U.S. GoldMining Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 20, 2026.
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1: Business
U.S. GoldMining Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Alaska as “BRI Alaska Corp.” on June 30, 2015. On September 8, 2022, the Company redomiciled from Alaska to Nevada and changed its name to “U.S. GoldMining Inc.”. The Company is a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc. (“GoldMining”), a mineral exploration and development company organized under the laws of Canada listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NYSE American. On April 24, 2023, the Company completed its initial public offering (the “IPO”) and its common stock and common stock purchase warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “USGO” and “USGOW”, respectively. After the IPO, GoldMining continued to own a controlling interest in the Company of 9,622,491 shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 122,490 shares of common stock, representing approximately 79.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company at that time. As of December 31, 2025, GoldMining owned 74.2% of the Company.
The Company is a mineral exploration company with a focus on the exploration and development of a project located in Alaska, USA. The Company’s registered office is 3773 Howard Hughes Pkwy #500s Las Vegas, NV 89169, its principal executive office address is 1188 West Georgia Street, Suite 1830, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6E 4A2 and its head operating office address is 301 Calista Court, Suite 200, Office 203, Anchorage, AK 99518.
The Company’s primary asset is the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property (the “Whistler Project”) located in Alaska, USA. Access to the Whistler Project area is by fixed wing aircraft to a gravel airstrip located adjacent to the Whistler Project exploration camp. The Company is undertaking exploration and mining studies to determine whether the Whistler Project contains mineral reserves where extraction is technically feasible and commercially viable and whether the Whistler Project will be mined by open-pit or underground methods.
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Our financial statements are presented in United States dollars (“$” or “dollars”) and the functional currency of the Company is the United States dollar.
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of U.S. GoldMining Inc. and US GoldMining Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date the Company obtains control and continue to be consolidated until the date that control ceases. Control is achieved when the Company is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity.
All inter-company transactions, balances, income and expenses are eliminated through the consolidation process.
Management’s Use of Estimates
The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make judgments and estimates and form assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and reported amounts of income and expenses during the years presented. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates its judgments and estimates in relation to assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Management uses historical experience and various other factors it believes to be reasonable under given circumstances as the basis for its judgments and estimates. Actual outcomes may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. Significant estimates made by management include, but are not limited to, asset retirement obligations and stock-based compensation.
Net Income (Loss) Per Share
Basic net income (loss) per share includes no potential dilution and is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to Common stockholder by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for each year.
The basic and diluted net income (loss) per share are the same as the Company is in a net loss position.
Segment Information
Management has determined that the Company operates and reports in one segment, which focuses on the exploration and development of mineral properties. Our operating segment is reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) who is identified as our Chief Executive Officer. The majority of our non-current assets are located in Alaska, USA and with the remaining located in Vancouver, Canada. The CODM manages operations on a consolidated basis and regularly reviews operating expenses as the primary measure for assessing the Company’s performance and allocating resources. Performance and capital allocation decisions are made at the Company level and based on based on our single operating segment for which the key measure is U.S. GAAP operating expenses and aligned with the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
Cash and cash equivalents consist of all cash balances and highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less when purchased and are carried at cost. The Company’s cash is held in Canada and the United States with large, reputable financial institutions and considers risk of unexpected loss to be unlikely.
Restricted cash includes cash that has been pledged for credit facilities which are not available for immediate disbursement.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Property and equipment is recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
| Camp Structures | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Exploration equipment | 5 years |
| Vehicles and Hauling equipment | 5 years |
| Computer hardware | 3 years |
Expenditures incurred to replace a component of an item of property and equipment that is accounted for separately, including major inspection and overhaul expenditures are capitalized if the recognition criteria are satisfied. All other repair and maintenance costs are recognized in the statements of operations as incurred.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company’s long-lived assets consist of exploration and evaluation assets and property and equipment. Management continually evaluates whether events or changes in circumstances might indicate that the remaining estimated useful life of long-lived assets may warrant revision, or that the remaining balance may not be recoverable. When factors indicate that long-lived assets should be evaluated for possible impairment, recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset (asset group) to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset (asset group). If the carrying amount of an asset (asset group) exceeds its estimated undiscounted future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. Determination of the fair value would be based on generally accepted valuation methodologies, as deemed appropriate. The adjusted carrying amount of the long-lived asset shall be its new cost basis. For a depreciable long-lived asset, the new cost basis shall be depreciated (amortized) over the remaining useful life of that asset. Reversal of previously recorded impairment losses are prohibited.
