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New Destiny Mining Corp. — Management Reports 2020
Oct 27, 2020
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations
For the year ended June 30, 2020
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
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Date of Report – October 19, 2020
Introduction
The following discussion is management’s assessment and analysis of the results and financial condition of operations New Destiny Mining Corp. (“the Company”) and should be read in conjunction with the accompanying audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020 and related notes. These financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).
The Financial Statements, together with the MD&A, are intended to provide investors with a reasonable basis for assessing the performance and potential future performance of the Company and are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in future periods. The information in the MD&A may contain forward-looking statements, and the Company cautions investors that any forward looking statements by the Company are not guarantees of future performance, as they are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that may cause projected results or events to differ materially from actual results or events.
All monetary amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified. Additional information relating to the Company is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Description of the Business
New Destiny Mining Corp (the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia on September 9, 2009 and is a junior mineral exploration company engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring and evaluating natural resource properties. The Company is a reporting issuer in British Columbia and Alberta and its shares are listed on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol NED.V.
The Company is focusing on its financial resources on identifying viable exploration projects primarily through acquisitions. In addition, the Company has engaged in negotiations with creditors and significant shareholders and reviewed several strategic opportunities in the mining business with a view to increasing shareholder value.
The Company has incurred recurring losses since its inception and had an accumulated deficit of $4,239,443 as at June 30, 2020 which has been funded primarily by the issuance of shares. The Company has no source of operating cash flows and expects to incur further losses in the exploration and development of its mineral properties. The Company's ability to continue its operations and to realize assets at their carrying values is dependent upon obtaining additional financing or maintaining continued support from its shareholders and creditors and generating profitable operations in the future.
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
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Overall Performance
Property Option Agreement
Treasure Mountain Property, British Columbia, Canada
On November 30, 2016, the Company entered into an option agreement with Ximen Mining Corp. (“Ximen”) to acquire a 100% interest in mineral claims of the Treasure Mountain Property. Upon signing of the Agreement, and to earn an undivided 100% interest in the property, the Company is required to make cash payments (and/or issue number of common shares equivalent to an amount) totalling $400,000, issue an aggregate of 500,000 common shares, and incur exploration expenditures on the property as follows:
Cash Payments:
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$25,000 in cash on the date of execution of the agreement (Paid);
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$50,000 in cash within five business days following the approval by TSX Venture (Paid);
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$75,000 in cash and/or common shares equivalent (subject to a minimum of $10,000 to be paid in cash) on or before the first(not paid and postponed by a year), second, and third anniversaries of the approval by TSX Venture (500,000 shares were issued with a fair market value of $85,000 on November 5, 2018. The fair market recognized was based on the closing quote price of the Company’s share at the date of issuance); and
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$100,000 in cash and/or common shares equivalent (subject to a minimum of $10,000 to be paid in cash) on or before the fourth anniversary of the approval by TSX Venture.
Shares Payment:
- 500,000 common shares with a minimum fair value of $50,000 within five business days following the approval by TSX Venture. On November 14, 2017, the Company issued 250,000 shares with a fair value of $50,000.
Exploration Expenditures:
- Annual minimum exploration expenditures of $100,000, $150,000, $250,000, and $250,000 on the property in each year ending on or before the first, second, third, and fourth anniversaries, respectively, of the approval by TSX Venture.
Ximen will retain a 2.5% net smelter return royalty (the “NSR Royalty”) which the Company may buy down 1% of the NSR Royalty by paying $1,000,000 to Ximen. Upon the completion of the sale of the property, Ximen will have a right for nine months thereafter to elect to form a joint venture with the Company by paying to the Company the amount of money equal to 30% of the total amount expended on the Property by the Company. If Ximen exercises this joint-venture right, Ximen and the Company will enter into a joint venture for the exploration and development of the property.
The Transaction received final approval from the TSX Venture November 9, 2017. Ximen has a common director and officer of the Company.
The Treasure Mountain Silver Property covers historically prospective ground in the Similkameen and New Westminster Mining Divisions. The Property is adjacent to Nicola Mining Inc.’s Treasure Mountain Property, site of the previous operating Treasure Mountain Silver-Lead-Zinc Mine which exploited polymetallic veins. The Property occurs within the Intermontane Tectonic Belt, which hosts numerous porphyry copper and copper-gold deposits. The Property covers approximately 9500 hectares and hosts seven gold, silver, lead, zinc and / or copper occurrences in various regions as reported in B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines MINFILE database. These include gold-quartz vein, polymetallic vein and porphyry type occurrences. Some of these mineral occurrences have associated historic, underground workings.
