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Stinger Resources Inc. Management Reports 2024

Apr 23, 2024

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

This Management's Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) provides a discussion on the financial and operating results of Stinger Resources Inc. (“Stinger” or the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2023 (the “fourth quarter 2023” and “year ended 2023”) and compares the results with the year ended December 31, 2022 (the “fourth quarter 2022” and “year ended 2022”). In order to gain a more complete understanding of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, this MD&A should be read in conjunction with the December 31, 2023 audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes as well as the December 31, 2022 audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes which have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) and filed with the appropriate provincial regulatory bodies. The Company regularly discloses additional information through press releases and financial statements available on the Company’s website at www.stingerresources.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

This MD&A was prepared as of April 22, 2024 (the “Report Date”).

All monetary amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted.

1. Business Overview

Stinger’s business purpose is to acquire and explore mineral properties, principally for precious metal deposits. The Company was incorporated and commenced operations in British Columbia pursuant to the Companies Act (British Columbia) on September 22, 2020.

The Company carries on exploration on mineral properties and has not yet determined whether these properties contain economically viable mineral deposits. The Company holds interests in properties located in various regions of British Columbia in Canada. Stinger has no producing properties and no earnings. These properties are presented below under "Exploration projects". The Company concentrates its efforts towards precious metals, with a specific interest in properties containing gold and silver. The Company’s common shares are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSXV") under the symbol AMK.

2. Exploration Projects

All Stinger’s exploration projects are located in British Columbia, Canada.

Exploration on the Company’s exploration projects have been minimal in 2023 and 2022 due to difficult capital market conditions where exploration results are often met with decreasing share prices. Furthermore, unfavorable exploration conditions due to forest fires have made exploration more risky and more costly than normal. Due primarily to these factors, the Company has made a conscious decision to pause exploration and reduce operational expenditures where possible to avoid excess dilution of its capital structure. Management is optimistic that with recent strength in the gold price that exploration in 2024 can resume on one or more of the exploration properties held in the Company’s portfolio.

During the year ended 2023, there were a total of $12,828 exploration expenditures included in exploration and evaluation assets for geological analysis of the results received from a mapping

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

and sampling program carried out on the Ample Goldmax and Glitter King properties in 2022. Also included during the year a total of $162,192 was received for BC mining exploration tax credits from exploration expenditures incurred in 2021 and 2022.

A detailed schedule of costs, capitalized on the Company’s balance sheet by property name, can be referenced in note 8 of the December 31, 2023 audited financial statements. Additional details of the exploration progress for properties of interest now owned by the Company is provided on the Company’s website (www.stingerresources.com) and below:

Dunwell Property (100% owned)

The Dunwell property is located approximately 7km from Stewart, British Columbia and includes the historic Dunwell Mine Property claims. The contiguous land position spans some 1,560 hectares covering a significant portion of the rich Portland Canal Fissure Zone.

Exploration costs were expended in the amount of $2,631 for the year ended 2023. The most recent exploration program expenditures were in 2021 in the amount of $748,416. There was also a cost adjustment to the exploration amounts in the year ended 2022 for the Dunwell property which reduced the costs recorded to the property by $2,388.

A total of $162,192 was received from a mining exploration tax credit for exploration expenditures in 2021 and 2022 on the Dunwell property. These amounts have been recorded as an offset to exploration expenditures on the property.

Gold Hill Project (100% owned)

The 100% owned Gold Hill property covers approximately 836 hectares and is located along the western edge of the Kimberly Gold Trend in the Fort Steele Mining Division near Cranbrook, BC. The property contains a significant portion of the Boulder Creek drainage, a headwater tributary of the Wild Horse River, considered to be one of the greatest gold rivers in the entire province. Gold rushes have taken place there since the 1860’s that have yielded 48 tonnes of reported gold, making it Canada’s 4th largest placer producer. The majority of the gold recovered from the Wild Horse was located along a 6 km stretch between Boulder Creek (upstream) and Brewery Creek (downstream). Early efforts by Cominco and others to locate the source of the Wild Horse placer gold led explorers up Boulder Creek to what is now called the Gold Hill property.

During the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, no exploration costs were incurred.

Ample Goldmax Property

The Ample Goldmax property package spans 1,044 hectares and is located approximately 8 km west of Lillooet, BC. The property demonstrates an excellent exploration target in the search for an economic deposit of gold with associated silver and copper. The property is being acquired through a three-year option agreement. (See current payment terms in the December 31, 2023 audited financial statements and in section 8 below. Payment terms under a new agreement were renegotiated on August 1, 2022.)

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

During the year ended 2022, exploration costs in the amount of $42,119 were incurred and a cash payment of $10,000 (2021 - $17,500) was made under option agreements. (Payment terms under a new agreement were renegotiated on August 1, 2022 and are stated in section 9 below).

