m to 800m to the east of the existing limits of drilling at the Eau Claire deposit. This newly imaged structural pattern is defined by the intersection of the mineralized Snake Lake structure and the projected continuation of the Eau Claire deposit structure. This structural geometry is consistent with that observed at the Eau Claire deposit and in part forms the basis of the down plunge targets.
 
The exploration drilling will be focused on five target areas:
 
 
Target A is situated 100m to 300m down plunge from the limit of the current resource. The planned drill array represents a 200m to 500m down dip extension from the target area where historical drilling above the target area hosts intercepts of 1.0m of 12.6 g/t gold, 2.5m of 4.4 g/t gold, and 2.0m of 4.8 g/t gold. Collectively, these historical results are associated with both quartz tourmaline veins and secondary shear zone alteration and are interpreted to be vertically situated above the projected down plunge extension of the deposit but demonstrate the continuity of the mineralized system to the east of the current resource. Initial results returned from Target A, located 200m to 350m down plunge east of the deposit include 4.05 g/t gold over 0.5m, 2.41 g/t gold over 3.5m and 2.96 g/t gold over 1.5m. The drilling intersected zones of stacked quartz-tourmaline veins and associated quartz feldspar porphyry dykes along the Eau Claire deposit structure. 
 
Target B is situated 500m to 700m down plunge from the limit of the current resource. The planned drill array represents a 400m to 700m down dip extension from historical drilling above the target area where there is a 20m-wide zone of alteration that is similar to that observed with secondary shear zones at the Eau Claire deposit. Importantly, gradient array IP chargeability data images the intersection of the primary shear zone and secondary shear zones that are associated with the extension of the Eau Claire deposit structure and the mineralized Snake Lake structure, respectively. Similar structural intersections at the Eau Claire deposit are associated with high-grade gold mineralization. Fury Gold completed four drill holes into Target B for a total of 4,434m. Results from these first holes include 1.0m of 15.30 g/t gold from 21EC-007, 1.5m of 8.83 g/t gold from 21EC-010, and 3.0m of 2.59 g/t gold from 20EC-006. The reported intercepts extend the Eau Claire deposit foot print by over 660m to the east. The Company is evaluating these initial results and planning additional drilling in the area.
 
Snake Lake structure is located 1.2km to the east of the Eau Claire deposit and has seen limited drilling. The Company drilled an initial three-hole test along the Snake Lake Structure successfully extending the known mineralization by 840m down dip and identifying a new zone of gold mineralization. A deep intersection in 21EC-010, 1.5m of 6.43 g/t gold, is located in the same structural and stratigraphic position as the Snake Lake mineralization. The intercept in 21EC-010 (Target B) is approximately 1,100m down plunge of the nearest Snake Lake drilling and has significantly opened up the exploration potential along this structural corridor. Results from these first holes include 0.5m of 94.10 g/t gold from 21EC-018, 0.5m of 19.60 g/t gold from 21SL-001, 5.0m of 2.85 g/t Au from 21SL-001 and 2.0m of 7.51 g/t Au from 21SL-001. The company has commenced additional drilling targeting the Snake Lake structure.
 
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Eau Claire West hosts two targets identified at the western limit of the Eau Claire resource using structural and lithogeochemical modeling. Through the analysis of phosphorous/titanium ratios within drill core and surface samples along the Eau Claire deposit trend, the Company has been able to define two mappable basaltic units that collectively define two distinct stratigraphic positions associated within the 850 and 450 zones, which was previously unrecognized. Fury Gold's technical team has determined that the mineralized horizon of the 450 zone, which represents approximately 85% of the resource at Eau Claire, remains untested below the 850 Zone and provides an excellent opportunity to expand the deposit footprint on the western margin of the deposit. Three drill holes were completed which tested a portion of the Hinge target beneath the 850 zone. Results from these first holes include 1.5m of 8.50 g/t gold and 1.0m of 12.81 g/t gold from 21EC-032 and 8.0m of 1.18 g/t Au from 21EC-031. These initial results from the Hinge target are extremely encouraging and the Company is planning additional drilling. Two resource expansion holes were drilled to confirm the geometry of the Limb target. These holes intersected up to eight stacked zones of gold mineralization associated with quartz tourmaline veining and quartz porphyry dykes in 21EC-026. The second drill hole, 21EC-028, intersected four zones of gold mineralization. Results from these holes include 4.96m of 2.71 g/t Au, 1.49m of 7.3 g/t Au, 3.49m of 3.21 g/t Au and 1.0m of 9.6 g/t Au from 21EC-026 and 4.97m of 2.60 g/t Au and 1.49m of 7.77 g/t Au from 21EC-028. Results from four Limb exploration holes are pending.
 
 
The 50,000m drill program is anticipated to take place over two drill phases, the timing of which is dependent upon positive drill results, market conditions, and the availability of funds. Subject to these conditions, the Company expects to incur $7,450 of expenditures during the remainder of 2021 and the early part of 2022 at Eau Claire.
 
Activity
 
Estimated Expenditures
 
 
 
With current
financial resources
 
 
Assuming sufficient additional capital
is raised
 
Drilling
 $1,500 
 $2,500 
Geophysical data acquisition
  - 
  150 
Ground-based field work
  400 
  1,100 
Engineering studies
  - 
  350 
Environmental studies
  - 
  100 
Camp and on-site personnel costs
  500 
  750 
Desktop processing, studies and integration of data
  100 
  - 
Total
 $2,500 
 $4,950 
 
There can be no assurances that Fury Gold will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future, or that the terms of such financing will be favourable for the further exploration and development of the Eau Claire project.
 
