E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial
Statements
For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 and
2017
Stated in US Dollars
Notice of No Auditor Review of
Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTICE TO READER
Under
National Instrument 51-102, Part 4, subsection 4.3(3)(a), if an
auditor has not performed a review of the interim financial
statements, they must be accompanied by a notice indicating that
the interim financial statements have not been reviewed by an
auditor.
The
accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements of
the Company have been prepared by and are the responsibility of the
Company’s management. The unaudited condensed interim
financial statements have been prepared using accounting policies
in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards for
the preparation of the condensed interim financial statements and
are in accordance with IAS 34 –
Interim Financial
Reporting
.
The
Company’s independent auditor has not performed a review of
these unaudited condensed interim financial statements in
accordance with standards established by the Canadian Chartered
Professional Accountants for a review of interim financial
statements by an entity’s auditor.
EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
US Dollars (
Unaudited
)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Financial
Position
|
|
|
As at
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$
182,185
|
$
18,572
|
|
Amounts receivable
|
|
25,049
|
3,721
|
Share subscription
receivable
|
8
|
36,020
|
-
|
Prepaid amounts and deposits
|
|
6,449
|
8,993
|
|
|
|
249,703
|
31,286
|
|
Non-current
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,694
|
9,963
|
|
|
|
154,452
|
154,452
|
|
|
|
118,325
|
110,813
|
Exploration and evaluation
assets
|
|
986,780
|
544,113
|
|
|
|
1,269,251
|
819,341
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
1,518,954
|
$
850,627
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
|
|
$
300,657
|
$
236,524
|
|
|
10
|
152,759
|
-
|
Flow-through share premium
liability
|
9
|
77,387
|
-
|
|
|
7
|
268,401
|
263,608
|
|
|
|
799,204
|
500,132
|
|
Equity
(Statement
3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
45,179,077
|
44,095,360
|
|
Warrants – contributed
surplus
|
|
69,794
|
686,349
|
|
Options – contributed
surplus
|
|
7,062,781
|
7,062,781
|
|
Deficit
|
|
(52,215,902
)
|
(51,493,995
)
|
|
|
|
719,750
|
350,495
|
|
Total
liabilities and equity
|
|
$
1,518,954
|
$
850,627
|
Nature of operations and going concern
(note
1)
Events after the Reporting Period (note 13)
|
Approved and authorized for issuance by the board
of directors on November 28, 2018
|
|
“David Watkinson”
|
|
“Robert Rosner”
|
|
David Watkinson, Director
|
|
Robert Rosner, Director
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
US Dollars (
Unaudited
)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive
Loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration and
Evaluation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Resource property expense
|
6
|
$
283,718
|
$
21,718
|
$
296,644
|
$
34,297
|
|
General and
Administrative
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management and consulting
|
|
157,492
|
33,496
|
266,798
|
93,316
|
|
Listing and filing fees
|
|
15,685
|
7,896
|
33,143
|
18,594
|
|
Professional fees
|
|
66,428
|
2,408
|
94,565
|
19,997
|
|
Office and administration
|
|
7,527
|
4,702
|
28,512
|
10,723
|
|
Rent
|
|
9,380
|
-
|
13,880
|
-
|
|
Shareholder communication
|
|
(4
)
|
119
|
469
|
4,548
|
|
Insurance
|
|
2,147
|
2,013
|
6,519
|
5,079
|
|
Banking costs
|
|
661
|
143
|
756
|
878
|
|
|
|
18,471
|
-
|
18,471
|
-
|
|
Net
Loss and Comprehensive Loss Before Other Items
|
|
(561,505
)
|
(72,079
)
|
(759,757
)
|
(187,432
)
|
|
Sublet
income
|
|
3,600
|
-
|
7,200
|
-
|
|
Amortization of flow-through share premium
liability
|
9
|
33,123
|
-
|
33,123
|
-
|
|
Financing changes
|
|
(15,522
)
|
-
|
(17,814
)
|
-
|
|
Foreign exchange (loss) gain
|
|
7,299
|
(1,535
)
|
15,341
|
(4,104
)
|
(Gain) on write-off of related party
debt
|
|
-
|
(833
)
|
-
|
587,500
|
|
Loss and Comprehensive Loss
|
|
(533,005
)
|
(74,447
)
|
(721,907
)
|
395,96
|
|
Loss per
share, basic and diluted
|
|
$
(0.03
)
|
$
(0.01
)
|
(0.06
)
|
$
0.05
|
|
Weighted Average
Number of Common Shares Outstanding
|
|
$
17,421,439
|
$
7,971,206
|
$
11,371,998
|
$
7,964,719
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
US Dollars
(
Unaudited
)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Changes Of
Equity
|
|
Number of Outstanding
Shares
|
|
Number of Outstanding
Shares
|
|
Number of Outstanding
Shares
|
|
|
Shareholders' equity
(deficiency)
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2016
|
7,900,373
|
$
44,035,360
|
-
|
$
686,349
|
500,000
|
$
7,062,781
|
$
(51,808,333
)
|
(23,843
)
|
|
Shares
issued for properties
|
70,833
|
60,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
60,000
|
|
Options expired
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(200,000
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Comprehensive gain for the
period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
469,578
|
469,578
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2017
|
7,971,206
|
44,095,360
|
-
|
686,349
|
300,000
|
7,062,781
|
(51,338,755
|
505,735
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2017
|
7,971,206
|
44,095,360
|
-
|
686,349
|
265,000
|
7,062,781
|
(51,493,995
)
|
350,495
|
|
Private Placement - Flow-through (net of
issuance costs)
|
4,973,529
|
291,695
|
2,577,423
|
6,901
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
298,596
|
|
Private Placement - Non flow-through (net of
issuance costs)
|
5,695,498
|
507,122
|
5,695,499
|
544
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
507,656
|
|
Shares issued for
properties
|
2,428,572
|
284,910
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
248,910
|
|
Share-based compensation
|
-
|
-
|
48,917
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Comprehensive loss for the
period
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(721,907
|
(721,907
)
|
|
Balance, September 30, 2018
|
21,068,805
|
45,179,077
|
8,321,839
|
693,794
|
265,000
|
7,062,781
|
(52,215,902
)
|
719,750
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
US Dollars
(
Unaudited
)
Condensed Interim Consolidated Statement of Cash
Flows
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) for the
Period
|
(721,907
)
|
469,578
|
|
Items not Affecting
Cash:
|
|
|
|
Amortization of Flow-through
shares premium liability
|
(33,123
)
|
-
|
|
Effect of currency
translation
|
269
|
(323
)
|
|
(Gain) on write-off of
related party debt
|
-
|
(587,500
)
|
|
Changes in non-cash operating
working capital
|
|
|
|
Amounts
reeivable
|
(21,328
)
|
2,523
|
|
Prepaid expenses and
deposits
|
2,544
|
526
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued
liabilites
|
63,213
|
(4,285
)
|
|
|
4,793
|
49,249
|
Cash used in operating
activities
|
(705,539
)
|
(70,232
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
Resource properties royalty
payments received
|
10,000
|
60,000
|
|
Resource properties
expenditures
|
(7,512
)
|
-
|
Acquisition of mineral
properties
|
(167,757
)
|
-
|
Cash provided by investing
activites
|
(165,269
)
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activites
|
|
|
|
Bridge loan
advance
|
152,759
|
-
|
Net proceeds from units
issued for cash
|
881,662
|
-
|
Cash provided by financing
activities
|
1,034,421
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Decrease) in cash
|
163,613
|
(10,232
)
|
|
|
18,572
|
73,470
|
|
|
182,185
|
63,238
|
The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
1.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND
GOING CONCERN
Emgold
Mining Corporation (“the Company” or
“Emgold”) is incorporated under the British Columbia
Corporations Act and the principle place of business is located at
1015 - 789 West Pender Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C
1H2. The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral
property interests and has not yet determined whether its mineral
property interests contain mineral reserves that are economically
recoverable. The Company’s shares are traded on the TSX
Venture Exchange (“TSX-V: EMR”), the OTC Markets
(“OTC: EMGCF”) and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
(“FRA: EMLM”).
