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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
| STAR GOLD CORP. |
| BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) |
| July 31, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other current assets (NOTE 5) | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST, net (NOTE 4) | ||||||||
| RECLAMATION BOND | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | $ | ||||||
| Deferred compensation to officers and directors | - | |||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4) | - | - | ||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| Preferred Stock, $ par value; shares authorized, issued and outstanding | - | - | ||||||
| Common Stock, $ par value; shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
| Three months ended | ||||||||
| July 31, 2021 | July 31, 2020 | |||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| Mineral exploration expense | $ | $ | ||||||
| Pre-development expense | ||||||||
| Legal and professional fees | ||||||||
| Management and administrative | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest expense, related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Provision (benefit) for income tax | ||||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | $ | ||||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average number shares outstanding | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
For the years ended July 31, 2021 and 2020
| Common Stock | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares Issued | Par Value $.001 per share | Additional Paid in Capital | Accumulate Deficit | Total Stockholders’ Equity | ||||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, April 30, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for exercise of warrants | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, July 31, 2020 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, April 30, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||
| BALANCE, July 31, 2021 | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
| Three months ended | ||||||||
| July 31, 2021 | July 31, 2020 | |||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities | ||||||||
| Depreciation | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Other current assets | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | ||||||||
| Deferred compensation to officers and directors | ||||||||
| Net cash used by operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Payments for mining interest | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net cash used by investing activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from note payable, related party | ||||||||
| Proceeds from common stock payable | ||||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR | ||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited financial statements.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Star Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was initially incorporated as Elan Development, Inc., in the State of Nevada on December 8, 2006. The Company was originally organized to explore mineral properties in British Columbia, Canada but the Company is currently focusing on gold, silver and other base metal-bearing properties in Nevada.
The Company’s core business consists of assembling and/or acquiring land packages and mining claims the Company believes have potential mining reserves, and expending capital to explore these claims by drilling, and performing geophysical work or other exploration work deemed necessary. The business is a high-risk business as there is no guarantee that the Company’s exploration work will ultimately discover or produce any economically viable minerals.
NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
This summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in understanding the financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim financial statements have been included. The balance sheet at July 31, 2021 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. All amounts presented are in U.S. dollars. Operating results for the three-month period ended July 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending April 30, 2022.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021.
Going Concern
As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since inception. As of July 31, 2021, the Company has limited financial resources with which to achieve the objectives and obtain profitability and positive cash flows, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. As shown in the accompanying balance sheets of July 31, 2021, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $11,967,177. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence. Achievement of the Company’s objectives will be dependent upon the ability to obtain additional financing, to locate profitable mining properties and generate revenue from current and planned business operations, and control costs. The Company plans to fund its future operations by joint venturing or obtaining additional financing from investors and/or lenders.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management assumptions and estimates relate to long-lived asset impairments and stock-based compensation valuation. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions and could have a material effect on the Company’s reported financial position and results of operations.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological and other risks associated with operating an emerging exploration mining business, including the potential risk of business failure.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.
Reclamation bond
The Reclamation bond constitutes cash held as collateral for the faithful performance of the bond securing exploration permits and are accounted for on a cost basis.
Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and reclamation bond. All instruments are accounted for on a cost basis, which, due to the short maturity of these financial instruments, approximates fair value at July 31, 2021.
Fair Value Measures
When required to measure assets or liabilities at fair value, the Company uses a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used. The Company determines the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. The categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Level 1 uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2 uses significant other observable inputs, and Level 3 uses significant unobservable inputs. The amount of the total gains or losses for the period are included in earnings that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date.
At July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company had no assets or liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
Mining Interests and Mineral Exploration Expenditures
Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring and leasing mining properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method based on periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mining interests are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.
Pre-development Expenditures
Pre-development activities involve costs incurred in the exploration stage that may ultimately benefit production which are expensed due to the lack of evidence of economic development which is necessary to demonstrate future recoverability of these costs.
Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost. Significant improvements are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation of equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Gains or losses on disposition or retirement of property and equipment are recognized in operating expenses.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
Reclamation and Remediation
The Company’s operations are subject to standards for mine reclamation that have been established by various governmental agencies. In the period in which the Company incurs a contractual obligation for the retirement of tangible long-lived assets, the Company will record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability. A corresponding asset will also be recorded and depreciated over the life of the asset. After the initial measurement of an asset retirement obligation, the liability will be adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation. To date, the Company has not incurred any contractual obligation requiring recording either a liability or associated asset.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets to determine if any events or changes in circumstances have transpired which indicate that the carrying value of its assets may not be recoverable. The Company determines impairment by comparing the undiscounted net future cash flows estimated to be generated by its assets to their respective carrying amounts. If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets will be written down to fair value.
The Company estimates the fair value of options to purchase Common Stock using the Black-Scholes model, which requires the input of some subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected life”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s Common Stock price over the expected term (“volatility”), employee forfeiture rate, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield. Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimate of fair value of stock-based compensation. Options granted have a ten-year maximum term and varying vesting periods as determined by the Board of Directors. The value of shares of Common Stock awards is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the award.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. The liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of (i) temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their basis for tax purposes and (ii) operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when management concludes that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in a future period.
The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, our policy is to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2020 financial statements in order to conform to the 2021 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net loss, total assets or accumulated deficit as previously reported.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The update removes, modifies and makes additions to the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU No. 2108-13 on May 1, 2020. There is no impact on the effect of this update on fair value measurement disclosures for the period ended July 31, 2021.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
Basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) is computed as net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock options and warrants.
| July 31, 2021 | July 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Stock options | ||||||||
| Warrants | ||||||||
| TOTAL POSSIBLE DILUTIVE SHARES | ||||||||
For the years ended July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants would have been anti-dilutive and so are excluded in the calculation of diluted EPS.
NOTE 4 – EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST
The following is a summary of the Company’s equipment and mining interest at July 31, 2021 and 2020.
| July 31, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Mining interest - Longstreet | ||||||||
| TOTAL EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST | $ | $ | ||||||
Pursuant to the Longstreet Property Option Agreement with Great Basin Resources, Inc. (“Great Basin”), as amended, which was originally entered into by the Company on or about January 15, 2010 (the “Longstreet Agreement”), the Company leased, with an option to acquire, unpatented mining claims located in the State of Nevada known as the Longstreet Property. Through August 12, 2019, the Company was required to make minimal lease payments in the form of cash and options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
On September 1, 2019, the Company executed a consulting agreement with Great Basin for a term of 18 months (the “Consulting Agreement”). Under the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay Great Basin $7,500 per month for the term of the Consulting Agreement.
On August 24, 2020, the Company executed an amendment to the Consulting Agreement which accelerated the payments to Great Basin to include a $22,500 lump sum payment and three subsequent monthly payments of $7,500 in consideration of the execution and recording of a quit claim deed on the Longstreet claims for benefit of the Company. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Company paid Great Basin a total of $67,500 which is included in pre-development expense. As of July 31, 2021, no amount is due to Great Basin under the consulting agreement.
The August 24, 2020 Amendment also grants the Company the option, to be exercised no later than six (6) months following the first receipt of proceeds from the sale of ore from the Longstreet Property, to purchase one-half of Great Basin’s 3.0% Net Smelter Royalty on the Longstreet Project for a payment of $1,750,000.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
In addition, the Company is obligated, pursuant to the Longstreet Agreement, as amended, to pay an annual advance royalty payment of $12,000 related to the Clifford claims. For the three-months ended July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the Company paid the annual $12,000 advance royalty for additional mining interest on the Longstreet Property.
The Company has paid $89,400 to the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service to increase the Reclamation Bond as collateral on the Longstreet Property. The bond is collateral on reclamation of planned drilling activities on the Longstreet Property and is refundable subject to the Company completing defined reclamation actions upon completion of drilling.
NOTE 5 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
On December 31, 2016, the Company entered into an Option and Lease of Water Rights with Stone Cabin Company, LLC (the “Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement”). In exchange for a one-time payment of $20,000, the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement granted the Company a three-year option to commence a ten-year lease of certain water rights in Nevada. The water rights are for use in conjunction with the Company’s Longstreet Project. Lease payments for the water rights do not commence unless the Company exercises the option to lease. The Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement also granted the Company the ability to extend, upon additional annual payments, the option to lease for up to an additional three years and the ability to extend the water rights lease (if exercised) for an additional ten-year period. The Company has exercised its first and second options to extend the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement on December 31, 2019 and 2020 respectively.
As of July 31, 2021, the unamortized portion of the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement and subsequent exercise of its second option is $8,384.
On August 21, 2017, the Company entered into an Option and Lease of Water Rights, with High Test Hay, LLC (the “High Test Water Rights Agreement”). In exchange for a one-time payment of $25,000, the High Test Water Rights Agreement grants the Company a three-year option to commence a ten-year lease on certain water rights in Nevada. The water rights are for use in conjunction with the Company’s Longstreet Project. Lease payments for the water rights do not commence unless and until the Company exercises the option to lease. The High Test Water Rights Agreement also grants the Company the ability to extend, upon additional option payments, the option to lease for up to an additional three years and the ability to extend the water rights lease (if exercised) for up to an additional twenty years. The initial $25,000 payment has been deferred and was amortized on a straight-line basis over the three-year option period.
On August 21, 2020, the Company exercised its first option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment to be amortized over twelve months. As of July 31, 2021, the unamortized portion of the High Test Water Rights Agreement is $2,067.
The following is a summary of the Company’s Other Current Assets at July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021:
| July 31, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Option on water rights lease agreements, net | $ | $ | ||||||
| Prepaid insurance and other expenses | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
On August 21, 2021, the Company exercised its second option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment to be amortized over twelve months (Note 11).
NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Effective September 1, 2019, the Board authorized the Company to accrue for a period of six months a monthly total of $18,000 to reward, compensate and incentivize for the Chairman of the Board, two other respective members of the Board, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. During the year ended April 30, 2021, the accrued balance of $89,000 was paid to the respective officers and directors. As of April 30, 2021, there were no further payments due under this board action.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
On March 10, 2020 and June 25, 2020, the Company entered into promissory notes with the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors in the amount of $50,000 and $30,000, respectively. The notes had maturity dates of March 10, 2022 and June 27, 2022, respectively and accrued interest at 6% per annum.
During the year ended April 30, 2021, the total outstanding balance of the respective promissory notes of $80,000 and accrued interest of $1,786 was paid to the Company’s Chairman of the Board.
On May 1, 2021 the Company entered into consulting agreements with four members of the Company’s management team. The Company entered into an Agreement each with the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Finance.
Each Agreement is for a two-year period, automatically renewable annually thereafter, and pays each executive $6,000 per month. Each executive is eligible to receive a bonus payable upon a change in control event equal to eighteen (18) months’ compensation. The Consulting Agreements supersede any previous agreements or resolutions. For the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company recognized $72,000 in management and administrative expense under the Consulting Agreements.
NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For
the three months ended July 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of warrants at
$0.045 per share by a warrant holder for aggregate proceeds of $
For the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company did not issue any shares of its Common Stock.
NOTE 9 – WARRANTS
On June 8, 2020, Star Gold notified all of its warrant holders that the Company was re-pricing, for a limited time, all issued and outstanding Common Stock Warrants, of the Company, to an Exercise Price of $0.045 per share.
During the period beginning on June 8, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2020, each outstanding warrant to purchase Star Gold Common Stock could be exercised, in whole or in part, at the per share price of $0.045 per share regardless of the exercise price set forth in the warrant being exercised.
After August 31, 2020 each remaining outstanding and unexercised common stock warrant would then revert to its original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.
On August 31, 2020, the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 11, 2020. On September 11, 2020, the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 30, 2020. After 5 pm PDT on September 30, 2020, all warrants outstanding reverted to their original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.
On July 6, 2020, an accredited investor exercised 816,000 Warrants to Purchase Common Shares of the Company’s stock at $0.045 per shares for cash proceeds of $36,720.
| Warrants | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||
| Balance outstanding at April 30, 2019 | $ | |||||||
| Expired | ( | ) | ||||||
| Balance outstanding at April 30, 2020 | $ | |||||||
| Exercised | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Expired | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Balance outstanding at April 30, 2021 and July 31, 2021 | $ | |||||||
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
The composition of the Company’s warrants outstanding at July 31, 2021 is as follows:
| Issue Date | Expiration Date | Warrants | Exercise Price | Remaining life (years) | ||||||||||
| October 12, 2016 | October 12, 2021 | $ | 0.20 | |||||||||||
| $ | 0.20 | |||||||||||||
Options issued for mining interest
In consideration for its mining interest (see Note 4), the Company was obligated to issue stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock based on “fair market price” which for financial statement purposes is considered to be the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the issue dates. Those costs are capitalized as Mining Interest.
Options outstanding for mining interest totaled 935,000 at July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021 and are fully vested. As of July 31, 2021, the remaining weighted average term of the option grants for mining interest was 3.09 years. As of July 31, 2021, the weighted average exercise price of the option grants for mining interest was $0.04 per share.
Options issued under the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan
The Company established the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan (the “2011 Plan”). The 2011 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors and provides for the grant of stock options to eligible individual including directors, executive officers and advisors that have furnished bona fide services to the Company not related to the sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction.
On April 30, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the grant of 2,700,000 options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company to various directors and officers. The options have an exercise price of $0.06 based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant and vest immediately. The expiration date of the options is April 30, 2026.
| Options granted | ||||
| Fair value of option grant | $ | |||
| Exercise price | $ | |||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Expected term | 5 years | |||
| Risk free rate | % | |||
No options were issued under the Stock Option Plan during the three months ended July 31, 2021 or 2020.
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STAR GOLD CORP.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
JULY 31, 2021
The total value of stock option awards is expensed ratably over the vesting period of the employees receiving the awards. As of July 31 and April 30, 2021, respectively, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based options and awards.
| Options outstanding and exercisable | ||||||||||||
| Date of Grant | Shares | Price | Remaining Term | |||||||||
| October 18, 2016 | $ | |||||||||||
| April 30, 2018 | ||||||||||||
| April 30, 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Total options | $ | |||||||||||
Summary:
| Options issued for: | Expiration Date | Options | Weighted Average Exercise Price | |||||||
| Mining interests | $ | |||||||||
| Stock option plan | ||||||||||
| Outstanding and exercisable at April 30, 2020 | $ | |||||||||
The aggregate intrinsic value of all options vested and exercisable at July 31, 2021, was $14,025 based on the Company’s closing price of $0.055 per common share at July 31, 2021. The Company’s current policy is to issue new shares to satisfy option exercises.
NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On August 21, 2021, the Company exercised its second option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment to be amortized over twelve months.
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| ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND PLAN OF OPERATION. |
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report and the exhibits attached hereto contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such forward-looking statements concern the Company’s anticipated results and developments in the Company’s operations in future periods, planned exploration and development of its properties, plans related to its business and other matters that may occur in the future. These statements relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determinable and assumptions of management.
Any statement that expresses or involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always using words or phrases such as “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates”, or “intends”, or states that certain actions, events or results “may” or “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation:
| ● | Risks related to the Company’s properties being in the exploration stage; |
| ● | Risks related to the mineral operations being subject to government regulation; |
| ● | Risks related to environmental concerns; |
| ● | Risks related to the Company’s ability to obtain additional capital to develop the Company’s resources, if any; |
| ● | Risks related to mineral exploration and development activities; |
| ● | Risks related to mineral estimates; |
| ● | Risks related to the Company’s insurance coverage for operating risks; |
| ● | Risks related to the fluctuation of prices for precious and base metals, such as gold, silver and copper; |
| ● | Risks related to the competitive industry of mineral exploration; |
| ● | Risks related to the title and rights in the Company’s mineral properties; |
| ● | Risks related to the possible dilution of the Company’s common stock from additional financing activities; |
| ● | Risks related to potential conflicts of interest with the Company’s management; |
| ● | Risks related to the Company’s shares of common stock; |
This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company’s forward-looking statements. Some of the important risks and uncertainties that could affect forward-looking statements are described further under the sections titled “Risk Factors and Uncertainties”, “Description of Business” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” of this Quarterly Report. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Star Gold Corp. disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by law. The Company advises readers to carefully review the reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), particularly the Company’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K.
Star Gold Corp qualifies all forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report by the foregoing cautionary statement.
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements.” These statements, identified by words such as “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “should,” “expect,” and similar expressions include the Company’s expectations and objectives regarding its future financial position, operating results and business strategy. These statements reflect the current views of management with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to be materially different from those described in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include those set forth under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation” and elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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As used in this Quarterly Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Star Gold,” and the “Company”, mean Star Gold Corp., unless otherwise indicated. All dollar amounts in this Quarterly Report are expressed in U.S. dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis is intended to be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and the integral notes (“Notes”) thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2021. The following statements may be forward-looking in nature and actual results may differ materially.
Corporate Background
The Company was originally incorporated on December 8, 2006, under the laws of the State of Nevada as Elan Development, Inc. On April 25, 2008, the name of the Company was changed to Star Gold Corp. Star Gold Corp. is a pre-development stage company engaged in the acquisition and exploration of precious metal deposit properties and advancing them toward production. The Company is engaged in the business of exploring, evaluating and acquiring mineral prospects with the potential for economic deposits of precious and base metals.
Star Gold Corp. originally leased with an option to acquire certain unpatented mining claims located in the State of Nevada which in part make up what we refer to as the “Longstreet Property” (or the “Longstreet Project”). The Longstreet Property in its entirety comprises 142 mineral claims (137 claims acquired from Great Basin Resources Inc. and 5 claims leased from local rancher, Roy Clifford and family (the “Clifford claims”) The Longstreet Property covers a total area of approximately 2,500 acres (1,149 ha). The Longstreet Project is at an intermediate stage of exploration.
The Company has no patents, licenses, franchises or concessions which are considered by the Company to be of importance. The business is not of a seasonal nature. Because minerals are traded in the open market, the Company has little to no control over the competitive conditions in the industry.
Overview of Mineral Exploration and Current Operations
Star Gold Corp. is a pre-development stage mineral company with no producing mines. Mineral exploration is essentially a research activity that does not produce a product. The Company acquires properties which it believes have potential to host economic concentrations of minerals, particularly gold and silver. These acquisitions have and may take the form of unpatented mining claims on federal land, or leasing claims, or private property owned by others. An unpatented mining claim is an interest, that can be acquired, in the mineral rights on open lands of the federally owned public domain. Claims are staked in accordance with the Mining Law of 1872, recorded with the federal government pursuant to laws and regulations established by the Bureau of Land Management. The Company intends to remain in the business of exploring for mining properties that have the potential to produce gold, silver, base metals and other commodities.
The Company will perform basic geological work to identify specific drill targets on the properties, and then collect subsurface samples by drilling to confirm the presence of mineralization (the presence of economic minerals in a specific area or geological formation). The Company may enter joint venture agreements with other companies to fund further exploration and/or development work. It is the Company’s plan to focus on assembling a high-quality group of mid-stage mineral (primarily gold and silver) exploration prospects, using the experience and contacts of the management group. By such prospects, the Company means properties that have been previously identified by third parties, (including prior owners and/or exploration companies), as mineral prospects with potential for economic mineralization. Often these properties have been sampled, mapped and sometimes drilled, usually with indefinite results. Accordingly, such acquired projects will have either prior exploration history or will have strong similarity to a recognized geologic ore deposit model. Geographic emphasis will be placed on the western United States.
The geologic potential and ore deposit models have been defined and specific drill targets identified on the Longstreet Property. The Company’s property evaluation process involves using basic geologic fieldwork to perform an initial evaluation of a property. If the evaluation is positive, the Company seeks to acquire, either by staking unpatented mining claims on open public domain, or by leasing the property from the owner of private property or the owner of unpatented claims. Once acquired, the Company then typically makes a more detailed evaluation of the property. This detailed evaluation involves expenditures for exploration work which may include rock and soil sampling, geologic mapping, geophysics, trenching, drilling or other means to determine if economic mineralization is present on a property.
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Portions of the Company’s mining properties are owned by third parties and leased to Star Gold as outlined in the following table:
| Property name | Longstreet |
| Third parties | Great Basin Resources, Inc. and Clifford |
| Number of claims | 142 (1)(2)(3) |
| Acres (approx.) | 2,500 |
| Agreements/Royalties | |
| Royalties | 3% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) |
| Annual advance royalty payment | $12,000 |
| (1) | Great Basin Resources, Inc. (“Great Basin”) took assignment from MinQuest, Inc., of the 142 claims which are leased to the Company under the Longstreet Agreement (which was also assigned to Great Basin) (Note 4 of the financial statements contained in Item 8) and Clifford owns 5 claims (also Note 4) which are managed by the Company. |
| (2) | On August 12, 2019, the Company and Great Basin Resources, Inc. (“Great Basin”) agreed to amend the Longstreet Agreement (Note 4) to eliminate the required property expenditure structure and to implement new consideration for the transfer of the Property pursuant to that agreement (the “2019 Amendment”). The Amendment eliminated the remainder of the required property expenditures set forth in the Longstreet Agreement, as amended. |
| (3) | On September 10, 2020, the Company accelerated the payment to Great Basin Resources, Inc. in consideration of a recorded quit claim deed on the Longstreet property claims. |
Compliance with Government Regulations
Continuing to acquire and explore mineral properties in the State of Nevada will require the Company to comply with all regulations, rules and directives of governmental authorities and agencies applicable to the exploration of minerals in the State of Nevada and the United States Federal agencies.
United States
Mining in the State of Nevada is subject to federal, state and local law. Three types of laws are of particular importance to the Company’s U.S. mineral properties: those affecting land ownership and mining rights; those regulating mining operations; and those dealing with the environment.
Land Ownership and Mining Rights.
On Federal Lands, mining rights are governed by the General Mining Law of 1872 (General Mining Law) as amended, 30 U.S.C. §§ 21-161 (various sections), which allows the location of mining claims on certain Federal Lands upon the discovery of a valuable mineral deposit and proper compliance with claim location requirements. A valid mining claim provides the holder with the right to conduct mining operations for the removal of locatable minerals, subject to compliance with the General Mining Law and Nevada state law governing the staking and registration of mining claims, as well as compliance with various federal, state and local operating and environmental laws, regulations and ordinances. As the owner or lessee of the unpatented mining claims, the Company has the right to conduct mining operations on the lands subject to the prior procurement of required operating permits and approvals, compliance with the terms and conditions of any applicable mining lease, and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and ordinances.
Mining Operations
The exploration of mining properties and development and operation of mines is governed by both federal and state laws.
The State of Nevada likewise requires various permits and approvals before mining operations can begin, although the state and federal regulatory agencies usually cooperate to minimize duplication of permitting efforts. Among other things, a detailed reclamation plan must be prepared and approved, with bonding in the amount of projected reclamation costs. The bond is used to ensure that proper reclamation takes place, and the bond will not be released until that time. The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, which is referred to as the NDEP, is the state agency that administers the reclamation permits, mine permits and related closure plans on the Nevada property. Local jurisdictions (such as Eureka County) may also impose permitting requirements (such as conditional use permits or zoning approvals).
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Environmental Law
The development, operation, closure, and reclamation of mining projects in the United States requires numerous notifications, permits, authorizations, and public agency decisions. Compliance with environmental and related laws and regulations requires us to obtain permits issued by regulatory agencies, and to file various reports and keep records of the Company’s operations. Certain of these permits require periodic renewal or review of their conditions and may be subject to a public review process during which opposition to the Company’s proposed operations may be encountered. The Company is currently operating under various permits for activities connected to mineral exploration, reclamation, and environmental considerations. Unless and until a mineral resource is proved, it is unlikely Star Gold Corp. operations will move beyond the pre-development stage. If in the future the Company decides to proceed beyond exploration, there will be numerous notifications, permit applications, and other decisions to be addressed at that time.
Competition
Star Gold Corp. competes with other mineral resource exploration and development companies for financing and for the acquisition of new mineral properties and for equipment and labor related to exploration and development of mineral properties. Many of the mineral resource exploration and development companies with whom the Company competes have greater financial and technical resources. Accordingly, competitors may be able to spend greater amounts on acquisitions of mineral properties of merit, on exploration of their mineral properties and on development of their mineral properties. In addition, they may be able to afford greater geological expertise in the targeting and exploration of mineral properties. This competition could result in competitors having mineral properties of greater quality and interest to prospective investors who may finance additional exploration and development. This competition could adversely impact Star Gold Corp.’s ability to finance further exploration and to achieve the financing necessary for the Company to develop its mineral properties.
The Company provides no assurance it will be able to compete in any of its business areas effectively with current or future competitors or that the competitive pressures faced by the Company will not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and operating results.
Office and Other Facilities
Star Gold Corp. currently maintains its administrative offices at 1875 N. Lakeview Drive, Suite 200 Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814. The telephone number is (208) 664-5066. Star Gold Corp. does not currently own title to any real property.
Employees
The Company has no employees as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Star Gold Corp. conducts business largely through independent contractor agreements with consultants.
Research and Development Expenditures
The Company has not incurred any research expenditures since incorporation.
Reports to Security Holders
The Registrant does not issue annual or quarterly reports to security holders other than the annual Form 10-K and quarterly Forms 10-Q as electronically filed with the SEC. Electronically filed reports may be accessed at www.sec.gov.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.
Statement of Operations Information:
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| July 31, 2021 | July 31, 2020 | |||||||
| Revenues | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
| Total operating expenses | 165,176 | 120,077 | ||||||
| Loss from operations | (165,176 | ) | (120,077 | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | (208 | ) | (999 | ) | ||||
| NET LOSS | $ | (165,384 | ) | $ | (121,076 | ) | ||
| Weighted average shares of common stock (basic and diluted) | 97,290,810 | 77,616,580 | ||||||
| Income (loss) per share (basic and diluted) | $ Nil | $ Nil | ||||||
Balance Sheet Information:
| July 31, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Working capital | $ | 89,555 | $ | 266,939 | ||||
| Total assets | 865,401 | 942,842 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | 11,967,177 | 11,801,793 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | 745,122 | 910,506 | ||||||
PLAN OF OPERATION
The Company maintains a corporate office in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. This is the primary administrative office for the Company and is utilized by Board Chairman Lindsay Gorrill and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Stopher.
During the fiscal year ended April 30, 2021, the Company commissioned a detailed third-party Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”) to redefine the Longstreet Project and to make sure that the assumptions, and resulting economics, relied on to move the leach pad closer to the Main nob justified the change in design. The PEA has been completed and the Company is currently assessing the best strategy to proceed.
The drilling permit granted from the Bureau of Land Management (“BLM”) in September 2019 remains valid until December 2021. This allows the Company to commence drilling mainly for the Hydrology Study but also enabling drilling of other holes on the Main knob for geochemical analysis. A bond has been obtained and there are no impediments to drilling other than capital constraints. The Company may apply for an extension of the permit.
For the fiscal year ending April 30, 2022, the Company plans to commence the following activities as it prepares to draft its Environmental Impact Statement (“EIS”) on the Longstreet Project:
Hydrology Drilling – 2 to 4 holes expected to be sufficient:
Geochemical analysis – design of program for submission to State of Nevada involves some core drilling;
Plan of Operations Development (Mine Plan, Civil Engineering Design)
Assuming the results of the above-referenced activities are favorable, the Company intends to proceed to the preparation of an EIS and plan of operation for the Longstreet project (the “Longstreet Plan”). The eventual objective of the EIS and Longstreet Plan is the issuance, by each respective governing agency, of the necessary mine permits to authorize the construction of, and ongoing operations at, an open pit/heap leach mine at the Longstreet Property.
Approval of the Longstreet Plan is subject to governmental agency review and may require additional remediation activities.
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Management believes it can source additional capital in the investment markets in the coming months and years. The Company may also consider other sources of funding, including potential mergers, sale of property, joint ventures and/or farm-out a portion of its exploration properties.
Future liquidity and capital requirements depend on many factors including timing, cost and progress of the Company’s exploration efforts. The Company will consider additional public offerings, private placement, mergers or debt instruments.
Additional financing will be required in the future to complete all necessary steps to apply for a final permit. Although the Company believes it will be able to source additional financing there are no guarantees any needed financing will be available at the time needed or on acceptable terms, if at all. If the Company is unable to raise additional financing when necessary, it may have to delay exploration efforts or property acquisitions or be forced to cease operations. Collaborative arrangements may require the Company to relinquish rights to certain of its mining claims.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
| For the three months ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Mineral exploration expense | $ | 25,146 | $ | 25,146 | $ | - | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
| Pre-development expense | 13,315 | 32,167 | (18,852 | ) | (58.6 | %) | ||||||||||
| Legal and professional fees | 40,161 | 40,735 | (574 | ) | (1.4 | %) | ||||||||||
| Management and administrative | 86,554 | 21,613 | 64,941 | 300.5 | % | |||||||||||
| Depreciation | - | 416 | (416 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Interest expense | 262 | 262 | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Interest expense, related party | - | 737 | (737 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Interest (income) | (54 | ) | - | (54 | ) | N/A | ||||||||||
| NET LOSS | $ | 165,384 | $ | 121,076 | $ | 44,308 | 36.6 | % | ||||||||
The Company earned no operating revenue in 2021 or 2020 and does not anticipate earning any operating revenues in the near future. Star Gold Corp. is a pre-development stage company and presently is seeking other natural resources related business opportunities.
The Company will continue to focus its capital and resources toward permitting activities at its Longstreet Property.
Total net loss for the three months ended July 31, 2021 of $165,384 increased by $44,308 from the 2020 total net loss of $121,076.
Mineral exploration expense
| For the three months ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Drilling and field work | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | - | |||||||||
| Claims | 25,146 | 25,146 | - | 0.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Total mineral exploration expense | $ | 25,146 | $ | 25,146 | $ | - | 0.0 | % | ||||||||
Mineral exploration expense for the three months ended July 31, 2021 was $25,146, no change from 2020 mineral exploration expense of $25,146. Aside from annual claims payments, there was no additional mineral exploration expense for the three months ended July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
The Company’s emphasis has shifted from exploratory drilling to activities related to pre-development expense including environmental and anthropological studies associated with building a Plan of Operations and obtaining a permit to construct a mine at the Longstreet site.
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Pre-development expense
| For the three months ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Engineering and permitting services | $ | - | $ | 2,075 | $ | (2,075 | ) | (100.0 | %) | |||||||
| Field expense | 1,995 | - | 1,995 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Permits and fees | 200 | - | 200 | N/A | ||||||||||||
| Technical consultants | - | 22,950 | (22,950 | ) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||
| Water rights costs | 11,120 | 7,142 | 3,978 | 55.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Total pre-development expense | $ | 13,315 | $ | 32,167 | $ | (18,852 | ) | (58.6 | %) | |||||||
Pre-development expense for the three months ended July 31, 2021 was $13,315, a decrease of $18,852 from 2020 pre-development expense of $32,167 ..
