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KORE Mining Ltd. Interim / Quarterly Report 2021

Aug 31, 2021

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KORE MINING LTD.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

For the six months ended June 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

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KORE MINING LTD. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

As at June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 December 31,2020 December 31,2020
Current assets Note
Cash and cash equivalents
Amounts receivable
Prepaid expenses
$ 7,566,041
138,147
281,726
$ 4,906,361
94,069
272,096
Total current assets
Non-current assets
Deposits
Equipment
Mineral properties
5 7,985,914
95,534
171,072
1,721,498
5,272,526
110,534
166,340
2,835,444
Total assets $ 9,974,018 $ 8,384,844
Current liabilities
Accounts payable
Lease liability
6 $ 900,596
86,209
$ 1,334,352
106,147
Total liabilities
Shareholders' equity
Share capital
Warrants
Reserves
Deficit
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
7 986,805
18,809,304
1,361,604
1,929,896
(12,798,340)
(315,251)
1,440,499
22,220,248
1,053,620
1,281,542
(17,520,808)
(90,257)
Total shareholders' equity 8,987,213 6,944,345
Total shareholders' equity and liabilities $ 9,974,018 $ 8,384,844
Goingconcern 2
Spin out of Karus Gold 4
Subsequent events 13

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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KORE MINING LTD.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

For the three
months ended
June 30, 2021
For the three
months ended
June 30, 2020
For the six months
ended June 30, 2021
For the six months
ended June 30, 2020
For the three
months ended
June 30, 2021
For the three
months ended
June 30, 2020
For the six months
ended June 30, 2021
For the six months
ended June 30, 2020
For the three
months ended
June 30, 2021
For the three
months ended
June 30, 2020
For the six months
ended June 30, 2021
For the six months
ended June 30, 2020
Note
Expenses
Depreciation
$ 18,858
$ -
$ 30,820
$ -
Exploration and evaluation expenses
6
759,437
455,348
1,779,451
1,275,326
General and administration
171,931
85,484
365,992
163,539
Management fees and wages
4, 9
497,084
213,810
763,577
404,040
Marketing, advisory and investor relations
179,295
327,405
820,698
491,327
Professional fees
4
320,151
88,263
253,893
188,913
Share-based payments
8
223,587
131,821
564,412
197,851
(2,170,343)
(1,302,131)
(4,578,843)
(2,720,996)
Other income (expense)
Foreign exchange loss
(43,204)
(12,368)
(55,516)
(7,158)
Interest and finance income
1,337
26,246
8,913
29,681
Interest expense
(3,395)
-
(7,192)
-
Gain on distribution of Karus Gold
4
-
-
9,355,106
-
Net income (loss) for the period
$
(2,215,605)
$
(1,288,253)
$
4,722,468
$
(2,698,473)
Item that may be subsequently reclassified to net income (loss)
Cumulative translation adjustment
(255,924)
(25,117)
(224,994)
36,214
Comprehensive income(loss)for theperiod
$
(2,471,529)
$
(1,313,370) $
4,497,474
$
(2,662,259)
Basic and diluted income (loss) per common share
$ (0.02)
$ (0.01)
$ 0.04
$ (0.03)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic
107,347,845
92,938,125
106,771,379
90,878,704
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - diluted
110,100,449
92,938,125
109,892,259
90,878,704

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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KORE MINING LTD. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

