Idaho Copper Corp
For the period ended Jan 31, 2024. Filed May 15, 2024.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
January 31, 2024
NOTE 1 –NATURE OF OPERATIONS
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Idaho Copper Corporation (formerly known as Joway Health Industries Group Inc.) (referred to herein as “Idaho Copper”). Idaho Copper is hereinafter referred to as the “Company,” “we” and “us.”
On February 3, 2022, the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Crystal Globe Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands (the “Seller”), and JHP Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer purchased 16,644,820 shares of common stock of the Company from the Seller.
On January 23, 2023, the Company entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) by and among the Company, International CuMo Mining Corporation, an Idaho corporation (“ICUMO”), and all of the shareholders of ICUMO (collectively, the “ICUMO Shareholders”). Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement (the “RTO”), the ICUMO Shareholders transferred all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of ICUMO to the Company in exchange for 182,240,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share. As a result of this share exchange (the “Exchange”), ICUMO became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. See Note 7. For financial reporting purposes, the acquisition of ICUMO and the change of control in connection with the acquisition represented a “reverse merger” and ICUMO is deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction. ICUMO is the acquirer for financial reporting purposes, and the Company is the acquired company. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations that are reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the acquisition are those of ICUMO.
The Company continues to be a “smaller reporting company,” as defined under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) following the Exchange, however, as a result of the Exchange, the Company has ceased to be a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act).
ICUMO Background
ICUMO is an exploration and development company with mineral right interests in the United States of America. ICUMO was originally incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 2005, as Mosquito Mining Corp. In 2013, the Company was moved to Idaho and the name changed to Idaho CuMo Mining Corporation. In early February 2023 the name was changed to Idaho Copper Corporation.
Nature of Operations
The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral rights interests in the United States and at the date of these consolidated financial statements, has not yet determined whether any of its mineral properties contain economically recoverable mineral reserves. Accordingly, the carrying amount of mineral right interests represents cumulative expenditures incurred to date and does not necessarily reflect present or future values. The recovery of these costs is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable mineral reserves and the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete their exploration and development and to resolve any environmental, regulatory, or other constraints. Uncertainty also exists with respect to the recoverability of the carrying value of certain mineral rights interests. The ability of the Company to realize its investment in resource properties is contingent upon the resolution of the uncertainties and confirmation of the Company’s title to the mineral properties.
NOTE 2 –SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The Company follows the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and has a year-end of January 31. On March 9, 2023, the Company filed with the State of Nevada for a year-end change from December 31 to January 31. The consolidated financial statements are based on the balance sheets and statements of operations of ICUMO on a post-merger basis.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. The consolidated financial statements included herein, presented in accordance with US GAAP and stated in United States dollars, have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
Liquidity and Going Concern
We have incurred recurring losses since inception and expect to continue to incur losses as a result of legal, stock-based compensation, professional fees and our corporate general and administrative expenses. On January 31, 2024, we had $30,146 in cash. Our net loss incurred for the year ended January 31, 2024 was $3,712,047 and the working capital deficit was $1,868,607 on January 31, 2024. As a result, there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. In the event that we are unable to generate sufficient cash from our operating activities or raise additional funds, we may be required to delay, reduce or severely curtail our operations or otherwise impede our on-going business efforts, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, financial condition and long-term prospects. The Company expects to seek to obtain additional funding through increased revenues and future financing. There can be no assurance as to the availability or terms upon which such financing and capital might be available. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
Cash is comprised of cash balances. Cash is held at major financial institutions and is subject to credit risk to the extent that those balances exceed applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance amounts of $250,000. From time to time, the Company has certain cash balances, including restricted cash, that may exceed insured limits. The Company utilizes large banking institutions which it believes mitigates these risks.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based instruments issued to employees in accordance with ASC Topic 718,Compensation – Stock Compensation, and Certain Redeemable Financial Instruments. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees. The value of the portion of an award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line attribution method.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The book values of cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value hierarchy under US GAAP distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs).
The hierarchy consists of three levels
| ● | Level one — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; |
| ● | Level two — Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and |
| ● | Level three — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use. |
Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. We evaluate our hierarchy disclosures each quarter.
Net Loss Per Share
Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period as defined by FASB, ASC Topic 260,Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding. The Company has 120,358,262 dilutive shares (related to the convertible notes (see Note 4)) of common stock as of January 31, 2024, which were excluded from the net loss per share calculation because the effect would be anti-dilutive.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740,Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carryforwards and their respective tax bases.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income (loss) in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect of a change in tax rules on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in operations in the year of change. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Tax benefits of uncertain tax positions are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the Company will be able to sustain a position taken on an income tax return. The Company has no liability for uncertain tax positions as of January 31, 2024. Interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized as interest expense. The Company does not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits, nor was any significant interest expense recognized during the year ended January 31, 2024.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06,Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, to address the complexity in accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. This ASU significantly changes the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments and the guidance on the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity so that fewer conversion features will require separate recognition, and fewer freestanding instruments, like warrants with require liability treatment. ASU 2020-06 is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company is still considering the effect of this.
Convertible Debentures
The Company presents convertible debentures separately in its debt and equity components within the balance sheet. The fair value of a compound instrument at issuance is assigned to its respective debt and equity components. The fair value of the debt component is established first with the equity component being determined by the residual amount.
The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date in which they are granted. Estimating fair values for share-based payment transactions requires determining the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms and conditions of the grant.
The fair value of the Company’s stock option and warrant grants are estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends. Compensation expenses are recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model and based on actual experience. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future periods.
Unproven Mineral Right Interests
The Company capitalizes into intangible assets all costs, net of any recoveries, of acquiring, exploring, and evaluating an unproven mineral right interest, until the rights to which they relate are placed into production, at which time these deferred costs will be amortized over the estimated useful life of the rights upon commissioning the property, or written-off if the rights are disposed of, impaired or abandoned.
Management reviews the carrying amounts of mineral rights annually or when there are indicators of impairment and will recognize impairment based upon current exploration results and upon assessment of the probability of profitable exploitation of the rights. An indication of impairment includes but is not limited to expiration of the right to explore, substantive expenditure in the specific area is neither budgeted nor planned, and if the entity has decided to discontinue exploration activity in a specific area. Management’s assessment of the mineral right’s fair value is also based upon a review of other mineral right transactions that have occurred in the same geographic area as that of the rights under review.
Costs include the cash consideration and the fair value of shares issued on the acquisition of mineral rights. Rights acquired under option or joint venture agreements, whereby payments are made at the sole discretion of the Company, are not accrued and are only recorded in the accounts when the payments are made. Proceeds from property option payments received by the Company are netted against the deferred costs of the related mineral rights, with any excess being included in operations.
The application of the Company’s accounting policy for unproven mineral right interests requires judgment in determining whether it is likely that future economic benefits will flow to the Company, which may be based on assumptions about future events or circumstances. Estimates and assumptions may change if new information becomes available. If, after expenditures are capitalized, information becomes available suggesting that the recovery of the expenditures is unlikely, the amount capitalized is impaired with a corresponding charge to profit or loss in the period in which the new information becomes available.
There may be material uncertainties associated with the Company’s title and ownership of its unproven mineral right interests. Ordinarily the Company does not own the land upon which an interest is located, and title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements or transfers or other undetected defects.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company’s long-lived assets and other assets (consisting of property and equipment) are reviewed for impairment in accordance with the guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 360-10,Property, Plant, and Equipment. Long lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.
Reclamation provision
An obligation to incur restoration, rehabilitation and environmental costs arises when environmental disturbance is caused by the exploration, development, or ongoing production of a mineral property interest. Such costs arising from the decommissioning of plant and other site preparation work, discounted to their net present value, are provided and capitalized at the start of each project to the carrying amount of the asset, as soon as the obligation to incur such costs arises. Discount rates using a pre-tax rate that reflect the time value of money are used to calculate the net present value. These costs are charged against profit or loss over the economic life of the related asset, through amortization using either the unit-of-production or straight-line method. The related liability is adjusted for each period for the unwinding of the discount rate and for changes to the current market-based discount rate, amount or timing of the underlying cash flows needed to settle the obligation. Costs for restoration of subsequent site damage which is created on an ongoing basis during production are provided for at their net present values and charged against profits as extraction progresses. As of January 31, 2024, there are no costs as production has not yet commenced.
Related party transactions
Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Parties are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or significant common influence, related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. Related party transactions that are in the normal course of business and have commercial substance are measured at the exchange amount, which is determined on a cost recovery basis.
Stock Purchase Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants issued to purchase shares of its common stock as equity in accordance with FASB ASC 480,Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. We determine the accounting classification of warrants we issue, as either liability or equity classified, by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480-10,Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, then in accordance with ASC 815-40,Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate us to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, and warrants that must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet the liability classification under ASC 480-10, we assess the requirements under ASC 815-40, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature.
If the warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815-40, in order to conclude equity classification, we also assess whether the warrants are indexed to our common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815-40 or other US GAAP. After all such assessments, we conclude whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants require fair value accounting at issuance and subsequent to initial issuance with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of operations. Equity classified warrants only require fair value accounting at issuance with no changes recognized subsequent to the issuance date.
NOTE 3 –RECLAMATION BONDS AND PROVISIONS
Reclamation Bonds and Provisions
During 2016, the Company entered into a surety agreement that guarantees the reclamation bond on the CuMo Property. In order to maintain the good standing of this surety, the Company is required to make an annual payment of $8,340. The Company has a deposit of $100,000 (as reflected in other assets on the balance sheet) for the reclamation bond which has a face value of $278,000 as determined by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
The security deposit is refundable when the Company completes the required reclamation clean-up costs.
Although the Company does not currently have any obligations related to significant reclamation activities it has recorded provisions for estimated reclamation costs based on the assumption that the amounts of the reclamation bonds posted with government authorities and the amount of the non-current deposit (surety deposit), approximate the best estimate of the net present value of expected future reclamation costs that may need to be incurred by the Company.
The estimated reclamation provision is comprised of deposits to the Bureau of Land Management, the United States Forest Service, the third-party provider of the surety, and other agencies for the above properties.
NOTE 4 –CONVERTIBLE NOTES
The Company has $1,100,200 in convertible secured notes payable at January 31, 2024 as follows:
| Issue · Maturity · Conversion · Conversion · Warrants · Exercise · Warrant | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance | Collateral | Date | Date | Price | Shares | Shares | Price | Expiration | |
| Steven Rudofsky | $125,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Feehan Partners, LP | $87,334 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 873,340 | 873,340 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| The Jeffrey V. and Karin R. Hembrock Revocable Trust | $100,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| The Gaitonde Living Trust, Girish Gaitonde Trustee | $100,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Corey Redfield | $50,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 500,000 | 500,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| PV Partners, LP | $75,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 750,000 | 750,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Shaun Dykes | $30,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 300,000 | 300,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Patricia Czerniej | $30,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 300,000 | 300,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| James Dykes | $30,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 300,000 | 300,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Jason Czerniej | $30,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 300,000 | 300,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Louise Dykes | $30,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 300,000 | 300,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Andrew Brodkey | $98,000 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 980,000 | 980,000 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Feehan Partners, LP | $112,666 | Property | 1/23/23 | 7/23/25 | $0.10 | 1,126,660 | 1,126,660 | $0.15 | 1/23/28 |
| Gil Atzmon | $102,200 | Property | 5/8/23 | 11/8/25 | $0.23 | 440,000 | 550,000 | $0.23 | 5/8/26 |
| Jon Powell | $100,000 | Property | 5/8/23 | 11/8/25 | $0.23 | 434,783 | 543,479 | $0.23 | 5/8/26 |
| Total | $1,100,200 | 9,854,783 | 10,073,479 | ||||||
There are debt discounts and beneficial conversion features on the above notes payable of $475,201. The Company amortizes the beneficial conversion feature over the life of the note payable using the straight-line method which it believes approximates the effective interest method.
As part of the issuance of replacement notes and warrants for the issued and outstanding convertible notes and warrants of ICUMO, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of liabilities of approximately $1,774,000 during the year ended January 31, 2023. This amount is included within ‘stock-based compensation’ on the accompanying statement of operations.
The following are the inputs to the Black-Scholes option pricing model used to estimate the value of the above warrants at issuance:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stock price | $0.22 | $0.22 |
| Exercise price | $0.23 | $0.15 – 0.23 |
| Expected volatility(a) | 1,608% | 168 - 359% |
| Expected term (years) | 3 | 3 – 5 |
| Risk free rate | 4.84% | 2.97 – 3.23% |
| Dividends | 0% | 0% |
| (a) | The Company derived expected volatility using the average volatility for a sample of comparable companies due to the thinly traded nature of the Company’s stock for issuances during the year ended January 31, 2023. |
NOTE 5 –BOND LIABILITIES
The Company has bond liabilities as of January 31, 2024, as follows:
| Principal Amount | Note Date | Maturity Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yin Yin Silver Limited | $500,000 | 8/14/2015 | 8/4/2025 |
| Yin Yin Silver Limited | $500,000 | 10/28/2016 | 10/28/2026 |
| Yin Yin Silver Limited | $250,000 | 12/27/2017 | 12/27/2024 |
| Barry Swenson | $500,000 | 12/31/2017 | 12/31/2025 |
| Don H. Adair or Joanne Adair | $125,000 | 2/15/2017 | 2/15/2025 (a) |
| Joseph Swinford or Danielle Swinford | $50,000 | 2/15/2017 | 2/15/2025 (a) |
| Brandon Swain or Sierra Swain | $50,000 | 2/15/2017 | 2/15/2025 (a) |
| Scott Collins or Kendra Collins | $12,500 | 2/15/2017 | 2/15/2025 (a) |
| Carl Collins or Ellen Collins | $12,500 | 2/15/2017 | 2/15/2025 (a) |
| Jim Hammerel | $5,000 | 9/21/2017 | 9/21/2024 |
| Bret Renaud | $5,000 | 10/14/2017 | 10/14/2024 |
| Elatam Group Ltd | $67,000 | 8/24/2021 | 5/31/2028 |
| James Hardy | $7,000 | 8/24/2021 | 5/31/2028 |
| Acepac Holdings | $1,000,000 | 8/24/2021 | 5/31/2028 |
| Rick Ward | $15,000 | 8/24/2021 | 5/31/2028 |
| Robert & Joan Sweetman | $10,000 | 7/1/2018 | 7/1/2025 |
| Michael Swenson | $10,000 | 7/1/2018 | 7/1/2025 |
| Connie Sun | $3,000 | 7/1/2018 | 7/1/2025 |
| Elizabeth Enoch | $10,000 | 8/1/2018 | 7/1/2025 |
| William C. Stanton and Carol Stanton | $3,000 | 7/1/2018 | 7/1/2025 |
| Total | $3,135,000 | ||
| (a) | On September 25, 2023, these notes were extended from February 15, 2024, to February 15, 2025. The extension was analyzed for modification versus extinguishment and was determined to be a modification. |
The maturities of the bond liabilities as of January 31, 2024 for the future fiscal years are as follows:
| 2025 · $ · - | |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,546,000 |
| 2027 | 500,000 |
| 2028 | - |
| 2029 | 1,089,000 |
| Thereafter | - |
| Total | $3,135,000 |
NOTE 6 –RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
On March 31, 2023, the Company issued 879,628 shares of common stock to Brodkey (108,024 shares), Scannell (385,802 shares), Kolodner (192,901 shares), and Rudofsky (192,901 shares) in exchange for the conversion of accrued compensation of $18,000, $62,500, $31,250, and $31,250, respectively. The shares were valued at fair value at $0.162 per share. See Note 7.
As of January 31, 2024, the Company has accrued compensation of $370,135 for its officers as recorded in accrued expenses to related parties. The Company compensated its officers $806,667 for the year ended January 31, 2024.
On January 23, 2023, the Company issued convertible notes payable to the following: Steven Rudofsky (“Rudofsky”), Chairman and CEO, for $125,000; Feehan Partners LP (“Feehan”), controlled by Robert Scannell, CFO and Director, for $87,334 and $112,666; Andrew Brodkey (“Brodkey”). COO and Director, for $98,000; and Shaun Dykes (“Dykes”), former Vice President and former Director, for $150,000 (issued to Dykes and related parties to Dykes).
On March 22, 2023, Shaun Dykes resigned as Vice President and Director.
As of January 31, 2024, the Company has payables of $54,611 to Brodkey.
NOTE 7 –STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized share capital of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001.
On January 12, 2024, we entered into Unit Subscription Purchase Agreements (“Subscription Agreements”) with purchasers for an aggregate of 23 (“Units”) at a price of $12,000 per Unit. Each Unit comprised of one (1) share of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and (ii)62,500 common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”). The rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock, include without limitation, the right of each holder thereof to convert each share of Series A Preferred Stock into 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 par value per share (“Common Stock”), as set forth in the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”). The Warrant holders have the right to exercise the Warrants for three (3) years at an exercise price of $0.24 per share of Common Stock. The Units were offered and sold in reliance upon exemptions from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D promulgated thereunder. The Company has agreed to file a registration statement to cover the re-sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, and upon the exercise of the Warrants. The Company intends to utilize the net proceeds from the sale of the Units in the Offering for working capital and general corporate purposes.
The warrants issued through January 31, 2024 had a Black-Scholes fair value of $156,746 for the 1,125,000 warrants issued.
| Stock price | $0.07 – 0.20 |
|---|---|
| Exercise price | $0.24 |
| Expected volatility | 521 -1,042% |
| Expected term (years) | 3 |
| Risk free rate | 4.05 – 4.45% |
| Dividends | 0% |
As of January 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company had 23 and 0 shares issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
The Company has authorized share capital consisted of 500,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001.
On January 23, 2023, the Company issued 182,240,000 for the transaction with ICUMO (see Note 1).
On January 23, 2023, the Company issued 5,467,200 shares of common stock to Newbridge Securities and affiliates for investment banking services related to the Company’s transaction with ICUMO. The shares were valued at $0.15 per share or $820,080.
On January 23, 2023, the Company issued 446,623 shares of common stock to Steven Delonga and John Hedges for services. The shares were valued at $0.15 per share or $66,993.
On January 23, 2023, the Company issued 250,000 shares of common stock to David Lubin for consulting services. The shares were valued at $0.15 per share or $37,500.
On March 31, 2023, the Company issued 879,628 shares of common stock to Brodkey (108,024 shares), Scannell (385,802 shares), Kolodner (192,901 shares), and Rudofsky (192,901 shares) in exchange for the conversion of accrued compensation of $18,000, $62,500, $31,250, and $31,250, respectively. The shares were valued at $0.162 per share or $142,500. The Company recognized did not recognize a gain or loss on the extinguishment as the fair value of the shares equaled the value of the liabilities extinguished.
On August 19, 2023, the Company issued 3,844,073 shares of common stock to Brodkey (326,190 shares), Scannell (1,190,471 shares), Kolodner (595,236 shares), Rudofsky (595,236 shares), employees and consultants (1,136,940 shares) in exchange for the conversion of accrued compensation of $22,833, $83,333, $41,667, $41,667, and $79,585, respectively. The shares were valued at $0.07 per share or $269,085 based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the grant date. The Company recognized did not recognize a gain or loss on the extinguishment as the fair value of the shares equaled the value of the liabilities extinguished.
On November 2, 2023, the Company issued 1,466,208 shares of common stock for services and recognized stock-based compensation expense. The shares were valued at $0.21 per share or $309,353 based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.
As of January 31, 2024, the Company had 214,647,732 shares issued and outstanding.
Options
On January 23, 2023, as part of the RTO, the Company accepted the assignment of the stock options for common stock from ICUMO to the Company, as consented by the parties. The Company has 56,615,000 options issued to various officers, directors and employees, based on milestones. As of January 31, 2024 and 2023,22,646,000 and 11,323,000 options have vested, respectively. The exercise price for the options is $0.125 and they expire on December 31, 2027. The Company recognized $1,324,731 and $0 during the years ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, in stock based compensation expense related to the vesting of these options. The remaining additional compensation to be recognized as these options vest is approximately $757 thousand based on the current estimated probability of reaching the vesting milestones as of January 31, 2024. The Company estimated the value of the options using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following inputs:
| Stock price | $0.22 |
|---|---|
| Exercise price | $0.13 |
| Expected volatility(a) | 111.10% - 265.18% |
| Expected term (years) | 2 - 3 |
| Risk free rate | 3.88% |
| Dividends | 0% |
| (a) | The Company derived expected volatility using the average volatility for a sample of comparable companies due to the thinly traded nature of the Company’s stock. |
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The remaining vesting milestones required to be met are (1) obtaining an updated PEA, (2) an uplist of the Company’s common stock to a national exchange and (3) the successful raising of $5 million or more in new capital. Each of these milestones vest an additional 20% of the options upon being met and were estimated to have a 50% probability of being met as of January 31, 2024. Management reviews the estimate of meeting each probability as well as the related timing at each reporting period.
Warrants
On January 23, 2023, as part of the RTO, the Company accepted the assignment of the warrants for common stock from ICUMO to the Company, as consented by the parties. These warrants were related to a private placement memorandum for ICUMO in May 2022 and June 2022. As of January 31, 2024 and 2023,41,540,000 warrants are outstanding. The exercise price for the warrants are $0.15 and they expire on May 11, 2027.
On May 8, 2023, as part of two convertible notes (see Note 4), the Company issued 1,093,479 warrants with an exercise price of $0.23. The warrants expire on May 8, 2026.
On August 14, 2023, November 13, 2023, November 22, 2023 and January 31, 2024, as part of the purchase of preferred stock in the amount of $216,000, the Company issued a combined 1,125,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.24. The warrants expire three years after issuance. The Black-Scholes value for the warrants was $112,867.
On November 17, 2023, as part of the purchase of preferred stock in the amount of $24,000, the Company issued 125,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.24. The warrants expire on November 17, 2026. The Black-Scholes value for the warrants was $12,537.
On December 8, 2023, as part of the purchase of preferred stock in the amount of $24,000, the Company issued 125,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.24. The warrants expire on December 8, 2026. The Black-Scholes value for the warrants was $12,537.
On December 8, 2023, as part of the purchase of preferred stock in the amount of $12,000, the Company issued 62,500 warrants with an exercise price of $0.24. The warrants expire on December 8, 2026. The Black-Scholes value for the warrants was $6,268.
As of January 31, 2024, the Company had 8,980,000 warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $0.15, which relate to the convertible notes dated January 23, 2023 (see Note 4),1,093,479 warrants outstanding with an exercise price of $0.23 (see Note 4), which relate to the convertible notes dated May 8, 2023,41,540,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.15, which related to the RTO transaction (Note 1), and 1,125,000 warrants issued in connection with the sale of the Company’s Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock (see above). The total outstanding warrants as of January 31, 2024 and 2023 was 52,738,479 and 51,613,479, respectively.
NOTE 8 –COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company is subject, from time to time, to claims by third parties under various legal disputes. The defense of such claims, or any adverse outcome relating to any such claims, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and cash flows.
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.
Prior to the RTO, the Company was subject to a lease agreement for a warehouse which the Company may have defaulted on prior to the RTO. The lessor was seeking past due rent and default interest associated with the lease . During the year ended January 31, 2024, management sought to cure any potential defaults and regain access to leased warehouse space. from the lessor. The lessor and the Company are currently negotiating a potential amendment to the previous lease agreement which would remedy any potential defaults under that agreement. The revised lease agreement includes an additional amount of $158,943 to cure the alleged default. The scheduled payments of this amount is $100,000 having been paid during March 2024 and the remaining balance to be paid monthly at $6,000 beginning May 1, 2024 and ending on February 1, 2025.
NOTE 9 –INCOME TAXES
As of January 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards of $751,916 and $397,846, respectively, which may be available to reduce future years’ taxable income through 2043. The Company’s net operating loss carry forwards may be subject to annual limitations, which could reduce or defer the utilization of the losses as a result of an ownership change as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The Company’s tax expense differs from the “expected” tax expense for Federal income tax purposes (computed by applying the United States Federal tax rate of 21% and state rate of 5% to loss before taxes for fiscal years 2024 and 2023), as follows:
| January 31, 2024 · January 31, 2023 | ||||
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| Tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate | $(285,980) | $(321,337) | ||
| State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | (68,090) | (76,509) | ||
| Change in valuation allowance | 354,070 | 397,846 | ||
| Total | $ | - | $ | - |
The tax effects of the temporary differences between reportable financial statement income and taxable income are recognized as deferred tax assets and liabilities.
The tax year 2024 and 2023 remains open for examination by federal agencies and other jurisdictions in which it operates.
The tax effect of significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at January 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
| January 31, 2024 · January 31, 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||
| Net operating loss carryforward | $751,916 | $397,846 | ||
| Timing differences | - | - | ||
| Total gross deferred tax assets | 751,916 | 397,846 | ||
| Less: Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | (751,916) | (397,846) | ||
| Total net deferred taxes | $ | - | $ | - |
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Because of the historical earnings history of the Company, the net deferred tax assets for 2024 and 2023 were fully offset by a 100% valuation allowance. The valuation allowance for the remaining net deferred tax assets was $751,916 and $397,846 as of January 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
NOTE 10 –SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the consolidated balance sheet through the date of this filing and determined there were no events to disclose or that require recognition in the accompanying consolidated financial statements than as stated below.
Between February and April 2024, we entered into subscription agreements (each a “Subscription Agreement”) with certain accredited investors (each, a “Subscriber” and collectively, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the Company offered and sold to the Subscribers in a private placement offering (the “Offering”), units (each, a “Unit” and, collectively, the “Units”), for a purchase price of $12,000 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $1,952,000. Each Unit consists ofone (1) share of the Company’s Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), and (ii)62,500 common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”). Each share of Preferred Stock converts into 50,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”). The Warrant entitles the holders to shares of Common Stock for three (3) years, at an exercise price of $0.24 per share.
In April 2024, holders of $1,099,200 par value of Convertible Secured Notes issued between December 2022 and May 2023 elected to convert those notes to common equity. The conversion price of the notes was $0.075, resulting in the issuance of 12,848,116 common shares.
In April 2024, the officers of the company, Steven Rudofsky, CEO, Andrew Brodkey, COO, and Robert Scannell, CFO each elected to exercise 5,360,000 vested stock options with a strike price of $0.125 and an expiration date of September 30, 2027. All options were exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 3,385,000 shares per officer, or a total of 11,055,000 common shares.
Shaun Dykes, a geological consultant to the company, also elected to exercise 5,360,000 vested stock options with a strike price of $0.125 and an expiration date of September 30, 2027. The options were exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 3,685,000 shares.
During April 2024, various warrant holders, including the Company’s management, elected to exercise a total of 7,640,001 warrants with a strike price of $0.15 and expiration dates between December 10, 2027 and January 10, 2028. The warrants were issued on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of 4,781,253 common shares.
Additionally, the Company issued 1,195,427 shares of common stock to various individuals, including members of management, for services and the conversion of accrued payroll subsequent to January 31, 2024.
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