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Trifecta Gold Ltd. — Interim / Quarterly Report 2020
May 15, 2020
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Condensed Interim Financial Statements For the three months ended March 31, 2020
Unaudited – Prepared by Management (Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
Trifecta Gold Ltd. #1016 – 510 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 1L8
May 15, 2020
To the Shareholders of Trifecta Gold Ltd.
The attached condensed interim financial statements have been prepared by the management of Trifecta Gold Ltd. and have not been reviewed by the auditor of the Company.
Yours truly,
Richard Drechsler Chief Executive Officer
Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Condensed Interim Statements of Financial Position
Unaudited – Prepared by Management
As at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019
| March 31, December 31, |
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|---|---|---|
| 2020 2019 |
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| Note | $ $ |
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| Assets | ||
| Current assets | ||
| Cash | 53,399 92,561 | |
| Receivables and prepayments | 3 |
7,481 8,106 |
| 60,880100,667 | ||
| Non-current assets | ||
| Mineralpropertyinterests | 5 |
1,912,387 1,907,424 |
| Total assets | 1,973,2672,008,091 | |
| Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||
| Current liabilities | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 270 15,446 | |
| Accounts payable torelated parties | 8 |
18,81310,670 |
| Total liabilities | 19,083 26,116 | |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Share capital | 6 |
4,031,310 4,031,310 |
| Contributed surplus | 6 |
268,641 276,449 |
| Deficit | (2,345,767) (2,325,784) | |
| Total shareholders' equity | 1,954,184 1,981,975 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1,973,2672,008,091 |
Nature of operations and going concern 1
Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors on May 15, 2020:
“Bruce J. Kenway”
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Director
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Director “Graham Downs”
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Condensed Interim Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
| Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of | Share | Contributed | shareholders' | ||||
| shares | capital | surplus | Deficit | equity | |||
| # | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||
| January 1, 2019 | 35,317,857 | 3,935,310 | 310,802 | (1,817,876) | 2,428,236 | ||
| Common shares issued to settle debt | 200,000 | 12,000 | - | - | 12,000 | ||
| Re-allocated on cancellation of options | - | - | (3,123) | 3,123 | - | ||
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the period | - | - | - | (111,486) | (111,486) | ||
| March 31,2019 | 35,517,857 | 3,947,310 | 307,679 | (1,926,239) | 2,328,750 | ||
| January 1, 2020 | 37,317,857 | 4,031,310 | 276,449 | (2,325,784) | 1,981,975 | ||
| Re-allocated on cancellation of options | - | - | (7,808) | 7,808 | - | ||
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the period | - | - | - | (27,791) | (27,791) | ||
| March 31, 2020 | 37,317,857 | 4,031,310 | 268,641 | **(2,345,767) ** | 1,954,184 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Condensed Interim Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31,
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | $ | $ | |
| Expenses | |||
| Administration expenses | 100 | 1,847 | |
| Insurance | 1,913 | 4,400 | |
| Investor relations and shareholder information | 2,680 | 11,875 | |
| Management, administrative and corporate development fees | 8 |
550 | 2,116 |
| Management, administrative and corporate development salaries | 8 |
- | 29,680 |
| Office rent | 8 |
4,500 | 7,500 |
| Professional fees | 8 |
15,966 | 10,260 |
| Transferagentandfilingfees | 2,374 | 3,819 | |
| Loss from operating expenses | (28,083) | (71,497) | |
| Interest income | 292 | 1,057 | |
| Mineral property write-offs | 5 |
- | (36,046) |
| Loss on marketable securities | 4 |
- | (5,000) |
| Loss and comprehensive loss for theperiod | (27,791) | (111,486) | |
| Loss per share | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | |||
| - basic # | 7 |
37,317,857 | 35,401,003 |
| - diluted # | 7 |
37,317,857 | 35,401,003 |
| Basic loss per share $ | 7 |
(0.00) | (0.00) |
| Diluted lossper share$ | 7 |
(0.00) | (0.00) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31,
| 2020 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | $ | $ | |
| Operating activities | |||
| Loss and comprehensive loss for the period | (27,791) | (111,486) | |
| Mineral property write-offs | - | 36,046 | |
| Loss on marketable securities | - | 5,000 | |
| Interest income | (292) | (1,057) | |
| Net change in non-cash working capital items | 10 | (6,782) | (5,941) |
| (34,865) | (77,438) | ||
| Financing activities | |||
| Share issue costs | - | (8,500) | |
| - | (8,500) | ||
| Investing activities | |||
| Interest received | 292 | 1,057 | |
| Mineral property acquisition costs | (4,228) | - | |