For the six months For the six months
ended ended
June 30, 2021 June 30, 2020
CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income (loss) for the period $ 4,722,468
$ (2,698,473.00)
Items not involving cash:
Depreciation $ 30,820
$ -
Gain on distribution of Karus Gold $ (9,355,106)
$ -
Interest expense $ 7,192
$ -
Share-based payments $ 564,412
$ 197,851.00
Changes in non-cash working capital items:
Amounts receivable $ (44,078)
$ 158,720.00
Prepaid expenses and advances $ (9,630)
$ 65,758.00
Deposits $ -
$ (5,000.00)
Accounts payable $ (433,756)
$ (25,615.00)
$ (4,517,678) $ (2,306,759.00)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Payment of lease liabilities $ (23,226)
$ -
Proceeds from equity financing $ 8,028,098
$ 2,899,213.00
Proceeds from the exercise of options $ 65,250
$ 266,666.00
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants $ -
$ 163,974.00
Issuance costs $ (677,366)
$ -
Repayment of Karus Gold loan $ 500,000
$ -
Loan to Karus Gold $ (500,000)
$ -
$ 7,392,756 $ 3,329,853.00
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Equipment additions $ (58,528)
$ -
$ (58,528) $ -
Impact of changes in foreign exchange $ (156,870)
$ 15,480.00
Change in cash $ 2,659,680
$ 1,038,574.00
Cash at beginningofperiod $ 4,906,361 $ 3,133,623.00
Cash at end ofperiod $ 7,566,041 $ 4,172,197.00
Supplemental cash flow information:
Distribution of assets to Karus Gold $ 10,435,000
$ -
Issuance of warrants as issuance costs $ 121,547
$ -
Acquisition of mineral property rights included in payables $ -
$ 1,357,488.00
Cash paid for interest $ 7,192
$ -
Cash paid for income taxes $ -
$ -

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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KORE MINING LTD.

Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(Unaudited)

(Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

Number
Amount
$
Warrants
$
Reserves
$
Deficit
$
Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
$
Total Equity
$
Common Shares
Number
Amount
$
Warrants
$
Reserves
$
Deficit
$
Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
$
Total Equity
$
Common Shares
Number
Amount
$
Warrants
$
Reserves
$
Deficit
$
Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss)
$
Total Equity
$
Common Shares
December 31, 2019 88,841,914
11,085,678
573,516
878,946
(8,325,325)
(47,300)
4,165,515
Shares & warrants issued pursuant to private placement
Issuance costs
Exercise of options
Exercise of warrants
Share-based payments
Net loss for the period
Other comprehensive income(loss)
6,666,666
3,000,000
-
-
-
-
3,000,000
-
(100,787)
-
-
-
-
(100,787)
1,133,332
370,450
-
(103,784)
-
-
266,666
265,448
212,023
(32,586)
(15,463)
-
-
163,974
-
-
-
197,851
-
-
197,851
-
-
-
-
(2,698,473)
-
(2,698,473)
-
-
-
-
-
36,214
36,214
June 30, 2020 96,907,360
14,567,364
540,930
957,550
(11,023,798) (11,086)
5,030,960
Shares issued on private placement
Issuance costs
Exercise of options
Exercise of warrants
Share-based payments
Net income (loss) for the period
Other comprehensive income (loss)
7,000,000
5,889,984
1,110,016
-
-
-
7,000,000
16,632
(350,554)
(75,948)
-
-
-
(426,502)
-
-
-
210,237
-
-
210,237
2,150,920
2,113,454
(521,378)
(16,616)
-
-
1,575,460
-
-
-
130,371
-
-
130,371
-
-
-
-
(6,497,010)
-
(6,497,010)
-
-
-
-
-
(79,171)
(79,171)
December 31, 2020 106,074,912
22,220,248
1,053,620
1,281,542
(17,520,808) (90,257)
6,944,345
Units issued for cash
Issuance costs
Exercise of options
Distribution of Karus Gold Corp.
Share-based payments
Net income (loss) for the period
Other comprehensive income (loss)
8,422,000
7,664,020
364,078
-
-
-
8,028,098
-
(742,819)
(56,094)
121,547
-
-
(677,366)
150,000
102,855
-
(37,605)
-
-
65,250
-
(10,435,000)
-
-
-
-
(10,435,000)
-
-
-
564,412
-
-
564,412
-
-
-
-
4,722,468
-
4,722,468
-
-
-
-
-
(224,994)
(224,994)
June 30, 2021 114,646,912
18,809,304
1,361,604
1,929,896
(12,798,340) (315,251)
8,987,213

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

KORE Mining Ltd. (the “Company”) is an exploration and development stage company that trades on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSXV”) under the symbol ‘KORE’. The Company is focused on the exploration and development of its California gold projects, Imperial and Long Valley. In January 2021, the Company transferred its Canadian exploration projects to Karus Gold Corp (“Karus Gold”) in exchange for shares of Karus Gold which were then distributed to shareholders of the Company (Note 4). The Company’s registered office is located at Suite 2500, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver BC V6C 3E8.

