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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

 

or

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _____ to _____

 

Commission File Number: 001-41690

 

U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   37-1792147

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation of organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

     
1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, BC, Canada   V6E 4A2
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(604) 388-9788

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   USGO   The Nasdaq Capital Market
Warrants, each warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13.00   USGOW   The Nasdaq Capital Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer
   
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
   
Emerging growth company  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 12,398,709 shares of common stock outstanding as of August 13, 2024.

 

 

 

 

 

 


U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION 3
Item 1. Financial Statements 3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 17
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 27
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 27
PART II – OTHER INFORMATION 28
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 28
Item 1A. Risk Factors 28
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 28
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 28
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 28
Item 5. Other Information 28
Item 6. Exhibits 29
SIGNATURES 30

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.Financial Statements

 

U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

   Notes  June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
            
Current assets             
Cash and cash equivalents  3  $8,220,444   $11,203,893 
Restricted cash  3   86,552    87,756 
Other receivables      100,945    152,716 
Inventories      33,916    27,249 
Prepaid expenses  4   943,705    297,207 
Total current assets      9,385,562    11,768,821 
              
Exploration and evaluation assets      31,392    31,392 
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net      122,978    133,956 
Property and equipment, net  5   958,959    841,844 
Total assets     $10,498,891   $12,776,013 
              
Current liabilities             
Accounts payable     $231,540   $118,610 
Accrued liabilities      70,775    149,812 
Current portion of lease liabilities  6   24,792    21,057 
Withholdings taxes payable      180,863    180,863 
Income tax payable      -    5,036 
Total current liabilities      507,970    475,378 
              
Lease liabilities  6   102,252    118,819 
Asset retirement obligations      190,203    181,320 
Total liabilities      800,425    775,517 
              
Stockholders’ equity             
Capital stock             
Common stock $0.001 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized as at June 30, 2024, December 31, 2023; 12,398,709 shares issued and outstanding as at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023  8   12,399    12,399 
Additional paid-in capital      26,846,656    26,699,034 
Accumulated deficit      (17,160,589)   (14,710,937)
Total stockholders’ equity      9,698,466    12,000,496 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity     $10,498,891   $12,776,013 

 

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

 

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U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

   Notes  2024   2023   2024   2023 
      Three Months Ended June 30   Six Months Ended June 30 
   Notes  2024   2023   2024   2023 
Operating expenses                       
Exploration expenses     $923,403   $621,320   $1,337,900   $746,525 
General and administrative expenses  7   653,110    2,426,591    1,316,011    3,317,871 
Accretion      4,495    5,241    8,883    10,367 
Depreciation  5   29,752    -    54,721    - 
Total operating expenses      1,610,760    3,053,152    2,717,515    4,074,763 
Loss from operations      (1,610,760)   (3,053,152)   (2,717,515)   (4,074,763)
                        
Other income (expenses)                       
Interest income      125,604    134,111    269,953    134,111 
Foreign exchange gain (loss)      874    (277)   831    (2,927)
Net loss for the period before tax     $(1,484,282)  $(2,919,318)  $(2,446,731)  $(3,943,579)
Current income tax expense      (2,921)   -    (2,921)   - 
Net loss for the period     $(1,487,203)  $(2,919,318)  $(2,449,652)  $(3,943,579)
                        
Loss per share                       
Basic and diluted  9  $(0.12)  $(0.25)  $(0.20)  $(0.36)
                        
Weighted average shares outstanding                       
Basic and diluted      12,398,709    11,726,195    12,398,709    10,934,993 

 

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

 

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U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

   2024   2023 
   Six Months Ended June 30 
   2024   2023 
Net cash provided by (used in):          
           
Operating activities          
Net loss for the period  $(2,449,652)  $(3,943,579)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:          
Accretion   8,883    10,367 
Depreciation   54,721    - 
Share-based compensation   140,637    278,595 
Non-cash lease expenses   13,657    - 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities          
Inventories   (6,667)   - 
Prepaid expenses   (646,498)   (721,443)
Other receivables   51,771    (136,229)
Accounts payable   112,930    (55,962)
Accrued liabilities   (79,037)   73,370 
Withholdings taxes payable   -    53,934 
Income tax payable   (5,036)   - 
Lease liabilities   (15,511)   - 
Net cash used in operating activities   (2,819,802)   (4,440,947)
           
Investing activities          
Construction of camp structures   -    (679,705)
Purchase of equipment   (171,836)   - 
Net cash used in investing activities   (171,836)   (679,705)
           
Financing activities          
Proceeds from initial public offering, net of underwriters’ fees and issuance costs   -    19,056,223 
Proceeds from common shares issued for warrant exercise   -    3,363,204 
Capital contributions from GoldMining   6,985    26,217 
Advance from GoldMining   -    470,805 
Repayment of advance from GoldMining   -    (1,680,925)
Net cash provided by financing activities   6,985    21,235,524 
           
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   (2,984,653)   16,114,872 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period   11,291,649    154,971 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period  $8,306,996   $16,269,843 
           
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities:          
Allocation of share-based compensation expenses from GoldMining  $11,381   $37,495 

 

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

 

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U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

   Note  Shares   Amount   Capital   Obligation   Deficit   (Deficit) 
      Common Stock   Additional Paid-In   Share Issuance   Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’ Equity

 
   Note  Shares   Amount   Capital   Obligation   Deficit   (Deficit) 
Balance at December 31, 2023      12,398,709   $12,399   $26,699,034   $        -   $(14,710,937)  $12,000,496 
Capital contributions from GoldMining  12   -    -    3,700    -    -    3,700 
Share-based compensation - allocated from GoldMining  12   -    -    7,266    -    -    7,266 
Amortization of share-based compensation  8.3, 8.5   -    -    78,000    -    -    78,000 
Net loss for the period      -    -    -    -    (962,449)   (962,449)
Balance at March 31, 2024      12,398,709   $12,399   $26,788,000   $-   $(15,673,386)  $11,127,013 
Capital contributions from GoldMining  12   -    -    3,285    -    -    3,285 
Share-based compensation - allocated from GoldMining  12   -    -    4,115    -    -    4,115 
Amortization of share-based compensation  8.3, 8.5   -    -    51,256    -    -    51,256 
Net loss for the period      -    -    -     -    (1,487,203)   (1,487,203)
Balance at June 30, 2024      12,398,709   $12,399   $26,846,656   $-   $(17,160,589)  $9,698,466 

 

      Common Stock   Additional Paid-In   Share Issuance   Accumulated  

Total

Stockholders’ Equity

 
   Note  Shares   Amount   Capital   Obligation   Deficit   (Deficit) 
Balance at December 31, 2022      10,135,001   $10,135   $3,844,501   $-   $(5,298,557)  $(1,443,921)
Withholding taxes on return of capital      -    -    (10,740)   -    -    (10,740)
Capital contributions from GoldMining  12   -    -    18,139    -    -    18,139 
Share-based compensation - allocated from GoldMining  12   -    -    26,755    -    -    26,755 
Amortization of share-based compensation  8.3   -    -    1,881    -    -    1,881 
Net loss for the period      -    -    -    -    (1,024,261)   (1,024,261)
Balance at March 31, 2023      10,135,001   $10,135   $3,880,536   $-   $(6,322,818)  $(2,432,147)
Common stock                                 
Issued under initial public offering  8.1   2,000,000    2,000    18,206,955    -    -    18,208,955 
Underwriter fees and issuance costs  8.1   -    -    (883,311)   -    -    (883,311)
Issued upon exercise of warrants      258,708    259    3,362,945    -    -    3,363,204 
Warrants                                 
Issued in connnection with initial public offering  8.1   -    -    1,791,045    -    -    1,791,045 
Underwriter fees and issuance costs  8.1   -    -    (86,883)   -    -    (86,883)
Capital contributions from GoldMininig  12   -    -    8,078    -    -    8,078 
Share-based compensation                                 
Common stock to be issued for consulting services  12   -    -    -    65,700    -    65,700 
Allocated from GoldMining  12   -    -    10,740    -    -    10,740 
Amortization of share-based compensation  8.3, 8.5   -    -    173,519    -    -    173,519 
Net loss for the period      -    -    -    -    (2,919,318)   (2,919,318)
Balance at June 30, 2023      12,393,709   $12,394   $26,463,624   $65,700   $(9,242,136)  $17,299,582 

 

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

 

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U.S. GOLDMINING INC.

