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Churchill Resources
CHURCHILL RESOURCES INC.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
(FORM 51-102F1)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2024
(EXPRESSED IN CANADIAN DOLLARS)
Table of Contents
BACKGROUND ... 3
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION ... 3
COMPANY OVERVIEW ... 3
OUTLOOK ... 4
2024 YEAR-TO-DATE HIGHLIGHTS ... 4
CHANGE IN DIRECTORS ... 5
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS ... 5
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY INFORMATION ... 23
SELECTED INFORMATION ... 23
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS ... 24
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES ... 26
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA ... 26
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES ... 27
OTHER COMMITMENTS ... 28
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS ... 28
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES ... 28
ADOPTION OF NEW AND AMENDED IFRS PRONOUNCEMENTS ... 28
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS ... 28
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES ... 29
Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
BACKGROUND
This Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") of Churchill Resources Inc. ("Churchill" or the "Company") (formerly 9 Capital Corp.) ("9 Capital") financial position and results of operations for the year ended August 31, 2024 is prepared as at December 19, 2024.
This MD&A should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2024 and the supporting notes. Those audited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). All dollar figures included therein and in the following MD&A are quoted in Canadian dollars. Additional information relevant to the Company's activities can be found on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.ca.
CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
Certain information contained in this MD&A may constitute forward-looking information, which is information regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations of the Company that is based upon assumptions about future economic condition and courses of action and which is inherently uncertain. All information other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking information. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "feel", "anticipate", "budget", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "forecast", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe", and similar words or phrases (including negative variations) suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking information contained in this MD&A includes, without limitation, our expectations regarding anticipated exploration activities and results and financing activities and other factors on our operating results, and the performance of global capital markets, commodity prices and interest rates.
Forward-looking information involves known and unknown risk, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. The Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information contained in this MD&A. Some of the risks and other factors which could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information contained in this MD&A include, but are not limited to: risks relating to exploration results, market fluctuations, commodity price fluctuations and the strength of the Canadian, U.S. and other economies.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing lists of factors are not exhaustive. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause events or results to differ from those intended, anticipated or estimated. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. All of the forward-looking information contained in this MD&A is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Churchill is a Canadian exploration stage mining company that is focused on the exploration for battery metals and diamonds in Canada. The Company currently holds three exploration projects in Canada: Taylor Brook in Newfoundland, Florence Lake in Labrador and White River in Ontario. All projects are at the evaluation stage, with known mineralized Ni-Cu-Co showings at Taylor Brook and Florence Lake, and diamondiferous kimberlitic intrusives at White River.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
The Company was incorporated on April 4, 2017, under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). Its registered office is located at Suite 505, 133 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2L3. The Company's records office is located at 2100 Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 3C2.
OUTLOOK
The fourth quarter of 2024 saw the recommencement of field activities at the Taylor Brook Project with soil sampling/prospecting in the new TB West licenses, as well as line-cutting and ground Induced Polarization ("IP") and Controlled Source Audiomagnetotellurics ("CSAMT") surveying at the Layden Prospect Grid (to characterize the response of the mineralization there), the Layden Extension Grid and the TBSL-1 Grid. The grid work was designed to provide a first pass chargeability/resistivity survey over the grids to assist with drill targeting during the Fall of 2024 (Q1 2025). The Company engaged MCL Contracting Ltd. of Deer Lake for drilling and access road construction in September.
On the Florence Lake Project, an exploration camp was established on the property in 2023, with modest soil geochemical sampling and prospecting carried out, as well as a LiDAR/Orthophoto survey flown to add structural, elevation and outcrop location data to the database. Also, a government fixed-wing survey flown in 2022 is providing important data for the project. The Company carried out soil sampling and prospecting/lithogeochemical sampling during September-October 2024.
The White River Project saw no activity during 2024 due to First Nations issues which have stalled the exploration permitting process since April 2018.
The Company is currently active at Taylor Brook with crews carrying out borehole geophysics on the holes drilled in Q1 2025. The results of these surveys, along with assay, lithogeochemical, petrographical and physical property samples, from drill core and surface prospecting, will allow for concise planning for activities in Q3-Q4, 2025. Total expenditures on Taylor Brook and Florence Lake will total up to $3 million should funds be available, to be spent on the Newfoundland and Labrador nickel projects as described below under Exploration and Evaluation Assets.
2024 YEAR-TO-DATE HIGHLIGHTS
During the year ended August 31, 2024
- The Company completed a non-brokered financing in November 2023 and raised $2,600,000. See "Outstanding Share Data" section for further discussion.
- The Company completed ground Controlled Source Audio Magnetotelluric ("CSAMT") and Induced Polarization ("IP") surveys over new cut-line grids at Layden Extension and TBSL-1, following characterization surveys of the Layden breccia type mineralization, and a helicopter-borne airborne Mobile Magnetotelluric ("MMT") on the Taylor Brook Property.
- The Company completed ~4,200 soil samples on the Taylor Brook Property, covering virtually all of the presently known prospective areas including confirmatory detailed follow-up sampling at the LIT-1 and TBSL-1 soil anomaly grids.
- The Company completed 4,573m of drilling operations during Q2 from early November 2023 to late February 2024, with ancillary borehole electromagnetic ("BHEM") and Televiewer surveying of the holes, on the Taylor Brook Property.
- The Company continued line-cutting and ground geophysical surveying at Taylor Brook which continued into Q1, 2025 in preparation for a drill program.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
- The Company completed a non-brokered private placement in August 2024 and raised $2,500,000. See "Outstanding Share Data" section for further discussion.
- The Company map-staked two new licenses totalling 126.75 square kilometres in August 2024, expanding the total area for the Taylor Brook project to 302.5 square kilometres. This new addition is referred to as the TB West Property, and soil sampling and prospecting began during Q4 and into Q1 2025.
CHANGE IN DIRECTORS
- On November 28, 2023, Mr. Malik Easah was appointed to the Company's board of directors and Mr. Bill Fisher was appointed as Chairman of the board of directors.
- On March 18, 2024, Jessie Liu-Ernsting resigned from the board of directors.
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
Taylor Brook Property, Newfoundland and Labrador
Following is the balance of the Taylor Brook Property as of August 31, 2024 and 2023:
| | August 31, 2024
$ | August 31, 2023
$ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Opening balance | 1,982,830 | 752,230 |
| Acquisition costs | | |
| - cash | - | 130,000 |
| - shares | - | 1,092,000 |
| | - | 1,222,000 |
| Staking fees | 32,955 | 8,600 |
| Ending balance | 2,015,785 | 1,982,830 |
On October 22, 2020, the Company entered into a letter of intent (the "TB LOI") with Altius Resources Inc. ("Altius") to acquire 100% interest of two mining claims (the "TB Claims") known as the Taylor Brook Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project which is located within the Long-Range Mountains of Western Newfoundland, approximately 60km north-northeast of Deer Lake.
