EX-99.1 2 tm2420789d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED

JUNE 30, 2024 AND 2023

 

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

 

 

New Found Gold Corp.

Condensed Interim Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

   Note   June 30,
2024
$
   December 31,
2023
$
 
ASSETS               
Current assets               
Cash        52,226,578    53,884,809 
Investments   5    2,471,135    3,596,592 
Prepaid expenses and deposits   11    1,313,193    1,519,157 
Sales taxes recoverable        1,503,704    3,299,646 
Interest receivable   7    77,605    75,322 
Total current assets        57,592,215    62,375,526 
                
Non-current assets               
Exploration and evaluation assets   3    9,147,833    9,093,187 
Investment in Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp.   6    2,120,870    2,861,250 
Property and equipment   4    7,591,166    7,638,608 
Secured notes   7    2,581,577    2,454,300 
Right-of-use assets        98,752    156,622 
Other assets        389,791    - 
Total non-current assets        21,929,989    22,203,967 
                
Total Assets        79,522,204    84,579,493 
LIABILITIES               
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   9,11    4,809,526    6,492,354 
Flow-through share premium   8    6,519,848    12,426,322 
Lease liabilities        31,807    88,958 
Total current liabilities        11,361,181    19,007,634 
Lease liabilities        69,068    68,839 
Total non-current liabilities        69,068    68,839 
                
Total liabilities        11,430,249    19,076,473 
                
EQUITY               
Share capital   10    317,550,189    290,244,029 
Reserves   10    35,314,938    34,755,069 
Deficit        (284,773,172)   (259,496,078)
Total equity        68,091,955    65,503,020 
                
Total Liabilities and Equity        79,522,204    84,579,493 

 

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN (Note 1)

COMMITMENTS (Notes 3 and 8)

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Notes 7 and 16)

 

These condensed interim financial statements are authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on August 9, 2024. They are signed on the Company’s behalf by:

 

“Collin Kettell” , Director
Douglas Hurst , Director

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Condensed Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, except share amounts)

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   Note   2024
$
   2023
$
   2024
$
   2023
$
 
Expenses                         
Corporate development and investor relations   11    167,413    318,048    389,116    674,968 
Depreciation   4    204,662    238,475    419,280    489,075 
Exploration and evaluation expenditures   3,11    10,127,738    24,961,141    24,289,001    46,607,926 
Office and sundry        196,829    200,789    399,720    388,905 
Professional fees        441,599    241,864    823,291    866,342 
Salaries and consulting   11    921,847    535,650    1,464,679    1,159,764 
Share-based compensation   10,11    75,491    388,488    626,389    918,735 
Transfer agent and regulatory fees        90,675    197,934    280,313    355,520 
Travel        10,353    28,785    58,119    108,152 
Loss from operating activities        (12,236,607)   (27,111,174)   (28,749,908)   (51,569,387)
Other income (expenses)                         
Settlement of flow-through share premium liability   8    2,499,562    6,933,367    5,906,474    12,387,959 
Gain on sale of exploration and evaluation assets   3ii    -    4,217,935    -    4,217,935 
Loss from equity investment   6    (340,516)   (183,068)   (740,380)   (183,068)
Loss on disposal of property and equipment   4    -    (5,928)   -    (5,928)
Part XII.6 tax   8    (340,472)   -    (629,039)   - 
Revaluation of secured notes   7    2,464    -    41,217    - 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)        15,340    (9,075)   85,080    (14,854)
Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets   3    -    (8,000)   -    (8,000)
Interest expense        (5,623)   (5,952)   (12,699)   (12,624)
Interest income        825,952    764,467    1,642,897    1,639,641 
Realized losses on disposal of investments   5    (23,420)   -    (23,420)   - 
Unrealized losses on investments   5    (741,462)   (529,179)   (1,047,216)   (2,440,624)
Settlement of legal claim   10,14    (1,750,100)   -    (1,750,100)   - 
Total        141,725    11,174,567    3,472,814    15,580,437 
Loss and comprehensive loss for the period        (12,094,882)   (15,936,607)   (25,277,094)   (35,988,950)
Loss per share – basic and diluted ($)   12    (0.06)   (0.09)   (0.13)   (0.20)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding -                         
Basic and diluted   12    191,356,562    176,008,149    187,534,833    175,694,579 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars)

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2024
$
   2023
$
 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Loss for the period   (25,277,094)   (35,988,950)
Adjustments for:          
Depreciation   419,280    489,075 
Gain on sale of exploration and evaluation assets   -    (4,123,183)
Loss from equity investment   740,380    183,068 
Interest income   (154,366)   - 
Interest expense   12,699    12,624 
Revaluation of secured notes   (41,217)   - 
Settlement of legal claim   1,750,100    - 
Foreign exchange (gain) on secured notes   (86,060)   - 
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain)   (25,881)   - 
Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets   -    8,000 
Loss on disposal of property and equipment   -    5,928 
Settlement of flow-through share premium liability   (5,906,474)   (12,387,959)
Share-based compensation   626,389    918,735 
Realized losses on disposal of investments   23,420    - 
Unrealized losses on investments   1,047,216    2,440,624 
    (26,871,608)   (48,442,038)
Change in non-cash working capital items:          
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and deposits   205,964    (80,884)
Decrease (increase) in sales taxes recoverable   1,795,942    (504,894)
(Increase) in other assets   -    (101,687)
(Decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (1,850,492)   (89,076)
Net cash (used in) operating activities   (26,720,194)   (49,218,579)
           
Cash flows from investing activities          
Expenditures on claim staking and license renewals   (3,400)   (2,400)
Interest received on secured notes   152,083    - 
Other assets   (310,067)   - 
Purchases of exploration and evaluation assets   (51,246)   (8,034)
Transaction costs on sale of exploration and evaluation assets   -    (94,752)
Proceeds on disposal of investments   54,821    - 
Purchases of property and equipment   (296,737)   (946,466)
Proceeds on disposal of property and equipment   -    9,084 
Net cash (used in) investing activities   (454,546)   (1,042,568)
           
Cash flows from financing activities          
Issuance of common shares in prospectus offering   26,238,689    9,830,471 
Share issue costs   (749,336)   (231,040)
Stock options exercised   87,500    49,920 
Lease principal payments   (74,153)   (67,149)
Lease interest payments   (12,699)   (12,624)
Net cash generated from financing activities   25,490,001    9,569,578 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held   26,508    - 
Net decrease in cash   (1,658,231)   (40,691,569)
Cash at beginning of period   53,884,809    82,165,273 
Cash at end of period   52,226,578    41,473,704 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS (Note 13)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars, except share amounts)

 

    Share capital     Reserves              
    Number
of shares
    Amount
$
    Equity settled
share-based
payments
$
    Warrants
$
    Deficit
$
    Total equity
$
 
