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Sendero Resources Corp. — Management Reports 2025
Mar 28, 2025
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SENDERO RESOURCES
SENDERO RESOURCES CORP.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS – QUARTERLY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2025
Sendero Resources Corp. ("Sendero" or the "Company") is a junior mineral exploration company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "Exchange") since October 4, 2023 under the symbol "SEND". The Company focuses on exploring for copper and gold deposits in Argentina.
Sendero's principal property is the Peñas Negras Property in La Rioja Province, Argentina.
This MD&A is dated March 28, 2025 and discloses specified information up to that date. The following information should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the related notes for the six months ended January 31, 2025 (the "Interim Statements") which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards ("IFRS") applicable to a going concern basis, which assumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. The continuing operations of the Company are dependent upon its ability to raise adequate financing to develop its exploration assets, and to commence profitable operations in the future. To date, the Company has not generated any significant revenues and is considered to be in the exploration stage. There are material uncertainties that cast significant doubt about the appropriateness of the going concern assumption. All dollar figures included in those financial statements and/or this MD&A are quoted in Canadian dollars unless otherwise specified.
Effective November 11, 2024, the Company consolidated its common shares on a 10:1 basis. All share and per share amounts in this MD&A have been retroactively restated to reflect the share consolidation.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain sections of this MD&A provide, or may appear to provide, forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws with respect to the Company's activities and its future results. Consequently, certain statements contained in this MD&A constitute expressed or implied forward-looking statements. Terms including, but not limited to, "anticipate", "estimate", "believe" and "expect" may identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, while they are based on the current knowledge and assumptions of the Company's management, are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to the actual results being materially different than those expressed or implied. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement that may be in this MD&A. All forward-looking statements in this MD&A are qualified by this cautionary note.
Forward looking statements that have been made in this MD&A include:
- Plans for investigation of the Company's exploration assets;
- Impairment of long-life assets;
- The progress, potential and uncertainties of the Company's exploration assets in Argentina;
- Estimates of how long the Company expects its working capital to last;
- Expectations regarding the ability to raise capital and to continue its exploration and development plans on its properties; and
- Management expectations of future activities and results.
The material factors or assumptions that the Company has identified and applied in drawing conclusions or making forecasts or projections set out in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
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- No significant interruptions to operations due to social or political unrest in the regions the Company's operates;
- No significant interruptions to the Company's exploration of the Peñas Negras Project, including with respect to timely receipt of appropriate permits;
- The ability to execute on exploration plans;
- Anticipated metals prices and costs of production;
- The supply and demand for metals the Company produces;
- The supply and availability of all forms of energy and fuels at reasonable prices;
- No significant unanticipated operational or technical difficulties;
- The availability of additional financing;
- The timing and receipt of various regulatory and governmental approvals;
- The availability of personnel for exploration, development and operational projects and ongoing employee relations;
- Maintaining good relations with the communities in which the Company operates;
- No significant unanticipated events or changes relating to regulatory, environmental, health and safety matters;
- No contests over title to the Company's properties, including as a result of rights or claimed rights of Indigenous peoples or challenges to the validity of the Company's mining claims; and
- No significant and continuing adverse changes in the general economic conditions or conditions in the financial markets (including commodity prices and foreign exchanges rates).
The risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking information may include, but are not limited to, inherent risks within the mining industry, risks related to the Company's limited operating history, risks related to the Company's dependence on the Peñas Negras Project, risks related to the Company's historical and anticipated negative cash flow, future litigation, risks related to the Company's dependence on key personnel, risks related to the availability of adequate infrastructure to explore the Peñas Negras Project, risks related to any future acquisitions the Company may undertake, risks related to the volatility in gold and other commodity prices, risks related to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, risks associated with operating in a foreign country, such as Argentina, risks related to the competitive nature of the mining and exploration industry, risks related to the availability of financing to fund future operations of the Company, as well as the risks discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Listing Application and under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in this MD&A, each of which is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.
Should one or more risk, uncertainty, contingency or other factor materialize or should any factor or assumption prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement after the date of this MD&A or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Financial statements, MD&A's and additional information relevant to the Company and the Company's activities can be found on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and/or on the Company's website at https://senderoresources.com/.
