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Fidelity Minerals Corp. Management Reports 2024

Mar 28, 2024

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Second quarter – January 31, 2024

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis

Fidelity Minerals Corp.

Period ended January 31, 2024

(Expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted)

March 28, 2024

For further information on the Company, reference should be made to its public filings on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Information is also available on the Company’s website at www.fidelityminerals.com. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2023, and the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the three and six months ended January 31, 2024, and related notes thereto which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. This MD&A contains certain Forward Looking Statements which is described at the end of this MD&A.

OVERVIEW

The Company is a TSX-Venture Exchange, Frankfurt and Santiago listed company committed to advancing its gold and copper exploration project in Peru and commercializing its Florina Greensand Project in Australia.

The Company is in the process of exploring its resource properties and has not determined whether these properties contain mineral reserves which are economically recoverable. The recoverability of amounts shown for exploration and evaluation expenditures is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain necessary financing to complete the development and future profitable production from the property or proceeds from its disposition.

OUTLOOK

The Company is positioned to take advantage of opportunities in Peru on the basis of an established Peru-based team experienced in small to medium sized projects in the country. In addition, the Company has positioned itself to take advantage of an organic, low chloride fertilizer project in the Northern Territory, Australia.

The Company’s medium-term objectives include:

  • Advancing and enlarging the gold, copper and silver resources at its Las Huaqillas project in Peru;

  • Commercializing the Florina Greensand Project in Australia; and

  • Opportunistically expand the project portfolio, with accretive acquisitions.

Going concern

At January 31, 2024, the Company had working capital deficit of $1,463,859 and had not yet achieved profitable operations. In addition the Company had accumulated losses of $15,813,861 since its inception and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which casts significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to conduct its planned work program on its mineral properties, meet its on-going levels of corporate overhead and commitments, keep its properties in good standing and discharge its liabilities as they come due. The Company’s largest shareholder Lions Bay Capital Inc. continues to provide financial support ahead of a reconstruction in the next few months. These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis which assumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. In the past, the Company has been successful in

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obtaining financing, although there is no assurance that it will be able to obtain adequate financing in the future or that such financing will be on terms advantageous to the Company. Accordingly, it does not give effect to adjustments, if any that would be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern and, therefore, be required to realize its assets and liquidate its liabilities in other than the normal course of business and at amounts which may differ from those shown in these consolidated financial statements.

GREATER LAS HUAQUILLAS, PERU Overview

On February 11, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of a 44.5% interest in a portfolio of mineral concessions which collectively constitute part of the Core Las Huaquillas (CLH) project; a highly prospective precious and base metal project in northern Peru. The concessions are located to the immediate south of the border with Ecuador, where recent exploration success and corporate activity in the Ecuadorian mining sector, highlights the increasing interest in this historically underexplored region. The Project is interpreted by the Company to be located within a key north-south trending mineralised belt that extends through southern Ecuador into northern Peru.

Based on historical exploration, 5 mineralised zones consisting of 4 mineralisation types including epithermal and porphyry style mineralisation types have been identified at the GLH project. The most advanced of these mineralised zones, the Los Socavones Zone, was partially appraised by a previous operator (Sulliden 1996-1999).

On December 22, 2020, the Company announced that it had acquired and re-processed significant historical induced polarization and ground magnetic data, with the newly re-processed geophysical data demonstrating remarkable correlation between the modelled chargeability and disseminated copper mineralization known from 1997 historical drilling. Reprocessed ground magnetics suggests structural control of the San Antonio and Cementerio porphyry zones. The qualitative correlation of chargeability with historical drilling indicating copper mineralization is well illustrated which supports future application of deep IP for effective drill targeting. The Company has expanded the land position around the Las Huaquillas acquisition through the claiming of additional concessions which are 100% owned by Fidelity Minerals.

On December 2, 2021, the Company announced results from confirmatory sampling of nine (9) rock and outcrop exposures from the Core Las Huaquillas precious and base metal property, and for which Fidelity holds a 44.5% interest and holds an option to acquire an additional 5.5%. The confirmatory sampling was completed as part of a site visit by Luc Pigeon B.Sc., M.Sc., P.Geo who is authored a NI 43-101 technical report on the Project as announced by the Company on October 7, 2021. The best result obtained was a grab sample collected from quartz veins exposed at the entrance of one of the underground working portals within the Los Socavones zone that returned a result of 9.653 g/t Au, 126 g/t Ag and 1.08 % Pb.

Samples were shipped to the SGS laboratories in Lima for major and trace elements determination (PRP93, FAA313 Au and ICP14B analytical methods).