Balance at December 31, 2022     175,377,526       229,632,005       33,443,292       3,918       (179,605,315 )     83,473,900   
Issued in prospectus offering Share issue costs     1,490,989       9,830,471       -       -       -       9,830,471   
Share issue costs     -       (231,040 )     -       -       -       (231,040 )
Stock options exercised     21,500       85,335       (35,415 )     -       -       49,920   
Share-based compensation     -       -       918,735       -       -       918,735   
Total comprehensive loss for the period     -       -       -       -       (35,988,950 )     (35,988,950 )
Balance at June 30, 2023     176,890,015       239,316,771       34,326,612       3,918       (215,594,265 )     58,053,036   
Issued pursuant to acquisition of exploration and evaluation assets     39,762       203,979       -       -       -       203,979   
Issued in prospectus offering Share issue costs     9,786,235       69,156,117       -       -       -       69,156,117   
Flow-through share premium     -       (15,295,500 )     -       -       -       (15,295,500  )
Share issue costs     -       (3,286,337 )     -       -       -       (3, 286,337 )
Stock options exercised     157,000       148,999       (67,289 )     -       -       81,710   
Share-based compensation     -       -       491,828       -       -       491,828   
Total comprehensive loss for the period     -       -       -       -       (43,901,813 )     (43,901,813 )
Balance at December 31, 2023     186,873,012       290,244,029       34,751,151       3,918       (259,496,078 )     65,503,020   
Issued in prospectus offering     5,487,242       26,238,689       -       -       -       26,238,689   
Share issue costs     -       (836,649 )     -       -       -       (836,649 )
Issued in settlement of legal claim     370,000       1,750,100       -       -       -       1,750,100   
Share-based compensation     -       -       626,389       -       -       626,389   
Stock options exercised     175,000       154,020       (66,520 )     -       -       87,500   
Total comprehensive loss for the period     -       -       -       -       (25,277,094 )     (25,277,094 )
Balance at June 30, 2024     192,905,254       317,550,189       35,311,020       3,918       (284,773,172 )     68,091,955   

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

1.NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN

 

New Found Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was incorporated on January 6, 2016, under the Business Corporations Act in the Province of Ontario. On June 23, 2020, the Company continued as a British Columbia corporation under the Business Corporations Act in the Province of British Columbia. The Company’s registered office is located at Suite 3500, The Stack, 1133 Melville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 4E5.

 

The Company is a mineral exploration company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of resource properties with a focus on gold properties located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The Company’s exploration and evaluation assets presently have no proven or probable reserves, and on the basis of information to date, it has not yet determined whether these properties contain economically recoverable resources. The recoverability of amounts shown for exploration and evaluation assets are dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves or the Company’s ability to recover the value of exploration and evaluation assets through their sale, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of those reserves and upon future profitable production.

 

These financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue on a going-concern basis and do not include adjustments to amounts and classifications of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue operations. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern depends upon its ability to develop profitable operations and to continue to raise adequate financing. As at June 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $284,773,172 and shareholders’ equity of $68,091,955. In addition, the Company has a working capital surplus, calculated as current assets less current liabilities, of $46,231,034, consisting primarily of cash, and negative cash flow from operating activities of $26,720,194 for the six months ended June 30, 2024.

 

Management is actively targeting sources of additional financing through alliances with financial, exploration and mining entities, or other business and financial transactions which would assure continuation of the Company’s operations and exploration programs. In order for the Company to meet its liabilities as they come due and to continue its operations, the Company is solely dependent upon its ability to generate such financing. These items give rise to material uncertainties that cast significant doubt as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

 

These condensed interim financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors of the Company on August 9, 2024.

 

2.MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION

 

The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below.

 

a)Statement of compliance

 

The Company’s condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as applicable to interim financial reports including International Accounting Standards 34 “Interim Financial Reporting” issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

2. MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION (continued)

 

a)Statement of compliance (continued)

 

These condensed interim financial statements do not include all the information and note disclosures required by IFRS for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.

 

The policies applied in these condensed interim financial statements are the same as those applied in the most recent annual financial statements and were consistently applied to all the periods presented.

 

b)Basis of presentation

 

These condensed interim financial statements are expressed in Canadian dollars and have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for financial instruments classified as subsequently measured at fair value. In addition, these financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information.

 

Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

c)Significant Accounting Estimates and Judgments

 

The preparation of these condensed interim financial statements requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from these estimates.

 

In preparing these condensed interim financial statements, the Company applied the critical judgments and estimates disclosed in Note 2 of its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

d)Initial application of standards, interpretations and amendments to standards and interpretations in the reporting period

 

The IASB issued certain new accounting standards or amendments that are mandatory for accounting periods on or after January 1, 2024, including amendments to IAS 1 “Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-Current”, amendments to IFRS 16 “Leases”, and amendments to IAS 7 “Statement of Cash Flow” and IFRS 7 “Financial Instruments Disclosures”. The effect of such new accounting standards or amendments did not have a material impact on the Company and therefore the Company did not record any adjustments to the financial statements.

 

e)New and amended IFRS standards not yet effective

 

Certain new accounting standards or interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for the current period and have not been early adopted. These standards and interpretations are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements, except for IFRS 18 “Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements”.

 

IFRS 18 includes requirements for all entities applying IFRS for the presentation and disclosure of information in financial statements and has an effective date of January 1, 2027. The effects of the adoption of IFRS 18 on the Company’s financial statements have not yet been determined.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

3. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

 

The schedules below summarize the carrying costs of acquisition costs and exploration expenditures incurred to date for each exploration and evaluation asset that the Company is continuing to explore as at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

    Newfoundland  
Six months ended June 30, 2024   Queensway(i)
$
    Other
$
    Total
$
 
Exploration and evaluation assets                        
Balance as at December 31, 2023     9,014,478       78,709       9,093,187  
Additions:                        
Acquisition costs     51,246       -       51,246  
Claim staking and license renewal costs     3,400       -       3,400  
Balance as at June 30, 2024     9,069,124       78,709       9,147,833  
                         
Exploration and evaluation expenditures                        
Cumulative exploration expense - December 31, 2023     215,285,192       574,857       215,860,049  
Assays     3,926,384       -       3,926,384  
Drilling     10,164,148       -       10,164,148  
Environmental studies     472,882       -       472,882  
Geochemistry     123,744       -       123,744  
Geophysics     413,230       -       413,230  
Imagery and mapping     90,197       350       90,547  
Metallurgy     686,082       -       686,082  
Office and general     352,979       -       352,979  
Other     768,437       -       768,437  
Permitting     261,331       -       261,331  
Property taxes, mining leases and rent     87,166       -       87,166  
Reclamation     352,483       -       352,483  
Salaries and consulting     5,037,563       -       5,037,563  
Seismic survey     117,583       -       117,583  
Supplies and equipment     761,070       -       761,070  
Travel and accommodations     386,681       -       386,681  
Technical reports     58,027       -       58,027  
Trenching     344,164       -       344,164  
Exploration cost recovery     (115,500 )     -       (115,500 )
      24,288,651       350       24,289,001  
Cumulative exploration expense – June 30, 2024     239,573,843       575,207       240,149,050  