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Note 1: Business

 

U.S. GoldMining Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Alaska as “BRI Alaska Corp.” on June 30, 2015. On September 8, 2022, the Company redomiciled from Alaska to Nevada and changed its name to “U.S. GoldMining Inc.”. The Company is a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc. (“GoldMining”), a mineral exploration and development company organized under the laws of Canada listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American. On April 24, 2023, the Company completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and its common stock and common stock purchase warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “USGO” and “USGOW”, respectively. After the IPO, GoldMining continued to own a controlling interest in the Company of 9,622,491 shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 122,490 shares of common stock, representing approximately 79.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company. As of June 30, 2024, GoldMining owned 79.7% of the Company.

 

The Company is a mineral exploration company with a focus on the exploration and development of a project located in Alaska, USA. The Company’s registered office is 3773 Howard Hughes Pkwy #500s Las Vegas, NV 89169, its principal executive office address is 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4A2 and its head operating office address is 301 Calista Court, Suite 200, Office 203, Anchorage, AK 99518.

 

The Company’s primary asset is the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property (the “Whistler Project”) located in Alaska, USA. Access to the Whistler Project area is by fixed wing aircraft to a gravel airstrip located adjacent to the Whistler Project exploration camp. The Company has not yet determined whether the Whistler Project contains mineral reserves where extraction is both technically feasible and commercially viable and has not determined whether the Whistler Project will be mined by open-pit or underground methods.

 

Note 2: Summary of Significant Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended November 30, 2023. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

On February 9, 2024, the board of directors of the Company approved a change of the Company’s fiscal year end from November 30 to December 31, effective beginning with the next fiscal year, which began on January 1, 2024, and will end on December 31, 2024 (the “Fiscal 2024”). As a result of the change in fiscal year, there was a one-month transition period (the “Transition Period”) beginning on December 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023. The results of the Transition Period were reported in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 10, 2024.

 

Consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of U.S. GoldMining Inc. and US GoldMining Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date the Company obtains control and continue to be consolidated until the date that control ceases. Control is achieved when the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

All inter-company transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated through the consolidation process.

 

Management’s Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments and estimates and form assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of income and expenses during the quarters presented. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its judgments and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Management uses historical experience and various other factors it believes to be reasonable under given circumstances as the basis for its judgments and estimates. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, asset retirement obligations and share-based compensation.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Updates (the “ASU”) 2023-07, the amendments “improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses”. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The purpose of the amendments is to enable “investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance” and assess “potential future cash flows.” The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In December 2023 the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU expands public entities’ income tax disclosures by requiring disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. The ASU will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the Company’s financial statements.

 

In March 2024 the SEC adopted new climate disclosure rules. These rules require companies to publish information that describes the climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on a company’s business or consolidated financial statements. The rules reflect the SEC’s efforts to respond to investors’ demand for more consistent, comparable, and reliable information about the financial effects of climate-related risks on a registrant’s operations and how it manages those risks while balancing concerns about mitigating the associated costs of the rules. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these rules on our financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Note 3: Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

   June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
Cash and cash equivalents consist of:          
Cash at bank  $320,444   $703,893 
Term deposits   7,900,000    10,500,000 
Total  $8,220,444   $11,203,893 

 

   June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
Cash and cash equivalents  $8,220,444   $11,203,893 
Restricted cash   86,552    87,756 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash  $8,306,996   $11,291,649 

 

Restricted cash relates to term deposits held by the bank as security for corporate credit cards.

 

Note 4: Prepaid Expenses

 

Prepaid expenses consist of the following:

 

   June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
Advances(1)  $822,850   $- 
Prepaid insurance   46,538    148,360 
Prepaid corporate development expenses   27,850    136,774 
Prepaid dues and subscriptions   34,907    - 
Other prepaid expenses   11,560    12,073 
Total  $943,705   $297,207 

 

(1)Advances relate to the cash advanced to Equity Geoscience Ltd. (“Equity Geoscience”), a technical consulting company for the management of an exploration program for the Whistler Project

 

Note 5: Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consist of the following:

  

   June 30, 2024   December 31, 2023 
   Cost  

Accumulated

Depreciation

  

Net Book

Value

   Cost   Accumulated
Depreciation
   Net Book
Value
 
Camp structures  $767,706   $(71,961)  $695,745   $767,706   $(33,576)  $734,130 
Exploration equipment   108,137    (8,845)   99,292    52,846    (2,642)   50,204 
Vehicles and hauling equipment   174,508    (12,877)   161,631    60,537    (3,027)   57,510 
Computer hardware   2,574    (283)   2,291    -    -    - 
   $1,052,925   $(93,966)  $958,959   $881,089   $(39,245)  $841,844 

 

Note 6: Leases

 

In May 2023 US GoldMining Canada Inc. entered into a sublease agreement to lease a portion of an office premises in Vancouver, British Columbia with a term of 5.33 years. In September 2023 the headlease under which the company leased its office space was terminated by the landlord as it pertained to its sub-lessor. As a result, the sublease for the office space was terminated. In November 2023 US GoldMining Canada Inc. entered into a new lease directly with the landlord with a term of 4.88 years. As at June 30, 2024, the remaining lease term was 4.25 years and the discount rate was 11.34%.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Minimum future lease payments under operating lease with terms longer than one year are as follows:

 

      
Fiscal 2024   18,486 
Fiscal 2025   37,237 
Fiscal 2026   38,029 
Fiscal 2027   38,029 
Fiscal 2028   25,353 
Total lease payments   157,134 
Less: imputed interest   (30,090)
Present value of lease liabilities  $127,044 
      
Current portion of lease liabilities  $24,792 
Non-current portion of lease liabilities  $102,252 

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, total lease expenses include the following components:

 

   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Operating Leases  $9,001   $-   $18,136   $- 
Short-term Leases   1,050    2,250    2,100    3,300 
Total Lease Expenses  $10,051   $2,250   $20,236   $3,300 

 

Note 7: General and Administrative Expenses

 

The following table presents general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023:

 

   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   Three Months Ended June 30,   Six Months Ended June 30, 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Office, consulting, investor relations, insurance and travel(1)  $190,604   $1,238,765   $493,823   $1,317,281 
Professional fees   265,780    758,536    418,587    1,443,555 
Management fees, salaries and benefits(2)   86,519    97,337    174,642    152,643 
Share-based compensation(2)   55,371    249,959    140,637    278,595 
Filing, listing, dues and subscriptions   54,836    81,994    88,322    125,797 
Total  $653,110   $2,426,591   $1,316,011   $3,317,871 

 

  (1) Office, consulting, investor relations, insurance and travel expenses include costs for Blender Media Inc. (“Blender”), a company controlled by a direct family member of the co-chairman and a director of GoldMining (Note 12).
     