For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are largely independent cash flows. The Company determined that there are not multiple independent cash flows, so the Company’s assets are assessed for impairment as a whole.
Mineral properties are subject to impairment tests, with one property representing an asset, or asset group. The Company currently has one mineral property, which is associated with the Whistler Project. An impairment review is undertaken when indicators of impairment arise. The Company considers the following to be examples of such indicators that would trigger an impairment review:
| ● | The right to explore the area has expired or will expire in the near future with no expectation of renewal; |
| ● | Substantive expenditure on further exploration for and evaluation of mineral resources in the area is neither planned nor budgeted; |
| ● | No commercially viable deposits have been discovered, and the decision had been made to discontinue exploration in the area; and |
| ● | Sufficient work has been performed to indicate that the carrying amount of the expenditure carried as an asset will not be fully recovered. |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, management believed that no revision to the remaining useful lives of property and equipment or impairment of our long-lived assets was required.
Mineral Exploration Rights and Costs, Exploration, Evaluation and Development Expenditures
All direct costs related to the acquisition of exploration rights are capitalized on a property-by-property basis. There is no certainty that costs incurred to acquire exploration rights will result in discoveries of commercial quantities of minerals.
All cost recoveries attributable to selling economic interests in exploration rights, such as royalties, are credited against acquisition costs.
All other exploration and evaluation expenditures are charged to operations until such time as it has been determined that a property has economically recoverable reserves, in which case subsequent exploration and evaluation costs and the costs incurred to develop a property are capitalized into mineral properties. On the commencement of production, depletion of each mineral property will be provided on a units-of-production basis using estimated reserves as the depletion base.
Asset Retirement Obligations
At the end of each period, asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) represents the present value of estimated future costs for the rehabilitation of our mineral properties. These estimates include assumptions as to the future activities, cost of services, timing of the rehabilitation work to be performed, inflation rates, exchange rates and risk-adjusted discount rate. The actual cost to rehabilitate a mineral property may vary from the estimated amounts because there are uncertainties in factors used to estimate the cost and potential changes in regulations or laws governing the rehabilitation of a mineral property. Management periodically reviews the rehabilitation requirements and adjusts the liability as new information becomes available and will assess the impact of new regulations and laws as they are enacted.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense represents the sum of tax currently payable and deferred tax. Current income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted at the end of each reporting period. Deferred income tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences, at the end of each reporting period, between the income tax bases of assets and liabilities and financial reporting basis.
Deferred income tax assets are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is not more likely than not that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be realized. The valuation allowance against deferred tax assets reassessed at the end of each reporting period and is recognized to the extent that it is more likely than not that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted at the end of each reporting period. Deferred income tax relating to items recognized directly in equity is recognized in equity and not in the statements of comprehensive loss.
Deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are offset if, and only if, a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend to either settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously, in each future period in which significant amounts of deferred tax assets or liabilities are expected to be settled or recovered.
Leases
The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases. At contract inception, the Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease. A lease conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration. If a contract is determined to be or contain a lease, the lease is assessed for classification as either an operating or finance lease at the lease commencement date, defined as the date on which the leased asset is made available for use by the Company, based on the economic characteristics of the lease. For each lease with a term greater than twelve months, the Company records a right-of-use asset and lease liability. A right-of-use asset represents the economic benefit conveyed to the Company by the right to use the underlying asset over the lease term. A lease liability represents the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. The Company records amortization of operating right-of-use assets and accretion of lease liabilities as a single lease cost on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date and calculated as the present value of the future lease payments in the contract using the rate implicit in the contract, when available. If an implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate measured as the rate at which the Company could borrow, on a fully collateralized basis, a commensurate loan in the same currency over a period consistent with the lease term at the commencement date. Right-of-use assets are measured as the lease liability plus initial direct costs and prepaid lease payments, less lease incentives granted by the lessor. The lease term is measured as the noncancelable period in the contract, adjusted for any options to extend or terminate when it is reasonably certain the Company will extend the lease term via such options based on an assessment of economic factors present as of the lease commencement date. The Company elected the practical expedient to not recognize leases with a lease term of twelve months or less. The Company assesses its right-of-use assets for impairment consistent with the assessment performed for long-lived assets used in operations. If an impairment is recognized on operating lease right-of-use assets, the lease liability continues to be recognized using the same effective interest method as before the impairment and the operating lease right-of-use asset is amortized over the remaining term of the lease on a straight-line basis.