These
condensed interim consolidated financial statements
(“Financial Statements”) have been prepared on the
basis of the accounting principles applicable to a going concern,
which assumes the Company’s ability to continue in operation
for the foreseeable future and to realize its assets and discharge
its liabilities in the normal course of operations.
There
are several adverse conditions that cast substantial doubt upon the
soundness of this assumption. The Company has negative working
capital, has incurred operating losses since inception, has no
source of significant revenue at this time, is unable to
self-finance operations, and has significant on-going cash needs to
meet its overhead requirements and maintain its exploration and
evaluation assets. Further, the business of mining and exploration
involves a high degree of risk and there can be no assurance that
current or future exploration programs will result in profitable
mining operations. The recoverability of exploration and evaluation
assets is dependent upon several factors, which include the
discovery of economically recoverable reserves, the ability of the
Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete the
development of these properties, and future profitable production
or proceeds from disposition of mineral properties.
For the
Company to continue to operate as a going concern it must obtain
additional financing; while the Company was successful in raising
additional subsequent to September 30, 2018 (note 13 a), there can
be no assurance such financing will be available in the
future.
If the
going concern assumption were not appropriate for these financial
statements then adjustments would be necessary to the carrying
value of assets and liabilities, the reported expenses and the
statement of financial position classifications used, and such
adjustments could be material.
As at
September 30, 2018, the Company had a working capital deficit
(rounded to the nearest thousands) of $550,000 (December 31, 2017 -
$469,000) and accumulated deficit of $52,215,902 (December 31, 2017
- $ 51,494,000).
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
2.
STATEMENT
OF COMPLIANCE
These
condensed consolidated interim financial statements for three and
nine months ended September 30, 2018, together with the comparative
figures herein have been prepared in accordance with International
Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 34 “Interim
Financial Reporting” (“IAS 34”) using accounting
policies consistent with the International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”) issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and interpretations
of the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
(“IFRIC”).
These
condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include
all of the information required of a full annual financial report
and is intended to provide users with an update in relation to
events and transactions that are significant to an understanding of
the changes in financial position and performance of the Company
since the end of the last annual reporting period. It is therefore
recommended that these condensed interim financial statements be
read in conjunction with the audited annual financial statements of
the Company for the most recent year ended December 31,
2017.
3.
SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Preparation
These
condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been
prepared on an accrual basis and are based on historical costs,
except for financial instruments measured at their fair value.
These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are
presented in United States dollars, unless otherwise
noted.
Basis of Consolidation
These
consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial
statements of the Company and the entities controlled by the
Company. These consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries:
●
Idaho-Maryland Mining Corporation
●
Emgold (US) Corporation
Control
exists when the Company has the power, directly or indirectly, to
govern the financial and operating policies of an entity so as to
obtain benefits from its activities. The financial statements of
subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements
from the date that control commences until the date that control
ceases. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have
been eliminated.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Significant Estimates and Assumptions
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS
requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and
assumptions concerning the future. The Company’s management
reviews these estimates and underlying assumptions on an ongoing
basis, based on experience and other factors, including
expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable
under the circumstances. Revisions to estimates are adjusted for
prospectively in the period in which the estimates are
revised.
Estimates
where there is significant risk of material adjustments to assets
and liabilities in future accounting periods include the fair value
measurements for financial instruments.
Significant Judgments
The
preparation of financial statements in accordance with IFRS
requires the Company to make judgments, apart from those involving
estimates, in applying accounting policies. The most significant
judgments in applying the Company’s financial statements
include:
–
the assessment of
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and
whether there are events or conditions that may give rise to
significant uncertainty.
–
the estimation of
the fair value of reclamation liability.
4.
FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENT AND RISK MEASUREMENT
a)
Financial
Instrument Classification and Measurement
Financial
instruments of the Company carried on the Consolidated Statement of
Financial Position are carried at amortized cost with the exception
of cash and cash equivalents, which is carried at fair value. There
are no significant differences between the carrying value of
financial instruments and their estimated fair values as at
September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.
The
Company classifies the fair value of these transactions according
to the following hierarchy.
●
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical
financial instruments.
●
Level 2 – quoted prices for similar instruments in active
markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in
markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which
all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable
in active markets.
●
Level 3 – valuations derived from valuation techniques in
which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers
are unobservable.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
The
Company’s cash and cash equivalents have been assessed on the
fair value hierarchy described above and classified as Level 1.
There have been no changes between levels during the
period.
b)
Fair
Values of Financial Assets and Liabilities
The
Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash
equivalents, amounts receivable, reclamation bonds, assets held for
sale, due to related parties, and accounts payable and accrued
liabilities. At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the
carrying value of cash and cash equivalents is fair value. Amounts
receivable, due to related parties, deposits and accounts payable
and accrued liabilities approximate their fair value due to their
short-term nature.
Market
risk is the risk that changes in market prices will affect the
Company’s earnings or the value of its financial instruments.
Market risk is comprised of commodity price risk and interest rate
risk. The objective of market risk management is to manage and
control exposures within acceptable limits, while maximizing
returns. The Company is not exposed to significant market
risk.
Credit
risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will fail
to discharge an obligation and cause the other party to incur a
financial loss. The Company’s primary exposure to credit risk
is on its bank accounts. The Company’s bank accounts are held
with major banks in Canada, accordingly the Company believes it is
not exposed to significant credit risk.
Interest rate risk
is the risk of losses that arise as a result of changes in
contracted interest rates. The Company is nominally exposed to
interest rate risk.
Currency risk is
the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial
instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange
rates. To manage this risk the Company maintains only the minimum
amount of foreign cash required to fund its on-going exploration
expenditures. The Company is not exposed to significant foreign
currency risk. At September 30, 2018 the Company held $11,000
(December 31, 2017 - $13,000) denominated in US Dollars and
$171,200 (December 31, 2017 - $6,000) denominated in Canadian
Dollars.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Liquidity risk
arises through the excess of financial obligations over available
financial assets due at any point in time. The Company’s
objective in managing liquidity risk is to maintain sufficient
readily available reserves in order to meet its liquidity
requirements at any point in time. As the Company has no
significant source of cash flows this is a significant
risk.
Emgold
has a 7.13-acre parcel of land located in Nevada County that was
part of the Company’s former Idaho-Maryland Project, which is
currently listed for sale.
|
ASSETS HELD FOR
SALE
|
|
|
Balance
as at December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2017
|
$
154,452
|
|
Balance as at December 31, 2017 and September
30, 2018
|
$
145,452
|
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
6.
EXPLORATION
AND EVALUATION ASSETS
|
Property Acquisition Costs
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada Golden Arrow Property
|
|
|
|
Balance
as at January 1, 2017
|
434,052
|
80,029
|
80,030
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
594,113
|
|
Acquisitions
|
-
|
30,000
|
30,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
60,000
|
|
Royalty
payments
|
(110,000
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(110,000
)
|
|
Balance
as at December 31, 2017
|
324,052
|
110,029
|
110,030
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
544,113
|
|
Balance
as at January 1, 2018
|
324,052
|
110,029
|
110,030
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
544,113
|
|
Acquisitions
|
-
|
30,000
|
30,000
|
-
|
25,123
|
367,544
|
452,667
|
|
Royalty
payments
|
(10,000
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(10,000
)
|
|
Balance
as at September 30, 2018
|
314,052
|
140,029
|
140,030
|
2
|
25,123
|
367,544
|
986,780
|
|
Exploration
and Evaluation Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claims fees
|
-
|
3,515
|
6,024
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,539
|
|
Carrying
costs
|
16,961
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
General
property search
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12,055
|
-
|
-
|
12,055
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as at December 31, 2017
|
16,961
|
3,515
|
6,024
|
-
|
12,055
|
-
|
-
|
21,594
|
|
Claims
fees
|
-
|
-
|
3,655
|
5,580
|
-
|
59,639
|
-
|
68,874
|
|
Carrying
costs
|
8,585
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,650
|
3,096
|
-
|
14,331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
property search
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
47,822
|
-
|
165,617
|
213,439
|
|
Balance
as at September 20, 2018
|
8,585
|
-
|
3,655
|
5,580
|
50,472
|
62,735
|
165,617
|
296,644
|
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
a)
Golden
Arrow Property, Nevada
On July
18, 2017 Emgold signed a non-binding Letter of Intent
(“LOI”) to acquire up to a 100% interest in the Golden
Arrow Property, Nevada from Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation. This
LOI was amended as announced by press release on January 4, 2018
(the “First Amended LOI”) and again as announced by
press release on July 16, 2018 (the “Second Amended
LOI”). The Second Amended LOI was then replaced by a binding
Definitive Agreement. announced by press release on October 2,
2018. The transaction was approved by the TSX Venture Exchange.
announced by press release on October 5, 2018 subsequent to quarter
end.
