UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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| QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934. |
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Rua Bahia, 2463 – Suite 205
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil - 30.160-012
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022
| September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Taxes recoverable | ||||||||
| Deposits and advances | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | ||||||||
| Equity investments | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Related party notes and other payables | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred consideration from royalties sold | ||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ Equity: | ||||||||
| Series A preferred stock, $ par value. shares authorized; share issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 | ||||||||
| Series D preferred stock, $ par value. shares authorized; and issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value. and shares authorized as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively and and shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total Atlas Lithium Co. stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interest | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (UNAUDITED)
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
| Three months ended September 30 | Nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||
| Gross loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Professional fees | ||||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | ||||||||||||||||
| Compensation and related costs | ||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | ||||||||||||||||
| Exploration | ||||||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Other expense (income) | ||||||||||||||||
| Other expense (income) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Total other expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||
| Loss before provision for income taxes | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Net loss attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss per share attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation common stockholders | $ | ) | $ | ) | ) | $ | ) | |||||||||
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic and diluted | ||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation stockholders | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
| Series A Preferred Stock | Series D Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated Other Comprehensive | Accumulated | Noncontrolling | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
Capital |
Loss |
Deficit |
Interests | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with purchase of mining rights | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in foreign currency translation | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Jupiter Gold common stock in connection with equity offerings | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Apollo Resources common stock in connection with equity offerings | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A Preferred Stock | Series D Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Additional Paid-in | Accumulated Other Comprehensive | Accumulated | Noncontrolling | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
Capital |
Loss |
Deficit |
Interests | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with purchase of mining rights | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in exchange for consulting, professional and other services | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of convertible preferred D stock into common stock | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of warrants | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in foreign currency translation | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of Jupiter Gold common stock in connection with equity offerings | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
| Nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities of continuing operations: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | ( | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Stock based compensation and services | ||||||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with purchase of mining rights | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ( | ) | ||||||
| Other non cash expenses | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Taxes recoverable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Deposits and advances | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ||||||||
| Deferred consideration from royalties sold | ||||||||
| Other noncurrent liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||
| Acquisition of capital assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Increase in intangible assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Net proceeds from sale of common stock | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of subsidiary common stock to noncontrolling interests | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Description of Business
Atlas Lithium Corporation (together with its subsidiaries “Atlas Lithium.” the “Company”, “the Registrant”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, on December 15, 2011. The Company changed its management and business on December 18, 2012, to focus on mineral exploration in Brazil.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and are expressed in United States dollars. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and
2021, the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company; its
All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 – COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS
Property and Equipment
The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s property and equipment as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost | Accumulated Depreciation | Net Book Value | Cost | Accumulated Depreciation | Net Book Value | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital assets subject to depreciation: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Computers and office equipment | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | ( | ) | | ( | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vehicles | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Land | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fixed assets | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
For
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $
Intangible Assets
Intangible
assets consist of mining rights which are not amortized as the mining rights are perpetual. The carrying value of these mineral rights
as of September 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022 was $
The Company previously reported it was acquiring five
mineral rights totaling
| ● | Payment of $ | |
| ● | Issuance of $ |
As of September 30th, 2023, there are no outstanding commitments related to this transaction.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 – COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS (CONTINUED)
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
| September 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||||
| Accounts payable and other accruals | $ | $ | ||||||
| Mineral rights payable | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
NOTE 3 – DEFERRED CONSIDERATION FROM ROYALTIES SOLD
On
May 2, 2023, the Company and Atlas Litio Brasil Ltda. (the “Company Subsidiary”), entered into a Royalty Purchase Agreement
(the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lithium Royalty Corp., a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“LRC”).
The transaction contemplated under the Purchase Agreement closed simultaneously on May 2, 2023, whereby the Company Subsidiary sold to
LRC in consideration for $
On
the same day, the Company Subsidiary and LRC entered into a Gross Revenue Royalty Agreement (the “Royalty Agreement”) pursuant
to which the Company Subsidiary granted LRC the Royalty and undertook to calculate and make royalty payment on a quarterly basis commencing
from the first receipt of the sales proceeds with respect to the products from the Property. The Royalty Agreement contains other customary
terms, including but not limited to, the scope of the gross revenue, the Company Subsidiary’s right to determine operations, and
LRC’s information and audit rights. Under the Royalty Agreement, the Company Subsidiary also granted LRC an option to purchase
additional royalty interest with respect to certain additional Brazilian mineral rights and properties on the same terms and conditions
as the Royalty, at a total purchase price of $
NOTE 4 – OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES
Other
noncurrent liabilities are comprised solely of social contributions and other employee-related costs at our operating subsidiaries
located in Brazil. The balance of these employee related costs as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, amounted to $
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Authorized Stock and Amendments
On July 18, 2022, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) adopted resolutions to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-750 without affecting the number of shares of authorized common stock (the “Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split”). The holder of the majority voting power of our voting stock (the “Majority Stockholder”) approved the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split by written consent on July 18, 2022, in lieu of a meeting of stockholders as permitted under the Nevada Revised Statute (“NRS”) Section 78.320(2) and the company’s bylaws, as then amended (the “Bylaws”). For additional information on the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split, refer to the Definitive Information Statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) on July 29, 2022 (the “2022 Information Statement”) and the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission on December 22, 2022, both available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
On
December 20, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada (“SOS”) that was intended to effect the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split (the “Original Articles Amendment”).
In April 2023, the Board of Directors determined (i) that the Original Articles Amendment inaccurately stated that the Originally Intended
Reverse Stock Split was obtained by a stockholder vote under NRS 78.390, while approval of the stockholders was required under NRS 78.2055,
with the holders of common stock voting as a separate class; and (ii) that the Original Articles Amendment was a nullity in that, under
Nevada law, filing an amendment to articles of incorporation is not necessary to effectuate a reverse stock split. As a result, the Board
of Directors determined that it would be in the best interest of the Company to take corrective action to remedy the inaccuracy and to
file the documents that would have been necessary to effectuate a
Pursuant
to the action of the Company’s board of directors by unanimous written consent on April 21, 2023, the board of directors authorized
and approved (i) the Certificate of Correction to correct the Original Articles Amendment (the “Certificate of Correction”),
and (ii) the Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 (the “Certificate of Change”) including the Certificate of Validation
of the Certificate of Change (the “Change Validation Certificate”) in order to decrease the number of shares of the Company’s
issued and outstanding shares of common stock and correspondingly decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock, each at a
ratio of
To carry out the original intent of the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split and in light of the correction, ratification and validation of the Rectified Reverse Stock Split as described above, the Company’s Board of Directors and the Majority Stockholder approved on April 21, 2023 the Authorized Capital Increase Amendment to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from shares to shares retroactively as of December 20, 2022, in accordance with the board’s and stockholders’ original intent in effecting the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split.
Further, the Board of Directors determined that it was advisable and in the best interests of the Company to amend and restate the Company’s articles of incorporation (as amended to date, the “Current Articles”) to decrease the number of shares of authorized common stock to two hundred million () and to amend certain other provisions in the Company’s Current Articles (the “Amended and Restated Articles”). The Board of Directors and the Majority Stockholder determined to decrease the number of shares of our authorized common stock in order to reduce the number of shares available for issuance given that the large number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance may have a perceived negative impact on any potential future efforts to attract additional financing due to the dilutive effect of having such a large number of shares available for issuance. On April 21, 2023, the Company’s board of directors and the Majority Stockholder approved the Amended and Restated Articles. Following the effectiveness of the Certificate of Correction and the Certificate of Change including the Change Validation Certificate filed with the SOS, on May 25, 2023, the Company filed the Amended and Restated Articles, as also reported in Exhibit 3.3 of the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission on May 26, 2023.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
The foregoing corporate actions were disclosed in the Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C (the “Information Statement”) filed by the Company with the Commission on May 2, 2023. As also contemplated in the Information Statement, on May 25, 2023, the Company also filed with the SOS a Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation of the Series C Convertible Preferred (collectively, the “Certificates of Withdrawal”). The filings of the Certificates of Withdrawals were effective as of May 25, 2023.
As
of December 31, 2022, the Company had common shares authorized with a par value of $ per share. Pursuant to the vote
by a written consent dated April 21, 2023, of
Reverse Stock Split
In
connection with the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split, as corrected by the Rectified Reverse Stock Split, the Company effectuated
as of December 20, 2022 a
Series A Preferred Stock
On
December 18, 2012, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series
A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”) to designate one share of a new series of preferred stock. The Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock provides that for so long as Series A Stock is issued
and outstanding, the holders of Series A Stock shall vote together as a single class with the holders of the Company’s common stock,
with the holders of
Series D Preferred Stock
On
September 16, 2021, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Stock”) to designate shares of a new series of preferred stock. The Certificate
of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D COD”) provides that for so
long as Series D Stock is issued and outstanding, the holders of Series D Stock shall have no voting power until such time as the Series
D Stock is converted into shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Series D COD one share of Series D Stock is convertible into
shares of common stock and may be converted at any time at the election of the holder.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022, Transactions
During the nine months ended September
30, 2022, the Company issued shares
of common stock for gross proceeds of $
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023, Transactions
On January 9, 2023, the Company, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (the “Representative”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of shares of the Company’s common stock, to the Representative, at a public offering price of $ per share (the “Offering Price”) in a firm commitment public offering (the “Offering”). The Company also granted the Representative a 45-day option to purchase up to additional shares of the Company’s common stock upon the same terms and conditions for the purpose of covering any over-allotments in connection with the Offering (the “Over-Allotment Option”). On January 11, 2023, the Representative delivered its notice to exercise the Over-Allotment Option in full.