The Company’s operating leases are presented in the consolidated balance sheet as right-of-use assets, classified as noncurrent assets, and operating lease liabilities, classified as current and noncurrent liabilities based on the discounted lease payments to be made within the proceeding twelve months. Variable costs associated with a lease, such as maintenance and utilities, are not included in the measurement of the lease liabilities and right-of-use assets but rather are expensed when the events determining the amount of variable consideration to be paid have occurred.
Inventories
Inventories include materials and supplies, which are valued at the lower of average cost or net realizable value.
Stock-based Compensation
Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units
The fair values of restricted shares and restricted stock units (“RSUs”) are measured at the grant date and recognized over the period during which the restricted shares and RSUs vest. When restricted shares are conditional upon the achievement of a performance condition, the Company estimates the length of the expected vesting period at the grant date, based on the most likely outcome of the performance condition. The fair value of the restricted shares is determined based on the fair value of the shares of common stock on the grant date, adjusted for minority stockholder discount, liquidity discount and other applicable factors that are generally recognized by market participants.
The fair values of restricted shares and RSUs are recognized as an expense over the vesting period based on the best available estimate of the number of restricted shares and RSUs expected to vest; that estimate will be revised if subsequent information indicates that the number of restricted shares and RSUs expected to vest differs from previous estimates.
Stock Options
The Company grants stock options to certain directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options. The fair value of stock options granted to employees is recognized as an expense over the vesting period with a corresponding increase in equity. An individual is classified as an employee when the individual is an employee for legal or tax purposes, provides services that could be provided by a direct employee, or has authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, including non-executive directors. The fair value is measured at grant date and recognized over the period during which the options vest. Forfeitures are accounted for as they occur.
Foreign Currency Translation
The functional currency of our Company, including its subsidiary, is the United States dollar. Net gains and losses resulting from foreign exchange translations and foreign currency exchange gains and losses on transactions occurring in a currency other than our Company’s functional currency are included in the determination of net loss in the period.
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. 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.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 clarifies the definition of fair value, prescribes methods for measuring fair value, and establishes a fair value hierarchy to classify the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1 Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities available at the measurement date.
Level 2 Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, and inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 Inputs are unobservable inputs which reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions on what assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best available information.
The carrying value of the Company’s cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, other receivables, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these balances.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU expands public entities’ income tax disclosures by requiring disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. The Company adopted this standard prospectively as of January 1, 2025 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements or income tax notes as presented in Note 15.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU-2024-03, Income Statement- Reporting Comprehensive Income- Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU requires public entities to disclose specified information about certain costs and expenses at each interim and annual reporting period, which includes amounts for inventory purchases, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization, and expenses related to oil and gas activities. This ASU will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 3: Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents consist of: | ||
| Cash at bank | $577,562 | $580,747 |
| Term deposits | 6,800,000 | 3,300,000 |
| Total | $7,377,562 | $3,880,747 |
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $7,377,562 | $3,880,747 |
| Restricted cash | 43,235 | 86,261 |
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $7,420,797 | $3,967,008 |
Restricted cash relates to term deposits held by the bank as security for corporate credit cards.
