Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2025

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

3. Basis of Presentation, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

a) Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“US GAAP”) and are expressed in U.S. dollars. The Company’s fiscal year end is June 30.

These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Oroplata Exploraciones E Ingenieria SRL (inactive) and LithiumOre Corporation (formerly Lithortech Resources Inc) and ABMC AG, LLC (inactive). All inter-company balances and transactions, if any, have been eliminated upon consolidation.

b) Use of Estimates

The preparation of these consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to revenue recognition, the fair value of stock-based compensation, valuation and recoverability of long-lived assets and intangible assets, and fair value less cost to sell assets held-for-sale.

The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience, and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations may be affected.

c) Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all short-term investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents. The Company did not have any cash equivalents as of June 30, 2025 and 2024.

d) Accounts Receivable, net

The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of its customers. If the collection of any specific receivable is doubtful, an allowance is recorded in the allowance for expected credit losses which is included in accounts receivable. The Company had no allowance for expected credit losses recorded at either June 30, 2025 or 2024.

e) Inventory

Inventory consists of raw materials and finished goods, and is stated on a first-in, first-out basis at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price of inventory in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs of completion, disposal, and transportation. The Company periodically makes judgments and estimates regarding the future utility and carrying value of inventory. When inventory is adjusted to its net realizable value, a new cost basis is established, and such cost is not adjusted for any potential recovery. Obsolete inventories are written off to cost of revenue. Should the Company’s estimates of future selling prices or production costs change, additional and potentially material write-downs may be required. A small change in the Company’s estimates may result in a material charge to its reported financial results.

f) Restricted cash

As of June 30, 2025, the Company is subject to a minimum liquidity requirement of $5,000,000 in accordance with the terms of its loan agreement. Reference Note 12 for further information on the loan agreement. This required minimum liquidity must be maintained in cash or cash equivalents at all times. Accordingly, $5,000,000 of the Company’s cash balance has been classified as restricted cash on the consolidated balance sheet as it is not available for general operating purposes.

g) Assets Held-For-Sale

The Company classifies assets as held-for-sale (“disposal group”) in the period when all of the relevant criteria to be classified as held for sale are met. These criteria include management’s commitment to sell the disposal group in its present condition and the sale being deemed probable of being completed within one year. Assets held for sale are reported at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. The fair values of disposal groups are estimated using accepted valuation techniques, including indicative listing prices. The Company considers historical experience, guidance received from third parties, and all information available at the time the estimates are made to derive fair value. Any loss resulting from the measurement is recognized in the period when the held for sale criteria are met. The Company assesses the fair value of a disposal group, less any costs to sell, each reporting period it remains classified as held for sale and reports any subsequent changes as an adjustment to the carrying value of the disposal group, as long as the new carrying value does not exceed the initial carrying value of the disposal group. Assets held-for-sale are not amortized or depreciated.

h) Property and Equipment, net

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of depreciation. The Company’s long-lived assets consist of buildings, vehicles, equipment, and land. Buildings, vehicles and equipment are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated value lives, which are as follows:

Buildings	39 years
Building improvements	15 years
Equipment & vehicles	5-7 years

Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed in the statements of operations as incurred. Expenditures which materially change capacities, or extend useful lives are capitalized. When assets are retired or disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gains or losses are recognized in other income (expense), net in the statements of operations.

i) Mining Properties

Costs of lease, exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral properties are expensed as incurred. The Company expenses all mineral exploration costs as incurred as it is still in the exploration stage. If the Company identifies proven and probable reserves in its investigation of its properties and upon development of a plan for operating a mine, it will enter the development stage and capitalize future costs until production is established. When a property reaches the production stage, the related capitalized costs are amortized on a units-of-production basis over the proven and probable reserves following the commencement of production. Interest expense, if any allocable to the cost of developing mining properties and to construct new facilities, is capitalized until assets are ready for their intended use. For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, no interest expense was capitalized.

To date, the Company has not established the commercial feasibility of any exploration prospects; therefore, all exploration costs are being expensed.