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

3. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (continued)

 

    Newfoundland        
Six months ended June 30, 2023   Queensway(i)
$
    Other
$
    Ontario(ii)
$
    Total
$
 
Exploration and evaluation assets                                
Balance as at December 31, 2022     8,616,693       47,916       272,000       8,936,609  
Additions                                
Acquisition costs     8,034       -       -       8,034  
Claim staking and license renewal costs     2,400       -       -       2,400  
Disposals                                
Disposal of exploration and evaluation assets     -       -       (264,000 )     (264,000 )
Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets     -       -       (8,000 )     (8,000 )
Balance as at June 30, 2023     8,627,127       47,916       -       8,675,043  
                                 
Exploration and evaluation expenditures                                
Cumulative exploration expense - December 31, 2022     121,302,318       539,998       3,428,034       125,270,350  
Assays     6,974,586       3,316       -       6,977,902  
Drilling     22,168,938       -       -       22,168,938  
Environmental studies     486,221       -       -       486,221  
Geochemistry     422,147       -       -       422,147  
Geophysics     382,837       -       -       382,837  
Imagery and mapping     136,868       -       -       136,868  
Metallurgy     97,261       -       -       97,261  
Office and general     478,422       -       144       478,566  
Permitting     131,738       -       -       131,738  
Property taxes, mining leases and rent     112,110       -       4,165       116,275  
Reclamation     569,577       -       -       569,577  
Salaries and consulting     6,256,033       10,103       13,850       6,279,986  
Seismic survey     4,862,366       -       -       4,862,366  
Supplies and equipment     2,784,929       -       480       2,785,409  
Technical reports     55,025       -       -       55,025  
Travel and accommodations     701,796       309       155       702,260  
Exploration cost recovery     (45,450 )     -       -       (45,450 )
      46,575,404       13,728       18,794       46,607,926  
Cumulative exploration expense – June 30, 2023     167,877,722       553,726       3,446,828       171,878,276  

 

(i)Queensway Project – Gander, Newfoundland

 

As at June 30, 2024, the Company owned a 100% interest in 99 (December 31, 2023 – 96) mineral licenses including 6,713 claims (December 31, 2023 – 6,659 claims) comprising 167,825 hectares of land (December 31, 2023 – 166,475) located near Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. The project rights were acquired by map staking mineral licenses and making staged payments in cash and common shares of the Company from 2016 through 2022 under ten separate option agreements, of which nine are completed. The Queensway Project carries various net smelter return (“NSR”) royalties ranging from 0.4% to 3.00%, many of which include buy-back provisions that allow the Company, at its option, to reduce the NSR by making lump-sum payments ranging from $250,000 to $1,000,000 to the holders of the royalties. The total cost of the NSR’s if the Company were to exercise all of its buy-back rights is $5,250,000 resulting in NSR’s ranging from 0.4% to 1.5% for the mineral licenses subject to an NSR royalty.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

3. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (continued)

 

On November 2, 2022, the Company entered into a definitive property option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in five mineral licenses located in Gander, Newfoundland. Under the terms of this agreement, the Company may exercise the option by issuing an aggregate of 487,078 common shares in the capital of the Company and making aggregate cash payments of $2,350,000 to the optionors as follows:

 

·$200,000 (paid) and 39,762 common shares (issued) on the later of (i) staking confirmation date as defined in the Option Agreement and (ii) the receipt of the TSX Venture Exchange’s approval;

 

·$200,000 (paid) and 39,762 common shares on or before November 2, 2023 (issued);

 

·$250,000 and 69,583 common shares on or before November 2, 2024;

 

·$300,000 and 89,463 common shares on or before November 2, 2025;

 

·$600,000 and 129,224 common shares on or before November 2, 2026; and

 

·$800,000 and 119,284 common shares on or before November 2, 2027.

 

(ii) Ontario Projects

 

Disposal of Lucky Strike

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized a gain on disposal of its Lucky Strike project in Kirkland Lake, Ontario of $4,217,935. The Company received total non-cash consideration having a fair value of $4,657,482 consisting of 28,612,500 common shares of Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. and a 1.0% net smelter return royalty on future production from the mineral claims. The Company recognized $175,547 of professional fees in connection with the transaction and derecognized the Lucky Strike project at its carrying value of $264,000. Refer to Note 6 for further information.

 

Impairment of Ontario Properties

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recorded an impairment of $8,000 in acquisition costs related to projects no longer being explored.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

   Property
and
Buildings
   Computer
Equipment
   Geological
Equipment
and Other
Facilities
   Vehicles   Office
Furniture
and
Equipment
   Total 
   $   $   $   $   $   $ 
Cost                              
Balance at December 31, 2022   6,192,912    93,498    1,547,454    779,888    30,148    8,643,900 
Additions   172,344    46,395    763,576    190,230    8,205    1,180,750 
Disposals   -    (3,401)   -    (34,795)   -    (38,196)
Balance at December 31, 2023   6,365,256    136,492    2,311,030    935,323    38,353    9,786,454 
Additions   3,615    -    284,572    8,550    -    296,737 
Balance at June 30, 2024   6,368,871    136,492    2,595,602    943,873    38,353    10,083,191 
                               
Accumulated Depreciation                              
Balance at December 31, 2022   141,526    43,789    787,598    403,561    412    1,376,886 
Depreciation   271,505    42,327    228,621    244,312    7,379    794,144 
Disposals   -    (567)   -    (22,617)   -    (23,184)
Balance at December 31, 2023   413,031    85,549    1,016,219    625,256    7,791    2,147,846 
Depreciation   138,810    18,770    88,055    94,709    3,835    344,179 
Balance at June 30, 2024   551,841    104,319    1,104,274    719,965    11,626    2,492,025 
                               
Carrying Amount                              
At December 31, 2023   5,952,225    50,943    1,294,811    310,067    30,562    7,638,608 
At June 30, 2024   5,817,030    32,173    1,491,328    223,908    26,727    7,591,166 

 

5. INVESTMENTS

 

The Company classifies its investments at fair value through profit or loss. Realized gains and losses on disposal of investments and unrealized gains and losses in the fair value of investments are reflected in profit or loss in the period in which they occur.

