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Faraday Copper Corp. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2022
Aug 16, 2022
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Interim / Quarterly Report
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Faraday Copper Corp.
(Formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian dollars)
Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
As at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| June 30, | December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | 2022 | 2021 | |
| $ | $ | ||
| Assets | |||
| Current assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 10 | 16,958,433 | 4,206,827 |
| Other receivables | 45,730 | 33,050 | |
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | 63,887 | 32,194 | |
| 17,068,050 | 4,272,071 | ||
| Property and equipment | 3 | 598,863 | 288,094 |
| Reclamation deposit | 4 | 8,452 | 8,335 |
| Resource properties | 4, 9 | 12,761,171 | 6,664,736 |
| Total assets | 30,436,536 | 11,233,236 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Current liabilities | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 5 | 1,244,019 | 526,832 |
| Due to related parties | 9 | 347,587 | 163,916 |
| 1,591,606 | 690,748 | ||
| Loan payable | 7 | - | 40,000 |
| Total liabilities | 1,591,606 | 730,748 | |
| Shareholders’ equity | |||
| Share capital | 8 | 53,779,258 | 33,273,379 |
| Reserves | 8 | 10,418,153 | 24,284,402 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | 2,992,131 | 3,045,718 | |
| Deficit | (38,344,612) | (50,101,011) | |
| Total shareholders’ equity | 28,844,930 | 10,502,488 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 30,436,536 | 11,233,236 |
Nature of operations and going concern (Note 1)
These condensed interim consolidated financial statements were approved and authorized for issuance on behalf of the Board of Directors on August 16, 2022.
| /s/Russell Ball Director |
/s/Paul Harbidge |
|---|---|
| Director |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
(Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian dollars, except number of shares)
| Three | months ended | Six | months ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, | June 30, | ||||
| Note | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||
| Operating expenses | |||||
| Amortization | 3 | 9,204 | 3,405 | 17,125 | 7,110 |
| Consulting and management fees | 9 | 408,503 | 99,500 | 421,503 | 194,000 |
| General and administration | 9 | 563,837 | 47,111 | 925,844 | 89,781 |
| Professional fees | 214,761 | 38,852 | 285,295 | 45,442 | |
| Promotion, advertisement, and investor | |||||
| relations | 60,964 | 169,135 | 100,025 | 285,780 | |
| Share-based compensation | 8, 9 | 1,612,575 | 114,725 | 2,618,865 | 227,672 |
| Travel | 47,994 | - | 82,161 | 1,307 | |
| Total operating expenses | (2,917,838) | (472,728) | (4,450,818) | (851,092) | |
| Other income | |||||
| Gain from settlement of convertible debenture | 6 | - | 19,730 | - | 19,730 |
| Government grant income | 7 | 10,000 | - | 10,000 | - |
| Interest income | 11,037 | - | 14,982 | - | |
| Total other income | 21,037 | 19,730 | 24,982 | 19,730 | |
| Net loss for the period | (2,896,801) | (452,998) | (4,425,836) | (831,362) | |
| Other comprehensive loss | |||||
| Foreign currency translation adjustment | (174,323) | (24,927) | (53,587) | (29,567) | |
| Comprehensive loss | (3,071,124) | (477,925) | (4,479,423) | (860,929) | |
| Loss per share | |||||
| Basic and diluted | (0.03) | (0.01) | (0.04) | (0.01) | |
| Weighted average number of shares | |||||
| outstanding | |||||
| Basic and diluted | **112,682,767 ** | 81,511,526 | 104,857,533 | 80,360,069 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian dollars, except number of shares)
| Note | Share capital Reserves Number Amount Warrants Options Other Accumulated other comprehensive loss note 2(g) Deficit Total shareholders’ equity |
|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2020 Share-based compensation 8, 9 Shares issued for cash 8 Shares issued on exercise of Options 8 Foreign currency translation Adjustment Netlossforthe period |
# $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 77,657,480 25,478,317 2,776,475 1,875,138 16,182,235 3,230,601 (44,624,457) 4,918,309 - - - 227,672 - - - 227,672 3,592,358 1,257,325 - - - - - 1,257,325 362,500 263,000 - (143,000) - - - 120,000 - - - - - (29,567) - (29,567) - - - - - - (831,362) (831,362) |
| Balance, June 30, 2021 Share-based compensation 8, 9 Unit issuance for cash 8 Shares issued on exercise of Options 8 Foreign currency translation Adjustment Netlossforthe period |
81,612,338 26,998,642 2,776,475 1,959,810 16,182,235 3,201,034 (45,455,819) 5,662,377 - - - 3,895,373 - - - 3,895,373 12,500,000 5,000,000 - - - - - 5,000,000 2,660,000 1,274,737 - (529,491) - - - 745,246 - - - - - (155,316) - (155,316) - - - - - - (4,645,192) (4,645,192) |
| Balance, December 31, 2021 Reclassification of reserves Share-based compensation 8, 9 Shares issued for private placement 8 Shares issued for option exercise 8 Conversion of RSUs 8 Foreign currency translation Adjustment Net loss for the period |
