FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Suite 301 - 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 1G8
EXHIBIT LIST
99.1
Consolidated Financial Statements
for the First Quarter ending March 31, 2016
99.2 Management's Discussion & Analysis for the First Quarter ending March 31, 2016
99.3
Form 52-109F2 Certification of First Quarter Filings - Chief Executive Officer
99.4 Form 52-109F2 Certification of First Quarter Filings - Chief Financial Officer
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.
Canarc Resource Corp.
(Registrant)
First Quarter Report
Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
(expressed in United States dollars)
Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
Notice of No Auditor Review of
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016
In accordance with National Instrument 51-102 Part 4, subsection 4.3(3)(a), if an auditor has not performed a review of these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements, they must be accompanied by a notice indicating that the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have not been reviewed by an auditor.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Company”) for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (the “Financial Statements”) have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the Company’s management, and have not been reviewed by the Company’s auditors. The Financial Statements are stated in terms of United States dollars, unless otherwise indicated, and are prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards 34 (“IAS 34”) and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
March 31, | December 31, | |||||
Notes | 2016 | 2015 | ||||
ASSETS | ||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
Cash | $ 999 | $ 354 | ||||
Receivables and prepaids | 343 | 82 | ||||
Total Current Assets | 1,342 | 436 | ||||
NON-CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
Restricted cash | 7(a)(i) | 73 | 69 | |||
Mineral property interests | 7 | 12,438 | 11,411 | |||
Equipment | 8 | 26 | 25 | |||
Total Non-Current Assets | 12,537 | 11,505 | ||||
Total Assets | $ 13,879 | $ 11,941 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 12 and 15 | $ 936 | $ 952 | |||
Derivative liability, current portion | 6 and 10 | 68 | 58 | |||
Total Current Liabilities | 1,004 | 1,010 | ||||
LONG TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||
Derivative liability, long term portion | 6 and 10 | 136 | 117 | |||
Total Liabilities | 1,140 | 1,127 | ||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
Share capital | 13(b) | 66,001 | 64,537 | |||
Reserve for share-based payments | 568 | 530 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (2,653) | (3,339) | ||||
Deficit | (51,177) | (50,914) | ||||
Total Shareholders' Equity | 12,739 | 10,814 | ||||
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | $ 13,879 | $ 11,941 |
Refer to the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
Approved on behalf of the Board:
/s/ Bradford Cooke | /s/ Martin Burian |
Director | Director |
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
Three Months ended March 31, | |||||||
Notes | 2016 | 2015 | |||||
Expenses: | |||||||
Amortization | $ 1 | $ - | |||||
Corporate development | 14 | 5 | 11 | ||||
Employee and director remuneration | 15 | 91 | 80 | ||||
General and administrative | 14 | 45 | 38 | ||||
Shareholder relations | 53 | 36 | |||||
Share-based payments | 13(c), 15 | 49 | 36 | ||||
Loss before the undernoted | (244) | (201) | |||||
Interest income | - | 2 | |||||
Loss from derivative liability | 10 | (29) | - | ||||
Foreign exchange loss | (17) | (9) | |||||
Net loss for the period | (290) | (208) | |||||
Other comprehensive income (loss): | |||||||
Items that will not be reclassified into profit or loss: | |||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 686 | (876) | |||||
Comprehensive income (loss) for the period | $ 396 | $ (1,084) | |||||
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ - | $ - | |||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 198,059,444 | 157,436,305 |
Refer to the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Accumulated | |||||||||||
Share Capital | Reserve for | Other | |||||||||
Number of | Share-Based | Comprehensive | |||||||||
Shares | Amount | Payments | Income (Loss) | Deficit | Total | ||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | 157,436,305 | $ 62,912 | $ 681 | $ (1,624) | $ (50,319) | $ 11,650 | |||||
Acquisition of subsidary (Note 6) | 19,000,000 | 1,017 | - | - | - | 1,017 | |||||
Private placement, net of share issue costs | 13,165,552 | 523 | - | - | - | 523 | |||||
Shares for debt settlement | 2,018,700 | 106 | - | - | - | 106 | |||||
Share-based payments | - | - | 161 | - | - | 161 | |||||
Cancellation and expiration of stock options | - | - | (243) | - | 243 | - | |||||
Finders fee warrants | - | (21) | 21 | - | - | - | |||||
Modification of finders fee warrants | - | - | 5 | - | (5) | - | |||||
Expiry of finders fee warrants | - | - | (97) | - | 97 | - | |||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | 2 | (1,715) | 2 | (1,711) | |||||
Net loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (932) | (932) | |||||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 191,620,557 | 64,537 | 530 | (3,339) | (50,914) | 10,814 | |||||
Private placement, net of share issue costs | 22,699,596 | 1,448 | - | - | - | 1,448 | |||||
Finders fee shares | 311,111 | 26 | - | - | - | 26 | |||||
Finders fee warrants | - | (10) | 10 | - | - | - | |||||
Share-based payments | - | - | 49 | - | - | 49 | |||||
Cancellation and expiration of stock options | - | - | (21) | - | 21 | - | |||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | 686 | 6 | 692 | |||||
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (290) | (290) | |||||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | 214,631,264 | $ 66,001 | $ 568 | $ (2,653) | $ (51,177) | $ 12,739 | |||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | 157,436,305 | $ 62,912 | $ 681 | $ (1,624) | $ (50,319) | $ 11,650 | |||||
Share-based payments | - | - | 36 | - | - | 36 | |||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | - | (876) | - | (876) | |||||
Net loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (208) | (208) | |||||
Balance, March 31, 2015 | 157,436,305 | $ 62,912 | $ 717 | $ (2,500) | $ (50,527) | $ 10,602 |
Refer to the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Three Months ended March 31, | ||||||
2016 | 2015 | |||||
Cash provided from (used by): | ||||||
Operations: | ||||||
Loss for the period | $ (290) | $ (208) | ||||
Items not involving cash: | ||||||
Amortization | 1 | - | ||||
Share-based payments | 49 | 36 | ||||
Loss from derivative liability | 29 | - | ||||
(211) | (172) | |||||
Changes in non-cash working capital items: | ||||||
Receivables and prepaids | (261) | 50 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (16) | (22) | ||||
Cash used by operating activities | (488) | (144) | ||||
Financing: | ||||||
Issuance of common shares, net of share issuance costs | 1,474 | - | ||||
Cash provided from financing activities | 1,474 | - | ||||
Investing: | ||||||
(Expenditures for) recovery of mineral properties, net of recoveries | (341) | 56 | ||||
Cash (used by) provided from investing activities | (341) | 56 | ||||
Increase (decrease) in cash | 645 | (88) | ||||
Cash, beginning of period | 354 | 675 | ||||
Cash, end of period | $ 999 | $ 587 |
Refer to the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
Three Months ended March 31, | |||||
2016 | 2015 | ||||
Non-cash financing and investing activities: | |||||
Fair value of finders fee warrants | $ 10 | $ - | |||
Expiration of stock options | 21 | - | |||
Income taxes paid | - | - | |||
Interest paid | - | - | |||
Refer to the accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
1. | Nature of Operations and Going Concern |
Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Company”), a company incorporated under the laws of British Columbia on January 22, 1987, is in the mineral exploration business and has not yet determined whether its mineral property interests contain reserves. The recoverability of amounts capitalized for mineral property interests is dependent upon the existence of reserves in its mineral property interests, the ability of the Company to arrange appropriate financing and receive necessary permitting for the exploration and development of its mineral property interests, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition thereof. The address of the Company’s registered office is #910 – 800 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2V6 and its principal place of business is #301 – 700 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1G8.
The Company has no operating revenues, has incurred significant net losses of $290,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (March 31, 2015 - $208,000), and has a deficit of $51.2 million as at March 31, 2016 (December 31, 2015 - $50.9 million). Furthermore, the Company has a working capital of $338,000 (December 31, 2015 – working capital deficiency of $574,000). These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the ability of the Company to raise debt or equity financings, and the attainment of profitable operations. Management would need to raise the necessary capital to meet its planned business objectives and continues to seek financing opportunities. There can be no assurance that management’s plans will be successful. These matters indicate the existence of material uncertainties that cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include any adjustments to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, and such adjustments could be material.
2. | Basis of Presentation |
(a) | Statement of compliance: |
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) using accounting policies consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and the interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Standards Interpretations Committee. These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required for full and complete annual financial statements, and accordingly should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2015. The Company has consistently applied the same accounting policies for all periods as presented. Certain of the prior periods’ comparative figures may have been reclassified to conform to the presentation adopted in the current period.
(b) | Approval of condensed consolidated interim financial statements |
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on May 12, 2016.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
2. | Basis of Presentation (continued) |
(c) | Basis of presentation: |
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for certain financial instruments which are measured at fair value, as disclosed in Note 5.
(d) | Functional currency and presentation currency: |
The Company’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar, and accounts denominated in currencies other than the Canadian dollar have been translated as follows:
| Monetary assets and liabilities at the exchange rate at the condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position date; |
| Non-monetary assets and liabilities at the historical exchange rates, unless such items are carried at fair value, in which case they are translated at the date when the fair value was determined; |
| Shareholders equity items at historical exchange rates; and |
| Revenue and expense items at the rate of exchange in effect on the transaction date. |
The Company’s presentation currency is the United States dollar. For presentation purposes, all amounts are translated from the Canadian dollar functional currency to the United States dollar presentation currency for each period using the exchange rate at the end of each reporting period.
Exchange gains and losses arising from translation to the Company’s presentation currency are recorded as cumulative translation adjustment, which is included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
(e) | Critical accounting estimates and judgements: |
The preparation of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgements that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements along with the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from these estimates and, as such, estimates and judgements and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to determining the recoverability of promissory notes receivable, mineral property interests, receivables and long-term investments; the determination of accrued liabilities; the fair value of derivative liabilities; accrued site remediation; amount of flow-through obligations and recognition of deferred income tax liability; the variables used in the determination of the fair value of stock options granted and finder’s fees warrants issued; and the recoverability of deferred tax assets. While management believes the estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
2. Basis of Presentation (continued)
(e) | Critical accounting estimates and judgements: (continued) |
The Company applies judgment in assessing the functional currency of each entity consolidated in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements. The functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries is measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which that entity operates.
The Company applies judgment in assessing whether material uncertainties exist that would cast substantial doubt as to whether the Company could continue as a going concern.
At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses each of its mineral resource properties to determine whether any indication of impairment exists. Judgment is required in determining whether indicators of impairment exist, including factors such as: the period for which the Company has the right to explore; expected renewals of exploration rights; whether substantive expenditures on further exploration and evaluation of resource properties are budgeted or planned; and results of exploration and evaluation activities on the exploration and evaluation assets. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment, if any. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss for the period.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but to an amount that does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
In the acquisition of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (“Oro Silver”), judgement was required to determine if the acquisition represented a business combination or an asset purchase. More specifically, management concluded that Oro Silver did not represent a business as the assets acquired were not an integrated set of activities with inputs, processes and outputs. Since it was concluded that the acquisition represented the purchase of assets, there was no goodwill generated on the transaction and acquisition costs were capitalized to the assets purchased rather than expensed. The fair values of the net assets acquired were determined using estimates and judgements. (Note 6).
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
2. | Basis of Presentation (continued) |
(f) | New accounting standards and recent pronouncements: |
(i) | The following standard has become effective during the current period: |
Annual Improvements 2010-2012 Cycle
Makes amendments to the following standards:
· | IFRS 2 — Amends the definitions of “vesting condition” and “market condition” and adds definitions for “performance condition” and “service condition” |
· | IFRS 3 — Require contingent consideration that is classified as an asset or a liability to be measured at fair value at each reporting date |
· | IFRS 8 — Requires disclosure of the judgments made by management in applying the aggregation criteria to operating segments, clarify reconciliations of segment assets only required if segment assets are reported regularly |
· | IFRS 13 — Clarify that issuing IFRS 13 and amending IFRS 9 and IAS 39 did not remove the ability to measure certain short-term receivables and payables on an undiscounted basis (amends basis for conclusions only) |
· | IAS 16 and IAS 38 — Clarify that the gross amount of property, plant and equipment is adjusted in a manner consistent with a revaluation of the carrying amount |
· | IAS 24 — Clarify how payments to entities providing management services are to be disclosed. |
(ii) | The standard listed below include only those which the Company reasonably expects may be applicable to the Company at a future date. The Company is currently assessing the impact of the standard on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements. |
The following standard will become effective in future periods:
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments:
IFRS 9 will replace IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement and IFRIC 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives. The final version of this new standard supersedes the requirements of earlier versions of IFRS 9. However, for annual periods beginning before January 1, 2018, an entity may elect to apply those earlier versions instead of applying the final version of this new standard if its initial application date is before February 1, 2015. The main features introduced by this new standard compared with predecessor IFRS are as follows:
· | Classification and measurement of financial assets: |
Debt instruments are classified and measured on the basis of the entity's business model for managing the asset and its contractual cash flow characteristics as either: “amortized cost”, “fair value through other comprehensive income”, or “fair value through profit or loss” (default). Equity instruments are classified and measured as “fair value through profit or loss” unless upon initial recognition elected to be classified as “fair value through other comprehensive income”.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
2. | Basis of Presentation (continued) |
(f) | New accounting standards and recent pronouncements: (continued) |
(ii) | (continued) |
· | Classification and measurement of financial liabilities: |
When an entity elects to measure a financial liability at fair value, gains or losses due to changes in the entity’s own credit risk is recognized in other comprehensive income (as opposed to previously profit or loss). This change may be adopted early in isolation of the remainder of IFRS 9.
· | Impairment of financial assets: |
An expected credit loss impairment model replaced the incurred loss model and is applied to financial assets at “amortized cost” or “fair value through other comprehensive income”, lease receivables, contract assets or loan commitments and financial guarantee contracts. An entity recognizes twelve-month expected credit losses if the credit risk of a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition and lifetime expected credit losses otherwise.
· | Hedge accounting: |
Hedge accounting remains a choice, however, is now available for a broader range of hedging strategies. Voluntary termination of a hedging relationship is no longer permitted. Effectiveness testing now needs to be performed prospectively only. Entities may elect to continue to applying IAS 39 hedge accounting on adoption of IFRS 9 (until the IASB has completed its separate project on the accounting for open portfolios and macro hedging).
Applicable to the Company's annual periods beginning January 1, 2018.
IFRS 16 Leases:
IFRS 16 specifies how an IFRS reporter will recognize, measure, present and disclose leases. The standard provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for all leases unless the lease term is twelve months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. Lessors continue to classify leases as operating or finance, with IFRS 16’s approach to lessor accounting substantially unchanged from its predecessor, IAS 17 Leases.
Applicable to the Company’s annual period beginning January 1, 2019.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
3. | Significant Accounting Policies |
The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.
(a) | Basis of consolidation: |
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries including New Polaris Gold Mines Ltd., Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (“Oro Silver”), Minera Oro Silver de Mexico SA de CV (“Minera Oro Silver”) and Oro Silver Prestadora SA de CV. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements from the date control commences until the date control ceases. All significant intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated on consolidation.
