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Glen Eagle Resources Inc. — Management Reports 2021
May 1, 2021
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Management's Discussion and Analysis Glen Eagle Resources Inc.
Year ended December 31, 2020
(in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise stated)
Glen Eagle Resources Inc. Management’s Discussion and Analysis Year ended December 31, 2020
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| MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS .................................................................................... 3 | |
| 1.1 | RESPONSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTS ................................................................................ 3 |
| 1.2 | FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ......................................................................................... 3 |
| 1.3 | NATURE OF ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................... 4 |
| 1.4 | FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ......................................................................................................... 5 |
| 1.5 | KEY ECONOMIC TRENDS......................................................................................................... 7 |
| Gold market .....................................................................................................................................7 | |
| Phosphate market ............................................................................................................................8 | |
| 1.6 | Discussion on exploration and exploitation activities .............................................................. 9 |
| GOLD PROPERTIES ............................................................................................................................9 | |
| Cobra Oro de Honduras S.A. (100% wholly owned subsidiary) .......................................................9 | |
| PHOSPHATE PROPERTIES ...............................................................................................................10 | |
| Moose Lake, Lac St-Jean area (Quebec) ........................................................................................10 | |
| 1.7 | CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES .................................................................................... 11 |
| 1.8 | SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION .................................................................................... 12 |
| A) STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ..................12 |
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| B) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION FOR PERIODS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020-2019....19 |
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| 1.9 | INVESTING ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................... 20 |
| 1.10 | FINANCING ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................... 21 |
| 1.11 | SUMMARy OF QUARTER RESULTS ........................................................................................ 23 |
| 1.12 | RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS .......................................................................................... 24 |
| 1.13 | LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES .................................................................................... 24 |
| 1.14 | OFF-BALANCE SHEETS ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................... 25 |
| 1.15 | CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES ................................................................ 25 |
| 1.16 | RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ...................................................................................... 25 |
| 1.17 | FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS ......................................................... 25 |
| 1.18 | NON-IFRS MEASURES ........................................................................................................... 26 |
| 1.19 | RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES .................................................................................................. 26 |
| 1.20 | SUBSEQUENT EVENTS .......................................................................................................... 30 |
| 1.21 | QUALIFIED PERSON .............................................................................................................. 30 |
| 1.22 | OUTLOOK ............................................................................................................................ 30 |
| 1.23 | CONTINGENCIES .................................................................................................................. 30 |
| 1.24 | DISCLOSURE OF OUTSTANDING SHARE AND WARRANT DATA .............................................. 31 |
| 1.25 | ADDITIONNAL INFORMATION AND CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE............................................. 32 |
| CORPORATE INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 32 |
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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
This management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) follows rule 51-102A of the Canadian Securities administrators regarding continuous disclosure for reporting issuers. It is a complement and supplement to Glen Eagle Resources Inc.’s (the “Corporation”) consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2020 and should also be read in conjunction with both the consolidated audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the annual MD&A for the year ended December 31, 2019 to provide further information on historical and past performance. This MD&A represents the views of management on current activities and past and current financial results of the Corporation, as well as an outlook of the activities of the coming months. The Corporation’s significant accounting policies are set out in Note 2 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. This report should be read in conjunction with the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (''IFRS'') as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
1.1 RESPONSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL REPORTS
This MD&A constitutes management's review of the factors that affected the Corporation's financial and operating performance for the year ended December 31, 2020. Management is responsible for the preparation of the Financial Statements and the MD&A. The Board of Directors (the “Board”) has the responsibility to ensure that management assumes its responsibilities with regards to the preparation of the Financial Statements and the MD&A. To assist management, the Board has created an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee meets with management to discuss the operating results and the financial situation of the Corporation. It then makes its recommendations and submits the Financial Statements and the MD&A to the Board for their review and approval. Following the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board has approved the Financial Statements and the MD&A on April 29th, 2021.
Glen Eagle Resources is a publicly traded Corporation listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) under the symbol “GER”.
1.2 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that are based on the Corporation’s expectations, estimates and projections regarding its business, the mining industry in general and the economic environment in which it operates as of the date of the MD&A. These statements are reasonable but involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that they will prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcome and results may differ materially from those expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. The estimates contained therein to
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date are preliminary in nature and are based on a number of assumptions, any one of which, if incorrect, could materially change the projected outcome. Factors that could affect the outcome include, among others: the actual results of current production and exploration, price of gold, silver and phosphate, competition, general business, economic, political and social uncertainties, pandemics, environmental issues, additional financial requirements and the Corporation's ability to meet such requirements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ from those anticipated.
1.3 NATURE OF ACTIVITIES
The Corporation’s current activities consist in the production of gold and silver from the purchasing and processing of material in Honduras. They also consist in owning mining concessions in Honduras such as ‘’Piedra Dorada’’since the first quarter of 2020 where it intends to proceed with an exploration and evaluation program. The Corporation plans to make other concession acquisitions and will develop these by exploration and evaluation program, or sell those as exploration assets. Finally, the activities consist in the exploration and evaluation of its phosphate property called ‘’Moose Lake’ located in Quebec (Canada).
The recovery of the exploration and evaluation assets is dependent upon: the discovery of economically recoverable reserves and resources, securing and maintaining title and beneficial interest in the properties, the ability to generate cash flow or obtain the necessary financing to complete exploration, evaluation, development and construction of processing facilities, obtaining certain government approvals and proceeds from disposal of assets.
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1.4 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Corporation recorded total sales of $778,662 ($2,098,720 in 2019), with a gross operating loss of $651,950 ($138,052 in 2019) and a consolidated net comprehensive loss of $1,641,847 ($1,203,989 in 2019).
Highlights for the year ended on December 31, 2020
Operational
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During 2020, the Corporation produced 237 onces of gold and 949 onces of silver (1,155 onces of gold and 1,850 onces of silver during 2019.
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During 2020, the plant processed 4,240 tons of material, representing 23% of the plant production capacity compared to 15,255 tons of material representing 63% of the plant capacity in 2019.
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During 2020, the average material recovery rate was 57% compared to 61% in 2019.
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The average material cost per ton processed during 2020 was $41/ ton for an average 3.0 gr/t , compared to $52/ton for the same period in 2019, for an average of 3.8 gr/t .
Financial
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Consolidated net loss of $1,650,266 in 2020 compared to a consolidated net loss of $1,048,816 in 2019.
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Negative EBITDA of $1,279,284 in 2020 compared to a negative of $872,410 in 2019.
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Negative cash flows of $1,257,896 from operating activities before change in working capital in 2020 compared to a negative cash flows of $668,429 in 2019.
Strategy for 2021
Improvement of the production capacity usage and of the material recovery ratio
- During 2020, as the Covid 19 pandemic closed most business for few quarters, local management was proceeding with daily review of equipments and the monitoring of an adequate spare parts inventory. The Corporation increased the investment in funds for spare parts, to help in reducing the number of days of production stops. Furthermore, it intends to continue the increase of investment in the spare parts inventory, which will allow a much better usage of the production capacity of the plant.