96,772,338 33,273,379 2,776,475 5,325,692 16,182,235 3,045,718 (50,101,011) 10,502,488 - - - - (16,182,235) - 16,182,235 - - - - 2,618,865 - - - 2,618,865 25,000,000 20,000,000 - - - - - 20,000,000 550,000 368,079 - (165,079) - - - 203,000 190,100 137,800 - (137,800) - - - - - - - - - (53,587) - (53,587) - - - - - - (4,425,836) (4,425,836) |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 122,512,438 53,779,258 2,776,475 7,641,678 - 2,992,131 (38,344,612) 28,844,930 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Unaudited - Expressed in Canadian dollars)
| For the six months | ended June 30, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Operating activities | ||
| Net loss for the period | (4,425,836) | (831,362) |
| Items not involving cash: | ||
| Amortization | 17,125 | 7,110 |
| Share-based compensation | 2,618,865 | 227,672 |
| Foreign exchange | (57,424) | - |
| Gain from convertible debenture repayment | - | (19,730) |
| Government grant income | (10,000) | - |
| Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||
| Other receivables | (12,680) | 3,190 |
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | (31,693) | 20,070 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 60,393 | (154,705) |
| Due to related parties | 183,671 | (39,950) |
| Cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (1,657,579) | (787,705) |
| Investing activities | ||
| Resource properties expenditures | (5,439,641) | (160,135) |
| Property and equipment expenditures | (327,894) | - |
| Cash used in investing activities | (5,767,535) | (160,135) |
| Financing activities | ||
| Repayment of loan payable | (30,000) | (135,599) |
| Repayment of note payable | - | (62,608) |
| Repayment of convertible debenture | - | (243,270) |
| Proceeds from private placements | 20,000,000 | 1,257,325 |
| Proceeds from exercise of options | 203,000 | 120,000 |
| Cash provided by financing activities | 20,173,000 | 935,848 |
| Effect of foreign exchange on cash and cash equivalents | 3,720 | (724) |
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 12,751,606 | (12,716) |
| Cashand cashequivalents, beginning ofthe period | 4,206,827 | 36,407 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period | 16,958,433 | 23,691 |
Supplemental cash flow information (Note 11)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN
Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) (the “Company”) was incorporated on October 21, 2014 under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia). The Company’s registered office is located at Suite 2400, 745 Thurlow Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 0C5. The Company’s head office and principal address is located at 250 - 200 Burrard St., Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L6. The Company’s shares are traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) under the symbol “FDY”, and its principal business is the acquisition and development of resource properties.
On April 20, 2022, the Company formerly approved a name change from CopperBank Resources Corp. to Faraday Copper Corp.
As of the date of these unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (the “interim financial statements”), COVID-19 has had no impact on the Company’s ability to access and explore its current properties but may impact the Company’s ability to raise funding or explore its properties should travel restrictions related to COVID-19 be extended or expanded in scope.
On July 8, 2020, the Company consolidated its outstanding common shares on a four-for-one basis. The presentation of number of shares, warrants, stock options and loss per share in these financial statements have been retrospectively adjusted for this share consolidation.
Going Concern
These interim financial statements have been prepared based on accounting principles applicable to a going concern, 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. Accordingly, these interim financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts and classification of assets and liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. Such adjustments could be material.
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. The Company has recurring losses since inception and had an accumulated deficit of $38,344,612 as at June 30, 2022 (December 31, 2021 - $50,101,011). The Company will require additional financing either through equity or debt financing, sale of assets, joint venture arrangements, or a combination thereof to meet its administrative costs and to continue to explore and develop its resource properties. There is no assurance that sufficient future funding will be available on a timely basis or on terms acceptable to the Company. These conditions indicate the existence of material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt as to the ability of the Company to meet its obligations as they come due, and accordingly, the appropriateness of the use of accounting principles applicable to a going concern is in significant doubt.
