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MARITIME RESOURCES
MARITIME RESOURCES CORP.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
(Expressed in Canadian dollars)
DAVIDSON & COMPANY LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
To the Shareholders of
Maritime Resources Corp.
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Maritime Resources Corp. (the “Company”), which comprise the consolidated statements of financial position as at December 31, 2024 and 2023 and the consolidated statements of loss and comprehensive loss, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the consolidated financial statements, including material accounting policy information.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and its financial performance and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the consolidated financial statements in Canada, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained in our audit is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements, which indicates the Company has incurred losses since inception, has no sources of reoccurring revenue and does not have sufficient working capital to continue beyond one year. As stated in Note 1, these events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
In addition to the matter described in the Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern section, we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our auditor’s report.
Assessment of Impairment Indicators of Exploration and Evaluation Assets (“E&E Assets”)
As described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements, the carrying amount of the Company’s E&E Assets was $38,567,491 as of December 31, 2024. As more fully described in Note 2 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, management assesses E&E Assets for indicators of impairment at each statement of financial position date.
A member of Nexia International
1200 - 609 Granville Street, P.O. Box 10372, Pacific Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V7Y 1G6
Telephone (604) 687-0947 Davidson-co.com
The principal considerations for our determination that the assessment of impairment indicators of the E&E Assets is a key audit matter is that there was judgment made by management when assessing whether there were indicators of impairment for the E&E Assets, specifically relating to the assets' carrying amount which is impacted by the Company's intent and ability to continue to explore and evaluate these assets. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures to evaluate audit evidence relating to the judgments made by management in their assessment of indicators of impairment that could give rise to the requirement to prepare an estimate of the recoverable amount of the E&E Assets.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. Our audit procedures included, among others:
- Evaluating management's assessment of impairment indicators.
- Evaluating the intent for the E&E Assets through discussion and communication with management.
- Assessing compliance with agreements and expenditure requirements including reviewing option agreements and vouching cash payments and share issuances.
- Obtaining, on a test basis through government websites, confirmation of title to ensure mineral rights underlying the E&E Assets are in good standing.
Estimate of Reclamation Liability
As described in Note 15 to the consolidated financial statements, the carrying amount of the Company's reclamation liability was $5,997,430 as of December 31, 2024. As more fully described in Note 2 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, management assesses its provision for restoration, rehabilitation, and environmental obligations on an annual basis or when new material information becomes available.
The principal considerations for our determination that the estimate of reclamation liabilities is a key audit matter are that estimating the costs of such reclamation activities includes significant judgement such as when the reclamation will take place, the time period required to undertake the reclamation, the extent and costing of reclamation activities, regulatory and legislative changes, inflation and discount rates utilized. This in turn led to a high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity, and effort in performing procedures to evaluate audit evidence relating to the judgments made by management in their estimate of the net present value of reclamation liabilities.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. Our audit procedures included, among others:
- Assessing the reasonableness of changes in cost estimates against prior year calculations, and timing of expected reclamation activities.
- Evaluating the mathematical accuracy of the reclamation liabilities model.
- Evaluating the inflation rate and discount rate utilized in the reclamation liabilities model.
Other Information
Management is responsible for the other information. The other information obtained at the date of this auditor's report includes Management's Discussion and Analysis.
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
We obtained Management's Discussion and Analysis prior to the date of this auditor's report. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Canadian generally accepted auditing standards, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
- Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Company to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current year and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditor's report is Carmen Newnham.
Vancouver, Canada
March 27, 2025
Chartered Professional Accountants
MARITIME RESOURCES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| As at December 31
(in Canadian dollars) | Note | 2024
$ | 2023
$ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ASSETS | | | |
| Current | | | |
| Cash | | 4,696,407 | 1,058,422 |
| Receivables | 5 | 588,605 | 1,162,975 |
| Inventory | 6 | 331,908 | - |
| Prepaid expenses and deposits | 7 | 419,995 | 349,884 |
| | | 6,036,915 | 2,571,281 |
| Receivables | 13 | - | 250,000 |
| Reclamation and other deposits | 8 | 1,982,981 | 2,002,981 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 9 | 10,267,432 | 11,262,197 |
| Exploration and evaluation assets | 10 | 38,567,491 | 36,838,766 |
| Total Assets | | 56,854,819 | 52,925,225 |
| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | |
| Current liabilities | | | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 11 | 1,334,035 | 887,382 |
| Current portion of lease liabilities | 12 | 131,333 | 116,534 |
| | | 1,465,368 | 1,003,916 |
| Notes payable | 14 | 6,556,544 | 5,269,193 |
| Deferred liabilities | 13 | - | 1,500,000 |
| Deferred income tax liability | 20 | 79,000 | 79,000 |
| Lease liabilities | 12 | 205,225 | 258,841 |
| Reclamation liability | 15 | 5,997,430 | 5,841,746 |
| Total Liabilities | | 14,303,567 | 13,952,696 |
| Shareholders' equity | | | |
| Share capital | 16 | 61,106,356 | 51,977,109 |
| Reserves | 16 | 3,396,258 | 2,505,466 |
| Royalty reserve | 16 | 210,700 | 210,700 |
| Deficit | | (22,162,062) | (15,720,746) |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | | 42,551,252 | 38,972,529 |
| Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity | | 56,854,819 | 52,925,225 |
Nature of operations and going concern (Note 1) and Subsequent events (Note 23).
Approved and authorized on behalf of the Board of Directors:
"Allen Palmiere"
Chairman
"Tom Yip"
Director
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF LOSS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
| For the year ended December 31
(in Canadian dollars) | Note | 2024
$ | 2023
$ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EXPENSES | | | |
| Administration | 19 | 557,627 | 312,622 |
| Care and maintenance | | 823,619 | 262,762 |
| Consulting | | 124,951 | 137,066 |
| Depreciation | 9 | 224,136 | 170,167 |
| Directors’ fees and expenses | 19 | 121,017 | 102,466 |
| Financing expense and accretion | 18 | 1,926,473 | 663,023 |
| Interest expense on lease liability | 12 | 25,642 | 30,943 |
| Investor relations and promotion | | 173,214 | 171,465 |
| Professional fees | | 259,442 | 183,081 |
| Salaries and benefits | 19 | 2,133,882 | 1,298,176 |
| Share-based payments | 16,19 | 337,849 | 169,449 |
| | | (6,707,852) | (3,501,220) |
| Interest income | | 92,822 | 36,159 |
| Other income | 5,17 | 152,925 | 745,158 |
| Gain (loss) on foreign currency | | (467,177) | 81,407 |
| Gain on sale of exploration properties | 10 | - | 94,737 |
| | | (221,430) | 957,461 |
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the year | | (6,929,282) | (2,543,759) |
| Basic and diluted loss per common share | | (0.01) | (0.01) |
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted | | 655,462,896 | 500,917,317 |
MARITIME RESOURCES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
| (in Canadian dollars) | Shares | Share capital | Reserves | Royalty reserve | Deficit | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | 474,258,601 | 49,161,192 | 2,022,164 | 210,700 | (13,512,917) | 37,881,139 |
| Shares and warrants issued upon private placement (Note 16) | 47,387,500 | 1,895,500 | - | - | - | 1,895,500 |
| Share issuance costs (Note 16) | - | (234,620) | - | - | - | (234,620) |
| Note indenture warrants (Note 16) | - | - | 723,660 | - | - | 723,660 |
| Finders' warrants (Note 16) | - | (57,793) | 57,793 | - | - | - |
| Issued for mineral properties (Notes 10,16) | 50,000 | 2,500 | - | - | - | 2,500 |
| Issued for Point Rousse acquisition (Note 4,16) | 23,970,218 | 1,078,660 | - | - | - | 1,078,660 |
| Share-based payments (Note 16) | - | - | 169,449 | - | - | 169,449 |
| Reserves transferred on expired options (Note 16) | - | - | (335,930) | - | 335,930 | - |
| Reserves transferred on expired warrants (Note 16) | - | 131,670 | (131,670) | - | - | - |
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (2,543,759) | (2,543,759) |
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | 545,666,319 | 51,977,109 | 2,505,466 | 210,700 | (15,720,746) | 38,972,529 |
| Shares and warrants issued upon private placement (Note 16) | 50,000,000 | 2,250,000 | 250,000 | - | - | 2,500,000 |
| Shares issued pursuant to rights offering (Note 16) | 235,294,118 | 8,000,000 | - | - | - | 8,000,000 |
| Share issuance costs (Note 16) | - | (331,844) | - | - | - | (331,844) |
| Standby purchase warrants (Note 16) | - | (790,909) | 790,909 | - | - | - |
| Issued for mineral properties (Notes 10,16) | 50,000 | 2,000 | - | - | - | 2,000 |
| Share-based payments (Note 16) | - | - | 337,849 | - | - | 337,849 |
| Reserves transferred on expired options (Note 16) | - | - | (487,966) | - | 487,966 | - |
| Loss for the year | - | - | - | - | (6,929,282) | (6,929,282) |
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 831,010,437 | 61,106,356 | 3,396,258 | 210,700 | (22,162,062) | 42,551,252 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
MARITIME RESOURCES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
| For the year ended December 31
(in Canadian dollars) | 2024
$ | 2023
$ |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cash flows from operating activities | | |
| Loss for the year | (6,929,282) | (2,543,759) |
| Items not involving cash: | | |
| Accretion on reclamation liability | 179,560 | 55,865 |
| Amortization of notes payable transaction and finance costs | 1,552,628 | 528,600 |
| Depreciation | 224,136 | 170,167 |
| Loss (gain) on foreign currency | 491,577 | (81,542) |
| Gain on sale of exploration properties | - | (94,737) |
| Share-based payments | 337,849 | 169,449 |
| Changes in non-cash working capital items: | | |
| (Increase) decrease in receivables | 819,268 | (642,608) |
| (Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable | 5,102 | (35,374) |
| Increase in inventory | (331,908) | - |
| Increase in prepaid expenses and deposits | (70,111) | (212,132) |
| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (34,513) | 386,987 |
| Net cash used in operating activities | (3,755,694) | (2,299,084) |
| Cash flows from investing activities | | |
| Acquisition of Point Rousse Project | - | (3,277,668) |
| Advance payment | - | 1,000,000 |