Technical consultant expense decreased to $ 22,950 in 2021 due to no payments required in 2021 related to a consulting contract executed with Great Basin Resources, Inc. as consideration for amending the Longstreet Property Agreement.
Legal and professional fees
| For the three months ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Audit and accounting | $ | 18,592 | $ | 15,718 | $ | 2,874 | 18.3 | % | ||||||||
| Legal fees | 6,800 | 8,888 | (2,088 | ) | (23.5 | %) | ||||||||||
| Public company expense | 14,712 | 14,449 | 263 | 1.8 | % | |||||||||||
| Investor relations | 57 | 1,680 | (1,623 | ) | (96.6 | %) | ||||||||||
| Total legal and professional fees | $ | 40,161 | $ | 40,735 | $ | (574 | ) | (1.4 | %) | |||||||
Audit and accounting fees for the three months ended July 31, 2021 increased by $2,874 compared to the three months ended July 31, 2020.
Legal fees decreased $2,088, from $8,888 for the three months ended July 31, 2020 to $6,800 for the three months July 31, 2021. There are no pending legal issues or contingencies as of July 31, 2021.
Investor relations expense decreased $1,623 for the three months ended July 31, 2021 which was attributable to costs associated with redesign and maintenance on the Company’s website.
General and administrative expense
| For the three months ended July 31, | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2020 | $ Change | % Change | |||||||||||||
| Auto and travel | $ | 1,235 | $ | 1,593 | $ | (358 | ) | (22.5 | %) | |||||||
| General administrative and insurance | 12,333 | 11,891 | 442 | 3.7 | % | |||||||||||
| Management fees and payroll | 72,000 | 7,500 | 64,500 | 860.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Office and computer expense | 750 | 515 | 235 | 45.6 | % | |||||||||||
| Telephone and utilities | 236 | 114 | 122 | 107.0 | % | |||||||||||
| Total general and administrative | $ | 86,554 | $ | 21,613 | $ | 64,941 | 300.5 | % | ||||||||
Total general and administrative expense increased $64,941 for the three months ended July 31, 2021 to $86,554 compared to $21,613 for the three months ended July 31, 2020. Management fees increased $64,500 for the three months ended July 31, 2021 as management fees were accrued for the period then ended.
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COVID-19 limited business-related travel which resulted in a slight decrease in auto and travel expense for the three months ended July 31, 2021.
LIQUIDITY AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
| WORKING CAPITAL | July 31, 2021 | April 30, 2021 | ||||||
| Current assets | $ | 209,834 | $ | 299,275 | ||||
| Current liabilities | 120,279 | 32,336 | ||||||
| Working capital (deficit) | $ | 89,555 | $ | 266,939 | ||||
| For the three months ended | ||||||||
| CASH FLOWS | July 31, 2021 | July 31, 2020 | ||||||
| Cash flow used by operating activities | $ | (74,690 | ) | $ | (79,548 | ) | ||
| Cash flow used by investing activities | (12,000 | ) | (12,000 | ) | ||||
| Cash flow provided by financing activities | - | 71,720 | ||||||
| Net change in cash during period | $ | (86,690 | ) | $ | (19,828 | ) | ||
As of July 31, 2021, the Company had cash on hand of $179,254. Since inception, the sole source of financing has been sales of the Company’s debt and equity securities and short term loans directors of the Company. Star Gold Corp. has not attained profitable operations and its ability to pursue any future plan of operation is dependent upon our ability to obtain financing.
Star Gold Corp. anticipates continuing to rely on sales of its debt and/or equity securities to continue to fund ongoing operations. Issuances of additional shares of Common Stock may result in dilution to the Company’s existing stockholders. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to complete any additional sales of equity securities or that it will be able arrange for other financing to fund its planned business activities.
The Company’s continuation as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet its obligations on a timely basis, to obtain additional financing as may be required, or ultimately to attain profitability. Potential sources of cash, or relief of demand for cash, include additional external debt, the sale of shares of the Company’s capital stock or alternative methods such as mergers or sale of the Company’s assets. No assurances can be given, however, that the Company will be able to obtain any of these potential sources of cash. The Company currently requires additional cash funding from outside sources to sustain existing operations and to meet current obligations and ongoing capital requirements.
The Company plans for the long-term continuation as a going concern include financing future operations through sales of our equity and/or debt securities and the anticipated profitable exploitation of the Company’s mining properties. These plans may also, at some future point, include the formation of mining joint ventures with senior mining company partners on specific mineral properties whereby the joint venture partner would provide the necessary financing in return for equity in the property.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to its stockholders.
| ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
The Company does not hold any derivative instruments and does not engage in any hedging activities.
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| ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Conclusions of Management Regarding Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
At the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, an evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the President and Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), of the effectiveness of the design and operations of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) and Rule 15d – 15(e) under the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the PEO and the PFO have concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as it was determined that there were material weaknesses affecting our disclosure controls and procedures.
Management of the Company believes that these material weaknesses are due to the small size of the Company’s accounting staff. The small size of the Company’s accounting staff may prevent adequate controls in the future, such as segregation of duties, due to the cost/benefit of such remediation. To mitigate the current limited resources and limited employees, we rely heavily on direct management oversight of transactions, along with the use of external legal and accounting professionals. As the Company grows, management expects to increase the number of employees, which will enable us to implement adequate segregation of duties within the internal control framework.
PEO and PFO Certifications
Appearing immediately following the Signatures section of this report there are Certifications of the PEO and the PFO. The Certifications are required in accordance with Section 03 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Section 302 Certifications). The Items of this report which you are currently reading is the information concerning the Evaluation referred to in Section 302 Certifications and this information should be read in conjunction with Section 302 Certifications for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes during the quarter ended July 31, 2021 in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
| ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. |
Star Gold Corp. is not a party to any material legal proceedings, and, to Management’s knowledge, no such proceedings are threatened or contemplated. No director, officer or affiliate of Star Gold Corp. and no owner of record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s securities or any associate of any such director, officer or security holder is a party adverse to Star Gold Corp. or has a material interest adverse to Star Gold Corp. in reference to pending litigation.
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS. |
There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021 which was filed with the SEC on August 4, 2021.
| ITEM 2. | RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES. |
During the period beginning on June 8, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2020, each outstanding warrant to purchase Star Gold Common Stock could be exercised, in whole or in part, at the per share price of $0.045 per share regardless of the exercise price set forth in the warrant being exercised.
After August 31, 2020 each remaining outstanding and unexercised common stock warrant would then revert to its original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.
On August 31, 2020 the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 11, 2020. On September 11, 2020 the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 30, 2020. After 5 pm PDT on September 30, 2020, all warrants outstanding reverted to their original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.
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For the year ended April 30, 2021, forty-three (43) warrant holders exercised a total of 19,495,969 warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock at $0.045 per share for aggregate cash proceeds of $877,318, inclusive of five (5) officers and directors who exercised 2,072,222 at $0.045 per share for aggregate cash proceeds of $93,250.
For the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company sold no Common Stock.
During the three months ended July 31, 2021, neither the Company nor any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act) purchased any shares of our Common Stock, the only class of the Company’s equity securities registered pursuant to section 12 of the Exchange Act at the date of this filing.
| ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES. |
None
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), issuers that are operators, or that have a subsidiary that is an operator, of a coal or other mine in the United States are required to disclose in their periodic reports filed with the SEC information regarding specified health and safety violations, orders and citations, related assessments and legal actions, and mining-related fatalities. The Company is in the exploration stage and has no operations.
| ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION. |
None
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| ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| STAR GOLD CORP. | ||||
| Date: | September 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ DAVID SEGELOV | |
| President | ||||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||||
| Date: | September 10, 2021 | By: | /s/ KELLY J. STOPHER | |
| Kelly J. Stopher | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | ||||
| (Principal Financial Officer) |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLY ACT OF 2002
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications.
I, David Segelov, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Star Gold Corp.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the registrant, and have: |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation and; |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| 5. | The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting , to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: September 10, 2021
| /s/ David Segelov | |
| David Segelov | |
| President and Principal Executive Officer | |
Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Principal Accounting Officer
Pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act
I, Kelly J. Stopher, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Star Gold Corp.; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the small business issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | The small business issuer’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the registrant, and have: |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the small business issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
| b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the small business issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation and; |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the small business issuer’s most recent fiscal quarter (the small business issuer’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| 5. | The small business issuer’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting , to the small business issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the small business issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| e. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the small business issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
| f. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the small business issuer’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: September 10, 2021 | |
| /s/ KELLY J. STOPHER | |
| Kelly J. Stopher | |
| Principal Accounting Officer | |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Star Gold Corp. a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending January 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), David Segelov, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certifies to the best of his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Star Gold Corp., and will be retained by Star Gold Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
| /s/ David Segelov | |
| David Segelov | |
| President & Principal Executive Officer | |
| September 10, 2021 | |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Star Gold Corp. a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending January 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Kelly J. Stopher, Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, certifies to the best of his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company. |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Star Gold Corp. and will be retained by Star Gold Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
| /s/ Kelly J. Stopher | |
| Kelly J. Stopher | |
| Principal Accounting Officer | |
| September 10, 2021 | |
BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) |
Jul. 31, 2021 |
Apr. 30, 2021 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 179,254 | $ 265,944 |
| Other current assets (NOTE 5) | 30,580 | 33,331 |
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 209,834 | 299,275 |
| EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST, net (NOTE 4) | 566,167 | 554,167 |
| RECLAMATION BOND | 89,400 | 89,400 |
| TOTAL ASSETS | 865,401 | 942,842 |
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 55,779 | 32,336 |
| Deferred compensation to officers and directors | 64,500 | |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | 120,279 | 32,336 |
| COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 4) | ||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||
| Preferred Stock, $.001 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding | ||
| Common Stock, $.001 par value; 300,000,000 shares authorized; 97,290,810 shares issued and outstanding | 97,291 | 97,291 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 12,615,008 | 12,615,008 |
| Accumulated deficit | (11,967,177) | (11,801,793) |
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 745,122 | 910,506 |
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ 865,401 | $ 942,842 |
BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) (Parenthetical) - $ / shares |
Jul. 31, 2021 |
Apr. 30, 2021 |
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| Statement of Financial Position [Abstract] | ||
| Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized | 10,000,000 | 10,000,000 |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Issued | 0 | 0 |
| Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding | 0 | 0 |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 97,290,810 | 97,290,810 |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 97,290,810 | 97,290,810 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) |
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Jul. 31, 2021 |
Jul. 31, 2020 |
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| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||
| Mineral exploration expense | $ 25,146 | $ 25,146 |
| Pre-development expense | 13,315 | 32,167 |
| Legal and professional fees | 40,161 | 40,735 |
| Management and administrative | 86,554 | 21,613 |
| Depreciation | 416 | |
| TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 165,176 | 120,077 |
| LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (165,176) | (120,077) |
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||
| Interest income | 54 | |
| Interest expense | (262) | (262) |
| Interest expense, related party | (737) | |
| TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | (208) | (999) |
| NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAX | (165,384) | (121,076) |
| Provision (benefit) for income tax | ||
| NET LOSS | $ (165,384) | $ (121,076) |
| Basic and diluted loss per share | ||
| Basic and diluted weighted average number shares outstanding | 97,290,810 | 77,616,580 |
NATURE OF OPERATIONS |
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| Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] | |
| NATURE OF OPERATIONS | NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
Star Gold Corp. (the “Company”) was initially incorporated as Elan Development, Inc., in the State of Nevada on December 8, 2006. The Company was originally organized to explore mineral properties in British Columbia, Canada but the Company is currently focusing on gold, silver and other base metal-bearing properties in Nevada.
The Company’s core business consists of assembling and/or acquiring land packages and mining claims the Company believes have potential mining reserves, and expending capital to explore these claims by drilling, and performing geophysical work or other exploration work deemed necessary. The business is a high-risk business as there is no guarantee that the Company’s exploration work will ultimately discover or produce any economically viable minerals.
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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES | NOTE 2 – SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
This summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in understanding the financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim financial statements have been included. The balance sheet at July 31, 2021 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. All amounts presented are in U.S. dollars. Operating results for the three-month period ended July 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending April 30, 2022.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021.
Going Concern
As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since inception. As of July 31, 2021, the Company has limited financial resources with which to achieve the objectives and obtain profitability and positive cash flows, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. As shown in the accompanying balance sheets of July 31, 2021, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $11,967,177. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence. Achievement of the Company’s objectives will be dependent upon the ability to obtain additional financing, to locate profitable mining properties and generate revenue from current and planned business operations, and control costs. The Company plans to fund its future operations by joint venturing or obtaining additional financing from investors and/or lenders.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management assumptions and estimates relate to long-lived asset impairments and stock-based compensation valuation. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions and could have a material effect on the Company’s reported financial position and results of operations.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological and other risks associated with operating an emerging exploration mining business, including the potential risk of business failure.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.
Reclamation bond
The Reclamation bond constitutes cash held as collateral for the faithful performance of the bond securing exploration permits and are accounted for on a cost basis.
Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and reclamation bond. All instruments are accounted for on a cost basis, which, due to the short maturity of these financial instruments, approximates fair value at July 31, 2021.
Fair Value Measures
When required to measure assets or liabilities at fair value, the Company uses a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used. The Company determines the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. The categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Level 1 uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2 uses significant other observable inputs, and Level 3 uses significant unobservable inputs. The amount of the total gains or losses for the period are included in earnings that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date.
At July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company had no assets or liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
Mining Interests and Mineral Exploration Expenditures
Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring and leasing mining properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method based on periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mining interests are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.
Pre-development Expenditures
Pre-development activities involve costs incurred in the exploration stage that may ultimately benefit production which are expensed due to the lack of evidence of economic development which is necessary to demonstrate future recoverability of these costs.
Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost. Significant improvements are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation of equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Gains or losses on disposition or retirement of property and equipment are recognized in operating expenses.
Reclamation and Remediation
The Company’s operations are subject to standards for mine reclamation that have been established by various governmental agencies. In the period in which the Company incurs a contractual obligation for the retirement of tangible long-lived assets, the Company will record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability. A corresponding asset will also be recorded and depreciated over the life of the asset. After the initial measurement of an asset retirement obligation, the liability will be adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation. To date, the Company has not incurred any contractual obligation requiring recording either a liability or associated asset.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets to determine if any events or changes in circumstances have transpired which indicate that the carrying value of its assets may not be recoverable. The Company determines impairment by comparing the undiscounted net future cash flows estimated to be generated by its assets to their respective carrying amounts. If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets will be written down to fair value.
The Company estimates the fair value of options to purchase Common Stock using the Black-Scholes model, which requires the input of some subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected life”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s Common Stock price over the expected term (“volatility”), employee forfeiture rate, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield. Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimate of fair value of stock-based compensation. Options granted have a ten-year maximum term and varying vesting periods as determined by the Board of Directors. The value of shares of Common Stock awards is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the award.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. The liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of (i) temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their basis for tax purposes and (ii) operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when management concludes that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in a future period.
The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, our policy is to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements.
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2020 financial statements in order to conform to the 2021 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net loss, total assets or accumulated deficit as previously reported.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The update removes, modifies and makes additions to the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU No. 2108-13 on May 1, 2020. There is no impact on the effect of this update on fair value measurement disclosures for the period ended July 31, 2021.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
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Basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”) is computed as net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur from common shares issuable through stock options and warrants.
For the years ended July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the effect of the Company’s outstanding stock options and warrants would have been anti-dilutive and so are excluded in the calculation of diluted EPS.
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| EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST | NOTE 4 – EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST
The following is a summary of the Company’s equipment and mining interest at July 31, 2021 and 2020.
Pursuant to the Longstreet Property Option Agreement with Great Basin Resources, Inc. (“Great Basin”), as amended, which was originally entered into by the Company on or about January 15, 2010 (the “Longstreet Agreement”), the Company leased, with an option to acquire, unpatented mining claims located in the State of Nevada known as the Longstreet Property. Through August 12, 2019, the Company was required to make minimal lease payments in the form of cash and options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.
On September 1, 2019, the Company executed a consulting agreement with Great Basin for a term of 18 months (the “Consulting Agreement”). Under the Consulting Agreement, the Company will pay Great Basin $7,500 per month for the term of the Consulting Agreement.
On August 24, 2020, the Company executed an amendment to the Consulting Agreement which accelerated the payments to Great Basin to include a $22,500 lump sum payment and three subsequent monthly payments of $7,500 in consideration of the execution and recording of a quit claim deed on the Longstreet claims for benefit of the Company. For the year ended April 30, 2021, the Company paid Great Basin a total of $67,500 which is included in pre-development expense. As of July 31, 2021, no amount is due to Great Basin under the consulting agreement.
The August 24, 2020 Amendment also grants the Company the option, to be exercised no later than six (6) months following the first receipt of proceeds from the sale of ore from the Longstreet Property, to purchase one-half of Great Basin’s 3.0% Net Smelter Royalty on the Longstreet Project for a payment of $1,750,000.
In addition, the Company is obligated, pursuant to the Longstreet Agreement, as amended, to pay an annual advance royalty payment of $12,000 related to the Clifford claims. For the three-months ended July 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, the Company paid the annual $12,000 advance royalty for additional mining interest on the Longstreet Property.
The Company has paid $89,400 to the United States Department of Agriculture-Forest Service to increase the Reclamation Bond as collateral on the Longstreet Property. The bond is collateral on reclamation of planned drilling activities on the Longstreet Property and is refundable subject to the Company completing defined reclamation actions upon completion of drilling.
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| OTHER CURRENT ASSETS | NOTE 5 – OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
On December 31, 2016, the Company entered into an Option and Lease of Water Rights with Stone Cabin Company, LLC (the “Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement”). In exchange for a one-time payment of $20,000, the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement granted the Company a three-year option to commence a ten-year lease of certain water rights in Nevada. The water rights are for use in conjunction with the Company’s Longstreet Project. Lease payments for the water rights do not commence unless the Company exercises the option to lease. The Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement also granted the Company the ability to extend, upon additional annual payments, the option to lease for up to an additional three years and the ability to extend the water rights lease (if exercised) for an additional ten-year period. The Company has exercised its first and second options to extend the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement on December 31, 2019 and 2020 respectively.
As of July 31, 2021, the unamortized portion of the Stone Cabin Water Rights Agreement and subsequent exercise of its second option is $8,384.
On August 21, 2017, the Company entered into an Option and Lease of Water Rights, with High Test Hay, LLC (the “High Test Water Rights Agreement”). In exchange for a one-time payment of $25,000, the High Test Water Rights Agreement grants the Company a three-year option to commence a ten-year lease on certain water rights in Nevada. The water rights are for use in conjunction with the Company’s Longstreet Project. Lease payments for the water rights do not commence unless and until the Company exercises the option to lease. The High Test Water Rights Agreement also grants the Company the ability to extend, upon additional option payments, the option to lease for up to an additional three years and the ability to extend the water rights lease (if exercised) for up to an additional twenty years. The initial $25,000 payment has been deferred and was amortized on a straight-line basis over the three-year option period.
On August 21, 2020, the Company exercised its first option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment to be amortized over twelve months. As of July 31, 2021, the unamortized portion of the High Test Water Rights Agreement is $2,067.
The following is a summary of the Company’s Other Current Assets at July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021:
On August 21, 2021, the Company exercised its second option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment to be amortized over twelve months (Note 11).
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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
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| Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
| RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | NOTE 7 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Effective September 1, 2019, the Board authorized the Company to accrue for a period of six months a monthly total of $18,000 to reward, compensate and incentivize for the Chairman of the Board, two other respective members of the Board, and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. During the year ended April 30, 2021, the accrued balance of $89,000 was paid to the respective officers and directors. As of April 30, 2021, there were no further payments due under this board action.
On March 10, 2020 and June 25, 2020, the Company entered into promissory notes with the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors in the amount of $50,000 and $30,000, respectively. The notes had maturity dates of March 10, 2022 and June 27, 2022, respectively and accrued interest at 6% per annum.
During the year ended April 30, 2021, the total outstanding balance of the respective promissory notes of $80,000 and accrued interest of $1,786 was paid to the Company’s Chairman of the Board.
On May 1, 2021 the Company entered into consulting agreements with four members of the Company’s management team. The Company entered into an Agreement each with the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Vice President of Finance.
Each Agreement is for a two-year period, automatically renewable annually thereafter, and pays each executive $6,000 per month. Each executive is eligible to receive a bonus payable upon a change in control event equal to eighteen (18) months’ compensation. The Consulting Agreements supersede any previous agreements or resolutions. For the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company recognized $72,000 in management and administrative expense under the Consulting Agreements.
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| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | NOTE 8 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the three months ended July 31, 2020, the Company issued a total of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of warrants at $0.045 per share by a warrant holder for aggregate proceeds of $36,720.
For the three months ended July 31, 2021, the Company did not issue any shares of its Common Stock.
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| WARRANTS | NOTE 9 – WARRANTS
On June 8, 2020, Star Gold notified all of its warrant holders that the Company was re-pricing, for a limited time, all issued and outstanding Common Stock Warrants, of the Company, to an Exercise Price of $0.045 per share.
During the period beginning on June 8, 2020 and ending on August 31, 2020, each outstanding warrant to purchase Star Gold Common Stock could be exercised, in whole or in part, at the per share price of $0.045 per share regardless of the exercise price set forth in the warrant being exercised.
After August 31, 2020 each remaining outstanding and unexercised common stock warrant would then revert to its original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.
On August 31, 2020, the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 11, 2020. On September 11, 2020, the Board approved extending the expiration of the repricing, of all issued and outstanding warrants, to September 30, 2020. After 5 pm PDT on September 30, 2020, all warrants outstanding reverted to their original exercise price as set forth in each respective warrant.
On July 6, 2020, an accredited investor exercised 816,000 Warrants to Purchase Common Shares of the Company’s stock at $0.045 per shares for cash proceeds of $36,720.
The composition of the Company’s warrants outstanding at July 31, 2021 is as follows:
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Options issued for mining interest
In consideration for its mining interest (see Note 4), the Company was obligated to issue stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s Common Stock based on “fair market price” which for financial statement purposes is considered to be the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the issue dates. Those costs are capitalized as Mining Interest.
Options outstanding for mining interest totaled 935,000 at July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021 and are fully vested. As of July 31, 2021, the remaining weighted average term of the option grants for mining interest was 3.09 years. As of July 31, 2021, the weighted average exercise price of the option grants for mining interest was $0.04 per share.
Options issued under the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan
The Company established the 2011 Stock Option/Restricted Stock Plan (the “2011 Plan”). The 2011 Plan is administered by the Board of Directors and provides for the grant of stock options to eligible individual including directors, executive officers and advisors that have furnished bona fide services to the Company not related to the sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction.
On April 30, 2021, the Board of Directors authorized the grant of 2,700,000 options to purchase shares of Common Stock of the Company to various directors and officers. The options have an exercise price of $0.06 based on the closing price of the Company’s Common Stock on the date of grant and vest immediately. The expiration date of the options is April 30, 2026.
No options were issued under the Stock Option Plan during the three months ended July 31, 2021 or 2020.
The total value of stock option awards is expensed ratably over the vesting period of the employees receiving the awards. As of July 31 and April 30, 2021, respectively, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based options and awards.
Summary:
The aggregate intrinsic value of all options vested and exercisable at July 31, 2021, was $14,025 based on the Company’s closing price of $0.055 per common share at July 31, 2021. The Company’s current policy is to issue new shares to satisfy option exercises.
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| SUBSEQUENT EVENT | NOTE 11 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On August 21, 2021, the Company exercised its second option to extend the High Test Hay Water Rights agreement for an additional twelve months and made a $25,000 payment to be amortized over twelve months. |
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies) |
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| Basis of Presentation | Basis of Presentation
This summary of significant accounting policies is presented to assist in understanding the financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, which is responsible for their integrity and objectivity. The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared by the Company in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
In the opinion of the Company’s management, all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim financial statements have been included. The balance sheet at July 31, 2021 was derived from audited annual financial statements but does not contain all the footnote disclosures from the annual financial statements. All amounts presented are in U.S. dollars. Operating results for the three-month period ended July 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending April 30, 2022.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2021.
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| Going Concern | Going Concern
As shown in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has incurred operating losses since inception. As of July 31, 2021, the Company has limited financial resources with which to achieve the objectives and obtain profitability and positive cash flows, which raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. As shown in the accompanying balance sheets of July 31, 2021, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $11,967,177. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue in existence. Achievement of the Company’s objectives will be dependent upon the ability to obtain additional financing, to locate profitable mining properties and generate revenue from current and planned business operations, and control costs. The Company plans to fund its future operations by joint venturing or obtaining additional financing from investors and/or lenders.
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| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management assumptions and estimates relate to long-lived asset impairments and stock-based compensation valuation. Actual results could differ from these estimates and assumptions and could have a material effect on the Company’s reported financial position and results of operations.
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| Risks and Uncertainties | Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s operations are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including financial, operational, technological and other risks associated with operating an emerging exploration mining business, including the potential risk of business failure.
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| Cash and Cash Equivalents | Cash and Cash Equivalents
For the purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when acquired to be cash equivalents.
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| Reclamation bond | Reclamation bond
The Reclamation bond constitutes cash held as collateral for the faithful performance of the bond securing exploration permits and are accounted for on a cost basis.
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| Financial Instruments | Financial Instruments
The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents and reclamation bond. All instruments are accounted for on a cost basis, which, due to the short maturity of these financial instruments, approximates fair value at July 31, 2021.
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| Fair Value Measures | Fair Value Measures
When required to measure assets or liabilities at fair value, the Company uses a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used. The Company determines the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall. The categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Level 1 uses quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, Level 2 uses significant other observable inputs, and Level 3 uses significant unobservable inputs. The amount of the total gains or losses for the period are included in earnings that are attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to those assets and liabilities still held at the reporting date.
At July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021, the Company had no assets or liabilities accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis.
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| Mining Interests and Mineral Exploration Expenditures | Mining Interests and Mineral Exploration Expenditures
Exploration costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. The Company capitalizes costs for acquiring and leasing mining properties and expenses costs to maintain mineral rights as incurred. Should a property reach the production stage, capitalized costs would be amortized using the units-of-production method based on periodic estimates of ore reserves. Mining interests are periodically assessed for impairment of value, and any subsequent losses are charged to operations at the time of impairment. If a property is abandoned or sold, its capitalized costs are charged to operations.
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| Pre-development Expenditures | Pre-development Expenditures
Pre-development activities involve costs incurred in the exploration stage that may ultimately benefit production which are expensed due to the lack of evidence of economic development which is necessary to demonstrate future recoverability of these costs.
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| Equipment | Equipment
Equipment is stated at cost. Significant improvements are capitalized and depreciated. Depreciation of equipment is calculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from three to seven years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Gains or losses on disposition or retirement of property and equipment are recognized in operating expenses.
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| Reclamation and Remediation | Reclamation and Remediation
The Company’s operations are subject to standards for mine reclamation that have been established by various governmental agencies. In the period in which the Company incurs a contractual obligation for the retirement of tangible long-lived assets, the Company will record the fair value of an asset retirement obligation as a liability. A corresponding asset will also be recorded and depreciated over the life of the asset. After the initial measurement of an asset retirement obligation, the liability will be adjusted at the end of each reporting period to reflect changes in the estimated future cash flows underlying the obligation. To date, the Company has not incurred any contractual obligation requiring recording either a liability or associated asset.
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| Impairment of Long-lived Assets | Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets to determine if any events or changes in circumstances have transpired which indicate that the carrying value of its assets may not be recoverable. The Company determines impairment by comparing the undiscounted net future cash flows estimated to be generated by its assets to their respective carrying amounts. If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets will be written down to fair value.
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The Company estimates the fair value of options to purchase Common Stock using the Black-Scholes model, which requires the input of some subjective assumptions. These assumptions include estimating the length of time employees will retain their vested stock options before exercising them (“expected life”), the estimated volatility of the Company’s Common Stock price over the expected term (“volatility”), employee forfeiture rate, the risk-free interest rate and the dividend yield. Changes in the subjective assumptions can materially affect the estimate of fair value of stock-based compensation. Options granted have a ten-year maximum term and varying vesting periods as determined by the Board of Directors. The value of shares of Common Stock awards is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s stock on the date of the award.
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| Income Taxes | Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes using the liability method. The liability method requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of (i) temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their basis for tax purposes and (ii) operating loss and tax credit carryforwards for tax purposes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when management concludes that it is more likely than not that a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized in a future period.
The Company assesses its income tax positions and records tax benefits for all years subject to examination based upon its evaluation of the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. For those tax positions where there is a greater than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, our policy is to record the largest amount of tax benefit that is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where there is less than 50% likelihood that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit will be recognized in the financial statements.
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| Reclassifications | Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made to the 2020 financial statements in order to conform to the 2021 presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on net loss, total assets or accumulated deficit as previously reported.
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| New Accounting Pronouncements | New Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13 Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework-Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The update removes, modifies and makes additions to the disclosure requirements on fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU No. 2108-13 on May 1, 2020. There is no impact on the effect of this update on fair value measurement disclosures for the period ended July 31, 2021.
Other accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by FASB that do not require adoption until a future date are not expected to have a material impact on the financial statements upon adoption. The Company does not discuss recent pronouncements that are not anticipated to have an impact on or are unrelated to its financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
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| summary of the Company’s equipment and mining interest | The following is a summary of the Company’s equipment and mining interest at July 31, 2021 and 2020.
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| summary of the Company’s Other Current Assets | The following is a summary of the Company’s Other Current Assets at July 31, 2021 and April 30, 2021:
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| Company’s warrants outstanding | The composition of the Company’s warrants outstanding at July 31, 2021 is as follows:
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| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 16,634,667 | 35,368,849 |
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| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 9,845,000 | 7,145,000 |
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| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] | ||
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount | 6,789,667 | 28,223,849 |
EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST (Details) - USD ($) |
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| Mining interest - Longstreet | $ 566,167 | $ 554,167 |
| TOTAL EQUIPMENT AND MINING INTEREST | $ 566,167 | $ 554,167 |
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| Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Option on water rights lease agreements, net | $ 10,451 | $ 21,570 |
| Prepaid insurance and other expenses | 20,129 | 11,761 |
| Total | $ 30,580 | $ 33,331 |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Details Narrative) - USD ($) |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period | 816,000 | 816,000 |
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, Stock Options Exercised | $ 36,720 | $ 36,720 |