| Deferred exploration and evaluation expenditures | (361) | (15,198) | |
| (4,297) | (14,141) | ||
| Net decrease in cash | (39,162) | (100,079) | |
| Cash, beginning ofperiod | 92,561 | 341,493 | |
| Cash, end ofperiod | 53,399 | 241,414 |
Supplemental cash flow information 10
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
1. Nature of operations and going concern
Trifecta Gold Ltd. (the “Company” or “Trifecta”) was incorporated on October 4, 2016 under the laws of the Province of British Columbia, Canada and was registered extra-territorially in the Yukon Territory on January 6, 2017. The Company’s head office is located at 1016 - 510 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 1L8. Its records office is located at 1710 - 1177 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6E 2L3. The Company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strategic Metals Ltd. (“Strategic”), until June 9, 2017, at which time Strategic’s ownership position was reduced to approximately 9.19% through a Plan of Arrangement, which concluded with each Strategic shareholder receiving one Trifecta common share for every four and one-half Strategic common shares they owned as of May 31, 2017. The Company was listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (“TSX-V”) on June 15, 2017.
The Company’s principal business activity is the acquisition, exploration and evaluation of mineral properties. The Company has been exploring its mineral property interests and has not yet determined whether they contain mineral reserves that are economically recoverable. Its exploration activities have been curtailed pending an improvement in its working capital. The Company's continuing operations and the underlying value and recoverability of the amounts shown for mineral property interests are entirely dependent upon the existence of economically recoverable mineral reserves, the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the exploration and development of the mineral property interests, obtaining the necessary permits to mine, and on future profitable production or proceeds from the disposition or option of the mineral property interests. The carrying amounts of mineral properties are based on costs incurred to date, and do not necessarily represent present or future values.
These condensed interim financial statements (the “financial statements”) are prepared on the basis that the Company will continue as a going concern, which assumes that the Company will be able to continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities and commitments in the normal course of operations. The Company does not have revenues and has incurred operating losses since incorporation. As at March 31, 2020, the Company had working capital of $41,797 (December 31, 2019 – $74,551), and shareholders’ equity of $1,954,184 (December 31, 2019 - $1,981,975). The Company will continue to seek the funding necessary to enable it to carry on as a going concern, but management cannot provide assurance that the Company will be able to raise additional debt and/or equity capital or conclude a corporate transaction. If the Company is unable to raise additional funds in the immediate future, management expects that the Company will need to curtail operations, liquidate assets, seek additional capital on less favorable terms and/or pursue other remedial measures or cease operations. Management is aware in making its assessment of material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt upon the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
In order to preserve working capital, the Company has undertaken a number of changes, including completing a Severance Settlement Agreement with its former CEO to step down (note 8), withdrawing from its option agreement on the Eureka Dome property (note 5(d)(i)), and the liquidation of its marketable securities (note 4). The Company has significant future obligations related to its option of the Yuge project (note 5(c)) and given the difficulties in raising capital to meet those obligations, the Company has entered into discussions to re-negotiate the terms of the option. Without new funding or new option terms it is likely the Yuge project will have to be abandoned with a resulting impairment charge. The Company will continue to seek cost saving measures, project partners, merger/acquisitions or financing opportunities, but to date its efforts have been unsuccessful. These financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus COVID-19 a global pandemic. This contagious disease outbreak, which has continued to spread, and any related adverse public health developments, has adversely affected workforces, economies, and financial markets globally, potentially leading to an economic downturn. It is not possible for the Company to predict the duration or magnitude of the adverse results of the outbreak and its effects on the Company’s ability to raise capital or conduct exploration activities, should funding become available. Unfortunately, the restricted nature of the Company’s activities do not qualify it for the various Government wage and loan subsidies.