  (2) During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, share-based compensation and management fees, salaries and benefits include costs allocated from GoldMining (Note 12).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Note 8: Capital Stock

 

8.1 Equity Financing

 

Initial Public Offering

 

On April 19, 2023, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. and Sprott Capital Partners LP (collectively, the “Underwriters”) for an offering of 2,000,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Unit. Each Unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock purchase warrant, and each common stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire a share of common stock at a price of $13.00 per share until April 24, 2026. On April 24, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), the Company issued 2,000,000 Units at a price of $10.00 per Unit for gross proceeds of $20,000,000. In connection with the IPO, the Company incurred securities issuance costs of $970,194, of which $650,000 represented cash fees paid to the Underwriters.

 

GoldMining acquired 122,490 Units in the IPO for total consideration of $1,224,900.

 

The net proceeds from the issuance of the Units were allocated to the Company’s common stock and common stock purchase warrants on a relative fair value basis. Inputs used to calculate the relative fair value of the common stock and common stock purchase warrants are based on the quoted closing prices of the Company’s common stock and common stock purchase warrants on the Nasdaq Capital Market on the Closing Date of IPO. The allocation of the fair value of the Company’s common stock and common stock purchase warrants is as follows:

 

   ($) 
Fair value of common stock   18,208,955 
Fair value of common stock purchase warrants   1,791,045 
Total gross proceeds from the IPO   20,000,000 
      
Gross proceeds   20,000,000 
Common stock issuance costs   (883,311)
Common stock purchase warrant issuance costs   (86,883)
Net proceeds received   19,029,806 
      
Fair value allocation to:     
Common stock   17,325,644 
Common stock purchase warrants   1,704,162 
Total Fair Value Allocated to Shares and Warrants   19,029,806 

 

ATM Program

 

On May 15, 2024, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, covering the offering, issuance and sale of up to $40 million of a variety of securities including the Company’s common stock, preferred stock, warrants and/ or units. Additionally, the Company entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement with a syndicate of agents for the ATM facility (the “ATM Program”). Pursuant to the ATM Program, the Company may sell up to $5.5 million shares of common stock from time to time through the sales agents. A fixed cash commission rate of 2.5% of the gross sales price per share of common stock sold under the ATM Program will be payable to the agents in connection with any such sales. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, no shares of common stock were sold under the ATM Program.

 

8.2 Common and Preferred Shares

 

The authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of 300,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001.

 

As of June 30, 2024, there were 12,398,709 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no preferred stock issued and outstanding.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

8.3 Restricted Shares

 

On September 23, 2022, the Company adopted an equity incentive plan (the “Legacy Incentive Plan”). The Legacy Incentive Plan only provides for the grant of restricted stock awards. The purpose of the Legacy Incentive Plan is to provide an incentive for employees, directors and certain consultants and advisors of the Company or its subsidiaries to remain in the service of the Company or its subsidiaries. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the grant of the restricted stock awards is 1,000,000 shares of common stock in the Company.

 

On September 23, 2022, we granted awards of an aggregate of 635,000 shares of performance based restricted shares (the “Restricted Shares”) under the Legacy Incentive Plan to certain of our and GoldMining’s executive officers, directors and consultants, the terms of which were amended on May 4, 2023. These awards are subject to performance-based restrictions, whereby the restrictions will be cancelled if certain performance conditions are met in specified periods. As of June 30, 2024, 349,250 of the 635,000 Restricted Shares remain unvested, with the balance having become vested and no longer subject to restrictions during the year ended December 31, 2023.

 

The unvested Restricted Shares are subject to restrictions that, among other things, prohibit the transfer thereof until certain performance conditions are met. In addition, if such conditions are not met within applicable periods, the restricted shares will be deemed forfeited and surrendered by the holder thereof to us without the requirement of any further consideration. The conditions are as follows:

 

(a) with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if the recipient of such award ceases to be our or our affiliates’ director, officer, employee or consultant, as applicable, at any time during the period from the date of grant of such award until the date that is two years after the date of grant;
   
(b) with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if we have not re-established the Whistler Project camp and performed of a minimum of 10,000 meters of drilling prior to the date that is three years after the date of grant of such award;
   
(c) with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if we have not achieved a $250,000,000 market capitalization, based on the number of shares of our outstanding common stock multiplied by the volume-weighted average price for any applicable five (5) consecutive trading day period on the principal stock exchange on which our common stock is listed prior to the date that is five years after the date of grant of such award; or
   
(d)

with respect to 10% of the Restricted Shares, if we have not achieved a share price of $25.00 prior to the date that is six years after the date of grant of such award.

 

Upon satisfaction of the conditions referenced in both (c) and (d) above (regardless of whether they occur simultaneously or consecutively), all of the unvested Restricted Shares will be 100% vested and will be deemed Released Stock.

 

In the event the Company files the disclosure specified in Subpart 1300 of the SEC Regulation S-K Report with the SEC or the disclosure specified in Canadian National Instrument 43-101, Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Products, to the relevant Canadian securities regulator (the “Securities Filing”) that includes, in either disclosure, an aggregate estimate of mineral resources for the Whistler Project or any other project owned or operated by the Company of 3,000,000 additional gold or gold equivalent ounces from the amount reported on the disclosure specified in the Company’s Subpart 1300 of the SEC Regulation S-K Report dated September 22, 2022, 190,500 shares of the Restricted Shares will be deemed released as of the date of such Securities Filing (or if such amount exceeds the number of shares of Restricted Shares that have not yet become Released Stock at the time, such lesser number of shares of Restricted Shares) reducing, on a proportional basis, the number of unvested shares of Restricted Shares subject to each vesting condition.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $3,415 and $8,121, respectively ($37,567 and $39,448, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023), related to the Restricted Shares.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

8.4 Share Purchase Warrants

 

There were common stock purchase warrants to purchase 1,741,292 shares of common stock outstanding as at June 30, 2024, with an exercise price of $13.00 per share and with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.82 years.

 

8.5 Stock Options

 

On February 6, 2023, the Company adopted a long term incentive plan (“2023 Incentive Plan”). The purpose of the 2023 Incentive Plan is to provide an incentive for employees, directors and certain consultants and advisors of the Company or its subsidiaries to remain in the service of the Company or its subsidiaries. The 2023 Incentive Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance awards, restricted stock awards and other cash and equity-based awards. The aggregate number shares of common stock issuable under the 2023 Incentive Plan in respect of awards shall not exceed 10% of the common stock issued and outstanding.

 

On May 4, 2023, the Company granted stock options to purchase 82,500 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. The stock options are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant and will vest as follows: (a) 25% on the grant date; and (b) 25% on each of the dates that are 6, 12 and 18 months thereafter. The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 3.47%, expected life of 3 years, expected dividend yield of 0%, estimated forfeiture rate of 0% and expected volatility of 61.34%. As there is limited trading history of the Company’s shares of common stock prior to the date of grant, the expected volatility is based on the historical share price volatility of a group of comparable companies in the sector the Company operates over a period similar to the expected life of the stock options. The grant-date fair value of stock options granted was $4.18 per share.