The Company is in the process of exploring and evaluating its mineral resource properties and has not yet determined whether these properties contain economically recoverable mineral reserves. The recoverability of the amounts capitalized to exploration and evaluation assets is ultimately dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable ore reserves and resources, securing and maintaining title and/or beneficial interest in the properties, obtaining necessary financing to continue to explore, evaluate and develop the properties, and upon future profitable production or proceeds from disposition of the exploration and evaluation assets. The amounts shown as exploration and evaluation assets represent costs incurred in acquiring the assets, and do not necessarily represent current or future fair values.

2. GOING CONCERN

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Company will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of operations as they come due. In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, management takes into account all available information about the future, which is at least, but is not limited to, twelve months from the end of the reporting period.

In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak, which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, has adversely affected workforces, economies, and financial markets globally, continuing to impact economic conditions. It is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and its effects on the Company’s future business or ability to raise funds, however the impact to date has been limited.

As at June 30, 2021, the Company had working capital of $6,999,109 (current assets less current liabilities) and has incurred net losses since inception with a deficit of $12,798,340. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company used cash flows in operations of $4,517,678. The Company’s ability to continue to carry out its planned exploration and development activities for at least the next twelve months is uncertain and dependent upon the continued financial support of its shareholders and on securing additional financing. There is, however, no assurance that any such initiatives will be sufficient and, as a result, this material uncertainty gives rise to significant doubt regarding the going concern assumption and, accordingly, the ultimate appropriateness of the use of accounting principles applicable to a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not reflect the adjustments to the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported expenses and statement of financial position classifications that would be necessary if the Company were unable to realize its assets and settle its liabilities as a going concern in the normal course of operations for the foreseeable future. These adjustments could be material.

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”) applicable to interim financial reports, including International Accounting Standard 34, “Interim Financial Reporting”. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS.

These unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been authorized for issue by the Audit Committee of the Company on August 30, 2021.

Principles of Consolidation

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries as listed below. Control is defined as the exposure, or rights, to variable returns from involvement with an investee and the ability to affect those returns through power over the investee. Power over an investee exists when we have existing rights that give us the ability to direct the activities that significantly affect the investee’s returns. The results and financial position of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases.

These consolidated financial statements incorporate the accounts of the Company and the following subsidiaries:

Name of Subsidiary Incorporation Percentage Principal Activity
Jurisdiction Ownership
Imperial USA Corp. Nevada, USA 100% Mineral Property Exploration & Development
Imperial Gold Corporation Nevada, USA 100% Holding Company
Kore USA Ltd. Nevada, USA 100% Mineral Property Exploration & Development
1184938 BC Ltd. BC, Canada 100% Holding Company

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.

Basis of Measurement

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis. The statements are presented in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted.

Significant Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS requires management to make judgments, 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 income and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates and assumptions are regularly 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 differ from these estimates.

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

3. BASIS OF PRESENTATION (cont’d…)

Critical Judgments

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make judgments regarding the going concern of the Company as discussed in Note 2.

The Company is also required to make significant judgments on the ongoing feasibility of exploration and evaluation assets, and whether there are indicators that the right to explore the specific area has expired or will be allowed to expire, that further exploration and evaluation plans have changed, or whether development of a specific area is unlikely to recover existing exploration and evaluation costs. If any of these indicators are present, management would need to assess whether the exploration and evaluation property is impaired.

Significant Estimates

The determination of the Company’s tax expense for the period and deferred tax assets and liabilities involves significant estimation and judgement by management. In determining these amounts, management interprets tax legislation in Canada and the US and makes estimates of the expected timing of the reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities, the deferral and deductibility of certain items and the interpretation of the treatment for tax purposes for exploration and development activities. The Company is subject to assessment by Canadian and US tax authorities, which may interpret legislation differently which may affect the final amount or timing of the payment of taxes. The Company provides for such differences where known based on management’s best estimate of the probable outcome of these matters.

The Company was required to make an estimate of the value of the shares of Karus Gold distributed to shareholders of the Company (Note 4). Karus Gold is not publicly listed and had no observable market price to derive a fair value. Management relied on a number of factors, including a third party valuation report, similar projects and recent transactions, comparable land packages and valuation of publicly traded entities, historical exploration work and expenditures made on the project, as well as external market conditions, including current and future commodity price expectations.