| Exploration and evaluation expenditures | (1,421,013) | (4,298,018) |
| Cash assumed on acquisition of Point Rousse Project | - | 13,799 |
| Sale of exploration properties | - | 100,000 |
| Property and equipment expenditures | (541,907) | - |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,962,920) | (6,461,887) |
| Cash flows from financing activities | | |
| Shares issued for cash | 10,500,000 | - |
| Proceeds from Note Offering | - | 6,731,000 |
| Proceeds from private placement | - | 1,895,500 |
| Interest paid on notes payable | (756,854) | (284,409) |
| Repayment of lease liabilities | (114,703) | (90,735) |
| Share issue costs | (271,844) | (234,620) |
| Transaction costs from Note Offering | - | (900,796) |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 9,356,599 | 7,115,940 |
| Change in cash during the year | 3,637,985 | (1,645,031) |
| Cash, beginning of the year | 1,058,422 | 2,703,453 |
| Cash, end of the year | 4,696,407 | 1,058,422 |
| Supplemental disclosure | | |
| Cash paid for interest | 782,496 | 315,352 |
| Cash paid for income taxes | - | - |
| Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financial and investing activities | | |
| Expiry/cancellation of stock options | 487,966 | 335,930 |
| Expiry of warrants | - | 131,670 |
| Exploration and evaluation assets included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 466,352 | 180,640 |
| Property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 135,454 | - |
| Fair value of broker warrants and units | 790,909 | 781,453 |
| Recognition of right of use assets and lease liabilities | 75,886 | 76,246 |
| Surrender of land to Shoreline Aggregates Inc. | 1,500,000 | - |
| Shares issued for acquisition of Point Rousse | - | 1,078,660 |
| Share issue costs in accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 60,000 | - |
| Shares issued for property | 2,000 | 2,500 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND GOING CONCERN
Maritime Resources Corp. and its subsidiary (the "Company" or "Maritime") is an exploration stage company. Maritime Resources Corp. was incorporated under the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) on May 14, 2007. The Company is focused on re-starting the past producing Hammerdown Gold Mine ("Hammerdown") located near the Baie Verte mining district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, as well as exploration on its other properties in the region. The Company also holds a portfolio of mineral exploration properties in mining camps across Canada in a wholly owned subsidiary.
On August 21, 2023, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Point Rousse Mining Inc. ("Point Rousse") for aggregate consideration comprised of $3,000,000 in cash and 23,970,218 common shares of Maritime with a value of $1,078,660. As part of the transaction, the Company acquired all of the property, assets, mineral rights, royalties and liabilities underlying the Point Rousse Project located in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador which includes the fully permitted Pine Cove mill, a tailings storage facility and mineral claims and mining leases. Immediately following the completion of the acquisition, the Company completed a vertical amalgamation with Point Rousse under Section 273 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (Note 4).
The Company's registered and records office is 3200 - 650 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6B 4P7. The shares of the Company are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") under the symbol MAE.
As the Company is in the exploration stage, the recoverability of the costs incurred to date on exploration properties is dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the exploration and development of its properties and upon future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition of the properties and deferred exploration expenditures.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the assumption that the Company will continue as a going concern, meaning it will continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the ordinary course of operations. Different bases of measurement may be appropriate if the Company is not expected to continue operations for the foreseeable future. The continuing operations of the Company are dependent upon its ability to continue to raise adequate financing and to commence profitable operations in the future and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations as they become due. Although it has been successful in raising financing in the past, there is no assurance it will be able to do so in the future.
On March 25, 2024, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 50,000,000 common shares of the Company and 3,648,069 common share purchase warrants to FireFly Metals Ltd. for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,500,000. On September 11, 2024, the Company closed a rights offering to the holders of its common shares, pursuant to which it issued 235,294,118 common shares for gross proceeds of $8,000,000 (Note 16). Following the rights offering, the Company commenced work on a comprehensive program of equipment repairs and inspections throughout the Pine Cove mill, focusing on all electrical and mechanical systems in preparation for re-commissioning the mill using stockpiled mineralized material from around the Point Rousse property.
The Company has incurred losses since inception, has no sources of reoccurring revenue and does not have sufficient working capital to continue beyond one year. The Company expects to obtain additional financing during fiscal 2025, however if the Company is unable to obtain adequate additional financing, it will further curtail exploration and development activities. These events and conditions indicate a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue in existence. Such adjustments could be material.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
2. STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
These consolidated financial statements, including comparatives, have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB").
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost basis, except for financial instruments which are stated at fair value, and have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting except for cash flow information. All dollar amounts presented are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified. The accounting policies have been applied consistently to all years presented in these consolidated financial statements, unless otherwise indicated.
These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 27, 2025.
Basis of consolidation
These consolidated financial statements comprise the financial results of Maritime Resources Corp. (amalgamated with Point Rousse Mining Inc. on August 21, 2023) and its wholly owned subsidiary 2823988 Ontario Corp. All inter-company balances are eliminated on consolidation.
Use of estimates and judgments
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with IFRS Accounting Standards requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of policies and reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and revenue and expenses. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and further periods if the review affects both current and future periods.
Critical judgments exercised in the application of accounting policies having the most significant effects on the amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements are as follows:
Economic recoverability and profitability of future economic benefits of exploration and evaluation assets – Management has determined that exploration, evaluation and related costs incurred which were capitalized may have future economic benefits and may be economically recoverable. Management uses several criteria in its assessments of economic recoverability and probability of future economic benefits, including geological and other technical information, commodity price forecasts, a history of conversion of mineral deposits with similar characteristics to its properties, evaluation of permitting and environmental issues and other such factors.
Property, plant and equipment – Management is required to assess the useful economic lives and residual values of the property, plant and equipment. Determining the useful lives require judgment based on factors such as asset maintenance, rate of technical and commercial obsolescence and asset usage. The useful lives of key assets are reviewed annually.
Acquisition accounting – The assessment of whether acquisitions are considered business combinations or asset acquisitions requires management judgement, the outcome of which may result in different accounting treatments. Judgement is also required to determine the allocation of the fair value of the purchase price of the acquisition.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
Royalty reserve – Royalty reserve includes proceeds received from royalty units, repayable from future production. As future production is not determinable, the royalty units have been classified as capital in nature.
Going concern – The Company assesses its ability to continue as a going concern at each period end. In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, management takes into account all available information about the future, which is at least twelve months from the end of the reporting period and include a detailed analysis of the Company's projected estimated capital and operating expenses and estimated financing requirements and abilities (Note 1).
The most significant accounts that require estimates as the basis for determining the stated amounts include the following:
Decommissioning and rehabilitation provision – Management’s determination of the Company’s decommissioning and rehabilitation provision is based on the reclamation and closure activities it anticipates as being required and its estimate of the probable costs and timing of such activities and measures. Accounting for reclamation obligations requires management to make estimates and judgements of the future costs the Company will incur to complete the reclamation work required to comply with existing laws and regulations at each mining operation and exploration and development property. Actual costs incurred may differ from those amounts estimated. Also, future changes to environmental laws and regulations could increase the extent of reclamation work required to be performed by the Company. Increases in future costs could materially impact the amounts charged to operations for reclamation. The provision represents management’s best estimate of the present value of the future reclamation and remediation obligation. Management engages engineering experts to review and update closure estimates for changes in laws and regulations as well as unit rates, annually (Note 15). The actual future expenditures may differ from the amounts currently provided.
Valuation of share-based payments, agent compensation and warrants – The Company uses the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model for valuation of share-based payments, agent compensation and warrants, which requires the input of subjective assumptions including expected price volatility, interest rate, and forfeiture rate. Changes in the input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate and the Company’s results and equity reserves. The resulting value calculated is not necessarily the value that the holder of the option or warrant could receive in an arm’s length transaction, given that there is no market for these instruments and they are not transferable.
Income taxes – In assessing the probability of realizing deferred tax assets, management makes estimates related to expectation of future taxable income, applicable tax opportunities, expected timing of reversals of existing temporary differences and the likelihood that the tax position taken will be sustained upon examination by applicable tax authorities. In making its assessments, management gives additional weight to positive and negative evidence that can be objectively verified.