The
Golden Arrow Property is located approximately 40 miles east of
Tonopah in Nye County, Nevada. The property consists of 357
unpatented and 17 patented lode mineral claims covering an area of
approximately 7,030 acres (2,845 hectares). It is an advanced-stage
exploration property with a comprehensive exploration database
including geochemical sampling, geophysics, and over 200,000 feet
of reverse circulation and diamond core drilling.
The
Definitive Agreement allows Emgold (or a wholly owned subsidiary of
Emgold) to acquire a 51% interest in the Golden Arrow by (i) making
cash payments to Nevada Sunrise in the aggregate amount of $100,000
(such amount has been paid as of the date hereof); and (ii) issuing
to Nevada Sunrise 2.5 common shares in the capital of Emgold. In
addition, the Company has the option of acquiring the remaining 49%
interest in Golden Arrow by issuing to Nevada Sunrise an additional
2.5 million common shares in the capital of Emgold within 24 months
of the date of closing of the transaction.
On
October 5, 2018, Emgold announced its intent to move forward with
the purchase of the 51% interest in the property and also to
exercise its option to earn 100% interest in the property, which it
subsequently completed (note 13 b).
b)
Buckskin
Rawhide East Property, Nevada
The
Company has a 100% interest in the 52 unpatented mineral claims,
totalling 835 acres, that make up Buckskin Rawhide East Property,
located near Fallon, Nevada.
The
Buckskin Rawhide Property is leased to Rawhide Mining LLC (RMC),
owners of the Rawhide Mine under the following terms:
1.
The Lease Term is
20 years (start date of 01 June 2013).
2.
Advance royalty
payments will be $10,000 per year, paid by RMC to Emgold, with the
first payment due at signing and subsequent payments due on the
anniversary of the Lease Agreement.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
3.
During the Lease
Term, RMC will make all underlying claim fees to keep the claims in
good standing.
4.
RMC will conduct a
minimum of US$250,000 in exploration activities by the end of Year
1.
5.
RMC will conduct an
additional minimum of US$250,000 in exploration activities by the
end of Year 3, for a total of US$500,000 in exploration activities
by the end of Year 3.
6.
RMC will have the
option of earning a 100% interest in the property by bringing it
into commercial production.
7.
Upon bringing the
property into commercial production, RMC will make "Bonus Payments"
to Emgold. Bonus Payments will be US$15 per ounce of gold when the
price of gold ranges between US$1,200 per ounce and US$1,799 per
ounce. If the price of gold exceeds US$1,800 per ounce, the Bonus
Payment will increase to US$20 per ounce.
8.
After meeting its
exploration requirements, should RMC subsequently elect to drop the
property of decide not to advance it, the property will be returned
to Emgold. Should Emgold subsequently advance the property into
production, RMC shall then be entitled to the same type of Bonus
Payments as contemplated in 7 above.
Under
the terms of the lease agreement, RMC was to complete $500,000 in
exploration related expenditures on the property by the third
anniversary or June 1, 2016. However, as at June 1, 2016, RMC had
completed only US$325,000 in exploration activities on the
property. On June 1, 2016, RMC and Emgold mutually agreed to amend
the original Lease Agreement whereby RMC would pay Emgold
US$175,000, in seven quarterly payments of US$25,000, starting June
1, 2016, to keep the Lease Agreement in good standing. These
payments were in lieu of completing the additional US$175,000 in
exploration work required in the original Lease Agreement. Payments
of $25,000 each were completed for June 1, 2016, September 1, 2016,
December 1, 2016, March 1, 2017, June 1, 2017, September 1, 2017,
and December 1, 2017 respectively.
Emgold
received the $10,000 annual advance royalty payment for the
Buckskin Rawhide Property from RMC due June 1, 2018.
c)
Buckskin
Rawhide West Property, Nevada
In
February 2013, the Company entered a Lease and Option to Purchase
Agreement with Jeremy C. Wire to acquire the PC and RH mineral
claims, located 0.3 miles west of Emgold’s existing Buckskin
Rawhide Property, in Mineral County, Nevada. The PC and RH claims,
called Buckskin Rawhide West, comprise 21 unpatented lode mining
claims totalling 420 acres.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Pursuant to the
lease agreement, advance royalty payments were paid to Jeremy C.
Wire in the amount of $10,000 each year during 2012, 2013, and
2014. $20,000 in year 2015, and $30,000 each year in 2016, 2017,
and 2018 (total $130,000). All payments were made in shares. The
property subject to a 2% Net Smelter royalty, which can be
purchased at any time for $1.0 million.
d)
Koegel
Rawhide, Nevada
In
February 2012, the Company entered a Lease and Option to Purchase
Agreement with Jeremy C. Wire to acquire the RHT and GEL claims,
located four miles south of the Rawhide Mine in Mineral County,
Nevada. The RHT and GEL claims comprise 19 unpatented lode mining
claims totalling 380 acres. In addition, Emgold staked 17
additional unpatented lode claims totalling 340 acres. Together,
the claims, totalling 720 acres, make up the Koegel Rawhide
Property.
Pursuant to the
lease agreement, advance royalty payments were paid to Jeremy C.
Wire in the amount of $10,000 each year during 2012, 2013. and
2014. $20,000 in year 2015 and $30,000 each year in 2016, 2017, and
2018 (total $130,000). All payments were made in shares. The
property subject to a 2% Net Smelter royalty, which can be
purchased at any time for $1.0 million.
The
Troilus North Property consists of 209 contiguous claims totaling
11,309 ha located 160 km north of the town of Chibougamau in the
province of Quebec. On June 27, 2018, the Company and Chimata Gold
Corp. (“Chimata”) entered into a definitive option,
earn-in, and joint venture agreement (the “Definitive
Agreement”) giving the Company the right to acquire up to a
100% interest in the Troilus North Property.
The
terms of the Definitive Agreement provide that the Company will
have the exclusive right and first option (the "First Option") to
acquire an 80% interest in the Troilus North Property over a
two-year period by issuance of 4.0 million shares of the capital of
Emgold and by completion of C$750,000 in exploration expenditures
to be incurred within two years of closing. The share issuance
schedule for First Option comprises payment of (i) 2,000,000 shares
of the Company issued to Chimata on closing (June 27, 2018 -
completed), (ii) 1,000,000 shares of the Company to be issued to
Chimata at the first anniversary date, and (iii) 1,000,000 shares
of the Company to be issued to Chimata at the second anniversary
date.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Upon
completing the First Option, the Company will have a further option
(the “Second Option”) to acquire an additional 20%
interest (total 100% interest) in the Troilus North Property by
issuing Chimata a further 1.0 million shares. Chimata would retain
a 1% Net Smelter Royalty for Troilus North, half of which (i.e.
0.5%) could be purchased by the Company at any time for
C$500,000.
The
Company will be assigned Chimata’s rights and obligation
under the mining property acquisition agreement entered into by
Chimata with Greg Exploration Inc. and other vendors (collectively
referred to as the “Vendors”) on September 18, 2017
along with the amending agreement to such acquisition agreement
entered on March 19, 2018 (collectively referred to as the
“Acquisition Agreement”), which shall include but not
be limited to remaining payments which are left outstanding to the
Vendors but also the right by the Company to purchase the NSR that
is granted to the Vendors under the Acquisition Agreement in lieu
and place of Chimata. The following are the remaining payments
outstanding pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement between Chimata
and Greg:
1)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior September
30, 2018;
2)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior to March
31, 2019;
3)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior to
September 30, 2019; and
4)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior to March
31, 2020.
Exploration
Expenditures shall include, but not be limited to, claim fees,
property taxes, advance claim or advance royalty payments or other
holding costs including property payments to underlying claim
owners, exploration expenditures, permitting expenditures,
reclamation expenditures, and reasonable administrative costs.