The shares of common stock were offered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-262399) filed with the Commission and declared effective on January 9, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”). The consummation of the Offering took place on January 12, 2023 (the “Closing”).
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
In
connection with the Closing, the Company issued to the Representative, and/or its permitted designees, as a portion of the underwriting
compensation payable to the Representative, warrants to purchase an aggregate of
The Company previously reported it was acquiring five mineral rights totaling
| ● | Payment of $ | |
| ● | issuance of $ |
On
January 30, 2023, the company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with two investors
(the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investors in a Regulation S private placement
(the “Private Placement”) an aggregate of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”).
The purchase price for the Shares was $ per share, for total gross proceeds of $
Additionally,
during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of shares of our common stock to Triton Funds, LP for
total gross proceeds of $
On May 26, 2023, our CEO and Chairman, Mr. Marc Fogassa, elected to convert shares of Series D Stock, representing all of his outstanding shares of Series D Stock at that time, into shares of common stock. As a result, of such conversion, the Company issued Mr. Fogassa new shares of common stock.
Private Placement
On
July 18, 2023, the Company consummated a transaction with four investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the
Investors in a Regulation S private placement an aggregate of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$ per share. The purchase price for the Shares was $ per share, for total gross proceeds of $
2023 Stock Incentive Plan
On May 25, 2023, the Board approved the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which enables the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, stock unit awards, other stock-based awards, and performance-based cash awards, each of which may be granted separately or in tandem with other awards. The number of shares of Company’s common stock issuable pursuant to Plan will be equal to shares. For a description of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, please refer to the Company’s Revised Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the Commission on June 5, 2023.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Common Stock Options
Number of Options Outstanding and Vested | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregated Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2023, option holders exercised a total
options with a $
exercise price. These exercises were paid for with
Number of Options Outstanding and Vested | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregated Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, January 1, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Issued | ||||||||||||||||
| Expired | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, September 30, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
The common stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were issued with a grant date fair value of $.
Series D preferred stock options Options
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted options to purchase series D stock to directors. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following ranges of assumptions:
| September 30 2023 | September 30 2022 | |||||||
| Expected volatility | % – | % | % – | % | ||||
| Risk-free interest rate | % – | % | % – | % | ||||
| Stock price on date of grant | $ | - $ | $ | - $ | ||||
| Dividend yield | % | % | ||||||
| Expected term | years | years | ||||||
Changes in Series D preferred stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
Number of Options Outstanding and Vested | Weighted Average Exercise Price(1) | Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregated Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding, January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Issued | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Number of Options Outstanding and Vested | Weighted Average Exercise Price(1) | Remaining Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregated Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding, January 1, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Issued | ||||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, September 30, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| (1) |
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
All Series D preferred stock options vested immediately upon issuance and are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of issuance. The Series D preferred stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were issued with a total grant date fair value of $, compared to total grant date fair value of $ for the Series D preferred stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Stock Purchase Warrants
Stock purchase warrants are accounted for as equity in accordance with ASC 480, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to brokers in connection with the private placement financing. All warrants vest within 180 days from issuance and are exercisable for a period of two to five years from the date of issuance. Changes in stock purchase warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
Number of Warrants Outstanding and Vested | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregated Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, January 1, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Warrants issued(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrants exercised(2) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, September 30, 2023 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| (1) | |
| (2) |
| Number of Warrants Outstanding and Vested | Weighted Average Exercise Price | Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years) | Aggregated Intrinsic Value | |||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, January 1, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Warrants issued(1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Warrants exercised(2) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Outstanding and vested, September 30, 2022 | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
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NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Common Stock Awards
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company granted common stock awards to officers and consultants of the Company, as follows:
| i. | restricted shares of common stock issued in compensation for services rendered, signing bonuses and retention incentives, which vested immediately |
| ii. | restricted shares of common stock which vest in equal annual installments over three years |
| iii. | restricted shares of common stock which vest in equal annual installments over four years |
| iv. | restricted shares of common stock which vest two years after the award date. |
These
restricted shares become unrestricted immediately upon vesting and were issued with a total grant date fair value of $
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had unvested common stock awards outstanding with vesting dates ranging from November 2023 to September 2027.
NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Rental Commitment
The
Company rents office space in the U.S. for approximately $
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Jupiter Gold Corporation
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Jupiter Gold granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at prices ranging between $ to $ per share. The options were valued at $ and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which ranged from $ to $, an illiquidity discount of , expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated ranging from % to %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term between and . During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Marc Fogassa exercised a total options at a $ weighted average exercise price. These exercises were paid for with options conceded in cashless exercises. As a result of the options exercised, the Company issued shares of the Jupiter Gold’s common stock to Marc Fogassa.
On June 13, 2023, the Company purchased shares of Jupiter Gold common stock at $ per share.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, Jupiter Gold granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at prices ranging between $to $per share. The options were valued at $and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which ranged from $to $expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated at %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term between and .
Apollo Resources Corporation
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Apollo Resources granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at a price of $ per share. The options were valued at $ and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which was $, an illiquidity discount of %, expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated ranging from % to %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term of .
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, Apollo Resources granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at a price of $per share. The options were valued at $and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which ranged from $to $, expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated at %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term between five and ten years.
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ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 8 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Currency Risk
We operate primarily in Brazil which exposes us to currency risks. Our business activities may generate intercompany receivables or payables that are in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity. Changes in exchange rates from the time the activity occurs to the time payments are made may result in it receiving either more or less in local currency than the local currency equivalent at the time of the original activity.
Our consolidated financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates between the applicable foreign currency and the U.S. dollar affect the translation of each foreign subsidiary’s financial results into U.S. dollars for purposes of reporting in the consolidated financial statements. Our foreign subsidiaries translate their financial results from the local currency into U.S. dollars in the following manner: (a) income statement accounts are translated at average exchange rates for the period; (b) balance sheet asset and liability accounts are translated at end of period exchange rates; and (c) equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Translation in this manner affects the shareholders’ equity account referred to as the foreign currency translation adjustment account. This account exists only in the foreign subsidiaries’ U.S. dollar balance sheets and is necessary to keep the foreign subsidiaries’ balance sheets in agreement.
NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
None.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Report.
This discussion and analysis below include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section that could cause actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward- looking statements as a result of various factors. Additionally, our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future.
Overview
Atlas Lithium Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company with lithium projects and multiple lithium exploration properties. In addition, we own exploration properties in other battery minerals, including nickel, rare earths, graphite, and titanium. Our current focus is the development from exploration to active mining of our hard-rock lithium project located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil at a well-known, premier pegmatitic district in Brazil, which has been recently denominated by the government of Minas Gerais as “Lithium Valley”. We intend to mine and then process our lithium-containing ore to produce lithium concentrate (also known as spodumene concentrate), a key ingredient for the battery supply chain.
We are in the initial planning stages of planning to develop and own 100% of a processing facility capable of producing 300,000 tons of lithium concentrate annually. However, there can be no assurance that we will have the necessary capital resources to develop such facility or, if developed, that we will reach the production capacity necessary to commercialize our products and with the quality needed to meet market demand.
All of our mineral projects and properties are located in Brazil and our mineral rights portfolio for battery minerals includes approximately 75,542 acres (306 km2) for lithium in 61 mineral rights, 137,883 acres for nickel (558 km2) in 37 mineral rights, 30,009 acres (121 km2) for rare earths in seven mineral rights, 22,050 acres (89 km2) for titanium in seven mineral rights, and 13,766 acres (56 km2) for graphite in three mineral rights. We believe that we hold the largest portfolio of exploration properties for battery minerals in Brazil, a premier and well-established mining jurisdiction.
We are primarily focused on advancing and developing our hard-rock lithium project located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Our Minas Gerais Lithium Project (“MGLP”) is our largest project and consists of 54 mineral rights spread over 59,275 acres (240 km2) and predominantly located within the Brazilian Eastern Pegmatitic Province which has been surveyed by the Brazilian Geological Survey and is known for the presence of hard rock formations known as pegmatites which contain lithium-bearing minerals such as spodumene and petalite.
We believe that we can increase our value by the acceleration of our exploratory work and quantification of our lithium mineralization. Our initial commercial goal is to be able to enter production of lithium concentrate, a product which is highly sought after in the battery supply chain for electric vehicles.
We also have 100%-ownership of early-stage projects and properties in other minerals that are needed in the battery supply chain and high technology applications such as nickel, rare earths, graphite, and titanium. We believe that the shift from fossil fuels to battery power may yield long-term opportunities for us not only in lithium but also in such other minerals.
Additionally, we have 100%-ownership of several mining concessions for gold and diamonds, two of which also include industrial sand. As our lithium properties became our corporate focus, we stopped alluvial gold and diamond exploration efforts in 2018 and the sale of our industrial sand in 2022.
In addition to these projects, we own 45.11% of the shares of common stock of Apollo Resources, a private company primarily focused on the development of its initial iron mine.
We also own approximately 27.42% of the shares of common stock of Jupiter Gold, a company focused on the exploration of two gold projects and a quartzite mine, and whose common stock are quoted on the OTCQB marketplace under the symbol “JUPGF.” The quartzite mine started operations in June 2023.
Apollo Resources and Jupiter Gold have not generated any revenues to date. The results of operations from both Apollo Resources and Jupiter Gold are consolidated in our financial statements under U.S. GAAP.”
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Operational Update
Exploration Campaign
Our ongoing drilling campaign is delineating the lithium resources of our 100%-owned Neves Project, a cluster of four lithium mineral rights within MGLP. Our current geological team is comprised of 13 geologists, eleven of which are employed full-time. To support the work of our geologists we have 25 full-time field and support technicians and machinery operators. Our geological team and our exploration campaign is supervised by Volodymyr Myadzel, Ph.D., a Qualified Person for lithium as such term is defined in Subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Commission (“Regulation S-K 1300”).