 

On February 27, 2024, the Company granted stock options to purchase 99,050 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $10.00 per share. The stock options are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant and will vest as follows: (a) 25% on the grant date; and (b) 25% on each of the dates that are 6, 12 and 18 months thereafter. The fair value of the stock options granted was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.50%, expected life of 3 years, expected dividend yield of 0%, estimated forfeiture rate of 0% and expected volatility of 54.93%. As there is limited trading history of the Company’s shares of common stock prior to the date of grant, the expected volatility is based on the historical share price volatility of a group of comparable companies in the sector the Company operates over a period similar to the expected life of the stock options. The grant-date fair value of stock options granted was $1.14 per share.

 

The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity during this period:

 

  

Number of

Stock Options

  

Weighted Average

Exercise Price

 
Balance, December 31, 2023   82,500   $10.00 
Granted   99,050    10.00 
Balance, March 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024   181,550   $10.00 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

As at June 30, 2024, the aggregate intrinsic value under the provisions of ASC 718 of all outstanding stock options was $nil. The unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to the unvested portion of stock options totaled $69,010 to be recognized over the next 0.77 years.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized share-based compensation expenses of $47,841 and $121,135, respectively ($135,952 and $135,952, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023), for the stock options granted.

 

Note 9: Net Loss Per Share

 

The following table provides reconciliation of net loss per share of common stock:

 

   2024   2023   2024   2023 
   Three Months Ended June 30   Six Months Ended June 30 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Numerator                    
Net loss for the period  $(1,487,203)  $(2,919,318)  $(2,449,652)  $(3,943,579)
                     
Denominator                    
Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted   12,398,709    11,726,195    12,398,709    10,934,993 
                     
Net loss per share, basic and diluted  $(0.12)  $(0.25)  $(0.20)  $(0.36)

 

The basic and diluted net loss per share are the same as the Company is in a net loss position.

 

The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, including stock options (stock options to purchase 181,550 and 82,500 shares of common stock outstanding as at June 30, 2024, and 2023, respectively) and warrants (warrants to purchase 1,741,292 shares of common stock outstanding as at June 30, 2024, and 2023), have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same.

 

Note 10: Financial Instruments

 

Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies

 

The financial risks arising from the Company’s operations are credit risk, liquidity risk and currency risk. These risks arise from the normal course of operations and all transactions undertaken are to support the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The risks associated with these financial instruments and the policies on how the Company mitigates these risks are set out below. Management manages and monitors these exposures to ensure appropriate measures are implemented in a timely and effective manner.

 

Credit Risk

 

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company’s credit risk is primarily associated with its bank balances. The Company mitigates credit risk associated with its bank balances by holding cash with large, reputable financial institutions.

 

Liquidity Risk

 

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to settle or manage its obligations associated with financial liabilities. To manage liquidity risk, the Company closely monitors its liquidity position to ensure it has adequate sources of funding to finance its projects and operations. The Company had working capital as at June 30, 2024, of $8,877,592. The Company’s accounts payable, accrued liabilities, current portion of lease liabilities and withholding taxes payable are expected to be realized or settled within a one-year period.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

The Company has not generated any revenue from operations and the only sources of financing to date have been through advances from GoldMining and the IPO. The Company’s ability to meet its obligations and finance exploration activities depends on its ability to generate cash flow through the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to private placements, public offerings, including under the ATM Program, and short-term or long-term loans. Capital markets may not be receptive to offerings of new equity from treasury or debt, whether by way of private placements or public offerings. This may be further complicated by the limited liquidity for the Company’s common stock, restricting access to some institutional investors. The Company’s growth and success is dependent on external sources of financing which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.

 

The Company believes that the existing cash on hand will enable us to meet its working capital requirements for the next twelve months commencing from the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.

 

Currency Risk

 

The Company reports its financial statements in U.S. dollars. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk when it undertakes transactions and holds assets and liabilities in currencies other than its functional currency. Financial instruments that impact the Company’s net loss due to currency fluctuations include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities which are denominated in Canadian dollars. The impact of a U.S. dollar change against Canadian dollars of 10% would have an impact of approximately $590 on net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

 

Note 11: Commitments and Contingencies

 

Payments Required to Maintain the Whistler Project

 

The Company is required to make annual land payments to the Department of Natural Resources of Alaska in the amount of $230,605 in 2024 and thereafter, to keep the Whistler Project in good standing. Additionally, the Company has an annual labor requirement of $135,200 for 2024 and thereafter, for which a cash-in-lieu payment equal to the value of the annual labor requirement may be made instead. The Company has excess labor carry forwards of $167,674 expiring in 2026 and $1,766,156 expiring in 2027, of which up to $135,200 can be applied each year to the Company’s annual labor requirements.

 

Future Commitments

 

On November 27, 2020, GoldMining agreed to cause the Company to issue a 1.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on its Whistler Project to Gold Royalty Corp. (“GRC”). The Company also assigned certain buyback rights relating to an existing third party royalty on the Whistler Project such that GRC has a right to acquire a 0.75% NSR (including an area of interest) on the Whistler Project for $5,000,000 pursuant to such buyback rights.

 

In August 2015 the Company acquired rights to the Whistler Project and associated equipment pursuant to an asset purchase agreement by and among the Company, GoldMining, Kiska Metals Corporation (“Kiska”) and Geoinformatics Alaska Exploration Inc (“Geoinformatics”). Pursuant to such agreement, the Company assumed an obligation on the Whistler Project pursuant to a royalty purchase agreement between Kiska, Geoinformatics, and MF2, LLC (“MF2”), dated December 16, 2014. This agreement granted MF2 a 2.75% NSR royalty over the Whistler Project area, and, extending outside the current claims, over an area of interest defined by certain maximum historical extent of claims held on the Whistler Project.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited – Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

In May 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with Equity Geoscience for the management of an exploration program for the Whistler Project. The agreement included an approved work order totaling $3,500,000, with the Company holding the option for approval of additional expenditures up to $2,000,000, for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. If the Company elects not to proceed with the additional expenditures and terminates the work, it will approve a decampment budget in addition to the $3,500,000 expenditure. The work order may be paused, postponed or terminated by either party with 30 days written notice. Additionally, as at June 30, 2024, the Company has paid $1,905,000 towards the approved work order.

 

Note 12: Related Party Transactions

 

During the periods presented, the Company shared personnel, including key management personnel, office space, equipment, and various administrative services with other companies, including GoldMining. Costs incurred by GoldMining were allocated between its related subsidiaries based on an estimate of time incurred and use of services and are charged at cost. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the allocated costs from GoldMining to the Company were $7,400 and $18,366, respectively ($18,818 and $63,712 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively). Out of the allocated costs, $4,115 and $11,381 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, were noncash share-based compensation costs ($10,740 and $37,495 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively). The allocated costs from GoldMining were treated as a capital contribution, as there is no obligation or intent regarding the repayment of such amounts by the Company.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the amounts advanced to the Company or paid on its behalf by GoldMining were $nil ($107,113 and $470,805 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023). In May 2023 the Company repaid GoldMining $1,680,925, for amounts previously advanced to the Company. The amount paid represented the full amount of the outstanding loan from GoldMining at the time.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred $38,693 and $139,513, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, $92,442 and $94,596, respectively, in general and administrative costs, paid to Blender, for information technology, corporate branding, sponsorships and advertising, media, website design, maintenance and hosting services, provided by Blender to the Company.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, share-based compensation costs included $2,109 and $5,100, respectively ($23,973 and $25,158 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023), in amounts incurred for the co-chairman and a director of GoldMining for performance based Restricted Shares granted in September 2022 (Note 8.3).

