U.S. GoldMining Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 13, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 13, 2025
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Item 1. Financial Statements
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| Notes | June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3 | $3,175,691 | $3,880,747 |
| Restricted cash | 3 | 88,243 | 86,261 |
| Other receivables | 23,819 | 7,419 | |
| Inventories | 34,858 | 34,858 | |
| Prepaid expenses | 4 | 131,986 | 108,943 |
| Total current assets | 3,454,597 | 4,118,228 | |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 31,392 | 31,392 | |
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 99,142 | 111,444 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 5 | 817,217 | 888,087 |
| Total assets | $4,402,348 | $5,149,151 | |
| Current liabilities | |||
| Accounts payable | $199,345 | $185,251 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 77,359 | 28,983 | |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 6 | 28,580 | 25,144 |
| Other payables | 180,863 | 180,863 | |
| Total current liabilities | 486,147 | 420,241 | |
| Lease liabilities | 6 | 74,206 | 84,250 |
| Asset retirement obligations | 209,312 | 199,525 | |
| Total liabilities | 769,665 | 704,016 | |
| Stockholders’ equity | |||
| Capital stock | |||
| Common stock $0.001 par value: 300,000,000 shares authorized as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024; 12,577,159, 12,456,815 shares issued and outstanding as at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 | 9 | 12,577 | 12,457 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 29,014,740 | 27,630,696 | |
| Accumulated deficit | (25,394,634) | (23,198,018) | |
| Total stockholders’ equity | 3,632,683 | 4,445,135 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $4,402,348 | $5,149,151 | |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| Three Months Ended June 30 · Six Months Ended June 30 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notes | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating expenses | |||||
| Exploration expenses | 7 | $220,129 | $923,403 | $443,356 | $1,337,900 |
| General and administrative expenses | 8 | 666,367 | 653,110 | 1,722,175 | 1,316,011 |
| Accretion | 4,952 | 4,495 | 9,787 | 8,883 | |
| Depreciation | 5 | 35,436 | 29,752 | 70,870 | 54,721 |
| Total operating expenses | 926,884 | 1,610,760 | 2,246,188 | 2,717,515 | |
| Loss from operations | (926,884) | (1,610,760) | (2,246,188) | (2,717,515) | |
| Other income (expenses) | |||||
| Interest income | 29,801 | 125,604 | 61,704 | 269,953 | |
| Foreign exchange (loss) gain | (7,876) | 874 | (8,767) | 831 | |
| Net loss for the period before tax | $(904,959) | $(1,484,282) | $(2,193,251) | $(2,446,731) | |
| Current income tax expense | (61) | (2,921) | (3,365) | (2,921) | |
| Net loss for the period | $(905,020) | $(1,487,203) | $(2,196,616) | $(2,449,652) | |
| Loss per share | |||||
| Basic and diluted | 10 | $(0.07) | $(0.12) | $(0.18) | $(0.20) |
| Weighted average shares outstanding | |||||
| Basic and diluted | 12,509,273 | 12,398,709 | 12,483,779 | 12,398,709 | |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| 2025 · 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Net cash provided by (used in): | |||
| Net cash provided by (used in): Operating activities | |||
| Operating activities | |||
| Net loss for the period | $(2,196,616) | $(2,449,652) | |
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | |||
| Accretion | 9,787 | 8,883 | |
| Depreciation | 70,870 | 54,721 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 295,065 | 140,637 | |
| Non-cash lease expenses | 23,637 | 13,657 | |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | |||
| Inventories | - | (6,667) | |
| Prepaid expenses | (23,043) | (646,498) | |
| Other receivables | (16,400) | 51,771 | |
| Accounts payable | 14,094 | 112,930 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 48,376 | (79,037) | |
| Income tax payable | - | (5,036) | |
| Lease liabilities | (17,943) | (15,511) | |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (1,792,173) | (2,819,802) | |
| Investing activities | |||
| Purchase of equipment | - | (171,836) | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | - | (171,836) | |
| Financing activities | |||
| Proceeds from At-The-Market offering, net of issuance costs | 1,089,099 | - | |
| Capital contributions from GoldMining | - | 6,985 | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,089,099 | 6,985 | |
| Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | (703,074) | (2,984,653) | |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 3,967,008 | 11,291,649 | |
| Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $3,263,934 | $8,306,996 | |
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing activities: | |||
| Allocation of stock-based compensation expenses from GoldMining | $ | - | $11,381 |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
| Common Stock · Additional Paid-In · Accumulated · Total Stockholders’ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | |
| Balance at December 31, 2024 | 12,456,815 | 12,457 | 27,630,696 | (23,198,018) | 4,445,135 | |
| Common stock | ||||||
| Issued upon exercise of stock options | 9.5 | 1,596 | 2 | (2) | - | - |
| Issued upon vesting of restricted stock units | 9.6 | 3,763 | 3 | (3) | - | - |
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||
| Amortization of stock-based compensation | 9.3, 9.5, 9.6 | - | - | 172,415 | - | 172,415 |
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | (1,291,596) | (1,291,596) | |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 12,462,174 | $12,462 | $27,803,106 | $(24,489,614) | $3,325,954 | |
| Common stock | ||||||
| Issued under At-The-Market offering | 9.1 | 111,422 | 111 | 1,122,142 | - | 1,122,253 |
| Issuance costs for At-The-Market offering | 9.1 | - | - | (33,154) | - | (33,154) |