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Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
Trifecta Gold Ltd.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
2. Significant accounting policies
(a) Basis of presentation
These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34, Interim Financial Reporting, using the same accounting policies as detailed in the Company‘s annual audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, and do not include all the information required for full annual financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and interpretations of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee ("IFRIC"). It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements.
These financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis, except for financial instruments which are classified as fair value through profit or loss (“FVTPL”). In addition, these financial statements have been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting, except for cash flow information.
All amounts on these financial statements are presented in Canadian dollars which is the functional currency of the Company.
(b) Significant accounting policies
Except as set out below, the accounting policies, estimates and critical judgments, methods of computation and presentation applied in these financial statements are consistent with those of the most recent annual audited financial statements and are those the Company expects to adopt in its financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. Accordingly, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s most recent annual audited financial statements.
3. Receivables and prepayments
Receivables and prepayments consist of the following:
| March 31, December 31, 2020 2019 $ $ |
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|---|---|
| Prepaid expenses Sales tax recoverable |
5,175 5,688 2,306 2,418 |
| 7,481 8,106 |
4. Marketable securities
Marketable securities consist of common shares received on the option of mineral property interests as follows:
| Cost | Fair value | Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | $ | |
| January 1, 2019 | 53,750 | 37,500 | |
| Unrealized loss for the period | - | (5,000) | (5,000) |
| March 31, 2019 | 53,750 | 32,500 | (5,000) |
| January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2020 | - | - | - |
The fair value of the marketable securities was based on the bid price of the shares on the TSX-V at each period end.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
5. Mineral property interests
The Company’s mineral property interests consist of exploration stage properties located in Canada (Yukon Territory and British Columbia) and the United States (Nevada). The properties have been grouped into those which are whollyowned projects, wholly-owned and under option, projects under option from other parties and others. Properties which are in close proximity and could be developed as a single economic unit are grouped into projects.
Changes in the project carrying amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2019 are summarized as follows:
| Acquisitions/ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, | staking/ | Exploration and | Write- | |||||
| 2019 | assessments | evaluation | offs | March | 31, 2019 | |||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||
| Wholly-owned projects | ||||||||
| Eureka | 1,219,817 | - | 492 | - | 1,220,309 | |||
| Treble | 155,879 | - | - | - | 155,879 | |||
| Triple Crown | 283,940 | - | - | - | 283,940 | |||
| 1,659,636 | - | 492 | - | 1,660,128 | ||||
| Wholly-owned and under option project | ||||||||
| Trident - wholly-owned claims | ||||||||
| Squid | 212,142 | - | - | - | 212,142 | |||
| Trident - under option claims | ||||||||
| CH | 88,075 | - | - | - | 88,075 | |||
| 300,217 | - | - | - | 300,217 | ||||
| Projects under option | ||||||||
| Yuge | 118,081 | - | 2,533 | - | 120,614 | |||
| Eureka Dome | 35,921 | - | 125 | (36,046) | - | |||
| 154,002 | - | 2,658 | (36,046) | 120,614 | ||||
| Total allprojects | 2,113,855 | - | 3,150 | (36,046) | 2,080,959 | |||
| Exploration and evaluation expenditures | on the | projects | consisted of the following: | |||||
| Eureka | Yuge | Eureka Dome |
Total | |||||
| Three months ended March 31, 2019 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||
| Labour | 492 | 2,533 | 125 | 3,150 | ||||
| Total | 492 | 2,533 | 125 | 3,150 |
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
5. Mineral property interests (continued)
Changes in the project carrying amounts for the three months ended March 31, 2020 are summarized as follows:
| Acquisitions/ | Exploration | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1, | staking/ | and | ||