Excess expenditures, made in any given year, will be credited to
future years of exploration of the Troilus North Property. Note
that the payments outlined above to be paid to the Vendors as part
of the Acquisition Agreement are therefore part of the C$750,000 in
exploration expenditures required to complete the First
Option.
The
Company will be deemed to be the operator of the Troilus North
Property during the First Option Period and retain full discretion
as to the nature, extent, timing, and scope of all work and
exploration expenditures to be undertaken on the Troilus North
Property. Two years after the date of closing of the Troilus North
Transaction or upon completion of the First Option requirements,
whichever occurs first, and should the Company decide not to
exercise the Second Option; Chimata and the Company would establish
an industry standard Joint Venture Operating Agreement to operate a
joint venture entity between them (the “Joint Venture
Entity”). The Company will be the initial operator of the
Joint Venture Operating Agreement and shall retain full discretion
as to the nature, extent, timing, and scope of all work on the
Troilus North Property. After the Joint Venture Operating Agreement
takes effect, Chimata and the Company will be required to
contribute to the Joint Venture Entity based on their respective
ownership percentages of the Joint Venture Entity, or be diluted.
After forming the Joint Venture Operating Agreement, if Chimata
does not to contribute to the Joint Venture Entity and its interest
in the Joint Venture Entity falls below ten percent (10%) ownership
at any given time, Chimata’s interest in the Property would
be converted into a Net Smelter Interest of one percent (1.0%). The
Company shall retain the option to purchase 50% of this NSR for
C$500,000.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
On July
13, 2018, as announced by press release, Emgold and Chimata agreed
to amend the Definitive Agreement. In exchange for C$200,000 in
cash and the issuance of 1.0 million additional shares, Chimata
agreed to reduce the exploration requirements from C$750,000 to
C$300,000. The amendment is subject to regulatory approval by the
TSX Venture Exchange.
During
the quarter, the Company advanced $142,634 or C$185,500 to Chimata
towards the total cash consideration of C$200,000 for the
acquisition of the 100% of Troilus North Property (refer to note
13(c)).
f)
Stewart
Property, British Columbia
The
Company holds a 100% interest in the Stewart mineral claims, near
Ymir British Columbia, totalling 5,789 hectares. The property is
subject to a 3% underlying Net Smelter Royalty. Emgold retains the
right to purchase 2% of the underlying Royalty by making a C$1.0
million payment to the underlying royalty holder. The property is
held through completed assessment work to January 2023 without
additional assessment work being required.
g)
Rozan
Property, British Columbia
The
Company holds the rights to the Rozan mineral claims, near Ymir
British Columbia, totalling 1,950 hectares. The property is subject
to a 3% underlying Net Smelter Royalty. Emgold retains the right to
purchase 2% of the underlying Royalty by making a C$1.0 million
payment to the underlying royalty holder. The property is held
through completed assessment work to March 2023 without additional
assessment work being required.
h)
Idaho-Maryland
Property, California
In
2015, the Company classified the former Idaho-Maryland project of
$490,508 as assets held for sale. The Company sold several
properties in Grass Valley and has one remaining property, valued
at $154,452.
7.
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related
party transactions and balances not disclosed elsewhere in the
consolidated financial statements are as follows:
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Key
management personnel include those persons having authority and
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the
activities of the Company as a whole. The Company has determined
that key management personnel consist of members of the Company's
Board of Directors and corporate officers. The Company incurred the
following transactions with directors and key management personnel
during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as
follows:
|
|
Nine
months ended
September
30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
$
|
|
Director,
Management and Consulting fees
|
130,416
|
78,135
|
|
|
130,416
|
78,135
|
As at September 30, 2018, $258,425 (December 31, 2017 - $222,786)
was owing to the CEO of the Company. The majority of this balance
was accrued salary of the CEO. The remaining balance of $573 is
related to the accrued interest to August 16, 2018 for advances
made by the CEO to the Company between December 2017 to June 2018
where the principal of all these advances were repaid on August 16,
2018. CEO salary of $69,375 were accrued in the nine months ended
September 30, 2018.
As at September 30, 2018, two directors loaned the Company C$5,000
each. These loans bear interest at 1% per month and are repayable
on demand. C$5,000 has been repaid to one director subsequent to
the quarter ended September 30, 2018.
As at September 30, 2018, C$89,074 (December 31, 2017 - $31,414)
were owing to an entity controlled by the former CFO of the Company
for CFO and accounting services up to July 2018.
During the nine months period ended September 30, 2018, service
fees of $30,000 were paid to current CFO for management and
consulting services (2017 – Nil).
Remaining related party balances are measured at their exchange
amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed
to by the related parties. Amounts due to related parties are
unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed term of
repayment.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, two directors of the
Company participated in the second tranche of the non-flow through
private placement with each subscribing 250,000 units at
C$0.12/unit or C$30,000 subscription proceeds.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, the CEO of the Company
made a subscription for 900,000 units at C$0.12/unit of non-flow
through private placement in the amount of C$96,000. These 900,000
shares were closed and issued subsequent to this reporting period
on October 4, 2018.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Authorized
Unlimited
number of common shares without par value.
Issued and outstanding
On June
27, 2018, the Company issued 2,000,000 common shares as earn-in
option payment for Troilus North Property pursuant to the term of
the First Option Agreement for Troilus North.
On June
27, 2018, the Company completed the first tranche of a flow-through
private placement with an issuance of 1,128,333 units at
C$0.15/unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one half of
the share purchase warrants. In addition, 48,917 common shares were
issued to the finder of this financing.
On July
10, 2018, the Company completed the second tranche of a
flow-through private placement with an issuance of 2,886,931 units
at C$0.15/unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one half
of the share purchase warrants. In addition, 61,847 common shares
and 61,847 share purchase warrants were issued to the finder of
this financing.
On
August 10, 2018, the Company completed the first tranche of a
non-flow-through private placement with an issuance of 2,584,999
units at C$0.12/unit. Each unit consists of one common share and
one share purchase warrants. In addition, 10,500 common shares were
issued to the finder of this financing.
On
August 15, 2018, the Company completed the third tranche of a
flow-through private placement with an issuance of 553,500 units at
C$0.15/unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one half of
the share purchase warrants. In addition, 10,000 common shares and
38,280 share purchase warrants were issued to two finders of this
financing.
On
August 28, 2018, the Company completed the second tranche of a
non-flow-through private placement with an issuance of 3,100,000
units at C$0.12/unit. Each unit consists of one common share and
one share purchase warrants.
On
August 31, 2018, the Company completed the fourth tranche of a
flow-through private placement with an issuance of 280,000 units at
C$0.15/unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one half of
the share purchase warrants. In addition, 4,000 common shares and
4,000 share purchase warrants were issued to the finder of this
financing.
As at
September 30, 2018, $110,784 or C$142,250 subscription receivable
were outstanding related to the two closed tranches during the
current quarter and $74,765 or C$96,000 subscription receipt
related to the financing closed subsequent to the quarter were
deposited.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
As at
September 30, 2018, the Company had issued 21,068,805 (December 31,
2017 – 7,971,206) common shares.
Warrants
A
continuity of the Company’s warrants is as
follows:
|
|
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
Weighted average
number years to expiry
|
|
|
$
C
|
|
|
Balance, December
31, 2017
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
|
Issued
|
8,272,922
|
0.18
|
1.86
|
|
Balance, September
30, 2018
|
8,272,922
|
0.18
|
1.86
|
As at
September 30, 2018, the Company had the following warrants
outstanding:
|
Date
Issued
|
Expiry
Date
|
|
Number of Warrants
Outstanding
|
|
June 27,
2018
|
June 27,
2020
|
$
C 0.25
|
613,084
|
|
July 10,
2018
|
July 10,
2020
|
$
C 0.25
|
1,505,311
|
|
August 10,
2018
|
August 10,
2020
|
$
C 0.15
|
2,595,499
|
|
August 15,
2018
|
August 15,
2020
|
$
C 0.25
|
315,030
|
|
August 28,
2018
|
August 28,
2020
|
$
C 0.15
|
3,100,000
|
|
August 31,
2018
|
August 31,
2020
|
$
C 0.25
|
144,000
|
|
|
|
8,272,922
|
On June
27, 2018, 564,167 warrants were issued to participants in the
Tranche 1 of the Flow-Through Financing being conducted by the
Company.