Exploration expenditures in the amount of $4,484 were incurred in the year ended 2023.

Other Properties, British Columbia, Canada

The Glitter King Property is located on the eastern side of Pitt Island approximately 90 km south of Prince Rupert, BC. The property is part of the southern extension of the Alexander Terrane which is host to numerous significant massive sulphide deposits with copper, gold, silver, lead and zinc. The property is being acquired through a three-year option agreement (See payment terms in the December 31, 2023 audited financial statements and below. Payment terms under a new agreement were renegotiated on August 1, 2022.)

The Silver Side Property is located in the Kamloops mining division approximately 20 km north of Clearwater, BC and approximately 50 km west of Imperial Metal’s Ruddock Creek lead/zinc deposit. Past exploration work on the property resulted in showings of very high-grade silver, lead and zinc. The property is being acquired through a three-year option agreement (See payment terms in the December 31, 2023 audited financial statements and below. Payment terms under a new agreement were renegotiated on August 1, 2022.)

During the year ended 2022, total exploration costs on the two properties were $20,760 (2021 - $Nil) and a cash payment of $5,000 (2021 - $22,500) per property was made under option agreements.

Exploration expenditures were incurred on the Glitter King property in the amount of $5,713 in the year ended 2023.

3. Results of Operations

The financial information in this MD&A has been prepared using accounting policies consistent with IFRS.

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STINGER RESOURCES INC.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

Year ended December 31, 2023

Year Ended: Dec. Dec. Dec.
31 31 31
Year: 2023 2022 2021
$ $ $
Revenue $Nil $Nil $Nil
Net income (loss) (000s) (1,162) (2,567) (2,322)
Loss per share – basic and
dilutive 0.02 0.05 0.06
Total assets (000s) 7,819 8,970 11,578
Total current and non-
current financial liabilities 81 69 107
(000s)
Cash dividends $Nil $Nil $Nil

The Company’s net loss for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $1,162,281 or $0.02 per common share as compared to a net loss of $2,567,080 or $0.06 per common share for the year ended 2022. Significant variances are compared below:

  • Advertising and promotion costs increased slightly by $3,452 due to some reallocated contractor costs previously related to office and administration.

  • Business development and property investigation costs increased by $17,455 due to increased efforts to review potential property acquisitions, repair exploration equipment in preparation for exploration programs and increased insurance costs for building and equipment and liability as well as increased property and equipment maintenance.

  • Depreciation on fixed assets decreased by $12,772 due to less purchases of equipment over the past two years with less exploration activity.

  • Filing and transfer agent fees decreased by $34,164 due to the Company listing on the OTC Markets Exchange in the United States in 2022. This listing required one-time payments to brokers and transfer agents for assisting in the process as well as first year listing fees with the exchange.

  • Management fees increased by $12,600 for inflationary increases outlined in management contracts.

  • Office and administration fees decreased by $18,077 due to the decrease in administrative work related to the OTC listing.

  • Professional fees increased by $5,135 due to increased costs for the Company’s annual audit fees.

  • A cumulative year loss on the value of marketable securities was recorded in 2023 in the amount of $126,045 while in 2022 a loss of $1,498,534 was recorded based on the value

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

of securities in the respective years.

4. Summary of Quarterly Results

The following table summarizes information derived from the Company’s financial statements for the eight most recent fiscal quarters.

Quarter Ended: Dec. Sep. Jun. Mar. Dec. Sep. Jun. Mar.
31 30 30 31 31 30 30 31
Year: 2023 2023 2023 2023 2022 2022 2022 2022
Net sales or total revenue
(000s) $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil $Nil
Total Assets (000s) $7,819 $8,138 $8,762 $8,986 $8,970 $9,226 $10,026 $11,126
Net loss (income):
(i) in total (000s) ($285) ($644) ($201) ($32) $325 $723 $1,104 $415
(ii) per share(1) $0.01 $0.01 $0.00 $0.00 $0.01 $0.01 $0.02 $0.01

(1) Fully diluted loss per share amounts have not been calculated as they would be anti-dilutive.

While the information set out in the foregoing table is mandated by National Instrument 51-102, it is Management’s view that the variations in financial results that occur from quarter to quarter are not particularly helpful in analyzing the Company’s performance. It is in the nature of the business of junior exploration companies that unless they sell a mineral interest for a sum greater than the costs incurred in acquiring such interest, they have no significant net sales or total revenue. Because the majority of such companies’ expenditures consist of exploration costs that are capitalized, their quarterly losses usually result from costs that are of a general and administrative nature. In addition, the Company incorporated on September 22, 2020 and has limited history of operations to compare.