 

Investments consist of the following as at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

   June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
   $   $ 
Equities held (i)   2,305,835    3,408,092 
Warrants held (ii)   165,300    188,500 
Total Investments   2,471,135    3,596,592 

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

5. INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

(i) Equities held

 

The Company held the following equities as at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

   Quantity   Cost
$
   Fair Value
June 30, 2024
$
 
Exploits Discovery Corp.   12,577,466    8,045,628    943,310 
Labrador Gold Corp.   12,555,556    8,850,000    1,192,778 
Gold Hunter Resources Inc.   1,697,473    500,000    169,747 
Total Equities        17,395,628    2,305,835 

 

   Quantity   Cost
$
   Fair Value
December 31, 2023
$
 
Exploits Discovery Corp.   13,229,466    8,462,704    1,587,536 
Labrador Gold Corp.   12,555,556    8,850,000    1,820,556 
Long Range Exploration Corporation   5,000,000    500,000    - 
Total Equities        17,812,704    3,408,092 

 

Investments in Exploits Discovery Corp., Labrador Gold Corp. and Gold Hunter Resources Inc. represent investments in public companies that are quoted on an active exchange and are measured using the quoted market price of these companies.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, investments in shares of Long Range Exploration Corporation (“Long Range”) with an estimated value of $Nil were exchanged into investments in shares of Gold Hunter Resources Corp. (“Gold Hunter”) upon completion of the acquisition of Long Range by Gold Hunter. Gold Hunter is a public company, listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. At the time of the exchange, the estimated value of Gold Hunter shares received by the Company was $216,000.

 

At June 30, 2024, investments in shares of Gold Hunter were classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 15). At December 31, 2023, Long Range was a private company, without observable market prices for its common shares and investments in its shares were measured at their estimated fair value based on valuation techniques that use inputs derived by management and classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (see Note 15).

 

(ii) Warrants held

 

The Company held the following warrants as at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

 

   Quantity   Cost
$
   Fair Value
June 30, 2024
$
 
Maritime Resources Corp. (1)   15,324,571    174,500    165,300 
Total Warrants        174,500    165,300 

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

5. INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

   Quantity   Cost
$
   Fair Value
December 31, 2023
$
 
Maritime Resources Corp. (1)   15,324,571    174,500    188,500 
Total Warrants        174,500    188,500 

 

(1)  Each warrant is exercisable into one common share of Maritime Resources Corp. at a price of $0.07 per warrant until August 14, 2025, subject to extension to August 14, 2026 in the event that the Initial Maturity Date of the notes is extended to the Extended Maturity Date as defined in Note 7.

 

Warrants that do not have a quoted market price are valued using a Black-Scholes option pricing model using assumptions including risk free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility, and expected remaining life of the warrant, which are supported by observable market conditions.

 

An analysis of investments including related gains and losses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 is as follows:

 

   2024
$
   2023
$
 
Investments, beginning of period   3,596,592    7,501,155 
Disposal of investments   (54,821)   - 
Realized loss on investments   (23,420)   - 
Unrealized losses on investments   (1,047,216)   (2,440,624)
Investments, end of period   2,471,135    5,060,531 

 

6. INVESTMENT IN KIRKLAND LAKE DISCOVERIES CORP.

 

The investment in Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. represents 32.29% of the issued and outstanding common shares of KLDC at December 31, 2023 and as at June 30, 2024. The companies have a director and officer in common, being Denis Laviolette, Director and President, who was appointed to the board of KLDC at the time of closing. The Company also exercised its right to nominate two additional directors to the board of directors of Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp. Based on assessments of the relevant facts and circumstances, primarily, the Company's ownership interests, board representation and ability to influence operating, strategic and financing decisions, the Company concluded that it continues to have significant influence over KLDC, and as a result has accounted for it as an investment in an associate since the acquisition of its ownership interest on May 25, 2023.

 

The following tables illustrate the summarised financial information of the Company’s investment in KLDC as at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 on a 100% basis and reflecting adjustments made by the Company, including fair value adjustments made at the time of acquisition and adjustments for differences due to accounting policies:

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

6. INVESTMENT IN KIRKLAND LAKE DISCOVERIES CORP. (continued)

 

    June 30, 2024
$
    December 31, 2023
$
 
Summarised Statement of Financial Position                
Current assets     2,398,822       4,601,136  
Non-current assets     4,580,913       4,583,769  
Current liabilities     (410,541 )     (322,453 )
Non-current liabilities     -       -  
Net Assets     6,569,194       8,862,452  
The Company’s ownership interest     32.29 %     32.29 %
Share of Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp.’s net assets     2,120,870       2,861,250  
                 
      Six months ended June 30, 2024 $       Period from May 25, 2023 to June 30, 2023 $  
Summarised Statement of Loss and Comprehensive Loss                
Net loss and comprehensive loss for the period     (2,293,258 )     (567,036 )
Share of Kirkland Lake Discoveries Corp.’s loss for the period     (740,380 )     (183,068 )

 

 

The Company performs an impairment indicator assessment on its investment in KLDC at each period end. The assessment is based on the review of recent share price history, industry statistics and assessment of the current market conditions. At June 30, 2024, there were no indicators of impairment of the Company’s investment in KLDC. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized an impairment of its equity investment of $1,000,237 which was included in the statement of loss and comprehensive loss for the year.

 

The following table illustrates the movement in investment in associate for the period from May 25, 2023 to June 30, 2024:

 

Net Carrying amount – May 25, 2023  $4,657,482 
Share of loss from operations of associate during the period   (795,995)
Impairment of equity investment   (1,000,237)
Net Carrying amount – December 31, 2023  $2,861,250 
Share of loss from operations of associate during the period   (740,380)
Net Carrying amount – June 30, 2024  $2,120,870 

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s investment in KLDC is $1,716,750 as at June 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $2,861,250) based on the quoted market price of its common shares on the TSX Venture exchange.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

7. SECURED NOTES

 

On August 14, 2023, the Company participated in a brokered note offering completed by Maritime Resources Corp. (“Maritime”) consisting of the issuance of non-convertible senior secured notes (the “Notes”) and common share purchase warrants. The Notes mature on August 14, 2025 (the “Initial Maturity Date”).

 

The Notes bear interest at a rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus 6% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The Initial Maturity Date of the Notes can be extended to August 14, 2026 (the “Extended Maturity Date”) at the election of Maritime subject to the approval of holders of at least 65% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding.

 

The Notes are secured by a general security interest over Maritime and rank senior to all existing and future indebtedness of Maritime.

 

Based on the business model in which the secured notes are held and the characteristics of their contractual cash flows, the secured notes are classified as a financial instrument at fair value through profit and loss ("FVTPL") in accordance with IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments”.

 

The issuance of the Notes included a 40% warrant coverage resulting in the Company receiving 15,324,571 warrants (“Warrants”). These warrants were classified by the Company as investments at FVTPL (Note 5).