On December 18, 2020 (the "TB Execution Date"), the Company signed an option agreement (the "1st TB Option Agreement") with Altius to acquire 100% interest of the TB Claims. The Company will have the exclusive right for a period of 24 months (the "TB Option Period") to acquire an undivided 100% interest in the TB Claims.
On August 30, 2021 (the "2nd TB Execution Date"), the Company entered into two option agreements ("2nd TB Option Agreements") with two optionors on properties adjacent to the known Layden Ni-Cu-Co showings at the Taylor Book Property.
The Company aggressively expanded the property during fiscal year 2021 by staking four adjoining claims to the south (Taylor Brook South) to capture the intrusive trend and western margin of the Taylor Brook Gabbro Complex. As well, the two small internal licenses were optioned from local prospectors, and the Cormack Property adjacent to Taylor Brook South was purchased from Altius.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
On October 18, 2022, the Company announced that it has exercised the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Altius TB Claims by issuing 9,000,000 common shares of the Company to Altius. On execution of the option the Company granted a 1.6% Gross Sales Royalty to Altius.
On August 31, 2023 the Company exercised two options to acquire a 100% interest on the small internal properties with the local prospectors. On execution of the 2nd TB Option Agreements, the Company granted a 2.0% Net Smelter Returns royalty ("NSR") to the optionors, of which 1.0% of the NSR may be purchased by the Company for $1 million.
Subsequent to exercising the options pursuant to the Altius, 1st TB Option Agreement and 2nd TB Option Agreements, the Taylor Brook Property was comprised of nine 100% owned contiguous map-staked licenses containing 705 claims totaling approximately 176.25km².
The Company map-staked two new licenses in August 2024 totaling 126.75 square kilometres, expanding the total area for the Taylor Brook project to 302.5 square kilometres, and 1,212 claims. This new addition is referred to as the TB West Property, and comprises the 038332M and 038333M licenses.
Collectively the licenses cover the western and southern margins of the Taylor Brook Gabbro Complex as well as major continental rift structures which may also have nickel potential, as per the figure below. A large body of work has been completed on the properties as detailed above, and in the discussion below.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
2022-2023 Fieldwork
The Company completed most of its 2022 drilling and exploration program work in September 2022, which included over 5,700 metres of drilling at Layden, and BHEM surveying of the majority of holes.
On October 11, 2022 the Company announced the results from the first nine 2022 drillholes as well as channel sampling, that returned very encouraging high grade nickel intercepts from the Layden Magmatic Intrusive prospect at the Company's Taylor Brook Project in western Newfoundland. Results include:
4.49% Ni, 1.24% Cu, 0.078% Co over 1.77m in hole TB22-15
3.04% Ni, 0.36% Cu, 0.044% Co over 1.70m in hole TB22-20
3.23% Ni, 0.75% Cu, 0.061% Co over 1.54m in Channel Sample 33
On February 13, 2023, the balance of the 2022 drill program results was announced. Highlights included several shallow intersections assaying as high as $4.49\%$ Ni, $1.24\%$ Cu and $0.08\%$ Co over $1.77\mathrm{m}$ in hole TB22-15, within a larger interval of $2.79\%$ Ni, $0.54\%$ Cu and $0.03\%$ Co over $4.44\mathrm{m}$ , and of the latter holes, $1.79\%$ Ni, $0.24\%$ Cu, $0.04\%$ Co / $1.46\mathrm{m}$ from $124.57\mathrm{m}$ in TB22-30.
The full 2022 drill program results are detailed in the table below. Note that all intersections are provided as core lengths, not true widths, which have yet to be determined.
| Hole Name | UTM X | UTM Y | Elevation | Dip | Azimuth | Target | Metres Drilled | EOH (m) | Mineralization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB21-01E | 483870 | 5498170 | 227.86 | -88 | 220 | Extended for BHEM Surveying | 51 | 253 | not sampled |
| TB21-10E | 483868 | 5498167 | 229.00 | -45 | 45 | Extended for BHEM Surveying | 151 | 352 | not sampled |
| TB21-11E | 483845 | 5498205 | 222.13 | -50 | 181 | Extended for BHEM Surveying | 132 | 349 | not sampled |
| TB21-13E | 483874 | 5498166 | 230.92 | -53 | 360 | Extended for BHEM Surveying | 198 | 379 | not sampled |
| TB22-14 | 483840 | 5498165 | 227.78 | -63 | 229 | BHEM Plate 11-1 | 109 | 109 | missed plate, not sampled |
| TB22-15 | 483840 | 5498165 | 229.40 | -45 | 213 | BHEM Plate 8-1 | 46 | 46 | 1.65%Ni, 0.41%Cu, 0.03%Co / 2.35m from 5.2m 2.79%Ni, 0.54%Cu, 0.05%Co / 4.44m from 9.58m |
| TB22-16 | 483841 | 5498167 | 229.11 | -82 | 220 | BHEM Plate 12-1 | 166 | 166.3 | missed plate, not sampled |
| TB22-17 | 483842 | 5498165 | 230.60 | -77 | 197 | BHEM Plate 12-1 | 202 | 202 | weak Layden Bx / 48m from 136.45m, locally anomalous in Ni, Cu and Co |
| TB22-18 | 483842 | 5498165 | 230.43 | -77.5 | 180 | BHEM Plate 3-2 | 151 | 151 | missed plate, not sampled |
| TB22-19 | 483923 | 5498024 | 263.05 | -48 | 231 | BHEM Plate 5-1 | 214 | 214 | 2.43%Ni, 0.08%Cu, 0.04%Co / 0.55m from 106m |
| TB22-20 | 483849 | 5498065 | 252.77 | -45 | 0 | Geology - N-S transect Layden Intrusive | 451 | 451 | 1.04%Ni, 0.24%Cu, 0.02%Co / 7.55m from 24.6m |
| TB22-21 | 483847 | 5498066 | 252.77 | -65 | 350 | BHEM Plate 11-2 | 121 | 121 | missed plate, not sampled |
| TB22-22 | 483880 | 5498172 | 224.74 | -51 | 17 | Northern BHEM Plates | 400 | 400 | trace to weak Layden Bx / 368m from 32m, locally anomalous in Ni, Cu and Co |