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Management's Discussion & Analysis
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RECENT CORPORATE EVENTS
On September 27, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of Sendero Holdings Ltd. pursuant to an amalgamation agreement dated April 27, 2023 (the "Transaction"). For accounting purposes, the Transaction constituted a reverse takeover ("RTO") (see Note 6 to the Interim Statements).
Since July 31, 2024, the following material corporate events have occurred:
| Effective Date | Event |
|---|---|
| August 2, 2024 | Appointment of Steve R McMullan as Director. |
| August 9, 2024 | Resignation of Marco Roque as Director of the Company. |
| Appointment of Alex Gostevskikh as Director of the Company | |
| August 11, 2024 | Raymond D. Harari resigned as President. |
| August 15, 2024 | Hernan Vera resigned Chief Executive Officer, and member of the Board of Directors |
| Alex Gostevskikh appointed as Interim Chief Executive Officer | |
| August 16, 2024 | Entered into an agreement with an unrelated party to provide consultancy services to the Company. Subject to the meeting of certain milestone an NSR of 1.5% on the Peñas Negras Project is to be granted to the consultant. |
| September 24, 2024 | Manni Buttar has appointed as Director of the Company |
| November 11, 2024 | Company completed a consolidation of its common shares on a 10-for-1 ratio. |
| December 9, 2024 | Michael Wood resigned as CFO, Director and Chairman. |
| David Cross appointed as CFO | |
| December 23, 2024 | Closing of the first tranche of non-brokered Private Placement. |
| December 30, 2024 | Closing of the second tranche of non-brokered Private Placement. |
| January 7, 2025 | Granted 1,295,000 stock options to directors, officers, and consultants at an exercise price of $0.40 per shares with an expiry date of January 6, 2030. |
| January 30, 2025 | Change of Transfer Agent from Odyssey Trust to Endeavour Trust Corp |
| February 28, 2025 | Set AGM date for May 1, 2025 |
SUMMARY OF RECENT EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION WORK
Analysis and integration of historical exploration data is proceeding on several fronts, with the objective of a comprehensive exploration model to guide future work on Peñas Negras property.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity
As of January 31, 2025, the Company had a working capital of $1,171,836 (July 31, 2024 –deficiency of $2,472,687). With respect to working capital, $1,198,084 (July 31, 2024 - $209,425) was held in cash.
The increase in cash was mainly due to closing a unit private placement in December 2024 pursuant to which the Company issued an aggregate of 12,695,001 units at $0.12 per unit for gross proceeds of
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$1,523,400. Each unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant. Each warrant is exercisable at $0.16 per share for a period of five years.
During the period ended January 31, 2025, the Company entered into debt settlement agreements with certain arm's length vendors, settling the amount of $141,401 in consideration of $27,000, and recorded a gain on settlement of debt of $114,401.
On December 9, 2024, the Company entered into a debt settlement agreement with an arm's length contractor, whereby debts aggregating US$1,339,374 are to be settled through the payments of US$175,000 (paid) and US$450,000 on or before September 30, 2025.
Operations
For the six months ended January 31, 2025 compared with the six months ended January 31, 2024:
The Company's exploration expenses amounted to $51,920 (2024 - $1,051,396), a decrease of $999,476 with the Company slowing down on its expenditures by reviewing its previous exploration drilling on the Peñas Negras property during the current period.
Excluding the foreign exchange loss of $15,924 (2024 - gain of $9,268) and share-based compensation of $163,206 (2024 - $267,551), the Company's administrative expenses amounted to $308,117 (2024 - $2,601,815), a decrease of $2,293,698. The changes in the administrative expenses is mostly due to: (a) bonus of $Nil (2024 - $684,071) (b) management fees of $66,001 (2023 - $194,230); (c) marketing of $30,465 (2024 - $164,501); (d) share-based compensation of $163,206 (2023 - $267,551); (e) reverse takeover listing expense of $Nil (2023 - $1,200,000); and (f) travel of $12,676 (2023 - $45,934).
During the six months ended January 31, 2025, the Company reported a comprehensive loss of $49,972 (2023 - $3,992,512).