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The material recovery ratio situation was addressed, is analysed and will improved with the assistance of metallurgist with knowledge of the different geology at various sites where Cobra suppliers are located.
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The reduction of ton per day processed and the low usage of the production capacity was also the result of stops in material suppliers activity. The impact of the COVID-19 on our operational and financial performance, and the Corporation’s difficulties to execute the 2020 business plan in the expected time frame, depended largely on the duration and severity of the pandemic and related restrictions.
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As recent material supply agreements were signed with new partners, an exhaustic equipment maintenance program being implemented, the Corporation is foreseeing improvements in the material recoveries and supplies during 2021.
Reduction of material cost per ton
- Management has meet material suppliers to increase the daily volume of material processed at the plant and to increase the average grade per ton processed to a minimum of 4 gr/t during 2020.
Management believes that in order to minimize the cost of material, the plant should also be feeded with material produced on its own concession during 2021. For that reason, it is actively searching for new concessions to ensure constant material availability to the plant, at the lowest cost. It has concluded final agreement in the acquisition of 80% of Piedra Dorada, subject to the approval of the Ministry of Mines, and will complete an exploration program on that property.
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(1) EBITDA: “Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation” is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. It is therefore possible that this measure could not be comparable with a similar measure of another corporation. The Corporation uses this non-IFRS measure as an indicator of the cash generated by the operations and allows investor to compare the profitability of the Corporation with others by canceling effects of different assets bases, effects due to different tax structures as well as the effects of different capital structures. EBITDA is calculated on p.18 of this MD&A. See the “Non- IFRS Measures” section 1.18 of this MD&A.
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(2) Cash-flow per share is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. It is therefore possible that this measure could not be comparable with a similar measure of another corporation. This measure is calculated on p.18 of this MD&A. See the “Non-IFRS Measures” section 1.18 of this MD&A. The Corporation uses
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this non-IFRS measure which can also be helpful to investors as it provides a result which can be compared with the Corporation market share price.
1.5 KEY ECONOMIC TRENDS
During 2020, an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) resulted in a major global health crisis which continues to have impacts on the global economy and the financial markets at the date of completion of the financial statements. These events may cause in the future significant changes on the Corporation’s ability to complete planned exploration and evaluation activities, execute its 2020 business plan in the expected time frame, or our ability to obtain debt and equity financing.
Following these events, the Corporation has taken and will continue to take action to minimize the impact. However, it is impossible to determine the financial implications of these events for the moment.
Gold market
During the current period ended on December 31, 2020, gold price rose steadily with a closing price of $1,898/oz compared to $1,519/oz at the end of 2019 for an increase of 25% since December 31, 2019. During the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020, the averaged market price for gold was $1,892/oz compared to $1,392/oz during 2019.
The price of gold and exchange rates influenced the selling revenue of metals and the exchange rate between the US and Canadian dollars had an impact on transfers of funds between the entities.
So far, the market was driven by the following developments:
It’s late in the credit cycle, and it appears the end of the expansion phase is in sight. This being the case, we can see that government deficits are going to increase, due to lower tax receipts and higher welfare commitments as economic activity contracts. This will be covered by an increase in the rate of monetary inflation, which we are already seeing.
Besides the decline in global trade being a clear signal that the global economy is in trouble, the budget deficit in the US will rise and therefore the trade deficit will tend to rise as well. This is bound to provoke the Fed into financing the US government deficit through yet more QE.
Expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve will not hike interest rates and curb its asset purchase program;
The overarching driver of the gold price for the year 2020 and beyond will be the development of the global financial situation including the levels of debt piled by Western governments. The present situation preserves gold as an attractive insurance asset or store of value for many conservative investors. Geopolitical risks will also further support this position of gold as a safe haven. Some analysts estimate that the Chinese debt, yuan devaluation, Real Estate situation and US/China
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trade war could be the determining factors supporting steep rises in the price of gold as they expect a correction over the next 12 to 18 months, as the market in these sectors of economy, seems to be overbought.
The main economies in Asia (China, Russia, India and Iran) are all turning their backs on the dollar for trade settlement. This will have a profound effect on central bank reserves not just in Asia, but elsewhere as well, with the dollar being sold. Some countries, notably Russia, are buying gold instead.
Exchange rates
The quarter end and quarterly exchange rates for 2020 and 2019 were as follows:
| December 31 (closing rate) Q-4 (average rate) September 30 (closing rate) Q-3 (average rate) June 30 (closing rate) Q-2 (average rate) March 31 (closing rate) Q-1 (average rate) |
$US/$CAD HNL/$CAD 2020 2019 2020 2019 1.275 1.305 0.053 0.0538 1.304 1.32 0.0534 0.0537 1.338 1.324 0.0545 0.0544 1.332 1.320 0.0539 0.0537 1.366 1.311 0.0549 0.0531 1.388 1.338 0.0558 0.0547 1.419 1.335 0.0571 0.0543 1.341 1.329 0.0542 0.0544 |
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The price of gold and exchange rates influenced the price per onze sold and the exchange rate between the US and Lempiras, compared to Canadian dollar, had an impact on transfers of funds between the entities.
Phosphate market
The continued unstable political situation in the western Sahara, where a large portion of the world supply of phosphate is mined continues to put pressure on investors and fertilizer producers (which are all highly integrated) to develop safer more stable sources. North America runs a deficit of roughly 4 million tonnes per year expected to increase to 8 million tonnes per year by 2020. Global demand for phosphate is increasing at approximately 3% per year due to global population growth and a shift in dietary habits towards more protein-rich foods.
These factors contribute to the accelerated development of projects in North America, and specifically in the province of Québec where several high phosphate concentrate deposits have been identified.
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1.6 DISCUSSION ON EXPLORATION AND EXPLOITATION ACTIVITIES
GOLD PROPERTIES
Cobra Oro de Honduras S.A. (100% wholly owned subsidiary)
Production development
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the plant was placed on a care and maintenance program due to the rainy season causing mud slides making transportation impossible for suppliers. The Covid 19 situation created additional transportation problems for transportation of materials. This resulted in a lack of production and the Corporation took advantage of this situation, and increased efforts in reviewing the procedure for maintenance of the equipments. During the quarter, additional geological work was done on the Piedra Dorada property, concession 80% owned by Cobra Oro.
During the third quarter of 2020, the Corporation experienced a low material recovery ratio, due to problems with the thickener system equipment and due to an insufficient level of production supplies in its spare parts inventory. As the lead time to receive parts from the international suppliers is around two months, more funds will have to be allocated to increase the number of spare parts, equipment and production supplies in this inventory, in order to minimize the time needed to repair equipments.
During the second quarter, the plant operations was not active as the government stopped the activity for all business in Honduras. Only by the end of May, the government allowed a special permit to reopen the plant. The Corporation has orders parts for equipment that should be arriving in the next couple of weeks, allowing better material recovery.