We have engaged SGS Canada Inc. (“SGS”), and, in particular, their geologist Marc-Antoine Laporte, a Qualified Person for lithium under Regulation S-K 1300, to produce a mineral resource estimate report (the “Maiden Resource Report”) for our Neves Project in accordance with Regulation S-K 1300. Mr. Laporte is the author of mineral resource reports for two other companies which have hard-rock lithium projects in Lithium Valley, the general area where our Neves Project is located, and has worked on lithium properties in Lithium Valley since 2017. Mr. Laporte visited our Neves Project between May 4 and May 6, 2023. The Maiden Resource Report is expected to be completed during the first quarter of 2024.
The Maiden Resource Report will update and replace our previously filed SLR International Corporation’s technical report summary entitled “S-K 1300 Technical Report Summary on the Das Neves Lithium Project” (the “Initial Exploration Report”), with an effective date of August 10, 2022, and a signature date of August 31, 2022. The Initial Exploration Report presented recommendations to us on further steps necessary for the delineation of the lithium resources at our Neves Project. At the time of the Initial Exploration Report, we had one drill on site and 1,213 meters drilled in total. Currently, we have 10 active drills operating and have drilled, as of September 30, 2023, an aggregate of 58,497 meters. The current drilling campaign pace is approximately 7,500 meters drilled per month.
At our Neves Project, our current focus is drilling within and around our flagship pegmatite, “Anitta,” a 2.3-kilometer formation which remains open along strike and at depth, and has been proven to contain spodumene, a key lithium-bearing mineral.
Drilling Campaign Highlights (drill holes in numerical sequence)
| DHAB-11B: | 1.57% Li2O over 13.1m from 74.0m to 87.1m, which includes: | |
| 2.25% Li2O over 4.0m from 76.7m to 80.8m, and | ||
| 2.00% Li2O over 3.1m from 84.0m to 87.1m | ||
| DHAB-12: | 1.35% Li2O over 5.02m from 83.41m to 88.43m | |
| DHAB-15: | 1.40% Li2O over 15.0m from 60.5m to 75.5m, which includes: | |
| 1.83% Li2O over 5.0m from 66.5m to 71.5m |
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| DHAB-18: | 1.01% Li2O over 9.95m from 82.66m to 92.61m, which includes: | |
| 2.17% Li2O over 3.0m from 86.55m to 89.55m | ||
| DHAB-21: | 1.33% Li2O over 8.8m from 50.0m to 58.8m | |
| DHAB-39B: | 1.00% Li2O over 9.1m from 107.4m to 116.6m | |
| 1.48% Li2O over 9.0m from 119.2m to 128.2m | ||
| DHAB-41: | 1.09% Li2O over 22.2m from 83.0m to 105.2m, which includes: | |
| 1.72% Li2O over 4.0m from 94.0m to 98.0m | ||
| DHAB-44: | 1.30% Li2O over 17.9m from 141.81m to 159.71m, which includes: | |
| 1.88% Li2O over 9.0m from 150.0m to 159.0m | ||
| DHAB-47: | 2.80% Li2O over 9.87m from 54.18m to 64.05m | |
| DHAB-57: | 1.46% Li2O over 13.0m from 92.2m to 105.2m | |
| DHAB-64: | 1.08% Li2O over 10.6m from 119.5m to 130.1m | |
| 1.26% Li2O over 11.0m from 132.1m to 143.1m, which includes: | ||
| 2.09% Li2O over 5.0m from 135.1m to 140.1m | ||
| DHAB-68: | 1.36% Li2O over 25.43m from 54.15m to 79.58m, which includes: | |
| 2.02% Li2O over 6.5m from 54.15m to 60.15m, | ||
| 4.40% Li2O over 0.55m from 60.15m to 60.70m, and | ||
| 1.89% Li2O over 5.0m from 71.5m to 76.5m | ||
| DHAB-70: | 1.16% Li2O over 14.85m from 43.75m to 58.60m | |
| 1.20% Li2O over 2.4m from 78.31m to 80.72m | ||
| DHAB-74: | 1.01% Li2O over 8.74m from 137.26m to 146.00m | |
| DHAB-77: | 1.08% Li2O over 3.2m from 65.8m to 69.0m | |
| 1.46% Li2O over 14.0m from 70.0m to 84.0m, which includes: | ||
| 2.04% Li2O over 5.0m from 70.01m to 75.0m | ||
| DHAB-85: | 1.18% Li2O over 47.0m from 7.0m to 54.0m, which includes: | |
| 2.12% Li2O over 7.0m from 13.0m to 20.0m, and | ||
| 1.88% Li2O over 9.0m from 150.0m to 159.0m |
| DHAB-104: | 1.47% Li2O over 95.20 meters, which includes: | |
2.26% Li2O over 2.7m from 97.9m to 100.6m, 1.71% Li2O over 3.2m from 103.4m to 106.6m, 2.19% Li2O over 5.1m from 127.0m to 132.1m, 1.95% Li2O over 13.7m from 137.3m to 151.0m, 2.10% Li2O over 14.6m from 155.0m to 169.6m, and 2.31% Li2O over 9.1m from 176.2m to 185.3m |
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| DHAB-144: | 1.73% Li2O over 8.0 meters, from 153.0m to 161.0m, which includes: | |
| 2.18% Li2O over 3.0m from 154.0m to 157.0m |
| DHAB-145EX: | 2.53% Li2O over 11.50 meters from 242.55m to 254.00m, which includes: | |
| 3.34% Li2O over 7.0m from 244.0m to 251.0m |
| DHAB-160: | 1.82% Li2O over 25.0 meters, which includes: | |
2.17% Li2O over 8.0m from 217.0m to 225.0m, and 2.86% Li2O over 8.0m from 225.0m to 233.0m |
| DHAB-162: | 1.48% Li2O over 30.0 meters from 186.0m to 217.0m, which includes: | |
2.03% Li2O over 5.0m from 207.0m to 212.0m, and 3.73% Li2O over 5.0m from 212.0m to 217.0m 1.58% Li2O over 9.0 meters, from 240.0m to 249.0m which includes: 1.86% Li2O over 4.0m from 240.0m to 244.0m |
| DHAB-178EX: | 1.17% Li2O over 35.2 meters from 235.0 to 278.2m, which includes: 1.50% Li2O over 7.0m from 250.0m to 257.0m, | |
2.05% Li2O over 9.0m from 260.0m to 269.0m, and 1.92% Li2O over 3.0m from 269.0m to 272.0m | ||
| DHAB-181: | 1.35% Li2O over 8.0 meters from 263.0m to 272.2m, which includes: 2.11% Li2O over 3.5m from 263.0m to 266.5m |
| DHAB-185: | 2.06% Li2O over 6.3 meters from 8.0m to 14.3m, which includes: 5.23% Li2O over 1.1m from 9.2m to 10.3m, 3.19% Li2O over 4.3 meters from 16.7m to 21.0m, 1.75% Li2O over 5.8 meters from 38.0m to 43.8m, and 1.75% Li2O over 5.4 meters from 54.8m to 60.2m | |
| DHAB-187: | 1.58% Li2O over 6.0 meters from 172.0m to 178.0m |
| DHAB-190: | 1.43% Li2O over 12.15 meters from 139.20m to 151.35m, which includes: 1.80% Li2O over 2.9 meters from 139.20m to 142.10m, and 2.37 Li2O over 1.41% meters from 148m to 149.41m | |
| DHAB-200: | 1.46%Li2O over 27.83 meters from 64.52 m to 92.35m, which includes: 2.18%Li2O over 5 meters from 67m to 72m, and 2.05%Li2O over 4 meters from 86.40m to 90.40m | |
1.87%Li2O over 11 meters from 196.5m to 207.50m, which includes: 2.68%Li2O over 4 meters from 196.50m to 200.5m, and 2.23%Li2O over 2 meters from 202.50m to 204.50m | ||
| DHAB-206: | 1.84%Li2O over 4.42 meters from 181m to 185.42m | |
| DHAB-208: | 1.61%Li2O over 18 meters from 67.56m to 85.56m, which includes: 2.20%Li2O over 3.99 meters from 67.56m to 71.55m, and 1.66%Li2O over 5.71 meters from 190.39m to 196.10m | |
| DHAB-211: | 1.80%Li2O over 6.73 meters from 158.92m to 165,65m, 1.36%Li2O over 3.78 meters from 170.03m to 173,81m 1.66%Li2O over 3.77 meters from 229.53 to 233,30m.
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| DHAB-214: | 1.97%Li2O over 5 meters from 145.25m to 150,25m, 2.12%Li2O over 21 meters from 159.25m to 179,25m, which includes: 3.07%Li2O over 3 meters from 176.25m to 179,25m. | |
| DHAB-220: | 1.58%Li2O over 7 meters from 203.88m to 210.88m
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Our drilling and sampling follow strict best practices established under QA/QC protocols. All lithium samples are analyzed at SGS-Geosol, the premier analytical laboratory used by reputable mining companies in Brazil. Normally geochemical results are obtained from SGS-Geosol three weeks after submission of the samples for analysis.
Metallurgical Report
On April 24, 2023, we announced the receipt of the metallurgical report (the “Metallurgical Report”) from SGS for studies performed over several months on a representative ore sample from our Neves Project. The Metallurgical Report showed that a very high grade of 7.22% was achieved for heavy liquid separation. Commercial-grade lithium concentrate was obtained from our representative sample using standard dense media separation, a gravity-based approach which does not use any harmful chemicals or flotation. The Metallurgical Report also showed final lithium concentrate grading of 6.04% Li2O with only 0.53% Fe2O3, and a lithium recovery of 70%. Our desired target was the production of concentrate grading 6.0% Li2O with less than 1.0% Fe2O3, and these targets were exceeded. SGS has been providing testing and analytical services to the mining industry since 1941 and has earned the reputation as a leading provider of metallurgical services.