The CLH Project features extensive historical exploration completed by Sulliden Exploration Inc. (“Sulliden”) and others through 1999. This work included soil sampling, geophysics and over 5,700m of diamond drilling (26 drill holes), and the excavation of approx. 1,200m of underground development on three levels in the Los Socavones Zone. This work defined five (5) mineralised zones, consisting of four (4) mineralisation types including epithermal Au-Ag (Los Socavones), and porphyry Cu style mineralisation (Cementerio and San Antonio) at the Project.

The confirmatory sampling was completed by the Author as part of a site visit required to support the writing of the new NI 43-101 technical report. This included limited verification of geologic mapping, alteration, and geochemical sampling completed by Sulliden in 1999. The Author collected a total of nine (9) grab samples: three (3) north of the San Antonio zone, four (4) along road cuts within the Los Socavones and SanAntonio zones, and two (2) from exposed veins at the entrance portal of two (2) underground workings within the Los Socavones zone. The Author had previously

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visited the Cementario zone in 2011 and verified the geology and alteration at that time for another issuer. The Author confirms the following:

  • Significant alteration occurs within both the Cementerio and San Antonio zones. Furthermore, the location of the diorite and alteration mapped by the Author concurs with the historical geological mapping.

  • Two (2) underground working portal locations were measured using a hand-held GPS with a reported accuracy of 2m. The PSAD56 portal locations reported in the historical maps and reports are accurate with their transformed WGS84 X, Y values falling within the GPS error radius. This confirms that the locations reported by Sulliden were of excellent quality and must have been acquired by a sub-metre accuracy differential GPS or surveyed using benchmarks and a total station.

  • Grab samples C001437 and C001438 collected from quartz veins exposed at two (2) underground working portals within the Los Socavones zone returned 1.062 g/t Au and 9.653 g/t Au respectively. Sample C001438 is also characterized by 126 g/t Ag and 1.08 % Pb.

  • Sample C001437 is composed of dark grey quartz with 6-7 percent disseminated and veinlet pyrite. A minor amount of iron oxides are also present.

  • Sample C001438 is composed of a milky quartz matrix cross-cut by grey quartz veinlets. The rock contains approximately 6% disseminated pyrite and up 15% fracture- and vug-controlled iron oxides.

  • Sample C001436 collected within the San Antonio zone is characterized by an anomalous Au content of 0.504 g/t Au and with an elevated Cu content reaching up to 0.547 % Cu.

Table 1 presents the results from all nine samples collected as part of the Authors site visit.

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Sample Datum Easting Northing Elev Au Ag As Cu Fe Mn Mo Pb S Sb W Zn
m ppm ppm ppm % % ppm ppm % % ppm ppm ppm
C001430 WGS84-17s 714131 9435488 1441 0.01 0.9 15 0.004 2.23 579 -1 0.001 0.01 16 -10 76.7
C001431 WGS84-17s 714034 9435575 1469 0.35 6.1 318 0.031 6.83 >10000 6 0.029 0.05 8 -10 874
C001432 WGS84-17s 713944 9435439 1479 0.81 0.7 157 0.003 14.4 175 -1 0.013 0.35 5 -10 23.1
C001433 WGS84-17s 713295 9437146 1041 0.1 0.8 -3 0.068 4.71 516 -1 0.000 0.01 -5 -10 46.3
C001434 WGS84-17s 713255 9437109 1040 0.05 0.6 3 0.014 5.81 232 1 0.000 0.09 -5 -10 12.2
C001435 WGS84-17s 713481 9436699 1134 0.02 0.5 4 0.037 5.89 70 14 0.000 0.04 -5 -10 11.7
C001436 WGS84-17s 713667 9436138 1333 0.5 2.5 -3 0.547 2.87 917 -1 0.001 0.04 -5 -10 37.9
C001437 WGS84-17s 714333 9435656 1337 1.06 12.1 842 0.005 5.36 85 -1 0.050 3.19 8 -10 151
C001438 WGS84-17s 714385 9435651 1313 9.65 126 245 0.069 4.62 106 2 1.08 1.00 34 11 309
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Table 1: Geochemical sample results from the CLH Project

On January 4, 2022, the Company filed a National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report for the Las Huaquillas Project in Northern Peru . The NI 43-101 report titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Las Huaquillas Au, Ag, Cu Property, Cajamarca, Peru”, with an effective date of December 18, 2021, was authored by Luc Pigeon, B.Sc., M. Sc., P. Geo , who is an independent and qualified person under National Instrument 43-101.