Control is achieved when the Company is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee.
(b) | Financial instruments: |
The Company classifies its financial assets in the following categories: fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), loans and receivables, held-to-maturity (“HTM”) and available-for-sale (“AFS”). The classification depends on the purpose for which the financial assets were acquired. Management determines the classification of financial assets at recognition.
The Company classifies its financial liabilities in the following categories: FVTPL and other financial liabilities.
The Company categorizes financial instruments measured at fair value at one of three levels according to the reliability of the inputs used to estimate fair values. The fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities included in Level 1 are determined by reference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Financial assets and liabilities in Level 2 are valued using inputs other than quoted prices for which all significant inputs are based on observable market data. Level 3 valuations are based on inputs that are not based on observable market data.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
4. | Management of Capital |
The Company is an exploration stage company and this involves a high degree of risk. The Company has not determined whether its mineral property interests contain reserves of ore and currently has not earned any revenues from its mineral property interests and, therefore, does not generate cash flows from operations. The Company’s primary source of funds comes from the issuance of share capital and proceeds from debt. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements.
The Company defines its capital as debt and share capital. Capital requirements are driven by the Company’s exploration activities on its mineral property interests. To effectively manage the Company’s capital requirements, the Company has a planning and budgeting process in place to ensure that adequate funds are available to meet its strategic goals. The Company monitors actual expenses to budget on all exploration projects and overhead to manage costs, commitments and exploration activities.
The Company has in the past invested its capital in liquid investments to obtain adequate returns. The investment decision is based on cash management to ensure working capital is available to meet the Company’s short-term obligations while maximizing liquidity and returns of unused capital.
Although the Company has been successful at raising funds in the past through the issuance of share capital, it is uncertain whether it will be able to continue this financing in the future. The Company will continue to rely on debt and equity financings to meet its commitments as they become due, to continue exploration work on its mineral property interests, and to meet its administrative overhead costs for the coming periods.
There were no changes in the Company’s approach to capital management during the three months ended March 31, 2016.
5. | Management of Financial Risk |
The Company has classified its cash as financial assets at FVTPL; long-term investments as AFS financial assets; receivables as loans and receivables; accounts payable and accrued liabilities as other financial liabilities; and derivative liability as FVTPL.
The Company’s long-term investment in shares of Aztec Metals Corp. (“Aztec”), a company sharing two common directors, is classified as AFS but does not have a quoted market price in an active market and is therefore measured at cost, net of any write-downs.
The fair values of the Company’s receivables and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying values due to the short terms to maturity. Cash is measured at fair values using Level 1 inputs. Derivative liability is measured using Level 1 inputs.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
5. | Management of Financial Risk (continued) |
The Company is exposed in varying degrees to a variety of financial instrument related risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk which includes foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk. The types of risk exposure and the way in which such exposure is managed are provided as follows.
(a) | Credit risk: |
Credit risk is the risk of potential loss to the Company if the counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.
The Company's credit risk is primarily attributable to its liquid financial assets including cash. The Company limits exposure to credit risk on liquid financial assets through maintaining its cash with high-credit quality Canadian financial institutions.
Management has reviewed the items comprising the accounts receivable balance which include amounts receivable from certain related parties, and determined that all accounts are collectible; accordingly, there has been no allowance for doubtful accounts recorded.
(b) | Liquidity risk: |
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due.
The Company ensures that there is sufficient capital in order to meet short-term business requirements, after taking into account the Company's holdings of cash and its ability to raise equity financings. As at March 31, 2016, the Company had a working capital of $338,000 (December 31, 2015 – working capital deficiency of $574,000). The Company will require significant additional funding to meet its short-term liabilities and administrative overhead costs, and to maintain its mineral property interests in 2016.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due in less than 90 days, and the notes payable, if any, are due on demand.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(expressed in thousands of United States dollars)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
5. | Management of Financial Risk (continued) |
(c) | Market risk: |
The significant market risk exposures to which the Company is exposed are foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk.
(i) | Foreign currency risk: |
The Company’s mineral property interests and operations are in Canada and Mexico. A certain portion of its operating expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars and Mexican pesos. Fluctuations in the Canadian dollar would affect the Company’s condensed consolidated interim statements of comprehensive loss as its functional currency is the Canadian dollar, and fluctuations in the U.S. dollar would impact its cumulative translation adjustment as its condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars.
The Company is exposed to currency risk for its U.S. dollar equivalent of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars as follows:
Stated in U.S. Dollars | ||||
Held in | Total | |||
Canadian Dollars | Mexican Pesos | |||
Cash | $ 666 | $ 1 | $ 667 | |
Accounts receivable | 5 | 58 | 63 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (481) | (8) | (489) | |
Net financial assets (liabilities), March 31, 2016 | $ 190 | $ 51 | $ 241 | |
Cash | $ 70 | $ 11 | $ 81 | |
Receivables | 11 | 50 | 61 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (792) | (13) | (805) | |
Net financial assets (liabilities), December 31, 2015 | $ (711) | $ 48 | $ (663) |
Based upon the above net exposure as at March 31, 2016 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 10% (December 31, 2015 - 15%) depreciation or appreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso could result in a decrease (increase) of approximately $24,100 (December 31, 2015 - $99,450) in the cumulative translation adjustment in the Company’s shareholders’ equity.
The Company has not entered into any agreements or purchased any instruments to hedge possible currency risks at this time.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
5. | Management of Financial Risk (continued) |
(c) | Market risk: |
(ii) | Interest rate risk: |
In respect of financial assets, the Company's policy is to invest excess cash at floating rates of interest in cash equivalents, in order to maintain liquidity, while achieving a satisfactory return. Fluctuations in interest rates impact on the value of cash equivalents. Interest rate risk is not significant to the Company as it has no cash equivalents at period-end and the promissory notes receivable and notes payable, if any, are stated at fixed interest rates.
(iii) | Other price risk: |
Other price risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate as a result of changes in market and commodity prices.
The Company’s other price risk includes equity price risk, whereby investments in marketable securities are subject to market price fluctuations. The Company’s long-term investment in shares of Aztec does not have a quoted market price in an active market and is therefore measured at cost, net of any write-downs.
The Company has recognized a derivative liability pursuant to the share purchase agreement with Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (“Marlin Gold”) which closed on October 30, 2015, whereby the Company shall pay 55 troy ounces of gold to Marlin Gold on each of the first three anniversaries of the closing date of the agreement (or its U.S. dollar equivalent), for a total of 165 troy ounces of gold. The derivative liability fluctuates with the gold spot prices resulting in the recognition of gains and losses in profit or loss in which the Company has not hedged the payable gold ounces. (Notes 6 and 10). Based upon the net exposure as at March 31, 2016 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 20% depreciation or appreciation of the gold spot prices could result in a decrease/increase of approximately $40,000 (December 31, 2015 - $35,000) in the Company’s net losses.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
6. | Acquisition and Sale of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. |
(a) | Acquisition of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. |
On October 8, 2015, the Company entered into the Agreement for the Purchase of all the Shares of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. with Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (“Marlin Gold”) which closed on October 30, 2015 (the “Share Purchase Agreement”). As consideration the Company issued 19 million common shares to Marlin Gold to acquire a 100% interest in Marlin Gold’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oro Silver, which owns the El Compas project through its wholly owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera Oro Silver. The terms of the Share Purchase Agreement include the following:
- | On each of the first three anniversaries of the closing date of the Share Purchase Agreement, 55 troy ounces of gold (or the U.S. dollar equivalent) will be paid by the Company to Marlin Gold or to any of its subsidiaries; |
- | Certain mineral concessions named Altiplano include a 3% NSR royalty and a buy back option. Marlin Gold retains the Altiplano royalty and buy back option, and will receive a 1.5% NSR on all non-Altiplano claims that currently have no royalties associated with them; |
- | Marlin Gold invested CAD$100,000 in the Company’s private placement at CAD$0.06 per unit with each unit comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.08 per share until October 30, 2018 (Note 13(b)(ii)); and |
- | Marlin Gold nominated one person to the Company’s Board of Directors. |
The Share Purchase Agreement is considered to be outside the scope of IFRS 3 Business Combinations since Oro Silver does not meet the definition of a business, and as such, the transaction was accounted for as an asset acquisition.
The following table sets forth an allocation of the purchase price to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their fair values:
Oro Silver Resources Ltd. | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Cash | $ 8 | |||
Receivables and prepaids | 53 | |||
Equipment | 25 | |||
Mineral property interest | 1,120 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Accounts payables and other accrued liabilities | (1) | |||
Total | $ 1,205 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
6. | Acquisition of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (continued) |
(a) | Acquisition of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (continued) |
Consideration given:
Share consideration: | ||||
Number of shares issued | 19,000,000 | |||
Deemed value per share ($000s) | $ 0.0000535 | |||
$ 1,017 | ||||
Derivative liability: | ||||
Number of payable troy ounces of gold | 165 | |||
Spot price per troy ounce ($000s) | $ 1.142 | |||
188 | ||||
Total consideration | $ 1,205 |
The closing of the Share Purchase Agreement resulted in Marlin Gold becoming an Insider of the Company, at that time, by virtue of having a 10.79% interest in the Company as at the closing date of October 30, 2015.
(b) | Sale of Oro Silver Resources Ltd. |
In May 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Endeavour Silver Corp., a company sharing one common director, (“Endeavour”) pursuant to which the Company will sell to Endeavour 100% of the shares of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oro Silver, which indirectly holds a 100% interest in the El Compas project in Zacatecas, Mexico, in consideration for 2,147,239 free-trading common shares of Endeavour, with an aggregate deemed value of CAD$10.5 million (the “Sale Transaction”).
The Endeavour shares will be issued at a deemed price of CAD$4.89 per share, equal to the volume-weighted average trading price on the TSX for the 10 trading-day period immediately prior to May 6, 2016. As additional consideration, Endeavour will assume the Company’s obligation to deliver an aggregate of 165 troy ounces of gold (or the US Dollar equivalent) to Marlin Gold in three equal payments of 55 troy ounces which are due in October 2016, 2017 and 2018. The foregoing gold delivery obligation was incurred by the Company in connection with its acquisition of El Compas from Marlin Gold. (Note 6(a)).
Closing of the Sale Transaction will take place following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, no later than June 30, 2016.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
7. Mineral Property Interests
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
7. | Mineral Property Interests (continued) |
British Columbia (Canada) | Mexico | ||||||
New Polaris | Windfall Hills | El Compas | Total | ||||
(Note 7(a)(i)) | (Note 7(a)(ii)) | (Notes 6 and 7(b)) | |||||
Acquisition Costs: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ 3,876 | $ 401 | $ - | $ 4,277 | |||
Acquisition of subsidiary | - | - | 1,120 | 1,120 | |||
Additions | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (25) | (65) | 6 | (84) | |||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 3,851 | 339 | 1,126 | 5,316 | |||
Additions | 3 | - | - | 3 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 10 | 23 | 242 | 275 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | $ 3,864 | $ 362 | $ 1,368 | $ 5,594 | |||
Deferred Exploration Expenditures: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ 7,090 | $ 437 | $ - | $ 7,527 | |||
Additions (recoveries), net of recoveries | 23 | (11) | 183 | 195 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (1,557) | (70) | - | (1,627) | |||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 5,556 | 356 | 183 | 6,095 | |||
Additions, net of recoveries | 71 | - | 275 | 346 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 531 | 23 | (151) | 403 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | $ 6,158 | $ 379 | $ 307 | $ 6,844 | |||
Mineral property interests: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ 9,407 | $ 695 | $ 1,309 | $ 11,411 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | 10,022 | 741 | 1,675 | 12,438 | |||
(a) | Canada: |
(i) | New Polaris: |
The New Polaris property, which is located in the Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, is 100% owned by the Company subject to a 15% net profit interest which may be reduced to a 10% net profit interest within one year of commercial production by issuing 150,000 common shares to Rembrandt Gold Mines Ltd. Acquisition costs at March 31, 2016 include a reclamation bond for $193,000 (December 31, 2015 - $182,000).
On February 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Pre-Development and Earn-In Binding Agreement with PanTerra Gold (British Columbia) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PanTerra Gold Limited, (“PanTerra”). PanTerra has a 30-month option to earn a 50% interest in the New Polaris project by spending a total of CAD$10 million in three stages of predevelopment activities including metallurgical test work, drilling, detailed mine planning, tailings dam design, environmental permitting, and completion of a definitive feasibility study. In Stage One, PanTerra shall spend CAD$500,000 for laboratory production of flotation concentrate followed by test work through the Glencore Technology Albion pilot plant, and for comprehensive technical and economic review and commencement of environmental baseline data collection required for permitting. In Stage Two, PanTerra can earn a 20% interest in the New Polaris project by spending CAD$3.5 million in predevelopment expenditures which would include 10,000 metres drilling program and engineering and completion of field data required for environmental permitting. In Stage Three, PanTerra can earn an additional 30% interest in the project for a total interest of 50% by spending CAD$6 million in predevelopment expenditures which would primarily focus on the completion of a definitive feasibility study and would include further 10,000 metres of infill drilling, additional metallurgical test work, and preliminary engineering. PanTerra can increase its interest in the New Polaris project to 51% by purchasing 1% from the Company within six months of completion of the definitive feasibility study at a cost of 1% of the net present value established by the definitive feasibility study using a 10% discount rate.
The Company had received the CAD$500,000 for Stage One in 2015. As at March 31, 2016, funds of US$73,000 (December 31, 2015 – US$69,000) remain for Stage One expenditures as specified pursuant to the agreement between the Company and PanTerra.
In August 2015, PanTerra had informed the Company that it will not be able to commit to further expenditures to commence Stage Two exploration and permitting work on the Company’s New Polaris project until PanTerra receives the approval from the Dominican Republic government for importing New Polaris gold concentrate into the country for processing. The Company does not agree with their position. The Company and PanTerra continue to be in communication regarding this matter, and an extension or a resolution has not yet been negotiated.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
7. | Mineral Property Interests (continued) |
(a) | Canada: (continued) |
(ii) | Windfall Hills: |
In April 2013, the Company entered into a property purchase agreement with Atna Resources Ltd. (“Atna”) whereby the Company acquired a 100% undivided interest in the Uduk Lake properties by the issuance of 1,500,000 common shares at a fair value of CAD$0.10 per share, honouring a pre-existing 1.5% NSR production royalty that can be purchased for CAD$1 million, and granting Atna a 3% NSR production royalty.
In April 2013, the Company entered into a property purchase agreement whereby the Company acquired a 100% undivided interest in the Dunn properties by the issuance of 500,000 common shares at a fair value of CAD$0.10 per share and granting the vendor a 2% NSR royalty which can be reduced to 1% NSR royalty for $500,000.