| TB22-23 | 483950 | 5498100 | 231.19 | -70 | 360 | Geology - SE Margin Layden Intrusive | 193 | 193 | not sampled |
| TB22-24 | 483958 | 5498118 | 231.19 | -45 | 0 | Northern BHEM Plates | 433 | 433 | trace to moderate Layden Bx / 14m from 278.76m, locally anomalous in Ni, Cu & Co |
| TB22-25 | 483950 | 5498100 | 231.19 | -45 | 265 | Geology - SE Layden Intrusive | 175 | 175 | not sampled |
| TB22-26 | 483879 | 5498173 | 226.32 | -60 | 20 | Northern BHEM Plates | 345 | 418 | not sampled |
| TB22-27 | 484114 | 5498101 | 230.90 | -45 | 0 | Geology - Layden Extension to the East | 85 | 85 | not sampled |
| TB22-28 | 484129 | 5498083 | 230.90 | -45 | 0 | Geology - Layden Extension to the East | 516 | 516 | not sampled |
| TB22-29 | 484292 | 5498010 | 219.55 | -50 | 0 | Geology - Layden Extension to the East | 427 | 427 | not sampled |
| TB22-30 | 483892 | 5498047 | 255.48 | -60 | 320 | BHEM Plate 25-1 | 151 | 151 | 1.79%Ni, 0.24%Cu, 0.04% Co / 1.46m from 124.57m |
| TB22-31 | 483872 | 5498289 | 204.05 | -45 | 45 | Northern BHEM Plates | 350 | 350 | not sampled |
| TB22-32 | 483872 | 5498289 | 204.05 | -65 | 45 | Northern BHEM Plates | 350 | 350 | weak to moderate Layden Bx / 150m from 4.86m, locally highly anomalous in Co (0.06%), anomalous in Ni & Cu |
| TB22-33 | 483872 | 5498289 | 204.05 | -90 | 0 | Northern BHEM Plates | 322 | 322 | not sampled |
| 5739 |
CRI defines anomalous as $>0.2\% \mathrm{Ni}$ , $>0.1\% \mathrm{Cu}$ and $>0.01\% \mathrm{Co}$
The 2022 fieldwork at Taylor Brook took both a detailed approach to the outcropping Layden Intrusive, coupled with a regional exploration perspective, assessing the bigger picture including the adjacent Taylor Brook Gabbro Complex which is of a similar age as the nickel-bearing intrusives at Layden, and therefore extending the area of interest to over 10 kilometres of strike. The encouraging grades and nickel tenors (10-14% in drill core and 7-9% in channel samples) encountered at shallow depths (<100m below surface) at both Layden and the Western Dyke are confirming that massive sulphide lenses/pods are present. It is thought that the Western Dyke may represent a feeder to the Layden Intrusive, as they appear to merge based on the 2022 drilling and mapping which confirmed a southern extension to the host gabbronorite body.
In early June 2023, the Company re-commenced fieldwork that consisted of regional soil sampling and prospecting and the completion of Heli-GT gradiometer surveying over southern areas of the property not flown in 2022. Soil
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
sampling confirmed the LIT-1 and TBSL-1 nickel-copper-cobalt anomalies over several hundred metres, prioritizing these for follow-up line-cutting and CSAMT surveying. CSAMT surveying at the Layden Intrusive commenced in August, and was subsequent expanded in October after which the LIT-1 and TBSL-1 grids were surveyed.
On August 16, 2023 the Company announced early results from ~ 1,000 if its regional soil sampling work on the Taylor Brook Project. The soil program for 2023 was designed as a first pass survey along ~ 8km of the unsampled Layden Intrusive Trend ("LIT"), as well as the adjacent ~ 12km long western margin of the Taylor Brook Gabbro Complex ("TBGC") with 50m spaced sample stations on 200m spaced grid traverses. Several compelling anomalies were identified including the first on the TBGC margin termed TBSL-1.
Results of the initial CSAMT survey at Layden were very encouraging and announced on September 7, 2023, allowing for planning of the first drillholes in the ~5,000m program which commenced in November. The data suggests that multiple large very low resistivity targets are present beneath and to the west of Layden, hosted by similar and related magmatic rocks, outside of all known drilling to date, per the figure below. Given the success of the CSAMT resistivity surveys, that at Layden was expanded, and grids at the LIT-1 and TBSL-1 anomaly areas were also surveyed during November. These results are also provided in figures below.
In addition, on August 1, 2023, the Company announced that it had completed a National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") technical report on the Taylor Brook Project that is highly encouraging for high grade nickel discoveries throughout the Layden Intrusive Trend and into the adjacent Taylor Brook Gabbro Complex ("TBGC").
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
On October 26, 2023, the Company further provided 2,969 soil sampling results collected in 2023, which include the TBSL-1 follow-up grid around highly anomalous original sample 884693 (584ppm Ni, 1172ppm Cu, 665ppm Co). The nickel anomaly at TBSL-1 has been extended to ~600m in length based on the soils, and line-cutters have commenced cutting a grid for geophysical follow-up. Soil sampling has also advanced southerly along the Layden Intrusive Trend and over the South Lobe of the TBGC, with several new Ni, Cu and Co anomalies. 50m x 25m follow-up grids were sampled over a number of these to better refine whether geophysical, trenching, or drill targets are present.
On October 26, 2023, the Company also announced the Winkie drill program results with a ten hole, cumulative 534.5m program, was completed using an innovative drill rig fabricated by MCL Drilling of Deer Lake, NL. The rig consists of a Winkie drill, set-up for 45-degree holes, on a tracked vehicle that has a very small footprint and is suitable for ATV trails. An array of ten holes were drilled south of the Layden Showing to better delineate the gabbronorite-Western Dyke area as well as high-grade intersections in holes TB-22-20 and TB-22-30 per the following figure.