Material supply
After year end, on February 2, 2021, the Corporation announced the signing of a very important Ore supply agreement, with the Miners Cooperative representing approximately 250 artisanal miners.
Since April 27th, 2020, the Corporation completed 80% of the acquisition of Piedra Dorada mining concession located in the rich mining district of El Corpus in Honduras. The concession is easily accessible all year long by the main road and covers 10 square kilometers of land located in the center of a 25 km wide corridor known to contain highly elevated gold values. A swap between property La Cobra and Piedra Dorada was engineered. The agreement for the acquisition of Piedra Dorada, was finalized by the parties and is subject to final approval by the Ministry of Mines.
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On June 4[th] , 2019, the Corporation signed an agreement with Sociedad Industria Extractiva S.A., being the third contract added this to secure the supply of material at the plant.
On May 7[th] , 2019, the Corporation announced that a one (1) year contract was signed with Inception Mining (Clavo Rico), for the supply of mineral accessible on a paved road and located less than 30 minutes away from its gold processing plant in Choluteca, Honduras.
On April 14[th] , 2019, the Ministry of Mines of Honduras, in conjunction with the Small Miners Cooperative (“COOP”) of the municipality of el Corpus, Choluteca, Honduras, have called a meeting with Cobra Oro, Glen Eagle’s production subsidiary in Honduras. The miners wish to discuss forming a joint venture between Cobra Oro and the COOP under the Ministry’s umbrella. The Corpus concession is located 20 minutes away from Cobra Oro’s Gold Mill.
During the first quarter of 2019, the Corporation signed agreements with local material providers that can provide high grade materials to the plant. Through its new partnership, Minera Moloncosa has committed to supply Cobra Oro with high grade ore coming from its private underground mine. The mine has been in operation for more than 30 years and currently employs 160 direct workers. The event was publicly announced on Choluvision, the main TV channel in Southern Honduras based on the importance and impact of the alliance on the small mining community in Southern Honduras.
Permits
On November 24, 2016, the Corporation announced that the most valuable permit (beneficiary permit) to meet mining compliance in Honduras has been renewed irrevocably in favor of Cobra Oro for the next fifteen years while its environmental permit was approved and validated. This confirmed that the Hondurian minister of mine reviewed Cobra Oro production facilities and approved the production process applied by the Corporation.
PHOSPHATE PROPERTIES
Moose Lake, Lac St-Jean area (Quebec)
On February 18, 2015, the Corporation announced the results of a very successful drilling program on Moose Lake located near highway 172, approximately 100 km North of Chicoutimi, Quebec. A total of 3,300 meters were drilled and designed with a two folds purpose which was to deepen 11 holes previously drilled in 2012 that did not cross at depth the entire phosphate bearing unit. The current drilling program successfully increased the phosphate intercepts at depth in every hole. This section of the drill program accounted for 585 meters. The main phosphate bearing body
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which was estimated to be 1.5 kilometer long by 250 meters wide can now be confirmed with a greater degree of certainty. The program seems to have tested the outer limit of the deposit along strike to the East as grade and thickness of the mineralization decreased with drill holes LO-14-16 to LO-14-20 intercepting limited widths. Since 2017, no exploration work was done, as the focus is on the Honduras project and as market conditions for financing are difficult.
The Corporation plans an exploration program when phosphate market conditions are favorable.
1.7 CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Exploration and Evaluation Expenses
On October 1[st] , 2019, the Corporation changed its accounting policy related to exploration and evaluation expenses, which previously consisted in capitalizing all such expenditures. The Corporation believes that expensing early stage exploration and evaluation costs as incurred provides more reliable and relevant financial information. Under the new policy, the cost of acquiring prospective properties and exploration rights continues to be capitalized and exploration and evaluation costs, subsequent to acquisition, are expensed until it has been established that a mineral property is commercially viable and a mine development decision has been made by the Corporation. Thereafter, the Corporation will capitalize expenditures incurred to develop the mine, prior to the start of mining operations.
The audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the period ended December 31, 2018 have been adjusted retroactively to reflect adjustments made as a result of this change in accounting policy.
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1.8 SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The Corporation prepared its consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS, as published by the International Accounting Standards Board. The Corporation's consolidated financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars, which is also the functional currency of the Corporation.
A) STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Periods ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018
| REVENUES AND EXPENSES | 2020 $ |
2019 $ |
2018 $ |
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| Sales | (Adjusted – section 1.7) |
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| Gold & silver | 778,662 | 2,098,720 | 2,110,425 |
| Cost of sales | |||
| Stockpile ore | (176,428) | (791,457) | (529,826) |
| Consumables | (90,069) | (146,904) | (115,984) |
| Salaries,benefits and other employee expenses | (397,244) | (471,430) | (451,459) |
| Electricity | (119,660) | (267,776) | (251,296) |
| Equipment repair and maintenance | (106,055) | (175,018) | (178,485) |
| Production supplies | (173,961) | (273,354) | (275,392) |
| Depreciation of amortization | (188,441) | (188,213) | (146,371) |
| Variation of finishedgoods | - | (88,662) | (34,866) |
| Variation of work inprocess inventory | (172,970) | 166,042 | 6,817 |
| Total Cost of sales | (1,430,612) | (2,236,772) | (1,976,862) |
| Gross operating Income(loss) | (651,950) | (138,052) | 133,563 |
| General and administration charges | |||
| Office expenses and rent | (85,347) | (93,552) | (87,805) |
| Consultingand management fees | (237,075) | (262,646) | (254,174) |
| Share basedpayments | (129,314) | (141,558) | (35,001) |
| Professional fees | (65,066) | (68,860) | (65,769) |
| Public companyexpenses | (44,581) | (35,151) | (36,813) |
| Depreciation and amortization | (43,048) | (42,178) | (40,349) |
| Business development | (22,623) | (47,421) | (70,880) |
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| Total G&A | (662,992) | (691,366) | (590,791) | ||
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| Sellingexpenses | (53,745) | (121,037) | (97,582) | ||
| General exploration,net of tax credits | (133,940) | (1,099) | (3,379) | ||
| Impairment of exploration and evaluation assets |
- | - | (3,845) | ||
| Operating loss | (1,502,627) | (951,554) | (562,034) | ||
| Interest expense and bank charges | (131,074) | (101,166) | (11,742) | ||
| Foreign exchange loss | (16,214) | (17,348) | (15,047) | ||
| Unrealizedgain(loss)on fair value of derivative | (351) | 21,252 | - | ||
| Net loss for theperiod | (1,650,266) | (1,048,816) | (587,358) | ||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) net of income tax: Currency translation adjustment |
8,419 | (155,173) | 131,294 | ||
| Comprehensive loss for the period | (1,641,847) | (1,203,989) | (456,064) | ||
| Basic and diluted Net lossper share |
(0.02) | (0.01) | (0.01) |
No dividends were declared or paid in 2020, 2019 and 2018.