 

The Company has allocated the gross investment of US$1,960,000 (CAD$2,638,500) to the Notes and warrants based on their respective fair values at initial recognition. At the time of issuance, the fair value of the Notes was CAD$2,464,000 (US$1,830,300) and the fair value of the warrants was CAD$174,500 (US$129,700).

 

The following table illustrates the movement in the Company’s secured notes for the period from August 14, 2023 to June 30, 2024:

 

Secured notes at August 14, 2023  $2,464,000 
Revaluation of secured notes   33,599 
Foreign exchange loss   (43,299)
Secured notes at December 31, 2023  $2,454,300 
Revaluation of secured notes   41,217 
Foreign exchange gain   86,060 
Secured notes at June 30, 2024  $2,581,577 

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized $152,083 of interest income on the secured notes (June 30, 2023 – $Nil), $77,605 of which was included in interest receivable as at June 30, 2024 and collected subsequent to June 30, 2024.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

8. FLOW-THROUGH SHARE PREMIUM

 

   Issued
November 25,
2021
$
   Issued
December 14,
2022
$
   Issued
November 6,
2023
$
   Total
$
 
Balance at December 31, 2022   5,563,350    14,500,000    -    20,063,350 
Liability incurred on flow-through
shares issued
   -    -    15,295,500    15,295,500 
Settlement of flow-through share premium liability on expenditures incurred   (5,563,350)   (14,500,000)   (2,869,178)   (22,932,528)
Balance at December 31, 2023   -    -    12,426,322    12,426,322 
Settlement of flow-through share
premium liability on expenditures incurred
   -    -    (5,906,474)   (5,906,474)
Balance at June 30, 2024   -    -    6,519,848    6,519,848 

 

Flow-through share arrangements entitle the holder of the flow-through share to a 100% tax deduction in respect of qualifying Canadian exploration expenses as defined in the Income Tax Act, Canada (“Qualifying CEE”).

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred $21,627,242 (six months ended June 30, 2023 – $44,726,849) in Qualifying CEE and amortized a total of $5,906,474 (six months ended June 30, 2023 – $12,387,959) of its flow-through share premium liabilities.

 

The flow-through share premium liability does not represent a cash liability to the Company and is to be fully amortized to the statement of loss and comprehensive loss pro-rata with the amount of qualifying expenditures that will be incurred.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred $629,039 (six months ended June 30, 2023 – $Nil) in Part XII.6 tax in respect of unspent flow-through proceeds renounced in year 1 under the Look-Back Rules, in accordance with the Income Tax Act of Canada. As at June 30, 2024, the Company must spend another $23,873,181 of Qualifying CEE by December 31, 2024 to satisfy its remaining current flow-through share premium liability of $6,519,848.

 

9.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

 

   June 30, 2024
$
   December 31, 2023
$
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   3,445,258    5,207,323 
Reclamation provision(1)   1,364,268    1,285,031 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, end of period   4,809,526    6,492,354 

 

(1)  Provincial laws and regulations concerning environmental protection affect the Company’s exploration and operations. Under current regulations, the Company is required to meet performance standards to minimize the environmental impact from its activities and to perform site restoration and other reclamation activities. The Company’s reclamation provision is based on known requirements.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

9.ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (continued)

 

The breakdown of the Company’s reclamation provision is as follows:

 

   June 30, 2024
$
   December 31, 2023
$
 
Balance, beginning of period   1,285,031    1,411,293 
Additions to reclamation provision   241,904    1,327,278 
Change in estimate   (11,720)   2,687 
Reclamation costs incurred   (150,947)   (1,456,227)
Balance, end of period   1,364,268    1,285,031 

 

The Company has estimated that the reclamation obligations are current costs and as such considers the present value of the provision at June 30, 2024 to be equal to the total future undiscounted cash flows to settle the provision for reclamation, being $1,364,268 (December 31, 2023 - $1,285,031). Additions to the reclamation provision are included in the total amount of exploration and evaluation expenditures in the condensed interim statement of loss and comprehensive loss.

 

10.SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES

 

Authorized Share Capital

 

At June 30, 2024, the authorized share capital comprised an unlimited number of common shares. The common shares do not have a par value. All issued shares are fully paid.

 

Details of Common Shares Issued During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024

 

   Six months ended
June 30, 2024
   Six months ended
June 30, 2023
 
   Number of shares   Gross
proceeds
   Number of shares   Gross
proceeds
 
ATM program   5,487,242   $26,238,689    1,490,989   $9,830,471 
Total   5,487,242   $26,238,689    1,490,989   $9,830,471 

 

In August 2022, the Company filed a prospectus supplement to its short form base shelf prospectus, pursuant to which the Company may, at its discretion and from time-to-time, sell common shares of the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of up to US$100,000,000. The sale of common shares is to be made through “at-the-market distributions” ("ATM"), as defined in the Canadian Securities Administrators’ National Instrument 44-102 Shelf Distributions, directly on the TSX Venture Exchange and the NYSE American stock exchange.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company sold 5,487,242 (six months ended June 30, 2023 - 1,490,989) common shares of the Company under the ATM program at an average price of $4.78 (six months ended June 30, 2023 - $6.59) for gross proceeds of $26,238,689 (2023 - $9,830,471) or net proceeds of $25,402,040 (2023 - $9,599,431), and paid an aggregate commission of $616,752 (2023 - $231,040). At June 30, 2024, the Company has completed $51,768,704 of the ATM program.

 

On June 26, 2024, the Company issued 370,000 common shares with a value of $1,750,100 pursuant to a legal claim settlement agreement (Note 14).

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, 175,000 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.50 per share for gross proceeds of $87,500.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

10. SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued)

 

Details of Common Shares Issued During the Year Ended December 31, 2023

 

On November 6, 2023, the Company completed a bought-deal prospectus offering of 7,725,000 flow-through common shares at a price of $7.25 per common share for gross proceeds of $56,006,250. The Company paid share issuance costs of $2,977,254 in cash of which $2,357,908 was paid to the underwriters. The premium received on the flow-through shares issued was determined to be $15,295,500.

 

On November 2, 2023, the Company issued 39,762 common shares with a value of $203,979 pursuant to the acquisition of exploration and evaluation assets in accordance with the terms of certain property option agreements (Note 3).

 

During the year ended December 31, 2023, 178,500 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of $0.74 per share for gross proceeds of $131,630.

 

Share Purchase Option Compensation Plan

 

The Company has a share purchase option plan (the “Plan”) approved by the Company’s shareholders that allows it to grant share purchase options, subject to regulatory terms and approval, to its officers, directors, employees and service providers. The Plan is based on the maximum number of eligible shares not exceeding 10% in the aggregate and 5% with respect to any one optionee of the Company’s outstanding common shares in any twelve-month period. If outstanding share purchase options are exercised or expire, and/or the number of issued and outstanding common shares of the Company increases, then the share purchase options available to grant under the Plan increase proportionately.