On June
27, 2018, 48,917 warrants were issued to the finder of certain
subscribers to Tranche 1 of the Flow-Through Financing being
conducted by the Company as compensation. The fair value of these
warrants was charged to share issuance costs against the share
capital.
The
fair value of each of these 48,917 finder’s warrants was
calculated to be C$0.05 using the Black Scholes option pricing
model with the following assumptions:
Risk
free interest rate – 1.77%; Dividend yield – 0.00%;
Expected volatility – 85%; Expected life – 2
years.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
On July
10, 2018, 1,443,464 warrants were issued to participants in the
Tranche 2 of the Flow-Through Financing being conducted by the
Company.
On July
10, 2018, 61,847 warrants were issued to the finder of certain
subscribers to Tranche 2 of the Flow-Through Financing being
conducted by the Company as compensation. The fair value of these
warrants was charged to share issuance costs against the share
capital.
The
fair value of each of these 61,847 finder’s warrants was
calculated to be C$0.071 using the Black Scholes option pricing
model with the following assumptions:
Risk
free interest rate – 1.93%; Dividend yield – 0.00%;
Expected volatility – 76%; Expected life – 2
years.
On
August 10, 2018, 2,584,999 warrants were issued to participants in
the Tranche 1 of the Non-Flow-Through Financing being conducted by
the Company.
On
August 10, 2018, 10,500 warrants were issued to the finder of
certain subscribers to Tranche 1 of the Non-Flow-Through Financing
being conducted by the Company as compensation. The fair value of
these warrants was charged to share issuance costs against the
share capital.
The
fair value of each of these 10,500 finder’s warrants was
calculated to be C$0.068 using the Black Scholes option pricing
model with the following assumptions:
Risk
free interest rate – 2.08%; Dividend yield – 0.00%;
Expected volatility – 80%; Expected life – 2
years.
On
August 15, 2018, 276,750 warrants were issued to participants in
the Tranche 3 of the Flow-Through Financing being conducted by the
Company.
On
August 15, 2018, 38,280 warrants were issued to the finder of
certain subscribers to Tranche 3 of the Flow-Through Financing
being conducted by the Company as compensation. The fair value of
these warrants was charged to share issuance costs against the
share capital.
The
fair value of each of these 38,280 finder’s warrants was
calculated to be C$0.055 using the Black Scholes option pricing
model with the following assumptions:
Risk
free interest rate – 2.06%; Dividend yield – 0.00%;
Expected volatility – 79%; Expected life – 2
years.
On
August 28, 2018, 3,100,000 warrants were issued to participants in
the Tranche 2 of the Non-Flow-Through Financing being conducted by
the Company.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
On
August 31, 2018, 140,000 warrants were issued to participants in
the Tranche 4 of the Flow-Through Financing being conducted by the
Company.
On
August 31, 2018, 4,000 warrants were issued to the finder of
certain subscribers to Tranche 4 of the Flow-Through Financing
being conducted by the Company as compensation. The fair value of
these warrants was charged to share issuance costs against the
share capital.
The
fair value of each of these 4,000 finder’s warrants was
calculated to be C$0.05 using the Black Scholes option pricing
model with the following assumptions:
Risk
free interest rate – 2.04%; Dividend yield – 0.00%;
Expected volatility – 80%; Expected life – 2
years.
Share Options
The
Company’s incentive stock option plan (the “Option
Plan”) provides that the Board of Directors of the Company
may from time to time, in its discretion, and in accordance with
the applicable stock exchange’s requirements, grant to
directors, officers, employees and consultants to the Company,
non-transferable options to purchase common shares. Pursuant to the
Option Plan, the Company may grant a total of options not exceeding
10% of the issued and outstanding common shares. As at September
30, 2018 there were 160,000 stock options granted and
exercisable.
A
continuity of the Company’s options is as
follows:
|
|
|
Weighted
average exercise price
|
Weighted average
number years to expiry
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
265,000
|
1.00
|
0.78
|
|
Cancelled
|
(105,000
)
|
1.00
|
(0.03
)
|
|
September 30,
2018
|
160,000
|
1.00
|
0.03
|
As at
September 30, 2018, the Company had the following options
outstanding:
|
Date
Issued
|
Expiry
Date
|
|
Number of Options
Outstanding
|
Number of options
Exercisable
|
|
October 12,
2013
|
October 12,
2018
|
$
1.00
|
160,000
|
160,000
|
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Subsequent
to September 30, 2018, the 160,000 options listed above expired,
also subsequent to September 30, 2018, 3.0 million options were
granted to directors, officers and consultants pf the Company with
an expiry date of five years from date of grant on November 19,
2018.
9.
FLOW-THROUGH
SHARE PREMIUM LIABILITY
Flow-through share
premium liability was estimated based on the premium of the
flow-through a series of flow-through private placements closed in
June, July and August 2018 at C$0.15/unit over the two tranches of
non-flow-through private placements closed in August 2018 at
C$0.12/unit.
A
summary of the changes in the Company’s flow-through share
premium liability was as follows:
|
Balance, December
31, 2017
|
$
–
|
|
Flow-through share
premium liability on issuance of flow-through shares
|
110,510
|
|
Settlement of
flow-through share premium liability pursuant to incurring
qualified expenditures
|
(33,123
)
|
|
Balance, September
30, 2018
|
$
77,387
|
10.
LOAN
PAYABLE TO TROILUS GOLD CORP.
On
September 19, 2018, Troilus Gold and Emgold entered into a bridge
loan agreement whereby Troilus Gold advanced C$200,000 to Emgold
with the following terms: Interest rate of 10% per annum calculated
from the date of disbursement on September 21, 2018. Emgold shall
repay the outstanding loan balance to Troilus Gold upon the earlier
of (i) November 12, 2018 or (ii) both parties agree upon in
writing. This agreement was subsequently extended to December 11,
2018 and the amount of the loan increased to
C$250,000.
The
Company manages its capital structure and adjusts it based on the
funds available to the Company, in order to support the acquisition
and exploration of mineral properties. The Board of Directors does
not establish quantitative return on capital criteria for
management, but rather relies on the expertise of the
Company’s management to sustain future development of the
business. The Company defines capital that it manages as share
capital.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
Management reviews
its capital management approach on an on-going basis and believes
that this approach is reasonable and appropriate relative to the
size of the Company.
The
Company is in the business of mineral exploration and has no source
of operating revenue. Operations are financed through the issuance
of capital stock or liability instruments, or through the sale of
property, plant, and equipment. Capital raised is held in cash in
an interest-bearing bank account until such time as it is required
to pay operating expenses or resource property costs. The Company
is not subject to any externally imposed capital restrictions. Its
objectives in managing its capital are to safeguard its cash and
its ability to continue as a going concern, and to utilize as much
of its available capital as possible for exploration activities.
The Company’s objectives have not changed during the period
ended September 30, 2018.
The
Company operates in one operating segment, which is acquisition,
and exploration of mineral properties. The following provides
segmented disclosure on assets and liabilities as reviewed by
management regularly:
|
(Rounded to
000's)
|
|
|
|
|
September 30,
2018
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
234,000
|
16,000
|
250,000
|
|
Long-term
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for
sale
|
-
|
154,000
|
154,000
|
|
Resource
properties
|
390,000
|
597,000
|
987,000
|
|
Property
deposit
|
|
118,000
|
118,000
|
|
Other
|
10,000
|
-
|
10,000
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
|
(375,000
)
|
(424,000
)
|
(799,000
)
|
|
December 31,
2017
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets
|
20,000
|
11,000
|
31,000
|
|
Long-term
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
Assets held for
sale
|
-
|
154,000
|
154,000
|
|
Resource
properties
|
-
|
544,000
|
544,000
|
|
Property
deposit
|
-
|
111,000
|
111,000
|
|
Other
Liabilities
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
|
(112,000
)
|
(388,000
)
|
(500,000
)
|
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
13.