| Issued upon vesting of restricted stock units | 9.6 | 3,563 | 4 | (4) | - | - |
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||
| Amortization of stock-based compensation | 9.3, 9.5, 9.6 | - | - | 122,650 | - | 122,650 |
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | (905,020) | (905,020) | |
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | 12,577,159 | $12,577 | $29,014,740 | $(25,394,634) | $3,632,683 | |
| Common Stock · Additional Paid-In · Accumulated · Total Stockholders’ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Equity | |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | 12,398,709 | $12,399 | $26,699,034 | $(14,710,937) | $12,000,496 | |
| Capital contributions from GoldMining | 13 | - | - | 3,700 | - | 3,700 |
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||
| Allocated from GoldMining | 13 | - | - | 7,266 | - | 7,266 |
| Amortization of stock-based compensation | 9.3, 9.5 | - | - | 78,000 | - | 78,000 |
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | (962,449) | (962,449) | |
| Balance at March 31, 2024 | 12,398,709 | $12,399 | $26,788,000 | $(15,673,386) | $11,127,013 | |
| Capital contributions from GoldMining | 13 | - | - | 3,285 | - | 3,285 |
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||
| Allocated from GoldMining | 13 | - | - | 4,115 | - | 4,115 |
| Amortization of stock-based compensation | 9.3, 9.5 | - | - | 51,256 | - | 51,256 |
| Net loss for the period | - | - | - | (1,487,203) | (1,487,203) | |
| Balance at June 30, 2024 | 12,398,709 | $12,399 | $26,846,656 | $(17,160,589) | $9,698,466 | |
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. GoldMining owns a controlling interest in the Company of 9,878,261 shares of common stock and common stock purchase warrants to purchase up to 122,490 shares of common stock, representing approximately 78.5% of the outstanding shares of the Company as of June 30, 2025.
The Company’s common stock and common stock purchase warrants are listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbols “USGO” and “USGOW”, respectively.
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.
These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company is a resource exploration stage company, which does not generate any revenue and has been relying mainly on equity-based financing to fund its operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred a net loss of $2,196,616 (June 30, 2024 - $2,449,652). The Company will require additional financing through the issuance of shares of Common Stock pursuant to private placements, public offerings, including under the At The Market Offering (the “ATM Program”), and short-term or long-term loans or a combination thereof to meet its administrative costs and to continue to explore and develop the Whistler Project. There is no assurance that sufficient future funding will be available on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to the Company. As such, these events and conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management has a plan, through the use of its ATM Program, to alleviate the substantial doubt of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, and any such adjustments may be material.
Note 2: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s interim financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.
Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and US GoldMining Canada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The subsidiary is 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 condensed 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 quarters 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.
Recently Issued 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 ASU will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. The guidance will be applied on a prospective basis with the option to apply the standard retrospectively. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents consist of: | ||
| Cash at bank | $575,691 | $580,747 |
| Term deposits | 2,600,000 | 3,300,000 |
| Total | $3,175,691 | $3,880,747 |
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $3,175,691 | $3,880,747 |
| Restricted cash | 88,243 | 86,261 |
| Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $3,263,934 | $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:
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Prepaid corporate development expenses | $54,119 | $8,972 |
| Prepaid insurance | 36,932 | 93,552 |
| Prepaid dues and subscriptions | 35,000 | 603 |
| Other prepaid expenses | 5,935 | 5,816 |
| Total | $131,986 | $108,943 |
Note 5: Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consist of the following:
| June 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Accumulated Depreciation | Net Book Value | Cost | Accumulated Depreciation | Net Book Value | |
| Camp structures | $767,706 | $(148,732) | $618,974 | $767,706 | $(110,347) | $657,359 |
| Vehicles and hauling equipment | 174,508 | (55,362) | 119,146 | 174,508 | (34,120) | 140,388 |
| Exploration equipment | 108,137 | (30,473) | 77,664 | 108,137 | (19,659) | 88,478 |
| Computer hardware | 2,574 | (1,141) | 1,433 | 2,574 | (712) | 1,862 |
| $1,052,925 | $(235,708) | $817,217 | $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 June 30, 2025, the remaining lease term was 3.25 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 2025 | 18,848 |
|---|---|
| Fiscal 2026 | 38,228 |
| Fiscal 2027 | 38,228 |
| Fiscal 2028 | 25,485 |
| Total lease payments | 120,789 |
| Less: imputed interest | (18,003) |
| Present value of lease liabilities | $102,786 |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | $28,580 |
| Non-current portion of lease liabilities | $74,206 |
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024, total lease expenses include the following components:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Operating Leases | $8,898 | $9,001 | $17,482 | $18,136 |