The Company expects to incur approximately $314 in mineral claims expenditures in order to keep the property in good standing, payable every two years. During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company made a cash payment in respect of certain mineral claims in Québec of $266, with $214 recognized as a prepaid expense as at June 30, 2021 (December 31, 2020 – $65).
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Eau Claire resource estimate and PEA technical report
 
The Eau Claire resource estimation and PEA were completed by P&E Mining Consultants Inc. (see the Technical Report, Updated Mineral Resource Estimate and Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Eau Claire Gold Deposit, Clearwater Property, Québec, Canada, filed on SEDAR on July 3, 2018).
 
5.1.2 Éléonore South JV (“ESJV”)
 
Fury Gold owns a 38.12% interest in the ESJV project and is the operator of the joint venture. Currently, the ESJV is held by Fury Gold, Azimut Exploration Inc. (23.77%), and Goldcorp Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Corporation (38.11%).
 
The Éléonore South property is strategically located in an area of prolific gold mineralization within the James Bay gold camp and is locally defined by the Éléonore mine and the Cheechoo deposit. The property has been explored over the last 12 years by the joint venture with the majority of the exploration focused on the extension of the Cheechoo deposit through approximately 27,000m of drilling in 172 drill holes, covering only a small fraction of the property at the Moni and JT zones. Notable drill intercepts include 6.0m of 49.50 g/t gold, which included 1.0m of 294 g/t gold.
 
ESJV exploration program
 
In December 2020, Fury Gold announced the identification of large-scale gold in till anomalies on the Éléonore South property through a review of historic datasets. These targets were not previously drill tested. Fury Gold intends, subject to raising sufficient additional funds, to advance these targets to drill-ready stage through the processing and interpretation of historic geophysical data along with a mapping and sampling field program.
 
There was no exploration activity undertaken at the Éléonore South project in during the first half of 2021.
 
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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5.2 Nunavut
 
5.2.1 Committee Bay
 
The Committee Bay project comprises approximately 280,000 hectares situated along the Committee Bay Greenstone Belt located 180 km northeast of the Meadowbank mine operated by Agnico Eagle Mines Limited.
 
The Committee Bay belt comprises one of a number of Archean-aged greenstone belts occurring within the larger Western Churchill province of northeastern Canada. The character and history of rock packages, and the timing and nature of mineralization occurring within the belt, are considered to be equivalent to that of other significant gold bearing Archean greenstones within the Western Churchill province, which hosts gold deposits such as Meadowbank, Meliadine, and Amaruq.
 
The Committee Bay project is held 100% by the Company, subject to a 1% Net Smelter Return (“NSR”), and an additional 1.5% NSR payable on only 7,596 hectares which may be purchased within two years of the commencement of commercial production for $2,000 for each one-third (0.5%) of the NSR.
 
Committee Bay exploration program 2021 – 2022
 
The Company announced on July 14, 2021 that it had commenced a 5,000m drill program at Committee Bay designed to expand the defined high-grade mineralization at the Raven prospect and test the potential below the current resource at the Three Bluffs deposit.
 
Raven Prospect Overview: The Raven prospect is located in the southwest third of the Committee Bay Gold Belt, approximately 50 km west of the Three Bluffs deposit. The prospect is situated along an 8km long shear zone where defined gold mineralization is strongly associated with arsenopyrite within sheared and altered gabbros as well as within quartz veins marking the contact between the gabbro and metasediments over a known strike length of approximately 1.2km. There have been 207 rock samples historically taken over the defined area of mineralization, with 30 samples returning values greater than 5 g/t gold with a peak value of 143 g/t gold. Importantly, only 1.2km of the 8km shear zone has been systematically explored to date.
 
The prospect has a total of nine historical drill holes totaling 1,670m with intercepts including 5.49m of 12.6 g/t gold, 2.84m of 31.1 g/t gold, and 5.38m of 2.99 g/t gold over a drilled strike length of 400m. Historical drilling at the prospect has defined a high-grade body of mineralization approximately 250m in length, with a 30-degree plunge to the east that is open along strike and down dip. Fury Gold plans to drill the Raven prospect through aggressive step-outs to demonstrate the scale of the system and to explore the entire length of the 8km shear zone to define new targets through systematic till sampling and geological mapping.
 
Three Bluffs Deposit Expansion Drilling: The Three Bluffs deposit contains a high-grade resource defined by 525,000oz at 7.85 g/t gold in the indicated category and 720,000oz at 7.64 g/t gold in the inferred category. The deposit is characterized by gold mineralization hosted within a folded, silicified, and sulphidized banded iron formation. The anticline that defines the deposit has a strike length of approximately 4km and has been drilled from 150m to 650m vertical depth and is open down dip. High-grade mineralization at the deposit is associated with high conductivity responses due to the intense sulphidation of the banded iron formation as evidenced in the hinge zone of the anticline.
 
Fury Gold's primary target at the Three Bluffs deposit is a conductive body that measures 600m by 200m at a vertical depth of between 300m and 500m. The target is down dip from high grade mineralization within the limbs of the anticline and is offsetting the following intersections: 5m of 40.6 g/t gold, 5.3m of 29.03 g/t gold, 11m of 16.23 g/t gold, 5m of 15.2 g/t gold, 2m of 21.81 g/t gold, and 2m of 19.38 g/t gold. The Company plans to drill across the entire conductivity body to demonstrate the potential for resource growth at the deposit.
 