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
| Exploration Expenditures Treasure Mountain Property, British Columbia, Canada Balance, June 30, 2018 Acquisition Costs Exploration Costs and Exploration Advances Paid Balance, June 30, 2019 Acquisition Costs Exploration Costs Balance, June 30, 2020 Private Placements & Shares Issued in 2020 |
$ 340,969 85,000 370,670 |
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| 796,639 - 64,020 |
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| 860,659 | |
On September 18, 2019, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 2,200,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $220,000. Each flow-through unit consists of one flow-through common share and one transferable common share purchase warrant. One warrant entitles the holder to purchase, for a period eighteen months, one additional non-flow-through common share at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. A finder fee of $11,000 was paid and 110,000 agents’ warrants were granted. The agents’ warrants were valued at $3,861 using the Black-Scholes model and have the same terms as the warrants issued in the offering.
Selected Annual Information
The following financial data is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018.
| 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | |
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| $ | $ | $ | |
| Financial Results | |||
| Income | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Loss and comprehensive for the year | (257,051) | (784,655) | (632,924) |
| Basic and diluted earnings (loss) | (0.02) | (0.06) | (0.07) |
| Financial Position | |||
| Working deficiency | 537,431 | 488,095 | 129,110 |
| Total assets | 10,253 | 18,970 | 82,876 |
| Total liabilities | 539,684 | 498,500 | 195,671 |
| Share Capital | 3,683,144 | 3,479,855 | 3,062,505 |
| Equity reserve | 26,868 | 33,034 | 40,603 |
| Deficit | 4,239,443 | 3,992,419 | 3,215,903 |
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
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Results of Operations
For the year ended June 30, 2020, Company reported a loss of $257,051 (2019 - $784,655). The Company’s loss per share was $0.02 (2019 - $0.06). The Company had a significant reduction in spending for all cost categories, especially exploration. Due to the uncertainty in the market and the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has taken a conservative approach to operations.
Operational Expenses, Prior to Other Items:
| Operational Expenses, Prior to Other Items: | |
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| Advertising, Marketing and Investor Relations Consulting Exploration Insurance Management Fees Office and Administrative Professional Fees (adjustment) Rent Transfer Agent and Regulatory Fees Travel |
Three Months Ended Year Ended June 30, June 30, 2020 2019 2020 2019 $ $ $ $ - 20,000 6,721 79,792 - - 9,000 34,000 - 130,313 64,020 455,670 6,500 6,500 6,500 13,000 - - 6,000 15,000 7,211 18,961 74,498 111,110 6,919 (7,000) 20,919 22,419 10,500 10,500 42,000 39,000 5,368 710 14,003 14,664 - - 13,390 - |
| 36,498 179,984 257,051 784,655 |
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Management fees of $6,000 (2019 - $Nil) paid to the President and $Nil (2019 - $15,000) accrued/paid to the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of the Company, in consideration of management services provided, including day to day administration for the Company, and overseeing regulatory filings and requirements.
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Professional Fees of $20,919 (2019 - $22,419), comprise of legal and audit fee accrual.
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Consulting fees of 9,000 (2019 – $34,000) for asset management, business development and assisting management in corporate developments.
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Advertising, Marketing and Investor Relations of $6,721 (2019 - $79,792), paid in investor relations services fees.
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Exploration of $64,020 (2019- $455,670) paid for exploration and acquisition costs as per the option agreement on the Treasure Mountain Property.
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Office and administrative of $74,498 (2019 - $111,110) included administrative and secretarial fees, interest and bank charges and shareholder information.
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Regulatory and transfer agent fees of $14,003 (2019 - $14,664) consisted of fees paid to regulatory bodies in Canada and the Company’s transfer agent.
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
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Summary of Quarterly Results
Results for the eight most recent quarters ending with the last quarter for the period ended June 30, 2020:
| Revenue Net loss Basic and diluted per share |
June 30, 2020 $ March 31, 2020 $ December 31, 2019 $ September 30, 2019 $ |
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| Nil Nil Nil Nil (36,498) (41,910) (7,092) (171,551) (0.00) (0.00) (0.00) (0.01) |
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| Revenue Net loss Basic and diluted per share |
June 30, 2019 $ March 31, 2019 $ December 31, 2018 $ September 30, 2018 $ |
| Nil Nil Nil Nil (179,984) (132,321) (168,866) (303,484) (0.01) (0.01) (0.01) (0.03) |
Mineral exploration is typically a seasonal business, and accordingly, the Company’s operating expenses, and cash requirements will fluctuate depending upon the season and the level of activity. The Company’s primary source of funding is through the issuance of share capital. When the capital markets are depressed, the Company’s activity level normally declines accordingly. As capital markets strengthen and the Company can secure equity financing with favorable terms, the Company’s activity levels, and the size and scope of planned exploration projects will typically increase.