| 2020 | assessments | evaluation | March 31, 2020 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| Wholly-owned projects | ||||
| Eureka | 1,224,179 |
- | - | 1,224,179 |
| Treble | 156,010 | - | - | 156,010 |
| Total | 1,380,189 | - | - | 1,380,189 |
| Wholly-owned and under option project | ||||
| Trident - wholly-owned claims | ||||
| Squid | 294,992 | 4,228 | 463 | 299,683 |
| Trident - under option claims | ||||
| CH | 97,075 | - | - | 97,075 |
| 392,067 | 4,228 | 463 | 396,758 | |
| Project under option from other parties | ||||
| Yuge | 135,168 | - | 272 | 135,440 |
| 135,168 | - | 272 | 135,440 | |
| Total allprojects | 1,907,424 | 4,228 | 735 | 1,912,387 |
Exploration and evaluation expenditures on the projects consisted of the following:
| Trident | Yuge | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three months ended March 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ||
| Labour | 463 | 272 | 735 | ||
| Total | 463 | 272 | 735 |
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
5. Mineral property interests (continued)
(a) Wholly-owned projects
By an agreement dated December 9, 2016, the Company agreed to purchase the Eureka, Treble and Triple Crown mineral properties from Strategic by issuing Strategic 14,500,000 of its common shares at a value of $0.10 per share, giving the transaction a total value of $1,450,000. The agreed amount approximated the cumulative acquisition and exploration costs incurred on the properties by Strategic.
Transactions between related parties take place at a fair market value, where such values can be determined. The purchased properties are in the exploration stage with no proven economic mineral reserves, so there was insufficient information to determine a fair value less cost to sell, or a value in use. Under IFRS 6, mineral property interests can be carried at cost until such time the properties become impaired. Given the properties were, and are not considered impaired, and given a fair value could not be determined, the Company used the cumulative property costs to Strategic as the transfer value of the properties.
(i) Eureka
The Eureka project consists of a 100% interest in the Eureka mineral claims located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory. The project was acquired in December 2016 from Strategic by the issue of 11,250,000 common shares at $0.10 per share for an aggregate cost of $1,125,000. The claims are subject to a 1% net smelter return royalty (“NSR”).
(ii) Treble
The Treble project consists of a 100% interest in the LLL mineral claims located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory. The project was acquired in December 2016 from Strategic by the issue of 1,150,000 common shares at $0.10 per share for an aggregate cost of $115,000. The claims are not subject to any royalty interests.
(b) Wholly-owned and under option project
Trident
The Trident project consists of the Squid claims, which are wholly-owned, and the CH claims which are being acquired under an option agreement.
Wholly-owned claims
The Squid claims are located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, and were acquired by staking.
Under option claims
By an agreement dated December 8, 2016, and amended on April 27, 2017, the Company may acquire a 100% interest in the CH mineral claims located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory from Coureur Des Bois Ltee Ltd. (“Coureur”), for consideration of:
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The issuance of 1,500,000 common shares to Coureur as follows:
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150,000 shares upon completion of a TSX-V listing (issued June 15, 2017);
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150,000 shares on or before December 8, 2017 (issued December 8, 2017);
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200,000 shares on or before December 8, 2018 (issued December 6, 2018);
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300,000 shares on or before December 8, 2019 (issued December 2, 2019); and
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700,000 shares on or before December 8, 2020.
Upon completion of the agreement, the Company will attain a 100% interest in the claims and Coureur will retain a 2% NSR from any precious metal commercial production and a 1% NSR from any non-precious metal commercial production. The Company would have the right at any time to purchase one-half of the NSR for $1,000,000.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
5. Mineral property interests (continued)
- (c) Project under option from other parties
Yuge
On February 27, 2018, the Company signed a letter of intent, which was subsequently replaced with a definitive agreement, to option from Silver Range Resources Ltd. (“Silver Range”) up to a 75% interest in Silver Range’s Yuge property, which is located in Nevada, USA.