| Short-term Leases | 1,050 | 1,050 | 2,100 | 2,100 |
| Total Lease Expenses | $9,948 | $10,051 | $19,582 | $20,236 |
Note 7: Exploration Expenses
The following table presents costs incurred for exploration activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Consulting fees | $196,600 | $285,449 | $318,092 | $441,283 |
| Camp and field support expenses | 18,811 | 185,597 | 61,878 | 339,037 |
| Transportation, travel and other exploration expenses | 3,621 | 171,527 | 38,143 | 194,560 |
| Drilling and associated costs | 1,097 | 280,830 | 25,243 | 363,020 |
| Total | $220,129 | $923,403 | $443,356 | $1,337,900 |
Note 8: General and Administrative Expenses
The following table presents general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and 2024:
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Office, consulting, investor relations, insurance and travel(1) | $314,266 | $190,604 | $883,684 | $493,823 |
| Stock-based compensation(2) | 122,650 | 55,371 | 295,065 | 140,637 |
| Management fees, salaries and benefits(2) | 102,669 | 86,519 | 196,029 | 174,642 |
| Professional fees | 80,261 | 265,780 | 256,053 | 418,587 |
| Filing, listing, dues and subscriptions | 46,521 | 54,836 | 91,344 | 88,322 |
| Total | $666,367 | $653,110 | $1,722,175 | $1,316,011 |
| (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 13). |
| (2) | During the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, stock-based compensation and management fees, salaries and benefits include costs allocated from GoldMining (Note 13). |
Note 9: Capital Stock
9.1 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 with a syndicate of agents for the ATM facility. Pursuant to the ATM Program, the Company may sell up to $5.5 million shares of common stock from time to time through the sales agents. A fixed cash commission rate of 2.5% of the gross sales price per share of common stock sold under the ATM Program will be payable to the agents in connection with any such sales. During the three months ended June 30, 2025, the Company sold 111,422 shares of common stock under the ATM Program for gross proceeds of $1,122,253, with aggregate commissions paid to the agents and other share issuance and settlement costs of $33,154, which was an average sales price of approximately $10.07 per share of common stock.
Subsequent to June 30, 2025, the Company sold 105,517 shares of common stock under the ATM Program for gross proceeds of $878,161, with aggregate commissions paid or payable to the agents and other share issuance and settlement costs of $23,771.
9.2 Common and Preferred Stocks
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 June 30, 2025, there were 12,577,159 shares of common stock issued and outstanding andno preferred stock issued and outstanding.
9.3 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 its 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 June 30, 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 the Company without the requirement of any further consideration. The conditions are as follows:
| (a) | with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if the Company has not re-established the Whistler Project camp and performed of a minimum of 10,000 meters of drilling prior to the date that is three years after the date of grant of such award; |
| (b) | with respect to 15% of the Restricted Shares, if the Company has not achieved a $250,000,000 market capitalization, based on the number of shares of its 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 its 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 the Company has 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 shares of the Restricted Shares will be deemed released as of the date of such Securities Filing (or if such amount exceeds the number of shares of Restricted Shares that have not yet become Released Stock at the time, such lesser number of shares of Restricted Shares) reducing, on a proportional basis, the number of unvested shares of Restricted Shares subject to each vesting condition. |
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $1,875 and $3,829, respectively ($3,415 and $8,121, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024), related to the Restricted Shares.
9.4 Share Purchase Warrants
There were common stock purchase warrants to purchase 1,740,992 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2025 (warrants to purchase 1,741,292 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2024), with an exercise price of $13.00 per share. As of June 30, 2025, the outstanding common stock purchase warrants have a weighted average remaining contractual life of 0.82 years.
9.5 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 (the “RSUs”), 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:
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| Risk Free Interest Rate | - | 4.50% |
| Expected Volatility(1) | - | 54.93% |
| Expected Life in Years | - | 3.00 |
| Expected Dividend Yield | - | 0.00% |
| Estimated forfeiture rate | - | 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, 2024 | 316,050 | $10.00 |
| Exercised | (10,000) | 10.00 |
| Forfeited | (2,500) | 10.00 |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 303,550 | 10.00 |
| Forfeited | (10,000) | 10.00 |
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | 293,550 | $10.00 |
As of June 30, 2025, the aggregate intrinsic value under the provisions of ASC 718 of all outstanding stock options was $nil. The unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to the unvested portion of stock options totaled $125,032 to be recognized over the next 0.71 years.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expenses of $92,347 and $201,849, respectively ($47,841 and $121,135 respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024), for the stock options granted.