Note 4: Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses consist of the following:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prepaid insurance | $44,614 | $93,552 |
| Prepaid corporate development expenses | 24,464 | 8,972 |
| Other prepaid expenses | 10,561 | 6,419 |
| Total | $79,639 | $108,943 |
Note 5: Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Accumulated Depreciation | Net Book Value | Cost | Accumulated Depreciation | Net Book Value | |
| Camp structures | $767,706 | $(187,117) | $580,589 | $767,706 | $(110,347) | $657,359 |
| Vehicles and hauling equipment | 174,508 | (79,989) | 94,519 | 174,508 | (34,120) | 140,388 |
| Exploration equipment | 108,137 | (41,287) | 66,850 | 108,137 | (19,659) | 88,478 |
| Computer hardware | 2,574 | (1,570) | 1,004 | 2,574 | (712) | 1,862 |
| $1,052,925 | $(309,963) | $742,962 | $1,052,925 | $(164,838) | $888,087 | |
Note 6: Leases
In November 2023, US GoldMining Canada Inc. entered into an agreement to lease a portion of an office premises in Vancouver, British Columbia with a term of 4.88 years. As of December 31, 2025, the remaining lease term was 2.75 years and the incremental borrowing rate was 11.34%.
Minimum future lease payments under operating lease with terms longer than one year are as follows:
| Fiscal 2026 | 37,943 |
|---|---|
| Fiscal 2027 | 37,943 |
| Fiscal 2028 | 25,295 |
| Total lease payments | 101,181 |
| Less: imputed interest | (12,789) |
| Present value of lease liabilities | $88,392 |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | $30,221 |
| Non-current portion of lease liabilities | $58,171 |
During the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, total lease expenses include the following components:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating Leases | $35,235 | $35,975 |
| Short-term Leases | 7,279 | 5,400 |
| Total Lease Expenses | $42,514 | $41,375 |
Note 7: Other Payables
As of December 31, 2025, other payables included withholding taxes payable of $180,863 ($180,863 as of December 31, 2024).
Note 8: Asset Retirement Obligations (the “ARO”)
The Whistler Project’s exploration activities are subject to the State of Alaska’s laws and regulations governing the protection of the environment. The Whistler Project ARO is valued under the following assumptions:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Undiscounted amount of estimated cash flows | $385,600 | $385,600 |
| Life expectancy (years) | 8 | 9 |
| Inflation rate | 2.00% | 2.00% |
| Discount rate | 9.32% to 11.40% | 9.32% to 11.40% |
The following table summarizes the movements of the Company’s ARO:
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance, beginning of year | $199,525 | $181,320 |
| Accretion | 20,057 | 18,205 |
| Balance, end of year | $219,582 | $199,525 |
Note 9: Exploration Expenses
The following table presents costs incurred for exploration activities for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Consulting fees | $1,084,958 | $1,287,697 |
| Drilling and associated costs | 1,003,188 | 2,339,526 |
| Camp and field support expenses | 655,710 | 1,269,067 |
| Transportation, travel and other exploration expenses | 304,695 | 906,259 |
| Total | $3,048,551 | $5,802,549 |
Note 10: General and Administrative Expenses
The following table presents general and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Office, consulting, investor relations, insurance and travel(1) | $1,943,101 | $1,400,666 |
| Stock-based compensation(2) | 858,515 | 331,896 |
| Professional fees | 533,435 | 689,400 |
| Management fees, salaries and benefits(2) | 424,512 | 382,935 |
| Filing, listing, dues and subscriptions | 144,540 | 141,826 |
| Total | $3,904,103 | $2,946,723 |
| (1) | Office, consulting, investor relations, insurance and travel expenses include costs for Blender Media Inc. (“Blender”), a company controlled by a direct family member of a co-chairman and director of GoldMining (Note 16). |
| (2) | During the year ended December 31, 2024, stock-based compensation and management fees, salaries and benefits include costs allocated from GoldMining (Note 16). |
Note 11: Capital Stock
11.1 Equity Financing
ATM Program
On May 15, 2024, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC, covering the offering, issuance and sale of up to $40 million of a variety of securities including the Company’s common stock, preferred stock, warrants and/or units. Additionally, the Company entered into an At The Market Offering Agreement (the “Sales Agreement”) with a lead agent and co-agents providing for an at-the-market equity sales program (the “ATM Program”). Pursuant to the ATM Program, the Company could originally sell shares of its common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $5.5 million from time to time through the sales agents subject to the terms of the Sales Agreement. Sales under the ATM Program may be made directly or through the facilities of the NASDAQ or other active trading market in the United States. A fixed cash commission rate of 2.5% on the gross sales price per share of common stock sold under the ATM Program is payable to the agents in connection with any such sales.