 

The exercise price and vesting terms of each share purchase option is set by the Board of Directors at the time of grant. Share purchase options granted are subject to a four-month hold period and exercisable for a period determined by the Board of Directors which cannot exceed ten years.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

10.SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued)

 

The continuity of share purchase options for the six months ended June 30, 2024 is as follows:

 

Expiry date  Exercise
Price
   Outstanding
December
31, 2023
   Granted   Exercised   Cancelled/
Forfeited/
Expired
   Outstanding
June
30, 2024
   Exercisable
June
30, 2024
 
December 17, 2024  $0.50    1,725,000    -    (175,000)   -    1,550,000    1,550,000 
April 18, 2025  $1.00    100,000    -    -    -    100,000    100,000 
May 23, 2025  $1.075    75,000    -    -    -    75,000    75,000 
August 11, 2025  $1.40    1,125,000    -    -    -    1,125,000    1,125,000 
September 3, 2025  $2.07    50,000    -    -    -    50,000    50,000 
October 1, 2025  $2.15    25,000    -    -    -    25,000    25,000 
December 31, 2025  $4.10    5,305,000    -    -    -    5,305,000    5,305,000 
April 29, 2026  $6.79    962,875    -    -    (36,375)   926,500    926,500 
May 17, 2026  $8.62    200,000    -    -    -    200,000    200,000 
September 27, 2026  $8.70    125,000    -    -    -    125,000    106,250 
November 8, 2026  $8.04    47,500    -    -    (12,000)   35,500    34,375 
January 4, 2027  $8.98    22,500    -    -    (7,500)   15,000    10,500 
August 19, 2027  $5.75    340,000    -    -    -    340,000    254,500 
September 8, 2027  $5.00    20,000    -    -    -    20,000    20,000 
December 27, 2027  $5.68    2,156,250    -    -    (102,250)   2,054,000    1,940,375 
February 20, 2029  $4.59    -    200,000    -    -    200,000    100,000 
May 6, 2029  $4.78    -    40,000    -    -    40,000    4,000 
         12,279,125    240,000    (175,000)   (158,125)   12,186,000    11,826,500 
Weighted average exercise price $        3.97    4.62    0.50    6.27    4.00    3.96 
Weighted average contractual remaining life (years)        2.25    -    -    -    1.81    1.75 

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

10.SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES (continued)

 

The continuity of share purchase options for the six months ended June 30, 2023 is as follows:

 

Expiry date  Exercise
Price
   Outstanding
December
31, 2022
   Granted   Exercised   Cancelled/
Forfeited/
Expired
   Outstanding
June
30, 2023
   Exercisable
June
30, 2023
 
September 30, 2023  $0.40    150,000    -    -    -    150,000    150,000 
December 17, 2024  $0.50    1,725,000    -    -    -    1,725,000    1,725,000 
April 18, 2025  $1.00    100,000    -    -    -    100,000    100,000 
May 23, 2025  $1.075    75,000    -    -    -    75,000    75,000 
August 11, 2025  $1.40    1,125,000    -    -    -    1,125,000    1,125,000 
September 3, 2025  $2.07    75,000    -    (20,000)   -    55,000    55,000 
October 1, 2025  $2.15    25,000    -    -    -    25,000    25,000 
December 31, 2025  $4.10    5,305,000    -    -    -    5,305,000    5,305,000 
April 29, 2026  $6.79    1,258,625    -    -    (270,750)   987,875    937,625 
May 17, 2026  $8.62    200,000    -    -    -    200,000    200,000 
September 27, 2026  $8.70    125,000    -    -    -    125,000    68,750 
November 8, 2026  $8.04    55,000    -    -    (7,500)   47,500    26,125 
January 4, 2027  $8.98    24,375    -    -    (1,875)   22,500    9,000 
August 19, 2027  $5.75    340,000    -    -    -    340,000    197,500 
September 8, 2027  $5.00    20,000    -    -    -    20,000    10,000 
December 27, 2027  $5.68    2,257,500    -    (1,500)   (52,250)   2,203,750    1,896,250 
         12,860,500    -    (21,500)   (332,375)   12,506,625    11,905,250 
Weighted average exercise price $        4.01    -    2.32    6.66    3.94    3.82 
Weighted average contractual remaining life (years)        3.24    -    -    -    2.73    2.66 

 

The table below summarizes the weighted average fair value of share purchase options granted:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2023 
Weighted average:          
Fair value of share purchase options granted  $3.06    - 
Fair value of share purchase options exercised  $0.38   $1.65 
Closing share price at the date of exercise  $4.24   $6.47 

 

Options were priced based on the Black-Scholes option pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions to estimate the fair value of options granted:

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2023 
Risk-free interest rate   3.59%   1.39%
Expected option life in years   5    5.0 
Expected share price volatility(i)   80.23%   90.67%
Grant date share price  $4.62   $8.98 
Expected forfeiture rate   Nil    Nil 
Expected dividend yield   Nil    Nil 

 

(i)The expected share price volatility is based on the average historical share price of comparable companies over the life of the option.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

11. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

 

All transactions with related parties have occurred in the normal course of operations and on terms and conditions that are similar to those of transactions with unrelated parties and are measured at the amount of consideration paid or received. A summary of the Company’s related party transactions with corporations having similar directors and officers is as follows:

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2024
$
   2023
$
   2024
$
   2023
$
 
Amounts paid to EarthLabs Inc. (i) for exploration and evaluation   4,500    4,500    9,000    9,000 
Amounts paid to Notz Capital Corp. (ii) for corporate development and investor relations   44,379    16,853    87,964    16,853 

 

(i)EarthLabs Inc. is a related entity having the following common director and officer to the Company: Denis Laviolette, Director and President.

 

(ii)Notz Capital Corp. is a related entity of the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

 

As at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were no amounts payable to related parties. As at June 30, 2024, prepaid expenses and deposits includes $7,662 (December 31, 2023 - $Nil) in advances to EathLabs Inc. for corporate development and investor relations expenses.

 

There are no ongoing contractual commitments resulting from these transactions with related parties.

 

Key management personnel compensation

 

Key management personnel include those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company as a whole. The Company has determined that key management personnel consist of executive and non-executive members of the Company’s Board of Directors and corporate officers.