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For a 51% interest, the Company is required to:
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Reimburse Silver Range its staking and recording costs of US$7,100 (paid $9,066 Cdn);
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Complete a US$1,000,000 work program on or before February 28, 2021;
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Pay Silver Range US$250,000 cash and/or shares at the Company’s election, on or before February 28, 2021;
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Grant Silver Range a 1% NSR; and
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Grant Silver Range a success fee of US$1 per ounce, payable upon completion of a Preliminary Economic Assessment based on measured and indicated resources greater than 500,000 ounces.
For an additional 24% interest, the Company is required to:
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Complete an additional US$2,000,000 work program on or before February 28, 2023;
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Pay Silver Range US$500,000 cash and/or shares at the Company’s election, on or before February 28, 2023; and
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Grant Silver Range an additional 1% NSR, which can be purchased for US$1,000,000 at any time prior to production.
Silver Range will act as the project operator for the first phase of exploration in return for a 10% management fee. Once fully vested a Joint Venture would be formed to continue exploration of the property. Should either party’s interest be diluted to below 10%, it would be converted into a 1% NSR, half of which could be purchased for US$1,000,000.
(d) Others
(i) Eureka Dome
In April 2019, the Company terminated an option agreement to earn a 70% interest in the Eureka Dome property located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, and wrote-off its cumulative acquisition and exploration expenditures of $36,046. During the option period, the Company made cash payments totaling $20,000, and issued 200,000 of its common shares to the optionor.
(ii) Triple Crown
The Triple Crown project consisted of a 100% interest in the OOO mineral claims located in the Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory. The project was acquired in December 2016 from Strategic by the issue of 2,100,000 common shares at $0.10 per share for an aggregate cost of $210,000.
By Agreement dated September 16, 2019, the Company sold its Triple Crown project back to Strategic for cash consideration of $100,000. The Company retains a 0.5% NSR on the claims, which Strategic can purchase at any time for $500,000.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
5. Mineral property interests (continued)
- (d) Others (continued)
(iii) Handsome Jack
The Company retains a 1% NSR on the Handsome Jack project which consists of a 100% interest in the Never Sweat mineral claims located in the Golden Triangle region of British Columbia. One-half of the NSR can be purchased by the claim owner at any time for a cash payment of $500,000.
6. Share capital
The authorized share capital of the Company consists of an unlimited number of common shares without par value. All issued shares are fully paid.
Transactions for the issue of share capital during the three months ended March 31, 2020:
There were no transactions for the issue of share capital during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
Transactions for the issue of share capital during the three months ended March 31, 2019:
On February 14, 2019, the Company entered a Debt Settlement Agreement (the “Debt Settlement”) with Silver Range whereby the Company issued a total of 200,000 common shares to settle an amount owing to Silver Range of $12,000 ($0.06 per share). No gain or loss was recognized in connection with the Debt Settlement.
Stock options
The Company has an incentive stock option plan (the “Plan”), under which the maximum number of stock options issued cannot exceed 10% of the Company’s currently issued and outstanding common shares. The exercise period for any options granted under the Plan cannot exceed ten years. The exercise price of options granted under the Plan cannot be less than the “discounted market price” of the common shares (defined as the last closing market price of the Company’s common shares immediately preceding the issuance of a news release announcing the granting of the options, or the date of grant in respect of options granted to consultants, less a discount of from 15% to 25%), unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and accepted by the TSX-V.
A participant who is not a consultant conducting investor relations activities, who is granted an option under the plan with exercise prices at or above “Market Price” will have their options vest immediately, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. A participant who is granted an option under the plan with exercise prices below “Market Price” will become vested with the right to exercise one-sixth of the option upon conclusion of every three months subsequent to the grant date. A participant who is a consultant conducting investor relations activities who is granted options under the plan will become vested with the right to exercise one-quarter of the options upon conclusion of every three months subsequent to the grant date.