On September 30, 2025, the Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable under the ATM Program. Pursuant to the increased offering, the Company could originally sell up to $7.6 million of shares of common stock from time to time through the sales agents, which does not include the Company’s shares of common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of approximately $4.8 million that were sold pursuant to the ATM Program prior to September 30, 2025.
On December 12, 2025, the Company filed a further prospectus supplement with the SEC to increase the maximum number of shares of common stock issuable under the ATM Program. Pursuant to the increased offering, the Company may sell up to $6.1 million of shares of common stock from time to time through the sales agents, which does not include the Company’s shares of common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of approximately $10.1 million that were sold pursuant to the ATM Program prior to December 12, 2025.
During the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company sold 831,574 and 55,576 shares of common stock, respectively, under the ATM Program for respective gross proceeds in each year of $9,553,620 and $603,235. Aggregate commissions paid to the agents under the ATM Program were $257,096 and $17,513 during the years ended December 31, 2025, and 2024, respectively.
11.2 Common and Preferred Shares
The authorized share capital of the Company is comprised of 300,000,000 shares of common stock with par value of $0.001 and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock with par value of $0.001.
As of December 31, 2025, there were 13,308,985 shares of common stock issued and outstanding andno preferred stock issued and outstanding.
11.3 Restricted Shares
On September 23, 2022, the Company adopted an equity incentive plan (the “Legacy Incentive Plan”). The Legacy Incentive Plan only provides for the grant of restricted stock awards. The purpose of the Legacy Incentive Plan is to provide an incentive for employees, directors and certain consultants and advisors of the Company or its subsidiaries to remain in the service of the Company or its subsidiaries. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued pursuant to the grant of the restricted stock awards is 1,000,000 shares of common stock in the Company.
On September 23, 2022, the Company granted awards of an aggregate of 635,000 shares of performance based restricted shares (the “Restricted Shares”) under the Legacy Incentive Plan to certain of the Company’s and GoldMining’s executive officers, directors and consultants, the terms of which were amended on May 4, 2023. These awards are subject to performance-based restrictions, whereby the restrictions will be cancelled if certain performance conditions are met in specified periods. As of December 31, 2025,254,000 of the 635,000 Restricted Shares remain unvested, with the balance having become vested and no longer subject to restrictions.
The unvested Restricted Shares are subject to restrictions that, among other things, prohibit the transfer thereof until certain performance conditions are met. In addition, if such conditions are not met within applicable periods, the restricted shares will be deemed forfeited and surrendered by the holder thereof to us without the requirement of any further consideration. The conditions are as follows:
(a)with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if we have not re-established the Whistler Project camp and performed of a minimum of 10,000 meters of drilling prior to September 30, 2026, pursuant to an amendment to the award terms.
(b)with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if we have not achieved a $250,000,000 market capitalization, based on the number of shares of our outstanding common stock multiplied by the volume-weighted average price for any applicable five (5) consecutive trading day period on the principal stock exchange on which our common stock is listed prior to the date that is five years after the date of grant of such award; or
(c)with respect to 10% of the Restricted Shares, if we have not achieved a share price of $25.00 prior to the date that is six years after the date of grant of such award.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions referenced in both (b) and (c) above (regardless of whether they occur simultaneously or consecutively), all of the unvested Restricted Shares will be 100% vested and will be deemed Released Stock.