For the three months ended January 31, 2025 compared with the three months ended January 31, 2024:
The Company's exploration expenses amounted to $39,210 (2024 - $787,602), a decrease of $748,392 with the Company slowing down on its expenditures by reviewing its previous exploration drilling on the Peñas Negras property during the current period.
Excluding the foreign exchange gain of $53,602 (2023 - loss of $16,459) and share-based compensation of $144,997 (2024 - $Nil), the Company's administrative expenses amounted to $173,170 (2024 - $363,807), an decrease of $190,637. The changes in the administrative expenses is mostly due to: (a) management fees of $21,000 (2023 - $104,230); (b) marketing of $9,962 (2024 - $84,728); and (c) share-based compensation of $144,997 (2024 - $Nil).
During the three months ended January 31, 2025, the Company reported a comprehensive loss of $88,696 (2023 - $1,321,366).
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SUMMARY OF QUARTERLY RESULTS
The following is a summary of the Company's financial results for the last eight quarters:
| Three months ended | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2024 | July 31, 2024 | October 31, 2024 | January 31, 2025 | ||
| Total revenues | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Expenses | $ 3,752,261 | $ 1,010,672 | $ 235,392 | $ 187,071 | |
| Comprehensive loss (income) | $ 3,359,258 | $ 1,446,845 | $ (38,724) | $ 88,696 | |
| Loss per share | $ 0.48 | $ 0.13 | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 | |
| Three months ended | |||||
| April 30, 2023 | July 31, 2023 | October 31, 2023 | January 31, 2024 | ||
| Total revenues | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - | $ - |
| Expenses | $ 118,639 | $ 142,827 | $ 2,712,941 | $ 1,270,375 | |
| Comprehensive loss | $ 120,242 | $ 143,890 | $ 2,671,146 | $ 1,430,114 | |
| Loss per share | $ 0.01 | $ 0.02 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.20 |
The losses for the periods ended April 30, 2023 and July 31, 2023 were due primarily to exploration work on the Peñas Negras property.
The loss for the three months ending October 31, 2023 was due mostly to the Company's non-cash acquisition expense of $1,200,000 as well as the accrued cash bonus and share bonus paid as a result of completing the acquisition of Sendero Holdings. The Company also had non-cash share-based compensation of $267,551 as a result of certain option grants.
The loss for the three months ended January 31, 2024 was mainly due to the exploration program at the Peñas Negras property, the non-cash share-based compensation of $108,748, as well as the administrative expenses supporting the exploration.
The loss for the three months ended April 30, 2024 was mainly due to the exploration program at the Peñas Negras property, the non-cash share-based compensation of $95,349, as well as the administrative expenses supporting the exploration, while being offset by the reversal of accrued cash bonus of $150,000 due to the cancellation of debt with certain officers.
The loss for the three months ended July 31, 2024 was mainly due to the non-cash share-based compensation of $314,578, as well as the administrative expenses supporting the exploration.
The net income for the three months ended October 31, 2024 was mainly due to the foreign exchange gain of $274,116 related to the currency translation with the Argentina subsidiary.
The loss for the three months ended January 31, 2025 was mainly due to the non-cash share-based compensation of $144,997 and consulting fees of $49,530.
SIGNIFICANT RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related party transactions were in the normal course of operations and measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount established and agreed to by the related parties. Key management personnel are the persons responsible for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Company, and include both executive and non-executive directors, and entities controlled by such
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persons. The Company considers all directors and officers of the Company to be key management personnel.
As at January 31, 2025, the amount due to the related parties is comprised of the following:
- $12,000 (July 31, 2024 - $Nil) for management fees due to Alex Gostevskikh, the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Director of the Company.
- $15,750 (July 31, 2024 - $Nil) for fees due to a company controlled by the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") of the Company, Dave Cross.
During the six months ended January 31, 2025, the Company had the following transactions with related parties:
- $1 (2024 - $499,071) to the former CEO, Herman Vera, and his company for management services and bonus payment. (1)
- $Nil (2024 - $365,000) to the former CFO, Michael Woods, and his company for management services and bonus payment. (2)
- $66,000 (2024 - $ Nil) to Alex Gostevskikh, the Interim CEO and Director of the Company, for management services. (3)
- $15,000 (2024 - $Nil) to a company controlled by Dave Cross, the CFO of the Company, for accounting and CFO services. (4)
- $107,579 (2024 - $Nil) in share-based compensation to officers and directors of the Company.