Like most other companies in the mineral exploration sector, the Company anticipates that significant variances in the Company’s reported loss from quarter to quarter will most commonly arise from factors that are difficult to anticipate in advance or to predict from past results. They are as follows: (i) decisions to write off deferred exploration costs when management concludes there has been an impairment in the carrying value of a mineral property, or the property is abandoned, and (ii) the granting of incentive stock options, which results in the recording of amounts for stock-based compensation expense that can be quite large in relation to other general and administrative expenses incurred in any given quarter. A third factor that can have a major influence on quarterly results of junior exploration companies that finance a portion of their activities through the issuance of flow-through shares is the renunciation of qualifying Canadian Exploration Expenses to the investors who purchased the flow-through shares.

Stinger is in the mineral exploration business and has not generated any sales or revenues since its formation in 2020. Consequently, the Company has and will likely experience operating losses from quarter to quarter. These losses include expenditures on general and administrative activities, advertising and promotion, and depreciation of investments in property and equipment, all of which result from the Company’s ongoing exploration activities. Superimposed on regular quarterly operating costs are (a) the write-offs of deferred exploration costs when property values are considered impaired or claims are abandoned for failing to meet the Company’s criteria for continued capitalization, (b) the recording of stock-based compensation expense associated with

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

the granting of incentive stock options and, (c) renunciation of qualified Canadian exploration expenses to investors who have purchased the Company’s offerings of flow-through shares resulting in income tax recovery.

5. Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company’s cash and working capital positions at the dates indicated were as follows:

Cash
Working capital
December 31
2023
$
898,519
2,225,228
December 31
2022
$
1,663,918
3,207,424

During the year ended 2023, the company did not raise capital through equity. The Company received $162,192 for a mining exploration tax credit for exploration expenditures incurred in specific areas of British Columbia. This added to current working capital for the year. The Company considers current working capital to be sufficient for operations in the coming year.

The Company does not anticipate the need to acquire additional funding to continue operations or investigate existing and future exploration and evaluation opportunities in the current year. Should the Company carry out an exploration program or acquire further exploration opportunities, the Company may consider raising additional capital through issuance of common shares.

The Company’s properties are in good standing.

The Company does not use financial derivatives.

The Company has not entered into any off balance-sheet financing arrangements.

6. Going Concern

These financial statements have been prepared using International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as they apply to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities in the normal course of operations. The Company is in the exploration stage and has not generated revenue from operations. The Company generated a net loss of $1,162,281 during the year ended December 31, 2023 (2022 – $2,567,080), generated negative cash flows from operating activities of $866,478 (2022 – $996,988) and, as of that date the Company’s deficit was $6,051,791 (2022 – $4,889,510) and working capital was $2,225,228 (2022 – $3,207,424). 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 factors indicate the existence of material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, and accordingly, the appropriateness of the use of accounting principles applicable to a going concern.

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

In recognition of these circumstances, management is pursuing various financial alternatives to fund the Company’s exploration and development programs, including private placements, property dispositions and settling payables for shares, so it can continue as a going concern. There is no assurance that these initiatives will be successful.

7. Transactions with Related Parties

The Company has identified its directors and certain senior officers as its key management personnel.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company incurred the following related party transactions:

  • a) Incurred management fees in the amount of $347,200 (2022 - $340,000) to companies controlled by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

  • b) Incurred management fees in the amount of $285,400 (2022 - $280,000) to companies controlled by the Company’s Chief Financial Officer.

A retainer balance in the amount of $Nil (2022 - $200,000) was paid to a company controlled by a director of the Company (note 4). The total prepaid amount as of December 31, 2023 is $1,100,000 (2022 - $1,100,000).

Included in accounts payable as of December 31, 2023 is a total of $10,000 to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

Included in prepaids as of December 31, 2023 is $Nil (2022 - $19,520) of management fee to a company controlled by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer.

8. Commitments

Mineral Property Acquisitions

The Company acquired the Ample Goldmax Property, the Glitter King Property and the Silverside Property subject to option agreements pursuant to a plan of arrangement with American Creek Resources Ltd. in 2020 and assumed the obligations under those agreements. There were obligations under those inherited agreements that had not been met, however, the agreements were renegotiated and the revised payment terms and commitments are as follows:

Ample Goldmax Property

Year 1 - $10,000 cash payment prior to August 5, 2022 and conduct enough exploration work to keep the property claims in good standing until at least August 1, 2023 (completed).

Year 2- Conduct enough exploration work to keep the property claims in good standing until at least August 1, 2024.

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

Year 3- $30,000 cash payment on or before August 1, 2024.

The optionor will also retain a 25% bulk sample royalty on any net profits the Company receives from the extraction of a bulk sample as well as a 3% NSR Royalty which can be bought out anytime for $500,000 for each 1% purchased.