Winkie Drillhole Plan and Intersections
Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Winkie hole WD-04 was targeted on the Layden horizon and intersected 3.12%Ni, 0.68%Cu and 0.05%Co over 2.61m, consistent with the high metal tenors defined in previous Layden intersections. Holes WD-01 and WD-02 intersect narrow mineralized zones that loosely correlate with previous intersections in holes TB22-20 and 22-30 and are likely mapping a narrow mineralized gabbronorite dyke. All other holes, drilled to better map the Layden Gabbronorite, were barren of mineralization. A summary of the Winkie program drill results is as follows:
| 2023 Winkie Drillhole Intersections | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole | Sample # | From | To | Length | Ni % | Cu% | Co% |
| WD-01 | 691780 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 0.66 | 1.22 | 0.13 | 0.02 |
| WD-02 | 691781 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 0.20 | 3.82 | 0.13 | 0.13 |
| 691782 | 20.7 | 21.0 | 0.32 | 4.94 | 0.74 | 0.07 | |
| WD-04 | 691783 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 0.75 | 0.32 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| 691784 | 26.8 | 27.3 | 0.57 | 5.63 | 0.83 | 0.09 | |
| 691785 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 0.38 | 1.96 | 0.42 | 0.03 | |
| 691786 | 27.7 | 28.3 | 0.55 | 6.29 | 0.83 | 0.11 | |
| 691787 | 28.3 | 28.6 | 0.36 | 1.34 | 1.82 | 0.02 | |
| WD-04 Weighted Average | 2.61 | 3.12 | 0.68 | 0.05 |
On November 6, 2023, MCL Drilling commenced the drill program which was completed by mid-February 2024 with all crew and equipment demobilized by February 29th. The field program also included expanded CSAMT ground surveys on the Layden Grid, CSAMT surveying and trenching on the LIT-1 Grid, and line-cutting followed by CSAMT surveying on the TBSL-1 Grid, as well as the airborne Mobile MT survey flown by Expert Geophysics Ltd. in November. Significant resistivity low targets were defined on all CSAMT grids, and the Mobile MT survey defined the main magmatic conduit, referred to at the TB Magmatic Trend in the figure below. The Layden Area is now thought to represent a shallow sill-like structure off of the north end of the TB Magmatic Trend.
Taylor Brook Resistivity Results from Mobile MT Survey at +100m, -300m and -600masl
The table and figure below summarize the results of Churchill's recent core drilling at the Layden Showing area of the overall Taylor Brook Property, which along with the MT results was announced on February 29th, 2024. These holes were generally disappointing for nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization, but very encouraging in identifying the
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
magmatic intrusive system utilizing resistivity surveys, in particular MT methods both surface and airborne have been shown to be effective at mapping the gabbroic rocks intruding the Grenvillian country rocks.
| Collar ID | Date Start | Date Complete | Objective | Key Observations | Key Assay and Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB23-06E | Nov 9th, 2023 | Nov 23rd, 2023 | X-section through vertical CSAMT Res. Low | CSAMT Res. Low mapping gabbroic intrusives | No significant assays |
| TB23-34 | Nov 24th, 2023 | Dec 5th, 2023 | Test horizontal (sill?) and vertical (dyke?) CSAMT Res. Lows | Layden Bx (MLSM) from ~484 to 594m | Ni Bx 100-973ppm |
| Cu Bx 100-660ppm | |||||
| Co Bx 40-127ppm | |||||
| TB23-35 | Dec 6th, 2023 | Dec 15th, 2023 | Test horizontal (sill?) and vertical (dyke?) CSAMT Res. Lows | Layden Bx (MLSM) from ~385m to 570m | Ni Bx 100-828ppm |
| Cu Bx 100-3458ppm | |||||
| Co Bx 50-193ppm | |||||
| TB23-36 | Dec 16th, 2023 | Jan 4th, 2024* | Test vertical CSAMT Res. Low Conduit | Thick gabbroic sequence, thin Bx unit from 69-75m | Ni Bx 100-268ppm |
| Cu Bx 100-111ppm | |||||
| Co Bx <50ppm | |||||
| TB23-37 | Jan 5th, 2024 | Jan 9th, 2024 | Vertical (dyke?) CSAMT Res. Low, shallow VTEM conductor | More dioritic (intermediate), magnetite-rich intrusives | Max Ni 152ppm |
| Max Cu 278ppm | |||||
| Max Co 57ppm | |||||
| Elevated Ti, V | |||||
| TB23-38 | Jan 10th, 2024 | Feb 1st, 2024 ** | Vertical (dyke?) CSAMT Res. Low 250m north of Layden Showing | Minor gabbroic intrusives, mainly Grenvillian gneisses, some showing brittle deformation, sulphides | 10-20m anom. zones throughout: |
| Ni 100-487ppm | |||||
| Cu 100-517ppm | |||||
| Max. Co 57ppm | |||||
| TB24-39 | Feb 1st, 2024 | Feb 2nd, 2024 | TDEM Maxwell Plate adjacent to TB24-38 | Sulphide-rich Grenvillian gneisses | Max Ni 148ppm |
| Max Cu 237ppm | |||||
| Max Co 40ppm | |||||
| TB24-40 | Feb 3rd, 2024 | Feb. 11th, 2024 | Vertical CSAMT Res. Low in vicinity of Western Dyke | Mostly gabbroic intrusives, No obvious western dyke, sporadic weakly sulphidic bxs | Elevated Ti, V |
| Max Ni 106ppm | |||||
| Cu Bx 100-982ppm | |||||
| Max Co 59ppm |
The lower nickel tenors, and generally higher copper tenors, seen within mineralized breccias in these new holes drilled away from Layden appear to be suggesting that Layden itself is the main mineralized conduit or magmatic trap site in this area. In particular holes TB23-34 and 35 drilled ~3-400m east of the Layden Showing intersected broad zones of gabbronorite and mineralized breccias, but nickel tenors are much lower than at Layden despite the very similar scale to the breccias. It appears that mineralization of commercial interest commences with hole TB21-06 at the southern end of the Western Dyke, which now is thought to be a feeder to the Layden system.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Layden Area 2023-2024 Drillhole Plan and CSAMT Targets
Drillhole Lithology
- MSPH: Massive Suptide Mineralization (>80% sulphides)
- NTSM: Net-textured Sulphide Mineralization (30-80% sulphides)
- SLSM: Strong Layden Breccia (20-30% sulphides as stringers, blebs, etc)
- MLSM: Moderate Layden Breccia (11-20% sulphides as stringers)
- WLSM: Weak Layden Breccia (5-10% sulphides as stringers)
- TLSM: Trace Layden Breccia (1-2% sulphides as stringers)
- GBNT: Gabbrononte
- MGSN: Gabbrononte - mottled fabric, usually magnetic
- GBBO: Gabbro (less mafic than GBNT - can grade to diorite)
- AGBN: Altered gabbro/gbnt (see/ep/tc/carb altn associated with Layden pulses or pgmt dykes)
- MDYK: Mafic dyke
- UMPD: Ultramafic (olivine identifiable, darker than gbnt)
- AMPH: Amphibolite (conformable, obviously part of Granville)
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AMGN: Amphibolitic gneiss (gneiss with intermittent amphibolite units)
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TTCT: "Tiger-Striped" mafic gneiss (contact rock - strongly foliated gbnt)
- GNFG: Gabbro/Gabbrononte intercalated with <49% gneiss
- FGGN: Gneiss intercalated with <49% gabbro/gabbrononte
- QFBG: Quartzofeldspathic gneiss (ortho/granitic gneiss)
- PAGN: Paragneiss: undifferentiated, sedimentary fabric evident
- QFGG: Gametiferous paragneiss
- SYNT: Syenite
- ANOR: Anorthosite
- DIOR: Dionite
- MZDR: Monzodiorite
- PGMT: Pegmatite dyke/dykelet
- VEIN: Massive quartz (qiz-carb) vein
- FALT: Fault
- OBDN: Overburden
- LOST: Lost core
TB 0PO
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
On July 9th, 2024 the Company announced fieldwork in progress at Taylor Brook where four priority areas are receiving line-cutting, I.P. (Induced Polarization) Gradient and Pole-Dipole Surveys, CSAMT surveys and TDEM surveys preparatory for drilling. A $2.5 million private placement was also announced with this release.
Taylor Brook Priority Follow-up Areas Shown on Mobile MT Survey at +100m, -300m and -600masl
The Company reported that work at the TBSL-1 Grid has identified compelling chargeability targets coincident with soil anomalies, both within the Southern Lobe of the Taylor Brook Gabbro Complex. Target TB-01, identified on the following figure, exhibits an extremely high component to the chargeability response consistent with the physical property measurements from rocks and core containing massive, semi-massive and net-textured nickel sulphide mineralization at Layden. Peak responses were as high as 400 milliV/V and 80 milliV/V, over top of an already strongly anomalous 50 milliV/V anomaly amplitude. Background chargeability is 10 to 15 milliV/V. A mix of disseminated sulfides and semi-massive sulfides is therefore quite possible in this zone.
The Gradient IP data TB-01 is indicated to be greater than 750m in length extending onto the neighboring Gravity grid, where line-cutting was extended to the southeast to allow the geophysical surveys to trace the entire anomaly. Grid expansion was partially completed before budget conditions necessitated a halt. CSAMT and TDEM surveys were carried out following the IP work, to increase the understanding of the size, depth, and orientation of the Chargeability targets prior to drill testing. No conductors were detected by the TDEM survey at TBSL-1, but strong chargeability anomalies were confirmed.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
TBSL-1 Grid with IP Chargeability and Targets over MMT Resistivity at -300masl
Line-cutting, IP and CSAMT surveys were also carried out on the Layden Extension Grid, across the Upper Humber River from the Layden Prospect. Two main chargeability trends were detected, the TB-08 trend which is interpreted as a possible fault offset extension to the Layden Prospect, and the very strong chargeability anomaly TB-06 which correlates well with the TB Magmatic Trend resistivity low feature. The surveys were first carried out over the Layden Prospect to characterize the IP response of the know mineralized breccias and ensure the applicability of the IP method.
Drill hole planning was carried out upon reception of final data from the contractors, and MCL was again engaged in September to drill selected targets at TB-01, TB-06 and TB-08.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Layden Extension Grid with IP Chargeability and Targets over MMT Resistivity at -300masl
As a result of the activities discussed above, the Company incurred $3,943,957 and $1,685,961 during the year ended August 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, in exploration and evaluation costs on the Taylor Brook project which included Taylor Brook, Taylor Brook South, Taylor Brook West, and now relinquished Cormack licenses.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Following is the breakdown of the exploration and evaluation costs incurred during the year ended August 31, 2024 compared to the year ended August 31, 2023:
| For the years ended | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | ||
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Consulting | 598,096 | 530,539 | 67,557 |
| Drilling | 831,191 | 284,876 | 546,315 |
| Equipment rental | 69,260 | 67,218 | 2,042 |
| Field work | 416,654 | 167,104 | 249,550 |
| Licenses and permits | - | 1,167 | (1,167) |
| Line cutting | - | 14,804 | (14,804) |
| Mapping | 1,140 | 1,650 | (510) |
| Recovery | - | (14,500) | 14,500 |
| Salaries and wages | 30,350 | 29,700 | 650 |
| Sample | 136,421 | 154,655 | (18,234) |
| Survey | 1,283,777 | 312,220 | 971,557 |
| Travel | 577,068 | 136,528 | 440,540 |
| 3,943,957 | 1,685,961 | 2,257,996 |
During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company's exploration programs involved extensive geophysical surveying and ongoing drilling operations. This heightened activity resulted in increased survey, consulting fees, and associated costs during the year ended August 31, 2024, compared to the same period in the previous year, August 31, 2023. Furthermore, during the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company initiated and successfully completed a core drilling program and various geophysics surveys, contributing to the rise in drilling-related expenses compared to the corresponding period in 2023.
As of August 31, 2024, the accumulated exploration and evaluation costs the Company incurred on the Taylor Brook Project, including costs as well as work done on the Taylor Brook South, Taylor Brook West and Cormack properties now considered all part of the project, was $9,798,963.
Outlook: 2025 Planned Fieldwork
Fieldwork in 2025 for the Taylor Brook Property, is planned to consist of regional soil sampling/line-cutting/ground geophysics and stripping/trenching work, as well as further diamond drilling of targets, subject to the availability of funds. The drilling program on the Layden Prospect has yielded positive results which justify further drilling to extend the known mineralization and trace it back to the TB Magmatic Trend in the Layden Extension Area. As well the TBSL-1 Grid has identified compelling drill targets.
Project fieldwork is underway in Q1 2025 to define and drill previously unknown drill targets in two priority areas (TBSL-1 and Layden Extension), with line-cutting, ground IP/CSAMT surveys, Borehole Induced Polarization ("BHIP") surveys to detect chargeability anomalies reflective of breccia/stringer mineralization, with ancillary BHEM surveys to detect off-hole conductors. It is anticipated that field operations could be more or less continuous on the property through the rest of the year, with a few short breaks, subject to sufficient working capital.
As of the date of this report, drilling operations have ceased while geophysical crews carry out borehole IP and EM surveys, as well as optical televiewer surveys of the completed drillholes.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Florence Lake Property, Newfoundland and Labrador
Following is the balance of the Florence Lake Property as of August 31, 2024 and 2023:
| | August 31, 2024
$ | August 31, 2023
$ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Opening balance | 513,659 | 236,366 |
| Acquisition costs | | |
| - shares | - | 277,293 |
| | - | - |
| Staking fees | - | - |
| Ending balance | 513,659 | 513,659 |
The Florence Lake Property is comprised of four map-staked licenses, with the northern Florence Lake Block comprising Licenses 027520M (50 claims) and 032167M (151 claims) totaling 5,025ha or 50.25km². The southern Seahorse Lake Block is comprised of license 032231M containing 172 claims which cover 4,300ha or 43km². The two blocks are joined by license 033881M containing 43 claims which covers Florence Lake and the area the camp has been constructed.
On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into a binding letter of intent (the "FL LOI") with Altius to acquire a 100% undivided interest in certain mining claims (the "FL Claims") comprising the Florence Lake Ni-Cu-PGE property in central Labrador near the coastal community of Hopedale and 175km south of the Voisey's Bay mine (the "Florence Lake Property"). The Florence Lake Property is host to several Raglan-type ultramafic volcanic-hosted massive and disseminated sulphide nickel showings with drill core present on the property for relogging and sampling.
On July 23, 2021 (the "FL Execution Date"), the Company entered into a definite option agreement (the "FL Option Agreement") with Altius to acquire 100% undivided interest in certain mining claims comprising the Florence Lake Property. The Company will have the exclusive option for a period of 24 months (the "FL Option Period") to acquire an undivided 100% ownership interest in the Florence Lake Property.
On July 11, 2023 the Company exercised the option to acquire a 100% interest in the Florence Lake Licenses by issuing 5,041,689 common shares of the Company to Altius.
Upon the option being deemed to have been exercised in accordance with the FL Terms, the Company granted Altius a 1.6% gross sales royalty on any minerals produced from the claims comprising the Florence Lake Property.
As of August 31, 2024, the Company had a $10,000 reclamation deposit put in place for the Florence Lake Property.
2022-2023 Fieldwork
During the first half of 2023, the Company announced the results for 2,870 soil samples, The figure below presents B-horizon soil sample results for nickel along with conductor axes, nickel showing locations and past drilling. Highlights include two samples requiring follow-up assays, of which sample 902700 located ~35m from the known Baikie Showing returned 1.0% Ni along with highly anomalous Co, Cu and Cr values. Sample 904061 returned 0.16% Ni and similarly highly anomalous Co, Cu and Cr values, and is in an unexplored area of the property with a strong coincident EM response. The Company is particularly encouraged by the anomalous results being seen over its newly identified extensive conductor trends.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
On May 16, 2023, the Company completed the NI 43-101 compliant technical report on the Florence Lake Project (the "FL Report") that is highly encouraging for nickel discoveries throughout the volcanic stratigraphy, rather than just the Baikie Showing horizon concentrated on previously. This is the first independent technical report prepared on the project and includes compiled and reinterpreted historical work by Falconbridge (and joint venture partners) from 1992 to 97, as well as Churchill's 2022 soil sampling and VTEM airborne survey results. An important conclusion to the work has been the recognition of numerous Al2O3-undepleted ultramafic volcanic areas (i.e. more primitive lavas, associated with nickel mineralization) at Florence Lake, as stacked targets located throughout the upper Eastern Volcanic areas of the greenstone belt, and importantly also within the more basal Western Volcanics. Kambalda-style nickel sulphide deposits are generally at the base of ultramafic volcanic sequences. In all 43 priority targets were identified for follow-up.
The FL Report recommends a field program that includes summer camp establishment, soil and lithogeochemical sampling, mapping, prospecting, ground, and airborne geophysical surveys, all preparatory for a 5,000m drill program. The Company did complete construction of the camp and initiated a modest program of soil sampling and lithogeochemical sampling, with results pending.
As well, the Company commissioned a LiDAR/Orthophoto survey over the property which took place in late October, with results pending.
Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Compilations of past work on the Southern Block of the Florence Lake Property has outlined further compelling nickel sampling within rock samples, in the Seahorse Lake area where very large ultramafic volcanics have been identified per the figure below. This large Seahorse Lake magnetic target is known to be of peridotite/dunite composition and therefore is similar to the large low-grade deposits being evaluated in the Timmins area, ie. Billions of tonnes of $0.2 - 0.4\%$ nickel.
The Company carried out further geological work and rock sampling on both the high-grade targets discerned on the northern block of the property, as well as the Seahorse Lake bulk-tonnage target, during September-October 2024, as well as collecting $\sim 400$ soil samples. No 2024 results are in-hand or have been announced at the time of this report.
As a result of the activities discussed above, during the year ended August 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred $172,135 and $1,317,095, respectively, in exploration and evaluation costs on the Florence Lake Property.
Following is the breakdown of the exploration and evaluation costs incurred during the year ended August 31, 2024 compared to the year ended August 31, 2023:
| For the years ended | Change | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | ||
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Consulting | 24,947 | 149,100 | (124,153) |
| Equipment rental | 150 | 28,567 | (28,417) |
| Field work | 49,136 | 549,060 | (499,924) |
| Helicopter | 30,243 | 452,961 | (422,718) |
| Mapping | 578 | 477 | 101 |
| Recovery | - | (68,175) | 68,175 |
| Sample | 19,545 | 127,482 | (107,937) |
| Survey | 44,100 | 37,500 | 6,600 |
| Travel | 3,436 | 40,123 | (36,687) |
| 172,135 | 1,317,095 | (1,144,960) |
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
The decrease in exploration and evaluation costs during the year ended August 31, 2024, compared to the year ended August 31, 2023, was mainly related to the costs incurred related to the cost of purchasing, transporting and constructing the camp.
As of August 31, 2024, the Company has incurred $2,101,787 in exploration and evaluation costs on the property.
Outlook: 2025 Planned Fieldwork
Fieldwork in 2025, is planned to include geological work and prospecting over soil, rock and VTEM targets during the late summer months which began in September-October, 2024. Airborne geophysical surveys (MMT/magnetic surveys) will be scheduled for Spring 2025, funds permitting. As well, the Company will continue to plan on mounting a late fall or winter drilling program on the project, based on the results of all 2025 work to that point, should funds be available.
White River Property, Ontario
On February 9, 2017, the Company entered into an earn-in agreement with Rudolf Wahl and Frederick Lowndes (collectively, the "Vendors") on the White River property ("White River").
On March 16, 2023 the Company announced that it had earned 100% of the White River Property when the vendors assigned their claims to Churchill Diamond Corporation. The Company issued 625,000 shares to the vendors.