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
SALES
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the gold and silver production amounted to $778,662 representing 37% of the level of sales recorded during the year 2019. During the fourth quarter of 2020, sales amounted to $81,524 compared to $491,868 during the same period of 2019. This situation is the result of the lack of material received because of the Covid-19 situation, the catastrophic rainy season experienced by Honduras which caused numerous repairs and maintenance and production stops to the plant during the third and fourth quarter.
Two important factors to improve for increasing production level in 2021
Material recovery rate
During the fourth quarter of 2020, the plant was placed on a care and maintenance program due to the rainy season causing mud slides making transportation impossible for suppliers. The Covid 19 situation created additional transportation problems for transportation of materials. This resulted in a lack of production and the Corporation took advantage of this situation, and increased efforts in reviewing the procedures for maintenance of equipments.
The maintenance of an adequate spare parts inventory, results in ensuring that defective production units can be repaired or replaced promptly. Because of the lead time of two months to receive spare parts and supplies from its suppliers, the Corporation still has to invest more funds in order to increase the number of items stored in its inventory, which ultimately will lower the time needed for solving
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a production problem. This would reduce production stoppage due to the lack of available spare parts.
Management is analysing all production processes to determine the reasons for the weak material recovery, as it considers that a minimum of 80% recovery is necessary.
Usage of production capacity
The number of days in production in 2020 was 95 days compared to 263 production days in 2019.
During the year 2020, the Corporation processed 4,240 tons representing 23% usage of the production capacity compared to 15,255 tons in 2019 representing 63% of the production capacity at the time.
During the third and fourth quarter, the lack of acceptable material also resulted in production stops as management want to avoid non-profitable machinery depreciation. Local management is focusing on finding quality material that will allow an higher usage of the plant. From the middle of March, the plant was closed as other business, on the authority request because of the covid-19. It was reopen two months later on May 15[th] . However, some suppliers could not deliver material due to health employee problems.
Local management is focused to correct the production problems to improve material recovery ratio and production usage capacity.
COST OF SALES
Material supplies
- Material purchased grade per ton
During the year 2020, the grade per ton of the material processed was 3.0 g/t compared to an average 3.8 g/t of material processed during 2019.
The Corporation has tested materials from various suppliers and is negociating agreements to obtain sufficient material at a higher grade (3gr/t +), for ensuring full production capacity and to optimize grade per ton material processed. Management is meeting material suppliers with the objective of increasing the average grade processed at the plant to a minimum of 4 gr/t.
Local management is dedicated to find new material with higher grade, to improve the profitability of the plant.
Cost per ton
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During the year 2020, material costs (incl. consumables) incurred amounted to $266,497 on a production of gold of $778,662 resulted in material cost representing 34% of sales compared to 2019 where the material cost of $938,361, on sales net of $2,098,720 represented 45% of sales. During 2020, the percentage of material to sales was reduced partly because the plant processed its own tailings to recover any gold left. The rainy season coupled with the Covid situation, made it much harder for suppliers to bring quality material at the plant.
Management believes that the lowest cost for materal will be paid when the plant is feeded with material produced on its own concession.
| Table of statistics: | Tons per | Tons per | % usage | % Material | Grade |
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| day average | plant capacity () recovery rate () per ton* | ||||
| YEAR 2019- average | |||||
| Period January 1st– December 31th51 | 63% | 61% | 3.8 | ||
| Q1-2019 | |||||
| January 1st – March 31th | 42 | 60% | 62% |
5.3 | |
| Q2-2019 | |||||
| April 1st– June 30th | 30 | 45% | 52% | 3.4 | |
| Q3-2019 | |||||
| Jul 1st- September 30th | 69 | 77% | 83% | 2.5 | |
| Q4-2019 | |||||
| October 1st – December 31th | 58 | 64% | 50% | 4.7 | |
| YEAR 2020- average | |||||
| Period January 1st– December 31th17 | 23% | 57% | 3.0 | ||
| Q1-2020 | |||||
| January 1st– March 31th | 32 | 46% | 67% | 3.5 | |
| Q2-2020 | |||||
| April 1st– June 30th | 19 | 27% | 49% | 4.2 | |
| Q3-2020 | |||||
| Jul 1st- September 30th | 16 | 22% | 58% | 1.6 | |
| Q4-2020 | |||||
| October 1st– November 30th | n/a | n/a |
n/a | n/a | |
| December 1st-31st | 11 | 30% | n/a | n/a |
() Excludes the silver ounces recovered as the Corporation is paying the material supplies received from locals, based on the gold grams determined to be in the material, after laboratory analysis. During 2019, the silver content represents an additional 1% to 2% recovery rate not considered. (*)Since January 1[st] 2018, the tons per day achievable considering all equipments in place is 70 tons per day for 26 days per month. For the second part of 2019, the standard was revised to 90 tons per day but as recovery could not follow, it was brought back to 70 tons per day for the time being.
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Salaries
During the year 2020, labor costs amounted to $397,244, compared to $471,430 for the year 2019. The Corporation did not lay-off employees because of regulation not allowing it, in the Covid19 pandemic period.
Electricity
During the year 2020, electricity cost amounted to $119,660 compared to $267,776 for Q3-2019. This situation is due to the stop in production for most of the third and fourth quarter. This reflects the level of activity lower during 2020 than 2019.
Equipment repair and maintenance
During the year 2020, the cost for repair and maintenance amounted to $106,055, compared to $175,018 for 2019. The lower production activity at the plant, permitted to increase the repair and maintenance time spent at the plant.
Production supplies
During the year 2020, the cost for production supply amounted to $173,961 , compared to $273,354 for 2019. The usage of supplies was for plant maintenance rather than production.
Gross operating margin
During the year 2020, a gross operating loss of $651,950 was recorded compared to gross operating loss of $138,052 during 2019.
G&A
The general and administration total expense were $662,992 for 2020 and $691,366 for 2019. These charges are mostly fixed costs.
In summary:
During 2020, the level in the production capacity usage of 22% due to the lack of material was caused by a lack of material supply due in part by Covid 19, by the lack of material supply from suppliers and by the rainy season, which caused a reduction of sales and consequently, an higher cost of G&A per dollar produced.
By improving the maintenance procedures and determining with more accuracy the spare parts to be inventoried, the Corporation can reduce the production stoppages and therefore increase plant efficiency as it did during the third quarter of 2019 with 77% of usage of production capacity and 83% of material recovery.
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By improving the quality of material and processing higher grade, the material recovery will increase. Since few quarters, the Corporation is testing materials from various suppliers. It intends to finalize agreements in order to obtain sufficient quality material (4grams+) to be processed at the plant.
To reduce the material cost per ounce produced, local management is actively searching new concessions to ensure constant material availability and reduce the material cost.
After year end, the Corporation signed with the cooperative of miners, a valuable agreement for the supply of material to the plant.
Managements expects that the overall operations will make a return to profitability, as material suppliers get their operations back on track and as the covid 19 pandemic slows down.