In the event the Company files the disclosure specified in Subpart 1300 of the SEC Regulation S-K Report with the SEC or the disclosure specified in Canadian National Instrument 43-101, Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Products, to the relevant Canadian securities regulator (the “Securities Filing”) that includes, in either disclosure, an aggregate estimate of mineral resources for the Whistler Project or any other project owned or operated by the Company of 3,000,000 additional gold or gold equivalent ounces from the amount reported on the disclosure specified in the Company’s Subpart 1300 of the SEC Regulation S-K Report dated September 22, 2022, 190,500 Restricted Shares will be deemed released as of the date of such Securities Filing (or if such amount exceeds the number of Restricted Shares that have not yet become Released Stock at the time, such lesser number of Restricted Shares) reducing, on a proportional basis, the number of unvested Restricted Shares subject to each vesting condition.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $250,325 ($9,394 for the year ended December 31, 2024) related to the Restricted Shares. The increase in expense for the year ended December 31, 2025, primarily reflects a cumulative catch-up adjustment recognized upon reassessment of the probability of achieving the applicable performance conditions.
11.4 Stock Purchase Warrants
There were common stock purchase warrants to purchase 1,740,992 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025, with an exercise price of $13.00 per share and with a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.31 years.
11.5 Stock Options
On February 6, 2023, the Company adopted a long term incentive plan (“2023 Incentive Plan”). The purpose of the 2023 Incentive Plan is to provide an incentive for employees, directors and certain consultants and advisors of the Company or its subsidiaries to remain in the service of the Company or its subsidiaries. The 2023 Incentive Plan provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance awards, restricted stock awards and other cash and equity-based awards. The aggregate number shares of common stock issuable under the 2023 Incentive Plan in respect of awards shall not exceed 10% of the common stock issued and outstanding.
The stock options are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant and will vest as follows: (a) 25% on the grant date; and (b) 25% on each of the dates that are six, twelve and eighteen months thereafter. The following table presents, on a weighted-average basis, the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options granted:
| Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Risk Free Interest Rate | 3.52% | 4.38% |
| Expected Life in Years | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Expected Volatility(1) | 56.32% | 55.23% |
| Expected Dividend Yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Estimated forfeiture rate | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| (1) | As there is limited trading history of the Company’s shares of common stock prior to the date of grant, the expected volatility is based on the historical share price volatility of a group of comparable companies in the sector the Company operates over a period similar to the expected life of the stock options. |
The following table summarizes the Company’s stock option activity:
| Number of Stock Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | 82,500 | $10.00 |
| Granted | 246,550 | 10.00 |
| Exercised | (10,000) | 10.00 |
| Forfeited | (3,000) | 10.00 |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 316,050 | 10.00 |
| Granted | 145,500 | 9.40 |
| Exercised | (23,750) | 10.00 |
| Forfeited | (12,500) | 10.00 |
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | 425,300 | $9.79 |
As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate intrinsic value under the provisions of ASC 718 of all outstanding stock options was $nil. The unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to the unvested portion of stock options totaled $429,349 to be recognized over the next 1.08 years.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $454,503 ($300,909 for the year ended December 31, 2024) related to stock options.
11.6 Restricted Stock Units
The Company’s RSUs vest in four equal annual instalments of 25% each on the three-, six-, nine-, and twelve-month anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the recipient’s continued service with the Company. The compensation expense is calculated based on the fair value of each RSU as determined by the closing value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant. The Company recognizes compensation expense over the vesting period of the RSUs.
The following table summarizes the Company’s RSUs activity:
| Number of RSUs | Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Balance as at December 31, 2024 | 15,050 | $8.32 |
| Granted | 21,200 | 9.36 |
| Vested | (15,700) | 8.71 |
| Forfeited | (600) | 8.32 |
| Balance at December 31, 2025 | 19,950 | $9.12 |
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expenses of $153,687 ($7,918 for the year ended December 31, 2024) related to the RSUs.
Note 12: Net Loss Per Share
The following table provides reconciliation of net loss per share of common stock:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Numerator | ||
| Net loss for the year | $(6,991,064) | $(8,487,081) |
| Denominator | ||
| Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted | 12,719,740 | 12,407,646 |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $(0.55) | $(0.68) |
The basic and diluted net loss per share is the same as the Company is in a net loss position.
The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, including stock options (stock options to purchase 425,300 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025; stock options to purchase 316,050 shares of common stock as of December 31, 2024), RSUs (19,950 RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2025;15,050 RSUs outstanding as of December 31, 2024) and warrants (warrants to purchase 1,740,992 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 31, 2025, and 2024), have been excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share as the effect would be to reduce the net loss per share. Therefore, the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding used to calculate both basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders is the same.