(b) | Mexico: |
El Compas:
The Company acquired the El Compas project located in Zacatecas, Mexico, pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement with Marlin Gold by way of the acquisition of a 100% interest in Oro Silver (Note 6). On each of the first three anniversaries of the date of the Share Purchase Agreement, 55 troy ounces of gold (or the U.S. dollar equivalent) will be paid by the Company to Marlin Gold or to any of its subsidiaries. Certain mineral concessions named Altiplano include a 3% NSR royalty and a buy back option. Marlin Gold will retain the Altiplano royalty and buy back option, and will receive a 1.5% NSR on all non-Altiplano claims that currently have no royalties associated with them. (Notes 6 and 10)
In January 2016, the Company signed a definitive agreement with the Zacatecas state government to lease and operate the permitted 500 tonne per day La Plata ore processing plant located in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. Highlights of the lease agreement include the following:
· Lease term is 5 years with the right to extend for another 5 years;
· The Company assumed responsibility for the plant as of January 29, 2016;
· | The Company will pay a monthly lease payment of MXP 136,000; and |
· | Grace period of 6 months to allow time for plant refurbishing. |
In May 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Endeavour pursuant to which the Company will sell to Endeavour 100% of the shares of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oro Silver, which indirectly holds a 100% interest in the El Compas project in Zacatecas, Mexico (Note 6(b)).
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
7. | Mineral Property Interests (continued) |
(c) | Expenditure options: |
As at March 31, 2016, to maintain the Company’s interest and/or to fully exercise the options under various property agreements covering its properties, the Company must make payments to the optionors as follows:
Number of | Number of | ||
Shares | Troy Ounces of Gold (1) | ||
New Polaris (Note 7(a)(i)): | |||
Net profit interest reduction or buydown | 150,000 | - | |
El Compas (Notes 6, 7(b) and 10): | |||
October 30, 2016 | - | 55 | |
October 30, 2017 | - | 55 | |
October 30, 2018 | - | 55 | |
150,000 | 165 |
(1) | Payable in troy ounces of gold or the U.S. dollar equivalent. |
These amounts may be reduced in the future as the Company determines which mineral property interests to continue to explore and which to abandon.
(d) | Title to mineral property interests: |
The Company has diligently investigated rights of ownership of all of its mineral property interests/concessions and, to the best of its knowledge, all agreements relating to such ownership rights are in good standing. However, all properties and concessions may be subject to prior claims, agreements or transfers, and rights of ownership may be affected by undetected defects.
(e) | Realization of assets: |
The Company’s investment in and expenditures on its mineral property interests comprise a significant portion of the Company’s assets. Realization of the Company’s investment in these assets is dependent on establishing legal ownership of the mineral properties, on the attainment of successful commercial production or from the proceeds of their disposal. The recoverability of the amounts shown for mineral property interests is dependent upon the existence of reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development of the properties, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition thereof.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
7. | Mineral Property Interests (continued) |
(f) | Environmental: |
Environmental legislation is becoming increasingly stringent and costs and expenses of regulatory compliance are increasing. The impact of new and future environmental legislation of the Company’s operation may cause additional expenses and restrictions.
If the restrictions adversely affect the scope of exploration and development on the mineral properties, the potential for production on the property may be diminished or negated.
The Company is subject to the laws and regulations relating to environmental matters in all jurisdictions in which it operates, including provisions relating to property reclamation, discharge of hazardous materials and other matters. The Company may also be held liable should environmental problems be discovered that were caused by former owners and operators of its current properties and former properties in which it has previously had an interest. The Company is not aware of any existing environmental problems related to any of its current or former mineral property interests that may result in material liability to the Company.
8. | Equipment |
Field | Office | ||||||
Building | Equipment | Equipment | Total | ||||
Cost: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ - | $ - | $ 9 | $ 9 | |||
Acquisition of subsidiary (Note 6(a)) | 7 | 17 | 1 | 25 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | - | (1) | (1) | |||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 33 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 36 | |||
Accumulated amortization: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | - | - | 7 | 7 | |||
Add: Amortization | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | - | - | 8 | 8 | |||
Add: | |||||||
Amortization | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | - | 1 | - | 1 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
Net book value: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ 7 | $ 17 | $ 1 | $ 25 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | $ 8 | $ 17 | $ 1 | $ 26 | |||
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
9. | Long-Term Investments |
As at March 31, 2016, the Company had an interest of 7% in Aztec (December 31, 2015 – 7%).
There is no separately quoted market value for the Aztec shares and the fair value cannot be reliably determined. Therefore they were recorded at cost, net of any write-downs.
10. | Derivative Liability |
Derivative Liability | ||||
(Gain) Loss on | ||||
March 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | Derivative Liability | ||
Number of payable troy ounces of gold | 165 | 165 | ||
Spot price per troy ounce of gold ($000s) | $ 1.237 | $ 1.062 | ||
Balance | $ 204 | $ 175 | $ 29 | |
On each of the first three anniversaries of the date of the Share Purchase Agreement, 55 troy ounces of gold (or the U.S. dollar equivalent) will be paid by the Company to Marlin Gold or to any of its subsidiaries pursuant to the Share Purchase Agreement (Note 6). The estimated fair value is based on the spot market price of gold at the period end.
11. | Financial Commitments |
In January 2016, the Company signed a definitive agreement with the Zacatecas state government to lease and operate the La Plata ore processing plant located in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. The lease term is for 5 years which is renewal for another 5 years. The monthly lease payment is MXP 136,000 with an initial grace period of 6 months to allow time for plant refurbishments. (Notes 6(b) and 7(b)).
12. | Flow-Through Tax Indemnification |
In 2015, the Company incurred a shortfall of CAD$14,000 in Canadian exploration expenditures for flow through purposes, and recognized a provision of US$2,000 for flow through indemnification as at March 31, 2016 (December 31, 2015 – US$2,000) and included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital |
(a) | Authorized: |
The authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of an unlimited number of common shares without par value.
(b) | Issued: |
(i) | In March 2016, the Company closed a private placement in two tranches totalling 22.7 million units at a price of CAD$0.09 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$2.04 million with each unit comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.12 per share for a period of three years. On March 3, 2016, the Company closed the first tranche for 17.7 million units for gross proceeds of CAD$1.59 million. On March 14, 2016, the Company closed the second tranche for 5 million units for gross proceeds of CAD$449,500 with a finder’s fee of 311,111 units issued with the same terms as the units in the private placement. |
In April 2016, warrants for 475,000 shares were exercised for proceeds of CAD$38,000.
(ii) | On September 21, 2015, the Company closed the first tranche of a private placement for 11.5 million units at a price of CAD$0.06 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$690,000. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.08 per share until September 21, 2018. The Company paid CAD$36,200 in cash and issued 594,844 in warrants as finders’ fees. The finders’ fee warrants have the same terms as the underlying warrants in the unit private placement. On October 30, 2015, the Company closed the second tranche of a private placement for 1.67 million units at a price of CAD$0.06 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$100,000 with Marlin Gold. Each unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.08 per share until October 30, 2018 (Note 6). |
On September 24, 2015, the Company issued 2 million shares at a value of CAD$0.07 in settlement of partial salaries owed to certain officers and fees owed to certain directors in which the latter also forgave a certain portion of outstanding directors fees owed, resulting in a gain on debt settlement of $54,000.
On October 8, 2015, the Company entered into the Share Purchase Agreement with Marlin Gold which closed on October 30, 2015 whereby the Company issued 19 million common shares at a value of CAD$0.07 per share to Marlin Gold to acquire a 100% interest in Marlin Gold’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oro Silver, which owns the El Compas project through its wholly-owned Mexican subsidiary, Minera Oro Silver (Note 6).
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital (continued) |
(c) | Stock option plan: |
The Company has a stock option plan that allows it to grant stock options to its directors, officers, employees, and consultants to acquire up to 18,888,434 common shares, of which stock options for 11,590,000 common shares are outstanding as at March 31, 2016. The exercise price of each stock option cannot be lower than the last recorded sale of a board lot on the TSX during the trading day immediately preceding the date of granting or, if there was no such date, the high/low average price for the common shares on the TSX based on the last five trading days before the date of the grant. Stock options have a maximum term of ten years and terminate 30 days following the termination of the optionee’s employment, except in the case of death, in which case they terminate one year after the event. Vesting of options is made at the discretion of the board at the time the options are granted.
At the discretion of the board, certain stock option grants provide the holder the right to receive the number of common shares, valued at the quoted market price at the time of exercise of the stock options, that represent the share appreciation since granting the stock options.
The continuity of outstanding stock options for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is as follows:
March 31, 2016 | |||
Weighted | |||
average | |||
exercise | |||
Number | price | ||
of Shares | (CAD$) | ||
Outstanding balance, beginning of period | 11,920,000 | $0.08 | |
Expired | (330,000) | $0.12 | |
Outstanding balance, end of period | 11,590,000 | $0.08 | |
Exercise price range (CAD$) | $0.05 - $0.145 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital (continued) |
(c) | Stock option plan: (continued) |
The following table summarizes information about stock options exercisable and outstanding at March 31, 2016:
Options Outstanding | Options Exercisable | |||||||||||
Weighted | Weighted | Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||
Average | Average | Average | Average | |||||||||
Exercise | Number | Remaining | Exercise | Number | Remaining | Exercise | ||||||
Prices | Outstanding at | Contractual Life | Prices | Exercisable at | Contractual Life | Prices | ||||||
(CAD$) | Mar 31, 2016 | (Number of Years) | (CAD$) | Mar 31, 2016 | (Number of Years) | (CAD$) | ||||||
$0.135 | 35,000 | 0.27 | $0.135 | 35,000 | 0.27 | $0.135 | ||||||
$0.145 | 30,000 | 1.22 | $0.145 | 30,000 | 1.22 | $0.145 | ||||||
$0.08 | 1,425,000 | 2.24 | $0.08 | 1,425,000 | 2.24 | $0.08 | ||||||
$0.05 | 500,000 | 2.79 | $0.05 | 500,000 | 2.79 | $0.05 | ||||||
$0.10 | 3,650,000 | 3.29 | $0.10 | 2,920,000 | 3.29 | $0.10 | ||||||
$0.06 | 5,950,000 | 4.69 | $0.06 | 1,487,500 | 4.69 | $0.06 | ||||||
11,590,000 | 3.84 | $0.08 | 6,397,500 | 3.32 | $0.08 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recognized share-based payments of $49,000 (March 31, 2015 - $36,000), net of forfeitures, based on the fair value of options that were earned by the provision of services during the period. Share-based payments are segregated between directors and officers, employees and consultants, as applicable, as follows:
March 31 | |||
2016 | 2015 | ||
Directors and officers | $ 46 | $ 35 | |
Employees | 3 | 1 | |
$ 49 | $ 36 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital (continued) |
(c) | Stock option plan: (continued) |
The weighted average fair value of stock options granted and the weighted average assumptions used to calculate share-based payments for stock option grants are estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model as follows:
March 31, | ||
2016 | 2015 | |
Number of stock options granted | - | - |
Fair value of stock options granted (CAD$) | n/a | n/a |
Market price of shares on grant date (CAD$) | n/a | n/a |
Pre-vest forfeiture rate | n/a | n/a |
Risk-free interest rate | n/a | n/a |
Expected dividend yield | n/a | n/a |
Expected stock price volatility | n/a | n/a |
Expected option life in years | n/a | n/a |
Expected stock price volatility is based on the historical price volatility of the Company’s common shares.
In May 2015, certain directors and officers of the Company cancelled 3,360,000 stock options with exercise prices ranging from CAD$0.10 to CAD$0.145 and expiry dates ranging from September 2015 to June 2017.
In December 2015, the Company granted 5,950,000 stock options to directors, officers and employees with an exercise price of CAD$0.06 and an expiry date of December 8, 2020, and which are subject to vesting provisions in which 25% of the options vest immediately on the grant date and 25% vest every six months thereafter.
(d) | Warrants: |
On March 3, 2016, the Company issued 8.85 million warrants with an exercise price of CAD$0.12 and an expiry date of March 3, 2019 from the first tranche of the private placement. On March 14, 2016, the Company issued 2.65 million warrants with an exercise price of CAD$0.12 and an expiry date of March 14, 2019 from the second and final tranche of the private placement. (Note 13(b)(i)).
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital (continued) |
(d) | Warrants: (continued) |
At March 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding warrants as follows:
Exercise | ||||||
Prices | Outstanding at | Outstanding at | ||||
(CAD$) | Expiry Dates | December 31, 2015 | Issued | Exercised | Expired | March 31, 2016 |
$0.20 | January 11, 2016 (1) | 600,000 | - | - | (600,000) | - |
$0.20 | January 18, 2016 (1) | 1,000,000 | - | - | (1,000,000) | - |
$0.10 | January 31, 2016 | 550,000 | - | - | (550,000) | - |
$0.10 | July 31, 2017 (2) | 8,450,000 | - | - | - | 8,450,000 |
$0.15 | March 18, 2017 | 55,000 | - | - | - | 55,000 |
$0.15 | September 18, 2018 (2) | 5,254,055 | - | - | - | 5,254,055 |
$0.15 | September 18, 2018 (2), (3) | 661,718 | - | - | - | 661,718 |
$0.15 | April 3, 2017 | 346,250 | - | - | - | 346,250 |
$0.15 | October 3, 2018 (2) | 4,153,750 | - | - | - | 4,153,750 |
$0.15 | October 3, 2018 (2), (4) | 60,725 | - | - | - | 60,725 |
$0.15 | July 9, 2016 | 2,500,000 | - | - | - | 2,500,000 |
$0.08 | September 21, 2018 | 5,749,443 | - | - | 5,749,443 | |
$0.08 | September 21, 2018 (5) | 594,844 | - | - | 594,844 | |
$0.08 | October 30, 2018 | 833,333 | - | - | 833,333 | |
$0.12 | March 3, 2019 | - | 8,852,576 | - | - | 8,852,576 |
$0.12 | March 14, 2019 | - | 2,497,222 | - | - | 2,497,222 |
$0.12 | March 14, 2019 (6) | - | 155,556 | - | - | 155,556 |
30,809,118 | 11,505,354 | - | (2,150,000) | 40,164,472 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital (continued) |
(d) | Warrants: (continued) |
(1) | The warrants are subject to an accelerated expiry whereby if after the four month plus one day hold period from the closing date of the private placement, the volume weighted average trading price as traded on the TSX equals or exceeds CAD$0.30 per share for a period of 10 consecutive trading days, the Company will have the right, within five business days, to accelerate the expiry date of the warrants by giving not fewer than 30 days written notice to the warrant holder whereby the warrants shall expire 30 days after such date of the notice. |
(2) | On August 28, 2015, the Company extended the terms of the expiry periods of the warrants by 18 months. |
(3) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $43,120 was originally recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 120%, risk-free rate 1.17%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. On August 28, 2015, the agent’s warrants were modified by the extension of the expiry term by 18 months resulting in a net fair value adjustment of $4,622 as applied to reserve for share-based payments with a corresponding debit to deficit using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following revised assumptions: volatility 146%, risk-free rate 0.46%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
(4) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $3,335 was originally recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 121%, risk-free rate 1.27%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. On August 28, 2015, the agent’s warrants were modified by the extension of the expiry term by 18 months resulting in a net fair value adjustment of $386 as applied to reserve for share-based payments with a corresponding debit to deficit using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following revised assumptions: volatility 146%, risk-free rate 0.46%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
(5) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $20,747 was recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 147%, risk-free rate 0.57%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
(6) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $10,320 was originally recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 150%, risk-free rate 0.58%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
In April 2016, warrants for 475,000 shares were exercised for proceeds of CAD$38,000.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
13. | Share Capital (continued) |
(e) | Common shares reserved for issuance: |
Number of Shares | |
Stock options (Note 13(c)) | 11,590,000 |
Warrants (Note 13(d)) | 40,164,472 |
Balance, March 31, 2016 | 51,754,472 |
(f) | Shareholder rights plan: |
On May 31, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved a shareholder rights plan (the “Plan”) that became effective on April 30, 2005. The Plan is intended to ensure that any entity seeking to acquire control of the Company makes an offer that represents fair value to all shareholders and provides the board of directors with sufficient time to assess and evaluate the offer, to permit competing bids to emerge, and, as appropriate, to explore and develop alternatives to maximize value for shareholders. Under the Plan, each shareholder at the time of the Plan’s adoption was issued one Right for each common share of the Company held. Each Right entitles the registered holder thereof, except for certain “Acquiring Persons” (as defined in the Plan), to purchase from treasury one common share at a 50% discount to the prevailing market price, subject to certain adjustments intended to prevent dilution. The Rights are exercisable after the occurrence of specified events set out in the Plan generally related to when a person, together with affiliated or associated persons, acquires, or makes a take-over bid to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding common shares of the Company. The Rights expired on April 30, 2015.