 

Related party transactions are based on the amounts agreed to by the parties. During the quarters ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, the Company did not enter into any contracts or undertake any commitment or obligation with any related parties other than as described herein.

 

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “U.S. GoldMining”, “the Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to U.S. GoldMining Inc., a Nevada corporation and references to “$” or “dollars” are to United States dollars.

 

This management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations (the “MD&A”) is intended to assist you in better understanding and evaluating the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. You should read this MD&A in conjunction with our unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Quarterly Report”), as well as our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2023, as amended on Form 10-K/A (the “Annual Report”), including the related notes contained therein.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report includes forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, collectively referred to as “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements include statements that relate to our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenue or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs and other information that is not historical information. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by the use of terminology such as “subject to”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “target”, “expect”, “intend”, “estimate”, “project”, “outlook”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “can”, the negatives thereof, variations thereon and similar expressions, or by discussions of strategy. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. In particular, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

anticipated tonnages and grades of the mineral resources disclosed for the Whistler Project;
our expectations regarding the continuity of mineral deposits;
our expectations regarding raising capital and developing the Whistler Project;
our planned exploration activities on the Whistler Project;
expectations regarding environmental, social or political issues that may affect the exploration or development progress;
our estimates regarding future revenue, expenses and needs for additional financing; and
our ability to attract and retain qualified employees and key personnel.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on our opinions, estimates and assumptions in light of our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that we currently believe are appropriate and reasonable in the circumstances, including that:

 

the timing and ability to obtain requisite operational, environmental and other licenses, permits and approvals, including extensions thereof will occur and proceed as expected;
current gold, silver, base metal and other commodity prices will be sustained, or will improve;
the proposed development of the Whistler Project will be viable operationally and economically and will proceed as expected;
any additional financing required by us will be available on reasonable terms or at all; and
the Company will not experience any material accident, labor dispute or failure of plant or equipment.

 

Despite a careful process to prepare and review the forward-looking statements, there can be no assurance that the underlying opinions, estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct.

 

Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on a number of opinions, estimates and assumptions that we considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such statements are made, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the risk factors described in greater detail under Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in forward-looking statements.

 

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These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read with other cautionary statements in this document. Although we have attempted to identify important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other risk factors not presently known to us or that we presently believe are not material that could also cause actual results or future events to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speaks only as of the date made. The forward-looking statements contained in this document represent our expectations as of the date of this Quarterly Report (or as the date they are otherwise stated to be made) and are subject to change after such date. However, we disclaim any intention or obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required under applicable securities laws.

 

Business Overview

 

We are a United States domiciled exploration stage company and our sole project is currently the Whistler Project. The Whistler Project is a gold-copper exploration project located in the Yentna Mining District, approximately 105 miles (170 kilometres) northwest of Anchorage, in Alaska.

 

We were incorporated on June 30, 2015, in Alaska as “BRI Alaska Corp.”. On September 8, 2022, we redomiciled to Nevada and changed our name to “U.S. GoldMining Inc.”. We are a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc. (“GoldMining”), a company organized under the laws of Canada and listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American. As of the date hereof, GoldMining owns 9,878,261 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), representing 79.7% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock and warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase up to 122,490 additional shares of our Common Stock, exercisable at a price of $13.00 per share until April 24, 2026.

 

Our principal executive offices are located at 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4A2, our registered office is 3773 Howard Hughes Pkwy #500s Las Vegas, NV 89169 and our head operating office is located at 301 Calista Court, Suite 200, Office 203, Anchorage, Alaska, 99518. Our website address is www.usgoldmining.us.

 

On April 24, 2023, we completed our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of shares of Common Stock and Warrants. Our shares of Common Stock and Warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “USGO” and “USGOW”, respectively.

 

Change of Fiscal Year End

 

On February 9, 2024, our board of directors approved a change of our fiscal year end from November 30 to December 31, effective beginning with the next fiscal year, which began on January 1, 2024, and will end on December 31, 2024 (the “Fiscal 2024”). As a result of the change in fiscal year, there was a one-month transition period beginning on December 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2023 (the “Transition Period”). The Company’s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Transition Period were reported in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 10, 2024.

 

Recent Developments

 

2023 and 2024 Field Programs

 

On August 21, 2023, we announced the commencement of a confirmatory 2023 Phase 1 Drilling Program at the Whistler Project. Phase 1 of the confirmatory program comprised up to an initial 5,000 meters of the budgeted drilling program. Four confirmatory drill holes were completed for a total of 2,234 meters by mid-November, at which time the program was paused for winter break.

 

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On January 16, 2024, we announced initial results from the abovementioned program, which confirmed the continuity of the near-surface high-grade core at the Whistler deposit and included the best intercept of continuous mineralization intersected in drilling at the Whistler Project to date, which was 547 meters at 1.06 grams per tonne gold equivalent.

 

On May 22, 2024, we announced an update regarding our proposed exploration program for 2024 and our preparations and mobilization for the 2024 field season. The focus of this program is to confirm our understanding and seek to further delineate and extend areas of high-grade mineralization at the Whistler Project.

 

On June 27, 2024, we announced the re-commencement of drilling at Whistler Project for the 2024 field season. The exploration program for the current field season is focused on additional confirmatory infill and step-out drilling within the Whistler and Raintree West deposits. Surface exploration activities are also planned with the objective to identify drill targets within the broader Whistler Orbit, a classic ‘porphyry cluster’ with potential to discover additional mineralized intrusive centers.

 

At-The-Market Equity Program

 

On May 15, 2024, we filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, covering the offering, issuance and sale of up to $40 million of a variety of securities including our common stock, preferred stock, warrants and/ or units. Additionally, we entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement with a syndicate of agents for the ATM facility (the “ATM Program”). Pursuant to the ATM Program, the Company may sell up to $5.5 million shares of common stock from time to time through the sales agents. A fixed cash commission rate of 2.5% of the gross sales price per share of common stock sold under the ATM Program will be payable to the agents in connection with any such sales. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, no shares of common stock were sold under the ATM Program.