2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
a) Statement of compliance
These interim financial statements, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee applicable to the preparation of interim financial statements including International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting . These interim financial statements do not include all disclosures required for annual audited financial statements and accordingly they should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and notes thereto (the “annual financial statements”), which include the information necessary or useful to understanding the Company’s business and financial statement presentation.
These interim financial statements were prepared using accounting policies consistent with those in the annual financial statements.
These interim financial statements were approved and authorized for issue in accordance with a resolution from the Board of Directors on August 16, 2022.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
b) Basis of measurement
These interim financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for those financial instruments which have been classified at fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). In addition, except for cash flow information, these financial statements have been prepared using the accrual method of accounting.
c) Functional and presentation currency
The interim financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars (“Canadian dollar” or “CAD”), except as otherwise noted. The functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which an entity operates. References to “C$” or “CAD” are to Canadian dollars and references to “USD” are to United States dollars.
d) Basis of consolidation
These interim financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances are eliminated on consolidation. Control exists where the parent entity has power over the investee and is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. Subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date control commences until the date control ceases.
During the six month ended June 30, 2022, the Company dissolved the operations of its subsidiary CopperBank Resources Alaska Inc. and Redhawk Resources (USA), Inc. As such the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the date of dissolution comprise the financial statements of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries.
These interim financial statements incorporate the accounts of the Company and the following subsidiaries:
| Country of | Percentage | Functional | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of subsidiary | **incorporation ** | ownership | currency | Principal activity |
| 1016079 B.C. Ltd. | Canada | 100% | CAD | Mining company |
| CopperBank Royalties Corp. | Canada | 100% | CAD | Mining company |
| Copper Creek Project LLC | USA | 100% | USD | Mining company |
| Enexco International Inc. | USA | 100% | USD | Mining company |
| Redhawk Copper Inc. | USA | 100% | USD | Mining company |
| Redhawk Resources,Inc. | Canada | 100% | CAD | Mining company |
e) Significant estimates and judgments
Apart from making estimates and assumptions as described below, the Company’s management makes critical judgments in the process of applying its accounting policies that have a significant effect on the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The significant judgments that the Company’s management has made in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies, apart from those involving estimation uncertainties, that have the most significant effect include, but are not limited to:
- The indicators of impairment of property and equipment and resource properties:
Assets or cash-generating units (“CGUs”) are evaluated at each reporting date to determine whether there are any indications of impairment. The Company considers both internal and external sources of information when making the assessment of whether there are indications of impairment for the Company’s property and equipment and resource properties.
Significant judgment is required when determining whether facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of resource properties may exceed its recoverable amount. The significant judgement related to the costs of retention of regulatory permits and licenses; the Company’s ability to obtain financing for exploration and development activities and its future plans on the resource properties; current and future metal prices; and market sentiment are all factors considered by the Company.
In respect of the carrying value of property and equipment recorded on the consolidated statements of financial position, management has determined that it continues to be appropriately recorded, as there has been no obsolescence or physical damage to the assets and there are no indications that the value of the assets have declined more than what is expected from the passage of time or normal use.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
- The determination of the Company and its subsidiaries’ functional currency:
The Company determines the functional currency through an analysis of several indicators such as expenses and cash flow, financing activities, retention of operating cash flows, and frequency of transactions within the reporting entity.
- The recognition of deferred income tax assets:
The Company has not recognized a deferred tax asset as management believes that it is not probable that future taxable income will be available against which a deductible temporary difference can be utilized.
- The assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
The assessment of the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and to raise sufficient funds to pay for its operating expenditures, meet its liabilities for the subsequent year, and to fund planned contractual exploration programs, involves significant judgement based on historical experiences and other factors including expectation of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates include:
- The inputs used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of options granted and vested in the period.
While management believes that these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operations and cash flows.
f) New accounting policies
The Company has not adopted new accounting policies since its recent year ended December 31, 2021.
g) Comparative figures
Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform with current period presentation.