Note 13: Financial Instruments
Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies
The financial risks arising from the Company’s operations are credit risk, liquidity risk and currency risk. These risks arise from the normal course of operations and all transactions undertaken are to support the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The risks associated with these financial instruments and the policies on how the Company mitigates these risks are set out below. Management manages and monitors these exposures to ensure appropriate measures are implemented in a timely and effective manner.
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company’s credit risk is primarily associated with its bank balances. The Company mitigates credit risk associated with its bank balances by holding cash with large, reputable financial institutions.
Liquidity Risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to settle or manage its obligations associated with financial liabilities. To manage liquidity risk, the Company closely monitors its liquidity position to ensure it has adequate sources of funding to finance its projects and operations. The Company had working capital as of December 31, 2025, of $7,026,285. The Company’s accounts payable, accrued liabilities, current portion of lease liabilities and other payables are expected to be realized or settled within a one-year period.
The Company has not generated any revenue from operations and the only sources of financing to date have been through advances from GoldMining, its initial public offering, the exercise of share purchase warrants and the ATM Program. The Company’s ability to meet its obligations and finance exploration activities depends on its ability to generate cash flow through the issuance of shares of common stock pursuant to private placements, public offerings, including under the ATM Program, share purchase warrant exercises, and short-term or long-term loans. Capital markets may not be receptive to offerings of new equity from treasury or debt, whether by way of private placements or public offerings. This may be further complicated by the limited liquidity for the Company’s common stock, restricting access to some institutional investors. The Company’s growth and success is dependent on external sources of financing which may not be available on acceptable terms, or at all.
The Company believes that the existing cash on hand will enable us to meet its working capital requirements for the next twelve months commencing from the date that the consolidated financial statements are issued.
Currency Risk
The Company reports its financial statements in U.S. dollars. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk when it undertakes transactions and holds assets and liabilities in currencies other than its functional currency. Financial instruments that impact the Company’s net loss due to currency fluctuations include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities which are denominated in Canadian dollars. The impact of a U.S. dollar change against Canadian dollars of 10% would have an impact of approximately $4,395 on net loss for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Note 14: Commitments and Contingencies
Payments Required to Maintain the Whistler Project
The Company is required to make annual land payments to the Department of Natural Resources of Alaska in the amount of $230,605 in 2026 and thereafter, to keep the Whistler Project in good standing. Additionally, the Company has an annual labor requirement of $135,200 for 2026 and thereafter, for which a cash-in-lieu payment equal to the value of the annual labor requirement may be made instead.
Future Commitments
The Company has obligations pursuant to underlying agreements on the Whistler Project, as follows:
| 1. | 2.75% net smelter return (“NSR”) over all 377 claims and extending outside the current claims over an Area of Interest defined by the maximum historical extent of claims held on the Whistler Project to Osisko Mining (USA) Inc. (“OM”) pursuant to an Amended and Restated Net Smelter Returns Royalty Deed dated December 16, 2014, granted by Geoinformatics Alaska Exploration Inc. (as assumed by the Company on August 5, 2015) in favour of MF2 LLC (as assumed by OM). Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. holds a right to buy down the royalty percentage from 2.75% to 2.0% upon payment to OM of a one-time payment of $5,000,000. The royalty was subsequently assigned to Nevada Select Royalty, Inc. (a subsidiary of Gold Royalty Corp.). |
| 2. | 2.0% net proceeds royalty interest over an Area of Interest specified by standard township sub-division overlying the Whistler Deposit and Raintree West deposit to Sandstorm Gold Ltd. pursuant to an agreement dated October 1, 1999, between the Company (the ultimate successor-in-interest to Kent Turner, Jr.) and Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (the ultimate successor-in interest to Cominco American Incorporated). In October 2025, following the acquisition of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. by Royal Gold, Inc., the interest was transferred to RG Royalties, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Gold, Inc. |
