Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

NOTE 6 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

On May 3, 2017, the Company filed a certificate of amendment to its Articles of Incorporation, as amended with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in order to (i) effectuate a reverse stock split of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock on a one (1) for four (4) basis and (ii) increase the Company’s authorized number of shares of common stock and preferred stock to 200,000,000 shares from 54,000,000 shares and 50,000,000 shares from 5,000,000 shares, respectively.

In August 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Company’s 2017 Equity Incentive Plan including the reservation of 1,650,000 shares of common stock thereunder.

Series C Convertible Preferred Stock

In May 2017, the Company designated 45,002 shares as Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share. Each share of Series C Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock with a stated value of $1,000 per share and conversion price of $1.00 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in the event of stock split, stock dividends, and recapitalization or otherwise. The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock shall not possess any voting rights. The Series C Preferred Stock does not contain any redemption provision. The Series C Preferred Stock are entitled to a liquidation preference equal to the par value of $0.001, prior to any payments to holders of (i) any other class or series of capital stock whose terms expressly provide that the holders of preferred shares should receive preferential payment with respect to such distribution and (ii) the common stock.

Common Stock

In connection with the Merger, the Company is deemed to have issued 1,204,667 shares of common stock which represents the outstanding common shares of the Company prior to the closing of the Merger (see Note 4).

On May 18, 2016, the Company issued 125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a consultant in connection with a one year consulting agreement. The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of $150,000 or $1.20 per common share based on the sale of its preferred stock in a private placement at $0.10 per common share. In connection with the issuance of these common shares, the Company recorded stock based compensation of $12,500 (amortization of prepaid stock based expense balance as of April 30, 2017) for the six months ended October 31, 2017.

In May 2017, in connection with the Merger (see Note 4), the Company issued 37,879 shares of the Company’s common stock having a fair value of $100,000 to the Chief Geologist for services rendered to the Company from June 2016 to January 2017 pursuant to his employment agreement with the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Gold King. Additionally, in August 2017, the Company issued 29,412 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Chief Geologist for services rendered to the Company from February 2017 to July 2017 pursuant to his employment agreement (see Note 8). The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of $75,000 or $2.55 per common share based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant and reduced accrued salaries by $137,500 as of October 31, 2017 and recognized stock based compensation of $37,500 for services rendered between May 2017 to July 2017.

In July 2017, the Company sold 179,211 shares of its common stock at $2.79 per common share for proceeds of approximately $500,000. Additionally, in October 2017, pursuant to an underwriting agreement, the Company sold 1,388,889 shares of its common stock at $1.80 per share to an underwriter for net proceeds of approximately $2,090,000 after payment of underwriting discounts, commissions and related offering expenses and legal fees of approximately $410,000.

Between May 2017 and September 2017, the Company issued 4,050,162 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for the conversion of 40,500 shares of the Company’s Series C Preferred Stock.

In August 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 195,525 shares of the Company’s common stock to officers and employees of the Company for services rendered. The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of $467,305 or $2.39 per common share based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant and recognized stock based compensation of $467,305 during the six months ended October 31, 2017.

In August 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 6,462 shares of the Company’s common stock to five directors of the Company for services rendered. The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of $15,444 or $2.39 per common share based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant and recognized stock based compensation of $15,444 during the six months ended October 31, 2017.

In August 2017, the Company issued an aggregate of 117,500 shares of the Company’s common stock to four consultants pursuant to consulting agreements related to investor relations and business advisory services. The term of the consulting agreements ranged from 3 months to 12 months. The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of $280,825 or $2.39 per common share based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant. The Company recognized stock based compensation of $234,021 and prepaid expenses of $46,804 at October 31, 2017 to be amortized over the term of its respective consulting agreements.

In August 2017, the Company closed on a transaction under a purchase and sale agreement executed in June 2017 with Nevada Gold and the Buyer pursuant to which Nevada Gold sold and the Buyer purchased all right, title and interest in the Gold Bar North Property, a gold development project located in Eureka County, Nevada (see Note 3). The purchase price for the Gold Bar North Property was: (a) cash payment in the amount of $20,479 which was paid in August 2017 and (b) 15,000 shares of common stock of the Company which were issued in August 2017. The Company valued these common shares at the fair value of $35,850 or $2.39 per common share based on the quoted trading price on the date of grant. Mr. David Mathewson, the Company’s Chief Geologist, is a member of Nevada Gold.

Stock Options

A summary of the Company’s outstanding stock options as of October 31, 2017 and changes during the period then ended are presented below:

	Number of Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Balance at April 30, 2017 (see Note 4)		231,458	$	3.60		4.01
Granted		—		—		—
Exercised		—		—		—
Forfeited		—		—		—
Cancelled		—		—		—
Balance at October 31, 2017		231,458		3.60		3.57
Options exercisable at end of period		163,950	$	3.60
Options expected to vest		67,508	$	3.60
Weighted average fair value of options granted during the period			$	—

The 67,508 options are expected to vest over the next 7 months. There was $0 intrinsic value as of October 31, 2017.

Stock Warrants

A summary of the Company’s outstanding stock warrants as of October 31, 2017 and changes during the period then ended are presented below:

	Number of Warrants		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)
Balance at April 30, 2017 (see Note 4)		452,359	$	2.64		4.23
Recapitalization on May 23, 2017		33,415		32.61		0.90
Granted		—		—		—
Exercised		—		—		—
Forfeited		—		—		—
Cancelled		—		—		—
Balance at October 31, 2017		485,774		4.70		3.55

Warrants exercisable at end of period	485,774	$	4.70
Warrants expected to vest	—	$	—
Weighted average fair value of warrants granted during the period		$	—