The Metallurgical Report will become a chapter in the Maiden Resource Report described above. The Metallurgical Report also allows SGS to begin work towards a Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Neves Project which is a technical study expected to be issued after the Maiden Resource Report.
Business Development
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
On January 18, 2023, we announced that we had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”) with respect to Mitsui’s potential interest in acquiring the right to purchase our future lithium concentrate production. Mitsui is one of the world’s most diversified comprehensive trading, investment, and service enterprises. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsui maintains a global network of 128 offices in 63 countries and regions.
In general terms, the MOU contemplates potential funding from Mitsui to us of up to $65 million (the “Offtake Funding”), in tranches and subject to the achievement of specific milestones acceptable to Mitsui, that would give Mitsui the right to buy up to 100% of our future production from our planned plant with output capacity of 150,000 tons of lithium concentrate per year (the “Plant”). The Offtake Funding would be primarily used by us for the construction of the Plant. Lithium concentrate produced by the Plant would then be available for purchase by Mitsui at a price generally based on the then-prevailing market price. The MOU is non-binding and non-exclusive for both companies. During the three months ending September 30, 2023, we continued to engage in discussions with Mitsui regarding progress toward achieving the milestones set forth in the MOU.
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Lithium Royalty Corp.
On May 2, 2023, we and Atlas Litio Brasil Ltda. (the “Company Subsidiary”), entered into a Royalty Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lithium Royalty Corp., a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“LRC”), whereby the Company Subsidiary sold to LRC in consideration for $20,000,000 in cash, a royalty interest equaling 3% of the future gross revenue (the “Royalty”) to be received by the Company Subsidiary from the sale of products from certain 19 mineral rights and properties that are located in Brazil and held by the Company Subsidiary.
On the same day, the Company Subsidiary and LRC entered into a Gross Revenue Royalty Agreement (the “Royalty Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company Subsidiary granted LRC the Royalty and undertook to calculate and make royalty payment on a quarterly basis commencing from the first receipt of the sales proceeds with respect to the products from the Property. The Royalty Agreement contains other customary terms, including but not limited to, the scope of the gross revenue, the Company Subsidiary’s right to determine operations, and LRC’s information and audit rights. Under the Royalty Agreement, the Company Subsidiary also granted LRC an option to purchase additional royalty interest with respect to certain additional Brazilian mineral rights and properties on the same terms and conditions as the Royalty, at a total purchase price of $5,000,000.
The principals at LRC are known for their experience in the lithium industry. As part of LRC’s due diligence, Mr. Ernie Ortiz, LRC’s President and CEO, visited our Neves Project between April 5, 2023, and April 7, 2023.
Results of Operations
The Three Months Ended September 30, 2023, Compared to the Three Months ended September 30, 2022
Net loss attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2023, totaled $11,279,475 compared to a net loss of $1,028,192 during the three months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in loss is mainly due to:
| ● | Higher general and administrative expenses in the period due to legal fees, traveling expenses and the cost of D&O insurance for the quarter; | |
| ● | Increased compensation costs related to the increase in employee headcount and bonus paid to management; | |
| ● | Stock-based compensation increase due to the increase in our common stock share price and new members of the management team; | |
| ● | Higher exploration expenses for the period due the execution of the drilling program on our 100% owned Minas Gerais Lithium Project. |
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Compared to the Nine Months ended September 30, 2022
Net loss attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, totaled $24,372,062, compared to a net loss of $2,430,698 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The increase in loss is mainly due to
| ● | Higher general and administrative expenses in the period due to approximately $1,030,000 in non-recurring transaction costs associated with our Offering in January 2023 in connection with the listing of our common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market., including increased legal fees, travelling and D&O insurance expenses. | |
| ● | Higher compensation costs due to the increase in employee headcount and bonus paid to management | |
| ● | Stock-based compensation increase due to the increase in our common stock share price and new members of the management team; and | |
| ● | Higher exploration expenses for the period due the execution of the drilling program on our 100% owned Minas Gerais Lithium Project. |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2023, we had cash and cash equivalents of $22,857,357 and net working capital, including cash, of $20,280,909.
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $3,314,979 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to net cash used of $258,293 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, representing an increase of $3,573,272 or 1,383%. The increase in net cash generated by operating activities was mainly due to:
| ● | Royalty sale of 3% of the gross revenue for $20,000,000. (refer to discussion in Note 3); | |
| ● | Increase of our lithium exploration program costs of $11,633,434 | |
| ● | Nasdaq listing, non-recurrent expenses of approximately $1,030,000; | |
| ● | Increase in compensation expenses due to the increase of management and exploration teams. |
Net cash used in investing activities totaled $1,521,977 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to net cash used of $2,573,826 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, representing a reduction in cash used of $1,051,849 or 41% due to purchases of intangible assets that occurred in the first nine months of 2022
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Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $20,822,531 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to $3,188,736 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, representing an increase in cash provided of $17,633,795 or 553%. The increase is mainly due to:
| ● | The Offering that closed on January 12, 2023, with aggregate gross proceeds of $4,657,500. | |
| ● | Execution of a Securities Purchase Agreement with two investors, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to the Investors in a Regulation S private placement an aggregate of 640,000 restricted shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The purchase price for the Shares was $6.25 per share, for total gross proceeds of $4,000,000. | |
| ● | The sale, during the three months ended June 30, 2023, of an aggregate of 192,817 shares of our common stock to Triton Funds, L.P for total gross proceeds of $1,675,797 pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement entered between us and Triton Funds, LP | |
| ● | The sale during the three months ended September 30, 2023, of an aggregate of 526,317 shares of our common stock to four investors (the “Investors”) for total gross proceeds of $10,000,023 pursuant to a Private Placement Agreement entered between us and the Investors. |
For further information on the transactions mentioned above, please refer to Note 5 – stockholders´ equity.
We have historically incurred net operating losses and have not yet received material revenues from the sale of products or services.
Our primary sources of liquidity have been derived through proceeds from the (i) issuance of debt and (ii) sales of our equity and the equity of one of our subsidiaries and (iii) sale of royalty interest. For example, on January 12, 2023, we completed a firm underwritten public offering of 776,250 shares of our common stock (which includes the shares subject to the over-allotment option, exercised by the underwriter in full), for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,657,500 (prior to deducting any underwriting discounts, commissions, and other offering expenses). On January 30, 2023, and on July 18, 2023, we raised an aggregate of $4 million and $10 million, respectively, in gross proceeds from the sale of our common stock in transaction exempt under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Lastly, on May 2, 2023, in connection with entering into the Royalty Purchase Agreement, the Company received a cash payment of $20,000,000 (see discussion in Note 3 related to the Royalty Purchase Agreement). We believe our cash on hand will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for a period of at least twelve months through September 2024.
On August 25, 2023, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Commission, which was amended on September 8, 2023 and declared effective on September 18, 2023 (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). The Shelf Registration Statement, which includes a base prospectus, is a source of liquidity that allows us at any time to offer an aggregate of up to $75,000,000 of common stock and/or preferred stock in one or more offerings. Unless otherwise specified in a prospectus supplement accompanying the base prospectus, we would use the net proceeds from the sale of any securities offered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement for general corporate purposes, including the development and commercialization of our products, general and administrative expenses, and working capital and capital expenditures.
Our future short- and long-term capital requirements will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, the rate of our growth, our ability to identify areas for mineral exploration and the economic potential of such areas, the exploration and other drilling campaigns needed to verify and expand our mineral resources, the types of processing facilities we would need to install to obtain commercial-ready products, and the ability to attract talent to manage our different business activities. To the extent that our current resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we may need to seek additional equity or debt financing. If the needed financing is not available, or if the terms of financing are less desirable than we expect, we may be forced to scale back our existing operations and growth plans, which could have an adverse impact on our business and financial prospects and could raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Currency Risk
Information pertaining to currency risk can be found in “Item 1. Financial Statements, Note 7. Risks and Uncertainties,” to the interim consolidated financial statements, and is incorporated by reference herein
We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents and accrued expenses. The carrying amount of these financial instruments is approximate of fair value due either to length of maturity or interest rates that approximate prevailing market rates unless otherwise disclosed in our financial statements. If our estimate of the fair value is incorrect on September 30, 2023, it could negatively affect our financial position and liquidity and could result in our having understated our net loss.
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Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of the financial statements. We have reviewed all recent accounting pronouncements issued to the date of the issuance of these financial statements, and we do not believe any of these pronouncements will have a material impact on us.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
The information to be reported under this Item is not required of smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the design, operation, and effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer concluded that as of September 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred in the quarter ended September 30, 2023, that materially affected, or would be reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
(d) Limitations of the Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures
In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted pursuant to the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Commission, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constrains and that management is required to apply judgement in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Quarterly Report are forward-looking statements, including without limitation, statements regarding current expectations, as of the date of this Quarterly Report, about our future results of operations and financial position; our ability to effectively process our minerals and achieve commercial grade at scale; risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including risks inherent in exploring, developing, constructing and operating mining projects, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically related conditions); our ability to derive any financial success from the Memorandum of Understanding entered into with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in December 2022; uncertainty about our ability to obtain required capital to execute our business plan; uncertainties inherent in budgeting, including budgets relating to our mineral exploration activities and our ability to realize a return on funds committed to exploration and evaluation; our ability to hire and retain required personnel; changes in the market prices of lithium and lithium products and demand for such products; the uncertainties inherent in exploratory, developmental and production activities, including risks relating to permitting, zoning and regulatory delays related to our projects; and uncertainties inherent in the estimation of lithium resources and commercial viability of mineral deposits. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential”, or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions Factors that could cause future results to materially differ from the recent results or those projected in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: unprofitable efforts resulting not only from the failure to discover mineral deposits, but also from finding mineral deposits that, though present, are insufficient in quantity and quality to return a profit from production; market fluctuations; government regulations, including regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals, and environmental protection; competition; the loss of services of key personnel, including our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Marc Fogassa; unusual or infrequent weather phenomena, sabotage, government or other interference in the maintenance or provision of infrastructure as well as general economic conditions, geopolitical events; availability of capital; Atlas Lithium’s ability to maintain its competitive position; manipulative attempts by short sellers to drive down our stock price; and dependence on key management.