 

Results of Operations

 

Three months ended June 30, 2024, compared to three months ended June 30, 2023

 

Selected operating results  For the Three Months Ended 
   June 30, 2024
($)
   June 30, 2023
($)
   Change
($)
 
Net loss for the period   (1,487,203)   (2,919,318)   1,432,115 
Loss from operations   (1,610,760)   (3,053,152)   1,442,392 
Exploration expenses   923,403    621,320    302,083 
General and administrative expenses   653,110    2,426,591    (1,773,481)
Depreciation   29,752    -    29,752 

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we recorded a net loss of $1,487,203 ($0.12 per share), compared to a net loss of $2,919,318 ($0.25 per share) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to decreased legal and accounting expenditures after the completion of our IPO in 2023, partially offset by the increase of costs associated with planning for and mobilization of the exploration program for the current field season at the Whistler Project.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, we had exploration expenses of $923,403, compared to $621,320 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily related to the exploration program for the current field season and included planning and mobilization to design and execute drilling (respectively), consulting fees to third party vendors that provided geological and environmental work, regulatory and community stakeholder engagements and other technical services, and camp and maintenance costs. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, exploration expenses primarily consisted of:

 

(i) consulting fees of $285,449, compared to $277,712 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Such expenses were primarily for consulting fees paid to third parties for the planning and management of our planned exploration programs at the Whistler Project, including database management, geological interpretation and modelling. In addition, consulting fees to third parties to conduct environmental baseline, and regulator, community and other stakeholder engagements;

 

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(ii) drilling expenses of $280,830, compared to $144,554 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2024, were primarily as a result of the commencement of the current field program at the Whistler Project. The field program for the prior year commenced in late August 2023, whereas with camp established and drilling equipment already on site, drilling commenced earlier, on June 25, 2024. Comparatively, the drilling expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2023, were primarily for drilling supplies and mobilization of drilling equipment in readiness for drilling in the third quarter of 2023;

 

(iii) camp maintenance expenses of $185,597, compared to $112,235 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The additional expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2024, were primarily for camp costs, including equipment maintenance, camp management labor and supplies for the ongoing exploration program, as well as work to support maintenance of the existing access road between camp and drilling sites at Raintree and Whistler deposits, construction of new trails and drill pads, and stakeholder engagement to support the Alaska state led future access road. Comparatively, the expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2023, were primarily for equipment maintenance and facility rental fees during the renovation of the Whistler camp; and

 

(iv) transportation, travel and other exploration expenses of $171,527, compared to $86,819 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Such expenses were primarily for fuel consumption, aircraft charter costs to transport crews, equipment and supplies to the Whistler Project, in connection with the earlier start of field exploration activities in the current quarter and to ensure adequate stocks of equipment and consumables for the ongoing exploration program through the third quarter of 2024.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, general and administrative expenditures were $653,110, compared to $2,426,591 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. During the three months ended June 30, 2024, general and administrative expenditures primarily consisted of:

 

(i) professional fees of $265,780, which were primarily for legal and accounting fees associated with the filing of registration statement and the implementation of the ATM Program, compared to $758,536 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, professional fees were higher for legal, audit, accounting and tax services during the preparation and execution of our IPO;

 

(ii) share-based compensation expenses of $55,371, which consisted of $3,415 related to the award of restricted shares, $47,841 related to the fair value of stock options issued by us to management, directors, consultants and employees, and $4,115 for GoldMining personnel, allocated for their time spent on our affairs, compared to $249,959 during the three months ended June 30, 2023. The allocated costs from GoldMining were treated as a capital contribution, as there is no obligation or intent regarding the repayment of such amounts by the Company;

 

(iii) management fees, salaries and benefits of $86,519, compared to $97,337 during the three months ended June 30, 2023;

 

(iv) consulting, corporate development and investor relations expenses of $67,437, compared to $1,135,500 during the three months ended June 30, 2023. Comparatively, during the three months ended June 30, 2023, the expenses were higher for building initial corporate brand awareness of the new company after completion of the IPO;

 

(v) filing, listing, dues and subscriptions expenses of $54,836, compared to $81,994 during the three months ended June 30, 2023. Comparatively, during the three months ended June 30, 2023, the expenses were primarily for filing and listing fees for our IPO;

 

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(vi) office administrative and insurance expenses of $115,833, compared to $91,292 during the three months ended June 30, 2023; and

 

(vii) travel, website design and hosting expenses of $7,334, compared to $11,973 during the three months ended June 30, 2023.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, depreciation expenses were $29,752, compared to $nil for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to depreciation of camp structures, which were renovated and made available for their intended use in July 2023, and for new equipment acquired after completion of the IPO.

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, our loss from operations was $1,610,760, compared to $3,053,152 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to decreased legal and accounting expenditures after the completion of our IPO, partially offset by the increase in costs associated with the Whistler Project exploration program.

 

Six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to six months ended June 30, 2023

 

Selected operating results  For the Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 2024
($)
   June 30, 2023
($)
   Change
($)
 
Net loss for the period   (2,449,652)   (3,943,579)   1,493,927 
Loss from operations   (2,717,515)   (4,074,763)   1,357,248 
Exploration expenses   1,337,900    746,525    591,375 
General and administrative expenses   1,316,011    3,317,871    (2,001,860)
Depreciation   54,721    -    54,721 

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we recorded a net loss of $2,449,652 ($0.20 per share), compared to a net loss of $3,943,579 ($0.36 per share) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in net loss was primarily due to decreased legal and accounting expenditures after the completion of our IPO, partially offset by the increase in costs associated with increased exploration activity at the Whistler Project.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, we had exploration expenses of $1,337,900, compared to $746,525 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily related to the exploration program for the 2024 field season and included drilling, consulting fees to vendors that provided geological and environmental work, regulatory and community stakeholder engagements and other technical services, and maintenance costs. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, exploration expenses primarily consisted of:

 

(i) consulting fees of $441,283, compared to $401,867 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Such expenses were primarily for consulting fees paid to third parties for the planned exploration program over the 2023 and 2024 field seasons at the Whistler Project, as well as regulator, community and other stakeholder engagements;

 

(ii) drilling expenses of $363,020, compared to $144,554 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2024, were primarily as a result of the earlier commencement of the current program at the Whistler Project. The 2023 field program, which was our inaugural drilling program, began in late August 2023. Comparatively, the drilling expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2023, were primarily for drilling supplies and mobilization of drilling equipment;

 

(iii) camp maintenance expenses of $339,037, compared to $112,235 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2024, were primarily for camp costs, including equipment maintenance, camp management labor and supplies for the ongoing exploration program, as well as work to support maintenance of the existing access road between camp and drilling sites at Raintree and Whistler deposits, construction of new trails and drill pads, and stakeholder engagement to support the Alaska state led future access road. Comparatively, the expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2023, were primarily for camp and equipment maintenance and facility rental fees during the renovation of the Whistler camp; and

 

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(iv) transportation, travel and other exploration expenses of $194,560, compared to $87,869 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Such expenses were primarily for fuel consumption, aircraft charter costs to transport crews, equipment and supplies to the Whistler Project, in connection with the ongoing exploration program.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, general and administrative expenditures were $1,316,011, compared to $3,317,871 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, general and administrative expenditures primarily consisted of:

 

(i) professional fees of $418,587, compared to $1,443,555 during the same period of 2023. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, professional fees were higher for legal, audit, accounting and tax services during the preparation and execution of our IPO;

 

(ii) share-based compensation expenses of $140,637, which consisted of $8,121 related to the award of restricted shares, $121,135 related to the fair value of stock options issued by us to management, directors, consultants and employees, and $11,381 for GoldMining personnel, allocated for their time spent on our affairs, compared to $278,595 during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The allocated costs from GoldMining were treated as a capital contribution, as there is no obligation or intent regarding the repayment of such amounts by the Company;

 

(iii) management fees, salaries and benefits of $174,642, compared to $152,643 during the six months ended June 30, 2023;

 