Glitter King Property

Year 1 - $5,000 cash payment prior to August 5, 2022 and conduct enough exploration work to keep the property claims in good standing until at least August 1, 2023 (completed).

Year 2- Conduct enough exploration work to keep the property claims in good standing until at least August 1, 2024.

Year 3- $30,000 cash payment on or before August 1, 2024.

The optionor will also retain a 3% NSR Royalty which can be bought out anytime for $500,000 for each 1% purchased.

Silverside Property

Year 1 - $5,000 cash payment prior to August 5, 2022 and conduct enough exploration work to keep the property claims in good standing until at least August 1, 2023 (completed).

Year 2- Conduct enough exploration work to keep the property claims in good standing until at least August 1, 2024.

Year 3- $30,000 cash payment on or before August 1, 2024.

The optionor will also retain a 3% NSR Royalty which can be bought out anytime for $500,000 for each 1% purchased.

All cash payments, share payments and work commitment amounts in each of the agreements may be accelerated at the Company’s discretion.

9. Risk Factors Relating to the Company's Business

Resource exploration is a speculative business and involves a high degree of risk. There is no certainty that the expenditures made by the Company in the exploration of properties will result in discoveries of commercial quantities of minerals. Exploration for mineral deposits involves risks which even a combination of professional evaluation and management experience may not eliminate. Significant expenditures are required to locate and estimate ore reserves, and further the development of a property. Capital expenditures to bring a property to a commercial production stage are also significant. There is no assurance the Company has, or will have, commercially viable ore bodies. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to arrange sufficient financing to bring ore bodies into production. The following are some of the risks to the Company, recognizing that it may be exposed to other additional risks from time to time

  • Lack of revenues and no assurance of profitability

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STINGER RESOURCES INC. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - FORM 51-102F For the year ended December 31, 2023

  • Dependence on key management personnel

  • Reliance on availability and performance of independent contractors

  • Challenges by other unknown parties to property title

  • Environmental issues

  • Federal and provincial political risk

  • Commodity price risk

  • Financial markets

The Company is diligent in minimizing exposure to business risk, but by the nature of its activities and size, will always have some risk. These risks are not always quantifiable due to their uncertain nature. Should one or more of these risks and uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, then actual results may vary materially from those described on forward-looking statements.

10. Outlook

The Company is optimistic that as commodity prices continue to show continued strength in volatile capital markets that investor interest is being revived towards exploration companies. This will be especially true for those who hold prospective precious metals properties in favorable locations and that have experienced and competent management. Current market conditions also remain at their lows but in that context remain somewhat favorable for companies like Stinger to accumulate quality exploration projects that have been undervalued due to the industry’s difficulty in raising capital. The Company continues to look for these types of projects, where possible, to supplement its existing portfolio. As market conditions improve, greater emphasis will be placed on further exploration of the most promising properties within the Company’s portfolio where possible.

11. Securities Outstanding at the Report Date

The Company had 49,647,743 common shares and 4,959,493 stock options outstanding at the Report Date. Options are exercisable at between $0.05 and $0.20 per share and expire between March 10, 2025 and February 26, 2034. If all options were to be exercised, the Company would have 54,607,236 common shares issued and outstanding.

12. Events After the Reporting Period

Subsequent to the year end, the Company loaned $200,000 to American Creek Resources Ltd., a company with common directors. There are no specific terms to this loan.

Subsequent to the year end, the Company also granted a total of 800,000 incentive stock options to purchase common shares at a deemed price of $0.05 and are exercisable until February 26, 2034.

Forward-looking information

Certain information contained in this document constitutes forward-looking statements regarding the Corporation’s mineral properties. Forward looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate" or statements that certain

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events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the reasonable opinions and estimates of management of Stinger and are subject to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These factors include: the inherent risks involved in the exploration and development of mineral properties, uncertainties involved in the interpretation of drill results and other geological data, fluctuating commodity prices, unforeseen permitting requirements, changes in environmental laws or regulations, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, weather conditions, the availability of contractors for equipment and services, the availability of future financing and general business and economic conditions. Such statements are also based on a number of assumptions which may prove to be incorrect, including assumptions about general business and economic conditions being accurate, the timing and receipt of regulatory approvals for projects and operations, the availability of financing, the ability to secure equipment and labour, and Stinger ’s ongoing relationship with third parties. The foregoing factors, risks and assumptions are not exhaustive. Events or circumstances could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those estimated or projected and expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are as of the date they are made and Stinger disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Disclaimer

The information provided in this document is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all matters concerning the Company. The users of this information, including but not limited to investors and prospective investors, should read it in conjunction with all other disclosure documents provided including but not limited to all documents filed on SEDAR (www.SEDAR.com) No securities commission or regulatory authority has reviewed the accuracy or adequacy of the information presented herein.

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