The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report are only predictions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report and are subject to a number of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including the factors described under the section in this Quarterly Report titled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” as well as factors described under the section titled “Risk Factors” in each of our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,2023 and our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and other filings we make with the Commission. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
You should read this Quarterly Report and the documents that we reference in this Quarterly Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, whether as a result of any new information, future events, changed circumstances or otherwise.
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are not a party to any legal proceedings that, individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and our Quarterly Report in Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of 192,817 shares of its common stock to Triton Funds, LP for total gross proceeds of $1,675,797 in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemptions provided by Regulation D and Section 4(a)(2), as applicable, pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement entered into between the Company and Triton Funds, LP, dated February 26, 2021.
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
None
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Item 6. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 31.2* | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
| 32.1** | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document | |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
* Filed herewith
** Furnished herewith
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Atlas Lithium Corporation
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Marc Fogassa | Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and | October 20, 2023 | ||
| Marc Fogassa | Chairman of the Board | |||
| /s/ Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar | Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and | October 20, 2023 | ||
| Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar | Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
I, Marc Fogassa, certify that:
| (1) | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 of Atlas Lithium Corporation.; |
| (2) | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| (3) | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| (4) | The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| (5) | The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: October 20, 2023 | /s/ Marc Fogassa | |
| Marc Fogassa | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION
I, Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar, certify that:
| (1) | I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 of Atlas Lithium Corporation; |
| (2) | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| (3) | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| (4) | The Company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Company and have: |
| (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| (b) | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under their supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| (c) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| (d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Company’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| (5) | The Company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Company’s auditors and the audit committee of the Company’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| (a) | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| (b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: October 20, 2023 | /s/ Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar | |
| Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Atlas Lithium Corporation (the “Company”), certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
| Date: October 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Marc Fogassa |
| Marc Fogassa | ||
Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
| Date: October 20, 2023 | By: | /s/ Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar |
| Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Common stock, par value | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Common stock, shares authorized | 200,000,000 | 4,000,000,000 |
| Common stock, shares issued | 10,688,727 | 5,110,014 |
| Common stock, shares outstanding | 10,688,727 | 5,110,014 |
| Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | ||
| Preferred stock, par value | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1 | 1 |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 1 | 1 |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 1 | 1 |
| Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | ||
| Preferred stock, par value | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Preferred stock, shares issued | 0 | 214,006 |
| Preferred stock, shares outstanding | 0 | 214,006 |
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Sep. 30, 2022 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
| Revenue | $ 3,301 | $ 6,145 | ||
| Cost of revenue | 27,534 | 63,732 | ||
| Gross loss | (24,233) | (57,587) | ||
| Operating expenses | ||||
| Professional fees | 212,579 | 45,978 | 403,179 | 189,999 |
| General and administrative | 1,058,808 | 478,899 | 3,672,552 | 1,101,290 |
| Compensation and related costs | 530,538 | 172,730 | 2,055,875 | 559,319 |
| Stock based compensation | 3,699,588 | 386,287 | 7,680,742 | 1,029,476 |
| Exploration | 5,941,109 | 163,800 | 11,633,434 | 184,221 |
| Total operating expenses | 11,442,622 | 1,247,694 | 25,445,782 | 3,064,305 |
| Loss from operations | (11,442,622) | (1,271,927) | (25,445,782) | (3,121,892) |
| Other expense (income) | ||||
| Other expense (income) | 295,731 | (1,917) | 154,820 | (3,883) |
| Total other expense | 295,731 | (1,917) | 154,820 | (3,883) |
| Loss before provision for income taxes | (11,738,353) | (1,270,010) | (25,600,602) | (3,118,009) |
| Provision for income taxes | ||||
| Net loss | (11,738,353) | (1,270,010) | (25,600,602) | (3,118,009) |
| Loss attributable to non-controlling interest | (458,878) | (241,818) | (1,228,540) | (687,311) |
| Net loss attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation stockholders | $ (11,279,475) | $ (1,028,192) | $ (24,372,062) | $ (2,430,698) |
| Basic and diluted loss per share | ||||
| Net loss per share attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation common stockholders basic | $ (1.09) | $ (0.22) | $ (2.76) | $ (0.53) |
| Net loss per share attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation common stockholders diluted | $ (1.09) | $ (0.22) | $ (2.76) | $ (0.53) |
| Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic | 10,363,991 | 4,579,688 | 8,818,972 | 4,579,688 |
| Diluted | 10,363,991 | 4,579,688 | 8,818,972 | 4,579,688 |
| Comprehensive loss: | ||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | $ (247,224) | $ (267,594) | $ (141,333) | $ 38,870 |
| Comprehensive loss | (11,985,577) | (1,537,604) | (25,741,935) | (3,079,139) |
| Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (466,622) | (472,483) | (1,235,115) | (673,300) |
| Comprehensive loss attributable to Atlas Lithium Corporation stockholders | $ (11,518,955) | $ (1,065,121) | $ (24,506,820) | $ (2,405,839) |
ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2023 | |
| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Description of Business
Atlas Lithium Corporation (together with its subsidiaries “Atlas Lithium.” the “Company”, “the Registrant”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, on December 15, 2011. The Company changed its management and business on December 18, 2012, to focus on mineral exploration in Brazil.
Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and are expressed in United States dollars. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company; its 99.99% owned subsidiary, Atlas Litio Brasil Ltda. (“Atlas Brasil”), which includes the accounts of Atlas Brasil’s 99.99% owned subsidiary, Hercules Resources Corporation (“HRC”), which includes the accounts of HRC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hercules Brasil Comercio e Transportes Ltda. (“Hercules Brasil”); its 45.11% equity interest in Apollo Resources Corporation (“Apollo Resources”) and its subsidiaries Mineração Apollo, Ltda., Mineração Duas Barras Ltda. (“MDB”) and RST Recursos Minerais Ltda. (“RST”); and its 27.42% equity interest in Jupiter Gold Corporation (“Jupiter Gold”), which includes the accounts of Jupiter Gold’s subsidiary, Mineração Jupiter Ltda. The Company has concluded that Apollo Resources, Jupiter Gold and their subsidiaries are variable interest entities (“VIE”) in accordance with applicable accounting standards and guidance. As such, the accounts and results of Apollo Resources, Jupiter Gold and their subsidiaries have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations.
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Property and Equipment
The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s property and equipment as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $22,008 and $30,116, respectively, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $1,086 and $16,717, respectively.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of mining rights which are not amortized as the mining rights are perpetual. The carrying value of these mineral rights as of September 30, 2023 and at December 31, 2022 was $5,911,516 and $4,971,267, respectively.
The Company previously reported it was acquiring five mineral rights totaling 1,090.88 hectares pursuant to a mineral rights purchase agreement entered into on January 19, 2023 (the “Acquisition Agreement”). After a period of preliminary assessment, the Company and the counterparty to the agreement agreed to revise the terms of the acquisition, following which the Company ultimately consummated the acquisition of only one mineral right totaling 45.77 hectares. The mineral right is located in the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga, in a region known as “Lithium Valley” in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The Company’s obligations under the Acquisition Agreement as revised are:
As of September 30th, 2023, there are no outstanding commitments related to this transaction.
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 2 – COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS (CONTINUED)
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| DEFERRED CONSIDERATION FROM ROYALTIES SOLD | NOTE 3 – DEFERRED CONSIDERATION FROM ROYALTIES SOLD
On May 2, 2023, the Company and Atlas Litio Brasil Ltda. (the “Company Subsidiary”), entered into a Royalty Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Lithium Royalty Corp., a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“LRC”). The transaction contemplated under the Purchase Agreement closed simultaneously on May 2, 2023, whereby the Company Subsidiary sold to LRC in consideration for $20,000,000 in cash, a royalty interest equaling 3% of the gross revenue (the “Royalty”) to be received by the Company Subsidiary from the sale of products from certain 19 mineral rights and properties that are located in Brazil and held by the Company Subsidiary.
On the same day, the Company Subsidiary and LRC entered into a Gross Revenue Royalty Agreement (the “Royalty Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company Subsidiary granted LRC the Royalty and undertook to calculate and make royalty payment on a quarterly basis commencing from the first receipt of the sales proceeds with respect to the products from the Property. The Royalty Agreement contains other customary terms, including but not limited to, the scope of the gross revenue, the Company Subsidiary’s right to determine operations, and LRC’s information and audit rights. Under the Royalty Agreement, the Company Subsidiary also granted LRC an option to purchase additional royalty interest with respect to certain additional Brazilian mineral rights and properties on the same terms and conditions as the Royalty, at a total purchase price of $5,000,000.
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Other noncurrent liabilities are comprised solely of social contributions and other employee-related costs at our operating subsidiaries located in Brazil. The balance of these employee related costs as of September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, amounted to $56,630 and $78,964, respectively.