RECONCILIATION OF NET LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS TO EBITDA
EBITDA reconciliation
| Reconciliation of net comprehensive loss to EBITDA (1) Net loss and comprehensive loss Financial expense Depreciation EBITDA(1) Reconciliation of net cash flow from operating activities before change in working capital items per share(2) Net cash flow used in operating activities before change in working capital items(2) Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding |
2020 2019 (1,641,847) (1,203,990) 131,074 101,166 231,489 230,391 (1,279,284)(872,433) (1,254,772) (668,429) 86,827,492 82,868,108 |
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|---|---|---|---|
(1) EBITDA: “Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation” is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. It is therefore possible that this measure could not be comparable with a similar measure of another Corporation. The Corporation uses this non-IFRS measure as an indicator of the cash generated by the operations and allows investor to compare the profitability of the Corporation with others by canceling effects of different assets bases, effects due to different tax structures as well as the effects of different capital structures. See the “Non-IFRS Measures” section 1.18 of this MD&A.
(2) Net cash-flow from operating activities before change in working capital per share is a non-IFRS
financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS. It is therefore possible that this measure could not be comparable with a similar measure of another Corporation. See the “Non-IFRS Measures” section 1.18 of this MD&A. The Corporation uses this non-IFRS measure which can also be helpful
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to investors as it provides a result which can be compared with the Corporation market share price.
General exploration and evaluation expenditures for the period ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.
The general exploration charge net of tax credits during the period ended December 31, 2020 of $133,940 [$1,099 in 2019] represents exploration expenses incurred where the Corporation did not have the option to acquire the claims.
B) CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL POSITION FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 and 2019
As at December 31, 2020, the total assets amount to $3,331,725 ($3,589,988 on December 31, 2019). The property and equipment amounts to $2,846,493 [$3,066,089 on December 31, 2019] and the variation is for the most part, resulting from the depreciation and variation in foreign exchange. The exploration and evaluation assets amounts to $214,727 as at December 31, 2020 [$214,727 on December 31, 2019] capitalized as per the policy modification described in section 1.7. As at December 31, 2020, the current liabilities of $1,420,291 [$1,002,887 as at December 31, 2019] includes an amount of $431,736 for tax and other non-compliance penalty for which no scheduled payment terms have been determined, an amount of interest due to insiders of $167,631 and management fees due of $87,000; a provision for asset retirement obligations for an amount of $68,461 was recorded on December 31, 2020 ($65,678 on December 31, 2019).
| Financial Position | December 30, 2020 $ |
December 31, 2019 $ |
|---|---|---|
| Current assets | 270,505 | 309,172 |
| Property and equipment | 2,846,493 | 3,066,089 |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 214,727 | 214,727 |
| Total Assets | 3,331,725 | 3,589,988 |
| Current liabilities | 1,420,291 | 1,002,887 |
| Term loans | 660,000 | 660,000 |
| Provision | 68,461 | 65,678 |
| Convertible debentures | 93,752 | 137,596 |
| Shareholders’ equity | 1,089,221 | 1,723,827 |
| Total liabilities and Equity | 3,331,725 | 3,589,988 |
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Property and equipment (P&E)
| Cost As at January 1, 2020 Additions Foreign exchange As at December 31, 2020 Accumulated depreciation As at January 1, 2020 Depreciation Foreign exchange As at December 31, 2020 Net book value December 31, 2020 Cost As at January 1, 2019 Additions Foreign exchange As at December 31, 2019 Accumulated depreciation As at January 1, 2019 Depreciation Foreign exchange As at December 31, 2019 Net book value December 31, 2019 |
Land $ Building $ Plant equipment $ |
Land $ Building $ Plant equipment $ |
Land $ Building $ Plant equipment $ |
Machinery and | Machinery and | Total $ 3,602,532 8,231 (2,140) 3,608,623 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle | Equipment |
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| $ | $ |
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524,017 394,992 2,148,032 18,307 - - - - (285) (217) (1,174) (10) |
517,184 8,231 (454) |
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| 523,732 394,775 2,146,858 18,297 |
524,961 | ||||||
- (78,332) (353,293) (9,968) - (44,760) (147,706) (3,711) - 1,108 3,707 93 |
(94,850) (35,312) 894 |
(536,443) (231,489) 5,802 (762,130) |
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| - (121,984) (497,292) (13,586) |
(129,268) | ||||||
| 523,732 272,791 1,649,566 4,711 |
395,693 | 2,846,493 | |||||
Total $ |
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| Land $ Building $ Plant equipment $ |
Machinery and | ||||||
| Vehicle | Equipment |
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| $ | $ | ||||||
550,366 414,853 2,256,039 19,227 - - - - (26,349) (19,861) (108,007) (920) |
492,405 49,464 (24,685) |
3,732,890 49,464 (179,822) 3,602,532 (325,942) (230,391) 19,890 (536,443) 3,066,089 |
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| 524,017 394,992 2,148,032 18,307 |
517,184 | ||||||
- (36,353) (219,533) (6,662) - (44,548) (147,005) (3,693) - 2,569 13,245 387 |
(63,394) (35,145) 3,689 |
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| - (78,332) (353,293) (9,968) |
(94,850) | ||||||
| 524,017 316,660 1,794,739 8,339 |
422,334 |
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Exploration and evaluation assets (E&E)
Capitalized exploration and evaluation assets are comprised of wholly owned mining rights, undivided interests in properties as described in the section 1.9:
Costs of E&E assets at the end of the period:
| Mining properties Balance January 1, 2019 Additions Balance December 31, 2019 Additions Balance December 30, 2020 |
Moose Lake Canada (phosphate) $ La Cobra - Honduras (gold) $ Piedra Dorada - Honduras (gold) |
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| Total | |||
| $ | |||
| 210,160 1 - 4,566 - - |
210,161 4,566 |
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| 214,726 1 - - (1) 1 214,726 - 1 |
214,727 - |
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| 214,727 |
During the period, the Corporation has not spent on exploration and evaluation assets as funds were allocated to the Honduran processing plant.
1.9 INVESTING ACTIVITIES
GOLD PROPERTIES
Piera Dorada – El Corpus – Honduras
On November 24, 2016, Cobra Oro de Honduras obtained the renewal for a period of 15 years, of the ‘’Beneficiary permit’’ which confirms that the Corporation meets mining compliance in Honduras; the environmental permit was approved and validated.
On May 17, 2017, the Corporation acquired through its wholly owned Honduran subsidiary, the property called "La Cobra", which was assigned to the Corporation by the Ministry of Mines of Honduras. The property covering approximately 775 hectares, is located in the Valle Department, Honduras.
On March 6, 2020, the Corporation exchanged its La Cobra property for 80% of the Piedra Dorada property, located in the municipality of El Corpus, Choluteca, Honduras.