The NI 43-101 technical report summarizes Project’s Location, Ownership, Geological Setting, Mineralization, Historical Exploration, Historical Resource Estimates, Conclusions, and Recommendations for future work.

The project has not been the subject of a current resource estimate compliant with NI 43-101.

The project features extensive historical exploration completed by Sulliden Exploration Inc. and others through 1999. This work included soil sampling, geophysics and over 5,700 metres of diamond drilling (26 drill holes), and the excavation of approximately 1,200 m of underground development on three levels in the Los Socavones zone. This work defined five mineralized zones, consisting of four mineralization types including epithermal Au-Ag (Los Socavones), and porphyry copper-style mineralization (Cementerio and San Antonio) at the project.

The most recent historical resource estimate completed on the project was prepared by Sulliden's geologists Gariepy & Vachon (1999) who disclose what they call "geological resource," which is not a category accepted under Section 2.2 of NI 43-101. It best corresponds to an inferred resource in today's nomenclature. The estimate was performed using

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the vertical longitudinal section method using 17 mineralized intersections obtained through drilling. The parameters used were a specific gravity of 2.8 grams/cubic centimetres and a cut-off grade of one g/t Au over a minimum width of three metres. Gariepy & Vachon (1999) estimated that the Los Socavones zone hosts 6.57 million metric tonnes grading 2.12 g/t Au and 25.2 g/t Ag; equivalent to 446,000 ounces of gold and 5.3 million ounces of silver. A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimates as current mineral resources or mineral reserves. Fidelity is not treating the historical estimates as current mineral resources. The company has not conducted any work to establish the relevance and reliability of the historical resource estimate.

The author recommended that a phase one exploration program be completed that includes the following activities;

  • Community relations program and obtain surface access to exploration areas

  • In-fill soil sampling surveys over anomalous areas

  • IP geophysical survey over the Property with a focus on Cementerio and San Antonio zones.

  • The historic underground workings within the Los Socavones zones are recommended to be re-opened by an experienced mining engineering company to allow safe sampling. The new sampling should be precisely surveyed to 10cm accuracy using WGS84 17S coordinate system. Metallurgical test samples should also be performed to support a future resource estimate.

  • A 5000m drilling program is recommended to be carried out at Los Socavones where historical drilling suggest that significant gold mineralization occurs at depth. A similar amount of drilling should also be carried out at the Cementerio zone where significant Cu mineralization was intersected by Sulliden however Fidelity’s current priority is the gold mineralized Los Socavones zone. The drilling project consists of twenty (20) platforms; nineteen (19) located within the Los Socavones zone and one (1) within the Cementerio zone. The Los Socavones main zone proposed drilling includes sixteen (16) platforms with seventeen (17) DDH totalling 4560m to confirm the best historical results and also to confirm the lateral and down dip continuity of the mineralization. The main zone drilling is designed to allow carrying out an inferred resource estimate once thedrilling is completed. Three (3) platforms containing three (3) DDH total 580m will also be drilled to confirm the Los Socavones mineralization’s northwest continuity.

  • Issuance of an updated NI 43-101 Technical report at the conclusion of the phase one exploration program reporting results from the exploration activities and drilling. An inferred resource estimate compliant with NI 43-101 would be included in this updated technical report.

There has not been sufficient drilling and/or sufficient previous exploration at Las Huaquillas upon which to base a mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate compliant to the standards of National Instrument 43-101. It should be noted that the historical resource related information outlined has been derived from: “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Las Huaquillas Au, Ag, Cu Property, Cajamarca, Peru”, with an effective date of December 18, 2021, authored by Luc Pigeon, B.Sc., M. Sc., P. Geo, who is an independent and qualified person under National Instrument 43-101. The historical estimate is based upon Gariepy and Vachon (both registered in 1999) and the estimate was performed using the vertical longitudinal section method including seventeen mineralized intersections where a specific gravity of 2.8 g/cm3 and a cut-off grade of 1.0 g/t Au over a minimum width of 3 metres were applied. Gariepy & Vachon (1999) disclosed what they call a “geological resource” which is not a category accepted by prevailing disclosure standards, and at best corresponds to an Inferred Resource in today’s nomenclature. The work did not estimate the zinc, lead or copper contained within the Socavones zone. No more recent estimates or data is available to the issuer; at a minimum, several holes would need to be twinned, and certain historical intercepts re-assayed, to verify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource. For clarity, a qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resources or mineral reserve, and the Company is not treating the historical estimate as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve.

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FLORINA GREENSAND PROJECT, AUSTRALIA

On March 22, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase seventy-five per cent (75%) of Greensands Australia Pty Ltd (GAL). The other 25 per cent is being acquired by Lions Bay Capital Inc. (“Lions Bay”).