On October 17, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with the Vendors to amend the White River Agreement (the "Amended WR Agreement"). Under the terms of the Amended WR Agreement, the Company will make a payment of $50,000 to the Vendors, either in cash or common shares of the Company, for the AARP for the Year 2024 (the "2024 AARP") within 15 business days following the execution of the Amended WR Agreement. Subsequent to this payment, no further AARP will be required until the Company completes a two-year exploration program (the "WR Exploration Program") after obtaining the necessary work permits. Upon completion of the WR Exploration Program, the Company will be required to make an annual AARP of $50,000 until the commencement of commercial production. These AARP payments may be made in cash or through the issuance of an equivalent value in the Company's common shares.
During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company accrued $50,000 for the 2024 AARP. Subsequent to August 31, 2024, the Company issued 555,555 common shares with a fair value of $50,000 for the 2024 AARP.
Pelly Bay Property, Nunavut
The Pelly Bay Property is located in central Nunavut, Canada. The Company had a 100% interest in all claims; however, these have been cancelled by the Mining Recorder in January 2024 after declining to extend their suspension which had commenced in 2015.
Qualified Person
Paul Sobie, P.Geo., the Company's Chief Executive Officer, is the Qualified Person, as defined by National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101), who has reviewed and approved the technical information disclosed in this MD&A.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY INFORMATION
The quarterly results for the last eight quarters are summarized below:
| Three months ended | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | February 29, 2024 | November 30, 2023 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Net loss | (1,702,598) | (947,019) | (1,247,933) | (2,027,488) |
| Comprehensive loss | (1,702,598) | (947,019) | (1,247,933) | (2,027,488) |
| Loss per share (basic and diluted) | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.01) | (0.02) |
| Three months ended | ||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | February 28, 2023 | November 30, 2022 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Net loss | (1,085,266) | (323,628) | (510,421) | (1,153,251) |
| Comprehensive loss | (1,085,266) | (323,628) | (510,421) | (1,153,251) |
| Loss per share (basic and diluted) | (0.01) | (0.00) | (0.01) | (0.02) |
All the Company's resource properties are in the exploration stage. The Company has not had revenue from inception and does not expect to have revenue in the near future.
SELECTED INFORMATION
| For the years ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | August 31, 2022 | |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Net loss | (5,925,038) | (3,072,566) | (4,876,766) |
| Comprehensive loss | (5,925,038) | (3,072,566) | (4,876,766) |
| Basic and diluted loss per share | (0.04) | (0.04) | (0.102) |
| As at: | August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | August 31, 2022 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Working capital (deficiency) | (258,343) | (359,478) | 1,817,850 |
| Total assets | 3,851,048 | 2,844,191 | 3,661,025 |
| Total liabilities | 1,568,527 | 695,760 | 836,476 |
| Share capital | 19,288,546 | 14,619,241 | 12,234,760 |
| Deficit | (19,963,431) | (14,025,893) | (10,965,827) |
The Company's operating results are not seasonal in nature and have been mainly due to the amount of exploration activities in each quarter. The increase in net loss for the year ended August 31, 2024 compared to August 31, 2023 was mainly due to the 2024 exploration and drilling programs on the Taylor Brook Property, where the Company spent the bulk of its exploration expenditures. See "Exploration and Evaluation Assets" Section for further discussion.
The increase in share capital in each quarter and fiscal year noted above was mainly related to the shares issued for private placement, exploration, and evaluation assets.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
During the three months ended August 31, 2024, the Company recorded a net loss of $1,702,598, representing an increase of $617,332 compared to $1,085,266 during the three months ended August 31, 2023.
During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company recorded a net loss of $5,925,038, representing an increase of $2,852,472, compared to $3,072,566 during the year ended August 31, 2023.
Operating Expenses
During the three months ended August 31, 2024, the Company incurred operating expenses of $1,653,078, an increase of $60,755, compared to $1,592,323 for the three months ended August 31, 2023.
| For the three months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | Change | |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Expenses | |||
| Consulting fees | 55,000 | - | 55,000 |
| Exploration and evaluation costs | 825,980 | 1,367,802 | (541,822) |
| General and administrative expenses | 10,859 | 28,366 | (17,507) |
| Professional fees | 99,979 | 99,893 | 86 |
| Salaries and wages | 149 | 1,274 | (1,125) |
| Share-based payments | 600,145 | - | 600,145 |
| Shareholder information and investor relations | 60,966 | 94,988 | (34,022) |
| 1,653,078 | 1,592,323 | 60,755 |
During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company incurred operating expenses of $5,977,199, representing an increase of $2,238,062 compared to $3,739,137 during the year ended August 31, 2023.
| For the years ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | Change | |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Expenses | |||
| Consulting fees | 55,000 | 3,313 | 51,687 |
| Exploration and evaluation costs | 4,116,092 | 3,003,056 | 1,113,036 |
| General and administrative expenses | 113,197 | 118,182 | (4,985) |
| Professional fees | 342,795 | 388,793 | (45,998) |
| Salaries and wages | 2,528 | 2,429 | 99 |
| Share-based payments | 1,193,784 | 110 | 1,193,674 |
| Shareholder information and investor relations | 153,803 | 223,254 | (69,451) |
| 5,977,199 | 3,739,137 | 2,238,062 |
The following discussion focuses on the significant expenses incurred during the year ended August 31, 2024:
- Consulting fees were related to costs incurred for corporate advisory and marketing services. During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company began receiving corporate advisory and marketing services from a new consultant.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
- Exploration and evaluation costs were mainly the cost incurred on various projects. See “Exploration and Evaluation Assets” Section for further discussion.
- General and administrative expenses consist of insurance, rent-related lease agreements which are not required to be capitalized under IFRS, filing and transfer agent fees, travel and other general office expenses.
- Professional fees mainly included the fees incurred by the Company’s CEO, CFO (See “Related party transactions and balances” Section for details), legal counsel, corporate secretary, and the Company’s auditors. In addition, professional fees also included fees incurred for preparing the tax filings for the flow-through financing completed by the Company.
- Salaries and wages mainly consisted of employer payroll costs.
- Share-based payments are mainly related to recognizing the fair value of the options granted during the vesting period. During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company granted 16,000,000 options to certain directors, officers, and consultants. No stock options were granted during the year ended August 31, 2023.
- Shareholder information and investor relations were mainly related to the costs incurred to enhance communication between the Company and its investors and increase the Company’s awareness among investors.