Ground-based exploration at the Committee Bay project is designed to follow up on conceptual targets identified through desktop studies. This work will include mapping, prospecting, and sampling in order to advance these targets from conceptual to drill ready.
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Activity
 
Estimated Expenditures
 
Drilling
 $1,700 
Ground-based field work
  550 
Camp and on-site personnel costs
  1,100 
Total
 $3,350 
 
Additionally, the Company expects to incur approximately $156 in mineral claims expenditures in 2021 to keep the property in good standing.
 
Committee Bay resource estimate and technical report
 
Three Bluffs resource estimations were completed by Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. (“RPA”) (see the Technical Report on the Three Bluffs Project, Nunavut Territory, Canada, filed on SEDAR on May 31, 2017, as amended October 23, 2017).
 
5.2.2 Gibson MacQuoid
 
The Gibson MacQuoid project is an early-stage gold exploration project situated between the Meliadine deposit and Meadowbank mine in Nunavut, Canada. The 66 mineral claims that make up the project encompass approximately 120 km of strike length of the prospective greenstone belt and total 51,622 hectares collectively.
 
The Gibson MacQuoid Greenstone belt is one of a number of Archean-aged greenstone belts located in the Western Churchill province of northeastern Canada. These gold bearing Archean greenstone belts host deposits such as the Three Bluffs, Meadowbank, Amaruq, and Meliadine deposits. In particular, the highly magnetic signature of the Gibson MacQuoid Belt is consistent with the other productive greenstone belts in the eastern Arctic that host large-scale gold deposits.
 
In 2021, the Company was successful in extending all reporting and expenditure requirements at Gibson MacQuoid for one year under the Nunavut Mining Recorder’s Office’s COVID-19 relief program.
 
Planning is underway for 2022 exploration work at Gibson MacQuoid, which will not be pursued unless the Company raises additional funds.
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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5.3 British Columbia
 
5.3.1 Homestake Ridge
 
The Homestake Ridge project is located in the prolific Iskut-Stewart-Kisault gold belt in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, and covers approximately 7,500 hectares. The project is host to a high-grade gold, silver, copper, and lead resource which remains open at depth and along strike. The Homestake Ridge project is held 100% by the Company subject to two royalties, with a 2% NSR applicable to the Crown grants and a 2% NSR on 14 mineral claims, which may be purchased for $1,000. The royalties do not overlap.
 
2020 mineral resource estimate and PEA
 
On April 15, 2020, the Company announced the results of its initial PEA prepared in accordance with NI 43-101 by MineFill Services Inc. of Seattle, Washington, with other contributors including RPA, now part of SLR Consulting Ltd. (QP for updated mineral resource estimate) and One-Eighty Consulting Group (for environmental, permitting, and social). The Company filed the related PEA on SEDAR at www.sedar.com in July 2020.
 
As a result of the Company’s on-going review of capital resource allocation, the Company has elected to review various strategic alternatives for the Homestake Ridge, as such the Company has deferred the 2021 exploration program. The Company’s commitment for project expenditures at the Homestake Ridge project comprise an annual $50 royalty payment in perpetuity.
 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Section 6: Review of quarterly financial information

 
 
Three months ended:
 
Interest income
 
 
Loss from continuing operations
 
 
 Loss from discontinued
operations
 
 
Comprehensive loss
 
 
Loss per share ($/share)
 
June 30, 2021
 $9 
 $4,060 
 $- 
 $4,060 
 $0.03 
March 31, 2021
  20 
  4,925 
  - 
  4,925 
  0.04 
December 31, 2020
  26 
  5,306 
  - 
  5,468 
  0.05 
September 30, 2020
  14 
  1,854 
  1,644 
  3,517 
  0.05 
June 30, 2020
  19 
  1,771 
  963 
  2,915 
  0.04 
March 31, 2020
  32 
  1,832 
  883 
  2,330 
  0.04 
December 31, 2019
  9 
  1,921 
  1,123 
  3,126 
  0.04 
September 30, 2019
  14 
  3,265 
  653 
  3,871 
  0.06 
 
Three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to three months ended June 30, 2020
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company reported a comprehensive loss of $4,060 and loss per share of $0.03 compared to a comprehensive loss of $2,915 and loss per share of $0.04 for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The significant drivers of changes in comprehensive loss were as follows:
 
Operating expenses:
 
Exploration and evaluation costs increased to $3,542 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $366 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 primarily reflecting the 50,000m drill program at Eau Claire which commenced in November 2020. The reduced exploration activity in the second quarter of 2020 reflects the impact of COVID-19, which resulted in travel restrictions during that period;
 
Fees, salaries, and other employment benefits increased to $931 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $752 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to share-based compensation expense of $478 in the second quarter of 2021 compared to $136 in the second quarter of 2020, arising from new grants of share options in the fourth quarter of 2020. This increase was partially offset by a bonus expense of $298 in the second quarter of 2020;
 
Legal and professional fees increased to $453 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $70 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, primarily due to legal and professional fees incurred in respect of various regulatory filings including the Prospectus, the final of which was filed on May 10, 2021;
 
Marketing and investor relations costs decreased to $193 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $460 for the three months ended June 30, 2020, primarily due to higher consulting costs in the second quarter of 2020; and
 
Regulatory and compliance costs increased to $131 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $46 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to filing the Prospectus in the second quarter of 2021 and costs incurred for the annual general meeting.
 