The Company reclassified shareholders’ equity to separate accumulated other comprehensive loss from the reserves balance during the period. The Company also reclassified other reserve to deficit. The other reserve balance related to a 2014 plan of arrangement completed by the Company. All adjustments are within shareholder’s equity and have no effect on the Company’s net assets or results of operations or cash flows.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
The following table presents a continuity schedule of property and equipment:
| Building | Land | Equipment | **Total ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Costs | ||||
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 210,312 | 31,830 | - | 242,142 |
| Additions | 60,446 | - | 39,454 | 99,900 |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | 2,154 | 326 | - | 2,480 |
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | 272,912 | 32,156 | 39,454 | 344,522 |
| Additions | 273,675 | - | 52,482 | 326,157 |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | (4,405) | (519) | 6,661 | 1,737 |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 542,182 | 31,637 | 98,597 | 672,416 |
| Amortization | ||||
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 41,148 | - | - | 41,148 |
| Additions | 13,622 | - | 1,237 | 14,859 |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | 421 | - | - | 421 |
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | 55,191 | - | 1,237 | 56,428 |
| Additions | 8,784 | - | 9,252 | 18,036 |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | (891) | - | (20) | (911) |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 63,084 | - | 10,469 | 73,553 |
| Net book value | ||||
| Balance,December31,2021 | 217,721 | 32,156 | 38,217 | 288,094 |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 479,098 | **31,637 ** | 88,128 | 598,863 |
Costs incurred for building renovations additions are work in process and are subject to depreciation once they are available for use.
4. RESOURCE PROPERTIES
The following table presents a continuity schedule of resource property:
| Copper Creek | Contact | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Resource | Copper | ||
| Properties | Property | **Total ** | |
| $ | $ | $ | |
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 5,576,579 | - | 5,576,579 |
| Permit, maintenance, and land access costs | 175,625 | - | 175,625 |
| Exploration, geological and study work | 627,438 | - | 627,438 |
| Capitalized payroll | 149,177 | - | 149,177 |
| Deposit on resource properties | 37,614 | - | 37,614 |
| Other capitalized costs | 121,703 | - | 121,703 |
| Foreignexchange adjustment | (23,400) | - | (23,400) |
| Balance, December 31, 2021 | 6,664,736 | - | 6,664,736 |
| Permit, maintenance, and land access costs | 38,050 | - | 38,050 |
| Exploration, geological and study work | 4,828,830 | 90,145 | 4,918,975 |
| Capitalized payroll | 912,522 | 73,514 | 986,036 |
| Other capitalized costs | 233,411 | 27,542 | 260,953 |
| Foreign exchange adjustment | (107,579) | - | (107,579) |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 12,569,970 | 191,201 | 12,761,171 |
Copper Creek Resource Properties, Arizona
i) The Company acquired 100% of the Copper Creek project through the acquisition of Redhawk Resources Inc. (“Redhawk”) for a value of $4,955,328 in 2018.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
ii) D & G Mining Agreement - In November 2005, Redhawk entered into a lease-to-purchase agreement with a third party for additional property within the Copper Creek boundaries. Redhawk paid US$80,000 in both 2006 and 2007 and was required to pay US$100,000 in November 2008 and annually thereafter until the end of year fifteen. In May 2018, the agreement was amended to reduce the annual payments to US$50,000. The Company has paid $32,425 (US$25,000) in the six months ended June 30, 2022 and $62,926 (US$50,000) in the year ended 2021.
Redhawk has the option to purchase the property for US$3,000,000. Commencing January 1, 2022, 50% of the yearly lease payments made prior to exercising the option to purchase will be applied against the purchase price in the event that Redhawk exercises its property purchase option.
iii) Freeport Mineral Corporation Agreement - In April 2007, Redhawk entered into a purchase agreement with Freeport Mineral Corporation (“Freeport”) to acquire additional mining claims within the Copper Creek boundaries. The additional mining claims are subject to a 1% Net Smelter Return royalty.
On May 30, 2018, Redhawk entered into an amendment to the Fourth Workout Agreement with Freeport. The substance of the amended agreement is a conversion of interest and principal owing to Freeport into production decision royalty payments. The total will be US$3,000,000 paid in six equal annual instalments of US$500,000 per annum. The payments are contingent upon Redhawk or successors achieving a defined commercial production of minerals. As a result of this amendment, no liabilities in connection with this promissory note has been recorded as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
iv) Morgan Agreements - In December 2012, Redhawk acquired patented land from two unrelated parties for total consideration of US$1,200,000. Redhawk was required to pay $nil in 2021 (2020 - $63,660 (US$50,000)). The outstanding balance related to this obligation of $63,660 (US$50,000) was paid in March 2021.