EVENTS
AFTER THE REPORTING PERIOD
a)
Completion
of the First Tranche of the Flow-Through Private
Placement
On
October 4, 2018, Emgold completed a first tranche of a non-brokered
private placement (the “Financing”) by the issuance of
900,000 units (each a “Unit”) issued at a price of
C$0.12 per Unit for gross proceeds of C$108,000. Each Unit consists
of one (1) common share (a “Share”) of the Company and
one (1) non-transferable share purchase warrant (a
“Warrant”). Each Warrant will entitle the holder to
purchase, for a period of 24 months from the date of issuance, one
additional Share (each a “Warrant Share”) issued at a
price of C$0.17 per Warrant Share. A Finder’s Fee of $960 in
cash was payable on a portion of the Units in association with the
closing of this tranche of the Financing. One insider of the
Company participated in the Financing and subscribed for an
aggregate of 800,000 Units for gross proceeds of $96,000.
Participation of insiders of the Company in the Private Placement
constitutes a related party transaction as defined under
Multilateral Instrument 61- 101 (Protection of Minority Security
Holders in Special Transactions). The Company is relying on the
exemption from the formal valuation requirement found in Section
5.5(b) of MI 61-101 (Issuer Not Listed On Specified Markets) and
also relying on the exemption from the minority approval
requirement found in Section 5.7(1)(a) of MI 61-101 (Fair Market
Value Not More Than 25% of Market Capitalization) and Section
5.7(b) of MI 61-101 (Fair Market Value Not More Than $2,500,000 for
the Related Party).
b)
Golden
Arrow Acquisition
On
October 2, 2018, Emgold announced it has completed a Definitive
Purchase and Option Agreement for the Golden Arrow Property,
Nevada. On October 5, 2018, Emgold announced it has obtained TSX
Venture Exchange approval for the acquisition of a 100% interest in
the Golden Arrow Property by completing cash payments totaling
C$100,000 and share payments of 5.0 million Common Shares to Nevada
Sunrise. On November 15, 2018, Emgold announced it had closed the
transaction and was working with Nevada Sunrise to transfer the
claims into Emgold or its subsidiary’s name.
c)
Troilus
North Acquisition
On
October 14, 2018 Emgold announced it had completed an Assignment
Agreement for the Troilus North Property with Chimata and Greg
Exploration et al (the “Vendors”). Emgold made a
C$175,000 payment to the Vendors to acquire the underlying rights
to the Property from the Vendors and the ownership of the 209
claims were transferred into Emgold’s name.
E
MGOLD
M
INING
C
ORPORATION
Notes to the Condensed Interim Consolidated Financial
Statements
US Dollars
(Unaudited)
On
November 15, 2018 Emgold announced it has received TSX Venture
Exchange approval for the amendment to the Troilus North Definitive
Agreement previously announced on August 13, 2018. Emgold also
announced that, since optioning the Troilus North Property, Emgold
had completed the C$300,000 requirement in exploration expenditures
on the Property and had elected to move forward with acquisition of
100% ownership of the Property by accelerating the exercise of the
First Option and Second Options together. As such, Emgold closed
the 100% acquisition of the Property by completing the remaining
requirements of the Definitive Agreement and Amendment, which
required Emgold to issue 4.0 million additional common shares, make
a cash payment of C$200,000 and grant a 1.0% NSR on the Property to
Chimata. Following closing of the transaction, Chimata held 6.0
million Common Shares of the Company out of 30,968,805 Common
Shares issued and outstanding, representing 19.4% of Emgold’s
issued and outstanding share capital. The transaction described
between the Company and Chimata was not a non-arm’s length
transaction as Chimata’s Chief Financial Officer, who is also
acting as director of Emgold.
On
November 28, 2018, the Company announced it had signed a Purchase
and Sales Agreement to sell its Troilus North Property, to Troilus
Gold Corporation (TSX: TLG) (“Troilus Gold”) for
3,750,000 Troilus Gold common shares and C$250,000 in cash (the
“Transaction”). Upon completion of the Transaction,
which is expected to occur on or about December 5, 2018 (the
“Effective Date”), Emgold will hold approximately 7.1%
of Troilus Gold’s issued and outstanding share capital. The
contemplated Transaction remains subject to regulatory approval,
including final approval of the TSX. The Transaction is arm’s
length and there is no finder’s fee is payable in connection
with the Transaction. Upon closing of the Transaction, the
C$250,000 loan outlined in note 10 of this document will be
forgiven with no interest and will become the C$250,000 payment
related to the Transaction. T
he common shares shall
be subject to a four-month statutory hold period from the date of
closing. For a period of two-years from the date of closing,
Troilus Gold will have a Right of First Refusal
(“ROFR)” pursuant to which Troilus Gold shall have the
opportunity to find a buyer at equal or superior terms in the event
Emgold wishes to dispose of the shares (the “ROFR
Period”). During the ROFR Period, provided Emgold holds no
less than 5% of Troilus’ issued and outstanding shares,
Emgold shall have a participation right whereby Emgold shall have
the right to maintain its proportional interest in Troilus, subject
to certain conditions.
EMGOLD MINING CORPORATION
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 and
2017
STATED IN US DOLLARS
DATED: NOVEMBER 28, 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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To Our Shareholders
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Overview
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4
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Results of Operations
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Financial Data for the Last Eight Quarters
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15
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Exploration and Evaluation Expenditures
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Liquidity
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Business Update
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18
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Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
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21
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Proposed Transactions
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Outstanding Share Data
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Transactions with Related Parties
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Changes in Accounting Policies
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Financial Instruments
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Risk Factors
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Mining Industry
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Government Regulation
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Permits and Licenses
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Environmental Risks and Hazards
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Commodity Prices
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Uninsured Risks
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Conflicts of Interest
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Property Title
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Financial and Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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Investor Relations Activities
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Approval
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Caution On Forward-Looking Information
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To Our Shareholders
The
following information, should be read in conjunction with the
unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements of
Emgold Mining Corporation (“Emgold” or “the
Company”) for the period ended September 30, 2018 and 2017
and the related notes attached thereto, and with Emgold’s
audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2017 and the related notes attached thereto, which
were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”). All amounts are expressed in U.S.
dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Certain
statements included herein may constitute forward-looking
statements, such as estimates and statements that describe our
future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect
that we expect or management expects a stated condition or result
to occur. Such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbour provisions of the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Since forward-looking statements
address future events and conditions, by their very nature they
involve inherent risks and uncertainties. The following list of the
factors that may affect any of our forward-looking statements.
These and other factors should be considered carefully and readers
should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements.
Subject
to applicable law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligation
to revise or update forward-looking statements in the event actual
results differ from those currently anticipated. Actual results
relating to exploration, mining, processing, manufacturing, and
reclamation activities including results of exploration, mineral
resource and reserve determination, results of operations, and
results of reclamation, as well as associated capital and operating
costs could differ materially from those currently anticipated.
Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
such statements by reason of factors such as changes in general
economic conditions and conditions in the financial markets,
changes in demand, and changes in prices for the products that may
be produced. Other factors that may affect actual results include
the litigation, legislative, environmental and other judicial,
regulatory, political and competitive developments in domestic and
foreign areas in which we operate, such as technological and
operational difficulties encountered in connection with our
activities, productivity of our resource properties, labour
relations matters, labour costs, material and equipment costs and
changing foreign exchange rates. Further information regarding
these and other factors is included in our filings with the US
Securities and Exchange Commission (which may be viewed at
www.sec.gov) and Canadian provincial securities regulatory
authorities (which may be viewed at
www.sedar.com
).
The
table below sets forth the most significant forward-looking
information included in this quarterly MD&A:
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Forward-Looking Information
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Key Assumptions
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Most Relevant Risk Factors
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Future funding for ongoing operations
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The Company will be able to raise these funds
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The Company has disclosed that this may be
difficult
and failure to raise these funds will materially impact the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern
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Overview
Emgold
is a gold exploration and mine development company with properties
located in the Quebec, British Columbia, and Nevada. Our vision is
to “acquire high-quality gold assets in safe and stable
jurisdictions of the world and advance them through exploration,
feasibility, permitting, and construction with the goal of
ultimately becoming a new gold producer”.