Other income (expenses)
| For the three months ended | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | Change | |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Other income | |||
| Finance income | 481 | 7,015 | (6,534) |
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | (1) | 68 | (69) |
| Gain on modification of lease | - | - | - |
| Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets | (50,000) | - | (50,000) |
| Penalties and interest on flow-through shares | - | (4,916) | 4,916 |
| Other income | - | 504,890 | (504,890) |
| (49,520) | 507,057 | (556,577) | |
| For the years ended | |||
| August 31, 2024 | August 31, 2023 | Change | |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Other income | |||
| Finance income | 6,878 | 7,954 | (1,076) |
| Foreign exchange gain (loss) | 275 | (123) | 398 |
| Gain on modification of lease | - | 1,987 | (1,987) |
| Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets | (50,000) | (50,000) | - |
| Penalties and interest on flow-through shares | (9,835) | (4,916) | (4,919) |
| Other income | 104,843 | 711,669 | (606,826) |
| 52,161 | 666,571 | (614,410) |
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
Other income – The Company periodically issues flow-through shares with any resulting flow-through premium recorded as a flow-through share premium liability. The liability is subsequently reduced when the required exploration expenditures are made, and accordingly, a recovery of the flow-through premium is recorded as other income.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's activities have been funded through equity financings and the Company expects it will continue to be able to utilize this source of financing until it develops cash flow from future operations.
There can be no assurances the Company will be successful in its endeavors. If such funds are not available or other sources of finance cannot be obtained then the Company will be forced to curtail its activities to a level for which funding is available or can be obtained.
As of August 31, 2024, the Company has working capital deficiency of $258,343 (August 31, 2023 – working capital deficiency of $359,478).
OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
Share Capital
Authorized
Unlimited number of common shares without par value.
Issued share capital
At August 31, 2024, the Company had 191,942,288 (August 31, 2023 – 89,942,288) common shares issued and outstanding.
Escrow shares
On June 16, 2021, the Company entered into an escrow agreement, whereby common shares will be held in escrow and are scheduled for release as follows:
- June 16, 2021: 1,001,680 common shares (released)
- December 16, 2021: 1,349,827 common shares (released)
- June 16, 2022: 1,655,212 common shares (released)
- December 16, 2022: 1,655,212 common shares (released)
- June 16, 2023: 1,960,596 common shares (released)
- December 16, 2023: 1,960,597 common shares (released)
- June 16, 2024: 3,487,521 common shares (released)
As of August 31, 2024, there were nil common shares held in escrow (August 31, 2023 – 5,448,118).
During the year ended August 31, 2024
- The Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 52,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,600,000. The private placement was completed in two tranches:
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
- On October 18, 2023, the Company completed the first tranche of the private placement of 12,000,000 units with gross proceeds of $600,000 (the “1st Tranche”).
- On November 14, 2023, the Company completed the second tranche of the private placement of 40,000,000 units with gross proceeds of $2,000,000 (the “2nd Tranche”).
Each unit was comprised of one common share of the Company and one-half of one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.15 for a period of 24 months.
In connection with the private placement, the Company incurred share issuance costs of $29,230.
- On August 2, 2024, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 50,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $2,500,000. Each unit was comprised of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant. Each whole warrant will entitle the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at a price of $0.15 for a period of 24 months.
In connection with the private placement, the Company incurred the following transaction costs which were recorded as share issuance costs:
- Paid cash of $131,950 as finders' fees;
- Issued 2,639,000 finders' warrants with fair value of $136,039; and
-
Paid cash of $73,476 for other expenses.
-
8,546,139 warrants expired unexercised during the year ended August 31, 2024.
As of the date of this MDA, the Company had:
- 217,547,843 common shares issued and outstanding;
- 81,261,775 warrants with an exercise price of $0.15 to $0.22; and
- 20,800,000 stock options with an exercise price ranging from $0.10 to $0.30.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES
Key management personnel include persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing, and controlling the activities of the Company as a whole. Key management includes executive officers and directors.
The transactions related to and the compensation paid to the Company's key management personnel during the nine months ended August 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:
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The Company incurred the following expenses to a consulting firm of which the Company's CEO is the owner:
-
Professional fees of $120,000 (August 31, 2023 – $120,000);
- Exploration and evaluation expenses of $147,204 (August 31, 2023 – $137,702); and
- Rent expenses of $27,600 (August 31, 2023 – $27,600)
As of August 31, 2024, $93,043 (August 31, 2023 – $71,868) was owed to companies controlled by the Chief Executive Officer.
During the year ended August 31, 2024, the CEO advanced $232,500 and a company controlled by a Director advanced $900,000 to the Company as loans payable.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
- The Company incurred professional fees which included the provision of Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), financial reporting and accounting supports of $120,000 (August 31, 2023 – $116,394) with an accounting firm of which the Company's CFO is a partner. As of August 31, 2024, $10,550 (August 31, 2023 – $21,100) was owed to this partnership.
- During the year ended August 31, 2024, the Company recognized share-based payments of $854,786 for the options granted to the Company's officers and directors (August 31, 2023 – $nil).
Unless otherwise specified, all the amounts due to related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and payable on demand.
OTHER COMMITMENTS
The Company periodically issues flow-through shares, based on the Canadian tax law, the Company is required to spend the proceeds from the issuance of the flow-through shares on eligible exploration expenditures within two years from the date of issuance. If the Company is unable to meet this deadline, it will be subject to Part XII.6 taxes in accordance with the Canadian Income Tax Act.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of our financial statements requires management to use judgment and make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of expenses during the period. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates. Refer to note 2 of our annual audited financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2024 for a more detailed discussion of the critical accounting estimates and judgments.
ADOPTION OF NEW AND AMENDED IFRS PRONOUNCEMENTS
Certain new standards, interpretations, amendments and improvements to existing standards were issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") that are mandatory for accounting periods beginning on or after September 1, 2024.
There was no material impact upon adoption of the above accounting standards.
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
In the normal course of business, the Company is inherently exposed to certain financial risks, including market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk, through the use of financial instruments. The timeframe and manner in which the Company manages these risks varies based upon management's assessment of the risk and available alternatives for mitigating risk. The Company does not acquire or issue derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. All transactions undertaken are to support the Company's operations. These financial risks and the Company's exposure to these risks are provided in various tables in note 10 of our unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2024. For a discussion on the significant assumptions made in determining the fair value of financial instruments, refer also to note 2 of the financial statements for the year ended August 31, 2024.
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Churchill Resources Inc.
Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the Year Ended August 31, 2024
RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic; the Company has not been significantly impacted by the spread of COVID-19. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, the global financial climate and the conflict in Ukraine are affecting current economic conditions and increasing economic uncertainty, which may impact the Company's operating performance, financial position and the Company's ability to raise funds at this time.
Except for the risks mentioned above, to the date of this MD&A, there have been no significant changes to the risk factors set out in the Company's filing statement dated June 7, 2021, which is available on www.sedarplus.ca.
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