14. | Corporate Development and General and Administrative |
Three months ended March 31, | ||||
2016 | 2015 | |||
Corporate Development: | ||||
Geology | $ 1 | $ 4 | ||
Travel and transportation | 4 | 7 | ||
$ 5 | $ 11 | |||
General and Administrative: | ||||
Legal | $ 10 | $ 2 | ||
Office and sundry | 17 | 14 | ||
Regulatory | 9 | 14 | ||
Rent | 9 | 8 | ||
$ 45 | $ 38 | |||
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
15. | Related Party Transactions |
Key management includes directors (executive and non-executive) and senior management. The compensation paid or payable to key management is disclosed in the table below.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the Company had the following general and administrative costs with related parties during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:
Net balance receivable (payable) | |||||||||
Three months ended March 31, | March 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||
Key management compensation: | |||||||||
Executive salaries and remuneration (1) | $ 95 | $ 90 | $ 151 | $ (190) | |||||
Severance | - | - | - | (130) | |||||
Directors fees | 2 | 2 | (2) | (3) | |||||
Share-based payments | 46 | 35 | - | - | |||||
$ 143 | $ 127 | $ 149 | $ (323) | ||||||
Legal fees incurred to a law firm in which a senior officer of the Company is a partner (2) | $ - | $ 11 | $ - | $ (145) | |||||
Net office, sundry, rent and salary allocations recovered from (charged by) company(ies) sharing certain common director(s) (3) | $ (11) | $ (10) | $ (53) | $ (102) | |||||
(1) | Includes key management compensation which is included in mineral property interests and corporate development. |
(2) | Includes legal fees which are included in share issuance expenses and corporate development. The senior officer resigned in December 2015. |
(3) | The companies include Aztec and Endeavour Silver Corp. which share certain common director(s). |
The above transactions are incurred in the normal course of business. Notes 6(a), 7(b), 10 and 13(b)(i) provide disclosure for the acquisition of Oro Silver from Marlin Gold, Note 6(b) for the Sale Transaction with Endeavour, and Note 9 for investments in Aztec.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(Unaudited – Prepared by Management)
(tabular dollar amounts expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts)
16. | Segment Disclosures |
The Company has one operating segment, being mineral exploration, with assets located in Canada and Mexico, as follows:
March 31, 2016 | December 31, 2015 | ||||||
Canada | Mexico | Total | Canada | Mexico | Total | ||
Restricted cash | $ 73 | $ - | $ 73 | $ 69 | $ - | $ 69 | |
Mineral property interests | 10,763 | 1,675 | 12,438 | 10,102 | 1,309 | 11,411 | |
Equipment | 1 | 25 | 26 | 1 | 24 | 25 | |
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CORPORATE INFORMATION
HEAD OFFICE #301 – 700 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 1G8
Telephone: | (604) 685-9700 |
Facsimile: | (604) 685-9744 |
Website: www.canarc.net
DIRECTORS | Bradford Cooke |
Martin Burian
Deepak Malhotra
Akiba Leisman
Leonard Harris
OFFICERS | Catalin Chiloflischi ~ Chief Executive Officer |
Garry Biles ~ President and Chief Operating Officer
Philip Yee ~ Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary (Interim)
REGISTRAR AND Computershare Investor Services Inc.
TRANSFER AGENT 3rd Floor, 510 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 3B9
AUDITORS | Smythe LLP |
7th Floor, 355 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2G8
SOLICITORS AND Axium Law Corporation
REGISTERED OFFICE #910 – 800 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6C 2V6
SHARES LISTED Trading Symbols
TSX: | CCM |
OTC-QB: | CRCUF |
DBFrankfurt: | CAN |
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First Quarter Report
Management Discussion and Analysis
(expressed in United States dollars)
Three Months ended March 31, 2016
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
(the “Company”)
First Quarter Report
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
CAUTION – FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained herein regarding the Company and its operations constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements that are not historical facts, including without limitation statements regarding future estimates, plans, objectives, assumptions or expectations of future performance, are “forward-looking statements”. We caution you that such “forward looking statements” involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include fluctuations in precious metal prices, unpredictable results of exploration activities, uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, if any, fluctuations in the costs of goods and services, problems associated with exploration and mining operations, changes in legal, social or political conditions in the jurisdictions where the Company operates, lack of appropriate funding and other risk factors, as discussed in the Company’s filings with Canadian and American Securities regulatory agencies. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, other than as may be specifically required by applicable securities laws and regulations.
1.0 | Preliminary Information |
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “Company”) should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016, audited consolidated statement of financial position as at December 31, 2015 and 2014 and the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, all of which are available at the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.
Financial information in this MD&A is prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) based upon the principles of International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), and all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars unless otherwise indicated.
All information contained in the MD&A is as of May 12, 2016 unless otherwise indicated.
1.1 | Background |
The Company was incorporated under the laws of British Columbia, and is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and exploitation of precious metal properties.
As the Company is focused on its mineral exploration activities, there is no mineral production, sales or inventory in the conventional sense. The recoverability of amounts capitalized for mineral property interests is dependent upon the existence of reserves in its mineral property interests, the ability of the Company to arrange appropriate financing and receive necessary permitting for the exploration and development of its property interests, confirmation of the Company’s interest in certain properties, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition thereof. Such exploration and development activities normally take years to complete and the amount of resulting income, if any, is difficult to determine with any certainty at this time. Many of the key factors are outside of the Company’s control. As the carrying value and amortization of mineral property interests and capital assets are, in part, related to the Company’s mineral reserves and resources, if any, the estimation of such reserves and resources is significant to the Company’s financial position and results of operations.
CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
1.2 | Overall Performance |
The Company currently owns a direct interest in the precious metal property, known as the New Polaris property (British Columbia), the Windfall Hills properties (British Columbia), and the El Compas property (Mexico).
Share Purchase Agreement with Marlin Gold Mining Ltd.
In July 2015, the Company and Marlin Gold Mining Ltd. (“Marlin”) entered into a letter of intent which resulted in a share purchase agreement on October 8, 2015 (“Share Purchase Agreement”), whereby the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Marlin’s wholly owned subsidiary, Oro Silver Resources Ltd. (“Oro Silver”), which owns 100% of the El Compas gold-silver project located in Zacatecas, Mexico, in exchange for 19 million common shares of the Company, which closed on October 30, 2015. The terms of the agreement include the following:
- | On each of the first three anniversaries of the closing date of the agreement, 55 troy ounces of gold (or the US dollar equivalent) will be paid by the Company to Marlin or to any of its subsidiaries; |
- | Certain mineral concessions named Altiplano include a 3% NSR royalty and a buy back option. Marlin retains the Altiplano royalty and buy back option, and will receive a 1.5% NSR on all non-Altiplano claims that currently have no royalties associated with them; |
- | Marlin invested CAD$100,000 in the Company’s private placement for 1.67 million units at CAD$0.06 per unit with each unit comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.08 per share until October 30, 2018; and |
- | Marlin nominated one person, namely, Mr. Akiba Leisman, to the Company’s Board of Directors. |
The closing of the Share Purchase Agreement resulted in Marlin becoming an Insider of the Company, at that time, by virtue of having a 10.79% interest in the Company as at the closing date of October 30, 2015.
The El Compas property is a fully permitted gold silver project located in Zacatecas, Mexico, and is comprised of 24 concessions totaling 3,900 hectares. The project is supported by a lease agreement with the Zacatecas state government for the nearby La Plata processing facility, which is fully permitted as a flotation based operation including a permitted tailings management facility and with a capacity of 500 tpd.
In October 2015, the Company commissioned Mining Plus Canada Consulting Ltd. (“Mining Plus”) to complete a NI 43-101 resource report and preliminary economic assessment for the El Compas project to determine the project’s potential viability which was completed in January 2016. Their technical report entitled “NI 43-101 Technical Report for the El Compas Project” (the “El Compas Technical Report”) was authored by J Collins PGeo, N Schunke PEng, S Butler PGeo, L Bascome MAIG and F Wright PEng, who are independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, dated January 19, 2016, and was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101, to the best of the Company’s knowledge. The El Compas Technical Report is available at www.sedar.com.
The mineral resource estimate by Mining Plus for the El Compas property is as follows:
Mineral Resource Estimate for the El Compas Deposit January 14, 2016 | ||||||
Vein |
Cut off Au g/t |
Tonnes | Au g/t | Ag g/t | Au Oz | Ag Oz |
Indicated | ||||||
El Compas | 2.0 | 507,000 | 6.7 | 66.7 | 110,000 | 1,087,000 |
El Orito | 2.0 | 45,000 | 4.3 | 60.5 | 6,000 | 88,000 |
Total | 552,000 | 6.5 | 66.2 | 116,000 | 1,175,000 | |
Inferred | ||||||
El Compas | 2.0 | 129,000 | 3.4 | 58.0 | 14,000 | 240,000 |
El Orito | 2.0 | 292,000 | 4.5 | 60.8 | 42,000 | 571,000 |
Total | 421,000 | 4.2 | 59.9 | 57,000 | 812,000 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
CIM Definition Standards were followed for the mineral resource estimates. Mineral resources are estimated using Vulcan software, and have been reported at a 2.0 g/t Au cut-off grade. For the purpose of resource estimation, assays were capped at 75.0 g/t for Au and 700.0 g/t for Ag. A bulk density of 2.6 tonnes/m3 has been applied for volume to tonnes conversion. Resource categories have been applied to the estimation on the basis of drill-hole density, number of available composites, estimation pass and confidence in the estimation. A small amount of the resource has been mined at the top of the El Compas vein and this material has been removed from the resource.
The preliminary economic assessment calculates a base case after-tax net present value of $32.87 million using a discount rate of 5% and an after-tax internal rate of return of 84%. The total life of mine capital cost of the project is estimated to total $11.53 million. The payback period for the pre-steady state up-front capital and life-of-mine capital is estimated at 1.75 years (7 quarterly periods) and 2.75 years (11 quarterly periods) respectively. Cash operating costs of $522.8/oz AuEq and all-in costs of $614.3/oz AuEq have been estimated. Operating costs for life of mine total $65.82 million, equating to an operating cost of $60.0 per tonne milled.
Project highlights and key parameters and potential economic outcomes from the mining and processing plan considered are as follows:
PEA Highlights Base Case of $1,100/Oz Gold, $14/Oz Silver |
Unit | Value | |
Net Present Value (After Tax 5% Discount Rate) | US$M | 32.9 | |
Internal Rate of Return | IRR | 84% | |
Mill Feed | Tonnes (t) | 1,097,297 | |
Mining Production rate | t/year | 164,250 | |
LOM Project Operating Period | Years | 7.25 | |
Total Capital Costs | US$M | 11.5 | |
Net After-Tax Cashflow | US$M | 40.3 | |
LOM Gold Production (Payable) | Oz | 114,624 | |
LOM Silver Production (Payable) | Oz | 885,912 | |
Total Operating Unit Costs | US$/t | 60.0 | |
Total Operating Unit Costs | US$/Oz AuEq | 522.8 | |
All-in Unit Costs | US$/Oz AuEq | 614.3 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Gold equivalency has been calculated based on a gold price of $1,100/oz and a silver price of $14/oz, metallurgical recoveries of 83.3% for gold and 55.3% for silver. The estimates for gold and silver recoveries are based on flotation and leaching tests conducted at Research Development Inc.’s laboratory, which is located in Colorado, USA, and supervised by Tetra Tech, Inc. personnel. Tonnages are quoted as metric tonnes (t). Deferred tax credits of $9.86 million have been incorporated into tax payable estimation with total credits amortised over life of mine (maximum tax pool offset of 15% credit inclusion per annum).
The El Compas project net present value is most sensitive to commodity price variance in comparison to variances in mine operating cost, capital cost or discount rate. Project net present value exhibits similar sensitivity to capital costs and discount rate. The following table shows the sensitivity of project metrics to commodity price variations.
Sensitivity Analysis | |||||
Gold price US$/Oz | $900 | $1,000 | $1,100 | $1,200 | $1,300 |
Pre-Tax NPV 5% US$M | $ 27.61 | $ 37.97 | $ 48.32 | $ 58.68 | $ 69.04 |
After-Tax NPV 5% US$M | $ 19.28 | $ 26.18 | $ 32.87 | $ 39.46 | $ 45.99 |
Pre-Tax IRR | 67% | 85% | 102% | 118% | 132% |
After-Tax IRR | 57% | 71% | 84% | 97% | 108% |
This El Compas project assessment includes inferred resources in the economic analyses. Inferred resources are considered too speculative geologically to have the economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to be categorised as mineral reserves.
In January 2016, the Company signed a definitive agreement with the Zacatecas state government to lease and operate the permitted 500 tonne per day La Plata ore processing plant located in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. Highlights of the lease agreement include the following:
In March 2016, the Company entered into an indicative term sheet for up to $10 million in debt financing by way of a gold prepaid facility to develop the El Compas gold-silver project subject to a 60 day due diligence period which did not advance due to the subsequent sale of the project, subject to regulatory approvals.