Under the terms of the agreement with GAL, the Company will:

  • Issue 3,000,000 ordinary common shares (Issued, valued at $315,000);

  • Agree to fund its seventy-five per cent share of Stage 1 costs estimated to be AUD $250,000 (the Company’s share AUD $187,500);

  • Agree to fund its seventy-five per share of Stage 2 costs estimated to be AUD $1,000,000 including a scoping study (the Company’s share estimated to be AUD $750,000);

  • Upon completion of the scoping study, issue an additional 3 million ordinary common shares

  • Should the scoping study show a pre-tax IRR of over 19 per cent then the vendors will be entitled to a bonus payment of AUD $1,000,000 to be satisfied by cash and shares (with a minimum fifty per cent cash) (the Company’s share estimated to be AUD $750,000). Any shares issued would be issued at a floor price of $0.06.

  • • GAL must pay a royalty of the lesser of AUD $4 per tonne or 5% of the net sale price of products sold on the first 250,000 tonnes of production from the project (the “Royalty”). The Royalty will be reduced to AUD $2 per tonne after the initial 250,000 tonnes. The Royalty cannot exceed 5% of the sales price of the product. Otherwise, the Royalty shall be paid on industry standard terms and conditions, to be documented within a formal Royalty Agreement.

The Florina Greensand Project is comprised of a large, surficial deposit of the mineral glauconite, located 70 km west of the regional town of Katherine, a regional centre 260 km SSE of the port city of Darwin that services well-developed horticulture, agriculture and cattle ranching. Katherine is serviced by major highway and railway infrastructure connecting the state capitals of Darwin and Adelaide.

Previous test work has shown the project to contain significant concentrations of potassium and phosphorous, the major chemical elementals for the production of potash and phosphate fertilizers. Greensands Australia has also filed patent applications covering a process to “activate” glauconite, which has the effect of greatly increasing glauconite solubility. The Company believes this process has high strategic potential to render glauconite as feedstock for the production of organic potassium and phosphate fertilizers.

The Company is excited to acquire the Florina Greensands project and will endeavour to accelerate Fidelity’s entry into the rapidly growing organic, low chloride regional and global fertilizer market in collaboration with Lions Bay.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Six months ended January 31, Six months ended January 31,
2024 2023
Cash outflows from operating activities
Cash inflows from financing activities
Cash inflow (outflows) from investing activities
Net cash inflows (outflow)
Cash balance
(25,524) (114,225)
148,170
(232,912)
(198,967)
73,730
165,463
(140,325)
(386)
1,196

As at January 31, 2024, the Company’s net working capital deficit was $1,463,859.

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Cash outflow from operating activities was $25,524 in the period ended January 31, 2024, which was lower than the outflow in 2023 and relates to the change working capital items, net of corporate expenses.

Cash inflow from financing activities was $165,463 in the period ended January 31, 2024, which was higher than comparative period in 2023. During the current period the Company received cash from loan proceeds from Lions Bay. Cash outflows from investing activities was $140,325 in the period ended January 31, 2024 compared to an outflow of $232,912 in 2023. In the current period the outflow is related to exploration costs incurred at Las Huaquillas and were lower than the prior period because the Company is waiting for drill permits.

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise funds.

SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS

Three months ended Three months ended Six months ended Six months ended
January 31, January 31,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Note
General and administration expenses
Administrative fees
Consulting fee
Foreign exchange
Investor communications
Legal and professional fee
Gain on settlement of accountspayable
$ (15,423)
(67,500)
-
-
-
$ (51,553)

(107,906)

(17)

-

(30,864)
-
$ (40,406)

(137,750)

1,642
(6,000)

(20,451)
16,793
$ (60,020)

(210,581)

(175)

(5,000)

(34,046)

-
Loss for theperiod (82,923) (190,340) (186,172) (309,822)
Loss per share
Basic and diluted
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic and diluted
$ (0.00)
85,795,209
$ (0.00)

85,795,209
$ (0.00)
85,795,209
$ (0.00)

85,750,046

Revenue was $nil in all periods as the Company has not yet began operations or monetized any of its assets.

Three months ended January 31, 2024 compared to three months ended January 31, 2023

Net loss for the three months ended January 31, 2024 was lower than the comparative period in 2023 as a result of lower administration fees and lower consulting fees as the Company implemented cost cutting measures to conserve financial resources.