The determination of the fair value of stock options or compensatory warrants using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including expected future price volatility. Changes in the subjective input assumptions could materially affect the fair value estimate.

4. SPINOUT OF KARUS GOLD

In January 2021, the Company transferred its Canadian exploration properties, together with related assets, to Karus Gold in exchange for 53,112,455 shares of Karus Gold (“Spinout Shares”), which were immediately distributed to the shareholders of the Company pursuant to a statutory plan of arrangement (the “Spinout”). The Spinout Shares were distributed to shareholders of the Company as a return of capital on the basis of one Karus Gold share for every two KORE shares held.

In accordance with IFRIC 17, Distribution of Non-cash Assets to Owners, the Company recognized the distribution of the Karus shares to KORE shareholders at fair value with the difference between that value and the carrying amount of the net assets recorded in the statement of income. The fair value of the Karus shares was estimated to be $10,435,000 which was recorded as a reduction of share capital.

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021

(Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

4. SPINOUT OF KARUS GOLD (cont’d…)

The assets transferred to Karus Gold and net gain on distribution of Spinout Shares consisted of the following:

Assets transferred:
Exploration & evaluation assets
Equipment
Deposits
Fair value of Karus Gold shares distributed
Gain on distribution of Karus Gold
1,052,969
$ 11,925
15,000
1,079,894
10,435,000
9,355,106
$

In connection with the Spinout, the Company loaned Karus Gold $500,000 bearing simple interest of 8% per annum, which was repaid with accrued interest of $5,700 during the quarter ended June 30, 2021. Karus Gold also issued the Company a 1% NSR on all projects transferred, not otherwise subject to an NSR. In addition, Karus Gold reimbursed the Company for $407,242 of transaction costs which have been recorded as a reduction to general and administration, management fees and professional fees in profit and loss for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

5. EQUIPMENT

Right of Use - Office
Cost: Equipment Vehicles Lease Total
Balance December 31, 2020 $ 4,500
$ 60,752
$ 121,374
$ 186,626
Additions 58,528 - - 58,528
Disposition to Karus Gold (4,500) (9,500) - (14,000)
Foreign exchange (1,447) (2,832) (7,571) (11,850)
Balance June 30, 2021 57,081 48,420 113,803 219,304
Right of Use - Office
Accumulated depreciation: Equipment Vehicles Lease Total
Balance December 31, 2020 1,125 6,011 13,150 20,286
Additions 7,296 18,720 4,804 30,820
Disposition to Karus Gold (1,125) (950) - (2,075)
Foreign exchange - (799) - (799)
Balance June 30, 2021 $ 7,296 $ 22,982 $ 17,954 $ 48,232
Net book value
Balance June 30, 2021 $ 49,785 $ 25,438 $ 95,849 $ 171,072

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021

(Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

6. MINERAL PROPERTIES

The ending balance and summary of the changes to mineral properties (where applicable) for the period ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:

30, 2021 is as follows:
Long Valley Imperial FG Gold Gold Creek
USA USA Canada Canada Total
Balance, December 31, 2019 $ 504,271
$ -
$ 370,607
$ 498,136
$ 1,373,014
Additions - 1,412,700 184,226 - 1,596,926
Foreign exchange adjustment (5,931) (128,565) - - (134,496)
Balance, December 31, 2020 $ 498,340
$ 1,284,135
$ 554,833
$ 498,136
$ 2,835,444
Transfer to Karus Gold - - (554,833) (498,136) (1,052,969)
Foreign exchange adjustment (16,257) (44,720) - - (60,977)
Balance, June 30, 2021 $ 482,083
$ 1,239,415
$ -
$ -
$ 1,721,498

Imperial Project

In March 2017, the Company purchased Imperial USA Corp. which owns the Imperial project located in California. In settlement of the purchase price, the Company paid US$150,000. The Company issued a 1% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”) on the property in connection with this acquisition. The remaining payments under the agreement comprise US$1,000,000 payable upon the announcement of a revised Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) or similar report and US$1,000,000 payable 30 days after the date that gold is poured from ore mined from the related properties. In April 2020, the Company announced the PEA results which triggered the obligation of US$1,000,000 ($1,412,700), which was paid in July 2020. The vendor has the option to receive shares in the Company in settlement of the remaining payment of $1,000,000 up to achieving a maximum 4.9% ownership interest in the Company, above which level further share consideration is at the option of the Company.