Fourth Quarter
During the fourth quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $36,498 compared to net loss of $179,984 in the fourth quarter in 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company has taken a conservative approach to operations and cut costs in all areas. The Company continues to focus on the Treasure Mountain property and strategic allocation of funds for exploration.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At June 30, 2020 the Company had cash of $255 and working capital deficit of $537,431. All cash are deposited in interest accruing accounts.
| Current assets Total Assets Total Liabilities Shareholders’ Deficiency Working Deficiency |
2020 2019 $ $ |
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| 2,253 10,405 |
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| 10,253 18,970 |
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| 539,684 498,500 |
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| (529,431) (479,530) |
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| 537,431 488,095 |
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
The Company does not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fund its exploration activities, its acquisitions and its administration costs. The Company is reliant on equity financing to provide the necessary cash to continue its operations.
| Cash used in operating activities Cash used in investing activities Cash provided by financing activities Change in cash |
2020 2019 $ $ |
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| (211,766) (320,935) - (8,000) 207,150 332,920 |
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| (4,616) 3,985 |
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The Company had cash of $255 as of June 30, 2020 compared to $4,871 as of June 30, 2019.
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On September 18, 2019, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement of 2,200,000 flow-through units at a price of $0.10 per unit for gross proceeds of $220,000.
Transactions with Related Parties
All related party transactions were in the ordinary course of business and were measured at their exchange amount as agreed between the related parties.
| Consulting Fees(i) Management Fees(ii) Exploration and Acquisition(iii) Advertising(iii) Travel, Office and Filing Fees(iv) |
2020 2019 $ $ - 25,500 6,000 15,000 22,678 283,042 - 65,000 22,496 10,950 |
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| 51,174 399,492 |
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i) During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred $Nil (2019 - $25,500) consulting fees to a company controlled by a former director (Anthony Zelen).
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ii) During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred $6,000 (2019 – $15,000) in management fees to an officer (Robert Krause) of the Company and to a company controlled by an officer and director of the Company (Robert Birmingham).
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iii) During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred consulting fees and reimbursements of travel, and office expenses of $22,496 (2019 – $10,950) to a person (and companies controlled by him) related to a director of the Company (Chris Anderson).
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iv) During the year ended June 30, 2020, the Company incurred exploration and acquisition, as well as advertising expenses, of $22,678 (2019 – $348,042) to a Company with a common director of the Company (Ximen Mining Corp.).
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New Destiny Mining Corp. Management Discussion and Analysis For the Year Ended June 30, 2020
As at June 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company has the following amounts owed to related parties that are non-interest bearing, unsecured, and have no specified terms of repayment.
| Due (from) a company controlled by a director for management fees(a) Due to a former officer and director for management fees(b) Due to a company with a common director for consulting fees(c) Due to companies owned by person related to a director for consulting fees(d) Due to a company with a common director for exploration expenses(e) |
June 30, 2020 June 30, 2019 - (565) |
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| 12,501 12,501 625 625 38,130 6,109 304,939 357,261 |
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| 356,195 376,496 |
(a) Robert Birmingham
(b) Greg Oleson
(c) Anthony Zelen
(d) Chris Anderson.
(e) Ximen Mining Corp.
Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic
The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and the worldwide pandemic has impacted the Company’s plans and activities. The Company may face disruption to operations, supply chain delays, travel and trade restrictions, and impacts on economic activity in affected countries or regions can be expected and are difficult to quantify. Regional disease outbreaks and pandemics represent a serious threat to hiring and maintaining a skilled workforce and could be a major health-care challenge for the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company’s personnel will not be impacted by these regional disease outbreaks and pandemics and ultimately that the Company would see its workforce productivity reduced or incur increased medical costs and insurance premiums as a result of these health risks.
In addition, the pandemic has created a dramatic slowdown in the global economy. The duration of the outbreak and the resulting travel restrictions, social distancing recommendations, government response actions, business disruptions and business closures may have an impact on the Company’s exploration operations and access to capital. There can be no assurance that the Company will not be impacted by adverse consequences that may be brought about by the pandemic’s impact on global industrial and financial markets which may reduce metal prices, share prices and financial liquidity thereby severely limiting access to essential capital.
New Accounting Standards
Several new accounting standards, amendments to standards, and interpretations have been issued. The Company is assessing the impact of these new standards, but does not expect them to have a significant effect on the financial statements. Pronouncements that are not applicable or do not have a significant impact to the Company have been excluded herein.
IFRS 16 – Leases
IFRS 16 provides a single lessee accounting model, requiring the recognition of assets and liabilities for all leases, unless the lease term is 12 months or less or the underlying asset has a low value. Lessor accounting remains largely unchanged from IAS 17 “Leases”, and the distinction between operating and finance leases is retained. The standard is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019. The Company has determined there is no impact of this standard on its financial statements.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company has not entered into any material off-balance sheet arrangements such as guarantee contracts, contingent interests in assets transferred to unconsolidated entities, derivative instrument obligations, or with respect to any obligations under a variable interest entity arrangement.