The Troilus North Property is controlled through a lease and option
to purchase agreement between Emgold and Chimata Gold Corporation
(”Chimata”). It is an early stage
gold-copper exploration property located in the Frotet-Evans
greenstone belt in the northwest section of the Val d"or
Mining district of Quebec. It is adjacent to the former
Troilus Mine, previously operated by Inmet Mining Corporation
as an underground and open pit operation. From 1997 to 2010,
Troilus Mine produced more than 2 million ounces of gold and 70,000
tonnes of copper. The main historic open pit at Troilus Mine is
located about two kilometers from the Troilus North Property
boundary. Troilus Gold Corporation, formed in 2018, is
completing exploration on the Troilus Mine Property with the goal
of developing mineral resources and reserves to bring the historic
mine back into production. A NI 43-101 compliant technical
report titled “Technical Report on the Troilus Gold-Copper
Mine, Mineral Resource Estimate, Quebec, Canada” was
completed by Roscoe Postle Associates Inc (RPA) dated November 20,
2017 is available under Troilus Gold’s filing on Sedar.com
(the “Troilus Technical Report”). The Troilus Technical
Report outlines an indicated mineral resource of 44.0 million
tonnes containing 2.1 million ounces of gold at 1.45 grams per
tonne gold equivalent grade and an inferred resource of 18.7
million tonnes containing 0.7 million ounces of gold at 1.16 gram
per tonne gold equivalent grade.
The
Golden Arrow Property, wholly owned by Emgold subject to claim
transfer from Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation, is an advanced
stage gold and silver exploration property located in the Walker
Lane of Nevada. It has a measured and indicated resource of
12.2 million tons at an average gold grade of 0.024 opt and average
silver grade of 0.33 opt totaling 296,500 ounces of gold and 4.0
million ounces of silver (source: Amended 2018 Updated
Technical Report on the Golden Arrow Project, Nye County, Nevada,
report date Sept. 24, 2018 and effective date Aug. 28, 2018.
available on Emgold’s website at
www.emgold.com
or on
www.sedar.com
under Emgold’s corporate filings). An Environmental
Assessment has been completed by RMC to allow a major drilling
program on the property.
The
Company has three gold and silver exploration projects located in
the Rawhide Mining District, Nevada, adjacent to or near the
producing Rawhide Mine. The Rawhide Mine has reported production of
1.7 million ounces of gold and 14.1 million ounces of silver from
1990 to 2014 (source: The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology,
Special Publication, MI-2014). These Properties include the
Buckskin Rawhide East, Buckskin Rawhide West, and Koegel Rawhide
Properties. High grade vein and bulk disseminated gold exploration
targets have been identified on these Properties for further
exploration. The Buckskin Rawhide East Property, adjacent to
Rawhide Mine, is currently leased to Rawhide Mining LLC
(“RMC”), the owner and operator of the Rawhide Mine.
They plan to conduct exploration on the property with the goal of
delineating mineral resources. If exploration is successful, RMC
will evaluate the viability of mining and processing such resources
using facilities at the adjacent Rawhide Mine. RMC has the option
to acquire a 100% interest in the property by bringing it into
commercial production. At that point Emgold’s interest will
convert to “Gold Bonus Payments”, effectively a royalty
on gold produced from the property.
The Company also has two poly-metallic exploration projects located
in the Nelson District of British Columbia. Gold, silver,
molybdenum and tungsten targets have been identified and drilled on
the Stewart Property. Gold targets have been identified and drilled
on the Rozan Property. The Properties abuts the Kena-Daylight
Property, owned by Prize Mining Corporation. The
Kena-Daylight Property as a indicated resource of 24.9 million
tonnes at an average grade of 0.60 grams per tonne gold containing
481,000 ounces of gold and a inferred resource of 85.8 million
tonnes at an average grade of 0.48 grams per tonne gold containing
1,318,000 ounces of gold (source: Technical Report for the Kena
Project, Nelson B.C., Giroux and Park, Report Date January 16,
2017, Effective Date January 7, 2017, Revised Date: June 2,
2017 available on Sedar.com).
Note the proximity of any exploration properties to
current of past producing mines or properties with known resources
or reserves does not guarantee exploration success, the delineation
of mineral resources or reserves, or potential to develop an
operating mine.
Troilus North Project, Quebec
The
Troilus North Property consists of 209 contiguous claims totaling
11,309 ha located 160 km north of the town of Chibougamau in the
province of Quebec. On June 27, 2018, the Company and Chimata Gold
Corp. (“Chimata”) entered into a definitive option,
earn-in, and joint venture agreement giving the Company the right
to acquire up to a 100% interest in the Troilus North Property (the
“Definitive Agreement”).
The
terms of the Troilus North Agreement provide that the Company will
have the exclusive right and first option (the "First Option") to
acquire an 80% interest in the Troilus North Property over a two
year period (the "Troilus North Transaction") by issuance of
4,000,000 shares and completion of C$750,000 in exploration
expenditures to be incurred within two years of closing. The share
issuance schedule for First Option comprises payment of (i)
2,000,000 shares of the Company issued to Chimata on closing (June
27, 2018), (ii) 1,000,000 shares of the Company to be issued to
Chimata at the first anniversary date, and (iii) 1,000,000 shares
of the Company to be issued to Chimata at the second anniversary
date.
Upon
completing the First Option, the Company would have a further
option (the “Second Option”) to acquire an additional
20% interest (total 100% interest) in the Troilus North Property by
issuing Chimata a further 1.0 million shares. Chimata would retain
a 1% Net Smelter Royalty for Troilus North, half of which (i.e.
0.5%) could be purchased by the Company at any time for
C$500,000.
The
Company was assigned Chimata’s rights and obligation under
the mining property acquisition agreement entered into by Chimata
with Greg Exploration Inc. and other vendors (collectively referred
to as the “Vendors”) on September 18, 2017 along with
the amending agreement to such acquisition agreement entered on
March 19, 2018 (collectively referred to as the “Acquisition
Agreement”), which shall include but not be limited to
remaining payments which are left outstanding to the Vendors but
also the right by the Company to purchase the NSR that is granted
to the Vendors under the Acquisition Agreement in lieu and place of
Chimata. The following are the remaining payments outstanding
pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement between Chimata and
Greg:
1)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior September
30, 2018;
2)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior to March
31, 2019;
3)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior to
September 30, 2019; and
4)
Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) to be paid on or prior to March
31, 2020.
Exploration
Expenditures shall include, but not be limited to, claim fees,
property taxes, advance claim or advance royalty payments or other
holding costs including property payments to underlying claim
owners, exploration expenditures, permitting expenditures,
reclamation expenditures, and reasonable administrative costs.
Excess expenditures, made in any given year, will be credited to
future years of exploration of the Troilus North Property. Note
that the payments outlined above to be paid to the Vendors as part
of the Acquisition Agreement are therefore part of the C$750,000 in
exploration expenditures required to complete the First
Option.
The
Company will be deemed to be the operator of the Troilus North
Property during the First Option Period and retain full discretion
as to the nature, extent, timing, and scope of all work and
exploration expenditures to be undertaken on the Troilus North
Property. Two years after the date of closing of the Troilus North
Transaction or upon completion of the First Option requirements,
whichever occurs first, and should the Company decide not to
exercise the Second Option; Chimata and the Company would establish
an industry standard Joint Venture Operating Agreement to operate a
joint venture entity between them (the “Joint Venture
Entity”). The Company will be the initial operator of the
Joint Venture Operating Agreement and shall retain full discretion
as to the nature, extent, timing, and scope of all work on the
Troilus North Property. After the Joint Venture Operating Agreement
takes effect, Chimata and the Company will be required to
contribute to the Joint Venture Entity based on their respective
ownership percentages of the Joint Venture Entity, or be diluted.
After forming the Joint Venture Operating Agreement, if Chimata
does not to contribute to the Joint Venture Entity and its interest
in the Joint Venture Entity falls below ten percent (10%) ownership
at any given time, Chimata’s interest in the Property would
be converted into a Net Smelter Interest of one percent (1.0%). The
Company shall retain the option to purchase 50% of this NSR for
C$500,000.
On
August 13, 2018, as announced by press release, Emgold and Chimata
agreed to amend the Definitive Agreement. In exchange for C$200,000
in cash and the issuance of 1.0 million additional shares, Chimata
agreed to reduce the exploration requirements from C$750,000 to
C$300,000. The amendment is subject to regulatory approval by the
TSX Venture Exchange.