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| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Authorized Stock and Amendments
On July 18, 2022, the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors” or “Board”) adopted resolutions to effect a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-750 without affecting the number of shares of authorized common stock (the “Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split”). The holder of the majority voting power of our voting stock (the “Majority Stockholder”) approved the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split by written consent on July 18, 2022, in lieu of a meeting of stockholders as permitted under the Nevada Revised Statute (“NRS”) Section 78.320(2) and the company’s bylaws, as then amended (the “Bylaws”). For additional information on the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split, refer to the Definitive Information Statement filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC” or the “Commission”) on July 29, 2022 (the “2022 Information Statement”) and the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission on December 22, 2022, both available on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
On December 20, 2022, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (“SOS”) that was intended to effect the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split (the “Original Articles Amendment”). In April 2023, the Board of Directors determined (i) that the Original Articles Amendment inaccurately stated that the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split was obtained by a stockholder vote under NRS 78.390, while approval of the stockholders was required under NRS 78.2055, with the holders of common stock voting as a separate class; and (ii) that the Original Articles Amendment was a nullity in that, under Nevada law, filing an amendment to articles of incorporation is not necessary to effectuate a reverse stock split. As a result, the Board of Directors determined that it would be in the best interest of the Company to take corrective action to remedy the inaccuracy and to file the documents that would have been necessary to effectuate a 1-for-750 reverse stock split of the issued and outstanding common stock with a corresponding split of the authorized common stock (the “Rectified Reverse Stock Split”) and then immediately thereafter increase the number of shares of authorized common stock back to the number it was prior to the Rectified Reverse Stock Split as of December 20, 2022.
Pursuant to the action of the Company’s board of directors by unanimous written consent on April 21, 2023, the board of directors authorized and approved (i) the Certificate of Correction to correct the Original Articles Amendment (the “Certificate of Correction”), and (ii) the Certificate of Change Pursuant to NRS 78.209 (the “Certificate of Change”) including the Certificate of Validation of the Certificate of Change (the “Change Validation Certificate”) in order to decrease the number of shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock and correspondingly decrease the number of authorized shares of common stock, each at a ratio of 1-for-750, retroactively effective as of December 20, 2022, without a vote of the stockholders. The board of directors also directed that the Company file the Certificate of Correction with the SOS and thereafter file the Certificate of Change including the Change Validation Certificate with the SOS. Pursuant to the NRS, no stockholder approval for this action was required. On May 25, 2023, the Company filed the Certificate of Correction and Certificate of Change including the Change Validation Certificate with the SOS, as also reported in Exhibits 3.2 and 3.1, respectively, to the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission on May 25, 2023.
To carry out the original intent of the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split and in light of the correction, ratification and validation of the Rectified Reverse Stock Split as described above, the Company’s Board of Directors and the Majority Stockholder approved on April 21, 2023 the Authorized Capital Increase Amendment to increase the authorized number of shares of common stock from shares to shares retroactively as of December 20, 2022, in accordance with the board’s and stockholders’ original intent in effecting the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split.
Further, the Board of Directors determined that it was advisable and in the best interests of the Company to amend and restate the Company’s articles of incorporation (as amended to date, the “Current Articles”) to decrease the number of shares of authorized common stock to two hundred million () and to amend certain other provisions in the Company’s Current Articles (the “Amended and Restated Articles”). The Board of Directors and the Majority Stockholder determined to decrease the number of shares of our authorized common stock in order to reduce the number of shares available for issuance given that the large number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance may have a perceived negative impact on any potential future efforts to attract additional financing due to the dilutive effect of having such a large number of shares available for issuance. On April 21, 2023, the Company’s board of directors and the Majority Stockholder approved the Amended and Restated Articles. Following the effectiveness of the Certificate of Correction and the Certificate of Change including the Change Validation Certificate filed with the SOS, on May 25, 2023, the Company filed the Amended and Restated Articles, as also reported in Exhibit 3.3 of the Form 8-K filed by the Company with the Commission on May 26, 2023.
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
The foregoing corporate actions were disclosed in the Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C (the “Information Statement”) filed by the Company with the Commission on May 2, 2023. As also contemplated in the Information Statement, on May 25, 2023, the Company also filed with the SOS a Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the Certificate of Withdrawal of Designation of the Series C Convertible Preferred (collectively, the “Certificates of Withdrawal”). The filings of the Certificates of Withdrawals were effective as of May 25, 2023.
As of December 31, 2022, the Company had common shares authorized with a par value of $ per share. Pursuant to the vote by a written consent dated April 21, 2023, of the Company’s Majority Stockholder, entitled to 51% of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting stock, the number of shares of the Company’s authorized common stock was decreased to shares. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had authorized shares of common stock, with a par value of $ per share.
Reverse Stock Split
In connection with the Originally Intended Reverse Stock Split, as corrected by the Rectified Reverse Stock Split, the Company effectuated as of December 20, 2022 a reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-750 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Following the Reverse Stock Split, each 750 shares of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock were automatically converted into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in par value per share. No fractional shares were issued as a result of the Reverse Stock Split and no cash or other consideration was paid. Instead, we issued one whole share of the post-split common stock to any stockholder who otherwise would have received a fractional share as a result of the Reverse Stock Split. As rectified, the Reverse Stock Split did not affect the number of shares of authorized stock. All share, equity award, and per share amounts contained in these Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements have been adjusted to reflect the Reverse Stock Split for all prior periods presented.
Series A Preferred Stock
On December 18, 2012, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”) to designate one share of a new series of preferred stock. The Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock provides that for so long as Series A Stock is issued and outstanding, the holders of Series A Stock shall vote together as a single class with the holders of the Company’s common stock, with the holders of Series A Stock being entitled to 51% of the total votes on all such matters regardless of the actual number of shares of Series A Stock then outstanding, and the holders of common stock are entitled to their proportional share of the remaining 49% of the total votes based on their respective voting power. The one outstanding share of our Series A Stock has been held by our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Mr. Marc Fogassa since December 18, 2012.
Series D Preferred Stock
On September 16, 2021, the Company filed with the Nevada Secretary of State a Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Stock”) to designate shares of a new series of preferred stock. The Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series D COD”) provides that for so long as Series D Stock is issued and outstanding, the holders of Series D Stock shall have no voting power until such time as the Series D Stock is converted into shares of common stock. Pursuant to the Series D COD one share of Series D Stock is convertible into shares of common stock and may be converted at any time at the election of the holder. Giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split discussed above, each share of Series D Stock is effectively convertible into 13 and 1/3 shares of common stock. Holders of the Series D Stock are not entitled to any liquidation preference over the holders of common stock and are entitled to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company on a pro rata basis.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022, Transactions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company issued shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $2,613,736 pursuant to subscription agreements with accredited investors. Additionally, the Company issued shares of common stock valued at $1,000,000 as part of a payment for a lithium mining rights purchase.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023, Transactions
On January 9, 2023, the Company, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with EF Hutton, division of Benchmark Investments, LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein (the “Representative”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell an aggregate of shares of the Company’s common stock, to the Representative, at a public offering price of $ per share (the “Offering Price”) in a firm commitment public offering (the “Offering”). The Company also granted the Representative a 45-day option to purchase up to additional shares of the Company’s common stock upon the same terms and conditions for the purpose of covering any over-allotments in connection with the Offering (the “Over-Allotment Option”). On January 11, 2023, the Representative delivered its notice to exercise the Over-Allotment Option in full.
The shares of common stock were offered by the Company pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-262399) filed with the Commission and declared effective on January 9, 2023 (the “Registration Statement”). The consummation of the Offering took place on January 12, 2023 (the “Closing”).
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
In connection with the Closing, the Company issued to the Representative, and/or its permitted designees, as a portion of the underwriting compensation payable to the Representative, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 33,750 shares of common stock, equal to 5% of the number of shares of common stock sold in the Offering (excluding the Over-Allotment option), at an exercise price of $, equal to 125% of the Offering Price (the “Representative’s Warrants”). The Representative’s Warrants are exercisable for a period of five years from the effective date of the Registration Statement, provided that they are subject to a mandatory lock-up for 180 days from the commencement of sales of the Offering in accordance with FINRA Rule 5110(e). Aggregate gross proceeds from the Offering were $4,657,500.
The Company previously reported it was acquiring five mineral rights totaling 1,090.88 hectares pursuant to a mineral rights purchase agreement entered into on January 19, 2023 (the “Acquisition Agreement”). After a period of preliminary assessment, the Company and the counterparty to the agreement agreed to revise the terms of the acquisition, following which the Company ultimately consummated the acquisition of only one mineral right totaling 45.77 hectares. The mineral right is located in the municipalities of Araçuaí and Itinga, in a region known as “Lithium Valley” in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. The Company’s obligations under the Acquisition Agreement as revised are:
On January 30, 2023, the company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with two investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investors in a Regulation S private placement (the “Private Placement”) an aggregate of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”). The purchase price for the Shares was $ per share, for total gross proceeds of $4,000,000. The Private Placement transaction closed on February 1, 2023.
Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold an aggregate of shares of our common stock to Triton Funds, LP for total gross proceeds of $1,675,797 pursuant to a Common Stock Purchase Agreement (the “CSPA”) entered into between the Company and Triton Funds, LP, dated February 26, 2021. For a description of the transactions contemplated under the CSPA, please refer to our Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 2, 2021.
On May 26, 2023, our CEO and Chairman, Mr. Marc Fogassa, elected to convert shares of Series D Stock, representing all of his outstanding shares of Series D Stock at that time, into shares of common stock. As a result, of such conversion, the Company issued Mr. Fogassa new shares of common stock.
Private Placement
On July 18, 2023, the Company consummated a transaction with four investors, pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Investors in a Regulation S private placement an aggregate of restricted shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ per share. The purchase price for the Shares was $ per share, for total gross proceeds of $10,000,023. The Company currently intends to use the proceeds from the Private Placement for general working capital purposes. The Investors each made customary representations, warranties and covenants, including, among other things, that each of the Investors is a “non-U.S. Person” as defined in Regulation S, and that they were not solicited by means of generation solicitation. No broker-dealer or private placement agent was involved in the Private Placement. The Company entered into a certain technical services agreement with one of the Investors with experience in the lithium industry.