While management believes that these estimates are reasonable, actual results could differ from those estimates and could impact future results of operation and cash flows.
3. MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICY INFORMATION
(a) Functional and presentation currency
The Company’s functional and presentation currency is the Canadian dollar.
(b) Segmented information
The Company has one operating segment, mineral exploration and evaluation, and operates in one geographical segment, being Canada.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
(c) Cash
Cash consists of balances held in checking and demand deposit accounts with financial institutions, which are available for immediate use in the ordinary course of business. Cash is measured at its nominal amount, which approximates fair value.
(d) Inventory
Parts and supplies inventory
Supplies inventory consists of mining supplies and consumables used in the operation of the Pine Cove processing plant, and is valued at the lower of average cost and net realizable value.
Stockpile inventory
Stockpiles represent mineralized material that is available for further processing. Stockpiles are measured by estimating the number of tonnes added and removed from the stockpile. Stockpile tonnages are verified by periodic surveys. The cost of stockpiles are measured based on the current per tonne cost incurred, including costs of excavating, hauling and crushing, up to the point of stockpiling the ore, plus applicable overhead, to the extent determined recoverable, and are removed at the average cost per tonne. Stockpile inventory is measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value, calculated as the difference between the estimated future metal revenue based on prevailing and/or long-term metal prices as appropriate, and estimated costs to complete production into a saleable form.
(e) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization and any impairment. Cost includes expenditures that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. Subsequent costs are included in the asset's carrying amount or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, only when it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of a replaced asset is derecognized when replaced. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to profit or loss during the period in which they are incurred.
Property, plant and equipment will be depreciated using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives, as follows:
| Furniture and leaseholds | Term of the lease |
|---|---|
| Vehicles and equipment | 2-6 years |
| Exploration equipment | 2-5 years |
Property, plant and equipment is not depreciated and its useful life estimated until an asset becomes available for use.
The assets' residual values, method of depreciation and useful lives, are reviewed annually and modified if appropriate. An asset's carrying amount is written down immediately to its recoverable amount if the asset's carrying amount is greater than its estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on disposals of property, plant and equipment are determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount of the asset and are included as part of other gains and losses in profit or loss.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
(f) Exploration and evaluation assets ("E&E")
Once the legal right to explore a property has been obtained, costs directly related to E&E expenditures are recognized and capitalized, in addition to the acquisition costs, net of recoveries, on a property-by-property basis. These direct expenditures include such costs as materials used, surveying costs, geology, geophysics and drilling costs and payments made to contractors during the exploration phase. Costs not directly attributable to E&E activities, including general administrative overhead costs, are expensed in the period in which they occur.
From time to time the Company may acquire or dispose of a mineral property pursuant to the terms of an option agreement. As the options are exercisable entirely at the discretion of the optionee, the amounts payable or receivable are not recorded. Option payments and government assistance are recorded as property costs or recoveries when the payments are made or received.
Upon completion of a feasibility study and when commercial viability is demonstrated and an impairment test is performed, capitalized exploration and evaluation assets are transferred to and classified as mineral property development costs. Costs associated with the commissioning of new assets incurred in the period before they are operating in the way intended by management, are capitalized. Interest on borrowings related to the construction and development of assets are capitalized until substantially all the activities required to make the asset ready for its intended use are complete.
If economically recoverable ore reserves are developed, capitalized costs of the related property will be reclassified as mining assets and will be amortized using the unit-of-production method. When a property is deemed to no longer have commercially viable prospects to the Company, E&E expenditures in respect of the project are deemed to be impaired. Accordingly, E&E costs, in excess of estimated recoveries, are written off to profit or loss.
Impairment
The Company assesses E&E assets for impairment at each statement of financial position date or whenever facts and circumstances suggest that the carrying amount of an asset may exceed its recoverable amount. The recoverable amount is the higher of the asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. A cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of E&E assets that generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
Title to mineral properties
Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to the properties in which it has an interest in accordance with industry standards for properties in the exploration stage, these procedures do not guarantee that title to the properties will not be challenged or impugned. Property title may be affected by undetected defects, be subject to unregistered prior agreements, transfers or land claims, or be non-compliant with regulatory requirements.
(g) Provision for environmental rehabilitation
The Company is subject to the laws and regulations relating to environmental matters in all jurisdictions in which it operates, including provisions relating to property reclamation, discharge of hazardous material and other matters. The Company may also be held liable should environmental problems be discovered that were caused by former owners and operators of its properties and properties in which it has previously had an interest. The Company conducts its mineral exploration activities in compliance with applicable environmental protection legislation.
Environmental legislation is becoming increasingly stringent and costs and expenses of regulatory compliance are increasing. The impact of new and future environmental legislation on the Company's operations may cause additional expenses and restrictions. If the restrictions adversely affect the scope of exploration and evaluation on the resource properties, the potential for production on the properties may be diminished or negated.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
The Company recognizes liabilities for legal or constructive obligations associated with the retirement of mineral properties and equipment. The net present value of future rehabilitation costs is capitalized to the related asset along with a corresponding increase in the rehabilitation provision in the period incurred. Discount rates, using a pre-tax rate, that reflect the time value of money are used to calculate the net present value.
The Company's estimates of reclamation costs could change as a result of changes in regulatory requirements, discount rates and assumptions regarding the amount and timing of the future expenditures. These changes are recorded directly to the related assets with a corresponding entry to the rehabilitation provision.
The increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as interest expense.
The Company assesses its provision for restoration, rehabilitation and environmental obligations on an annual basis or when new material information becomes available.
(h) Provisions
Provisions are recorded when a present legal or constructive obligation exists as a result of past events where it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made.
The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the statement of financial position date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. Where a provision is measured using the cash flows estimated to settle the present obligation, its carrying amount is the present value of those cash flows. When some or all of the economic benefits required to settle a provision are expected to be recovered from a third party, the receivable is recognized as an asset if it is virtually certain that reimbursement will be received, and the amount receivable can be measured reliably.
(i) Financial instruments
The Company classifies its financial instruments measured at fair value at one of three levels according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair value:
Level 1 – quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e., as prices) or indirectly (i.e., derived from prices); and
Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
Financial assets
On initial recognition, financial assets are recognized at fair value and are subsequently classified and measured at: (i) amortized cost; (ii) fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVOCI"); or (iii) fair value through profit or loss ("FVTPL"). The classification of financial assets is generally based on the business model in which a financial asset is managed and its contractual cash flow characteristics. A financial asset is measured at fair value net of transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition except for financial assets at FVTPL where transaction costs are expensed. All financial assets not classified and measured at amortized cost or FVOCI are classified as FVTPL. On initial recognition of an equity instrument that is not held for trading, the Company may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in the investment's fair value in other comprehensive income/loss.
The classification determines the method by which the financial assets are carried on the statement of financial position subsequent to inception and how changes in value are recorded. Cash, receivables and deposits are measured at amortized cost with subsequent impairment recognized in profit or loss.
MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
Impairment
An ‘expected credit loss’ impairment model requires a loss allowance to be recognized based on expected credit losses. The estimated present value of future cash flows associated with the asset is determined and an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between this amount and the carrying amount as follows: the carrying amount of the asset is reduced to estimated present value of the future cash flows associated with the asset, discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate, either directly or through the use of an allowance account and the resulting loss is recognized in profit or loss for the period.
In a subsequent period, if the amount of the impairment loss related to financial assets measured at amortized cost decreases, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed through profit or loss to the extent that the carrying amount of the investment at the date the impairment is reversed does not exceed what the amortized cost would have been had the impairment not been recognized.
Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities are designated as either: (i) fair value through profit or loss; or (ii) amortized cost. All financial liabilities are classified and subsequently measured at amortized cost except for financial liabilities at FVTPL. The classification determines the method by which the financial liabilities are carried on the statement of financial position subsequent to inception and how changes in value are recorded. Accounts payable and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, deferred liabilities and notes payable are classified at amortized cost.
As at December 31, 2024, the Company does not have any derivative financial liabilities.
(j) Leases
At inception of a contract, the Company assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and a lease liability at the commencement date of a lease. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which is comprised of the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any decommissioning and restoration costs, less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the lease term, or the end of the useful life of the asset. In addition, the right-of-use asset may be reduced due to impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
A lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted by the interest rate implicit in the lease, or if that rate cannot be readily determined, the incremental borrowing rate.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability are comprised of:
- fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable;
- variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date;
- amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee;
- exercise prices of purchase options if the Company is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and
- payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to terminate the lease.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
Lease payments are allocated between the lease liability and interest expense. Interest expense is charged to profit or loss over the lease period to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period.
The lease liability is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Company's estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, or if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option. Variable lease payments not included in the initial measurement of the lease liability are charged directly to profit or loss.
The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use asset and lease liability for certain short-term leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less and leases of low-value assets. The lease payments associated with these leases are charged directly to profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(k) Income taxes
Current income tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted by the date of the consolidated financial statements.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using substantively enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Deferred income tax assets also result from unused loss carry-forwards, resource related pools and other deductions. A deferred tax asset is recognized for unused tax losses, tax credits and deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that future taxable profits will be available against which they can be utilized. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.