In addition, under the agreement, the Company has committed to incur US$5 million in exploration and development expenditures, as defined, on the Imperial Project on or before March 2022, the fifth anniversary of the date of the Imperial Purchase Agreement, of which approximately US$4,750,000 has been incurred as of June 30, 2021. In the event that the Company does not incur these expenditures within this timeframe, the Company must then pay US$1,000,000 to the vendor.

In May 2019, the Company received an investment by Macquarie Bank Ltd and its affiliates (collectively, “Macquarie”) of $4,000,000. As part of the investment by Macquarie, Macquarie subscribed for 6,000,000 common shares and acquired a 1% NSR royalty (the “Macquarie Royalty”) on the Imperial Project for a total cost of $4,000,000. The agreement provides for certain rights for Macquarie to provide project development financing, rights of refusal and offer on additional royalty issuances and sales, and prescribes the proceeds to be used primarily to advance permitting of the Imperial Project.

Long Valley Project

In March 2017, the Company purchased certain mining claims in the Long Valley area of California with an upfront payment of US$350,000 to the vendor. The remaining payments under the agreement comprise US$500,000 due 30 days after commencement of commercial production and US$500,000 payable on the 12 month anniversary of the commencement of commercial production. A US$25,000 deposit was paid to the vendor prior to execution of the purchase agreement, which will be applied to the final payment, unless forfeited in the event the

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

6. MINERAL PROPERTIES (cont’d…)

agreement is terminated. The vendor has the option to receive shares in the Company in settlement of the remaining payments.

The vendor retained a net smelter return royalty on the claims (“the Seller NSR”). The Seller NSR provides for a royalty of 0.5% when the price of gold is under US$1,400/oz, 1.0% when the price of gold is between US$1,401 to US$1,600/oz and 2.0% when the price of gold is above US$1,600/oz. The Company has the option to purchase back 1% of the royalty when the price of gold is above US$1,600/oz for US$2 million if purchased prior to the announcement of a feasibility study or for US$4 million if repurchased prior to commencement of commercial production. In addition, there is a further 1% NSR payable to another third party.

Canadian assets transferred to Karus

In January 2021, the Company transferred its Canadian exploration properties, including FG Gold, Gold Creek and White Gold, to Karus Gold, pursuant to the spinout of Karus Gold (Note 4). In connection with this disposition, the Company recorded a decrease in capitalized exploration and evaluation assets of $1,052,969.

Details of the exploration and evaluation expenses incurred are as follows:

For the six months ended For the six months
June 30,2021 ended June 30,2020
Claim, staking, holding and taxes $ 326,419 $ 8,787
Drill program - 403,183
Engineering and development 139,712 173,021
Geophysics and ground prospecting 207,192 306,228
Permitting and environment 202,784 61,302
Porject administration and support 46,615 -
Contractors, professional fees and wages 616,889 203,335
Technical reports and studies 205,438 -
Travel, logistics & camp costs 57,759 127,488
Other recovery - (7,978)
Recoveryof costs in connection with Spinout (23,357) -
$ 1,779,451 $ 1,275,366

7. LEASE LIABILITY

Balance, December 31, 2020 $ 106,147
Lease payments (23,226)
Interest expense 7,192
Foreign exchange (3,904)
Balance, March 31, 2021 $ 86,209

Effective September 2020, the Company entered into an office lease in Imperial County, California with a monthly payment of US$3,150 for a period of three years. The Company capitalized this lease in accordance with its accounting policy and recognized a corresponding right of use asset in capitalized assets.

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021

(Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

8. SHARE CAPITAL

Authorized

Unlimited number of common shares with no par value.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company:

  • Issued 150,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $65,250 pursuant to the exercise of options with an exercise price of $0.435; the Company reallocated $37,605 of share based compensation reserve to share capital in connection with the exercise of these options.

  • Distributed the Spinout Shares of Karus Gold to the shareholders of the Company with a value of $10,435,000 (Note 4).

  • Issued 8,422,000 units at a price of $0.95 per unit for gross proceeds of $8,000,900, pursuant to a bought deal public offering, where each unit consisted of one common share and one half of a common share purchase warrant (each whole common share purchase warrant, a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional common share of the Company at a price of $1.35 per share until June 18, 2023. The Company also issued 339,975 Warrants at a price of $0.08 for gross proceeds of $27,198 pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the Underwriters. The net proceeds were allocated to shares and warrants on the basis of $0.91 per share and $0.08 per whole Warrant based on the terms of the over-allotment option. Pursuant to the terms of an agreement with the underwriters, (“Underwriters”), the Company paid a cash commission of $446,946 and issued 468,751 brokers warrants with an exercise price of $0.95 and a term of two years. The broker warrants were valued at $121,547 based on the following Black Scholes assumptions: 0% dividend yield,75% expected volatility, 0.76% expected interest and a 2 year expected life. The Company also incurred cash share issuance costs of $230,420 in connection with this offering.

Stock Options

Pursuant to a rolling stock option plan (the “Plan”) for directors, officers, employees and consultants, the Company may reserve a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding listed common shares, with the exercise price to be determined on the date of issuance of the options. The term of options granted under the plan may not exceed five years and such options vest at terms to be determined by the board of directors at the time of the grant, but the exercise price shall not be less than the price determined by the policies of the stock exchange on which the Company’s common shares are then listed.

A summary of stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 is as follows:

Balance, December 31, 2020 8,300,002 $ 0.38
Granted 250,000 1.00
Expired (33,334) 1.50
Exercised (150,000) 0.435
Balance, June 30, 2021 8,366,668 $ 0.39

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021

(Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

8. SHARE CAPITAL (cont’d…)

As at June 30, 2021, the following stock options were outstanding:

Number of options Number of options Exercise price
Expiry date outstanding exercisable $
November 1, 2023 1,250,000 1,250,000 0.50
January 13, 2024 2,166,668 2,166,668 0.14
May 9, 2024 150,000 150,000 0.25
July 3, 2024 2,600,000 2,050,000 0.27
October 18, 2024 500,000 500,000 0.29
April 27, 2025 850,000 583,333 0.435
September 3, 2025 400,000 133,332 1.50
December 1, 2025 200,000 100,000 1.34
February17,2026 250,000 83,333 1.00
8,366,668 7,016,666

Subsequent to June 30, 2021, the Company granted 2,075,000 options at an exercise price of $0.62 (Note 13).

Warrants

A summary of warrant activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

Balance, December 31, 2020 3,500,000 $ 1.50
Issued 5,019,726 1.31
Balance, June 30, 2021 8,519,726 $ 1.39

As at June 30, 2021, the following warrants were outstanding:

Number of warrants Exercise price
Expiry date outstanding $
July 22, 2022 3,000,000 1.50
July 28, 2022 500,000 1.50
June 18, 2023 4,550,975 1.35
June 18,2023 468,751 0.95
8,519,726

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

8. SHARE CAPITAL (cont’d…)

Restricted Share Units

In October 2020, the Company’s shareholders approved the Omnibus Plan (“Omnibus Plan”), which is a fixed plan that reserves for issuance a maximum of 10,605,828 common shares as equity-based compensation awards. Together with the 10% rolling stock option plan, only a maximum of 10% of instruments under the Omnibus Plan and Option Plan may be granted to insiders. Awards under the plan may be granted in a form as designated by the Board, including restricted share units, deferred share units and other performance based instruments.

A summary of restricted share unit activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021:

Number of
RSU
Balance, December 31, 2019 -
Granted 248,000
Balance, December 31, 2020 and June **30, ** 2021 248,000

As at June 30, 2021, the following restricted share units were outstanding:

Number of Number of
RSUs RSUs
Expiry date outstanding exercisable
December 30,2023 248,000 -
248,000 -

Share-Based Compensation

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company granted 250,000 stock options to an employee (June 30, 2020 – 1,000,000) with a Black-Scholes valuation of $228,600 or $0.91 per stock option. $370,122 (2020 - $106,626) was recognized as share-based payments expense in relation to the vesting of options for the period ending June 30, 2021.

Share-based payments expense was determined using the following weighted average assumptions:

March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020
Risk free interest rate 0.73% 0.41%
Expected life 4.0 4.1
Annualized volatility 75% 75%
Dividend rate 0% 0%

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company did not grant any RSUs, however recorded an expense of $194,290 (2020 - $nil) in connection with the vesting of RSUs granted prior to December 31, 2020, which is included in share-based payments.

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

Related Party Transactions

As at June 30, 2021, there was $77,719 included in receivables as due from Karus Gold for reimbursement of general and administrative costs for the period from January 26, 2021 to June 30, 2021.

Amounts owing to related parties are unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. As at June 30, 2021, $329,167 (2020 - $75,468) is due to related parties, inclusive of $312,500 accrued for the year ended December 31, 2020 due to management.

Key Management Compensation

Key management are those personnel having the authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the Company and include the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Directors. For the six months ended June 30, 2021, total key management compensation was $653,193 (2020 - $547,150), which includes management fees and salaries of $416,959 (2020 - $366,969), and share-based compensation of $236,234 (2020 - $180,181).

10. MANAGEMENT OF CAPITAL

The Company considers items within equity as capital.

The Company’s objective when managing capital is to maintain corporate and administrative functions necessary to support the Company’s operations; to perform mineral exploration activities on the Company’s exploration projects; and to seek out and acquire new projects of merit.

The Company manages its capital structure in a manner that is intended to provide sufficient funding for operational and capital expenditure activities. When necessary, the Company may seek to secure funds, through debt funding or equity capital raised. There can be no assurances that the Company will be able to obtain debt or equity capital in the future. (See Note 2).

The Company does not pay dividends and has no long-term debt or bank credit facility. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements. There have not been any changes to the Company’s capital management policy during the period.

11. RISK MANAGEMENT

Financial Risk Management

The Company may be exposed to risks of varying degrees of significance which could affect its ability to achieve its strategic objectives. The main objectives of the Company’s risk management processes are to ensure that risks are properly identified and that the capital base is adequate in relation to those risks. The principal risks to which the Company is exposed are described below.

a. Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk of potential loss to the Company if a counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations. The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its cash.

The Company has assessed its exposure to credit risk on its cash and has determined that such risk is minimal. The majority of the Company’s cash is held with reputable financial institutions in Canada.

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021

(Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

b. Liquidity Risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company is not able to meet its financial obligations as they fall due. As at June 30, 2021, the Company had working capital of $6,999,109 and it does not have any long term monetary liabilities. The Company will seek additional financing through debt or equity offerings, but there can be no assurance that such financing will be available on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to endeavor to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when they fall due. As at June 30, 2021, the Company had cash of $7,566,041 to settle current liabilities of $986,805. The Company’s financial liabilities have contractual maturities of 30 days or are due on demand and are subject to normal trade terms. See Note 2.

c. Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate risk is the risk arising from the effect of changes in prevailing interest rates on the Company’s financial instruments. The Company holds its cash and cash equivalents on which it earns variable rates of interest, and may therefore be subject to a certain amount of risk, though this risk is immaterial.

d. Foreign Currency Risk

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value of, or future cash flows from, the Company’s financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company maintains its cash reserves in Canadian and United States dollars. The portion of the Company’s funds held in US dollars are subject to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

At June 30, 2021, the Company has certain monetary items denominated in United States dollars. Based on these net exposures, a 10% appreciation or depreciation of the Canadian dollar against the United States dollar would result in an increase or decrease of $18,849 in the Company’s net loss.

Fair Values

The carrying values of cash, deposits and other receivables and trade and other accounts payable approximate fair values due to their short-term to maturity nature.

12. SEGMENTED INFORMATION

The Company operates in one reportable operating segment, being the acquisition, exploration, and development of exploration and evaluation properties in the United States. The following table shows the geographic breakdown of the Company’s non-current assets:

June 30, 2021
Canada
USA
Total
Mineral properties
Equipment
-
$ 1,721,498
$ 1,721,498
$ -
171,072
171,072
Total -
$
1,892,570
$
1,892,570
$
December 31, 2020
Canada
USA
Total
Mineral properties
Equipment
1,052,969
$ 1,782,475
$ 2,835,444
$ 11,925
154,415
166,340
Total 1,064,894
$
1,936,890
$
3,001,784
$

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KORE MINING LTD. Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) (Expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted)

13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Subsequent to June 30, 2021, the Company granted 2,075,000 options at an exercise price of $0.62.

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