A summary of the status of the Company’s stock options as at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 and changes during the period/year then ended is as follows:
during the period/year then ended is as follows: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period ended | Year ended | |||
| March 31, 2020 | December31,2019 | |||
| Options | Exercise price | Options Exercise price |
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| # | $ | # | $ | |
| Options outstanding, beginning of period/year | 2,015,000 | 0.25 | 2,345,000 | 0.25 |
| Cancelled | (75,000) | 0.25 | (330,000) | 0.25 |
| Options outstanding, end ofperiod/year | 1,940,000 | 0.25 | 2,015,000 | 0.25 |
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
6. Share capital (continued)
Stock options (continued)
As at March 31, 2020, the Company has stock options outstanding and exercisable as follows:
| Options | Options |
Exercise | Weighted average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | exercisable | price | remaining life | Expiry date |
| # | # | $ | (years) | |
| 1,940,000 | 1,940,000 | 0.25 | 2.40 | August 25, 2022 |
No stock options were granted during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or March 31, 2019.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, 75,000 stock options (2019 – 30,000) were cancelled. As a result, the original share-based payment expense of $7,808 (2019 - $3,123) has been reversed from contributed surplus and credited to deficit.
Warrants
As an incentive to complete private placements, the Company may issue units which consist of common shares and common share purchase warrants. Using the residual value method, the Company determines whether a value should be allocated to the warrants attached to private placement units.
A summary of the status of the Company’s warrants as at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, and changes during the period/year then ended is as follows:
| March 31, 2020 Period ended |
December 31, 2019 Year ended |
|---|---|
| Warrants Exercise price # $ |
Warrants Exercise price # $ |
| Warrants outstanding, beginning of period/year 4,352,856 0.10 5,852,856 0.11 Private placement warrants expired - - (1,500,000) 0.15 |
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| Warrants outstanding, end ofperiod/year 4,352,856 0.10 4,352,856 0.10 |
As at March 31, 2020, the Company had private placement warrants outstanding and exercisable as follows:
| Warrants | Exercise | Weighted average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | price | remaining life | Expiry date |
| # | $ | (years) | |
| 4,352,856 | 0.10 | 0.70 | December 13, 2020 |
Contributed surplus
Contributed surplus, when applicable, includes the accumulated fair value of stock options recognized as share-based payments and the fair value of warrants issued on private placements. Contributed surplus is increased by the fair value of these items on vesting and is reduced by corresponding amounts when the options or warrants expire or are exercised or cancelled.
7. Loss per share
The calculation of basic and diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is based on the loss attributable to common shareholders of $27,791 (2019 - $111,486) and a weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 37,317,857 (2019 – 35,401,003).
All stock options and warrants were excluded from the diluted weighted average number of shares calculation, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
8. Related party payables and transactions
The Company’s related parties include key management personnel and Directors, and companies in which they have control or significant influence over the financial or operating policies of those entities. There were no loans to key management personnel or Directors, or entities over which they have control or significant influence during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or March 31, 2019.
Dylan Arnold-Wallinger (“Wallinger”), the Company’s former President and CEO was a salaried employee until April 30, 2019. No other key management personnel or Directors receive salaries, non-cash benefits (other than incentive stock options), or other remuneration directly from the Company, other than noted below, and there are no contracts with them that cannot be terminated without penalty on thirty days’ notice. Key management personnel and Directors participate in the Company’s stock option plan.
Effective April 30, 2019, the Company and Wallinger agreed to terminate his Employment Agreement and the Company made a one-time cash payment of $60,000 and issued a total of 1,500,000 common shares with a fair value of $75,000 as consideration for the early termination. All 300,000 stock options of Wallinger were cancelled on him leaving employment. The options had a fair value on grant date of $31,221, which were reversed from contributed surplus and credited to deficit.
There were no stock options granted to key management personnel and Directors during the three months ended March 31, 2020 or March 31, 2019.