Concession
During the first quarter of 2020, the Corporation concluded a final agreement to obtain ownership of the Piedra Dorada concession in the municipality of El Corpus, Choluteca in Honduras. On March 6, 2020, the
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Corporation exchanged its La Cobra property for 80% of the Piedra Dorada property, located in the municipality of El Corpus, Choluteca, Honduras. The transfer is subject to the approval of the Ministry of Mines.
PHOSPHATE PROPERTIES
Moose Lake – (Lac St-Jean Quebec).
On October 12, 2011, the Corporation entered into an option agreement with a private company and two individuals, to acquire a 100% interest in a phosphate property (“Moose Lake”) located in the St-Jean Lake area (Quebec), approximately 150 km south of Lisette Lake. As the obligations of the option agreement have been fully respected, the right to property was transferred to the Corporation in 2018. The Corporation assumes a 1% NSR payable to the vendor and redeemable by tranche of 0.5% for $500,000 each.
1.10 FINANCING ACTIVITIES
The Corporation is pursuing its financing alternatives mainly through the issuance of new equity and with the collaboration of its financial advisors.
CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE
- (a) Convertible debenture of $100,000 – July 18, 2020
On July 18, 2020, the Corporation completed the financing of a $100,000 convertible debenture bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum and maturing on July 18, 2023. The principal amount of the debenture will be payable at the maturity date and accrued interest is payable on December 31 of each year until the maturity date.
The debenture is convertible into common shares of the Corporation at the option of the holder at any time prior to the maturity date, at a conversion price equal to $0.12 per common share. On conversion date, the holder will receive accrued interest on the debenture from the last payment date of interest before the conversion date.
- (b) Convertible debenture of $150,000 – December 13[th] , 2018
On December 13th, 2018, the Corporation completed the financing of a $150,000 convertible debenture bearing interest at a rate of 12% per annum and maturing on December 12, 2021. The principal amount of the debenture will be payable at the maturity date and accrued interest will be paid on June 30 and December 31 of each year until maturity date. The debenture is convertible at $0.20 into units, composed of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. The unit is to be converted at $0.20 a share until maturity date for a total of 750,000 shares and 750,000
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common share purchase warrants to be exercised at $0.30 for two years after conversion of the debenture.
TERM LOANS
A first loan of $100,000 by an insider, is a non-guaranteed loan due on June 30th, 2022, that was closed on October 20, 2018, bears interest at an annual rate of 15%. The interest are payable twice a year on June 30 and December 31st. An Officer of the Corporation has guaranteed this loan.
A second loan of $150,000 by an insider, is a non-guaranteed long term loan due on June 30th, 2022, that was closed on October 20, 2018, bears interest at an annual rate of 15%. The interest are payable twice a year on June 30 and December 31. The two loans were contracted with an insider of the Corporation.
A third loan of $410,000 by an insider, is a non-guaranteed loan due on May 29, 2023, that was closed on May 30, 2019, bears interest at an annual rate of 12%. The interest are payable monthly.
SHARE ISSUANCE
i) On September 1, 2020, the Corporation completed the final closing of a private placement for 3,587,500 units at a price of $0.08 per unit for a cash consideration of $287,000.
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On July 21, 2020, a first closing for 1,250,000 units was completed. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant common share which entitles its holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.12 per share for 24 months. The fair value of $18,228 was assigned to the warrant account and the total share issue cost amounted to $761. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: share price of $0.08, expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 72.5%, risk free rate of 0.27% and expected life of 2 years.
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On September 1, 2020, a second closing for 2,337,500 units was completed. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant common share which entitles its holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.12 per share for 24 months. The fair value of $$34,913 was assigned to the warrant account and the total share issue cost amounted to $3,363. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: share price of $0.08, expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 73.9%, risk free rate of 0.27% and expected life of 2 years.
ii) On September 1, 2020, the Corporation completed the final closing of a private placement for 7,500,000 units at a price of $0.08 per unit for a cash consideration of $600,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one warrant common share which entitles its holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.12 per share for 36 months. The fair value of $139,689 was assigned to the warrant account and the total share issue cost amounted to $52,089 reduced by a value of $12,000 attributable to the warrants. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-
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Scholes model with the following assumptions: share price of $0.08, expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 73.1%, risk free rate of 0.28% and expected life of 3 years.
-On September 1, 2020, the Corporation issued 600,000 broker warrants exercisable at $0.12 for 36 months. The fair value of $11,175 was assigned to the warrant account. The fair value of the warrants was determined using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: share price of $0.08, expected dividend yield of 0%, expected volatility of 73.1%, risk free rate of 0.28% and expected life of 3 years.
- On October 13, 2020, the Corporation issued 500,000 common shares at a deemed price of $0.08 per share, for the settlement of amounts due to the CEO.
EXERCICE OF WARRANTS
There was no exercice of warrants during the quarter.
1.11 SUMMARY OF QUARTER RESULTS
The following table contains a summary of quarterly results of the last eight quarter-ends.
| Net |
Comprehensive | Net loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter ended | loss | loss | per share |
| December 31, 2020 | (509,738) | (583,898) | (0.01) |
| September 30, 2020 | (636,601) | (658,831) | (0.00) |
| June 30, 2020 | (268,764) | (381,001) | (0.00) |
| March 31, 2020 | (235,163) | (18,117) | (0.00) |
| December 31, 2019 | (130,578) | (171,819) | (0.00) |
| September 30, 2019 | (52,184) | (10,801) | (0.00) |
| June 30, 2019 | (577,428) | (647,153) | (0.01) |
| March 31, 2019 | (288,627) | (374,217) | (0.00) |
During the quarter ended December 31, 2020, a net loss of $509,738 was recorded compared to a net loss of $130,578 for the same period in 2019. The variation is explained by the low level of production during the fourth quarter as the plant was in care maintenance.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, a net loss of of $636,601 was recorded compared to a net loss of $52,184 for the same period in 2019 for a variation of $584,417; the variation is mainly due to the variation in gross margin for $365,224, the G&A where share base payments amounted to $101,481 and to the general exploration expenses which amounted to $94,688.
During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, a net loss of of $268,764 was recorded compared to a net loss of $577,428 for the same period in 2019; the variation is mainly due to the variation in gross margin for $191,036 and in the G&A where share base payments for $114,886 in 2019 can explain the variance.
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During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, a net loss of $235,163 was recorded compared to a net loss of $288,627 for the same period in 2019; this positive variation was due to a reduction in the G&A expenses. The $217,046 difference between the net income and comprehensive income is a currency translation adjustment resulting from he increase in value of the Lempiras compared to the Canadian dollar, during Q1-2020.
1.12 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Remuneration of key management
Key management includes directors and senior executives of the parent company and its subsidiary. The compensation recognized as an expense and paid to key management for services is presented below:
| Related party transactions Consulting and management fees Share based payments |
2020 $ 2019 $ |
|---|---|
| 194,400 210,000 96,091 116,036 |
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| 290,491 326,036 |
During the year, companies controlled by officers and directors charged an amount of $18,678 ($17,660 - 2019) for office expenses and rent. An amount of $87,000 is due to Officers of the Corporation at the end of the year ($60,650 at the end of 2019).