(l) Share-based payments
The Company grants stock options to acquire common shares of the Company to directors, officers, employees and consultants. The Board of Directors grants such options for periods of up to ten years, with vesting periods determined at its discretion and at prices not less than the closing market price on the grant date.
The fair value of the options is measured at grant date, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and is recognized over the period during which the options are earned. A forfeiture rate is estimated on the grant date and is adjusted to reflect the actual number of options that vest. The fair value of the options is measured at the date of grant. Share-based payments to non-employees are measured at the fair value of the goods or services received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, if it is determined the fair value of the goods or services cannot be reliably measured and are recorded at the date the goods or services are received. The offset to the recorded cost is to share-based payments reserve. Consideration received on the exercise of stock options is recorded as share capital and the related share-based payments reserve is transferred to share capital. Upon expiry, the recorded value is transferred to deficit.
The Company grants compensation warrants to agents and underwriters for services provided. The equity-based share-based payment transactions are measured at the fair value of goods or services received, except where that fair value cannot be estimated reliably, in which case they are measured at the fair value of the equity instruments granted, measured at the date the entity obtains the goods or the counterparty renders the service. Consideration received on exercise of the compensation warrants is recorded as share capital and the related warrant reserve is transferred to share capital. Upon expiry, the recorded value is transferred to share capital.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
(m) Loss per share
Loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The dilutive effect on earnings per share is calculated presuming the exercise of outstanding options, warrants and similar instruments. It assumes that the proceeds of such exercise would be used to re-purchase common shares at the average market price during the period. However, the calculation of diluted loss per share excludes the effects of conversions or exercise of options and warrants as they would be anti-dilutive.
Shares subject to escrow restrictions are excluded from the weighted average number of common shares unless their release is subject only to the passage of time.
(n) New IFRS Accounting Standards
New Standard issued and adopted
Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
On October 31, 2022, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (“IAS 1”) that apply to annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2024. The amendments are aimed at improving the information that an entity provides when its right to defer settlement of a liability is subject to compliance with covenants within 12 months after the reporting period and to enable users of financial statements to understand the risk that non-current liabilities with covenants could become repayable within 12 months. These amendments to IAS 1 override but incorporate the previous amendments issued in January 2020, which clarified the criteria for classifying a liability as non-current if there is the right to defer settlement of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting period.
The Company adopted the amendments, and as a result, the Company’s Notes obligation (Note 14), maturing on August 14, 2025, has been classified as a noncurrent liability, reflecting the Company’s contractual right to defer settlement beyond twelve months from December 31, 2024.
Standards issued but not yet adopted
IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements
On April 9, 2024, the IASB issued IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements (“IFRS 18”). The new standard on presentation and disclosure in financial statements focuses on updates to the statement of earnings (loss). The key new concepts introduced in IFRS 18 relate to the structure of the statement of earnings (loss), required disclosures in the financial statements for certain earnings or loss performance measures that are reported outside an entity’s financial statements and enhanced principles on aggregation and disaggregation which apply to the primary financial statements and notes in general. IFRS 18 will apply for reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and also applies to comparative information. The Company is assessing the impact of this standard on the consolidated financial statements.
Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments
In May 2024, the IASB issued Amendments to the Classification and Measurement of Financial Instruments. The key changes included clarification on the recognition and derecognition date of certain financial assets and liabilities, and amended the requirements related to financial liabilities settled through electronic payment system, including an option to utilize an accounting policy for early derecognition. It also clarified how to assess the contractual cash flow characteristics of financial assets in determining whether they meet the solely payments of principal and interest criterion, including financial assets that have environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG)-linked features and other similar contingent features. The IASB also added disclosure requirements to provide additional transparency
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
regarding equity investments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income and financial instruments with contingent features, such as those related to ESG requirements.
The amendments are effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026 with early application permitted. The Company is assessing the impact of these amendments on the consolidated financial statements.
4. ACQUISITION
On August 21, 2023, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Point Rousse from Signal for aggregate consideration comprised of $3,000,000 in cash and 23,970,218 common shares of Maritime with a value of $1,078,660 pursuant to the terms of the share purchase agreement. Immediately following the completion of the acquisition, the Company completed a vertical amalgamation with Point Rousse under Section 273 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia).
As part of the transaction, the Company acquired all of the property, assets, mineral rights, royalties and liabilities underlying the Point Rousse Project located in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador which includes the fully permitted Pine Cove mill, a tailings storage facility and mineral claims and mining leases.
The acquisition of Point Rousse was accounted for as an asset acquisition as it did not meet the definition of a business combination under IFRS 3 - Business Combinations. Accordingly, the Company recognized identifiable assets and liabilities at their individual fair values and transaction costs were capitalized as part of the acquisition.
The allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair value of the assets and liabilities of Point Rousse was as follows:
| Purchase price | $ |
|---|---|
| Consideration paid in cash | 3,000,000 |
| Consideration paid in shares | 1,078,660 |
| Transaction costs | 277,668 |
| 4,356,328 | |
| Fair value of assets and liabilities acquired | |
| Cash | 13,799 |
| Receivables | 98,278 |
| Property, plant and equipment (Note 9) | 8,665,599 |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (193,912) |
| Lease liabilities (Note 12) | (71,689) |
| Reclamation liability (Note 15) | (4,155,747) |
| 4,356,328 |
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
5. RECEIVABLES
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Input sales tax recoverable | 244,008 | 132,443 |
| Accrued interest | 30,272 | 35,374 |
| Accrued future payments (Note 13) | 250,000 | 250,000 |
| Other | 64,325 | 745,158 |
| 588,605 | 1,162,975 |
6. INVENTORY
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Stockpiled mineralized material | 276,858 | - |
| Supplies | 55,050 | - |
| 331,908 | - |
7. PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEPOSITS
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Prepaid expenses | 310,247 | 280,568 |
| Deposits | 84,998 | 69,316 |
| Supplier prepayment | 24,750 | - |
| 419,995 | 349,884 |
8. RECLAMATION AND OTHER DEPOSITS
The Company is required to maintain reclamation deposits for its mineral properties in respect of its expected rehabilitation and closure obligations. The Company recorded a reclamation obligation with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador upon the acquisition of the Point Rousse Project on August 21, 2023 (Note 4). The Company has a surety bonding arrangement with a Canadian insurance company (the "Surety") with respect to its Point Rousse environmental bonds totaling $5,455,663, as at December 31, 2024. The surety arrangement required the Company to provide cash collateral of $1,910,000, equivalent to 35% of the value of the bonds, and pay an annual bond fee equal to 3% of the respective bond amount (Note 18). The Company holds an irrevocable letter of credit, with a major Canadian bank, as cash collateral to the Surety.
A deposit of $72,981 for reclamation purposes has been made to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador on account of the Hammerdown project as at December 31, 2024, related to its 2021 early works program.
From time to time the Company provides deposits to vendors as advance payments for services. As at December 31, 2024, the Company has provided deposits totaling $nil (2023 – $20,000).
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Cash collateral on Point Rousse reclamation deposit | 1,910,000 | 1,910,000 |
| Advanced site works reclamation deposit | 72,981 | 72,981 |
| Other | - | 20,000 |
| 1,982,981 | 2,002,981 |
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
9. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
| Mills and Infrastructure $ | Right of use assets $ | Furniture and Leaseholds $ | Vehicles and Equipment $ | Exploration Equipment $ | Total $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net book value – December 31, 2022 | 1,394,300 | 366,678 | 10,525 | 30,793 | 48,528 | 1,850,824 |
| Additions | 8,320,844 | 76,246 | - | 273,066 | - | 8,670,156 |
| Asset retirement cost increase (Note 15) | 911,384 | - | - | - | - | 911,384 |
| Depreciation | - | (105,630) | (9,716) | (37,069) | (17,752) | (170,167) |
| Net book value – December 31, 2023 | 10,626,528 | 337,294 | 809 | 266,790 | 30,776 | 11,262,197 |
| Additions | 668,183 | 75,886 | - | 9,178 | - | 753,247 |
| Surrender of land (Note 13) | (1,500,000) | - | - | - | - | (1,500,000) |
| Asset retirement cost decrease (Note 15) | (23,876) | - | - | - | - | (23,876) |
| Depreciation | - | (125,324) | (809) | (84,813) | (13,190) | (224,136) |
| Net book value – December 31, 2024 | 9,770,835 | 287,856 | - | 191,155 | 17,586 | 10,267,432 |
As at December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Pine Cove mill and Nugget Pond mill are not considered available for use and accordingly are not being depreciated.
10. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
Green Bay
The Company's Green Bay property, located in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada hosts the past producing Hammerdown gold mine, as well as the Orion gold deposit and the historic Lochinvar lead, zinc, copper, silver and gold deposit. Pursuant to Commander Resources Ltd.'s sale of a royalty package in January 2024, TMRF Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Taurus Mining Royalty Fund L.P. retains a 1% net smelter return royalty ("NSR") over the Hammerdown deposit and surrounding lands which excludes the Orion deposit. Allowed deductions in calculating the NSR include transportation costs and toll milling charges.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Sprucy Pond property, which is contiguous to the Hammerdown project. The Sprucy Pond property is subject to a 1.0% NSR of which 50% can be purchased for $500,000.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Inomin property consisting of certain mineral claims that extend the Green Bay property. The Inomin property is subject to a 1.0% NSR of which 100% can be purchased for $500,000. The project also has an underlying NSR of 2.5% of which 1.5% can be purchased for $1,000,000.
Whisker Valley
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Whisker Valley property in the Baie Verte mining district of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
The Company is required to make an additional payment to the optionors of $50,000 on each of the first, second and third anniversary of the Exercise Date. These option payments were made on March 2023, March 2024 and March 2025. The property is subject to a 2.5% NSR, of which 1% can be purchased for $1,000,000 on or before the end of the second anniversary of commencement of commercial production.
The Company owns a 100% interest in the El Strato property in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (contiguous to Whisker Valley). The Company has the option to buy-back one-half of the 2% NSR royalty for $1,000,000 on or before the end of the second anniversary of commercial production.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Strugglers Pond property in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (contiguous to Whisker Valley). The Company has the option to buy-back one-half of the 2% NSR royalty for $1,000,000 on or before the end of the second anniversary of commercial production.
On January 31, 2023, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in certain mineral property interests located on the Whisker Valley property in the Baie Verte mining district of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, under the following terms:
| Cash $ | |
|---|---|
| Upon signing | 10,000 (paid) |
| January 31, 2024 | 15,000 (paid) |
| January 31, 2025 (1) | 25,000 |
| 50,000 |
(1) Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Company made a $25,000 payment per the property option agreement.
The Company has the option to buy-back one-half of the 1% NSR royalty for $500,000 on or before the end of the second anniversary of commercial production.
Gull Ridge
In January 2019, the Company acquired the new Gull Ridge property claims by staking.
On December 21, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in certain mineral property interests located on the Gull Ridge property in the Baie Verte mining district of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, under the following terms:
| Cash $ | Common shares # | |
|---|---|---|
| Upon signing/ approval | 10,000 (paid) | 50,000 (issued) |
| January 7, 2023 | 10,000 (paid) | 50,000 (issued) |
| January 7, 2024 | 10,000 (paid) | 50,000 (issued) |
| January 7, 2025(1) | 20,000 | 100,000 |
| 50,000 | 250,000 |
(1) Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Company made a $20,000 payment and issued 100,000 shares per the property option agreement.
Point Rousse
On August 21, 2023, the Company acquired the Point Rousse Project, located within the Baie Verte Mining District, on the Point Rousse/Ming’s Bight Peninsula, in the northern portion of the Baie Verte Peninsula, northeast of the Town of Baie Verte, in north central Newfoundland, in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Point Rousse Project includes the Pine Cove mill, an in-pit permitted tailings storage facility, deep water port access and mineral claims and mining leases, including the Stog’er Tight and Argyle properties.
Royalty obligations on the various Point Rousse Project mineral properties are as follows:
- A 3% NSR is payable to a third-party on gold produced from the Stog’er Tight Property.
- A $3,000,000 capped NSR on four mineral exploration licenses in the Point Rousse Project, which forms part of the Argyle property, is calculated at 3% when the average price of gold is less than US$2,000 per ounce for the calendar quarter and is 4% when the average price of gold is more than US$2,000 per ounce for the calendar quarter.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
- A $3,000,000 capped NSR of 3% on a property that forms part of the Argyle Property. Once the aggregate limit has been met and 200,000 ounces of gold has been sold from the property, the NSR decreases to 1%.
- A net profits interest ("NPI") agreement over the Point Rousse Mining Leases with Royal Gold Inc. whereby the Company is required to pay Royal Gold Inc. 7.5% of net profits, calculated as the gross receipts generated from the claims less all cumulative development and operating expenses.
The Company also has royalties payable to various vendors of mineral leases located outside the currently anticipated mining areas.
Lac Pelletier
The Company owns a 100% interest in the Lac Pelletier property, located southwest of Rouyn Noranda, Québec, Canada in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt. Lac Pelletier is subject to a 1% NSR royalty to Glencore Canada Corporation and a 1% NSR royalty to Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.
Subsequent to December 31, 2024, the Company completed the sale of its interest in the Lac Pelletier gold project (Note 23).
Other exploration properties
The following exploration properties were acquired from Rambler in April 2021 and were ascribed a nominal fair value.
Owl Creek West – The Company holds a 35% interest in the Owl Creek West joint venture with Newmont Canada who holds 65%. The property is located in Timmins, Ontario, Canada.
Wright – The Company holds a 100% interest in the Wright property, located in Temiscaming, Québec, Canada.
Daniel – The Company held a 100% interest in the Daniel property, located in Matagami, Québec, Canada. On March 10, 2023, the Company closed the sale of the Daniel Property to Nuvau Minerals Corp. ("Nuvau") for gross cash proceeds of $100,000. The asset was reduced by $5,263 to $nil and a gain of $94,737 was recorded through profit and loss. Maritime holds a 1% NSR royalty on the property for which Nuvau has the right to buy back with a one-time payment of $1,000,000.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
Expenditures incurred on the Company's exploration properties and mineral interests, follow:
| Green Bay $ | Whisker Valley $ | Gull Ridge $ | Lac Pelletier $ | Other ON QC $ | Total $ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance, December 31, 2022 | 27,443,415 | 4,866,952 | 1,021,855 | 1,634,866 | 6,638 | 34,973,726 |
| Acquisition costs | - | 60,000 | 10,000 | - | - | 70,000 |
| Acquisition costs – shares | - | - | 2,500 | - | - | 2,500 |
| Exploration expenses: | ||||||
| Drilling and assaying | 104,695 | - | - | - | - | 104,695 |
| Geology | 1,073,165 | 177,026 | 32,023 | 24,042 | - | 1,306,256 |
| Property | 97,795 | 775 | - | 8,640 | 2,405 | 109,615 |
| Detailed engineering | 188,787 | - | - | - | - | 188,787 |
| Environmental & permitting | 92,180 | - | - | - | - | 92,180 |
| 1,556,622 | 237,801 | 44,523 | 32,682 | 2,405 | 1,874,033 | |
| Less: Sale of QC Properties | - | - | - | - | (5,263) | (5,263) |
| Less: Recoveries and grants | (3,730) | - | - | - | - | (3,730) |
| Net additions/disposals | 1,552,892 | 237,801 | 44,523 | 32,682 | (2,858) | 1,865,040 |
| Balance, December 31, 2023 | 28,996,307 | 5,104,753 | 1,066,378 | 1,667,548 | 3,780 | 36,838,766 |
| Acquisition costs | - | 65,000 | 10,000 | - | - | 75,000 |
| Acquisition costs – shares | - | - | 2,000 | - | - | 2,000 |
| Exploration expenses: | ||||||
| Geology | 823,638 | 93,381 | 19,690 | 39,573 | 2,392 | 978,674 |
| Property | 91,865 | 2,661 | 4,400 | 3,588 | 4,625 | 107,139 |
| Detailed engineering | 527,615 | - | - | - | - | 527,615 |
| Environmental & permitting | 50,044 | - | - | - | - | 50,044 |
| 1,493,162 | 161,042 | 36,090 | 43,161 | 7,017 | 1,740,472 | |
| Less: Recoveries | (11,747) | - | - | - | - | (11,747) |
| Net additions/disposals | 1,481,415 | 161,042 | 36,090 | 43,161 | 7,017 | 1,728,725 |
| Balance, December 31, 2024 | 30,477,722 | 5,265,795 | 1,102,468 | 1,710,709 | 10,797 | 38,567,491 |
11. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Accounts payable | 1,000,938 | 719,978 |
| Accrued liabilities | 288,628 | 133,549 |
| Due to related parties (Note 19) | 44,469 | 33,855 |
| 1,334,035 | 887,382 |
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
12. LEASE LIABILITIES
| | Lease liability
$ |
| --- | --- |
| Balance – December 31, 2022 | 389,864 |
| Lease liability recognized during the year | 76,246 |
| Lease payments during the year | (121,678) |
| Interest expense on lease liability | 30,943 |
| Balance – December 31, 2023 | 375,375 |
| Lease liability recognized during the year | 75,886 |
| Lease payments during the year | (140,345) |
| Interest expense on lease liability | 25,642 |
| Balance – December 31, 2024 | 336,558 |
| Current portion | 131,333 |
| Long term portion | 205,225 |
Lease obligations as at December 31, 2024 and 2023 relate to site vehicles and equipment and a site exploration office. As at December 31, 2024, the Company is required to pay $149,473 (2023 – $137,816) in undiscounted lease payments within the next twelve months and $214,253 (2022 – $250,326) over the remaining term of the leases for a total of $363,726 (2023 – $388,142).
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company incurred operating lease costs of $78,643 (2023 – $105,977) for an office lease and site equipment lease not included in lease liabilities.
13. DEFERRED LIABILITY
The Company entered into a mutual cooperation agreement with Shoreline Aggregates Inc. ("Shoreline"), an aggregate producer and export company, which has been operating on the Point Rousse site since inception. Pursuant to the agreement, Shoreline will provide Maritime with $1,500,000 of funding in stages and Maritime will provide Shoreline with continued access to the existing site facilities for processing and shipping aggregate, and transfer land for future continuance of its operations on the Point Rousse site while Maritime retains all mineral rights, at which point the $1,500,000 deferred liability will be extinguished.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received the initial payment of $1,000,000. An additional $250,000 was received during the year ended December 31, 2024 and $250,000 will be received on or prior to October 1, 2025 for a total of $1,500,000. At December 31, 2024, the Company recorded a current receivable of $250,000 (December 31, 2023 - $250,000), a non-current receivable of $nil (December 31, 2023 - $250,000).