Buckskin Rawhide East Property, Nevada
The
Buckskin Rawhide East Property is situated within the Walker Lane
structural zone and gold belt of Western Nevada. The Walker Lane is
a regional shear zone of right lateral strike slip faulting and a
known gold trend that hosts large and small historic and currently
operating gold-silver mines, including mines of the Comstock Lode,
Tonopah Mining District and Rawhide Mining District. The geology
and mineralization on the property are associated with lithologic
units and structures of the Rawhide volcanic center, as well as
structures from the Walker Lane and Basin and Range. Exploration
results at Buckskin Rawhide East Property indicate the potential
for high grade mineralized gold/silver veins and bulk mineable
disseminated gold/silver zones.
The
Buckskin Rawhide East Property, totaling 52 unpatented mineral
claims, is an early stage gold/silver exploration property located
adjacent to and bounded on the east and south by the Rawhide Mine,
a gold/silver mine that is owned and operated by Rawhide Mining
LLC. The Rawhide Mine was formerly operated by Kennecott Rawhide
Mining Company, a subsidiary of Rio Tinto Mining Corporation. It is
also adjacent to and bounded on the north and west by the Regent
gold-silver Property (“Regent Property”), also owned
Rawhide Mining LLC. The Regent Property was formerly drilled by
Kennecott Rawhide Mining Company, Newmont Exploration Company, and
Pilot Gold Corporation. Rawhide Mine is reported to have produced
1.7million ounces of gold and 14.1million ounces of silver between
1990 and 2014 (source: The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology,
Special Publication, MI-2014). The proximity of Buckskin Rawhide
East to other properties such as Rawhide Mine and Regent Property
does not guarantee exploration success. However, similar geology,
structures, and the presence of historic workings on the Buckskin
Rawhide East Property does increase the potential for
discovery.
In
2009, Emgold signed a Lease and Option to Purchase Agreement with
Nevada Sunrise LLC and leased a 100% interest in 46 claims that
made up the original Buckskin Rawhide East Property. Forty of these
claims were 75% owned by Nevada Sunrise LLC and 25% owned (but
controlled by Nevada Sunrise LLC through a carried interest) by the
Castagne Estate. Six claims were owned by Nevada Sunrise LLC.
Subsequently, Emgold staked six additional claims increasing the
property size to 52 claims.
On
November 14 and 19, 2012, the Company announced that it had signed
an Agreement with Rawhide Mining LLC (“RMC”) pursuant
to which the Company would issue to RMC, on a private placement
basis, shares and warrants in an amount of CAD$1.0 million, part of
which would be used to fund the acquisition of 46 claims outlined
above owned from Nevada Sunrise LLC and the Castagne Estate. Also,
pursuant to the Agreement, upon completion of the title transfer of
the 100% of the Buckskin Rawhide East Property to Emgold, the
Company would subsequently lease the property to RMC. After
completing a Quiet Title process, Emgold acquired 100%interest in
the Buckskin Rawhide East Property on July 28, 2014 and leased the
property to RMC on August 21, 2014, with the effective date of the
lease being June 1, 2013 under the following terms (the
“Lease Agreement”):
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1.
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The
Lease Term is 20 years (start date of June 1, 2013).
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2.
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Advance
royalty payments will be $10,000 per year, paid by RMC to Emgold,
with the first payment due at signing and subsequent payments due
on the anniversary of the Lease Agreement.
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3.
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During
the Lease Term, RMC will make all underlying claim fees to keep the
claims in good standing.
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4.
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RMC
will conduct a minimum of US$250,000 in exploration activities by
the end of Year 1.
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5.
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RMC
will conduct an additional minimum of US$250,000 in exploration
activities by the end of Year 3, for a total of US$500,000 in
exploration activities by the end of Year 3.
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6.
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RMC
will have the option of earning a 100% interest in the property by
bringing it into commercial production.
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7.
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Upon
bringing the property into commercial production, RMC will make
"Bonus Payments" to Emgold. Bonus Payments will be US$15 per ounce
of gold when the price of gold ranges between US$1,200 per ounce
and US$1,799 per ounce. If the price of gold exceeds US$1,800 per
ounce, the Bonus Payment will increase to US$20 per
ounce.
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8.
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After
meeting its exploration requirements, should RMC subsequently elect
to drop the property or decide not to advance it, the property will
be returned to Emgold. Should Emgold subsequently advance the
property into production, RMC shall then be entitled to the same
type of Bonus Payments as contemplated in 7 above.
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Under
the terms of the lease agreement, RMC was required complete
$500,000 in exploration related expenditures on the property by May
31, 2016. As of that date, $325,000 in exploration related
expenditures had been completed by RMC. On June 1, 2016, Emgold
announced that Emgold and RMC had mutually agreed to amend the
original lease agreement and that RMC would pay Emgold the
remaining $175,000 in exploration related expenditures as cash
payments to Emgold, in seven quarterly payments of $25,000,
starting on June 1, 2016. Payments of $25,000 each were completed
for June 1, 2016, September 1, 2016, December 1, 2016, March 1,
2017, June 1, 2017, and September 1, 2017 respectively. In
additional, Emgold received the $10,000 annual advance royalty
payment for the Buckskin Rawhide Property from RMC, due June 1,
2018.
Historic
RC drilling on the property in the 1980’s and 1990’s
totalled 113 holes and 53,370 feet. RMC conducted exploration on
Buckskin Rawhide East in 2013 (22 holes totalling 7,100
feet).
Buckskin Rawhide West Property, Nevada
The
Buckskin Rawhide West Property, totaling 21 mineral claims, is an
early stage gold/silver exploration property located two miles west
of the Rawhide Mine, a gold/silver mine that is owned and operated
by Rawhide Mining LLC. The Buckskin Rawhide East Property, totaling
52mineral claims, is an early stage gold/silver property, also
controlled by Emgold, located several thousand feet east but not
adjacent to Buckskin Rawhide West.
Exploration
results at Buckskin Rawhide West Property indicate the potential
for high grade mineralized gold/silver veins and bulk mineable
disseminated gold/silver zones. The development alternatives
included advancing the Buckskin Rawhide West Property as a
standalone gold/silver exploration project or working with Rawhide
Mining LLC to explore and develop the property.
Emgold
had a lease and option to purchase agreement with Jeremy Wire, an
individual, for 21 unpatented mining claims at Buckskin Rawhide
West. The terms of this agreement were disclosed in an Emgold news
release dated February 6, 2013.
Emgold
agreed to lease the property from Jeremy Wire subject to the
following payments:
|
Year
|
Advance
Royalty
Payment
|
|
|
2012
|
$
10,000 (paid)
|
(1)
|
|
2013
|
$
10,000 (paid)
|
(2)
|
|
2014
|
$
10,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2015
|
$
20,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2016
|
$
30,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2017
|
$
30,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2018
|
$
30,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
Note: (1) An initial lease payment paid 50% in cash and 50% in
Emgold common shares. (2) Lease payments may be paid in cash or
Emgold common shares, at the discretion of Emgold. (3) Lease
payments may be paid in cash or Emgold common shares, at the
discretion of the Lessor. Shares will be issued at "market value"
which means the volume weighted closing price of the shares on the
TSX Venture Exchange or the most senior stock exchange or quotation
system on which the shares are then listed or quoted for fifteen
(15) trading days ending on the date that is five (5) business days
before the applicable payment is due, subject to a minimum price of
USD$0.08 per share.
During
the lease period, Emgold could conduct exploration and, if
warranted, complete a NI 43-101 Technical Report on the property.
On making the above payments, Emgold could acquire 100% ownership
of the property. In the event that commercial production occurs,
Mr. Wire will be entitled to a two percent Net Smelter Royalty on
production from the property. Emgold will retain the right to
purchase this royalty for $1 million, less any advance royalty
payments already made.
Jeremy
Wire agreed to take a share payment for his 2018 advance royalty
payment, which was made in Q1 2018. Emgold exercised its option to
acquire 100% of the property, subject to the underlying royalty,
and has completed transferring the claims into Emgold (US)
Corporation’s name. No exploration work was conducted on the
property in the period.
Koegel Rawhide Property, