Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2025

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern [Abstract]

Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern

2. Liquidity, Capital Resources and Going Concern

We do not currently have sufficient resources to meet our expected cash needs for a period of twelve months beyond the filing date of this 2025 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. At September 30, 2025, we had current assets of approximately $2.0 million, including cash and cash equivalents of approximately $1.7 million. On the same date, we had accounts payable and other current liabilities of approximately $4.3 million, which includes $2.97 million in deferred revenue for the sale of the Velardeña oxide plant and water wells recorded within Current liabilities held for sale on the interim Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As previously disclosed, the Company ceased mining at the Velardeña mines in Mexico in the first quarter 2024 and subsequently sold the mines and certain related assets. As of September 30, 2025, the Company was owed $28,000 plus $5,000 value-added tax (“VAT”) of the $3.0 million purchase price plus VAT for the Velardeña oxide plant and water wells and other minor remaining Velardeña assets (the “Velardeña Properties”). This remaining amount was received during October 2025 and as a result, the Company will recognize the related gain from sale of Velardeña Properties in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the “2025 Annual Report”) (see Note 15).

The Company’s only near-term opportunity to generate cash flow to meet its expected cash requirements is from the sale of assets, equity or other external financing. The Company is evaluating and pursuing alternatives, including the potential sale of the Company, seeking buyers or partners for the Company’s other assets or obtaining equity or other external financing. In the absence of additional cash inflows, the Company anticipates that its cash resources will be exhausted in approximately the second quarter of 2026. If we are unable to obtain additional cash resources or sell the Company, we will be forced to cease operations and liquidate.

These interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis under which an entity is considered to be able to realize its assets and satisfy its liabilities in the normal course of business. However, as noted above, our continuing long-term operations will be dependent upon our ability to secure sufficient funding to generate future profitable operations. The underlying value and recoverability of the amounts shown as property, plant and equipment in our consolidated financial statements are dependent on our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations and to fund general administrative, and exploration activities that would lead to additional profitable mining and processing activities or to generate proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment.

The ability of the Company to maintain a positive cash balance for a period of twelve months beyond the filing date of this 2025 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow from selling assets, reducing expenses, and raising sufficient funds through equity financings or other external sources. These material uncertainties cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Therefore, the Company cannot conclude that substantial doubt does not exist as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the twelve months following the filing date of this Quarterly Report for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 on Form 10-Q. These financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or liabilities which might be necessary should the Company not continue as a going concern.