As at December 31, 2023, the Company recorded a deferred liability of $1,500,000 on the statement of financial position representing its obligation to transfer the agreed land surface rights to Shoreline pending government approval. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company received confirmation from the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador's Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology indicating approval of the surrender of land covering Shoreline's port and aggregates production operations within the Point Rousse property. Accordingly, the Company terminated its obligation and recorded a corresponding reduction in property, plant and equipment (Note 9).
14. NOTES PAYABLE
On August 14, 2023, the Company completed a brokered note offering (the "Note Offering") consisting of the issuance of US$5,000,000 principal amount non-convertible senior secured notes (the "Notes") and 38,311,427 common share purchase warrants (the "Note Warrants") of the Company maturing August 14, 2025 (the "Initial Maturity Date"). The Initial Maturity Date may be extended by the Company in certain circumstances and subject to certain conditions, to August 14, 2026 (the "Extended Maturity Date") pursuant to the terms of the note indenture (the "Note Indenture")
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
governing the terms of the Notes dated August 14, 2023 (the "Closing Date") entered into between the Company and Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the "Trustee"), as trustee. The Company received proceeds of US$4,900,000.
The Note Offering was completed pursuant to the terms of an agency agreement entered into between the Company and SCP Resource Finance LP ("SCP") dated August 14, 2023. The Notes are subject to a 2% original issue discount on the principal amount of the Notes (the "OID"). The Notes bear interest at a rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 6% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. The Initial Maturity Date of the Notes can be extended to the Extended Maturity Date at the election of the Company. In the event of such an extension, the Company will pay an extension fee to noteholders equal to 3% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (the "Extension Fee") and the interest rate on the Notes will increase to SOFR plus 9% until the Extended Maturity Date. The Company may elect to pay the Extension Fee by issuing common shares in the capital of the Company ("Extension Shares") at the then market price (as defined in policies of the Exchange) on the trading day prior to the maturity date, subject to the approval of the holders ("Noteholders") of at least 65% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding and the approval of the Exchange.
Pursuant to certain conditions set out in the Note Indenture, including the approval of Noteholders holding at least 65% of the principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, the Company has the option to satisfy interest payments under the Notes by issuing Shares ("Interest Shares") having a deemed value equal to 90% of the Market Price as of the date of a news release announcing the Company's intention to issue the Interest Shares, subject to the approval of the Exchange.
The Note Indenture also sets out certain financial covenants including a minimum cash balance of US$228,015 and a positive working capital balance, with the amount of outstanding Notes being excluded from the calculation.
The indebtedness under the Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at the option of the Company for cash consideration equal to 113% of the aggregate amount of indebtedness if the Notes are redeemed on or prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, or 100% of the aggregate amount of indebtedness if redeemed after the first anniversary of the Closing Date. The Notes are secured by a general security interest over the Company and rank senior to all existing and future indebtedness of the Company.
Each Note Warrant is exercisable into one common share (each, a "Note Warrant Share") in the capital of the Company at a price of $0.07 per Note Warrant Share up until August 14, 2025, subject to the extension in the event that the Initial Maturity Date of the Notes is extended to the Extended Maturity Date.
In connection with the closing of the Note Offering, the Company paid SCP a US$117,600 cash commission and issued SCP broker warrants of the Company exercisable at any time prior to the applicable maturity date to acquire up to 1,877,260 common shares at $0.07 per common share.
The Company deducted a total of $1,624,456 in transaction costs, including the issuance of warrants, with an aggregate value of $723,660, and financing fees, including the OID, from the carrying value of the Notes, which will be amortized over the term of the Note Indenture. The Company recognized and paid $756,854 of interest during the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023 - $284,409). The Company also recognized finance expenses of $1,552,628 (2023 - $528,600) for the amortization of transaction and financing costs and an unrealized loss due to changes in foreign exchange rates of $491,577 during the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023 – unrealized gain of $81,542).
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Notes gross proceeds | 6,731,000 | |
| Less: Transaction costs | (1,624,456) | |
| 5,269,193 | 5,106,544 | |
| Interest and amortization of transaction costs | 1,552,628 | 528,600 |
| Interest paid | (756,854) | (284,409) |
| Effect of changes in foreign exchange rate | 491,577 | (81,542) |
| 6,556,544 | 5,269,193 |
15. RECLAMATION LIABILITY
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Opening balance | 5,841,746 | 718,750 |
| Additions upon acquisition (Note 4) | - | 4,155,747 |
| Additions upon change in estimate | 172,617 | 683,204 |
| Effect of change in discount rate | (196,493) | 228,180 |
| Interest accretion (Note 18) | 179,560 | 55,865 |
| 5,997,430 | 5,841,746 |
The Company's estimates of future decommissioning and restoration for reclamation and closure costs for its Nugget Pond gold plant milling assets and the newly acquired Point Rousse Project are based on reclamation and closure plans submitted to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Elements of uncertainty in estimating these amounts include potential changes in regulatory requirements, reclamation plans and cost estimates, discount rates and timing of expected expenditures.
The undiscounted amount of estimated cash flows required to settle the decommissioning and reclamation costs related to the Nugget Pond gold circuit assets was estimated at $718,750 as at December 31, 2024 and 2023. At December 31, 2024, the estimated future cash flows were discounted using a risk-free rate of 3.07% (2023 – 3.09%) and an inflation rate of 2% (2023 – 2%) resulting in nominal accretion on the liability during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The Company has a surety bonding arrangement with respect to its Point Rousse environmental bonds totaling $5,455,663 as at December 31, 2024 in favour of the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador (Note 8). Upon acquisition on August 21, 2023, the discounted amount of estimated cash flows required to settle the decommissioning and reclamation costs associated with the Point Rousse project was $4,155,747 using a risk-free rate of 3.59% and a long-term inflation rate of 2%. Following the acquisition, the Company allocated additional costs to the reclamation liability following further review and additional knowledge of new regulations that had been applied by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador regarding long-term post-closure monitoring of tailing dams for 45 years which resulted in an increase in the liability of $683,204 during the year ended December 31, 2023. During the year ended December 31, 2024, a review was undertaken to update the reclamation liability estimates resulting in a further increase of $172,617.
At December 31, 2024, the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of $6,098,017 (2023 - $5,916,825) have been discounted using a risk-free rate of 3.23% (2023 – 3.10%) and a long term inflation rate of 2% (2023 – 2%).
MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
16. SHARE CAPITAL
Authorized
Unlimited number of common shares without par value.
Issued
During the year ended December 31, 2024
Backstopped Rights Offering and Share Issuance
On September 11, 2024, the Company announced the closing of a rights offering ("Rights Offering"), pursuant to which the Company issued rights (the "Rights") to the holders of its common shares at the close of business on August 13, 2024. Each Right entitled the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.034 per share.
The Company received subscriptions for and issued 235,294,118 common shares, resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of $8,000,000. In connection with the Rights Offering, the Company entered into a standby commitment and investor rights agreement ("Standby Commitment Agreement") dated August 6, 2024 with Dundee Resources Limited ("Dundee") pursuant to which it agreed to backstop the Rights Offering. Pursuant to the Standby Commitment Agreement, of the total issued, Dundee acquired 132,694,992 common shares for aggregate gross proceeds of $4,511,630.
As consideration for the commitments contained in the Standby Commitment Agreement, the Company issued to Dundee 33,173,748 non-transferable compensation warrants ("Standby Purchase Warrants"). Each Standby Purchase Warrant entitles Dundee to purchase one common share at a price of $0.05 per share for a period of 36 months from the date of issuance.
At the time of announcement of the Rights Offering, Dundee and its affiliates beneficially owned and exercised control and direction over an aggregate of 106,986,919 common shares and an aggregate of 20,787,285 common share purchase warrants of the Company, with each warrant entitling the holder thereof to acquire one additional common share upon exercise thereof, representing approximately $18\%$ of the common shares then outstanding on a non-diluted basis and $20.7\%$ on a partially-diluted basis. Following the announcement of the Rights Offering, Dundee acquired, on August 28, 2024, pursuant to a private agreement (the "Private Agreement") with a single, arm's length third party, an aggregate of 22,125,000 common shares (including, an aggregate of 8,902,863 Rights associated therewith) in reliance on the "private agreement exemption" in Section 4.2 of National Instrument 62-104 - Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids. Following completion of the Rights Offering, Dundee and its affiliates beneficially own and exercise control and direction over an aggregate of 312,967,123 common shares (comprised of an aggregate of 106,986,919 common shares held at the time of announcement of the Rights Offering, an aggregate of 22,125,000 common shares acquired pursuant to the Private Agreement, an aggregate of 51,160,212 common shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of Rights pursuant to the Rights Offering, and an aggregate of 132,694,992 common shares acquired pursuant to the Standby Commitment), representing approximately $37.7\%$ of the common shares outstanding on a non-diluted basis, and $41.5\%$ on a partially-diluted basis (assuming the exercise of the 20,787,285 warrants and 33,173,748 compensation warrants).