(iv) consulting, corporate development and investor relations expenses of $229,876, compared to $1,201,280 during the six months ended June 30, 2023. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the expenses were primarily for building corporate brand awareness after completion of the IPO;

 

(v) filing, listing, dues and subscriptions expenses of $88,322, compared to $125,797 during the six months ended June 30, 2023. Comparatively, during the six months ended June 30, 2023, the expenses were primarily for filing and listing fees for our IPO;

 

(vi) office administrative and insurance expenses of $247,336, compared to $95,261 during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily for directors’ and officers’ insurance expenses during this period as a result of the completion of our IPO; and

 

(vii) travel, website design and hosting expenses of $16,611, compared to $20,740 during the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, depreciation expenses were $54,721, compared to $nil for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to depreciation of camp structures, which were renovated and made available for their intended use in July 2023, and for new equipment acquired after completion of the IPO.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, our loss from operations was $2,717,515, compared to $4,074,763 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to decreased legal and accounting expenditures after the completion of our IPO in 2023, partially offset by the increase in costs associated with the Whistler Project exploration program.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

   As at June 30, 2024   As at December 31, 2023 
   ($)   ($) 
Cash and cash equivalents   8,220,444    11,203,893 
Working capital(1)   8,877,592    11,293,443 
Total assets   10,498,891    12,776,013 
Total current liabilities   507,970    475,378 
Accounts payable   231,540    118,610 
Accrued liabilities   70,775    149,812 
Total non-current liabilities   292,455    300,139 
Stockholders’ equity   9,698,466    12,000,496 

 

(1)Working capital is the difference between the total current assets and total current liabilities.

 

Prior to the completion of our IPO, capital resources consisted primarily of cash advanced and/or contributed from GoldMining. On April 24, 2023, we completed our IPO and issued 2,000,000 units, consisting of one share of Common Stock and one Warrant (the “Units”) at a price of $10.00 per Unit for net proceeds in an aggregate amount of approximately $19.1 million after deducting underwriting fees and offering costs. In May 2023 we repaid GoldMining $1,680,925, for amounts previously advanced to us by GoldMining.

 

As of June 30, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $8,220,444 (December 31, 2023: $11,203,893) and restricted cash of $86,552 (December 31, 2023: $87,756). We had other receivables of $100,945 (December 31, 2023: $152,716). We had inventories of $33,916 (December 31, 2023: $27,249), which included fuels held at the Whistler Project camp site. We had prepaid expenses of $943,705 as of June 30, 2024, compared to $297,207 as of December 31, 2023. The increase in prepaid expenses was primarily due to the $822,850 cash advances to a third party technical consulting company for management of the exploration program for the Whistler Project, partially offset by the amortization of corporate development and insurance expenses.

 

As of June 30, 2024, we had current liabilities of $507,970, compared to $475,378 as of December 31, 2023. Current liabilities as of June 30, 2024, consisted of: (i) accounts payable of $231,540, compared to $118,610 as of December 31, 2023; (ii) accrued liabilities of $70,775, compared to $149,812 as of December 31, 2023; (iii) current portion of lease liabilities of $24,792, compared to $21,057 as of December 31, 2023; (iv) withholdings taxes payable of $180,863, which remained the same as of December 31, 2023; and (v) income tax payable of $nil compared to $5,036 as of December 31, 2023.

 

We have not generated any revenue from operations and the only sources of financing to date have been through advances from GoldMining and the IPO. Our ability to meet our obligations and finance exploration activities depends on our ability to generate cash flow through the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to private placements, public offerings, including under the ATM Program, and short-term or long-term loans. Capital markets may not be receptive to offerings of new equity from treasury or debt, whether by way of private placements or public offerings. This may be further complicated by the limited liquidity for our shares of Common Stock, restricting access to some institutional investors. Our growth and success is dependent on external sources of financing which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.

 

As of June 30, 2024, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

 

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Summary of Cash Flows

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $2,819,802, compared to $4,440,947 during the six months ended June 30, 2023. A decrease in prepaid expenses used cash of $646,498 in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to $721,443 in the same period of 2023. An increase in other receivables provided cash of $51,771 in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a decrease in other receivables using cash of $136,229 in the same period of 2023. An increase in accounts payable provided cash of $112,930 in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to a decrease in accounts payable using cash of $55,962 in the same period of 2023. A decrease in accrued liabilities used cash of $79,037 in the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to an increase in accrued liabilities providing cash of $73,370 in the same period of 2023.

 

Significant operating expenditures during the six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, included general and administrative expenses and exploration expenditures.

 

Investing Activities

 

Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $171,836, which related to the purchase of equipment, compared to $679,705 during the six months ended June 30, 2023, which related to the construction of camp structures.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2024, net cash provided by financing activities was $6,985, which related to allocated personnel costs from GoldMining, compared to $21,235,524 during the six months ended June 30, 2023. The net cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2023, primarily comprised of the net proceeds of $19,056,223 from the IPO, proceeds from warrant exercises of $3,363,204, allocated personnel costs from GoldMining of $26,217, and advances from GoldMining of $470,805, partially offset by $1,680,925 for repayment of advances from GoldMining.

 

Commitments Required to Keep Whistler Project in Good Standing

 

We are required to make annual land payments to the Department of Natural Resources of Alaska in the amount of $230,605 in 2024 and thereafter, to keep the Whistler Project in good standing. Additionally, we have an annual labor requirement of $135,200 for 2024 and thereafter, for which a cash-in-lieu payment equal to the value of the annual labor requirement may be made instead. We have excess labor carry forwards of $167,674 expiring in 2026 and $1,766,156 expiring in 2027, of which up to $135,200 can be applied each year to meet our annual labor requirements. The Whistler Project is in good standing as of the date of this Quarterly Report.

 

Future Commitments

 

On November 27, 2020, GoldMining agreed to cause us to issue a 1.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on our Whistler Project to Gold Royalty Corp. (“GRC”). We also assigned certain buyback rights relating to an existing third party royalty on the Whistler Project such that GRC has a right to acquire a 0.75% NSR (including an area of interest) on the Whistler Project for $5,000,000 pursuant to such buyback rights.

 

In August 2015, we acquired rights to the Whistler Project and associated equipment pursuant to an asset purchase agreement by and among us, GoldMining, Kiska Metals Corporation (“Kiska”), and Geoinformatics Alaska Exploration Inc (“Geoinformatics”). Pursuant to such agreement, we assumed an obligation on the Whistler Project pursuant to a royalty purchase agreement between Kiska, Geoinformatics, and MF2, LLC (“MF2”), dated December 16, 2014. This agreement granted MF2 a 2.75% NSR royalty over the Whistler Project area, and, extending outside the current claims, over an area of interest defined by certain maximum historical extent of claims held on the Whistler Project.

 

In May 2024, we entered into an agreement with Equity Geoscience for the management of an exploration program for the Whistler Project. The agreement included an approved work order totaling $3,500,000, with us holding the option for approval of additional expenditures up to $2,000,000, for the period of January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. If we elect not to proceed with the additional expenditures and terminate the work, we will approve a decampment budget in addition to the $3,500,000 expenditure. The work order may be paused, postponed or terminated by either party with 30 days written notice. Additionally, as at June 30, 2024, the Company has paid $1,905,000 towards the approved work order.

 

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Transactions with Related Parties

 

During the periods presented, we shared personnel, including key management personnel, office space, equipment, and various administrative services with other companies, including GoldMining. Costs incurred by GoldMining were allocated between its related subsidiaries based on an estimate of time incurred and use of services and are charged at cost. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the allocated costs from GoldMining to us were $7,400 and $18,366, respectively ($18,818 and $63,712 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively). Out of the allocated costs, $4,115 and $11,381 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, were non-cash share-based compensation costs ($10,740 and $37,495 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively). The allocated costs from GoldMining were treated as a capital contribution, as there is no obligation or intent regarding the repayment of such amounts by us.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the amounts advanced to us or paid on our behalf by GoldMining were $nil ($107,113 and $470,805 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023). In May 2023, we repaid GoldMining $1,680,925, for amounts previously advanced to us. The amount paid represented the full amount of the outstanding loan from GoldMining at the time.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, we incurred $38,693 and $139,513, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, $92,442 and $94,596, respectively, in general and administrative costs, paid to Blender Media Inc., a company whose principal is an immediate family member of a director of GoldMining, for information technology, corporate branding, sponsorships and advertising, media, website design, maintenance and hosting services provided by Blender to the Company.

 

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, share-based compensation costs included $2,109 and $5,100, respectively ($23,973 and $25,158 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023), in amounts incurred for the co-chairman and a director of GoldMining for performance based restricted shares of our Common Stack granted to such individual in September 2022.

 

Related party transactions are based on the amounts agreed to by the parties. During the quarters ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, we did not enter into any contracts or undertake any commitment or obligation with any related parties other than as described herein.

 

Our Audit Committee is charged with reviewing and approving all related party transactions and reviewing and making recommendations to our board of directors, or approving any contracts or other transactions with any of our current or former executive officers. The Charter of the Audit Committee sets forth our written policy for the review of related party transactions.

 

Outstanding Securities

 

As of the date hereof, we have 12,398,709 shares of Common Stock outstanding. In addition, we have outstanding stock options issued under our long-term incentive plan to purchase 181,550 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $10 per share with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 4.29 years, and outstanding Warrants to purchase 1,741,292 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $13 per share with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 1.82 years. The exercise of stock options and Warrants is at the discretion of their respective holders and, accordingly, there is no assurance that any of the stock options or warrants will be exercised in the future.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

 

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments and estimates and form assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of income and expenses during the year. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its judgments and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Management uses historical experience and various other factors it believes to be reasonable under the given circumstances as the basis for its judgments and estimates. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

 

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Information about judgments made in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effects on the amounts recognized in the financial statements is as follows:

 

Asset retirement obligation

 

An asset retirement obligation represents the present value of estimated future costs for the rehabilitation of our mineral property. These estimates include assumptions as to the future activities, cost of services, timing of the rehabilitation work to be performed, inflation rates, exchange rates and interest rates. The actual cost to rehabilitate a mineral property may vary from the estimated amounts because there are uncertainties in factors used to estimate the cost and potential changes in regulations or laws governing the rehabilitation of a mineral property. Management periodically reviews the rehabilitation requirements and adjusts the liability as new information becomes available and will assess the impact of new regulations and laws as they are enacted.

 

Allocation of expenses from GoldMining

 

For six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2023, certain general administrative expenses, including employment related expenditures for services and support functions provided by GoldMining, were allocated on a pro-rata basis considered by GoldMining to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to us.

 

Restricted Shares

 

The fair value of the restricted shares is measured at grant date and recognized over the period during which the restricted shares vest. When restricted shares are conditional upon the achievement of a performance condition, we estimate the length of the expected vesting period at grant date, based on the most likely outcome of the performance condition. The fair value of the restricted shares is determined based on the fair value of the shares of Common Stock on the grant date, adjusted for lack of marketability discount, minority shareholder discount, and other applicable factors that are generally recognized by market participants.

 

Stock Options

 

We grant stock options to certain of our directors, officers, employees and consultants. We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options. The fair value of stock options granted to employees is recognized as an expense over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes, provides services that could be provided by a direct employee, or has authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling our activities, including non-executive directors. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognized over the period during which the options vest. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur.

 

The Black-Scholes option-pricing model uses as inputs the fair value of our shares of Common Stock and assumptions we make for the volatility of our shares of Common Stock, the expected term of our stock options, the risk-free interest rate for a period that approximates the expected term of our stock options and our expected dividend yield. We have historically been a private company and continue to lack sufficient company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, we estimate our expected share volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies and expect to continue to do so until such time as we have adequate historical data regarding the volatility of our own traded share price.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In November 2023 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Updates (the “ASU”) 2023-07, the amendments “improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses”. In addition, the amendments enhance interim disclosure requirements, clarify circumstances in which an entity can disclose multiple segment measures of profit or loss, provide new segment disclosure requirements for entities with a single reportable segment, and contain other disclosure requirements. The purpose of the amendments is to enable “investors to better understand an entity’s overall performance” and assess “potential future cash flows.” The amendments in ASU 2023-07 are effective for all public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial statements.

 

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In December 2023 the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU expands public entities’ income tax disclosures by requiring disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. The ASU will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on our financial statements.

 

In March 2024 the SEC adopted new climate disclosure rules. These rules require companies to publish information that describes the climate-related risks that are reasonably likely to have a material impact on a company’s business or consolidated financial statements. The rules reflect the SEC’s efforts to respond to investors’ demand for more consistent, comparable, and reliable information about the financial effects of climate-related risks on a registrant’s operations and how it manages those risks while balancing concerns about mitigating the associated costs of the rules. Management is currently evaluating the impact of these rules on our financial statements.

 

JOBS Act

 

In April 2012 the JOBS Act was enacted. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards. Thus, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies.

 

We continue the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements under the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions, as an emerging growth company, we may rely on certain of these exemptions, including without limitation, providing an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We will remain an emerging growth company until the earlier of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have total annual gross revenue of $1.235 billion or more; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the completion of our IPO; (iii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in nonconvertible debt during the previous three years; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer under the rules of the SEC.

 

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and are not required to provide the information under this item.

 

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act and, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

It should be noted that any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions designed to obtain reasonable (and not absolute) assurance as to its effectiveness, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our last completed fiscal quarter, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not currently a party to any material proceedings. Regardless of outcome, such proceedings or claims can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of resources and other factors, and there can be no assurances that favorable outcomes will be obtained.

 

Item 1A.Risk Factors

 

In addition to the information contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results. As of the date hereof, there have been no material changes in the risk factors discussed in our Annual Report.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

None.

 

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.Other Information

 

None.

 

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Item 6.Exhibits

 

The following exhibits are included with this Quarterly Report:

 

Exhibit   Description of Exhibit
     
10.1   At The Market Offering Agreement, dated May 15, 2024, by and between U.S. GoldMining Inc. and H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC as representative of the several agents party thereto. (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.2 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024.)
     
31.1*  

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     
31.2*  

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     
32.1**  

Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

     

101.INS*

 

101.SCH*

 

101.CAL*

 

101.DEF*

 

101.LAB*

 

101.PRE*

 

Inline XBRL Instance Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

     
104*   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

* Filed herewith

** Furnished herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  U.S. GOLDMINING INC.
     
Date: August 13, 2024 By: /s/ Tim Smith
    Tim Smith
    President, Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
     
     
Date: August 13, 2024 By: /s/ Tyler Wong
    Tyler Wong
    Interim Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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