2023 Stock Incentive Plan
On May 25, 2023, the Board approved the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) which enables the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, stock unit awards, other stock-based awards, and performance-based cash awards, each of which may be granted separately or in tandem with other awards. The number of shares of Company’s common stock issuable pursuant to Plan will be equal to shares. For a description of the 2023 Stock Incentive Plan, please refer to the Company’s Revised Definitive Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed with the Commission on June 5, 2023.
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Common Stock Options
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, option holders exercised a total options with a $ exercise price. These exercises were paid for with 542 options conceded in cashless exercises. As a result of the options exercised, the Company issued shares of the Company’s common stock.
The common stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were issued with a grant date fair value of $.
Series D preferred stock options Options
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted options to purchase series D stock to directors. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following ranges of assumptions:
Changes in Series D preferred stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
All Series D preferred stock options vested immediately upon issuance and are exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of issuance. The Series D preferred stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2023 were issued with a total grant date fair value of $, compared to total grant date fair value of $ for the Series D preferred stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Stock Purchase Warrants
Stock purchase warrants are accounted for as equity in accordance with ASC 480, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to brokers in connection with the private placement financing. All warrants vest within 180 days from issuance and are exercisable for a period of two to five years from the date of issuance. Changes in stock purchase warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
NOTE 5 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (CONTINUED)
Common Stock Awards
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company granted common stock awards to officers and consultants of the Company, as follows:
These restricted shares become unrestricted immediately upon vesting and were issued with a total grant date fair value of $6,922,121, as measured using the Company’s 20-day volume weighted average price trailing to the date of issuance. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized $ in stock-based compensation expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss ($, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022).
As of September 30, 2023, the Company had unvested common stock awards outstanding with vesting dates ranging from November 2023 to September 2027.
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES |
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| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES | NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Rental Commitment
The Company rents office space in the U.S. for approximately $4,598 on a month-to-month basis. The Company also rents office space in Brazil. Such costs are immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Jupiter Gold Corporation
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Jupiter Gold granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at prices ranging between $ to $ per share. The options were valued at $ and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which ranged from $ to $, an illiquidity discount of , expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated ranging from % to %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term between and . During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Marc Fogassa exercised a total options at a $ weighted average exercise price. These exercises were paid for with options conceded in cashless exercises. As a result of the options exercised, the Company issued shares of the Jupiter Gold’s common stock to Marc Fogassa.
On June 13, 2023, the Company purchased shares of Jupiter Gold common stock at $ per share.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, Jupiter Gold granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at prices ranging between $to $per share. The options were valued at $and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which ranged from $to $expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated at %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term between and .
Apollo Resources Corporation
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Apollo Resources granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at a price of $ per share. The options were valued at $ and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which was $, an illiquidity discount of %, expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated ranging from % to %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term of .
During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, Apollo Resources granted options to purchase an aggregate of shares of its common stock to Marc Fogassa at a price of $per share. The options were valued at $and recorded to stock-based compensation. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following average assumptions: the Company’s stock price on the date of the grant which ranged from $to $, expected dividend yield of %, historical volatility calculated at %, risk-free interest rate between a range of % to %, and an expected term between five and ten years.
ATLAS LITHIUM CORPORATION NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES | NOTE 8 – RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
Currency Risk
We operate primarily in Brazil which exposes us to currency risks. Our business activities may generate intercompany receivables or payables that are in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity. Changes in exchange rates from the time the activity occurs to the time payments are made may result in it receiving either more or less in local currency than the local currency equivalent at the time of the original activity.
Our consolidated financial statements are denominated in U.S. dollars. Accordingly, changes in exchange rates between the applicable foreign currency and the U.S. dollar affect the translation of each foreign subsidiary’s financial results into U.S. dollars for purposes of reporting in the consolidated financial statements. Our foreign subsidiaries translate their financial results from the local currency into U.S. dollars in the following manner: (a) income statement accounts are translated at average exchange rates for the period; (b) balance sheet asset and liability accounts are translated at end of period exchange rates; and (c) equity accounts are translated at historical exchange rates. Translation in this manner affects the shareholders’ equity account referred to as the foreign currency translation adjustment account. This account exists only in the foreign subsidiaries’ U.S. dollar balance sheets and is necessary to keep the foreign subsidiaries’ balance sheets in agreement.
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| SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
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ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) |
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| Organization and Description of Business | Organization and Description of Business
Atlas Lithium Corporation (together with its subsidiaries “Atlas Lithium.” the “Company”, “the Registrant”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada, on December 15, 2011. The Company changed its management and business on December 18, 2012, to focus on mineral exploration in Brazil.
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| Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation | Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and are expressed in United States dollars. For the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company; its 99.99% owned subsidiary, Atlas Litio Brasil Ltda. (“Atlas Brasil”), which includes the accounts of Atlas Brasil’s 99.99% owned subsidiary, Hercules Resources Corporation (“HRC”), which includes the accounts of HRC’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Hercules Brasil Comercio e Transportes Ltda. (“Hercules Brasil”); its 45.11% equity interest in Apollo Resources Corporation (“Apollo Resources”) and its subsidiaries Mineração Apollo, Ltda., Mineração Duas Barras Ltda. (“MDB”) and RST Recursos Minerais Ltda. (“RST”); and its 27.42% equity interest in Jupiter Gold Corporation (“Jupiter Gold”), which includes the accounts of Jupiter Gold’s subsidiary, Mineração Jupiter Ltda. The Company has concluded that Apollo Resources, Jupiter Gold and their subsidiaries are variable interest entities (“VIE”) in accordance with applicable accounting standards and guidance. As such, the accounts and results of Apollo Resources, Jupiter Gold and their subsidiaries have been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
All material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
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| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
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| Recent Accounting Pronouncements | Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has implemented all new accounting pronouncements that are in effect and that may impact its financial statements and does not believe that there are any other new pronouncements that have been issued that might have a material impact on its financial position or results of operations. |
COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS (Tables) |
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| SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | The following table sets forth the components of the Company’s property and equipment as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
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| SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS FAIR VALUE ASSUMPTIONS |
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, option holders exercised a total options with a $ exercise price. These exercises were paid for with 542 options conceded in cashless exercises. As a result of the options exercised, the Company issued shares of the Company’s common stock.
The common stock options issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 were issued with a grant date fair value of $.
Series D preferred stock options Options
During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company granted options to purchase series D stock to directors. The options were valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following ranges of assumptions:
Changes in Series D preferred stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
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| SCHEDULE OF WARRANT ACTIVITY | During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to brokers in connection with the private placement financing. All warrants vest within 180 days from issuance and are exercisable for a period of two to five years from the date of issuance. Changes in stock purchase warrants for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 were as follows:
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ORGANIZATION, BUSINESS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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| Atlas Litio Brasil Ltda. [Member] | ||
| Equity method investment ownership percentage | 99.99% | 99.99% |
| Apollo Resources Corporation [Member] | ||
| Equity method investment ownership percentage | 45.11% | 45.11% |
| Jupiter Gold Corporation [Member] | ||
| Equity method investment ownership percentage | 27.42% | 27.42% |
SCHEDULE OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Details) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Cost | $ 757,323 | $ 659,282 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | (471,848) | (441,732) |
| Net Book Value | 285,475 | 217,550 |
| Computers and Office Equipment [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Cost | 595 | 571 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | (595) | (571) |
| Net Book Value | ||
| Machinery and Equipment [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Cost | 435,141 | 419,498 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | (387,691) | (362,140) |
| Net Book Value | 47,450 | 57,358 |
| Vehicles [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Cost | 84,439 | 80,139 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | (83,562) | (79,021) |
| Net Book Value | 877 | 1,118 |
| Land [Member] | ||
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | ||
| Cost | 237,149 | 159,074 |
| Accumulated Depreciation | ||
| Net Book Value | $ 237,149 | $ 159,074 |
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Details) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Items | ||
| Accounts payable and other accruals | $ 2,163,863 | $ 408,874 |
| Mineral rights payable | 483,687 | 2,367,600 |
| Total | $ 2,647,549 | $ 2,776,474 |
COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ITEMS (Details Narrative) |
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Jan. 19, 2023
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| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | |||||||
| Depreciation | $ 22,008 | $ 1,086 | $ 30,116 | $ 16,717 | |||
| Carrying value of intangible assets | $ 5,911,516 | $ 5,911,516 | $ 4,971,267 | ||||
| Mineral rights, hectares | ha | 45.77 | ||||||
| Acquisition Agreement [Member] | |||||||
| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | |||||||
| Mineral rights, hectares | ha | 1,090.88 | ||||||
| Payments to acquire mineral rights | $ 400,000 | ||||||
| Value of stock issued for acquisition | $ 750,000 | ||||||
DEFERRED CONSIDERATION FROM ROYALTIES SOLD (Details Narrative) - Royalty Purchase Agreement [Member] |
May 02, 2023
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| Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items] | |
| Consideration and sale of subsidiary | $ 20,000,000 |
| Percentage of royalty interest | 3.00% |
| Royalty expense | $ 5,000,000 |
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
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| Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Employee related costs | $ 56,630 | $ 78,964 |
SCHEDULE OF OUTSTANDING AND EXERCISABLE OPTIONS (Details) (Parenthetical) |
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| Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | |
| Class of Stock [Line Items] | |
| Conversion of stock | 13 |
SCHEDULE OF WARRANT ACTIVITY (Details) - Warrant [Member] - USD ($) |
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| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||
| Number of Options Outstanding and Vested, Balance | 321,759 | 406,270 | |||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding and vested, Balance | $ 12.8634 | $ 11.4750 | |||||
| Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years) | 1 year 3 months 18 days | 1 year 11 months 19 days | |||||
| Aggregated Intrinsic Value, Balance | |||||||
| Number of Options Outstanding and Vested, Warrants issued | 234,735 | [1] | 96,397 | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Warrants issued | $ 8.1336 | [1] | $ 6.7639 | ||||
| Number of Options Outstanding and Vested, Warrants exercised | (439,104) | [2] | (146,113) | ||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Warrants exercised | $ 7.6609 | [2] | $ 8.0767 | ||||
| Number of Options Outstanding and Vested, Balance | 117,390 | 321,770 | |||||
| Weighted Average Exercise Price, Outstanding and vested, Balance | $ 10.9570 | $ 11.5939 | |||||
| Weighted Average Contractual Life (Years) | 8 months 23 days | 1 year 9 months 14 days | |||||
| Aggregated Intrinsic Value, Balance | $ 2,307,065 | $ 372,990 | |||||
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SCHEDULE OF WARRANT ACTIVITY (Details) (Parenthetical) |
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| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Grant date fair value, issued | $ | $ 2,156,793 | ||||
| Common share issue | 15,458 | ||||
| Warrant [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Number of warrants, exercised | 439,104 | [1] | 146,113 | ||
| Common share issue | 380,314 | ||||
| Cash proceeds | $ | $ 981,541 | ||||
| Warrants conceded in cashless exercise | 58,790 | ||||
| Minimum [Member] | Warrant [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Exercise price | $ / shares | $ 5.1085 | ||||
| Maximum [Member] | Warrant [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Exercise price | $ / shares | $ 8.3325 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk free interest rate, minimum | Integer | 8.10 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Share Price [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk free interest rate, minimum | Integer | 18.00 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Expected Dividend Rate [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk free interest rate, minimum | 0.0 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Option Volatility [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk free interest rate, minimum | 196.40 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk free interest rate, minimum | 3.43 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Risk Free Interest Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Risk free interest rate, minimum | 3.54 | ||||
| Measurement Input, Expected Term [Member] | |||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||
| Expected term | 5 years | ||||
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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Details Narrative) |
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Jul. 18, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
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May 26, 2023
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Apr. 21, 2023 |
Feb. 01, 2023
USD ($)
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Jan. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
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Jan. 19, 2023
USD ($)
ha
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Jan. 12, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
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Jan. 09, 2023
$ / shares
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Dec. 20, 2022
shares
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Sep. 16, 2021
shares
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Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
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Sep. 30, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
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Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
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Sep. 30, 2022
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
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Jun. 30, 2023
$ / shares
shares
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May 25, 2023
shares
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Dec. 31, 2022
$ / shares
shares
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Dec. 19, 2022
shares
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Dec. 31, 2021
$ / shares
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| Stockholders equity reverse stock split | reverse stock split of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock at a ratio of 1-for-750 (the “Reverse Stock Split”). Following the Reverse Stock Split, each 750 shares of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock were automatically converted into one issued and outstanding share of common stock, without any change in par value per share. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 4,000,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, par value | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gross from common stock | $ | $ 20,525,116 | $ 2,613,736 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities | $ | $ 2,639 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional shares of the common stock | 174,697 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross proceeds from offering | $ | $ 20,522,531 | 2,613,736 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral rights, hectares | ha | 45.77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued | 15,458 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock options conceded in cashless exercises | 542 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant date fair value, issued | $ | $ 58,685 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock awards | 385,626 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant date fair value of vesting | $ | $ 6,922,121 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | $ | $ 3,699,588 | $ 386,287 | $ 7,680,742 | 1,029,476 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unvested common stock awards | 181,364 | 181,364 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Services Rendered Signing Bonuses And Retention Incentives [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock awards | 204,262 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vest In Equal Annual Installments Over Three Years [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock awards | 63,764 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vest In Equal Annual Installments Over Four Years [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock awards | 97,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Vest Two Years After Award Date [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock awards | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock Awards [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | $ | $ 1,338,015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 Stock Incentive Plan [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares common stock issuable pursuant to awards granted | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Private Placement [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, par value | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares sold to investors | 526,317 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of stock, price per share | $ / shares | $ 19.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total gross proceeds | $ | $ 10,000,023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Underwriting Agreement [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares sold to investors | 675,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of stock, price per share | $ / shares | $ 6.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional shares of the common stock | 101,250 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisition Agreement [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mineral rights, hectares | ha | 1,090.88 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Payments to acquire mineral rights | $ | $ 400,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Value of stock issued for acquisition | $ | $ 750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Security Purchase Agreement [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock issued during period, shares restricted stock award, net of forfeitures | 640,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares issued, price per share | $ / shares | $ 6.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of private placement | $ | $ 4,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series A Preferred Stock [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock voting rights | Series A Stock being entitled to 51% of the total votes on all such matters regardless of the actual number of shares of Series A Stock then outstanding, and the holders of common stock are entitled to their proportional share of the remaining 49% of the total votes based on their respective voting power | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Series D Convertible Preferred Stock [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders equity reverse stock split | Giving effect to the Reverse Stock Split discussed above, each share of Series D Stock is effectively convertible into 13 and 1/3 shares of common stock. Holders of the Series D Stock are not entitled to any liquidation preference over the holders of common stock and are entitled to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company on a pro rata basis. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of stock | 10,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Series D Preferred Stock [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred stock, shares authorized | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of stock | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of convertible preferred D stock into common stock, shares | 214,006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Additional shares of the common stock | 27,000 | 27,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise price | $ / shares | [1] | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | $ 0.10 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant date fair value, issued | $ | $ 570,670 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grant date fair value, issued | $ | $ 1,736,227 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accredited Investors [Member] | Subscription Agreements [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of shares sold to investors | 610,168 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross from common stock | $ | $ 1,675,797 | $ 2,613,736 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of convertible preferred D stock into common stock, shares | 116,959 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities | $ | $ 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued | 192,817 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Fogassa [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued | 2,853,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stockholders equity reverse stock split | 1-for-750 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 4,000,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 200,000,000 | 5,333,334 | |||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, par value | $ / shares | $ 0.001 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock voting rights | the Company’s Majority Stockholder, entitled to 51% of the voting power of the Company’s issued and outstanding voting stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross from common stock | $ | $ 2,372 | $ 457,626 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of convertible preferred D stock into common stock, shares | 2,853,413 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities | $ | $ 2,853 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common shares issued | 2,371,509 | 457,625,961 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number of options, exercised | 16,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average exercise price, exercised | $ / shares | $ 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock [Member] | Director [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock, shares authorized | 200,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Representative Warrants [Member] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants to purchase shares | 33,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of common stock sold | 5.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise price | $ / shares | $ 7.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of offering price | 125.00% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross proceeds from offering | $ | $ 4,657,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details Narrative) |
9 Months Ended |
|---|---|
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Sep. 30, 2023
USD ($)
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| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |
| Payments for Rent | $ 4,598 |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
9 Months Ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun. 13, 2023 |
May 26, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2023 |
Sep. 30, 2022 |
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| Options to purchase shares | 174,697 | |||
| Stock-based compensation | $ 5,399,745 | $ 1,029,476 | ||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings, shares | 15,458 | |||
| Marc Fogassa [Member] | ||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings, shares | 2,853,413 | |||
| Jupiter Gold Corporation [Member] | ||||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings, shares | 320,700 | |||
| Shares issued price per share | $ 1.00 | |||
| Jupiter Gold Corporation [Member] | Marc Fogassa [Member] | ||||
| Options to purchase shares | 315,000 | 420,000 | ||
| Exercise price minimum | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | ||
| Exercise price maximum | $ 1.00 | $ 1.00 | ||
| Stock-based compensation | $ 96,097 | $ 77,982 | ||
| Illiquidity discount | 75.00% | |||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| Historical volatility | 227.00% | |||
| Risk free interest, minimum | 3.42% | 1.51% | ||
| Risk free interest, maximum | 4.19% | 3.19% | ||
| Stock issued during period shares stock options exercised | 1,115,000 | |||
| Weighted average exercise price | $ 0.98 | |||
| Number of shares conceded in cashless exercises | 386,420 | |||
| Issuance of common stock in connection with sales made under private offerings, shares | 728,580 | |||
| Jupiter Gold Corporation [Member] | Marc Fogassa [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||
| Share price | $ 0.85 | $ 0.2525 | ||
| Historical volatility | 298.00% | |||
| Expected term | 5 years | 5 years | ||
| Jupiter Gold Corporation [Member] | Marc Fogassa [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||
| Share price | $ 2.10 | $ 0.275 | ||
| Historical volatility | 371.00% | |||
| Expected term | 10 years | 10 years | ||
| Apollo Resource Corporation [Member] | Marc Fogassa [Member] | ||||
| Options to purchase shares | 135,000 | 225,000 | ||
| Stock-based compensation | $ 167,822 | $ 275,858 | ||
| Illiquidity discount | 75.00% | |||
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% | ||
| Historical volatility | 58.00% | 71.00% | ||
| Risk free interest, minimum | 3.42% | 1.51% | ||
| Risk free interest, maximum | 4.19% | 3.19% | ||
| Exercise price | $ 0.01 | $ 1.22 | ||
| Historical volatility | 44.00% | |||
| Apollo Resource Corporation [Member] | Marc Fogassa [Member] | Minimum [Member] | ||||
| Share price | 1.00 | |||
| Apollo Resource Corporation [Member] | Marc Fogassa [Member] | Maximum [Member] | ||||
| Share price | $ 5.00 | $ 1.25 | ||
| Expected term | 10 years | |||
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