The Company transacted with the following related parties:
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(a) Archer Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited (“Archer Cathro”) is a geological consulting firm that is a related party through its management contracts, which confer significant influence over operations. Charges are for mineral property management, office rent and administration.
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(b) Glenn Yeadon is the Company’s Secretary. He controls Glenn R. Yeadon Personal Law Corporation (“Yeadon Law Corp”), which provides the Company with legal services.
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(c) Larry Donaldson is the Company’s CFO. He is a principal of Donaldson Brohman Martin CPA Inc. (“DBM CPA”) a firm in which he has significant influence. DBM CPA provides the Company with accounting and tax services.
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(d) Wallinger was the Company’s President and CEO. He provided the Company with management, administrative, corporate development and technical services
The aggregate value of transactions and outstanding balances with related parties are as follows:
| (1) | Transactions 3 months ended March 31, 2020 $ Transactions 3 months ended March 31, 2019 $ Balances outstanding, March 31, 2020 $ Balances outstanding, December 31, 2019 $ |
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| Archer Cathro - geological services 735 615 374 - -office and administration 5,050 9,863 1,701 344 |
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| 5,785 10,478 2,075 344 Yeadon Law Corp 10,539 8,065 10,951 4,326 DBM CPA 5,750 4,000 5,787 6,000 Wallinger - 32,216 - - |
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| 22,074 54,759 18,813 10,670 |
(1) Transactions include geological services of $2,535 for the three months ended March 31, 2019.
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Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
Trifecta Gold Ltd.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
8. Related party payables and transactions (continued)
All related party balances are unsecured and are due within thirty days without interest. The related party transactions do not include expense reimbursements or recoverable sales tax amounts that are included in the year end related party payable balances. The transactions with the key management personnel and Directors are included in general and administrative expenses as follows:
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(a) Management, administrative and corporate development fees
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Includes charges by Archer Cathro for administrative personnel.
(b) Management, administrative and corporate development salaries
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2019 includes Wallinger’s salary related to management, administrative and corporate development services. The remainder of Wallinger’s salary is allocated to deferred exploration and evaluation expenditures for his project technical services.
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(c) Office rent
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Charged by Archer Cathro.
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(d) Professional fees
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Includes the legal services of the Company’s Secretary, Glenn Yeadon, charged to the Company by Yeadon Law Corp.
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Includes the accounting and tax services of the Company’s CFO, Larry Donaldson, charged to the Company by DBM CPA.
9. Income Taxes
Income tax recovery varies from the amount that would be computed from applying the combined federal and provincial income tax rate to loss before income taxes as follows:
| March 31, | March 31, | March | 31, | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| $ | $ | |||
| Loss for the period before income taxes | (27,791) | (111,486) | ||
| Statutory Canadian corporate tax rate | 27.00% | 27.00% | ||
| Anticipated income tax recovery | 7,504 | 30,101 | ||
| Change in tax resulting from: | ||||
| Unrecognized items for tax purposes | - | (675) | ||
| Tax benefits unrecognized | (7,504) | (29,426) | ||
| Income tax recovery | - | - |
The significant components of the Company’s unrecognized deferred income tax assets are as follows:
| March 31, | December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Mineral property interests | 202,089 | 202,840 |
| Capital loss carry forwards | 3,143 | 3,143 |
| Non-capital loss carry forwards | 289,539 | 280,671 |
| Share issue costs | 4,831 | 5,444 |
| Tax benefits unrecognized | (499,602) | (492,098) |
| Net deferred tax assets | - | - |
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Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
Trifecta Gold Ltd.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
9. Income Taxes (continued)
As at March 31, 2020, the Company has unused non-capital losses of approximately $1,072,000 (December 31, 2019 – $1,040,000) of which $43,000 expire in 2036, $305,000 in 2037, $355,000 in 2038, $337,000 in 2039 and $32,000 in 2040.
As at March 31, 2020, the Company has unused capital losses of approximately $12,000 (December 31, 2019 - $12,000), which have no expiry dates and can only be used to reduced future income from capital gains.