 

Three months ended June 30, 2024  Salaries and
Consulting
$
   Share-based
compensation
$
   Bonus
$
   Total
$
 
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   97,200    -    129,600    226,800 
President   68,040    -    90,720    158,760 
Chief Financial Officer   29,160    -    38,880    68,040 
Chief Operating Officer   65,680    -    84,240    149,920 
Chief Development Officer   84,240    25,818    112,320    222,378 
Non-executive directors   54,000    -    -    54,000 
Total   398,320    25,818    455,760    879,898 

 

Three months ended June 30, 2023  Salaries and
Consulting
$
   Share-based
compensation
$
   Bonus
$
   Total
$
 
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   97,200    -    -    97,200 
President   68,040    -    -    68,040 
Chief Financial Officer   29,160    -    -    29,160 
Chief Operating Officer   63,180    -    -    63,180 
Chief Development Officer   84,240    60,729    -    144,969 
Non-executive directors   54,000    -    -    54,000 
Total   395,820    60,729    -    456,549 

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

11. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

Six months ended June 30, 2024  Salaries and
Consulting
$
   Share-based
compensation
$
   Bonus
$
   Total
$
 
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   194,400    -    129,600    324,000 
President   136,080    -    90,720    226,800 
Chief Financial Officer   58,320    -    38,880    97,200 
Chief Operating Officer   128,860    -    84,240    213,100 
Chief Development Officer   168,480    59,297    112,320    340,097 
Non-executive directors   108,000    -    -    108,000 
Total   794,140    59,297    455,760    1,309,197 

 

Six months ended June 30, 2023  Salaries and
Consulting
$
   Share-based
compensation
$
   Bonus
$
   Total
$
 
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer   194,400    -    -    194,400 
President   136,080    -    -    136,080 
Chief Financial Officer   58,320    -    -    58,320 
Chief Operating Officer   126,360    -    -    126,360 
Chief Development Officer   168,480    143,646    -    312,126 
Non-executive directors   108,000    -    -    108,000 
Total   791,640    143,646    -    935,286 

 

As at June 30, 2024, there was $20,486 payable to key management personnel in respect of key management compensation and expense reimbursements included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities (December 31, 2023 - $18,888). The amounts are unsecured, non-interest bearing and without fixed terms of repayment. Under the terms of their management agreements, certain officers of the Company are entitled to 18 months of base pay in the event of their agreements being terminated without cause.

 

12. BASIC AND DILUTED LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

 

   Three months ended June 30,   Six months ended June 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding   191,356,562    176,008,149    187,534,833    175,694,579 
Effect of outstanding securities   -    -    -    - 
Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding   191,356,562    176,008,149    187,534,833    175,694,579 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred net loss and comprehensive loss. As such, diluted loss per share excludes any potential conversion of share purchase options as they are anti-dilutive.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

13.SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE WITH RESPECT TO CASH FLOWS

 

   Six months ended June 30, 
   2024
$
   2023
$
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:          
Right-of-use assets and liabilities   17,231    45,591 
Property and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities   -    23,657 
Consideration received for disposal of Lucky Strike project (Note 3(ii))        4,657,482 
Share issuance costs included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities   97,163    - 
Other assets included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities   79,724    - 
Cash paid for income taxes   -    - 
Cash paid for interest   12,699    6,672 
Cash received for interest   1,640,614    1,639,641 

 

14. SETTLEMENT OF LEGAL CLAIM

 

On November 15, 2019, ThreeD Capital Inc. (“ThreeD”) and 1313366 Ontario Inc. (“131” and together with ThreeD, the “Plaintiffs”) each entered into share purchase agreements (the “Share Purchase Agreements”) with Palisades Goldcorp Ltd. (“Palisades”) under which Palisades agreed to purchase the 13,500,000 common shares of the Company owned by ThreeD and the 4,000,000 common shares of the Company owned by 131 for $0.08 per common share. The transactions closed on November 20, 2019. As a private company with restrictions on the transfer of its common shares, the Company had to approve the proposed transfer, which it did by a consent resolution of the Board.

 

On March 10, 2020, ThreeD Capital Inc. and 131 filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against Collin Kettell, Palisades and the Company (the “ThreeD Claim”). Pursuant to the ThreeD Claim, the Plaintiffs are challenging the validity of the sale of 17,500,000 common shares by the Plaintiffs to Palisades on November 20, 2019. ThreeD and 131 claim that at the time of negotiation and execution of the Share Purchase Agreements, Palisades and Mr. Kettell were aware of positive drill results from the Company’s 2019 Drill Program and the results were not disclosed to ThreeD and 131 to their detriment. Palisades and Mr. Kettell strongly deny ThreeD and 131’s allegations. ThreeD and 131 made specific claims for (a) recission of the Share Purchase Agreements on the basis of oppression or unfair prejudice; (b) or alternatively, damages in the amount of $21,000,000 for the alleged improper actions by ThreeD and 131, (c) a declaration that Palisades and Collin Kettell, as shareholder or director and/or officer of the Company, have had acted in a manner that is oppressive, unfairly prejudicial or unfairly disregarded their interests, (d) a declaration that Palisades and Collin Kettell engaged in insider trading contrary to section 138 of the Securities Act (Ontario), (e) unjust enrichment and (f) interests and costs. Palisades and Mr. Kettell refuted each of the specific claims made by the Plaintiffs.

 

The Company filed a statement of defence in response to the ThreeD Claim on June 12, 2020, pursuant to which, among other things, the Company denies that it is a proper party to the ThreeD Claim and the allegations against it therein, including because no relief is claimed against the Company in paragraph 1 of the ThreeD Claim. The action progressed through the production of documents and oral examinations for discovery stages.

 

In early 2022, the Plaintiffs formally amended their statement of claim to increase the amount claimed to $229,000,000 and to advance a direct claim of oppressive conduct against the Company. While continuing to deny any and all liability to the Plaintiffs, the Company had amended its defence to include specific denials of the new allegations of oppressive conduct against it. The parties completed an additional round of examinations for discovery in January 2023, following which the plaintiffs set the action down for trial. The parties had a mediation meeting on October 3, 2023, but were unable to settle the case.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

14. SETTLEMENT OF LEGAL CLAIM (continued)

 

On June 5, 2024, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement, pursuant to which the Plaintiffs received a total of 3,750,000 common shares of the Company from the Defendants. Palisades transferred 2,607,434 common shares of the Company to ThreeD and 772,566 common shares of the Company to 131. The Company issued 285,429 common shares to ThreeD and 84,571 common shares to 131 with a total value of $1,750,100 recorded in the condensed interim statement of loss and comprehensive loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024. The Settlement Agreement resolves the lawsuit completely, does not include any admission of liability and provides for fulsome releases by the Plaintiffs to the Defendants.

 

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Company thoroughly examines the various financial instrument risks to which it is exposed and assesses the impact and likelihood of those risks. These risks may include credit risk, liquidity risk, currency risk, and interest rate risk. Where material, these risks are reviewed and monitored by the Board of Directors.

 

(a) Fair Values

 

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value are recognized according to a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs. The three levels of fair value hierarchy are as follows:

 

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3 Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).

 

The Company’s financial instruments measured at fair value are its investments, which includes equities, warrants and Notes held. The fair value of equities held is determined using closing prices at the statement of financial position date with any unrealized gain or loss recognized in profit or loss. The Company’s equities that are subject to restrictions and warrants and Notes are classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. Warrants are not traded on an active exchange and are valued using the Black-Scholes option pricing model using assumptions including risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield, expected volatility and expected remaining life of the warrant which are supported by observable market conditions. The Notes are not traded on an active exchange and are valued using the Hull-White valuation model using assumptions including coupon rate, credit spread, mean reversion, rate volatility, riskless rate curve and redemption prices.

 

The carrying values of other financial instruments, including cash, deposits, interest receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and lease liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

The Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value and categorized according to the fair value hierarchy are as follows as at June 30 2024:

 

       Level 1
$
   Level 2
$
   Level 3
$
   Level 4
$
 
Recurring measurements  Carrying amount Fair value 
Investments   2,471,135    2,136,088    335,047    -    2,471,135 
Secured notes   2,581,577    -    2,581,577    -    2,581,577 

 

The Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value and categorized according to the fair value hierarchy are as follows as at December 31, 2023:

 

 

       Level 1
$
   Level 2
$
   Level 3
$
   Level 4
$
 
Recurring measurements  Carrying amount Fair value 
Investments   3,596,592    3,408,092    188,500    -    3,596,592 
Secured notes   2,454,300    -    2,454,300    -    2,454,300 

  

There were no movements between levels during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

 

(b) Financial Instrument Risk Exposure

 

Credit risk

 

Credit risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a financial loss. The Company is subject to credit risk resulting from its investment in Maritime secured notes (Note 7), in which case the Company’s maximum exposure is the full value of the secured notes of $2,581,577 at June 30, 2024. Interest receivable on the Maritime secured notes is collected quarterly. Sales taxes recoverable is due from the Canada Revenue Agency and the Company places its cash with financial institutions with high credit ratings, therefore in management’s judgment, credit risk related to sales taxes recoverable and cash is low.

 

There have been no changes in management’s methods for managing credit risk since December 31, 2023.

 

Liquidity risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company has in place a planning and budgeting process to help determine the funds required to ensure the Company has the appropriate liquidity to meet its operating and growth objectives. The Company has historically relied on issuance of shares to fund exploration programs and may require doing so again in the future. As at June 30, 2024, the Company has total liabilities of $11,430,249 and cash of $52,226,578 which is available to discharge these liabilities (December 31, 2023 – total liabilities of $19,076,473 and cash of $53,884,809). As at June 30, 2024, the Company must spend another $23,873,181 of Qualifying CEE by December 31, 2024 to satisfy its remaining current flow-through liability of $6,519,848.

 

There have been no changes in management’s methods for managing liquidity risk since December 31, 2023.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

15. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

 

(b) Financial Instrument Risk Exposure (continued)

 

Market risk

 

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates will affect the Company’s net earnings or the value of financial instruments. The objective of the Company is to manage and mitigate market risk exposures within acceptable limits, while maximizing returns.

 

(i)Currency risk

 

Financial instruments that impact the Company’s net earnings or other comprehensive income due to currency fluctuation include cash accounts, secured notes, interest receivable, investments and accounts payable and accrued liabilities denominated in US dollars. The sensitivity of the Company’s net loss to changes in the exchange rate between the US dollar and the Canadian dollar at June 30, 2024 would change the Company’s net loss by $405,951 as a result of a 10% change in the exchange rate.

 

(ii)Interest rate risk

 

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market interest rates. As the Company deposits its cash into demand accounts with minimal interest rates, the interest rate risk is not significant. Interest receivable on secured notes is determined based on a floating interest rate and therefore subject to interest rate fluctuations, the interest rate risk is not material.

 

(iii)Commodity price risk

 

Commodity price risk is defined as the potential adverse impact on earnings and economic value due to commodity price movements and volatilities. The Company’s property has exposure to predominantly gold. Commodity prices, especially gold, greatly affect the value of the Company and the potential value of its property and investments.

 

(iv)Equity price risk

 

Equity price risk is the risk that the fair value of or future cash flows from the Company’s financial instruments will significantly fluctuate because of changes in market prices. The Company is exposed to market risk in trading its investments in unfavorable market conditions which could result in dispositions of investments at less than favorable prices. Additionally, the Company adjusts its investments to fair value at the end of each reporting period. This process could result in write-downs of the Company’s investments over one or more reporting periods, particularly during periods of overall market instability. The sensitivity of the Company’s net loss to changes in market prices at June 30, 2024 would change the Company’s net loss by $247,113 as a result of a 10% change in the market price of its investments.

 

There have been no changes in management’s methods for managing market risks since December 31, 2023.

 

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New Found Gold Corp.

Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023

(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian Dollars Unless Otherwise Noted)

 

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Acquisition of Kingsway Project

 

On April 21, 2024, the Company entered into a property purchase agreement with Labrador Gold Corp. (“LabGold”) to acquire a 100% interest in LabGold’s Kingsway Project, located near Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as certain related assets of LabGold (the “Transaction”). As consideration, the Company agreed to issue to LabGold such number of common shares in New Found equal to $20,000,000 divided by the closing price of the Company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange on the last trading day prior to the closing date of the Transaction. The Transaction closed on July 9, 2024. Pursuant to the acquisition, the Company issued 5,263,157 common shares to LabGold.

 

Royalty Purchases

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the Company entered into three royalty purchase agreements (the “Royalty Purchase Agreements”) with arm’s length royalty holders (together, the “Vendors” and each, a “Vendor”) to purchase part of each Vendor’s royalty interest in aggregate, 0.6% of the Vendors’ 1.6% net smelter returns royalty underlying several zones at the Company’s Queensway project (the “Royalty Interests”). Under the terms of the Royalty Purchase Agreements, as consideration for the Royalty Interests, the Company will pay $650,000 cash consideration and issue 100,000 common shares to each Vendor, for an aggregate cash consideration of $1,950,000 and aggregate share consideration of 300,000 common shares. The Company has the right to purchase the remaining 1% net smelter returns royalty from the Vendors for an aggregate price equal to $1,000,000 (the “Repurchase Price”) by November 12, 2024, payable by (i) an aggregate of $100,000 and (ii) an additional $4,950, in the aggregate, per year until the Repurchase Price has been satisfied. The transaction closed on August 8, 2024. Pursuant to the acquisition, the Company paid $1,950,000 and issued 300,000 common shares to the Vendors.

 

Stock Options

 

Subsequent to June 30, 2024, the following stock options expired:

 

·28,000 stock options with an exercise price of $8.04 per share; and

 

·8,000 stock options with an exercise price of $5.68 per share.

 

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