In May 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Endeavour Silver Corp., a company sharing one common director, (“Endeavour”) pursuant to which the Company will sell to Endeavour 100% of the shares of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Oro Silver, which indirectly holds a 100% interest in the El Compas project in Zacatecas, Mexico, in consideration for 2,147,239 free-trading common shares of Endeavour, with an aggregate deemed value of CAD$10.5 million (the “Sale Transaction”). The Endeavour shares will be issued at a deemed price of CAD$4.89 per share, equal to the volume-weighted average trading price on the TSX for the 10 trading-day period immediately prior to May 6, 2016. As additional consideration, Endeavour will assume the Company’s obligation to deliver an aggregate of 165 troy ounces of gold (or the US Dollar equivalent) to Marlin Gold in three equal payments of 55 troy ounces which are due in October 2016, 2017 and 2018. The foregoing gold delivery obligation was incurred by the Company in connection with its acquisition of El Compas from Marlin Gold. Closing of the Sale Transaction will take place following receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, no later than June 30, 2016.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
New Polaris property (British Columbia, Canada)
The Company owns a 100% interest in the New Polaris property, located in the Atlin Mining Division, British Columbia, which is subject to a 15% net profit interest and may be reduced to a 10% net profit interest within one year of commercial production by issuing 150,000 common shares to Rembrandt Gold Mines Ltd.
On February 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Pre-Development and Earn-In Binding Agreement with PanTerra Gold (British Columbia) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PanTerra Gold Limited, (“PanTerra”). PanTerra had a 30-month option to earn a 50% interest in the New Polaris project by spending a total of CAD$10 million in three stages of predevelopment activities including metallurgical test work, drilling, detailed mine planning, tailings dam design, environmental permitting, and completion of a definitive feasibility study. In Stage One, PanTerra was to spend CAD$500,000 for laboratory production of flotation concentrate followed by test work through the Glencore Technology Albion pilot plant, and for comprehensive technical and economic review and commencement of environmental baseline data collection required for permitting. In Stage Two, PanTerra could earn a 20% interest in the New Polaris project by spending CAD$3.5 million in predevelopment expenditures which would include 10,000 m drilling program and engineering and completion of field data required for environmental permitting. In Stage Three, PanTerra could earn an additional 30% interest in the project for a total interest of 50% by spending CAD$6 million in predevelopment expenditures which would primarily focus on the completion of a definitive feasibility study and would include further 10,000 m of infill drilling, additional metallurgical test work, and preliminary engineering. PanTerra could increase its interest in the New Polaris project to 51% by purchasing 1% from the Company within six months of completion of the definitive feasibility study at a cost of 1% of the net present value established by the definitive feasibility study using a 10% discount rate.
The Albion process is a technology for recovering gold from refractory sulfide ores owned by Glencore Plc and used commercially under license by PanTerra.
The Company received CAD$500,000 in fiscal 2015 of which funds of US$73,000 remain for Stage One expenditures as at March 31, 2016.
In April 2015, 59 kg of gold concentrate were produced by an independent metallurgical lab from 500 kg of New Polaris project’s prior drill core, which has been shipped to Glencore’s test lab in Australia, for metallurgical testing of the Albion process. In July 2015, the Albion testing had entered into the second and final phase aimed at further optimizing test conditions for improving gold recoveries. The Company had initiated collection of environmental baseline data required for environmental permitting, and had also submitted notice of work for an in-fill drilling program.
In August 2015, PanTerra had informed the Company that it will not be able to commit to further expenditures to commence Stage Two exploration and permitting work on the Company’s New Polaris project until PanTerra receives the approval from the Dominican Republic government for importing New Polaris gold concentrate into the country for processing. The Company does not agree with their position.
The Company and PanTerra continue to be in communication regarding this matter, and an extension or a resolution have not yet been negotiated.
The Company continues with its efforts to advance the New Polaris project.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
In 2007, the Company retained Moose Mountain Technical Services (“Moose Mountain”) and Giroux Consultants Limited to update resource estimates for the New Polaris gold project. Their technical report entitled “Resource Potential, New Polaris Project” (the “New Polaris Resource Report”) was authored by R.J. Morris, MSc, PGeo, and G.H. Giroux, MASc, PEng, respectively, who are independent Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101, dated March 14, 2007, and was prepared in compliance with NI 43-101, to the best of the Company’s knowledge. The New Polaris Resource Report is available at www.sedar.com.
Based upon the New Polaris Resource Report, measured and indicated undiluted resources range from 570,000 to 457,000 oz of gold contained in 1,670,000 to 1,009,000 tonnes (1,840,861 to 1,112,233 tons) of mineralized vein material grading 10.6 to 14.1 grams per tonne (0.31 to 0.41 oz per ton) using a range of cutoff grades from 2 to 8 gpt (0.06 to 0.23 opt). Greater than 95% of the measured and indicated resources are located within the C vein system where infill drilling programs were conducted.
Inferred undiluted resources range from 697,000 to 571,000 oz of gold contained in 2,060,000 to 1,340,000 tonnes (2,270,763 to 1,477,098 tons) of mineralized vein material grading 10.5 to 13.3 grams per tonne (0.31 to 0.39 oz per ton) using a range of cutoff grades from 2 to 8 gpt (0.06 to 0.23 opt). Approximately 75% of the inferred resources are also located within the C vein system, with the remainder attributable to the Y19 and Y20 veins.
MEASURED UNDILUTED RESOURCE | ||||||
Cutoff Grade | Mineralized Tonnage | Average Grade | Contained Gold | |||
(g/tonne) | (oz/ton)* | (tonnes) | (tons) | (g/tonne) | (oz/ton) | Au (oz) |
2 | 0.058 | 390,000 | 429,902 | 9.48 | 0.277 | 119,000 |
4 | 0.117 | 330,000 | 363,763 | 10.62 | 0.310 | 113,000 |
6 | 0.175 | 271,000 | 298,727 | 11.89 | 0.347 | 104,000 |
8 | 0.233 | 203,000 | 223,769 | 13.54 | 0.395 | 88,000 |
INDICATED UNDILUTED RESOURCE | ||||||
Cutoff Grade | Mineralized Tonnage | Average Grade | Contained Gold | |||
(g/tonne) | (oz/ton)* | (tonnes) | (tons) | (g/tonne) | (oz/ton) | Au (oz) |
2 | 0.058 | 1,280,000 | 1,410,960 | 10.97 | 0.320 | 451,000 |
4 | 0.117 | 1,180,000 | 1,300,728 | 11.65 | 0.340 | 442,000 |
6 | 0.175 | 1,017,000 | 1,121,052 | 12.71 | 0.371 | 416,000 |
8 | 0.233 | 806,000 | 888,464 | 14.22 | 0.415 | 368,000 |
MEASURED PLUS INDICATED UNDILUTED RESOURCE | ||||||
Cutoff Grade | Mineralized Tonnage | Average Grade | Contained Gold | |||
(g/tonne) | (oz/ton)* | (tonnes) | (tons) | (g/tonne) | (oz/ton) | Au (oz) |
2 | 0.058 | 1,670,000 | 1,840,861 | 10.62 | 0.310 | 570,000 |
4 | 0.117 | 1,510,000 | 1,664,491 | 11.42 | 0.333 | 555,000 |
6 | 0.175 | 1,288,000 | 1,419,778 | 12.54 | 0.366 | 519,000 |
8 | 0.233 | 1,009,000 | 1,112,233 | 14.08 | 0.411 | 457,000 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
INFERRED UNDILUTED RESOURCE | ||||||
Cutoff Grade | Mineralized Tonnage | Average Grade | Contained Gold | |||
(g/tonne) | (oz/ton)* | (tonnes) | (tons) | (g/tonne) | (oz/ton) | Au (oz) |
2 | 0.058 | 2,060,000 | 2,270,763 | 10.5 | 0.307 | 697,000 |
4 | 0.117 | 1,925,000 | 2,121,951 | 11.0 | 0.322 | 683,000 |
6 | 0.175 | 1,628,000 | 1,794,564 | 12.2 | 0.354 | 636,000 |
8 | 0.233 | 1,340,000 | 1,477,098 | 13.3 | 0.387 | 571,000 |
* ton equals short dry ton
The resource estimate uses ordinary kriging of 192 recent drill holes and 1,432 gold assay intervals constrained within 4 main vein segments as modelled in three dimensions by the Company’s geologists. The total New Polaris database consisted of 1,056 diamond drill holes with a total of 31,514 sample intervals. For this study, the classification for each resource block was a function of the semivariogram range. In general, blocks estimated using ¼ of the semivariogram range were classed as measured, blocks estimated using ½ the semivariogram range were classed as indicated and all other blocks estimated using the full semivariogram range were classed as inferred. A review of gold grade distribution outlined 6 overlapping lognormal gold populations within the resource database. On this basis, a total of 10 gold assays were capped at 63 g/t.
In April 2011, the Company completed an updated NI 43-101 preliminary economic assessment report by Moose Mountain for the New Polaris gold project (the “New Polaris Preliminary Economic Report”). The New Polaris Preliminary Economic Report is available at www.sedar.com.
The preliminary economic assessment is based upon building and operating a 600 tonne per day gold mine, averaging 72,000 ounces gold per year. The parameters in the base case economic model includes a gold price of US$1,200 per oz, CAD$/US$ foreign exchange rate of 1.00, cash costs of US$481 per oz, and a cut-off grade 7 grams per tonne. The New Polaris Preliminary Economic Report for the New Polaris project results in an after-tax net present value of CAD$129.8 million using a discount rate of 5%, an after-tax internal rate of return of 31.4%, and a pay-back period of 2.5 years. Given its conceptual nature, there is no certainty that the preliminary economic assessment will be realized.
The base case mine model in the New Polaris Preliminary Economic Report is summarized below (stated in Canadian dollars):
Scheduled Resources | 1,056,000 tonnes measured and indicated grading 11.7 gpt Au (after dilution) and 1,132,000 tonnes inferred grading 10.8 gpt Au (after dilution) and a 7 gpt cutoff | |
Production Rate | 600 tonnes per day | |
Grade | 11.3 grams per tonne (diluted 13%) | |
Recoveries | 91% gold into concentrate | |
Average Output | 72,000 oz gold per year | |
Mine life | 10 years | |
The base case financial parameters are (in Canadian dollars):
| ||
Gold Price | US$ 1200 per oz | |
Exchange Rate | US$ 1.00 = CA$ 1.00 | |
Capital Cost | $101.1 million | |
Cash Cost | US$ 481 per oz (excluding offsites) | |
Pre-Tax | After-Tax |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Cash Flow (LoM) | $280.8 million | $188.1 million |
Net Present Value (NPV) | ||
NPV (5%) | $197.2 million | $129.8 million |
NPV (8%) | $160.0 million | $103.7 million |
NPV (10%) | $139.3 million | $ 89.0 million |
Pre-Tax | After Tax | |
Internal Rate of Return | 38.1% | 31.4% |
Payback Period | 2.41 years | 2.51 years |
The net present values are life of mine net cash flows shown at various discount rates. The internal rates of return assume 100% equity financing. Cash costs include all site-related costs to produce a gold-sulphide concentrate but offsite costs for concentrate transportation and processing were treated as deductions against sales. The preferred processing alternative entails reducing the ore to a bulk gold-sulphide concentrate and shipping the concentrate to existing autoclave facilities in Nevada for the production of dore gold bars.
The project economics are most sensitive to variations in the gold price and least sensitive to changes in capital and operating costs, as shown by the following sensitivity analysis:
New Polaris AFTER TAX CASH FLOW SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS | |||
Description of Sensitivity | Cash Flow | NPV @ 5% | NPV @ 8% |
CAD$ (000)s | CAD$ (000)s | CAD$ (000)s | |
Gold US$1,000/oz -17% | $104,287 | $63,920 | $45,788 |
Gold US$1,100/oz -8% | $146,197 | $96,981 | $74,907 |
Base Case US$1,200/oz | $188,107 | $129,819 | $103,707 |
Gold US$1,300/oz +8% | $230,017 | $162,657 | $132,507 |
Gold US$1,400/oz +17% | $271,927 | $195,347 | $161,090 |
Grade -10% | $137,815 | $90,403 | $69,132 |
Grade -5% | $162,961 | $110,116 | $86,427 |
Base Case Grade 11.25 gpt | $188,107 | $129,819 | $103,707 |
Grade +5% | $213,253 | $149,522 | $120,987 |
Grade +10% | $238,399 | $169,225 | $138,267 |
Capital Cost -10% | $193,775 | $135,816 | $109,850 |
Capital Cost -5% | $190,941 | $132,817 | $106,778 |
Base Case $101M Capital | $188,107 | $129,819 | $103,707 |
Capital Cost +5% | $185,273 | $126,821 | $100,635 |
Capital Cost +10% | $182,440 | $123,822 | $97,564 |
Operating Cost -10% | $208,383 | $145,818 | $117,799 |
Operating Cost -5% | $198,245 | $137,819 | $110,753 |
Base Case | $188,107 | $129,819 | $103,707 |
Operating Cost +5% | $177,969 | $121,819 | $96,661 |
Operating Cost +10% | $167,831 | $113,820 | $89,614 |
Exchange rate $0.90 -10% | $238,750 | $169,523 | $138,540 |
Exchange rate $0.95 -5% | $212,104 | $148,633 | $120,213 |
Base Case $1.00 | $188,107 | $129,819 | $103,707 |
Exchange rate $1.05 +5% | $166,384 | $112,788 | $88,765 |
Exchange rate $1.10 +10% | $146,625 | $97,297 | $75,174 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
This preliminary economic assessment is based on resources, not reserves, and a portion of the modeled resources in the mine plan are in the inferred resource category. Given the inherent uncertainties of resources, especially inferred resources compared to reserves, the New Polaris gold project cannot yet be considered to have proven economic viability. However, the mine plan only takes into account approximately 80 % of the total estimated resources at a 7 gpt cut-off grade.
The Qualified Person (“QP”) pursuant to NI 43-101 for the updated preliminary economic assessment report is Jim Gray, P. Eng.
Windfall Hills property (British Columbia, Canada)
In April 2013, the Company entered into two property purchase agreements to acquire 100% interests in two adjacent gold properties located in British Columbia. The Company entered into a property purchase agreement with Atna Resources Ltd. (“Atna”) whereby the Company acquired a 100% undivided interest in the Uduk Lake properties by the issuance of 1,500,000 common shares at a fair value of CAD$0.10 per share, honouring a pre-existing 1.5% NSR production royalty that can be purchased for CAD$1 million, and granting Atna a 3% NSR production royalty. The Company entered into a property purchase agreement whereby the Company acquired a 100% undivided interest in the Dunn properties by the issuance of 500,000 common shares at a fair value of CAD$0.10 per share and granting the vendor a 2% NSR royalty which can be reduced to 1% NSR royalty for $500,000.
The Company completed a Phase 1 exploration program on its Windfall Hills project which included detailed soil and rock geochemical sampling over known target areas in 2011. A total of 340 geochemical soil samples were collected on a 100 meter by 25 meter grid over the main 2.8 sq. km. prospect area. Two anomalies were delineated on the basis of multi-element geochemistry.
In June 2014, the Company received government permit for the drilling program which was mobilized in July 2014 and was financed by a flow-through financing of CAD$400,000 which closed in July 2014. Funds of CAD$386,000 were expended for flow-through purposes. In 2014, the Company completed 3 holes and 1,149 metres of drilling that intersected an alteration zone anomalous in gold-silver. The Company shall evaluate the possibility of additional geochemical and geophysical surveys in order to better target the mineralized zone, subject to financing.
Other Matters
In March 2016, the Company closed a private placement in two tranches totalling 22.7 million units at a price of CAD$0.09 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$2.04 million with each unit comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.12 per share for a period of three years. On March 3, 2016, the Company closed the first tranche for 17.7 million units for gross proceeds of CAD$1.59 million. On March 14, 2016, the Company closed the second tranche for 5 million units for gross proceeds of CAD$449,500 with a finder’s fee of 311,111 units issued with the same terms as the units in the private placement.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
1.3 | Selected Annual Information |
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB.
Years ended December 31, | |||||||||
(in $000s except per share amounts) | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | ||||||
Total revenues | $ - | $ - | $ - | ||||||
Loss before discontinued operations and extraordinary items: | |||||||||
(i) Total | $ (932) | $ (1,831) | $ (1,377) | ||||||
(ii) Basic per share | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | ||||||
(iii) Fully diluted per share | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | ||||||
Net loss: | |||||||||
(i) Total | $ (932) | $ (1,831) | $ (1,377) | ||||||
(ii) Basic per share | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | ||||||
(iii) Fully diluted per share | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | $ (0.01) | ||||||
Total assets | $ 11,941 | $ 12,564 | $ 12,488 | ||||||
Total long-term liabilities | $ 117 | $ - | $ - | ||||||
Dividends per share | $ - | $ - | $ - | ||||||
1.4 | Results of Operations |
First Quarter of Fiscal 2016 – Three months ended March 31, 2016 compared with March 31, 2015
The Company incurred a net loss of $290,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 which is higher than the net loss of $208,000 for same period in fiscal 2015, with commensurately higher operating expenses in the current period. Net losses were impacted by different functional expense items.
The Company has no sources of operating revenues. Operating losses continue to be incurred for ongoing activities of the Company in acquiring, developing and advancing the El Compas project, seeking an appropriate joint venture partner to advance the New Polaris property, and pursuing mineral projects of merit.
Amortization was from the equipment which were acquired in the El Compas project in October 2015.
Corporate development expenses were lower in the current period than in the prior comparative period. Negligible efforts were expended on corporate development as the primary focus was the advancement of the El Compas project which was acquired in October 2015 and the eventual due diligence of the project by Endeavour, leading to the eventual sale of the project in May 2016. In the first and second quarters of fiscal 2015, efforts were focused on the viability of the Albion process for the Company’s New Polaris project. Then in the remaining quarters of fiscal 2015, the Company focused its due diligence on the El Compas project in Mexico which culminated in the Share Purchase Agreement with Marlin in October 2015.
Remuneration for employees was higher in the current period relative to the prior period. Employee remuneration directly related to mineral exploration projects was allocated to those specific projects rather than to operations, in which the Company was active in advancing the El Compas project resulting in a NI 43-101 technical report which provided a resource estimate along with a preliminary economic assessment and in seeking financing to develop the mine and to refurbish the mill/plant. The acquisition of the El Compas project in October 2015 resulted in additional support needed by Mexican staff and personnel thereby increasing employee remuneration. Also a senior officer’s remuneration was increased in the fourth quarter of 2015 which continued into the first quarter of 2016. In the fourth quarter of 2015, the Company accrued a severance settlement with a former senior officer and a bonus payable to another senior officer, both of which were paid in 2016. In the first half of fiscal 2015, the Company had active exploration programs for its New Polaris project in terms of assessing the Albion process, arranging concentrates from prior drill core samples and initiating environmental baseline data collection for environmental permitting, and such expenses were also allocated to property investigation and project generation efforts as warranted. In the latter half of 2015, the Company focused on its due diligence on the El Compas project including its mineral resource estimate and economic assessment.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
General and administrative expenses were higher in the first quarter of 2016 than for same quarter in 2015. Mexican facilities are needed to advance the El Compas project and to provide corporate, systems and jurisdictional support thereto. Legal fees were higher to provide guidance and review with regulatory filings and corporate finance activities.
The Company initiated new shareholder communications and marketing programs in the first quarter of 2016 as the Company advanced the El Compas project. The Company had completed a new resource estimate and preliminary economic assessment of the El Compas project, signed a lease agreement for the La Plata processing plant with the Zacatecas government, closed a private placement for CAD$2 million, and entered into an indicative term sheet with a resource fund for debt financing of up to $10 million as a gold prepaid facility in 2016. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, shareholder communications and marketing programs were initiated to create market awareness of the Company’s due diligence and subsequent acquisition of the El Compas project.
Share-based payments were higher in the current period. At the beginning of fiscal 2016, the Company had 6 million stock options which were subject to vesting provisions as opposed to 4.9 million stock options at the beginning of fiscal 2015, thereby contributing to higher expense. In December 2015, the Company granted 5,950,000 stock options to directors, officers and employees with an exercise price of CAD$0.06 and an expiry date of December 8, 2020, and which are subject to vesting provisions in which 25% of the options vest immediately on the grant date and 25% vest every six months thereafter, which would result in a higher expense in the first quarter of 2016.
The loss from derivative liability is attributable to the fluctuation in the spot prices for gold for the 55 gold ounces per year which are payable by the Company to Marlin over 3 years for the acquisition of the El Compas project for total of 165 payable gold ounces (or in U.S. dollar equivalents). The gold price per troy ounce increased during the quarter from $1,062 to $1,237, thereby increasing the Company’s derivative liability to Marlin Gold resulting in the loss recognition.
Foreign exchange gain or loss reflects the transactional impact in the foreign exchange fluctuations of the US$ relative to the CAD$ and Mexican peso and translation effects of the Mexican pesos, as the Company’s functional currency is the CAD$ and its reporting or presentation currency is the US$.
As at March 31, 2016, the Company has mineral property interests which are comprised of the following:
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
British Columbia (Canada) | Mexico | ||||||
($000s) | New Polaris | Windfall Hills | El Compas | Total | |||
Acquisition Costs: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ 3,876 | $ 401 | $ - | $ 4,277 | |||
Acquisition of subsidiary | - | - | 1,120 | 1,120 | |||
Additions | - | 3 | - | 3 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (25) | (65) | 6 | (84) | |||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 3,851 | 339 | 1,126 | 5,316 | |||
Additions | 3 | - | - | 3 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 10 | 23 | 242 | 275 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | $ 3,864 | $ 362 | $ 1,368 | $ 5,594 | |||
Deferred Exploration Expenditures: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2014 | $ 7,090 | $ 437 | $ - | $ 7,527 | |||
Additions (recoveries), net of recoveries | 23 | (11) | 183 | 195 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (1,557) | (70) | - | (1,627) | |||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | 5,556 | 356 | 183 | 6,095 | |||
Additions, net of recoveries | 71 | - | 275 | 346 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 531 | 23 | (151) | 403 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | $ 6,158 | $ 379 | $ 307 | $ 6,844 | |||
Mineral property interests: | |||||||
Balance, December 31, 2015 | $ 9,407 | $ 695 | $ 1,309 | $ 11,411 | |||
Balance, March 31, 2016 | 10,022 | 741 | 1,675 | 12,438 | |||
1.5 | Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited) |
The following table provides selected financial information of the Company for each of the last eight quarters ended at the most recently completed quarter, March 31, 2016. All dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
(in $000s except | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||||
per share amounts) | Mar 31 | Dec 31 | Sept 30 | June 30 | Mar 31 | Dec 31 | Sept 30 | June 30 | |||
Total revenues | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
Loss before | |||||||||||
discontinued operations and | |||||||||||
extraordinary items: | |||||||||||
(i) Total | $ (290) | $ (443) | $ (124) | $ (157) | $ (208) | $ (569) | $ (412) | $ (379) | |||
(ii) Basic per share | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
(iii) Fully diluted | |||||||||||
per share | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
Net loss: | |||||||||||
(i) Total | $ (290) | $ (443) | $ (124) | $ (157) | $ (208) | $ (569) | $ (412) | $ (379) | |||
(ii) Basic per share | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
(iii) Fully diluted | |||||||||||
per share | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
Total assets | $ 13,879 | $ 11,941 | $ 11,282 | $ 11,545 | $ 11,478 | $ 12,564 | $ 13,471 | $ 14,072 | |||
Total long-term liabilities | $ - | $ 117 | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
Dividends per share | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | |||
1.6 | Liquidity |
The Company is in the development stage and has not yet determined whether its mineral property interests contain reserves. The recoverability of amounts capitalized for mineral property interests is entirely dependent upon the existence of reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the development and upon future profitable production. The Company knows of no trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that may result in the Company’s liquidity either materially increasing or decreasing at the present time or in the foreseeable future except as disclosed in this MD&A and in its regulatory filings. Material increases or decreases in the Company’s liquidity are substantially determined by the success or failure of the Company’s exploration and development programs and overall market conditions for smaller mineral exploration companies. Since its incorporation in 1987, the Company has endeavored to secure mineral property interests that in due course could be brought into production to provide the Company with cash flow which would be used to undertake work programs on other projects. To that end, the Company has expended its funds on mineral property interests that it believes have the potential to achieve cash flow within a reasonable time frame. As a result, the Company has incurred losses during each of its fiscal years since incorporation. This result is typical of smaller exploration companies and will continue unless positive cash flow is achieved.
The following table contains selected financial information of the Company’s liquidity:
March 31, | December 31, | ||
($000s) | 2016 | 2015 | |
Cash | $ 999 | $ 354 | |
Working capital (deficiency) | 338 | (574) | |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Ongoing operating expenses continue to reduce the Company’s cash resources and working capital, as the Company has no sources of operating revenues.
In February 2015, the Company entered into a Pre-Development and Earn-In Binding Agreement with PanTerra in which PanTerra can earn a 50% interest in the New Polaris project by spending a total of CAD$10 million in three stages of predevelopment. In August 2015, PanTerra had informed the Company that it will not be able to commit to further expenditures to commence Stage Two exploration and permitting work on the Company’s New Polaris project until PanTerra receives the approval from the Dominican Republic government for importing New Polaris gold concentrate into the country for processing. As at March 31, 2016, funds of $73,000 remain for Stage One expenditures as specified pursuant to the agreement between the Company and PanTerra.
In March 2016, the Company closed a private placement in two tranches totalling 22.7 million units at a price of CAD$0.09 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$2.04 million. Item 1.15.2 provides further details.
In March 2016, the Company entered into an indicative term sheet for up to $10 million in debt financing by way of a gold prepaid facility to develop the El Compas gold-silver project subject to a 60 day due diligence period which did not advance due to the sale of the project to Endeavour, subject to regulatory approvals.
In April 2016, warrants for 475,000 shares were exercised for proceeds of CAD$38,000.
In May 2016, the Company entered into a definitive agreement with Endeavour pursuant to which the Company will sell to Endeavour 100% of its shares of Oro Silver, which indirectly holds a 100% interest in the El Compas project in Zacatecas, Mexico, in consideration for 2,147,239 free-trading common shares of Endeavour, with an aggregate deemed value of CAD$10.5 million. Item 1.2 provides further details.
In the past, the Company has entered into a number of option agreements for mineral properties that involve payments in the form of cash and/or shares of the Company as well as minimum exploration expenditure requirements. Under Item 1.7, further details of contractual obligations are provided as at March 31, 2016. The Company will continue to rely upon equity financing as its principal source of financing its projects.
1.7 | Capital Resources |
At March 31, 2016, to maintain its interest and/or to fully exercise the options under various property agreements covering its property interests, the Company must incur exploration expenditures on the properties and/or make payments in the form of cash and/or shares to the optionors as follows:
Number of | Number of | ||
Shares | Troy Ounces of Gold (1) | ||
New Polaris: | |||
Net profit interest reduction or buydown | 150,000 | - | |
El Compas: | |||
October 30, 2016 | - | 55 | |
October 30, 2017 | - | 55 | |
October 30, 2018 | - | 55 | |
150,000 | 165 |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
(1) Payable in troy ounces of gold or the U.S. dollar equivalent.
These amounts may be reduced in the future as the Company determines which properties to continue to explore and which to abandon.
On February 24, 2015, the Company entered into a Pre-Development and Earn-In Binding Agreement with PanTerra. PanTerra had a 30-month option to earn up to a 51% interest in the New Polaris project. In August 2015, PanTerra had informed the Company that it will not be able to commit to further expenditures to commence Stage Two. Item 1.2 provides further details.
In January 2016, the Company signed a definitive agreement with the Zacatecas state government to lease and operate the La Plata ore processing plant located in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. The lease term is for 5 years which is renewal for another 5 years. The monthly lease payment is MXP 136,000 with an initial grace period of 6 months to allow time for plant refurbishments. Item 1.2 provides further details.
The Company will continue to rely upon debt and equity financings as its principal sources of financing its projects and for working capital.
1.8 | Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements |
On May 31, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved a shareholder rights plan (the “Plan”), that became effective on April 30, 2005. The Plan was intended to ensure that any entity seeking to acquire control of the Company makes an offer that represented fair value to all shareholders and provided the board of directors with sufficient time to assess and evaluate the offer, to permit competing bids to emerge, and, as appropriate, to explore and develop alternatives to maximize value for shareholders. Under the Plan, each shareholder at the time of the Plan’s adoption was issued one Right for each common share of the Company held. Each Right entitled the registered holder thereof, except for certain “Acquiring Persons” (as defined in the Plan), to purchase from treasury one common share at a 50% discount to the prevailing market price, subject to certain adjustments intended to prevent dilution. The Rights were exercisable after the occurrence of specified events set out in the Plan generally related to when a person, together with affiliated or associated persons, acquires, or makes a take-over bid to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding common shares of the Company. The Rights expired on April 30, 2015.
At the discretion of the Board, certain stock option grants provide the option holder the right to receive the number of common shares, valued at the quoted market price at the time of exercise of the stock options that represent the share appreciation since granting the stock options.
1.9 | Transactions with Related Parties |
Key management includes directors (executive and non-executive) and senior management. The compensation paid or payable to key management is disclosed in the table below.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in the MD&A, the Company had the following general and administrative costs with related parties during the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015:
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Net balance receivable (payable) | |||||||||
($000s) | Three months ended March 31, | March 31, | December 31, | ||||||
2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | ||||||
Key management compensation: | |||||||||
Executive salaries and remuneration (1) | $ 95 | $ 90 | $ 151 | $ (190) | |||||
Severance | - | - | - | (130) | |||||
Directors fees | 2 | 2 | (2) | (3) | |||||
Share-based payments | 46 | 35 | - | - | |||||
$ 143 | $ 127 | $ 149 | $ (323) | ||||||
Legal fees incurred to a law firm in which a senior officer of the Company is a partner (2) | $ - | $ 11 | $ - | $ (145) | |||||
Net office, sundry, rent and salary allocations recovered from (charged by) company(ies) sharing certain common director(s) (3) | $ (11) | $ (10) | $ (53) | $ (102) | |||||
(1) | Includes key management compensation which is included in mineral property interests and corporate development. |
(2) | Includes legal fees which are included in share issuance expenses and corporate development. The senior officer resigned in December 2015. |
(3) | The companies include Aztec and Endeavour Silver Corp. which share certain common director(s). |
Amounts which are incurred to related parties are in the normal course of business. The Company shares common office facilities, employee and administrative support, and office sundry amongst companies with certain common director(s), and such allocations to the Company are on a full cost recovery basis. Any balances due to related parties are payable on demand.
In May 2016, the Company and Endeavour entered into a Sale Transaction for the El Compas project. Item 1.2 provides further details.
1.10 | First Quarter |
Items 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 provide further details for the first quarter of fiscal 2016.
1.11 | Proposed Transactions |
There are no proposed material asset or business acquisitions or dispositions, other than those in the ordinary course of business and other than those already disclosed in this MD&A, before the board of directors for consideration, and other than those already disclosed in its regulatory and public filings.
1.12 | Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgements that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements along with the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Actual results may differ from these estimates and, as such, estimates and judgements and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to determining the recoverability of promissory notes receivable, mineral property interests, receivables and long-term investments; the determination of accrued liabilities; accrued site remediation; amount of flow-through obligations and recognition of deferred income tax liability; derivative liability; the variables used in the determination of the fair value of stock options granted and finder’s fees warrants issued; recoverability of receivables and the long-term investments; and the recoverability of deferred tax assets. While management believes the estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.
The Company applies judgment in assessing the functional currency of each entity consolidated in the financial statements.
The Company applies judgment in assessing whether material uncertainties exist that would cast substantial doubt as to whether the Company could continue as a going concern.
Acquisition costs of mineral properties and exploration and development expenditures incurred thereto are capitalized and deferred. The costs related to a property from which there is production will be amortized using the unit-of-production method. Capitalized costs are written down to their estimated recoverable amount if the property is subsequently determined to be uneconomic. The amounts shown for mineral property interests represent costs incurred to date, less recoveries and write-downs, and do not reflect present or future values.
At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses each of its mineral resource properties to determine whether any indication of impairment exists. Judgment is required in determining whether indicators of impairment exist, including factors such as: the period for which the Company has the right to explore; expected renewals of exploration rights; whether substantive expenditures on further exploration and evaluation of resource properties are budgeted or planned; and results of exploration and evaluation activities on the exploration and evaluation assets. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment, if any. The recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. Fair value is determined as the amount that would be obtained from the sale of the asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable and willing parties. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. If the recoverable amount of an asset is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to its recoverable amount and the impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss for the period.
Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the asset (or cash-generating unit) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, but to an amount that does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (or cash-generating unit) in prior periods. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
In the acquisition of Oro Silver in October 2015, judgement was required to determine if the acquisition represented a business combination or an asset purchase. More specifically, management concluded that Oro Silver did not represent a business as the assets acquired were not an integrated set of activities with inputs, processes and outputs. Since it was concluded that the acquisition represented the purchase of assets, there was no goodwill generated on the transaction and acquisition costs were capitalized to the assets purchased rather than expensed. The fair values of the net assets acquired were determined using estimates and judgements.
1.13 | Changes in Accounting Policies including Initial Adoption |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
The Company did not early adopt any recent pronouncements as disclosed in Note 2(f) of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016.
1.14 | Financial Instruments and Other Instruments |
The Company classifies its financial instruments as follows:
- | cash as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”), |
- | marketable securities and long term investments as available-for-sale (“AFS”) financial assets, |
- | receivables and promissory notes receivable as loans and receivables, |
- | accounts payable and accrued liabilities and notes payable as other financial liabilities, and |
- | derivative liability as financial liabilities at FVTPL. |
Management of Financial Risk
The Company is exposed in varying degrees to a variety of financial instrument related risks, including credit risk, liquidity risk, and market risk which includes foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk. The types of risk exposure and the way in which such exposure is managed are provided as follows.
The fair value hierarchy categorizes financial instruments measured at fair value at one of three levels according to the reliability of the inputs used to estimate fair values. The fair value of assets and liabilities included in Level 1 are determined by reference to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Assets and liabilities in Level 2 are valued using inputs other than quoted prices for which all significant inputs are based on observable market data. Level 3 valuations are based on inputs that are not based on observable market data.
The fair values of the Company’s receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and notes payable approximate their carrying values due to the short terms to maturity. Cash is measured at fair values using Level 1 inputs. Disclosure is not made of the fair value of the long-term investments as the shares do not have a quoted market price in an active market. There is no separately quoted market value for the Company’s investment in the shares of Aztec, and the fair value cannot be reliably determined and is measured at cost, net of any write-downs. All gains and losses are included in operations in the period in which they arise. The derivative liability for the payable gold troy ounces fluctuates with the spot prices of gold and such fluctuations are recognized in profit or loss during the period.
(a) | Credit risk: |
Credit risk is the risk of potential loss to the Company if the counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.
The Company's credit risk is primarily attributable to its liquid financial assets including cash. The Company limits exposure to credit risk on liquid financial assets through maintaining its cash with high-credit quality Canadian financial institutions.
Management has reviewed the items comprising the accounts receivable balance which include amounts receivable from certain related parties and goods and services tax refunds due from the government, and determined that all accounts are collectible; accordingly there has been no allowance for doubtful accounts recorded.
(b) | Liquidity risk: |
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they become due.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
The Company ensures that there is sufficient capital in order to meet short-term business requirements, after taking into account the Company's holdings of cash and its ability to raise debt and equity financings. As at March 31, 2016, the Company had a working capital of $338,000 (December 31, 2015 – working capital deficiency of $574,000). The Company will require additional funding to meet its short-term liabilities and administrative overhead costs, and to maintain and/or advance its mineral property interests in 2016.
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities are due in less than 90 days, and the notes payable, if any, are due on demand.
(c) | Market risk: |
The significant market risk exposures to which the Company is exposed are foreign currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk.
(i) | Foreign currency risk: |
The Company’s mineral property interests and operations are in Canada and Mexico. A certain portion of its operating expenses are incurred in Canadian dollars and Mexican pesos. Fluctuations in the Canadian dollars would affect the Company’s condensed consolidated interim statements of comprehensive loss as its functional currency is the Canadian dollar, and fluctuations in the U.S. dollars would impact its cumulative translation adjustment as its condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in U.S. dollars.
The Company is exposed to currency risk for its U.S. dollar equivalent of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than U.S. dollars as follows:
Stated in U.S. Dollars | ||||
($000s) | Held in | Total | ||
Canadian Dollars | Mexican Pesos | |||
Cash | $ 666 | $ 1 | $ 667 | |
Accounts receivable | 5 | 58 | 63 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (481) | (8) | (489) | |
Net financial assets (liabilities), March 31, 2016 | $ 190 | $ 51 | $ 241 | |
Cash | $ 70 | $ 11 | $ 81 | |
Receivables | 11 | 50 | 61 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (792) | (13) | (805) | |
Net financial assets (liabilities), December 31, 2015 | $ (711) | $ 48 | $ (663) |
Based upon the above net exposure as at March 31, 2016 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 10% (December 31, 2015 - 15%) depreciation or appreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso could result in a decrease (increase) of approximately $24,100 (December 31, 2015 - $99,450) in the cumulative translation adjustment in the Company’s shareholders’ equity.
The Company has not entered into any agreements or purchased any instruments to hedge possible currency risks at this time.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
(ii) | Interest rate risk: |
In respect of financial assets, the Company's policy is to invest cash at floating rates of interest in cash equivalents, in order to maintain liquidity, while achieving a satisfactory return. Fluctuations in interest rates impact on the value of cash equivalents. Interest rate risk is not significant to the Company as it has no cash equivalents at period-end and the promissory notes receivable and notes payable, if any, are stated at fixed interest rates.
(iii) | Other price risk: |
Other price risk is the risk that the value of a financial instrument will fluctuate as a result of changes in market and commodity prices.
The Company’s other price risk includes equity price risk, whereby the Company’s investment in marketable securities is subject to market price fluctuations. The Company held no marketable securities at March 31, 2016. The Company’s long-term investment in shares of Aztec does not have a quoted market price in an active market and is therefore measured at cost, net of any write-downs.
The Company has recognized a derivative liability pursuant to the share purchase agreement with Marlin which closed on October 30, 2015, whereby the Company shall pay 55 troy ounces of gold to Marlin on each of the first three anniversaries of the closing date of the agreement (or its U.S. dollar equivalent), for a total of 165 troy ounces of gold. The derivative liability fluctuates with the gold spot prices resulting in the recognition of gains and losses in profit or loss in which the Company has not hedged the payable gold troy ounces. Based upon the net exposure as at March 31, 2016 and assuming all other variables remain constant, a 20% depreciation or appreciation of the gold spot prices could result in a decrease/increase of approximately $40,000 (December 31, 2015 - $35,000) in the Company’s net losses.
1.15 | Other MD&A Requirements |
1.15.1 | Other MD&A Requirements |
Additional information relating to the Company are as follows:
(a) | may be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com; |
(b) | may be found in the Company’s annual information form; and |
(c) | is also provided in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. |
1.15.2 | Outstanding Share Data |
The Company’s authorized share capital consists of unlimited number of common shares without par value.
Changes in the Company’s share capital for the three months ended March 31, 2016 are as follows:
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Number of Shares | Amount | ||
(in $000s) | |||
Balance at December 31, 2015 | 191,620,557 | $ 64,537 | |
Issued: | |||
Private placement, net of share issue costs | 22,699,596 | 1,438 | |
Finders fee shares | 311,111 | 26 | |
Balance at March 31, 2016 | 214,631,264 | $ 66,001 |
In March 2016, the Company closed a private placement in two tranches totalling 22.7 million units at a price of CAD$0.09 per unit for gross proceeds of CAD$2.04 million with each unit comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant; each whole warrant is exercisable to acquire one common share at an exercise price of CAD$0.12 per share for a period of three years. On March 3, 2016, the Company closed the first tranche for 17.7 million units for gross proceeds of CAD$1.59 million. On March 14, 2016, the Company closed the second tranche for 5 million units for gross proceeds of CAD$449,500 with a finder’s fee of 311,111 units issued with the same terms as the units in the private placement.
At May 12, 2016, there were 215,106,264 common shares issued and outstanding.
At March 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding stock options to purchase an aggregate 11,590,000 common shares as follows:
March 31, 2016 | ||||
Weighted | ||||
average | ||||
exercise | ||||
Number | price | |||
of Shares | (CAD$) | |||
Outstanding balance, beginning of period | 11,920,000 | $0.08 | ||
Expired | (330,000) | $0.12 | ||
Outstanding balance, end of period | 11,590,000 | $0.08 | ||
Exercise price range (CAD$) | $0.05 - $0.145 |
At March 31, 2016, 11,590,000 stock options were outstanding of which 6,397,500 stock options were exercisable.
At May 12, 2016, stock options for 11,590,000 common shares remain outstanding of which 6,397,500 stock options are exercisable.
At March 31, 2016, the Company had outstanding warrants as follows:
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Exercise | ||||||
Prices | Outstanding at | Outstanding at | ||||
(CAD$) | Expiry Dates | December 31, 2015 | Issued | Exercised | Expired | March 31, 2016 |
$0.20 | January 11, 2016 (1) | 600,000 | - | - | (600,000) | - |
$0.20 | January 18, 2016 (1) | 1,000,000 | - | - | (1,000,000) | - |
$0.10 | January 31, 2016 | 550,000 | - | - | (550,000) | - |
$0.10 | July 31, 2017 (2) | 8,450,000 | - | - | - | 8,450,000 |
$0.15 | March 18, 2017 | 55,000 | - | - | - | 55,000 |
$0.15 | September 18, 2018 (2) | 5,254,055 | - | - | - | 5,254,055 |
$0.15 | September 18, 2018 (2), (3) | 661,718 | - | - | - | 661,718 |
$0.15 | April 3, 2017 | 346,250 | - | - | - | 346,250 |
$0.15 | October 3, 2018 (2) | 4,153,750 | - | - | - | 4,153,750 |
$0.15 | October 3, 2018 (2), (4) | 60,725 | - | - | - | 60,725 |
$0.15 | July 9, 2016 | 2,500,000 | - | - | - | 2,500,000 |
$0.08 | September 21, 2018 | 5,749,443 | - | - | 5,749,443 | |
$0.08 | September 21, 2018 (5) | 594,844 | - | - | 594,844 | |
$0.08 | October 30, 2018 | 833,333 | - | - | 833,333 | |
$0.12 | March 3, 2019 | - | 8,852,576 | - | - | 8,852,576 |
$0.12 | March 14, 2019 | - | 2,497,222 | - | - | 2,497,222 |
$0.12 | March 14, 2019 (6) | - | 155,556 | - | - | 155,556 |
30,809,118 | 11,505,354 | - | (2,150,000) | 40,164,472 |
(1) | The warrants are subject to an accelerated expiry whereby if after the four month plus one day hold period from the closing date of the private placement, the volume weighted average trading price as traded on the TSX equals or exceeds CAD$0.30 per share for a period of 10 consecutive trading days, the Company will have the right, within five business days, to accelerate the expiry date of the warrants by giving not fewer than 30 days written notice to the warrant holder whereby the warrants shall expire 30 days after such date of the notice. |
(2) | On August 28, 2015, the Company extended the terms of the expiry periods of the warrants by 18 months. |
(3) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $43,120 was originally recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 120%, risk-free rate 1.17%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. On August 28, 2015, the agent’s warrants were modified by the extension of the expiry term by 18 months resulting in a net fair value adjustment of $4,622 as applied to reserve for share-based payments with a corresponding debit to deficit using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following revised assumptions: volatility 146%, risk-free rate 0.46%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
(4) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $3,335 was originally recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 121%, risk-free rate 1.27%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. On August 28, 2015, the agent’s warrants were modified by the extension of the expiry term by 18 months resulting in a net fair value adjustment of $386 as applied to reserve for share-based payments with a corresponding debit to deficit using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following revised assumptions: volatility 146%, risk-free rate 0.46%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
(5) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $20,747 was recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 147%, risk-free rate 0.57%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
(6) | As these warrants are agent’s warrants, a fair value of $10,320 was originally recorded as share issuance expense as applied to share capital with a corresponding credit to reserve for share-based payments calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: volatility 150%, risk-free rate 0.58%, expected life 3 years, and expected dividend yield 0%. |
In April 2016, warrants for 475,000 shares were exercised for proceeds of CAD$38,000.
At May 12, 2016 warrants for 39,689,472 common shares remain outstanding.
1.16 | Outlook |
The Company will continue to depend upon equity financings to continue exploration work on and to advance its mineral property interests, and to meet its administrative overhead costs for the 2016 fiscal year. There are no assurances that capital requirements will be met by this means of financing as inherent risks are attached therein including commodity prices, financial market conditions, and general economic factors. The Company does not expect to realize any operating revenues from its properties in the foreseeable future.
1.17 | Risk Factors |
The following is a brief discussion of those distinctive or special characteristics of the Company’s operations and industry that may have a material impact on, or constitute risk factors in respect of, the Company’s future financial performance.
Exploration and Development Risks
There is no assurance given by the Company that its exploration and development programs and mineral property interests will result in the discovery, development or production of a commercially viable ore body.
The business of exploration for minerals and mining involves a high degree of risk. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. There is no assurance that the Company’s mineral exploration and development activities will result in any discoveries of bodies of commercial ore. The economics of developing gold and other mineral properties are affected by many factors including capital and operating costs, variations of the grades and tonnages of ore mined, fluctuating mineral market prices, costs of mining and processing equipment and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. Substantial expenditures are required to establish reserves through drilling and other work, to develop metallurgical processes to extract metal from ore, and to develop the mining and processing facilities and infrastructure at any site chosen for mining. No assurance can be given that funds required for development can be obtained on a timely basis. The marketability of any minerals acquired or discovered may be affected by numerous factors which are
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
beyond the Company’s control and which cannot be accurately foreseen or predicted, such as market fluctuations, the global marketing conditions for precious and base metals, the proximity and capacity of milling and smelting facilities, mineral markets and processing equipment, and such other factors as government regulations, including regulations relating to royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting minerals and environmental protection. In order to commence exploitation of certain properties presently held under exploration concessions, it is necessary for the Company to apply for exploitation concessions. There can be no guarantee that such concessions will be granted.
Financing Risks
There is no assurance given by the Company that it will be able to secure the financing necessary to explore, develop and produce its mineral property interests.
The Company does not presently have sufficient financial resources or operating cash-flow to undertake by itself all of its planned exploration and development programs. The development of the Company’s mineral property interests may therefore depend on the Company’s joint venture partners and on the Company’s ability to obtain additional required financing. There is no assurance the Company will be successful in obtaining the required financing, the lack of which could result in the loss or substantial dilution of its interests (as existing or as proposed to be acquired) in its properties as disclosed herein. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the ability of the Company to raise debt and equity capital financings, the attainment of profitable operations, external financings, and further share issuance to satisfy working capital and operating needs.
Estimates of Mineral Deposits
There is no assurance given by the Company that any estimates of mineral deposits herein will not change.
Although all figures with respect to the size and grade of mineralized deposits, or, in some instances have been prepared, reviewed or verified by independent mining experts, these amounts are historic estimates only and are not compliant with NI 43-101, except for the Company’s El Compas project which was the subject of a NI 43-101 report dated January 19, 2016 and New Polaris project which was the subject of a NI 43-101 report dated March 14, 2007, and no assurance can be given that any identified mineralized deposit will ever qualify as a commercially viable mineable ore body that can be legally and economically exploited. Estimates regarding mineralized deposits can also be affected by many factors such as permitting regulations and requirements, weather, environmental factors, unforeseen technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological formations and work interruptions. In addition, the grades and tonnages of ore ultimately mined may differ from that indicated by drilling results and other work. There can be no assurance that gold recovered in small-scale laboratory tests will be duplicated in large-scale tests under on-site conditions. Material changes in mineralized tonnages, grades, dilution and stripping ratios or recovery rates may affect the economic viability of projects. The existence of mineralized deposits should not be interpreted as assurances of the future delineation of ore reserves or the profitability of future operations. The refractory nature of gold mineralization at New Polaris may adversely affect the economic recovery of gold from mining operations.
Mineral Prices
There is no assurance given by the Company that mineral prices will not change.
The mining industry is competitive and mineral prices fluctuate so that there is no assurance, even if commercial quantities of a mineral resource are discovered, that a profitable market will exist for the sale of same. Factors beyond the control of the Company may affect the marketability of any substances discovered. The prices of precious and base metals fluctuate on a daily basis, have experienced volatile and significant price movements over short periods of time, and are affected by numerous factors beyond the control of the Company, including international economic and political trends, expectations of inflation, currency exchange fluctuations (specifically, the U.S. dollar relative to other currencies), interest rates, central bank transactions, world supply for precious and base metals, international investments, monetary systems, and global or regional consumption patterns (such as the development of gold coin programs), speculative activities and increased production due to improved mining and production methods. The supply of and demand for gold are affected by various factors, including
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
political events, economic conditions and production costs in major gold producing regions, and governmental policies with respect to gold holdings by a nation or its citizens. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, and the combination of these factors may result in the Company not receiving adequate returns on invested capital or the investments retaining their respective values. There is no assurance that the prices of gold and other precious and base metals will be such that the Company’s mineral property interests can be mined at a profit.
Title Matters
There is no assurance given by the Company that it owns legal title to certain of its mineral property interests.
The acquisition of title to mineral properties is a very detailed and time-consuming process. Title to any of the Company’s mining concessions may come under dispute. While the Company has diligently investigated title considerations to its mineral property interests, in certain circumstances, the Company has only relied upon representations of property partners and government agencies. There is no guarantee of title to any of the Company’s property interests. The properties may be subject to prior unregistered agreements or transfers, and title may be affected by unidentified and undetected defects. In British Columbia and elsewhere, native land claims or claims of aboriginal title may be asserted over areas in which the Company’s properties are located.
Conflicts of Interest
There is no assurance given by the Company that its directors and officers will not have conflicts of interest from time to time.
The Company’s directors and officers may serve as directors or officers of other public resource companies or have significant shareholdings in other public resource companies and, to the extent that such other companies may participate in ventures in which the Company may participate, the directors of the Company may have a conflict of interest in negotiating and concluding terms respecting the extent of such participation. The interests of these companies may differ from time to time. In the event that such a conflict of interest arises at a meeting of the Company’s directors, a director who has such a conflict will abstain from voting for or against any resolution involving any such conflict. From time to time several companies may participate in the acquisition, exploration and development of natural resource properties thereby allowing for their participation in larger programs, permitting involvement in a greater number of programs and reducing financial exposure in respect of any one program. It may also occur that a particular company will assign all or a portion of its interest in a particular program to another of these companies due to the financial position of the company making the assignment. In accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada, the directors of the Company are required to act honestly, in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. In determining whether or not the Company will participate in any particular exploration or mining project at any given time, the directors will primarily consider the upside potential for the project to be accretive to shareholders, the degree of risk to which the Company may be exposed and its financial position at that time.
Uninsured Risks
There is no assurance given by the Company that it is adequately insured against all risks.
The Company may become subject to liability for cave-ins, pollution or other hazards against which it cannot insure or against which it has elected not to insure because of high premium costs or other reasons. The payment of such liabilities would reduce the funds available for exploration and mining activities.
Environmental and Other Regulatory Requirements
There is no assurance given by the Company that it has met all environmental or regulatory requirements.
The current or future operations of the Company, including exploration and development activities and commencement of production on its mineral property interests, require permits from various foreign, federal, state and local governmental
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
authorities and such operations are and will be governed by laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, mining, production, exports, taxes, labour standards, occupational health, waste disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and other matters. Companies engaged in the development and operation of mines and related facilities generally experience increased costs, and delays in production and other schedules as a result of the need to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permits. There can be no assurance that approvals and permits required in order for the Company to commence production on its various properties will be obtained. Additional permits and studies, which may include environmental impact studies conducted before permits can be obtained, are necessary prior to operation of the other properties in which the Company has interests and there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain or maintain all necessary permits that may be required to commence construction, development or operation of mining facilities at these properties on terms which enable operations to be conducted at economically justifiable costs.
Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and permitting requirements may result in enforcement actions including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of additional equipment or remedial actions. Parties engaged in mining operations may be required to compensate those suffering loss or damage by reason of the mining activities and may have civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of applicable laws or regulations. New laws or regulations or amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing operations and activities of mining companies, or more stringent implementation of current laws, regulations or permits, could have a material adverse impact on the Company and cause increases in capital expenditures or production costs or reduction in levels of production at producing properties or require abandonment or delays in development of new mining properties.
Reclamation
There is a risk that monies allotted for land reclamation may not be sufficient to cover all risks, due to changes in the nature of the waste rock or tailings and/or revisions to government regulations. Therefore additional funds, or reclamation bonds or other forms of financial assurance may be required over the tenure of the project to cover potential risks. These additional costs may have material adverse impact on the financial condition and results of the Company.
Foreign Countries and Regulatory Requirements
Certain of the Company’s properties are located in countries outside of Canada, and mineral exploration and mining activities may be affected in varying degrees by political stability and government regulations relating to the mining industry. Any changes in regulations or shifts in political attitudes may vary from country to country and are beyond the control of the Company and may adversely affect its business. Such changes have, in the past, included nationalization of foreign owned businesses and properties. Operations may be affected in varying degrees by government regulations with respect to restrictions on production, price controls, export controls, income and other taxes and duties, expropriation of property, environmental legislation and mine safety. These uncertainties may make it more difficult for the Company and its joint venture partners to obtain any required production financing for its mineral property interests.
Currency Fluctuation and Foreign Exchange Controls
The Company maintains a portion of its funds in U.S. dollar and Mexican peso denominated accounts. Certain of the Company’s property and related contracts may be denominated in U.S. dollars. The Company’s operations in countries other than Canada are normally carried out in the currency of that country and make the Company subject to foreign currency fluctuations and such fluctuations may materially affect the Company’s financial position and results. In addition, the Company is or may become subject to foreign exchange restrictions which may severely limit or restrict its ability to repatriate capital or profits from its properties outside of Canada to Canada. Such restrictions have existed in the past in countries in which the Company holds property interests and future impositions of such restrictions could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s future profitability or ability to pay dividends.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Third Party Reliance
The Company’s rights to acquire interests in certain mineral properties have been granted by third parties who themselves hold only an option to acquire such properties. As a result, the Company may have no direct contractual relationship with the underlying property holder.
Volatility of Shares Could Cause Investor Loss
The market price of a publicly traded stock, especially a junior issuer like the Company, is affected by many variables in addition to those directly related to exploration successes or failures. Such factors include the general condition of the market for junior resource stocks, the strength of the economy generally, the availability and attractiveness of alternative investments, and the breadth of the public market for the stock. The effect of these and other factors on the market price of the common shares on the TSX and NASD-OTC suggests that the Company’s shares will continue to be volatile. Therefore, investors could suffer significant losses if the Company’s shares are depressed or illiquid when an investor seeks liquidity and needs to sell the Company’s shares.
Possible Dilution to Current Shareholders based on Outstanding Options and Warrants
At March 31, 2016, the Company had 214,631,264 common shares and 11,590,000 outstanding share purchase options and 40,164,472 share purchase warrants outstanding. The resale of outstanding shares from the exercise of dilutive securities could have a depressing effect on the market for the Company’s shares. At March 31, 2016, securities that could be dilutive represented approximately 24.1% of the Company’s issued shares. Certain of these dilutive securities were exercisable at prices below the March 31, 2016 closing market price of CAD$0.12 for the Company’s shares, which accordingly could result in dilution to existing shareholders.
1.18 | Controls and Procedures |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, under the supervision of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting using the framework and criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (COSO Framework) published by The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO 2013). Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that disclosure controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting were effective as at March 31, 2016, and provided a reasonable assurance of the reliability of the Company’s financial reporting and preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements. Management of the Company recognizes that any controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance, and not absolute assurance, of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgement in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
The CEO and CFO of the Company are responsible for designing internal controls over financial reporting (“ICOFR”) or causing them to be designed under their supervision to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with IFRS.
In common with many other smaller companies, the Company has insufficient resources to appropriately review increasingly complex areas of accounting within the accounting function such as those in relation to financial instruments and deferred income tax.
The Company shall engage the services of an external accounting firm to assist in applying complex areas of accounting as needed.
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CANARC RESOURCE CORP.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
For the Three Months ended March 31, 2016
(expressed in United States dollars)
Management concluded that the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2016 fairly present the Company’s financial position and its financial performance for the period then ended.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Except as disclosed above, there were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date the CEO and CFO completed their evaluation.
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This is an unofficial consolidation of Form 52-109F2 Certification of Interim Filings Full Certificate reflecting amendments made effective January 1, 2011 in connection with Canada’s changeover to IFRS. The amendments apply for financial periods relating to financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. This document is for reference purposes only and is not an official statement of the law. |
Form 52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate
I, Catalin Chiloflischi, Chief Executive Officer of Canarc Resource Corp., certify the following:
1. | Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2016. |
2. | No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings. |
3. | Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings. |
4. | Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer. |
5. | Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings |
(a) | designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that |
(i) | material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and |
(ii) | information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and |
(b) | designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP. |
5.1 | Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control over Financial Reporting – Guidance for Smaller Public Companies published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) (2013). |
5.2 | ICFR – material weakness relating to design: - N/A |
5.3 | Limitation on scope of design: - N/A |
6. | Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ended on March 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: May 16, 2016
/s/ Catalin Chiloflischi
_______________________
Catalin Chiloflischi
Chief Executive Officer
This is an unofficial consolidation of Form 52-109F2 Certification of Interim Filings Full Certificate reflecting amendments made effective January 1, 2011 in connection with Canada’s changeover to IFRS. The amendments apply for financial periods relating to financial years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. This document is for reference purposes only and is not an official statement of the law. |
Form 52-109F2
Certification of Interim Filings
Full Certificate
I, Philip Yee, Chief Financial Officer of Canarc Resource Corp., certify the following:
1. | Review: I have reviewed the interim financial report and interim MD&A (together, the “interim filings”) of Canarc Resource Corp. (the “issuer”) for the interim period ended March 31, 2016. |
2. | No misrepresentations: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim filings do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated or that is necessary to make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances under which it was made, with respect to the period covered by the interim filings. |
3. | Fair presentation: Based on my knowledge, having exercised reasonable diligence, the interim financial report together with the other financial information included in the interim filings fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, financial performance and cash flows of the issuer, as of the date of and for the periods presented in the interim filings. |
4. | Responsibility: The issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (DC&P) and internal control over financial reporting (ICFR), as those terms are defined in National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings, for the issuer. |
5. | Design: Subject to the limitations, if any, described in paragraphs 5.2 and 5.3, the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have, as at the end of the period covered by the interim filings |
(a) | designed DC&P, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance that |
(i) | material information relating to the issuer is made known to us by others, particularly during the period in which the interim filings are being prepared; and |
(ii) | information required to be disclosed by the issuer in its annual filings, interim filings or other reports filed or submitted by it under securities legislation is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in securities legislation; and |
(b) | designed ICFR, or caused it to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with the issuer’s GAAP. |
5.1 | Control framework: The control framework the issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I used to design the issuer’s ICFR is the Internal Control over Financial Reporting – Guidance for Smaller Public Companies published by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) (2013). |
5.2 | ICFR – material weakness relating to design: - N/A |
5.3 | Limitation on scope of design: - N/A |
6. | Reporting changes in ICFR: The issuer has disclosed in its interim MD&A any change in the issuer’s ICFR that occurred during the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ended on March 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s ICFR. |
Date: May 16, 2016
/s/ Philip Yee
_______________________
Philip Yee
Chief Financial Officer