9.6 Restricted Stock Units
The Company’s RSUs vest in four equal annual instalments during the recipient’s continual 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 at December 31, 2024 | 15,050 | $8.32 |
| Vested | (3,763) | 8.32 |
| Balance at March 31, 2025 | 11,287 | 8.32 |
| Vested | (3,563) | 8.32 |
| Forfeited | (600) | 8.32 |
| Balance at June 30, 2025 | 7,124 | $8.32 |
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $28,428 and $89,387, respectively ($nil during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024) related to the RSUs.
Note 10: Net Loss Per Share
The following table provides reconciliation of net loss per share of common stock:
| Three Months Ended June 30 | Six Months Ended June 30 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Numerator | ||||
| Net loss for the period | $(905,020) | $(1,487,203) | $(2,196,616) | $(2,449,652) |
| Denominator | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares, basic and diluted | 12,509,273 | 12,398,709 | 12,483,779 | 12,398,709 |
| Net loss per share, basic and diluted | $(0.07) | $(0.12) | $(0.18) | $(0.20) |
The basic and diluted net loss per share are the same as the Company is in a net loss position.
The Company’s potentially dilutive securities, including stock options (stock options to purchase 293,550 and 181,550 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively), RSUs (7,124 andnil RSUs outstanding as of June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively) and warrants (warrants to purchase 1,740,992 and 1,741,292 shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2025, and 2024, respectively), 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 11: 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 and cash equivalents 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 June 30, 2025, of $2,968,450. 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 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, 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.
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. A 10% change in the exchange rate of U.S. dollars to Canadian dollars would have an impact of approximately $5,200 on net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025.
Note 12: 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 2025 and thereafter, to keep the Whistler Project in good standing. Additionally, the Company has an annual labor requirement of $135,200 for 2025 and thereafter, for which a cash-in-lieu payment equal to the value of the annual labor requirement may be made instead.
Future Commitments
On November 27, 2020, GoldMining agreed to cause the Company to issue a 1.0% net smelter return (“NSR”) royalty on its Whistler Project to Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. (a subsidiary of Gold Royalty Corp.). The Company also assigned certain buyback rights relating to an existing third party royalty on the Whistler Project such that Gold Royalty U.S. Corp. has a right to acquire a 0.75% NSR (including an area of interest) on the Whistler Project for $5,000,000 pursuant to such buyback rights. The royalty was subsequently assigned to Nevada Select Royalty, Inc. (a subsidiary of Gold Royalty Corp.).
In August 2015, the Company acquired rights to the Whistler Project and associated equipment pursuant to an asset purchase agreement by and among the Company, GoldMining, Kiska Metals Corporation (“Kiska”) and Geoinformatics Alaska Exploration Inc. (“Geoinformatics”). Pursuant to such agreement, the Company acquired rights and assumed obligations under two related underlying agreements. The first underlying agreement is a Royalty Purchase Agreement between Kiska, Geoinformatics and MF2 LLC. (“MF2”), dated December 16, 2014. This agreement grants MF2 a 2.75 percent NSR royalty over the Whistler Project area. The MF2 royalty was subsequently assigned to Osisko Mining (USA) Inc.. The second underlying agreement is an earlier agreement between Cominco American Incorporated and Mr. Kent Turner (whose rights and obligations thereunder were assumed by the Company) dated October 1, 1999. This agreement concerns a 2.0 percent net profit interest to Teck Resources, recently purchased by Sandstorm Gold, in connection with an area of interest specified by standard township sub-division.
Subsequent to June 30, 2025, the Company entered into an agreement with Equity Geoscience for the management of an exploration program for the Whistler Project. The agreement included an approved work order totaling $1,844,000 for the period from January 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026. The work order may be paused, postponed or terminated by either party with 30 days written notice. Additionally, as of the date of this filing, the Company has paid $1,118,425 towards the approved work order.
Note 13: 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 three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the allocated costs from GoldMining to the Company were $nil ($7,400 and $18,366 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively). Out of the allocated costs, $nil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, were noncash stock-based compensation costs ($4,115 and $11,381 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively). 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 three and six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company incurred $2,450 and $3,707, respectively, and during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, $38,693 and $139,513, respectively, in general and administrative costs, 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 three and six months ended June 30, 2025, stock-based compensation costs included $1,182 and $2,418, respectively ($2,109 and $5,100 during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024), in amounts incurred for a co-chairman and director of GoldMining for performance based Restricted Shares granted in September 2022 (Note 9.3).
Related party transactions are based on the amounts agreed to by the parties. During the quarters ended June 30, 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.
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