| 3. | 1.0% NSR over the Whistler Project to Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. pursuant to a Net Smelter Returns Royalty Agreement dated January 11, 2021, between the Company and Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. |
Note 15: Income Tax
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, disaggregated by tax jurisdiction, is as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| United States | $(6,993,394) | $(8,510,759) |
| Canada | 6,409 | 28,645 |
| Net loss for the year before tax | $(6,986,985) | $(8,482,114) |
Income tax expense (benefit), disaggregated by tax jurisdiction, is as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| United States- Federal · $ · - · $ · - | ||
| United States- State | - | - |
| Canada | 4,079 | 4,967 |
| income tax expense | $4,079 | $4,967 |
A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes computed at the combined federal and state statutory rate to the provision for income taxes as shown in the statements of operations for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows:
| 2025 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net loss for the year before tax | $(6,986,985) | $(8,482,114) |
| Statutory federal income rate | 21.00% | 21.00% |
| Recovery of income taxes at statutory rates | $(1,467,267) | $(1,781,244) |
| State tax | (519,608) | (632,349) |
| Permanent differences | 273,514 | 157,249 |
| Adjustments to valuation allowance related to prior years | (54,654) | - |
| Change in valuation allowance | 1,772,094 | 2,261,311 |
| Tax expense for the year | $4,079 | $4,967 |
Deductible temporary differences and unused tax losses for which no deferred tax assets have been recognized are attributable to the following:
| 2025 · 2024 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-capital loss carry-forward | $4,573,084 | $3,367,952 | ||
| Resource properties | 2,336,694 | 1,825,381 | ||
| Equipment | 83,604 | 27,955 | ||
| Deferred income tax assets | 6,993,382 | 5,221,288 | ||
| Valuation allowance | (6,993,382) | (5,221,288) | ||
| Deferred income tax assets | $ | - | $ | - |
Deferred tax assets have not been recognized in the financial statements, as management does not consider it more likely than not that those assets will be realized in the near future. The Company has non-capital federal losses which may be carried forward to reduce taxable income in future years. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has non-capital losses of $16,085,418 in the United States of which $897,219 will expire between 2034 and 2037 and $15,188,199 may be carried forward indefinitely. Our U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards expire as follows:
| November 30, 2034 | $46,930 |
|---|---|
| November 30, 2035 | 289,455 |
| November 30, 2036 | 283,286 |
| November 30, 2037 | 277,548 |
| Indefinite | 15,188,199 |
| Total | $16,085,418 |
Note 16: Related Party Transactions
The Company shares personnel, including key management personnel, office space, equipment, and various administrative services with other companies, including GoldMining. Costs incurred by GoldMining are allocated between its related subsidiaries based on an estimate of time incurred and use of services and are charged at cost. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the allocated costs from GoldMining to the Company were $nil ($23,877 for the year ended December 31, 2024). Out of the allocated costs for the year ended December 31, 2024, $13,675 were for non-cash stock-based compensation expenses. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the allocated costs from GoldMining were treated as a capital contribution, as there is no obligation or intent regarding the repayment of such amounts by the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company incurred $5,675 in general and administrative costs ($142,140 for the year ended December 31, 2024) paid to Blender, a company whose principal is an immediate family member of a co-chairman and director of GoldMining, for information technology, corporate branding, sponsorships and advertising, media, website design, maintenance and hosting services, provided by Blender to the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2025, stock-based compensation costs included $157,574 ($5,861 for the year ended December 31, 2024), in amounts incurred for a co-chairman and director of GoldMining for performance based Restricted Shares granted in September 2022 (Note 11.3).
During the year ended December 31, 2025, stock-based compensation costs included $9,848 ($366 for the year ended December 31, 2024), in amounts incurred for an immediate family member of a co-chairman and director of GoldMining for performance based Restricted Shares granted in September 2022 (Note 11.3).
Related party transactions are based on the amounts agreed to by the parties. During the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not enter into any contracts or undertake any commitment or obligation with any related parties other than as described herein.
Note 17: Subsequent Event
Subsequent to December 31, 2025, the Company issued 8,133 shares of common stock upon the exercise of share purchase warrants at a price of $13.00 per share, for aggregate proceeds of $105,729. In addition,5,175 RSUs vested, resulting in the issuance of 5,175 shares of common stock.
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