ASC 930-805, “Extractive Activities-Mining: Business Combinations,” states that mineral rights consist of the legal right to explore, extract, and retain at least a portion of the benefits from mineral deposits. Mining assets include mineral rights which are considered tangible assets under ASC 930-805. ASC 930-805 requires that mineral rights be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition date. As a result, the direct costs to acquire mineral rights are initially capitalized as tangible assets. Mineral rights include costs associated with acquiring patented and unpatented mining claims.

j) Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consist of water rights that have indefinite useful lives and are tested annually for impairment, or more frequently if events and circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired. An impairment loss is recognized to the extent that the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its fair value. Annually, or when there is a triggering event, the Company first performs a qualitative assessment by evaluating all relevant events and circumstances to determine if it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible assets are impaired; this includes considering any potential effect on significant inputs to determining the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible assets. When it is more likely than not that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the Company calculates the fair value of the intangible asset and performs a quantitative impairment test. The Company performs its annual impairment test on June 30. No impairment charges for intangible assets were recorded in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024.

k) Leases

We determine if an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at the inception of the arrangement. If we determine whether the arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, at lease inception, we then determine whether the lease is an operating lease or a finance lease. Operating and finance leases result in recording a right-of-use (“RoU”) asset and lease liability on our consolidated balance sheets. The Company does not have any financing leases. RoU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease RoU assets and liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. For purposes of calculating operating lease RoU assets and operating lease liabilities, we use the non-cancellable lease term plus options to extend that we are reasonably certain to take. Lease expense for operating lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Our leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. As such, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. We have elected not to recognize RoU assets and lease liabilities that arise from short-term (12 months or less) leases for any class of underlying asset. We have elected not to separate lease and non-lease components for any class of underlying asset.

l) Long-lived Assets

Long-lived assets, such as property and equipment, mineral properties, purchased intangibles, and ROU assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate, in management’s judgement, that the carrying amount of an asset (or asset group) may not be recoverable. In analyzing potential impairments, projections of future cash flows from the asset (or asset group) are used to estimate fair value. If the sum of the expected future undiscounted cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset (or asset group), a loss is recognized for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the asset group.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment loss on certain assets classified as held for sale, primarily consisting of land and a building located in Fernley, Nevada. No other impairment charges were recorded in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. Reference Note 7 for further details.

m) Convertible Notes

The Company evaluates all conversion, repurchase and redemption features contained in a debt instrument to determine if there are any embedded features that require bifurcation as a derivative. The Company accounts for its convertible notes as a long-term liability, with the current portion reclassified to a short-term liability, equal to the proceeds received from issuance, including any embedded conversion features, net of the unamortized debt discount and offering costs in the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets. The debt discount, debt issuance and offering costs are amortized over the term of the convertible notes, using the effective interest method, as interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

n) Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company evaluates its financial instruments to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives in accordance with ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging”. For derivative financial instruments that are accounted for as liabilities, the derivative instrument is initially recorded at its fair value on the issuance date and is then re-valued at each reporting date, with changes in the fair value reported in earnings in the consolidated statements of operations.

o) Revenue Recognition

The Company recognizes revenue upon satisfying its promises to transfer goods or services to customers under the terms of its contracts. These promises, referred to as performance obligations, consist of the transfer of physical goods, including recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals and black mass to customers. These performance obligations are satisfied at the point in time the Company transfers control of the goods to the customer, which i is when title to and risk of loss of the goods transfer to the customer. The timing of transfer of title and risk of loss is dictated by customary or explicitly stated contract terms. The majority of the Company’s sales involve transfer of control to the customer, and thus revenue recognition, before delivery to the customer’s destination; for example, upon release of the goods to the shipper. The Company’s bill-and-hold arrangements involve transfer of control to the customer when the goods have been segregated from other inventory at the Company’s facility and are ready for physical transfer to the customer. Shipping and handling activities that occur after a customer has obtained control of a good are accounted for as fulfillment costs rather than an additional promise in a contract. As such, shipping and handling consideration (freight revenue) is recognized when control of the goods transfers to the customer, and freight expense is accrued to cost of goods sold when the related revenue is recognized.