Risk and Uncertainties
The Company’s Operations and results are subject to several different risks at any given time. These factors include but are not limited to disclosure regarding exploration, additional financing, project delay, titles to properties, price fluctuations and share price volatility, operating hazards, insurable risk and limitations of insurance, management, foreign country and regulatory requirements, currency fluctuations and environmental regulation risk.
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(a) the state of the capital markets, which will affect the ability of the Company to finance further mineral property acquisitions and expand its contemplated exploration programs;
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the prevailing market prices for base metals and precious metals;
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(c) the consolidation and potential abandonment of the Company’s property as exploration results provide further information relating to the underlying value of the property; and
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(d) the ability of the Company to identify and successfully acquire additional mineral properties in which the Company may acquire an interest whether by option, joint venture or otherwise, in addition to or as an alternative to the property.
Financial Instruments and Risk Management
Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified into one of three levels in the fair value hierarchy according to the relative reliability of the inputs used to estimate the fair values. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 – Inputs that are not based on observable market data.
The carrying values of cash and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values because of the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
The Company’s financial instruments are exposed to the following financial risks
Credit Risk
Credit risk is the risk of loss associated with a counterparty’s inability to fulfill its payment obligations. The Company’s credit risk is primarily attributable to its liquid financial assets including cash. The Company limits the exposure to credit risk by only investing its cash with high-credit quality financial institutions. Management believes that its credit risk is not significant.
Liquidity Risk
The Company’s approach to managing liquidity risk is to ensure that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet liabilities when due. As at June 30, 2020, the Company had a cash balance of $255 to settle current liabilities of $530,335. All of the Company’s financial liabilities have contractual maturities of less than 30 days and are subject to normal trade terms. Management expects to fund those liabilities through equity financing and loans from related parties over the coming year.
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Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company’s amounts due to related parties are non-interest bearing, and as such, the Company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk.
Commodity Price Risk
The Company is subject to price risk from fluctuations in the market prices of commodities as it relates to the possible underlying values of its commodity based mineral properties and the corresponding ability to raise funds for future operations. Management closely monitors commodity prices to determine the appropriate course of actions to be taken in its investing and financing activities. As the Company has not yet developed commercial mineral interests, it is not exposed to significant commodity price risk.
Capital Risk Management
The Company manages its capital structure and adjusts it, based on the funds available to the Company, in order to support the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may attempt to issue common shares or dispose of assets. 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 manages its share capital as capital, which as at June 30, 2020, was $3,683,144 (2019 – $3,479,855). Management reviews its capital management approach on an ongoing basis and believes that this approach, given the relative size of the Company, is reasonable.
The Company is not subject to externally imposed capital requirements. There were no changes in the Company’s approach to capital management during the year ended June 30, 2020.
Additional Information in relation to the Company
Additional information relating to the Company is available:
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(a) On SEDAR at www.sedar.com
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(b) On the Company’s website at www.newdestinymining.com
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(c) In the Company’s annual audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2020.
Forward Looking Information
This MD&A, which contains certain forward-looking statements, are intended to provide readers with a reasonable basis for assessing the financial performance of the Company. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “contemplate”, “target”, “plan”, “intends”, “continue”, “budget”, “estimate”, “may”, “will”, “schedule” and similar expressions identify forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are necessarily based upon several estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
Known and unknown factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forwardlooking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, fluctuations in the currency markets such as Canadian dollar, and U.S. dollar, fluctuations in the prices of commodities, changes in government legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments in Canada, the United States, or other countries in which the Company carries or may carry on business in the future, risks associated with mining or development activities, the speculative nature of exploration and development, including the risk of obtaining
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necessary licenses and permits, and quantities or grades of reserves. Many of these uncertainties and contingencies can affect the Company’s actual results and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company.
Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those acknowledged in such statements. Specific reference is made to the Company's most recent Annual Information Form on file with Canadian provincial securities regulatory authorities for a discussion of some of the factors underlying forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable laws.
Outstanding Share Data
| utstanding Share Data | |
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| Common Shares (October 19, 2020) Warrants Warrants Warrants Warrants Warrants Agents’ Warrant Agents’ Warrant Agents’ Warrant Agents’ Warrant |
Number Exercise Price Expiry Date |
| 16,405,669 n/a n/a 420,000 $0.25 October 18, 2020 2,200,000 $0.15 March 18, 2021 388,750 $0.10 August 5, 2021 1,600,000 $0.17 October 7, 2021 531,000 $0.17 December 29, 2021 8,000 $0.25 October 18, 2020 110,000 $0.15 March 18, 2021 100,000 $0.10 August 5, 2021 85,000 $0.17 October 7, 2021 |
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