Six months ended January 31, 2024 compared to six months ended January 31, 2023

Net loss for the six months ended January 31, 2024 was lower than the comparative period in 2023 as a result of lower administration fees, lower consulting fees, lower legal and professional higher investor communications expense netted by a gain on settlement of accounts payable as the Company implemented cost cutting measures to conserve financial resources.

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QUARTERLY
RESULTS
January 31,
2024
October 31,
2023
July 31,
2023
April 30,
2023
January 31,
2023
October 31,
2022
July 31,
2022
April 30,
2022
Revenue
Net loss
Basic & diluted loss per
share
$ -
$ -
(82,923)
(103,249)
(0.00)
(0.00)
$ -
$ -
(963,328)
(574,472)
(0.01)
(0.00)
$ -
$ -
(190,340)
(119,482)
(0.00)
(0.00)
$ -
$ -
(220,967)
(737,097)
(0.00)
(0.01)
Total assets 6,445,409
6,356,815
6,324,978
6,884,211
6,448,214
6,368,965
6,432,993
6,588,089

Three months ended January 31, 2024 compared to historical quarters in 2022

Net loss in the current quarter was lower than all quarters as a result of lower overall expenses related to lower corporate activity as the Company completes their application for drill permits for Las Huaquillas and limited the amount of overall corporate expenses.

Change in total assets

Total assets as at January 31, 2024 have fluctuated over the years as the Company has sold its Cerro Dorado plant and received the proceeds receivable and then re-invested a portion of the cash received in the current project portfolio including the addition of the Greensands project in the prior year netted by the impairment recorded on its exploration portfolio.

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. As at January 31, 2024, the Company had 88,795,209 common shares, 13,600,000 stock options and 2,625,000 share purchase warrants outstanding. As at the date of this report, the Company had 88,795,209 common shares and 13,600,000 stock options outstanding.

The following is a summary of the stock options outstanding as at the date of this report:

Number of stock options Number of stock options Number of stock options Number of stock options Exercise price per Exercise price per
Expiry date

outstanding

outstanding and vested

**stock option **
1,275,000
1,650,000
900,000
250,000
4,225,000
250,000
5,050,000






1,275,000
1,650,000
900,000
250,000
4,225,000
250,000
4,800,000






$0.0
$0.0
$0.1
$0.
$0.
$0.
$0.
75
75
05
15
11
11
11
January 24, 2025
July 6, 2025
August 12, 2025
March 9, 2026
March 10, 2027
March 28, 2027
April 12, 2028
13,600,000 13,350,000 $0.10

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REGULATORY DISCLOSURES

Off balance sheet arrangements

The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Proposed Transactions

The Company does not have any proposed transactions as at January 31, 2024 other than as disclosed elsewhere in this document.

Financial instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, other receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, loan payable and promissory notes and advances. The fair value of these financial instruments approximates the carrying value due to the short maturity or current market rate associated with these instruments.

Financial instruments disclosure requires a statement of the inputs to fair value measurements, including their classification within a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to fair value measurement. The three levels of fair value are:

Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, and; Level 3 Inputs that are not based on observable market data

Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of an unexpected loss if a customer or third party to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The Company’s cash is held through large Canadian financial institutions.

Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will not be able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. The Company manages liquidity risk through the management of its capital structure. The accounts payable and income taxes payable is due within the current operating period.

Market Risk

The Company’s financial instruments include investments which are publicly traded and therefore subject to the risks related to the fluctuation in market prices of publicly traded securities. Some of these investments have been acquired as a result of property transactions and, to a large extent, represent strategic investments in related mining companies and their properties. The Company closely monitors market values to determine the most appropriate course of action.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows from a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes to market interest rates. The Company is exposed from time to time to interest rate risk as a result of holding fixed income cash equivalents and investments, of varying maturities. A 1% change in market interest rates would result in no significant change in value of cash and cash equivalents or fixed income securities. The risk that the Company will realize a loss as a result of a decline in the fair value of these assets is limited as they are generally held to maturity.

Foreign Exchange Risk

Currency risk is the risk of a loss due to the fluctuation of foreign exchange rates and the effects of those fluctuations on the Company’s foreign currency denominated monetary assets and liabilities. The Company currently operates in the United States and Peru. Certain costs and expenses are incurred in US dollars and Peruvian sol. The Company

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attempts to mitigate currency risk through the preparation of short and long term expenditure budgets in the foreign currencies and planning for the conversion of Canadian dollars into foreign currencies whenever exchange rates are favourable.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities as at January 31, 2024 are denominated in United States Dollars, Canadian Dollars, and Peruvian Soles, and are set out in the following table:

Canadian Dollars
US Dollars
AUD Dollars Soles Total
Financial assets
Cash
Other receivables
$ 441
5,115
$ 755
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
$ 1,196
5,115
Financial liabilities
Accounts payables and accrued
liabilities
Advancesfrom related parties
5,556
(720,656)
(529,268)
755
(136,281)
-
-
(83,965)
-
-
-
-
6,311
(940,902)
(529,268)
Net financial (liabilities) assets $ (1,244,368) $ (135,526) $ (83,965) $ - $ (1,463,859)

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities as at July 31, 2023 are denominated in United States Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars and Peruvian Soles, and are set out in the following table:

Canadian Dollars
US Dollars
AUD Dollars Soles Total
Financial assets
Cash
Other receivables
$ 758
6,257
$ 824
-
$ -
-
$ -
-
$ 1,582
6,257
Financial liabilities
Accounts payables and accrued
liabilities
Advancesfrom related parties
7,015
(593,253)
(363,805)
824
(122,888)
-
-
(77,310)
-
-
-
-
7,839
(793,451)
(363,805)
Net financial (liabilities) assets $ (950,043) $ (122,064) $ (77,310) $ - $ (1,149,417)

The Company’s reported results will be affected by changes in the US dollar to Canadian dollar and Canadian dollar to Peruvian Sol and Canadian dollar to Australian dollar exchange rates. As of January 31, 2024, a 10% appreciation of the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar would have decreased net financial liabilities by approximately $13,553 (July 31, 2023 - $12,206). A 10% appreciation of the US Dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would have had the equal but opposite effect. A 10% appreciation of the Peruvian Sol relative to the CAD dollar would have increased net financial liability by approximately $nil (July 31, 2023 - $nil) and a 10% depreciation of the Peruvian Sol would have had an equal but opposite effect. A 10% appreciation of the Australian dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would have increased net financial liability by approximately $8,396 (July 31, 2023 - $7,731) and a 10% depreciation of the Australian dollar would have had an equal but opposite effect. The Company has not entered into any agreements or purchased any instruments to hedge possible currency risk.

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Related Party Transactions

The Company’s related parties include its subsidiaries, associates over which it exercises significant influence, and key management personnel. Key management personnel are those persons having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, directly or indirectly. Key management personnel include officers, directors or companies with common directors of the Company.

The remuneration of the Company’s directors and other key management personnel during the periods ended January 31, 2024 and 2023 are as follows:

January 31, 2024 January 31, 2023
Consulting fees $ 135,000 $ 157,400

As at January 31, 2024 the Company had amounts payable of $583,348 (July 31, 2023 - $469,564) to these parties. These amounts are unsecured and non-interest bearing.

As at January 31, 2024, the Company has $529,268 (July 31, 2023 - $363,805) in advances from LBI, which is a related party due to common CFO and directors. The advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing with no repayment terms.

Capital Risk Management

The Company’s objective of capital management is to ensure that it will be able to continue as a going concern, continue the exploration of mineral properties, and identify, evaluate, and acquire additional resource properties. The capital of the Company consists of shareholders’ equity. The Company is meeting its capital risk objectives by successfully raising, from time to time, the required funds through debt and equity.

Internal controls and procedures

During the period ended January 31, 2024, there has been no significant change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting since last year.

The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company are responsible for establishing and maintaining appropriate information systems, procedures and controls to ensure that information used internally and disclosed externally is complete, reliable and timely. They are also responsible for establishing adequate internal controls over financial reporting to provide sufficient knowledge to support the representations made in this MD&A and the Company’s annual financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2023 (together the “Annual Filings”). The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company have filed the Venture Issuer Basic Certificate with the Annual Filings on SEDAR at http://www.sedar.com .

In contrast to the certificate required for non-venture issuers under National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers’ Annual and Interim Filings (“NI 52-109”), the venture issuer basic certificate does not include representations relating to the establishment and maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures (“DC&P”) and internal control over financial reporting (“ICFR”), as defined in NI 52-109. Investors should be aware that inherent limitations on the ability of certifying officers of a venture issuer to design and implement on a cost effective basis DC&P and ICFR as defined in NI 52-109 may result in additional risks to the quality, reliability, transparency, and timeliness of interim and annual filings and other reports provided under securities legislation.

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Accounting estimates

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on management’s experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could materially differ from these estimates.

The areas which require management to make significant estimates and assumptions in determining carrying values include, but are not limited to:

(i) Share-based payments

  • Share-based payments are determined using the Black‐Scholes option pricing model based on estimated fair values of all share‐based awards at the date of grant and is expensed to profit or loss over each award’s vesting period. The Black‐Scholes option pricing model utilizes subjective assumptions such as expected price volatility and expected life of the option. Changes in these input assumptions can significantly affect the fair value estimate.