Other income and expenses:
 
Amortization of flow-through share premium of $1,332 for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $nil for the three months ended June 30, 2020, reflecting the exploration activity at Eau Claire in the second quarter of 2021.
 
 
 
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
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Loss from discontinued operations:
 
Loss from discontinued operations was $nil for the three months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $963 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 due to the transfer of the Peruvian operations to the Spincos in October 2020.
 
Six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to six months ended June 30, 2020
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company reported a comprehensive loss of $8,985 and loss per share of $0.08, compared to a comprehensive loss of $5,245 and loss per share of $0.08 for the six months ended June 30, 2020. The significant drivers of changes in comprehensive loss were as follows:
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
Exploration and evaluation costs increased to $7,230 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $745 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, primarily reflecting the 50,000m drill program at Eau Claire which commenced in November 2020. The reduced exploration activity in the prior year reflects the impact of weather constraints at the Committee Bay and Homestake Ridge projects as well as the impact of COVID-19, which resulted in travel restrictions in March 2020;
 
Fees, salaries and other employment benefits increased to $2,192 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $1,152 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to share-based compensation expense of $1,184 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $323 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, arising from new grants of share options in the fourth quarter of 2020. Additionally, certain transitional employment arrangements to support the formation of the new company resulted in an increase to employee costs in the first six months of 2021. This increase was partially offset by a bonus expense of $298 in the second quarter of 2020;
 
Legal and professional fees increased to $1,370 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $124 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, primarily due to legal and professional fees incurred in respect of various regulatory filings including the Prospectus, the final of which was filed on May 10, 2021;
 
Office and administrative costs increased to $360 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $200 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 due to office relocation costs, and IT support and maintenance costs; and
 
Regulatory and compliance costs increased to $248 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to $117 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 primarily due to filing the Prospectus in the second quarter of 2021 and costs incurred for the annual general meeting.
 
 
Other income and expenses:
 
Amortization of flow-through share premium of $2,555 for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $7 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, reflecting the exploration activity at Eau Claire during the six months ending June 30, 2021; and
 
Unrealized net loss of $742 on the Company’s marketable securities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to an unrealized net gain of $66 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, reflecting a decline in the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities.
 
Loss from discontinued operations:
 
Loss from discontinued operations was $nil for the six months ended June 30, 2021 as compared to $1,846 for the six months ended June 30, 2020 due to the transfer of the Peruvian operations to the Spincos in October 2020.
 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Summary of project costs
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s mineral properties decreased to $160,382 compared to $160,772 as at December 31, 2020, due to the decrease in the provision for site reclamation and closure at the Company’s Québec and Nunavut projects, caused primarily by an increase in the risk-free interest rate to 1.84% from 1.21% as at December 31, 2020.
 
 
 
Québec
 
 
Nunavut
 
 
 British Columbia
 
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2020
 $125,354 
 $19,358 
 $16,060 
 $160,772 
Change in estimate of provision for
site reclamation and closure
  (180)
  (210)
  - 
  (390)
Balance at June 30, 2021
 $125,174 
 $19,148 
 $16,060 
 $160,382 
 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s exploration expenditures were:
 
 
 
Québec
 
 
Nunavut
 
 
British Columbia
 
 
Total
 
Assaying
 $719 
 $10 
 $2 
 $732 
Exploration drilling
  1,091 
  30 
  - 
  1,121 
Camp cost, equipment and field supplies
  382 
  63 
  5 
  450 
Geological consulting services
  83 
  - 
  1 
  84 
Permitting, environmental and
community costs
  27 
  47 
  15 
  89 
Expediting and mobilization
  44 
  41 
  - 
  85 
Salaries and wages
  598 
  35 
  13 
  646 
Fuel and consumables
  136 
  - 
  - 
  136 
Aircraft and travel
  55 
  2 
  - 
  57 
Share-based compensation
  114 
  22 
  6 
  142 
Total for the three months
ended June 30, 2021
 $3,250 
 $250 
 $42 
 $3,542 
 
 
 
Québec
 
 
Nunavut
 
 
British Columbia
 
 
Total
 
Assaying
 $1,098 
 $40 
 $16 
 $1,154 
Exploration drilling
  2,363 
  30 
  - 
  2,393 
Camp cost, equipment and field supplies
  757 
  122 
  8 
  887 
Geological consulting services
  259 
  34 
  3 
  296 
Geophysical analysis
  149 
  - 
  - 
  149 
Permitting, environmental and
community costs
  122 
  81 
  28 
  231 
Expediting and mobilization
  51 
  41 
  - 
  92 
Salaries and wages
  1,102 
  80 
  33 
  1,215 
Fuel and consumables
  310 
  35 
  - 
  345 
Aircraft and travel
  116 
  2 
  1 
  119 
Share-based compensation
  274 
  56 
  19 
  349 
Total for the six months
ended June 30, 2021
 $6,601 
 $521 
 $108 
 $7,230 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Section 7: Financial position, liquidity, and capital resources

 
 
 
At June 30
2021
 
 
At December 31
2020
 
Cash
 $5,452 
 $15,361 
Restricted cash
  165 
  165 
Other assets
  4,815 
  5,752 
Mineral property interests
  160,382 
  160,772 
Current liabilities
  7,499 
  11,295 
Non-current liabilities
  4,343 
  4,483 
 
As at June 30, 2021, the Company had unrestricted cash of $5,452 (December 31, 2020 – $15,361), working capital of $1,115 (December 31, 2020 – working capital of $8,353), which the Company defines as current assets less current liabilities, and an accumulated deficit of $148,944 (December 31, 2020 – $139,959). The Company notes that the flow-through share premium liability which represents $5,089 (December 31, 2020 – $7,644) of current liabilities and included in working capital is not settled through cash payment. Instead, this balance is amortized against qualifying flow-through expenditures which are required to be incurred before December 31, 2022. Working capital excluding the flow-through premium liability was $6,204 (December 31, 2020 – $15,997).
 
