LEASES

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

LEASES

LEASES

10. LEASES

The Company’s lease portfolio consists of an operating lease for the corporate office, storage space and equipment. The corporate office lease has a remaining lease term of 0.6 years and includes an option to extend the lease for 3 years. Under our corporate office lease, we are required to reimburse the lessor each month for common use expenses such as maintenance and security services. Because these amounts are variable from year to year and not specifically set in the lease terms, they are not included in the measurement of the right-of-use asset and related lease liability, but rather expensed in the period incurred.

The Company is party to several leases that have terms that are less than a year in length. These include leases for land used in exploration activities, office equipment, machinery, office space, storage and other. The Company has elected the short-term lease exemption allowed under the new leasing standards, whereby leases with initial terms of one year or less are not capitalized and instead expensed on a straight-line basis over the lease term. In addition, the Company holds several leases related to mineral exploration and production to which it has not applied the new leasing standard. Leases to explore or use minerals and similar nonregenerative resources are specifically excluded by ASC 842, “Leases.”

The right-of-use assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were recognized at the commencement date of the lease based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term using a discount rate of 9.5%. This rate is the Company’s estimated incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date.

The components of lease expense were as follows:

	For the Year Ended
	December 31,
(thousands of dollars)	2022		2021
Operating lease cost	$	153	$	154

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	For the Year Ended
	December 31,
(thousands of dollars)	2022		2021
Cash paid for amounts included in lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	158	$	154
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases	$	87	$	226

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

	December 31,		December 31,
(thousands of dollars)	2022		2021
Operating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	87	$	226
Operating lease liability, current		91		152
Operating lease liabilities – long term portion		—		83
Total operating lease liabilities	$	91	$	235

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s operating leases are as follows:

	For the Year Ended
	December 31,
	2022		2021
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term (in years)	0.6		1.6
Discount Rate	9.5	%	9.5	%

Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:

Lease payments by year	December 31,
(in thousands)	2022
2023		92
Total lease payments		92
Less imputed interest		(1)
Total	$	91

As of December 31, 2022, the Company has $0.1 million in right-of-use assets and $0.1 million in related lease liabilities (all of which is current). The most significant operating lease is for its corporate office in Centennial, Colorado, with $0.1 million remaining in undiscounted cash payments through the end of the lease term in 2023. The total undiscounted cash payments remaining on operating leases through the end of their respective terms is $0.1 million.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company has entered into certain leases that have not yet commenced.  Each of the leases relate to equipment to be used at the Kellyton Graphite Plant and will commence in 2023 with lease terms of 5 years. The net present value of such leases is $1.1 million.