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5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Notes  
5. EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

5.    EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS

 

The Company follows the prospect generator model whereby it acquires projects on attractive terms, adds value through preliminary exploration efforts and then vends or options the project for further advancement.

 

Although the Company has taken steps to verify title to its unproven mineral right interests, these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title. Such properties may be subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected defects.

 

The Company has properties in Nevada, USA (the “USA Properties”), in British Columbia and Yukon Territory of Canada (the “Canada Properties”) and in Peru (the “Peru Properties”).  Following are summary tables of exploration and evaluation assets and brief summary descriptions of each of the exploration and evaluation assets:

 

Exploration and Evaluation Assets for the year ended September 30, 2019

 

 

USA

Canada

Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horsethief

Bellview

BP

Others

Haldane

KRL

Others

Yanac

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

$

223,045

$

95,291

$

248,975

$

23,038

$

471,424

$

21,545

$

1,197,974

$

419,219

$

2,700,511

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property acquisition

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

178,125

 

21,500

 

-

 

-

 

199,625

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

178,125

 

21,500

 

-

 

-

 

199,625

Exploration expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft charter

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

34,319

 

18,093

 

-

 

-

 

52,412

Camp, travel and meals

 

37,230

 

24,749

 

23,130

 

-

 

129,498

 

15,595

 

37

 

-

 

230,239

Community relations

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,840

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,840

Drilling

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

315,801

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

315,801

Field equipment rental

 

9,652

 

7,931

 

3,515

 

-

 

20,381

 

2,145

 

513

 

-

 

44,137

Field supplies and maps

 

4,048

 

409

 

1,025

 

-

 

31,110

 

933

 

-

 

-

 

37,525

Geochemical

 

7,133

 

-

 

12,101

 

-

 

(804)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

18,430

Geological consulting

 

141,211

 

20,196

 

72,553

 

-

 

268,826

 

46,880

 

474

 

-

 

550,140

Legal and accounting

 

790

 

552

 

1,781

 

187

 

54

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

3,364

Licence and permits

 

15,103

 

10,327

 

33,298

 

3,561

 

1,486

 

-

 

-

 

5,874

 

69,649

Management fees

 

27,706

 

10,866

 

6,931

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

45,503

Reporting, drafting, sampling, and analysis

 

-

 

39,729

 

-

 

-

 

20,231

 

13,156

 

-

 

-

 

73,116

 

 

242,873

 

114,759

 

154,334

 

3,748

 

823,742

 

96,802

 

1,024

 

5,874

 

1,443,156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yukon Mining Incentive Refund

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(40,000)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(40,000)

Recovered exploration expenditures

 

(292,762)

 

(124,502)

 

(154,334)

 

(3,382)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(574,980)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net additions

 

(49,889)

 

(9,743)

 

-

 

366

 

961,867

 

118,302

 

1,024

 

5,874

 

1,027,801

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(81)

 

(81)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2019

$

173,156

$

85,548

$

248,975

$

23,404

$

1,433,291

$

139,847

$

1,198,998

$

425,012

$

3,728,231

 

Exploration and Evaluation Assets for the year ended September 30, 2018

 

 

USA

Canada

Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horsethief

Bellview

BP

Others

Haldane

KRL

Others

Yanac

Others

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

$

158,020

$

83,942

$

216,126

$

22,830

$

-

$

-

$

1,174,169

$

410,630

$

212,390

$

2,278,107

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions during the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property acquisition

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

242,000

 

19,000

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

261,000

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

242,000

 

19,000

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

261,000

Exploration expenditures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aircraft charter

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

13,397

 

2,545

 

14,072

 

-

 

-

 

30,014

Camp, travel and meals

 

3,432

 

1,203

 

134

 

-

 

35,549

 

-

 

4,444

 

-

 

2,341

 

47,103

Community relations

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,928

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,928

Field equipment rental

 

514

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

21,038

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

21,552

Field supplies and maps

 

282

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

8,187

 

-

 

32

 

-

 

-

 

8,501

Geochemical

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

31,248

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

31,248

Geological consulting

 

11,063

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

112,659

 

-

 

5,257

 

-

 

15,652

 

144,631

Legal and accounting

 

763

 

533

 

1,720

 