The Company recognizes revenue based on contractually stated selling prices and quantities shipped, net of sales tax, and adjusted for estimated claims and discounts. Claims are customary in the recycled metal industry and arise from variances in the quantity or quality of delivered products. Revenue adjustments may be required if the settlement of claims exceeds original estimates. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, revenue adjustments related to performance obligations that were satisfied in previous periods were not material.

p) Cost of goods sold

Cost of goods sold includes the cost of the recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals and black mass delivered to our customers during the year. It includes direct and indirect materials, labor costs, manufacturing overhead, including depreciation costs, lower of cost or net realizable value charges, and shipping and logistics costs.

q) Research and Development Costs

Research and development (“R&D”) costs are accounted for in accordance with ASC 730, “Research and Development.” ASC 730-10-25 requires that all R&D costs be recognized as an expense as incurred. However, some costs associated with R&D activities that have an alternative future use (e.g., materials, equipment, facilities) may be capitalizable. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, no costs associated with R&D activities have been capitalized.

The Company has been awarded U.S. federal grant awards for specific R&D programs. Under Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2021-10, “Government Assistance,” the Company recognizes invoiced government funds as an offset to R&D costs in the period the qualifying costs are incurred. As the federal grants receivable are not deemed to have any significant realization risk, the Company believes this best reflects the expected net expenditures associated with these programs.

r) Exploration Costs

Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized as incurred. Exploration and evaluation costs are expensed as incurred until proven and probable reserves are established. When it has been determined that a mineral property can be economically developed as a result of establishing proven and probable reserves, the costs then incurred to develop such property are capitalized on a prospective basis. Such costs will be amortized using the units-of-production method over the estimated life of the probable reserve. If mineral properties are subsequently abandoned or impaired, any capitalized costs will be charged to operations. As of June 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company has not capitalized any such mineral property costs.

s) Stock-based Compensation

ASC 710 and ASC 718 require recognition of compensation cost once achievement of the performance condition becomes probable as the requisite service is provided. As the common share warrant and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) performance-based awards to executive officers and key employees are granted with a fixed dollar value and settled in a variable number of common share warrants or RSUs, these awards are liability-classified until the number of common share warrants or RSUs are fixed, and the corresponding compensation cost should be recorded to current or long-term liabilities, or additional paid-in capital once the performance conditions become probable of achievement.

The Company measures and recognizes compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on estimated fair values on the date of the grant, recognized over the requisite service period. For awards that vest solely based on a service condition, the Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The compensation expense related to stock-based awards with performance conditions is recognized over the requisite service period when achievement of the performance conditions is probable. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. Stock-based awards granted to employees are primarily restricted stock units (“RSUs”).

The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated using the Black-Scholes Merton option-pricing model using the single option award approach. The following assumptions are used in the Black-Scholes Merton option-pricing model:

Risk-Free Interest Rate: The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield available on the date of grant on U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds issued with a term that is equal to the option’s expected term at the grant date.

Expected Volatility: The Company estimates the volatility for option grants by evaluating the average historical volatility of the company’s stock price for the period immediately preceding the option grant for a term that is approximately equal to the option’s expected term.

Expected Term: The expected term for employees represents the period over which options granted are expected to be outstanding using the simplified method, as the Company’s historical share option exercise experience does not provide a reasonable basis upon which to estimate the expected term. The simplified method deems the term to be the average of the time-to-vesting and contractual life of the stock-based awards.

Dividend Yield: The Company has not declared or paid dividends to date and does not anticipate declaring dividends. As such, the dividend yield has been estimated to be zero.

The table below sets forth the assumptions used on the date of grant for estimating the fair value of options granted during the fiscal years ending June 30:

	2025			2024
Weighted average expected term (years)		5.72			3.00 - 5.00
Risk-free interest rate		4.015	%		4.31% - 4.62	%
Dividend yield		0	%		0	%
Volatility		132.21	%		95.85% - 135.46	%

t) Government Grant and Tax Credit Awards

For government grants, the Company recognizes a benefit in the consolidated statements of operations, as a reduction to the expense for which the individual government grant is designed to compensate, over the duration of the program when the Company has reasonably assurance that it will comply with the conditions under the grant and that the grant will be received. Grants related to investments in property and equipment are recognized as a reduction to the cost basis of the underlying assets with an ongoing reduction to depreciation expense over the assets’ estimated useful life.

u) Income Taxes

The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, “Income Taxes.” The asset and liability method provides that deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities, and for operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the currently enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount that is believed more likely than not to be realized.

Any uncertain tax position liabilities have been applied against the deferred tax balance given that there is a sufficient net operating loss to cover any penalties and fees associated with the uncertain tax position. The Company assesses each of its identified uncertain positions and determines whether any potential penalties and interest liability should be accrued at the consolidated balance sheet dates. Interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits are included within income tax expense in the consolidated financial statements.

Due to the Company’s net loss position since inception, the likelihood of deferred tax assets being realized does not meet the more likely than not assessment guidelines. Accordingly, a valuation allowance equal to the deferred tax assets has been recorded at June 30, 2025 and 2024.

v) Loss per Share

The Company computes net income (loss) per share in accordance with ASC 260, “Earnings per Share.” ASC 260 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on the face of the consolidated statement of operations. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using the if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options, warrants and awards. Diluted EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive. As the Company has reported losses for all periods presented, all potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive, and accordingly, basic net loss per share equaled diluted net loss per share

The Company had the following potentially dilutive shares outstanding as of June 30:

	2025		2024
Convertible notes		9,501,948		769,342
Warrants		17,380,150		6,928,758
Share awards outstanding		8,583,466		3,428,604
Total potentially dilutive		35,465,564		11,126,704

w) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is an exit price concept that assumes an orderly transaction between willing market participants and is required to be based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. Current accounting guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy as a basis for considering such assumptions and for classifying the inputs used in the valuation methodologies. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair values are as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the reporting entity can assess at the measurement date.

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability which include the Company’s assumptions regarding the data market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability based on the best information available under the circumstances.

The carrying values of the Company’s cash, accounts receivable, grants receivable, prepaid expenses and deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and notes payable approximates fair value due to their short maturities.

The Company’s fair value measurements included the valuation of the derivative liabilities for the bifurcated notes payable freestanding call and conversion options and for the liability-classified equity-linked contracts, both of which are classified as Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of December 31, 2024, the Company reclassified derivative liabilities and liability-classified equity-linked contracts from long-term liabilities to equity. No derivative instruments that required liability classification were issued during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025; accordingly, fair value measurement was not required. See Notes 6 and 11 for further discussion.

The Company’s fair value measurements include the valuation of the assets held-for-sale as of June 30, 2025 and 2024. See Note 7 for relevant fair value disclosures.

x) Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2023-07,” Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures (Topic 280)”. This ASU updates reportable segment disclosure requirements by requiring disclosures of significant reportable segment expenses that are regularly provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) and included within each reported measure of a segment’s profit or loss. This ASU also requires disclosure of the title and position of the individual identified as the CODM and an explanation of how the CODM uses the reported measures of a segment’s profit or loss in assessing segment performance and deciding how to allocate resources. The Company adopted ASU 2023-07 during the year ended June 30, 2025. See Note 18, Segment and Other Information, in the accompanying notes to the financial statements for further detail.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures”, which updates income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. This ASU also includes certain other amendments to improve the effectiveness of income tax disclosures. The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. The Company is in the process of determining the effect this ASU will have on the disclosures contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

In November 2024, the FASB Issued ASU 2024-03, “Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses.” The amendments in this update require disclosures, in the notes to financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendment clarifies which certain costs and expenses that are included in cost of sales and selling, general, and administrative expense categories that should be disclosed with qualitative descriptions of amounts that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively. Additionally, the amendment requires disclosure of total amounts of selling expenses and an entity’s definition of selling expense. The update will be effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01 to clarify the effective date previously communicated. The revised effective date for public business entities is for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is in the process of determining the effect this ASU will have on the disclosures contained in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.