In connection with the closing of the Rights Offering, the Company recognized a total of $1,002,777 in share issue costs, including the Standby Purchase Warrants issued to Dundee as described above. The Standby Purchase Warrants were valued at $790,909, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 2.95%, expected life of 3 years, expected volatility of 101.73% and dividend yield of 0%. Legal, regulatory and other cash costs associated with the Rights Offering totaled $211,868.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
Non-Brokered Private Placement
On March 25, 2024, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 50,000,000 of its common shares at a price of $0.05 per common share and 3,648,069 common share purchase warrants to FireFly Metals Ltd (“FireFly”) for aggregate gross proceeds of $2,500,000. Of the total proceeds, $250,000 was attributed to the common share purchase warrants, calculated as the difference between the price of the private placement and the market value of the common shares issued. Each warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common share at a price of $0.05 per share for 60 months from the date of issuance. The Company paid SCP Resource Finance LP, in its capacity as financial advisor to the Company, a cash fee of $75,000 equal to 3% of the gross proceeds of the offering. Legal and regulatory expenses associated with the unit offering totalled $42,438.
In addition, the Company entered into a port access agreement with FireFly, granting port facility access to FireFly at the Company’s Point Rousse project for the purpose of storing and exporting copper concentrates.
Exploration and evaluation assets (Note 10)
The Company issued 50,000 common shares valued at $2,000 in connection with the Gull Ridge property.
During the year ended December 31, 2023
Unit Offering
On August 14 and 23, 2023, the Company completed a unit offering in two tranches consisting of the issuance of 47,387,500 units (the “Units”) of the Company at a price of $0.04 per Unit for gross proceeds of $1,895,500 (the “Unit Offering”). Each Unit issued under the Unit Offering is comprised of one share and one common share purchase warrant (each, a “Unit Warrant”), with each Unit Warrant entitling the holder to acquire one Share (each, a “Warrant Share”) at $0.07 per Warrant Share up until August 14, 2026). In connection with the closing of the Unit Offering, the Company paid cash commission of $106,530 in consideration for certain subscriptions under the Unit Offering and issued finders’ warrants of the Company exercisable at any time prior to the unit warrant expiry date to acquire up to 2,663,250 Shares at the exercise price. The finders’ warrants were valued at $57,793, using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.47%, expected life of 3 years, expected volatility of 87.57% and dividend yield of 0% and recorded to share issuance costs. Legal, regulatory and other cash costs associated with the unit offering totalled $126,803.
On August 21, 2023, Maritime issued 23,970,218 common shares of the Company for the share consideration component, with a fair value of $1,078,660, pursuant to the terms of the share purchase agreement for the acquisition of Point Rousse (Note 4).
Exploration and evaluation assets (Note 10)
- The Company issued 50,000 common shares valued at $2,500 in connection with the Gull Ridge property.
MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
Royalty units
During fiscal 2016 the Company issued Royalty Units with a price of $0.01 per Royalty Unit, and, subject to written consent of the Company, may be assigned or transferred in their entirety only. The proceeds of $210,700 received in relation to the Royalty Units has been recorded as a Royalty Reserve within Equity.
Royalty Units will return 100% of the original investment made by the purchasers and is to be paid out of production from the Company's Green Bay project ("Project"). The likelihood of the Project going into production cannot be determined at this time. Total royalties payable from the Royalty Units ("Royalty Payment") are capped at $3,440,500 being the price for which the Equity Units (comprised of common shares and common share warrants) and Royalty Units were purchased. Royalty Payments will be made annually beginning on the first anniversary of the date of commencement of commercial production for the Project. Royalty Payments will be funded solely from 10% of annual net cash flow from the Project, with net cash flow representing net production revenues realized from the Project after deduction of all Project operating and debt servicing costs. At the option of the Company, Royalty Payments will be paid either in cash or in gold.
Stock options
The Company has a "rolling" stock option plan for its directors, officers, employees and consultants. The terms of the plan provide for options to be granted to a maximum of 10% of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Company at the time of grant of the stock options, subject to receipt of annual shareholder approval. The exercise price of each option shall not be less than the minimum price permitted by the policies of the TSX-V, and the options may be granted for a maximum term of ten years from the date of grant. The Company records the fair value of all options granted using the Black-Scholes model as share-based payment expense over the vesting period of the options. Vesting terms are determined by the Board of Directors.
A summary of the Company's stock options follows:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Options Outstanding # | Weighted Average Exercise Price $ | Options Outstanding # | Weighted Average Exercise Price $ | |
| Balance, beginning of year | 22,000,000 | 0.11 | 22,255,000 | 0.12 |
| Granted | 6,700,000 | 0.06 | 4,950,000 | 0.05 |
| Expired/cancelled | (6,800,000) | (0.10) | (5,205,000) | (0.11) |
| Balance, end of year | 21,900,000 | 0.10 | 22,000,000 | 0.11 |
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company granted 6,700,000 (2023 – 4,950,000) stock options to directors, officers, consultants and employees of the Company consisting of 5,450,000 stock options granted on June 18, 2024 and 1,250,000 stock options granted on November 18, 2024, with exercise prices of $0.06 and $0.05 and expiry dates of June 18, 2029 and November 18, 2029, respectively. All stock options granted have vested. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recorded share-based compensation expenses of $288,600 (2023 - $169,449) related to the fair value of the stock options granted or vested as determined using the Black-Scholes pricing model.
During the year ended December 31, 2024, 6,800,000 (2023 – 5,205,000) stock options were forfeited, cancelled or expired resulting in a reversal of $487,966 (2023 – $335,930) from reserves to deficit. The Company has estimated the forfeiture rate to be nil%. Expected volatility was determined based on the historical movements in the closing price of the Company's shares for a length of time equal to the expected life of each option.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
The following table sets out the details of the weighted-average assumptions used for the Black-Scholes valuation of stock options granted.
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted average share price at grant date | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| Risk-free rate | 3.25% | 3.64% |
| Expected dividend yield | 0% | 0% |
| Expected stock price volatility | 94.22% | 84.25% |
| Expected life of options (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Weighted average fair value per stock option granted | $0.04 | $0.03 |
As at December 31, 2024, the Company had outstanding stock options, enabling the holders to acquire further common shares as follows:
| Options Outstanding # | Options Exercisable # | Exercise Price $ | Remaining Contractual Life years | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,100,000 | 4,100,000 | 0.085 | 0.38 | 20-May-25 |
| 600,000 | 600,000 | 0.17 | 0.69 | 10-Sep-25 |
| 4,050,000 | 4,050,000 | 0.18 | 1.48 | 24-Jun-26 |
| 2,000,000 | 2,000,000 | 0.18 | 1.58 | 29-Jul-26 |
| 4,450,000 | 4,450,000 | 0.05 | 3.16 | 28-Feb-28 |
| 5,450,000 | 5,450,000 | 0.06 | 4.47 | 18-Jun-29 |
| 1,250,000 | 1,250,000 | 0.05 | 4.88 | 18-Nov-29 |
| 21,900,000 | 21,900,000 | 0.10 | 2.54 |
Warrants
Share purchase warrant transactions were as follows:
| December 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrants Outstanding # | Weighted Average Exercise Price $ | Warrants Outstanding # | Weighted Average Exercise Price $ | |
| Balance, beginning of year | 90,239,437 | 0.07 | 4,156,200 | 0.18 |
| Granted | 36,821,817 | 0.05 | 90,239,437 | 0.07 |
| Expired/cancelled | - | - | (4,156,200) | 0.18 |
| Balance, end of year | 127,061,254 | 0.06 | 90,239,437 | 0.07 |
During the year ended December 31, 2024, $nil (2023 – 4,156,200) warrants expired resulting in the reversal of $nil (2023 - $131,670) to share capital.
As a result of the September 11, 2024 Rights Offering subscription price being less than 95% of the current market price as of the record date of the offering, the warrant indentures relating to 38,311,427 Note Warrants issued on August 14, 2023 (Note 14) and 47,387,500 Unit Warrants issued on August 14 and 23, 2023, and included in the balance above, required the Company to adjust both the exchange basis and the exercise price entitling the holders to acquire 1.06 warrant shares at a price of $0.066 per warrant share. The original warrant terms entitled the holders to acquire one warrant share at a price of $0.07 per warrant share. These modifications resulted in an additional 5,141,935 warrant shares issuable by the Company upon exercise of the Note Warrants and Unit Warrants.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
The incremental fair value of the warrants resulting from the modifications, calculated as the difference between the fair value of the modified warrants and the fair value of the original warrants measured at the modification date using the Black-Scholes pricing model, amounted to $49,249, and was recorded by the Company as a share-based payment due to the compensatory nature of the modifications. The key assumptions used for the fair valuation of the warrants at the modification date include a risk-free rate of 3.08% and volatility rate of 113.24% for the remaining life of the warrants.
Subsequent to December 31, 2024, 11,136,364 warrants, consisting of 7,662,285 Note Warrants and 3,474,079 Unit Warrants, were exercised by Dundee for gross proceeds of $735,000 resulting in the issuance of 11,804,545 common shares of the Company.
17. OTHER INCOME
During the year ended December 31, 2023, Maritime initiated a precious metals cleanup program at the Company's newly acquired Pine Cove mill complex and recovered and poured a gold doré bar containing 281.1 ounces of gold generating net proceeds of $745,158. A second phase of the program was undertaken during the year ended December 31, 2024 with recovered gold generating net proceeds of $152,925. The Pine Cove mill complex was on care and maintenance during these transactions, and accordingly, the proceeds were recorded in other income.
18. FINANCE EXPENSE
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Accretion on reclamation liability (Note 15) | 179,560 | 55,865 |
| Accretion on Notes payable | 1,552,628 | 537,118 |
| Reclamation bond fee (Note 8) | 194,285 | 70,040 |
| 1,926,473 | 663,023 |
19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
(a) Services
Effective February 1, 2019, the Company entered into a sublease for office space in Toronto, with a corporation that is related by virtue of having certain directors and officers in common. The office lease ended on May 31, 2024.
For the years ended December 31, the Company was charged the following:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Rent | 32,628 | 73,750 |
| Office administration | 3,902 | 4,565 |
| 36,530 | 78,315 |
MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
(b) Compensation of key management personnel
Key management personnel consist of the directors and executive officers of the Company. Compensation to key management personnel for services rendered were as follows for the years ended December 31:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Salaries | 773,474 | 889,753 |
| Directors’ fees | 110,000 | 91,667 |
| Share-based payments | 169,036 | 126,659 |
| 1,052,510 | 1,108,079 |
At December 31, 2024, related party balances included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities amounted to $44,469 (2023–$33,855), comprised of $27,500 of directors’ fees payable to the members of the board of directors of the Company, $2,643 payable to the Chief Executive Officer for travel expenses and $14,326 payable to the Chief Financial Officer for conference and travel-related expenses. Amounts due to related parties (Note 11) are non-interest bearing with no specific terms of repayment.
- INCOME TAX
A reconciliation of income taxes at statutory rates with the reported taxes is as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Loss before income taxes for the year | (6,925,282) | (2,543,759) |
| Expected income tax (recovery) | (1,870,000) | (687,000) |
| Change in statutory, foreign tax and foreign exchange rates | - | 3,000 |
| Permanent differences | 239,000 | 72,000 |
| Impact of land surrender | 396,000 | - |
| Impact of flow-through shares | - | (81,000) |
| Adjustment to prior years provision versus statutory tax returns and expiry of non-capital losses | (12,000) | (25,000) |
| Change in unrecognized deductible temporary differences | 1,247,000 | 718,000 |
| Total income tax expense | - | - |
The significant components of the Company's deferred tax assets that have not been included in the consolidated statements of financial position are as follows:
| 2024 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| Deferred tax assets (liabilities) | ||
| Exploration and evaluation assets | (5,120,000) | (4,729,000) |
| Property, plant and equipment | (241,000) | (191,000) |
| Lease liabilities | 78,000 | 91,000 |
| Right-of-use assets | (78,000) | (91,000) |
| Non-capital losses available for future periods | 5,370,000 | 5,048,000 |
| Notes payable | (88,000) | (207,000) |
| Net deferred tax liability | (79,000) | (79,000) |
At December 31, 2024, a deferred tax liability of $79,000 (2023 – $79,000) was recognized due to timing differences on mineral properties.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
The significant components of the Company's temporary differences, unused tax credits and unused tax losses that have not been included on the statements of financial position are as follows:
| 2024 $ | Expiry Date Range | 2023 $ | Expiry Date Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary Differences | ||||
| Investment tax credit | 14,000 | 2033 | 14,000 | 2033 |
| Lease liabilities | 49,000 | No expiry | 38,000 | No expiry date |
| Share issue costs | 1,221,000 | 2024 to 2048 | 1,415,000 | 2024 to 2047 |
| Asset retirement obligation | 1,842,000 | No expiry | 1,686,000 | No expiry date |
| Non-capital losses available for future periods | 6,197,000 | 2027 to 2044 | 1,219,000 | 2027 to 2043 |
Tax attributes are subject to review, and potential adjustment, by tax authorities.
21. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, receivables, deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, deferred liabilities and notes payable. The fair values of cash, receivables, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and deferred liabilities approximate their book carrying values because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the Company's lease liabilities and notes payable is measured at the present value of the discounted future cash flows. The fair values of the notes payable are approximated by their carrying values as the interest rates are comparable to market interest rates.
(a) Credit risk - Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty to a financial instrument will fail to discharge its contractual obligations. The Company is exposed to credit risk with respect to its cash and receivables and its reclamation deposits. The maximum exposure to loss arising from receivables is equal to their carrying amounts. The Company manages credit risk with respect to its cash by maintaining demand deposits with a major Canadian financial institution; however, this exposes the Company's cash to concentration of credit risk as all amounts are held at a single institution. At December 31, 2024, receivables included amounts due from a merchant bank and a government agency.
(b) Liquidity risk - Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in satisfying financial obligations as they become due. The Company manages its liquidity risk by forecasting cash flows from operations and anticipated investing and financing activities. See going concern Note 1. At December 31, 2024, the Company had a cash balance of $4,696,407 (December 31, 2023 - $1,058,422) to settle current liabilities of $1,465,368 (December 31, 2023 – $1,003,916).
The following table summarizes the maturity profile of the Company's financial liabilities at December 31, 2024. The amounts presented represent the future undiscounted principal and interest cash flows, and therefore, do not equate to the carrying amounts on the consolidated statements of financial position.
| Current within 1 year $ | Non-current year 2 - 5 $ | Non-current year 6 onwards $ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 1,334,035 | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | 149,473 | 214,253 | - |
| Notes payable | - | 6,556,544 | - |
| Reclamation Liability | - | 2,312,383 | 4,504,384 |
(c) Market risk - Market risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, foreign currency risk and other price risk.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
(d) Interest rate risk - Interest rate risk consists of two components:
i) To the extent that payments made or received on the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities are affected by changes in the prevailing market interest rates, the Company is exposed to interest rate cash flow risk; and
ii) To the extent that changes in prevailing market rates differ from the interest rate in the Company’s monetary assets and liabilities, the Company is exposed to interest rate price risk.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk through its US$5,000,000 Note Offering which bears interest at a rate equal to the SOFR plus 6% per annum and the Company may elect to extend the maturity date by one year, at which time the interest rate on the Notes would increase to SOFR plus 9%. Pursuant to certain conditions, the Company has the option to satisfy interest payments under the Note Offering by issuing common shares (Note 14). A 10% increase or decrease in the SOFR would have resulted in an increase or decrease of $35,891 in the Company’s loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023 - $13,530).
(e) Foreign currency risk - Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in foreign exchange rates.
The Company is exposed to foreign currency risk through its US$5,000,000 Note Offering which matures on August 14, 2025 and is extendable by one year (Note 14). All other monetary assets and liabilities are denominated in Canadian dollars. A 10% appreciation or depreciation of the value of the US dollar relative to the Canadian dollar would result in an increase or decrease of $79,046 in the Company’s loss for the year ended December 31, 2024 (2023 - $59,325).
The Company maintains cash accounts denominated in US dollars to complete foreign currency transactions and considers this practice adequate to mitigate significant foreign currency fluctuations for US dollar transactions. The Company does not currently engage in hedging contracts to manage exposure to foreign exchange risk but may do so in the future.
(f) Other price risk - Other price risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices, other than those arising from interest rate risk or foreign currency risk. The Company monitors metal prices in determining its long-term business plans.
There were no changes in the Company’s approach to managing the above risks.
- CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it, based on the funds available to the Company, in order to support the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. The Board of Directors does not establish quantitative return on capital criteria for management, but rather relies on the expertise of the Company’s management to sustain future development of the business. The Company defines capital that it manages as equity, consisting of common shares, stock options and warrants.
The Company is dependent upon external financing to fund activities. In order to carry out any exploration and pay for administrative costs, the Company will spend its existing working capital and raise additional funds as needed. The Company will continue to assess new properties and seek to acquire an interest in additional properties if it believes there is sufficient geologic or economic potential and if it has adequate financial resources to do so.
The Company is required to maintain a minimum cash balance of US$228,015 pursuant to the Note Offering and a positive working capital balance, with the amount of outstanding Notes being excluded from the calculation. The Company was in compliance with the requirement as at December 31, 2024.
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MARITIME RESOURCES
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (in Canadian dollars)
- SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On March 11, 2025, the Company announced the completion of the sale of its interests in the Lac Pelletier gold project (the "Project") to Emperor Metals Inc. ("Emperor"), an arm's length party to Maritime. Pursuant to the purchase agreement dated January 6, 2025 (as amended on March 2025) by and among Maritime, its wholly-owned subsidiary 2823988 Ontario Corp. ("282"), and Emperor, Maritime, through 282, has sold the 25 mineral claims and one mining lease that form Maritime's interest in the Project, in exchange for an aggregate of 12,500,000 common shares in the capital of Emperor (the "Emperor Shares"), representing approximately 10.8% of the issued and outstanding Emperor Shares. The Emperor Shares are subject to a statutory four-month and one day hold period from the date of issuance.