As at March 31, 2020, the Company has unclaimed resource deductions in the amount of approximately $2,661,000 (December 31, 2019 – $2,659,000), which may be deductible against future taxable income.
As at March 31, 2020, there are share issue costs totaling approximately $18,000 (December 31, 2019 – $20,000), which have not been claimed for tax purposes.
Income tax attributes are subject to review, and potential adjustments, by tax authorities.
10. Supplemental cash flow information
Changes in non-cash operating working capital during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 were comprised of the following:
were comprised of the following: |
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| March 31, | March 31, | |
| 2020 | 2019 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Receivables and prepayments | 625 | (12,161) |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | (15,176) | 3,999 |
| Accounts payable to related parties | 7,769 | 2,221 |
| **Net change ** | (6,782) | (5,941) |
The Company incurred non-cash financing and investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 as follows:
and March 31, 2019 as follows: |
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| March | 31, | March | 31, | |
| 2020 | 2019 | |||
| $ | $ | |||
| Non-cash financing activities: | ||||
| Share capital issued to settle debt | - | 12,000 | ||
| - | 12,000 | |||
| Non-cash investing activities: | ||||
| Deferred exploration expenditures included in accounts payable and | ||||
| related party payables | 374 | 198 | ||
| 374 | 198 |
During the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019, no amounts were paid for interest or income tax expenses.
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Trifecta Gold Ltd.
Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
11. Financial risk management
Capital management
The Company is a resource exploration company and considers items included in shareholders’ equity as capital. The Company has no debt and does not expect to enter into debt financing. The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments to it in light of changes in economic conditions and the risk characteristics of underlying assets. In order to maintain or adjust its capital structure, the Company may issue new shares, purchase shares for cancellation pursuant to normal course issuer bids or make special distributions to shareholders. The Company is not subject to any externally imposed capital requirements and does not presently utilize any quantitative measures to monitor its capital. The Company’s capital structure as at March 31, 2020 is comprised of shareholders’ equity of $1,954,184 (December 31, 2019 - $1,981,975).
The Company currently has no source of revenues. In order to fund future projects and pay for general and administrative costs, the Company will spend its existing working capital and attempt to raise additional funds as needed. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern on a long-term basis and realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business rather than through a process of forced liquidation is primarily dependent upon its ability to sell or option its mineral properties and its ability to borrow or raise additional financing from equity markets (see note 1).
Financial instruments - fair value
The Company’s financial instruments consist of cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and accounts payable to related parties. The carrying value of accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and accounts payable to related parties approximated their fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
Financial instruments measured at fair value on the statement of financial position are summarized into the following fair value hierarchy levels:
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Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).
Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs).
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | |||
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| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||
| March 31, 2020 | ||||||
| Cash | 53,399 | - | - | 53,399 | ||
| 53,399 | - | - | 53,399 | |||
| December 31, 2019 | ||||||
| Cash | 92,561 | - | - | 92,561 | ||
| 92,561 | - | - | 92,561 |
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Notes to the Condensed Interim Financial Statements Unaudited – Prepared by Management
Trifecta Gold Ltd.
For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
11. Financial risk management (continued)
Financial instruments - risk
The Company’s financial instruments can be exposed to certain financial risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk and market and currency risk.
(a) Credit risk
The Company is exposed to credit risk by holding cash. All of the Company’s cash is held in financial institutions in Canada, and management believes the exposure to credit risk with respect to such institutions is not significant. The Company has minimal receivable exposure as its refundable credits are due from the Canadian government.
(b) Interest rate risk
The Company is not exposed to interest risk as it does not hold financial securities or debt that would be impacted by fluctuating interest rates.
(c) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company is unable to meet its financial obligations as they come due. The Company manages this risk by careful management of its working capital to ensure its expenditures will not exceed available resources. See note 1 for further details.
(d) Market and currency risk
The Company is not exposed to market or currency risk as it no longer holds marketable securities and does not hold US dollars.
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