1.13 LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As at December 31, 2020, the Corporation has a negative working capital of $1,399,786 (negative of $693,715 as at December 31, 2019). In the event that cash flows from its operations in Honduras would be insufficient, management is of the opinion that additional financings would be necessary to maintain the status of its current and future obligations.
The Corporation’s principal source of financing is equity financing, the success of which depends on capital markets, the attractiveness of exploration companies to investors, and metal prices. To continue its future exploration activities and be able to support its ongoing operations, the Corporation will need to maintain and expand its relationships with the financial community in order to obtain further equity financing which is often necessary to support exploration programs.
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Management estimates that current funds will not be sufficient to meet the Corporation’s obligations and budgeted expenses through December 31, 2021. Any additional funding may be met in the future in a number of ways including but not limited to, increase in production, the issuance of new equity instruments and debt financing.
1.14 OFF-BALANCE SHEETS ARRANGEMENTS
The Corporation has not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements including, without limitation, in respect of guarantee contracts, contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities, derivative financial obligations, or in respect to any obligation under a variable interest equity arrangement.
1.15 CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. There is a full disclosure and description of the Corporation's significant accounting policies, critical policies estimates, judgments and assumptions in notes 2, 3 and 4 of the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Management has established these amounts in a reasonable manner, in order to ensure that the financial statements are presented fairly in all material respects.
1.16 RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
New standards and interpretations adopted
Refer to note 5 of the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.
1.17 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS
Financial assets and liabilities have been classified into categories that determine their basis of measurement and, for items measured at fair value, whether changes in fair value are recognized in the consolidated statement of income or comprehensive income. Those categories are: fair value through profit or loss; loans and receivables; available for sale financial assets; and, for liabilities, amortized cost. The table reproduced in the consolidated financial statements as at December 31, 2020, shows the carrying values and fair values of assets and liabilities for each of these categories as
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at December 31th, 2020 and December 31th, 2019. Furthermore, financial risks factors are well described in these financial statements.
1.18 NON-IFRS MEASURES
Throughout this document, the Corporation has provided measures prepared according to IFRS as well as some non-IFRS financial performance measures. Because the non-IFRS performance measures do not have any standardized definition prescribed by IFRS, they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Corporation provides these non-IFRS financial performance measures as they may be used by some investors to evaluate our financial performance. Accordingly, they are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. These non-IFRS financial performance measures were reconciled to reported IFRS measures within the document. (Refer to section 1.8 for description and reconciliation of those non-IFRS measures).
1.19 RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES
An investment in the common shares of the Corporation should be considered highly speculative for a variety of reasons. The following is a general description of certain significant risk factors which should be considered:
a) Mining industry and mining projects
Exploration and development projects have no operating history upon which to base estimates of future operating costs and capital requirements. Mining projects frequently require a number of years and significant expenditures during the mine development phase before production is possible. Development projects are subject to the completion of successful feasibility studies, obtaining the necessary governmental permits and securing necessary financing. The economic feasibility of such development projects is based on many factors such as estimation of reserves, metallurgical recoveries, future metal prices, and capital and operating costs of such projects. Exploration and development of mineral deposits thus involve significant financial risks which even a combination of careful evaluation, experience and knowledge may not eliminate. While the discovery of an ore body may result in substantial rewards, few properties which are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. In fact, a mine must generate sufficient revenues to offset operating and development costs such as the costs required to establish reserves by drilling, to develop metallurgical processes, to construct facilities and to extract and process metals from the ore. Once in production, it is impossible to determine whether current exploration and development programs at any given mine will result in the replacement of current reserves with new reserves. The Corporation is subject to risks and hazards inherent to the mining industry, including fluctuations in metal prices, costs of constructing and operating a mine as well as processing and refining facilities in
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a specific environment, availability of economic sources of energy and adequacy of water supply, adequate access to the site, unanticipated transportation costs, delays and repair costs resulting from equipment failure, changes in the regulatory environment (including regulations relating to prices, royalties, duties, taxes, restrictions on production, quotas on exportation of minerals, as well as the costs of protection of the environment and agricultural lands), and industrial accidents and labor actions or unrest. The occurrence of any of these factors could materially and adversely affect the development of a project and as a result materially and adversely affect the Corporation’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flow.
b) Licence and permits
Should the exploration activities be conducted by the Corporation and be successful, it may not be able to obtain the necessary licenses or permits to conduct or pursue its exploration and mining operations on its properties, and thus would realize no benefit from its exploration activities on its properties. Furthermore, as part of its ore processing activities, the Corporation is required to obtain several permits. Although the Corporation believes it will obtain the required permits, it may face administrative delays in doing so, which could impact its operations.
c) Political and country risk
The principal interest of the Corporation is located in Honduras. The Corporation believes that government of Honduras supports the development of its natural resources by foreign companies. However, there is no assurance that future political and economic conditions in Honduras will not result in the government adopting different policies regarding foreign ownership of mineral resources, taxation, exchanges rates, environmental protection, labor relations, and the repatriation of funds. The possibility that a future government may adopt substantially different policies, which might extend to the expropriation of assets, cannot be ruled out. The Corporation's current and future mineral exploration and mining activities could be impacted by widespread civil unrest and rebellion. Country risk refers to the risk of investing in a country, dependent on changes
in the business environment that may adversely affect operating profits or the value of assets in a specific country. For example, financial factors such as currency controls, devaluation or regulatory changes, or stability factors such as mass riots, civil war and other potential events contribute to companies' operational risks. Currently and since its operation began in Honduras, the Corporation has not suffered any of these risks.
d) Supply and quality of feedstock
The Corporation’s operations involve the purchase of mineral ore from local producers which is then converted to supply the production of its plant. The increase in production and revenues of the Corporation will depend on the availability of the mineral ore being supplied by the local producers. To mitigate this risk, the Corporation is increasing the number of suppliers of mineral ore.