181

 

4,418

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

4,206

 

11,821

Licence and permits

 

48,971

 

9,613

 

30,995

 

3,304

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

5,833

 

-

 

98,716

Office and administrative fees

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

207

 

5,708

 

5,915

Rent

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,436

 

2,436

 

 

65,025

 

11,349

 

32,849

 

3,485

 

229,424

 

2,545

 

23,805

 

6,040

 

30,343

 

404,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovered exploration expenditures

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,277)

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(3,277)

Write-down of properties

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

(263,937)

 

(263,937)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net additions

 

65,025

 

11,349

 

32,849

 

208

 

471,424

 

21,545

 

23,805

 

6,040

 

(233,594)

 

398,651

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

2,549

 

21,204

 

23,753

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

$

223,045

$

95,291

$

248,975

$

23,038

$

471,424

$

21,545

$

1,197,974

$

419,219

$

-

$

2,700,511

 

USA

 

On January 27, 2015, the Company signed a binding agreement to acquire eight gold properties in Nevada, USA from Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (“Sandstorm”) by issuing 150,000 shares to Sandstorm and granting a net smelter returns royalty ranging from 0.5% to 1.0%. The Company also granted Sandstorm a right of first refusal on any future metal streaming agreements on these properties. In 2015 and 2016, the Company dropped four of the gold properties.  The properties retained are:

 

·        Horsethief

·        Bellview

·        East Walker

·        Ashby

 

a)    Horsethief

 

The Horsethief property is located in Lincoln County, northeast of Pioche. A 2% NSR is payable to a previous owner of the property from production from some claims on the property while a 1% NSR is payable to Sandstorm on all the claims on the property.

 

In 2017, the Company acquired new ground by staking an additional 33 BLM Iode mining claims at the Horsethief property.

 

On March 1, 2019 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into an option agreement with Hochschild Mining (US) Inc. (“Hochschild”) whereby Hochschild could earn up to a 70% undivided interest in the Horsethief property.

 

Under the terms of the agreement, Hochschild could earn an initial 60% interest in the project by US$5,000,000 in exploration on the property over a 5.5 year period, with a minimum expenditure as below:

 

Period

Defined Term

Minimum Qualifying Expenditure

18 months from the Effective Date

Agreement Year 1

US$500,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 1

Agreement Year 2

US$500,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 2

Agreement Year 3

US$500,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 3

Agreement Year 4

US$500,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 4

Agreement Year 5

US$500,000

 

Within 60 days of acceptance of the first option, Hochschild may elect to undertake a second option to earn an additional 10% (total 70%) in the property by funding a further US$5,000,000 in exploration over 3 years (minimum US$500,000 in exploration per year).

 

As of September 30, 2019, Hochschild had forwarded a total of $322,308 (US$243,380) for the Horsethief property. The Company held $29,546 (US$22,311) on behalf of Hochschild to be spent on the Horsethief property, which is recorded as restricted cash.

 

b)    Bellview

 

The Bellview property is located in White Pine County, near the Bald Mountain Gold Mine.  A 2% NSR is payable to a previous owner of the property and a 1% NSR is payable to Sandstorm from production from all the claims on the property.

 

On February 7, 2019 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into an option agreement with Hochschild whereby Hochschild could earn up to a 70% undivided interest in the Bellview property.

 

Under the terms of the agreement, Hochschild could earn an initial 60% interest in the project by US$3,500,000 in exploration on the property over a 5.5 year period, with a minimum expenditure as below:

 

Period

Defined Term

Minimum Qualifying Expenditure

18 months from the Effective Date

Agreement Year 1

US$100,000

From the end of Agreement Year 1 to 30 months after Effective Date

Agreement Year 2

US$500,000

From the end of Agreement Year 2 to 42 months after Effective Date

Agreement Year 3

US$500,000

From the end of Agreement Year 3 to 54 months after Effective Date

Agreement Year 4

US$500,000

 

Within 60 days of acceptance of the first option, Hochschild may elect to undertake a second option to earn an additional 10% (total 70%) in the property by funding a further US$3,500,000 in exploration over 3 years (minimum US$500,000 in exploration per year).

 

As of September 30, 2019, Hochschild had forwarded a total of $124,502 (US$94,014) for the Bellview property.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Company was informed by Hochschild that Hochschild will not be going ahead with the earn-in on the BP project. Thus, the Company retains 100% interest in BP project.

 

c)    BP

 

On June 10, 2013, the Company purchased from Almaden Minerals Ltd. (“Almaden”) the BP property in Nevada, USA.  A 2% NSR is payable to Almadex Minerals Limited (“Almadex”) on future production on the property after Almaden transferred the NSR right to Almadex.

 

In 2017, the Company acquired new ground by staking an additional 48 BLM Iode mining claims at the BP property.

 

On March 1, 2019 (“Effective Date”), the Company entered into an option agreement with Hochschild whereby Hochschild could earn up to a 70% undivided interest in the Horsethief property.

 

c)    BP - continued

 

Under the terms of the agreement, Hochschild could earn an initial 60% interest in the project by US$2,500,000 in exploration on the property over a 4.5 year period, with a minimum expenditure as below:

 

Period

Defined Term

Minimum Qualifying Expenditure

18 months from the Effective Date

Agreement Year 1

US$100,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 1

Agreement Year 2

US$500,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 2

Agreement Year 3

US$500,000

12 months from the end of Agreement Year 3

Agreement Year 4

US$500,000

 

Within 60 days of acceptance of the first option, Hochschild may elect to undertake a second option to earn an additional 10% (total 70%) in the property by funding a further US$2,500,000 in exploration over 3 years (minimum US$500,000 in exploration per year).

 

As of September 30, 2019, Hochschild had forwarded a total of $154,334 (US$116,540) for the BP property.

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the Company was informed by Hochschild that Hochschild will not be going ahead with the earn-in on the BP project. Thus, the Company retains 100% interest in BP project.

 

 

 

September 30, 2019

 

September 30, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash & Funds held for optionee

 

 

 

 

Horsethief – Hochschild

$

29,546

$

-

 

$

29,546

$

-

 

d)    Others - Ashby

 

On August 2, 2017, the Company signed an exploration lease agreement to lease the Ashby gold property to Nevada Canyon Gold Corp. (“Nevada Canyon”). Under the terms of the agreement, Nevada Canyon made a US$1,000 payment on signing and an annual payment of US$2,000 and will grant a 2% Net Smelter Royalty (“NSR”) on future production from the Lazy 1-3 claims comprising the Ashby property. Nevada Canyon will also be responsible for all claim fees and certain reclamation work to be undertaken on the property. The initial term of the lease is 10 years and can be extended for an additional 20 years.

 

As of September 30, 2019, Nevada Canyon reimbursed the Company an amount of $720 (US$541).

 

e)    Others – East Walker

 

The East Walker property is located in Lyon County, west of Hawthorne. A 2% NSR is payable to a previous owner of the property from production from some claims on the property.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had spent $24,213 on advancing this property.

 

Canada

 

a)    Haldane

 

On March 2, 2018, the Haldane property was purchased from Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. (“Equity”), and is located in Yukon Territory, Canada. Equity has a 2% NSR royalty on the Haldane property.

 

The Company purchased the Haldane property from Equity for the following consideration:

 

·        issue 2 million shares to Equity upon receipt of TSX-Venture approval (shares issued);

·        make two staged cash payments of $50,000 each to Equity by June 30, 2018 (paid) and June 30, 2019 (paid);

·        make a final $100,000 cash payment or issue the number of shares of equivalent value at the Company’s election, on June 30, 2019 ($25,000 paid and shares of $75,000 issued); and

·        make bonus share payments to Equity:

o   issue 250,000 shares to Equity upon the public disclosure of a Measured Mineral Resource (as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) of 5 million oz silver-equivalent at 500g/t silver-equivalent;

o   500,000 shares to be issued upon the decision to commence construction of a mine or processing plant.

 

On April 12, 2018, the Company purchased the Nur, Clarkston and Fara claims which are contiguous to and grouped with the Haldane property from the estate of Yukon prospector John Peter Ross (the “Estate”) for the following consideration:

 

·        issue 100,000 shares to the Estate upon receipt of TSX-Venture approval (shares issued);

·        make cash payment of $10,000 to the Estate by June 30, 2018 (paid);

·        make cash payment of $20,000 (paid) and issue 125,000 shares (issued) to the Estate by April 12, 2019;

·        make cash payment of $20,000 and issue 125,000 shares to the Estate by April 12, 2020;

·        make cash payment of $25,000 and issue 150,000 shares to the Estate by April 12, 2021; and

·        make bonus share payments to the Estate as follows:

o   issue 250,000 shares to the Estate upon the public disclosure of a Measured Mineral Resource (as such term is defined in National Instrument 43-101- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects) of 5 million oz silver-equivalent at 500g/t silver-equivalent;

o   500,000 shares to be issued upon the decision to commence construction of a mine or processing plant.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had spent $1,433,291 on advancing this property.

 

b)    KRL

 

On September 1, 2018, the Company optioned the KRL property from prospector Bernie Kreft (“Kreft”), and is located in British Columbia’s prolific Golden Triangle, Canada. Kreft has a 1% NSR royalty on the KRL property.

 

The Company optioned the KRL property from Kreft for the following consideration:

 

·        make cash payments of $10,000 (paid) and issue 100,000 shares to Kreft upon receipt of TSX-Venture approval (issued);

·        make cash payments of $15,000 to Kreft by October 15, 2018 (paid);

·        make cash payments of $5,000 by October 31, 2019 (subsequently paid) and a further $20,000 by January 1, 2020 and issue 100,000 shares (issued) to Kreft by September 30, 2019;

·        make cash payments of $50,000 and issue 200,000 shares to Kreft by September 30,2020;

·        make cash payments of $50,000 and issue 200,000 shares to Kreft by September 30,2021;

·        make cash payments of $100,000 and issue 200,000 shares to Kreft by September 30,2022;

·        make bonus share payments to Kreft as follows:

o   issue additional shares upon the disclosure of an NI43-101 inferred resource estimate equal to 1 share per ounce of inferred resource, to a maximum of 350,000 shares;

o   500,000 shares to be issued on the commencement of commercial production.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had spent $139,847 on advancing this property.

 

c)    Others

 

In 2010, the Company acquired the White River property through staking.  The White River property is located in the Yukon, northwest of Whitehorse.

 

On July 23, 2007, the Company purchased from Almaden certain properties in the Yukon and Almaden assigned the 2% NSR royalty on future production from these mineral claims to Almadex:

 

·        Goz Creek – located 180 kilometers north east of Mayo, Yukon.

·        MOR – located 35 kilometers east of Teslin, Yukon and is 1.5 kilometers north of the paved Alaska Highway.

·        Tim – located 72 kilometers west of Watson Lake, Yukon and 12 kilometers northeast of the Silvertip/Midway deposit.

 

On June 10, 2008, the Company signed another agreement with Almaden to acquire a 100% interest in the Prospector Mountain gold-silver-copper property, located in central Yukon.  Almaden assigned the 2% NSR over any minerals produced from the property to Almadex.  Half of the NSR may be purchased by the Company at any time after the production commences for fair value as determined by an independent valuator. The Company will also issue to Almadex 50,000 fully paid common shares upon receipt of a positive bankable feasibility study for the property.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had spent $1,198,998 on advancing these properties.

 

Peru

 

On April 29, 2015, the Company acquired the Yanac, Isy and La Estrella properties in Peru.

 

·        Yanac – located in Chincha region of the Department of Ica, south-central Peru.

·        La Estrella – located 130 kilometers south of Huancayo in the Department of Huancavelica, Peru (dropped in June 2018).

 

a)    Yanac

 

On February 27, 2013, Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (“Cliffs”) and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary entered into a Limited Liability Company Membership Agreement (“agreement”) in respect of the Yanac property. In December 2015, Cliffs’ interest in Yanac was acquired by 50 King Capital Exploration Inc. (“50 King”), a private company, which took over all previous obligations of Cliffs.

 

On July 6, 2016, 50 King terminated the agreement, retaining only a 0.5% net smelter royalty (“NSR”) on the Yanac property based on prior expenditures and transferred the ownership of the property back to the Company.

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Company had spent $425,012 on advancing this property.

 

Mexico

 

The Company holds a 1% Net Smelter Royalty on certain Mexican properties which is capped at $1,000,000.