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, Fury Gold incurred a loss of $4,060 and $8,985 (three and six months ended June 30, 2020 – $2,734 and $5,449), respectively, and expects to continue to incur operating losses in relation to exploration activities. With no source of operating cash flow, there is no assurance that sufficient funding will be available to conduct further exploration and development of its mineral properties.
 
As at June 30, 2021, the Company recognized $431 (December 31, 2020 – $827) of accounts receivable. This balance primarily consisted of sales tax refunds due.
 
As at June 30, 2021, the Company held marketable securities with a fair value of $1,933 (December 31, 2020 – $2,675), which represent certain shares and warrants held in other publicly listed mining companies and which are available to the Company if it should wish to generate additional liquidity through the sale of these investments.
 
The Company proactively manages its capital resources and makes adjustments in light of changes in the economic environment and the risk characteristics of the Company’s assets. To effectively manage its capital requirements, the Company has in place a budgeting and cash management process to help determine the funds required to ensure the Company has the appropriate liquidity to meet its current project development plans and achieve its growth objectives. The Company ensures that there is sufficient liquidity available to meet its short-term business requirements, taking into account its anticipated cash outflows from exploration and development activities and its holdings of cash and marketable securities. The Company monitors and adjusts, when required, these exploration and development programs as well as corporate administrative costs to ensure that adequate levels of working capital are maintained.
 
As at the date of this MD&A, the Company expects its capital resources to support certain planned activities for the next 12 months at the Eau Claire and Committee Bay projects, which are set out above. The Company’s ability to undertake further project expansionary plans as outlined herein at the Eau Claire project, the Éléonore South JV project, and the Homestake Ridge project are dependent upon the Company’s ability to obtain adequate financing in the future. While the Company has been successful at raising capital in the past, there can be no assurance that the Company will have sufficient financing to meet its future capital requirements or that additional financing will be available on terms acceptable to the Company in the future.
 
On May 10, 2021, the Company filed the final Prospectus which will permit the Company to offer up to $200 million of the Securities during the 25-month period that the Prospectus is effective. The Prospectus is expected to provide the Company with additional financial flexibility to raise capital, subject to favourable financing conditions.
 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
22
 
 
Contractual commitments
 
In the normal course of business, the Company enters into contracts that give rise to commitments for future minimum payments. The following table summarizes the remaining contractual maturities of the Company's financial liabilities and commitments as at June 30, 2021, shown in contractual undiscounted cashflows:
 
 
 
Within 1 year
 
 
2 to 3
years
 
 
Over 3
years
 
 
At June 30
2021
 
 
At December 31
2020
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 $2,021 
 $- 
 $- 
 $2,021 
 $3,280 
Québec flow-through expenditure requirements
  - 
  11,876 
  - 
  11,876 
  18,079 
Undiscounted lease payments
  181 
  372 
  159 
  712 
  762 
Total
 $2,202 
 $12,248 
 $159 
 $14,609 
 $22,121 
 
Certain of the mining properties in which the Company has interests are subject to royalty arrangements. The Company has an obligation to pay in perpetuity an annual royalty payment of $50 pursuant to certain royalty arrangements on the Homestake Ridge project.
 
Additionally, to maintain the Company’s properties in good standing order, the Company is required to make certain mineral claims payments on an annual or bi-annual basis. In 2021, those mineral claims payments are estimated to be $470. Cash payments of $nil and $266 were made during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively, for these mineral claims, with $214 recognized in prepaid expenses as at June 30, 2021 (December 31, 2020 – $65).
 
Exploration program expenditures
 
The Company has adopted a portfolio capital resource allocation model, which is subject to Board approval, whereby it allocates its existing capital resources based upon both internal factors such as drill results, estimated expenditures to meet certain milestones, and the seasonality of exploration at certain of its projects, as well as external market conditions including the economic environment and availability of financing. By deploying such a multi-asset capital resource model, the Company can elect to advance exploration programs at one or all of its projects, dependent on those conditions identified above.
 
As described herein, the Company has developed next stage exploration programs at Eau Claire, Committee Bay, and Homestake Ridge. Currently, the Company expects that its existing capital resources will be deployed as follows over the next 12 months:
 
 
Estimated Expenditures
Eau Claire project
 $2,500 
Committee Bay project
  3,350 
Homestake Ridge project
  50 
Total funded expenditures
 $5,900 
 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
23
 
 
 
Should the Company obtain further financing, the Company may commence the proposed exploration programs as described above at Homestake Ridge or accelerate the exploration program at Eau Claire, preserving the optionality of the Company’s capital resource allocation. Those additional exploration program expenditures are estimated as follows:
 
 
Estimated Expenditures
Eau Claire project
 $4,950 
 
There can be no assurances that Fury Gold will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future, or that the terms of such financing will be favourable for the further exploration and development of the Company’s exploration projects. Further, the Company may elect to not proceed with one or more of the above exploration programs. The Company does not plan to initiate second phase of the Eau Claire 50,000m drill program or the exploration program at Homestake Ridge as set out above until sufficient funding has been secured.
 
Other financial information
 

 
Three months ended
June 30
 
 
Six months ended
June 30
 
Cash flows from continuing operations:
 
2021
 
 
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2020
 
Cash (used in) operating activities
 $(4,850)
 $(987)
 $(8,710)
 $(2,708)
Cash (used in) provided by investing activities
  (4)
  15 
  (1,262)
  47 
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities
  91 
  (33)
  63 
  14,972 
 
Operating activities:
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company used cash of $4,850 in operating activities from continuing operations compared to $987 during the three months ended June 30, 2020. The cash outflow for the current quarter was higher primarily due to exploration activity at Eau Claire. Additionally, legal and professional fees increased in respect of various regulatory filings, including the Prospectus.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company used cash of $8,710 in operating activities from continuing operations compared to $2,708 during the six months ended June 30, 2020. The cash outflow for the first six months of 2021 was higher primarily due to exploration activity at Eau Claire and increased employee-related and administrative costs associated with the formation of Fury Gold, primarily during the first quarter of 2021. Additionally, legal and professional fees incurred increased in respect of various regulatory filings, including the Prospectus.
 
Investing activities:
 
During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company used cash in investing activities from continuing operations of $4 as compared to cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations of $15 during the three months ended June 30, 2020. This increase in net cash outflow was primarily due to purchases of plant and equipment in the current quarter as compared to the second quarter of 2020, where the net cash inflow resulted from higher interest income earned on the Company’s cash balances.
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company used cash in investing activities from continuing operations of $1,262 as compared to cash provided by investing activities from continuing operations of $47 in the six months ended June 30, 2020. This increased cash outflow was primarily due to settlement of $1,209 of transaction costs in the first three months of 2021 associated with the purchase of Eastmain in 2020.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
24
 
 
Financing activities:
 
For the three months ended June 30, 2021, cash provided by financing activities of $91 consists of $136 proceeds from share option and warrant exercises, partially offset by rental payments arising from the Toronto office lease of $45. This compares to cash used in financing activities of $33 for the three months ended June 30, 2020 which primarily comprised $99 used for the issuance of shares in the first quarter of 2020, partially offset by $66 in proceeds from share option and warrant exercises.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2021, cash provided by financing activities of $63 consists of $152 proceeds from share option and warrant exercises partially offset by rental payments arising from the Toronto office lease of $89. This compares to cash provided by financing activities of $14,972 for the six months ended June 30, 2020, which primarily comprised $14,804 from the issuance of shares and $173 in proceeds from share option and warrant exercises.
 
Capital resources
 
The company did not have any new share issuances during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
 
September 2020 offering
 
In September 2020, the Company issued 7,750,000 subscription receipts, which were exchanged for common shares of the Company pursuant to the arrangement to acquire Eastmain; the gross proceeds were held in escrow until the completion of the acquisition on October 9, 2020. Of the subscription receipts sold, 5,000,000 were flow-through receipts for gross proceeds of $17.5 million and were exchanged for Fury Gold common shares designated as flow-through shares, while 2,750,000 subscription receipts were sold as non-flow-through for gross proceeds of $5.5 million and exchanged for Fury Gold common shares.
 
 
 
Number of
common shares
 
 
Impact on
share capital
 
Flow-through shares, issued at $3.50 per share
  5,000,000 
 $17,500 
Less: flow-through share premium liability
  - 
  (7,500)
Common shares, issued at $2.00 per share
  2,750,000 
  5,500 
Cash share issue costs
  - 
  (1,518)
Proceeds, net of share issue costs
  7,750,000 
 $13,982 
 
The proceeds of the September 2020 flow-through financing are intended to fund the current exploration program at Eau Claire with the remaining non-flow-through financing used for corporate administrative activities.
 
The flow-through funding and expenditures from the Company’s activities for the six months ended June 30, 2021 were as follows:
 
 
 
Flow-through funding and expenditures
 
   
 
 
Québec
 
 
Nunavut
 
 
British Columbia
 
 
Total
 
 
Flow-through
 premium liability
 
Balance at December 31, 2019
 $- 
 $24 
 $- 
 $24 
 $7 
Flow-through liability assumed
  2,391 
  - 
  - 
  2,391 
  590 
Flow-through funds raised
  17,500 
  - 
  - 
  17,500 
  7,500 
Flow-through eligible expenditures
  (1,812)
  (24)
  - 
  (1,836)
  (453)
Balance at December 31, 2020
 $18,079 
 $- 
 $- 
 $18,079 
 $7,644 
Flow-through eligible expenditures
  (6,203)
  - 
  - 
  (6,203)
  (2,555)
Balance at June 30, 2021
 $11,876 
 $- 
 $- 
 $11,876 
 $5,089 
 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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Of the $6,203 (December 31, 2020 – $1,812) flow-through eligible expenditures incurred at the Company’s Québec properties for the six months ended June 30, 2021, $579 (December 31, 2020 – $1,812) was applied against the flow-through liability acquired from Eastmain as part of the Transaction, extinguishing the assumed obligation. The flow-through premium liability arising from the September 2020 Offering outstanding as at June 30, 2021 was $11,876 (December 31, 2020 – $17,500). The Company notes that further funding will be required to meet this obligation in full by December 2022.
 
February 2020 private placement
 
In February 2020, the Company closed a non-brokered equity private placement for gross proceeds of $15 million (the “2020 February Offering”) which was closed in two tranches and consisted of 6,333,984 common shares priced at $2.37 per share, and total insider participation of 183,686 shares for proceeds of $435. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, share issue costs related to the February 2020 Offering totalled $10 and $239, respectively, including $59 paid in commissions and $180 in other issuance costs. A reconciliation of the impact of the February 2020 Offering on share capital was as follows:
 
 
 
Number of
common shares
 
 
Impact on
share capital
 
Common shares, issued at $2.37 per share
  6,333,984 
 $15,000 
Cash share issue costs
  - 
  (239)
Proceeds, net of share issue costs
  6,333,984 
 $14,761 
 
The 2020 February Offering was undertaken to allow the Company to meet its short-term liquidity needs, provide working capital to continue with exploration plans, and to repay the Bridge Loan in full, if required during 2020. As noted below, the Bridge Loan was converted into shares; therefore, cash settlement through use of the financing proceeds was not required.
 
Bridge loan, amendment and conversion
 
Concurrent with the closing of the first tranche of the February 2020 Offering, on February 5, 2020, the Company entered into the Bridge Loan Amendment which provided mutual conversion rights to the lender and the Company, and also reduced the annual interest rate from 10% to 5% from the date of amendment. Under the terms of the Bridge Loan Amendment, the lender had the right to convert the $3 million of principal that had been advanced and $123 of interest that had accrued to date (the “Amended Bridge Loan”) into common shares at the price of $2.37 ($1.60 pre-consolidation). On July 7, 2020, the lender converted the Bridge Loan to equity, the arrangement was extinguished, and the related security was discharged.
 
Exercise of share options and warrants
 
During the six months ended June 30, 2021, a nominal number of share options were exercised for gross proceeds of $5 and 101,042 shares were issued as a result of share warrants being exercised with a weighted average exercise price of $1.46 for gross proceeds of $147. An amount of $12 attributed to these share warrants was transferred from the equity reserves and recorded against share capital.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
26
 
 
As at June 30, 2021, the share options and warrants outstanding were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Shares options outstanding
 
                       Share options exercisable    
 
 
Exercise price
($/option)(1)
 
 
Number of shares
 
 
Weighted average exercise price ($/option)
 
 
Weighted average remaining life (years)
 
 
Number of shares
 
 
Weighted average exercise price ($/option)
 
 
Weighted average remaining life (years)
 
  $0.56 – $1.95 
  1,693,780 
  1.53 
  3.21 
  1,513,614 
  1.51 
  3.05 
  $2.05 – $5.31 
  4,759,658 
  2.29 
  3.85 
  2,794,659 
  2.46 
  3.53 
  $7.54 – $9.86 
  131,268 
  7.88 
  0.92 
  131,268 
  7.88 
  0.92 
    
  6,584,706 
  2.20 
  3.63 
  4,439,541 
  2.29 
  3.29 
 
 (1) The exercise price of issued share options prior to October 9, 2020 were adjusted downwards by $0.95, pursuant to the Transaction, reflecting the fair value of the Peruvian projects allocated to the Spincos. The above weighted average exercise prices were retrospectively adjusted to reflect this change.
 
Expiry date
 
Warrants
outstanding
 
 
Exercise price ($/share)
 
October 24, 2021
  334,993 
  1.37 
March 6, 2022
  189,613 
  1.11 
March 9, 2022
  222,577 
  1.11 
September 12, 2022
  337,813 
  2.96 
Total
  1,084,996 
  1.77 
 
The Company does not utilize off-balance sheet arrangements. Earn-in arrangements are not viewed as off-balance sheet arrangements, and there are no other commitments held by the Company at the balance sheet date.
 
As at August 13, 2021, there were 6,694,497 and 1,084,996 of share options and warrants outstanding, respectively, with a weighted average exercise price of $2.19 and $1.77, respectively.
 
Capital structure
 
Authorized: Unlimited common shares without par value. Unlimited preferred shares – nil issued and outstanding.
 
Number of common shares issued and outstanding as at June 30, 2021: 117,930,733
 
Number of common shares issued and outstanding as at August 13, 2021: 117,930,733
 
 
Section 8: Financial risk summary

 
As at June 30, 2021, the Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, deposits, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. The fair values of these financial instruments, other than the marketable securities, approximate their carrying values due to their short term to maturity. Certain of the Company’s marketable securities, representing investments held in publicly traded entities, were classified as level 1 of the fair value hierarchy and measured at fair value using their quoted market price at period end. The remaining amount of the Company’s marketable securities were warrants held in respect of shares of other publicly traded entities. They were classified as level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and measured using an option pricing model.
 
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to certain financial risks, primarily liquidity risk and market risk. Details of the primary financial risks that the Company is exposed to are available in the notes to the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
27
 
 
Section 9: Related party balances and transactions

 
All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations. All amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing, and have no specific terms of settlement, unless otherwise noted.
 
Related parties
 
 
 
Three months ended
June 30
 
 
Six months ended
June 30
 
 
 
2021
 
 
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2020
 
Universal Mineral Services Ltd.(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exploration and evaluation costs:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Québec
 $59 
 $- 
 $97 
 $- 
Nunavut
  14 
  57 
  19 
  117 
British Columbia
  9 
  27 
  16 
  64 
Peru
  - 
  41 
  - 
  92 
Fees, salaries and other employee benefits
  26 
  78 
  36 
  133 
Legal and professional fees
  1 
  4 
  3 
  11 
Marketing and investor relations
  (15)
  24 
  8 
  61 
Office and administration
  52 
  100 
  98 
  187 
Project investigation costs
  - 
  31 
  - 
  35 
Total
 $146 
 $362 
 $277 
 $700 
 
(1) Universal Mineral Services Ltd. (“UMS”) is a private company with one director in common, Mr. Ivan Bebek. UMS provides geological, financial, and transactional advisory services as well as administrative services to the Company on an ongoing, cost recovery basis. Having these services available through UMS, on an as needed basis, allows the Company to maintain a more efficient and cost-effective corporate overhead structure by hiring fewer full-time employees and engaging outside professional advisory firms less frequently. The agreement has an indefinite term and can be terminated by either party upon providing due notice. 
 
The outstanding balance owing at June 30, 2021, was $53 (December 31, 2020 – $109) which is included in accounts payable. In addition, the Company had $150 on deposit with UMS as at June 30, 2021 (December 31, 2020 – $150) which is included in prepaid expenses and deposits.
 
Key management personnel
 
Pursuant to the acquisition of Eastmain and the creation of Fury Gold in October 2020, key management personnel was redefined to include Fury Gold’s board of directors and officers of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”).
 
The remuneration of the Company’s directors and other key management personnel was as follows:
 
 
 
Three months ended
June 30
 
 
Six months ended
June 30
 
 
 
2021
 
 
2020
 
 
2021
 
 
2020
 
Short-term benefits provided to executives(1)(2)
 $231 
 $957 
 $548 
 $1,323 
Directors’ fees paid to non-executive directors
  55 
  37 
  107 
  73 
Share-based payments(2)
  391 
  161 
  1,054 
  380 
 Total(3)
 $677 
 $1,155 
 $1,709 
 $1,776 
 
(1) Short-term employee benefits include salaries, bonuses payable within twelve months of the date of the condensed interim consolidated statement of financial position, and other annual employee benefits.
 
(2) As a result of the acquisition of Eastmain and the formation of a new board of directors and management team, certain former key management personnel of the Company were provided with transition contracts to support the formation of Fury Gold until April 2021. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, $9 and $96 of short-term benefits (three and six months ended June 30, 2020 – $nil), respectively, and $nil and $54 of share-based payment expense (three and six months ended June 30, 2020 – $nil), respectively, were recognized in the condensed interim consolidated statement of loss and comprehensive loss in respect of these transition arrangements.
 
(3) The remuneration for key management personnel for the three months ended June 30, 2020 is comprised of those individuals who were key management personnel as at June 30, 2020 and is the combined total for both continuing operations and the discontinued operation of the Peru properties transferred to the Spincos in October 2020. 
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
28
 
 
Section 10: Critical judgments and accounting estimates

 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to select accounting policies and make estimates and judgments that may have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements. Estimates are continuously evaluated and are based on management’s experience and expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates.
 
In preparing the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company applied the critical accounting judgements and estimates disclosed in note 2 of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, except as follows:
 
Credit on duties refundable for loss and refundable tax credits for resource investment
 
The Company is entitled to a refundable credit on duties of 16% for eligible losses under the Québec Mining Duties Act and a refundable resource investment tax credit of 31% under the Québec Income Tax Act. These credits are applicable to qualified exploration expenditures on properties located within the province of Québec. Application for these credits is subject to verification and, as such, they are recognized only when they are received or when a notice of assessment confirming the amount to be paid is issued. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company received refunds of $nil and $1,717, consisting of $1,670 principal and $47 interest (three and six months ended June 30, 2020 - nil).
 
Section 11: New accounting standards and policies

 
The Company did not adopt any new accounting standards or policies during the quarter, and the accounting policies applied in preparing the Company’s condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 were consistent with those disclosed in note 3 of its consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
 
New and amended standards not yet effective
 
Certain pronouncements have been issued by the IASB that are mandatory for accounting periods beginning after December 31, 2021. The Company has not early adopted any of these pronouncements, and they are not expected to have a significant impact in the foreseeable future on the Company's consolidated financial statements once adopted.
 
Section 12: Controls and procedures

 
Disclosure controls and procedures (“DC&P”) are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information related to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the Company’s certifying officers. The Company’s CEO and CFO are responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate DC&P and have concluded that the DC&P the Company has in place are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed under applicable securities regulations is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified.
 
The Company’s management, with the involvement of the CEO and CFO, performs regular reviews of its DC&P to ensure they are designed and operating effectively. As there are inherent limitations in all control systems, any economically feasible control system can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system will prevent or detect all misstatements due to error or fraud.
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
29
 
 
Management’s most recent evaluation of the DC&P was conducted for the year ended December 31, 2020, from which management concluded that the Company’s DC&P are effective in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed under applicable securities regulations is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the required time periods. No changes have occurred in the Company’s DC&P during the three months ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures.
 
Internal control over financial reporting
 
Internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”) includes those policies and procedures that:
 
 
pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
 
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
 
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company assets, or incurring liabilities or other obligations that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.
 
It is management’s responsibility to establish and maintain adequate ICFR to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.
 
As part of its annual evaluation process, management engaged a third-party consultant to perform testing over the design and effectiveness of ICFR as at December 31, 2020. This testing was done under the supervision of the CEO and CFO to support management’s evaluation of the key controls based on the framework in Internal Control— Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management concluded that the Company’s ICFR was effective as of that date. No changes have occurred in the Company’s ICFR during the three months ended June 30, 2021 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Additional disclosures pertaining to the Company’s management information circulars, material change reports, press releases, and other information are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
 
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
 
“Michael Timmins”
 
Michael Timmins
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
August 13, 2021
 
 
 
Fury Gold Mines Limited
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
(Amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)
 
  
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