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As the Corporation does not mine its own ore, it does not have entire control over the ore grade supplied from its suppliers. Therefore this situation can have an impact over the volume of gold produced and gold sales. The Corporation mitigates this risk by working with a minimum cut-off purchase grade when possible to ensure best efficiency and profitability of its plant operations.
e) Competition
The Corporation is in competition with other processing companies in Honduras. Although the Corporation has been able in the past, to maintain and even increase its market share and build a good reputation with its suppliers, in that field of operation, there can be no assurance that it will indefinitely retain its position in this market. The Corporation is increasing efforts on the ground to develop the growth of its processing business. The Corporation is also in competition with other mining companies for the acquisition of interests in precious and base metal mining exploration properties. In the pursuit of such acquisition opportunities, the Corporation competes with several Canadian and foreign companies that may have substantially greater financial and other resources. Although the Corporation has acquired many such assets in the past, there can be no assurance that its acquisition efforts will succeed in the future.
f) Dependance on management
The success of the operations and activities of the Corporation is dependent to a significant extent on the efforts and abilities of its management team. See "Directors and Officers" for details of the Corporation's current management. Investors must be willing to rely to a significant extent on their discretion and judgment. The Corporation does not maintain key employee insurance on any of its employees. The Corporation depends on key personnel and cannot provide assurance that it will be able to retain such personnel. Failure to retain such key personnel could have a material adverse effect on the Corporation's business and financial condition.
g) Regulation and Environmental Requirements
The activities of the Corporation require permits from various governmental authorities and are governed by laws and regulations governing prospecting, development, mining, production, exports, taxes, labour standards, occupational health, environmental protection and other matters. Increased costs and delays may result of the need to comply with applicable laws and regulations. If the Corporation is unable to obtain or renew licenses, approvals and permits, it may be curtailed or prohibited from proceeding with exploration or development activities.
h) Capital Needs
The exploration and evaluation, development, mining and processing of the Corporation’s properties may require substantial additional financing. The only current source of future funds available to the Corporation is the sale of additional equity capital and the borrowings of funds. There is no assurance that such funding will be available to the Corporation or that it will be obtained on
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terms favourable to the Corporation or will provide the Corporation with sufficient funds to meet its objectives, which may adversely affect the Corporation's business and financial position.
In addition, any future equity financings by the Corporation may result in a substantial dilution of the existing shareholders. Failure to obtain sufficient financing may result in delaying or indefinite postponement of further exploration and evaluation, development or production on any or all of the Corporation’s properties or even a loss of property interest.
i) Commodity Prices
The market price of the Corporation’s common shares, its financial results and its exploration and evaluation, development and mining activities have previously been, or may in the future be, significantly adversely affected by the volatility in the price of precious or base minerals, including gold, and phosphate.
j) Uninsured Risks
The Corporation’s business is subject to a number of risks and hazards, including environmental conditions adverse, environmental regulations, political uncertainties, industrial accidents, labour disputes, unusual or unexpected geological conditions, ground or slope failures, cave-ins, and natural phenomena such as inclement weather conditions, floods and earthquakes. Such occurrences could result in damage to mineral properties or production facilities, personal injury or death, environmental damage to the Corporation’s properties or the properties of others, delays in mining, monetary losses and possible legal liability.
k) Going Concern
The future of the Corporation depends on its ability to finance its activities and to develop its assets. Failure to obtain sufficient financing may result in the Corporation not being able to continue its operations, realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business in the foreseeable future.
l) Uncertainty due to COVID-19
The duration and full financial effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown at this time, as are the measures taken by governments, companies and others to attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Any estimate of the length and severity of these developments is therefore subject to significant uncertainty, and accordingly estimates of the extent to which the COVID-19 may materially and adversely affect the Corporation’s operations, financial results and condition in future periods are also subject to significant uncertainty. Glen Eagle Resources ’s operating counterparties have announced temporary operational restrictions due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, including reduced activities and operations placed on care and maintenance. In the current environment, the assumptions and judgements made by the Corporation are subject to greater variability than normal,
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which could in the future significantly affect judgments, estimates and assumptions made by management as they relate to potential impact of the COVID-19 and could lead to a material adjustment to the carrying value of the assets or liabilities affected. The impact of current uncertainty on judgments, estimates and assumptions extends, but is not limited to, the Corporation's valuation of its long-term assets, including the assessment for impairment and impairment reversal. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates.
1.20 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On April 26, 2021, the Corporation closed a non-brokered private placement for 4,839,275 shares issued at $0.05 per share of the Corporation for gross proceeds of $241,963.
1.21 QUALIFIED PERSON
Gilles Laverdière P.Geo., is the Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 who has reviewed the scientific and technical information in this document.
1.22 OUTLOOK
The availability of funds is a function of the capital markets. The Corporation is searching for financing in a difficult market, impacted by the COVID-19 . It is confident to be in a position to finance itself and to find new mining properties.
The Corporation’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising additional funds. The outcome of these matters cannot be predicted at this time.
1.23 CONTINGENCIES
In February 2021, the Corporation received a notice of arbitration and claim from a potential investor for failure to issue warrants as provided in an equity line of credit agreement, claiming an amount of approximately $1.3 million. On July 28, 2020, the TSX Venture reviewed the terms of the agreement and came to the conclusion that the transaction could not take place in its current form and further discussions with the investor stalled. No provision has been recorded in these consolidated financial statements on this matter as management believes that the amounts claimed are unfounded. The Corporation intends to vigorously defend its position.
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Glen Eagle Resources Inc. Management’s Discussion and Analysis Year ended December 31, 2020
1.24 DISCLOSURE OF OUTSTANDING SHARE, OPTIONS AND WARRANT DATA
Disclosure of outstanding securities as at April 29[st] , 2021
Common shares outstanding: 100,058,018
Options outstanding: 6,355,000
| Number of options | Exercise Price | ExpiryDate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,335,000 | $0.105 | July 13, 2021 | |
| 70,000 | $0.12 | February 13, 2022 | |
| 850,000 | $0,20 | April 26, 2022 | |
| 175,000 | $0.225 | January 25, 2023 | |
| 350,000 | $0.13 | January 24, 2024 | |
| 1,450,000 | $0.105 | June 25, 2024 | |
| 425,000 | $0.10 | February 13, 2025 | |
| 1,700,000 | $0.10 | September 18, 2025 |
Warrants outstanding: 11,687,500
| Number of warrants | Exercise Price | ExpiryDate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,250,000 | $0.12 | July 20, 2022 | |
| 2,337,500 | $0.12 | August 31, 2022 | |
| 7,500,000 | $0.12 | August 31, 2023 | |
| 600,000 | $0.12 | August 31, 2023 |
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Glen Eagle Resources Inc. Management’s Discussion and Analysis Year ended December 31, 2020
1.25 ADDITIONNAL INFORMATION AND CONTINUOUS DISCLOSURE
Additional information on the Corporation is available through regular filings of quarterly and annual financial statements and press releases on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) or on our web site www.gleneagleresources.com
(s) Jean Labrecque Jean Labrecque President & Chief Executive Officer
(s) Daniel Bélisle Daniel Bélisle
Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Directors
Transfer Agents
Jean Labrecque Gilles Laverdière (1) Charles Taschereau (1) Guy Chamard (1)
Computershare Canada
1500 University, Suite 700 Montreal, Quebec H3A 3S8
(1) Audit Committee member
Solicitors
Officers
DS Welch Bussières 1080 Côte du Beaver Hall Montreal, Quebec H2Z 1S8 Exchange Listing
Jean Labrecque President & Chief Executive Officer
TSX-V
Ticker symbol: GER Cussip: 87973L103 ISIN: CA87973L1031
Daniel Bélisle Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Secretary
Auditors
Head Office
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1250 René-Lévesque Boulevard West Suite 2500 Montreal, Quebec H3B 4Y1
2075 Victoria Suite 201 St-Lambert, Quebec J4S 1H1
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