For asset acquisitions, contingent share consideration is an estimate of the fair value of the contingent amounts expected to be payable in the future. The fair value is based on number of contingent shares, the share price of the Company on the date of acquisition and management’s expectations of probability.

(ii) Deferred taxes

In assessing the probability of realizing income tax assets recognized, management makes estimates related to expectations of future taxable income, expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences and the likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities. Estimates of future taxable income are based on forecasted cash flows from operations and the application of existing tax laws in each jurisdiction. Forecasted cash flows from operations are based on life of mine projections internally developed and reviewed by management. The likelihood that tax positions taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities is assessed based on individual facts and circumstances of the relevant tax position evaluated in light of all available evidence. Where applicable tax laws and regulations are either unclear or subject to ongoing varying interpretations, it is reasonably possible that changes in these estimates can occur that materially affect the amounts of income tax assets recognized. At the end of each reporting period, the Company reassesses unrecognized income tax assets

(iii) Decommissioning and restoration provision

The Company assesses its reclamation provisions at each reporting date. Significant estimates and assumptions are made in determining the provision for mine rehabilitation as there are numerous factors that will affect the ultimate amount payable. These factors include estimates of the extent, cost, and timing of rehabilitation activities, technological changes, regulatory changes, cost increases as compared to the inflation rate, and changes in discount rates. These uncertainties may result in future expenditures differing from the amounts currently provided.

Significant judgments in applying accounting policies

The critical judgments that the Company’s management has made in the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies, apart from those involving estimations, that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements are as follows:

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(i) Impairment of property, plant and equipment

  • The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is reviewed each reporting period to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset is impaired and an impairment loss is recognized in profit or loss. The assessment of fair values, including those of the cash-generating units, require the use of estimates and assumptions for recoverable production, long-term commodity prices, discount rates, foreign exchange rates, future capital requirements and operating performance. Changes in any of the assumptions or estimates used in determining the fair value of assets could impact the impairment analysis.

(ii) Functional currency

The functional currency for each of the Company’s subsidiaries, is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the entity operates. Determination of functional currency may involve certain judgments to determine the primary economic environment and the Company reconsiders the functional currency of its entities if there is a change in events and conditions which determined the primary economic environment.

Accounting policies

Please refer to the audited annual financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2023 for the Company’s significant accounting policies, which was filed on SEDAR

Risk and uncertainties

The operations of the Company are speculative due to the nature of its business which is the investment in the exploration and development of mining properties. These risk factors could materially affect the Company’s future operating results and could cause actual events to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements relating to the Company.

Operating Hazards and Risks

Exploration and development of natural resources involves many risks, which even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome. Operations in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest will be subject to all the hazards and risks normally incidental to exploration, development and production of resources, any of which could result in work stoppages, damage to persons or property and possible environmental damage. Although the Company has or will obtain liability insurance in an amount which it considers adequate, the nature of these risks is such that liabilities might exceed policy limits, the liabilities and hazards might not be insurable against, or the Company might not elect to insure itself against such liabilities due to high premium costs or other reasons, in which event the Company could incur significant costs that could have a material adverse effect upon its financial condition.

Title to Assets

Although the Company has or will receive title options for any concessions in which it has or will acquire a material interest, there is no guarantee that title to such concessions will be not challenged or impugned. In some countries, the system for recording title to the rights to explore, develop and mine natural resources is such that a title opinion provides only minimal comfort that the holder has title. Also, in many countries, claims have been made and new claims are being made by aboriginal peoples that call into question the rights granted by the governments of those countries.

The successful exploration and development of the Company’s properties is dependent on support from local communities. A community agreement may be required to permit the Company to conduct exploration activities on its projects. There is no assurance that such an agreement can be reached or, if reached, subsequently renewed or extended. The Company is committed to working in partnership with its local communities in a manner which fosters active participation and mutual respect. The Company works towards minimizing negative project impacts, encouraging certain joint consultation processes, addressing certain decision making processes and towards maintaining meaningful

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ongoing dialogue. The Company regularly consults with the communities close to its exploration and development activities.

Management

The Company is dependent on a relatively small number of key employees, the loss of any of whom could have an adverse effect on the Company.

Requirement of New Capital

As an early exploration/development company, the Company typically needs more capital than it has available to it or can expect to generate through the sale of its products. In the past, the Company has had to raise, by way of debt and equity financing, considerable funds to meet its capital needs. There is no guarantee that the Company will be able to continue to raise funds needed for its business. Failure to raise the necessary funds in a timely fashion will limit the Company’s growth. It is the intention of the company to invest in cash-flowing assets, to migrate the business into a situation where the need to raise capital on the markets for continued operation is reduced over time.

Metals Pricing Risk

The feasibility of the Company’s mineral exploration and development is significantly affected by changes in the market price of gold, copper and silver. Gold prices fluctuate widely and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control. The level of interest rates, the rate of inflation, world supply of gold and stability of exchange rates can all cause significant fluctuations in gold prices. Such external economic factors are in turn influenced by changes in international investment patterns and monetary systems and political developments.

Risk of Foreign Operations

In Peru, the jurisdiction in which the Company has its operations and mineral properties, the Company is subject to various political, economic and other uncertainties, including the risks of civil unrest, expropriation, nationalization, renegotiation or nullification of existing concessions, licenses, permits, approvals and contracts, and changing political conditions. In addition, in the event of a dispute arising from foreign operations, the Company may be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of foreign courts or may not be successful in subjecting foreign persons to the jurisdiction of courts in Canada. It is not possible for the Corporation to accurately predict such developments or changes in laws or policy or to what extent any such changes may have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations.

Other Significant Risks

In addition to the foregoing, the Company’s business risks include operating hazards, environmental and other government regulations, competition in the marketplace, and the market for our securities. Its properties are located in Peru and are subject to the laws and regulations of that country. The Company carries on its exploration activity outside of Canada. Accordingly, it is subject to the risks associated with the fluctuation of the rate of exchange of the Canadian dollar and foreign currencies, in particular the US dollar and the Peruvian soles. Such fluctuations may materially affect the Company’s financial position and results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which may cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. When used in this document, the words "may", "would", "could", "will", "intend", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect" and similar expressions are intended to identify forwardlooking statements. Such statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to such risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from the statements made, including those factors discussed in filings made by us with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Should one or more

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of these risks and uncertainties, such as the actual results of current exploration and development programs, the general risks associated with the mining industry, the price of gold and other metals, reduced funding, currency and interest rate fluctuations, increased competition and general economic and market factors, occur or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking financial statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated or expected. We do not intend and do not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Shareholders are cautioned not to put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.

The technical information in this report relating to the Greater Las Huaquillas project has been derived from: NI 43101 Technical Report (the“Technical Report” ) on the Las Huaquillas Au, Ag, Cu Property, Cajamarca, Peru (15 August 2011) prepared by Luc Pigeon, P.Geo., of Gateway Solutions SAC, a Qualified Person under NI 43-101. The Company has not sought any form of consent from either the Qualified Person, or the Issuer which commissioned the Technical Report, but rather references this Technical Report in an historical context as the report was originally submitted for exchange approval on August 15, 2011. It should be noted that there has not been sufficient drilling and/or sufficient previous exploration at Las Huaquillas upon which to base a mineral resource or mineral reserve estimate compliant to the current standards of National Instrument 43-101, and the Company has not undertaken any independent verification of the data contained in that report by a Qualified Peron or Persons acting for the Company. There has been no additional or independent verification site visits, sampling or analytical work undertaken by the Company with respect to the Las Huaquillas property. The Company has relied entirely upon historic disclosure relating to the Las Huaquillas project in preparing this report.

This MD&A has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, and contains certain information that is current to the date of this report. Events occurring after that date could render the information contained herein inaccurate or misleading in a material respect. The Company may, but is not obligated to, provide updates to forwardlooking statements, including in subsequent news releases and its interim MD&A as filed with regulatory authorities. Additional information relating to the Company is available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at http://www.sedar.com.

Qualified person

The technical information in this Management Discussion and Analysis has been prepared in accordance with the Canadian regulatory requirements set out in National Instrument 43-101 and reviewed on behalf of the Company by Luc Pigeon B.Sc., M.Sc., P.Geo.

Corporate Head Office

Suite 1201 - 1166 Alberni Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3Z3 Canada Tel – 604.689.1799 Fax – 604.689.8199

Corporate Counsel

Clark Wilson 885 West Georgia Street, Suite 800 Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3H1

Board of Directors

Ian Graham Dean Pekeski John Byrne Anthony Balic

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Transfer Agent

TMX Equity Transfer Services Inc. 200 University Avenue, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario M5H 4H1

Auditors

Davidson & Company LLP Chartered Professional Accountants 1200 – 609 Granville Street, P.O. Box 10372 Vancouver, BC, Canada V7Y 1G6

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