Contact Copper Property, Nevada
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Contact Copper property located in Elko County, Nevada. This property was fully impaired during the year ended December 31, 2015. All permits of this resource property are in good standing. As the Company has re-started active exploration activities on the property, certain costs have been capitalized during the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Reclamation Deposits
As at June 30, 2022, the Company had deposited $8,452 (December 31, 2021 - $8,335) for the reclamation deposits of the Contact Copper property in Nevada and for the Copper Creek property in Arizona.
5. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
| June 30, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Resource properties | 944,488 | 287,694 |
| Office and administration | 175,322 | 210,389 |
| Professional fees | 124,209 | 28,749 |
| Total | 1,244,019 | 526,832 |
6. CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES
On June 17, 2019, the Company closed a non-brokered private placement of convertible debentures (“CDs”) for gross proceeds of $263,000. Each CD had a face value of $1,000 and interest rate of 15% per annum, payable monthly. The CDs had a maturity date of June 14, 2021. Each CD was convertible into common shares of the Company at the option of the holder at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price of $0.28 per common share. The Company had the option to redeem each CD at a price equal to its principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The interest rate on the CDs approximated the market interest rate when determining the fair value of the liability component. Thus, no value was assigned to the equity component.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company repaid the outstanding principal and accrued interest of the CDs. The amount of interest paid during the six months ended June 30, 2022, was $nil (2021 - $19,050).
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
7. LOAN PAYABLE AND NOTE PAYABLE
a) CEBA loan
Due to the global COVID-19 outbreak, the federal government of Canada introduced the Canada Emergency Benefit Account ("CEBA"). CEBA provides an interest-free loan (“CEBA Loan”) of $40,000 to eligible businesses. The CEBA Loan has an initial term that expires on December 31, 2022, throughout which, the CEBA Loan remains interest free. Repayment of $30,000 by December 31, 2022, results in a $10,000 loan forgiveness. If the balance is not paid prior to December 31, 2022, the remaining balance will be converted to a 3-year term loan at 5% annual interest, paid monthly effective January 1, 2023. The full balance must be repaid by no later than December 31, 2025.
Pursuant to IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance , the benefit of a government loan at below market rate is treated as a government grant. On June 27, 2022, the Company repaid $30,000 of the CEBA loan before the initial term and recorded $10,000 of government grant income.
b) Debt repayment agreement
In connection with a debt payment agreement (the “Agreement”) with the original optionor (the “Optionor”) of the Pyramid Project, the Company owed the Optionor $173,710 (US$125,000) plus interest at 10% per annum, which is due on March 4, 2022. The Company is required to pay to the Optionor at least 20% of the net proceeds from any debt or equity financing or sale of any assets. During the year ended December 30, 2020, the Company paid US$40,000 towards this debt. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company paid $135,999 to repay the principal and accrued interest.
8. SHARE CAPITAL
a) Authorized
Unlimited number of common shares without par value.
b) Issued and outstanding
Six months ended June 30, 2022
On January 28, 2022, the Company issued 75,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 75,000 stock options with the exercise price of $0.23. The Company received gross proceeds of $17,250 and reallocated $23,614 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
On February 16, 2022, the Company issued 125,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 125,000 stock options with the exercise price of $0.40. The Company received gross proceeds of $50,000 and reallocated $39,356 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
On February 24, 2022, the Company issued 25,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 25,000 stock options with the exercise price of $0.40. The Company received gross proceeds of $10,000 and reallocated $7,871 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
On March 3, 2022, the Company issued 25,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 25,000 stock options with the exercise price of $0.23. The Company received gross proceeds of $5,750 and reallocated $4,324 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
On March 7, 2022, the Company issued 50,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 50,000 stock options with the exercise price of $0.40. The Company received gross proceeds of $20,000 and reallocated $15,743 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
On May 5, 2022, the Company closed a private placement and issued 25,000,000 common shares at a price of $0.80 per share for gross proceeds of $20,000,000.
On June 17, 2022, the Company issued 250,000 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 250,000 stock options with the exercise price of $0.40. The Company received gross proceeds of $100,000 and reallocated $74,171 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company issued an aggregate of 190,100 common shares net of withholding tax in settlement of 260,666 RSUs.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
The total grant date fair value of the vested RSUs was $188,213. A total of 70,566 common shares were withheld in lieu of withholding taxes in the amount of $50,413. The fair value of common shares issued was $137,800.
Year ended December 31, 2021
On February 19, 2021, the Company closed a private placement and issued 3,592,358 common shares at a price of $0.35 per share for gross proceeds of $1,257,325.
On September 16, 2021, the Company closed a private placement offering of 12,500,000 units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of $0.40 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of $5,000,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant of the Company. Each warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one common share at an exercise price of $0.60 at any time up to five years following the issuance. The Company allocated all the proceeds to share capital.
During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company issued 3,022,500 common shares pursuant to the exercise of 3,022,500 stock options with exercise prices varying from $0.20 to $0.40. The Company received gross proceeds of $846,796 and reallocated $690,941 from the Company's options reserve into share capital.
c) Warrants
The following is a summary of the Company’s warrants for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021:
| Number of | Weighted average | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| warrants | exercise price per | ||
| outstanding | share | ||
| # | $ | ||
| Balance, December 31, 2020 | 1,293,341 | 1.00 | |
| Issued | 12,500,000 | 0.60 | |
| Balance, December 31, 2021 and June 30, 2022 | 13,793,341 | 0.64 | |
| Number of | Weighted average | ||
| warrants | exercise price per | Weighted average | |
| Expiry date | outstanding | share | remaining life |
| # | $ | years | |
| August 21, 2022 | 1,293,341 | 1.00 | 0.14 |
| September 16, 2026 | 12,500,000 | 0.60 | 4.22 |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 13,793,341 | 0.64 | 3.83 |
d) Options
The Company had a “rolling” stock option plan (the “Legacy Plan”) that allowed the Company to grant options to its employees, directors, consultants, and officers for a maximum of 10% of outstanding shares to be issued.
Options have a maximum term of five years and terminate up to 90 days following the date on which an optionee ceases to be an employee, director, consultant or officer, and up to 30 days following the date on which an optionee who is engaged to provide investor relations activities ceases to be engaged to provide such services. In the case of death, the option terminates at the earlier of twelve months after the date of death and the expiration of the option period.
On October 15, 2021, following a vote by shareholders, the Company adopted a new Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”), which provides for the granting of deferred share units (“DSU”), restricted share units (“RSU”), performance share units (“PSU”), and stock options (“Options”). The maximum number of common shares reserved for issuance under the LTIP (with any other share-based compensation arrangement, including the Legacy Plan) will be 19,296,967.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
Six months ended June 30, 2022
In February 2022, the Company granted 344,000 stock options with exercise prices from $0.80 to $0.94 per share to consultants, directors, and officers of the Company. These options can be exercised for a period of five years from the date of grant and are subject to the policies of the CSE. 50% of these options will vest one year from the grant date and 50% will vest two years from the grant date.
On April 1, 2022, the Company granted 500,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.86 per share to an employee of the Company. These options can be exercised for a period of five years from the date of grant and are subject to the policies of the CSE. One third of these options vest on September 1, 2022, 2023, and 2024 respectively.
On April 25, 2022, the Company granted 350,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.91 per share to an employee of the Company. These options can be exercised for a period of five years from the date of grant and are subject to the policies of the CSE. One third of these options vest on September 18, 2022, 2023, and 2024 respectively.
Year ended December 31, 2021
On March 18, 2021, the Company granted 210,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.65 and expiry date of March 18, 2024. All these stock options vest over two years.
On June 9, 2021, the Company granted 325,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.60 and expiry date of June 9, 2026. The stock options vested immediately.
On July 21, 2021, the Company granted 1,350,000 stock options with an exercise price of $0.40 and expiry date of July 21, 2026. The stock options vested immediately.
On October 15, 2021, the Company issued a total of 9,650,000 stock options with a grant date of September 2, 2021, an exercise price of $0.40 and expiry date of September 2, 2026, following shareholder approval of the LTIP. One third of the options vested on October 15, 2021, one third vest on October 15, 2022, and one third vest on October 15, 2023.
The following is a summary of the Company’s stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and the year ended December 31, 2021:
| Weighted average | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number of options | exercise price | |
| # | $ | |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2020 | 7,575,000 | 0.31 |
| Cancelled | (1,087,500) | 0.38 |
| Exercised | (3,022,500) | 0.29 |
| Granted | 11,535,000 | 0.39 |
| Outstanding, December 31, 2021 | 15,000,000 | 0.39 |
| Forfeited | (25,000) | 0.23 |
| Exercised | (550,000) | 0.37 |
| Granted | 1,194,000 | 0.88 |
| Outstanding balance, June 30, 2022 | 15,619,000 | 0.43 |
| Exercisable balance, June 30, 2022 | 7,886,667 | 0.38 |
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
As at June 30, 2022, the following stock options were outstanding:
| Number of | Number of | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | exercisable | ||
| Expiry date | Exercise price | options | options |
| $ | # | # | |
| July 28, 2022 | 0.52 | 150,000 | 150,000 |
| May 10, 2023 | 0.40 | 1,490,000 | 1,490,000 |
| March 18, 2024 | 0.65 | 60,000 | 30,000 |
| July 24, 2025 | 0.23 | 1,450,000 | 1,325,000 |
| June 8, 2026 | 0.60 | 325,000 | 325,000 |
| July 21, 2026 | 0.40 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 |
| September 2, 2026 | 0.40 | 9,650,000 | 3,266,667 |
| February 1, 2027 | 0.80 | 120,000 | - |
| February 16, 2027 | 0.94 | 224,000 | - |
| April 1, 2027 | 0.86 | 500,000 | - |
| April 25, 2027 | 0.91 | 350,000 | - |
| Balance, June 30, 2022 | 0.38 | 15,619,000 | 7,886,667 |
The remaining contractual life of the Company’s options as at June 30, 2022, was 3.74 years (December 31, 2021 - 4.07 years).
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred share-based compensation of $2,618,865 in connection with options vested (2021 - $227,672). The Company used the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions to determine the fair values of the stock options:
| February 1, 2022 | February 16, 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stock price | $0.80 | $0.92 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 1.65% | 1.80% |
| Expected life of the option (years) | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Annualized volatility | 116.00% | 115.00% |
| Dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| April 1, 2022 | April 25, 2022 | |
| Stock price | $0.81 | $1.00 |
| Risk-free interest rate | 2.46% | 2.70% |
| Expected life of the option (years) | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Annualized volatility | 115.00% | 115.00% |
| Dividend rate | 0.00% | 0.00% |
The expected volatility is based on the historical volatility (over the remaining life of the options), adjusted for any expected changes to future volatility due to publicly available information. The risk-free rate of return is the yield on a zero-coupon Canadian Treasury Bill of a term consistent with the assumed option life. The expected average option term is the average expected period to exercise, based on the historical activity patterns for each individually vesting tranche. Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility. Changes in these assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate.
e) Restricted share units
When the Company issues RSUs, it records a share-based payment expense in the year or period which the RSUs are granted and/or vested. The expense is measured using a deemed price that is based on the volume weighted average trading price of the Company’s common shares for the five trading days immediately preceding the grant date as prescribed in the Company’s restricted share units rolling plan.
On December 1, 2021, the Company granted 500,000 restricted share units (“RSUs”) to an employee of the Company with a fair value of $0.68 per unit. Of the granted RSUs, one third vested immediately, one third will vest one year from the grant date, and one third will vest two years from the grant date.
In January 2022, the Company granted 162,000 RSUs to employees of the Company with a fair value of $0.72 per unit. Of these RSUs, one third vested immediately, one third will vest one year from the grant date, and one third will vest two years from the grant date.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
On March 1, 2022, the Company granted 120,000 RSUs to an employee of the Company with a fair value of $0.90 per unit. Of these RSUs, one third vested immediately, one third will vest one year from the grant date, and one third will vest two years from the grant date.
In March 2022, the Company settled 260,666 RSUs to employees of the Company through the issuance of 190,100 common shares net of 70,566 common shares withheld in lieu of withholding taxes. As a result, $137,800 was reallocated from the Company's RSU reserve into share capital.
On May 2, 2022, the Company granted 1,250,000 RSUs to new directors of the Company with a fair value of $0.91 per unit. Of the granted RSUs, one third vest April 19, 2023, one third will vest April 19, 2024, and one third will vest April 19, 2025.
On May 11, 2022, the Company cancelled 28,000 RSUs with an issue price of $0.72 due to an employee being terminated.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company incurred share-based compensation of $403,089 in connection with RSUs vested (2021 - $nil).
A summary of the status of RSUs outstanding follows:
| Weighted | ||
|---|---|---|
| average issue | ||
| Number of RSUs | price | |
| # | $ | |
| Non-vested balance, December 31, 2020 | - | - |
| Granted | 500,000 | 0.68 |
| Non-vested balance, December 31, 2021 | 500,000 | 0.68 |
| Granted | 1,532,000 | 0.68 |
| Settled | (260,666) | 0.80 |
| Cancelled | (28,000) | 0.72 |
| Non-vested balance, June 30, 2022 | 1,743,334 | 0.67 |
The following table summarizes the RSUs that remain outstanding as at June 30, 2022:
| Weighted | Number of | |
|---|---|---|
| average issue | outstanding | |
| Vesting date (1) | price | RSUs |
| $ | # | |
| December 1, 2023 | 0.68 | 333,334 |
| January 1, 2024 | 0.72 | 80,000 |
| March 1, 2024 | 0.90 | 80,000 |
| April 19,2025 | 0.91 | 1,250,000 |
| Non-vested balance, June 30, 2022 | 0.85 | 1,743,334 |
(1) RSUs vest rateably over a period of two years. Vesting dates listed above, represent the end of the two-year term. At the end of each annual period from date of grant, one half of the units granted will vest.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had the following transactions with key management personnel and the directors of the Company:
| Three months ended June 30, | Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Consulting and management fees | - | 86,000 | - | 173,000 |
| General and administration | 314,477 | - | 514,999 | - |
| Share-based compensation | 753,782 | 71,513 | 1,501,113 | 128,833 |
| **Total ** | 1,068,259 | 157,513 | 2,016,112 | 301,833 |
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
(Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
As at June 30, 2022, amount due to related parties comprised of amounts owing to key management members and a director totalling $347,587 (December 31, 2021 - $163,916). Due to related parties has the same terms as the Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities, which is unsecured and non-interest-bearing and with no specific terms.
During the six months ended June 30, 2022, amounts capitalized from compensation for related parties totaling $323,773 (six months ended June 30, 2021 - nil).
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to several financial and market risks, including credit, interest rate and liquidity risks. The Company may, or may not, establish from time-to-time active policies to manage these risks. The Company does not currently have in place any active hedging or derivative trading policies to manage these risks since the Company’s management does not believe that the current size, scale and pattern of cash flow of its operations would warrant such hedging activities.
Fair value of financial instruments
The fair value hierarchy established by IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement has three levels to classify the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value described as follows:
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities either directly or indirectly; and Level 3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data.
The fair values of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and due to related parties are equivalent to their carrying values due to their short-term nature.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of potential loss to the Company if the counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations.
The financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a significant concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents. The Company mitigates its exposure to credit loss associated with cash and cash equivalents by placing its cash and cash equivalents in major financial institutions. As at June 30, 2022, the Company had cash equivalents of $8,110,000 in term deposits (December 31, 2021 - $2,300) that are redeemable within 30 days and bear interest up to 2.8%.
Liquidity risk and fair value hierarchy
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company may be unable to meet its financial obligations as they fall due or that it will be required to meet them at excessive cost. The Company reviews its working capital position regularly to ensure there is sufficient capital in order to meet short-term business requirements, after taking into account the Company’s holdings of cash. The Company’s cash is invested in business accounts, which are available on demand. The Company manages its liquidity risk mainly through raising funds from private placements and amounts from related parties. The Company’s accounts payable and accrued liabilities and due to related parties are due within 60 days of June 30, 2022.
The Company's operating cash requirements are continuously monitored and adjusted as input variables change. As these variables change, liquidity risks may necessitate the need for the Company to pursue equity issuances, obtain project or debt financing, or enter into joint arrangements. There is no assurance that the necessary financing will be available in a timely manner.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the Company is exposed to the risk that the value of financial instruments will change due to movements in market interest rates. As of June 30, 2022, the Company did not have debt instruments exposed to variable interest rate. The risk is not significant.
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Faraday Copper Corp. (formerly CopperBank Resources Corp.) Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 (Expressed in Canadian dollars, except where noted)
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk to the extent that monetary assets and liabilities held by the Company are not denominated in its functional currency. The Company does not manage currency risk through hedging or other currency management tools.
As at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk on its financial instruments is as follows:
| June 30, 2022 | December | 31,2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | USD | 317,548 | USD | 8,614 |
| Accounts payable | 374,096 | - | ||
| **U.S dollar total ** | **USD ** | 691,644 | UDS | 8,614 |
| Canadian dollar equivalent | $ | 864,278 | $ | 10,967 |
A 5% change in the US dollar against the Canadian dollar at June 30, 2022 would result in an a $43,214 impact to the Company.
11. SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Non-cash transactions during the period: | ||
| Resource property additions included in accounts payable | ||
| and accrued liabilities | (944,488) | - |
| Cash transactions during the period: | ||
| Interest paid on convertible debt | - | 41,071 |
| Interest paid on loan | - | 15,084 |
| Income taxpaid | - | - |
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