(1) During the year ended July 31, 2024, Mr. Vera received 167,036 shares as a bonus and was entitled to receive a cash bonus of $75,000 (cancelled) for completing the Transaction.
Starting in July 2023, Mr. Vera received a $15,000 per month payment paid to his company, Independence Fortaleza, Sociedad Limitada. On April 29, 2024, Mr. Vera entered into an agreement with the Company to waive all of the outstanding compensation and bonuses up to April 30, 2024. As of July 31, 2024, the Company wrote off the $75,000 cash bonus and the $15,000 in management fees owed for April 2024. On June 4, 2024, Mr. Vera agreed to waive the management fees during May, June, July and August 2024. During the period ended January 31, 2025, Mr. Vera resigned from the Company as CEO and Director.
(2) During the year ended July 31, 2024, Michael Wood received 100,000 shares as a bonus and was entitled to receive a cash bonus of $75,000 (cancelled) for completing the Transaction.
Starting in July 2023, Mr. Wood received a $15,000 per month payment paid to his company, Athena Jade Limited. On April 29, 2024, Mr. Wood entered into an agreement with the Company to waive all outstanding compensation and bonuses up to April 30, 2024. As of July 31, 2024, the Company wrote off the $75,000 cash bonus and the $30,000 management fees owed for March and April 2024. On June 4, 2024, Mr. Wood's management agreement was terminated. During the period ended January 31, 2025, Mr. Wood resigned from being the CFO and Director of the Company.
(3) Starting August 15, 2024, the Company and Alex Gostevskikh entered into a management agreement to serve as the Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Gostevskikh received a $12,000 per month payment paid or accrued.
(4) On December 4, 2024, the Company appointed Dave Cross as the Chief Financial Officer.
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On June 4, 2024, the Company issued 25,000 RSUs to Mr. Roque and 25,000 RSUs to Mr. Goldenberg. On July 31, 2024, the RSUs were deemed to be vested and Mr. Roque and Mr. Goldenberg each received 25,000 common shares valued at $16,250. During the period ended January 31, 2025, Mr. Roque and Mr. Goldenberg resigned from being directors of the Company
All related party transactions are in the normal course of operations and have been measured at the exchange amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed to by the related parties.
COMMITMENTS, EXPECTED OR UNEXPECTED, OR UNCERTAINTIES
Other than disclosed in this MD&A – Quarterly Highlights as well as the following, the Company does not have any commitments, expected or unexpected, or uncertainties.
RISK FACTORS
In our annual MD&A in connection with our annual financial statements (the "Annual MD&A"), we have set out our discussion of the risk factors which we believe are the most significant risks faced by the Company. An adverse development in any one risk factor or any combination of risk factors could result in material adverse outcomes to the Company's undertakings and to the interests of stakeholders in the Company including its investors. Readers are cautioned to take into account the risk factors to which the Company and its operations are exposed. To the date of this document, there have been no significant changes to the risk factors set out in our Annual MD&A.
DISCLOSURE OF OUTSTANDING SHARE DATA
As at the date of this MD&A, the Company had the following securities outstanding:
- 19,685,439 common shares
- Options
| Exercise price ($) | Number of options | Exercisable | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.00 | 15,000 | 15,000 | September 27, 2028 |
| 0.40 | 1,295,000 | 431,667 | January 6, 2030 |
| 1,310,000 | 446,667 |
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- Warrants
| Exercise price ($) | Number of warrants | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3.00 | 1,395,988 | September 27, 2025 |
| 0.16 | 815,000 | December 23, 2029 |
| 0.16 | 11,880,001 | December 30, 2029 |
| 14,090,989 |
- Finder's / broker's warrants
| Exercise price ($) | Number of finder's / broker's warrants | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2.00 | 124,353 | April 27, 2025 |
| 2.00 | 4,577 | May 25, 2025 |
| 2.00 | 11,638 | July 25, 2025 |
| 140,568 |
QUALIFIED PERSON
Steven McMullan, P.Geo. supervised the preparation of and reviewed and approved the scientific and technical information pertaining to Peñas Negras Project. Mr. McMullan is a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects.
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