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Number of installments \| installment			2	2
Number of installment payments			$ 1,500,000	$ 1,500,000
Number of tranches \| tranche	3
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		$ 4,800,000					$ 2,628,000	$ 5,917,000
Loss on sale of marketable securities						$ 391,000	720,000	$ 484,000
Laramide Resources Ltd
Promissory debt							$ 5,000,000
Debt instrument, term							3 years
Debt interest rate							5.00%
Cash receipts discounted at market rate							9.50%
Number of issuance of common shares \| shares			2,483,034	1,982,483	2,218,133
Laramide Resources Ltd \| Second Note Installment
Debt principal amount due			$ 750,000
Number of issuance of common shares \| shares							2,483,034
Debt interest payments							$ 96,022
Laramide Resources Ltd \| Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two
Number of issuance of common shares \| shares							2,218,133
Laramide Resources Ltd \| Share Based Compensation Award Tranche Third
Proceeds from issuance of common stock							$ 500,000
Loss on sale of marketable securities							$ 700,000
Laramide Resources Ltd \| Share Based Compensation Award Tranche Third \| Common Stock
Number of issuance of common shares \| shares							2,483,034
Laramide Resources Ltd \| Share Based Compensation Award Tranche Third \| Warrants
Number of issuance of common shares \| shares							2,218,133
Laramide Resources Ltd \| January 2019 \| Second Note Installment
Debt principal amount due			1,500,000
Laramide Resources Ltd \| January 5, 2020
Debt principal amount due									$ 2,000,000
Laramide Resources Ltd. \| First Note Installment
Debt principal amount due			$ 750,000	$ 1,500,000
Number of issuance of common shares \| shares				1,982,483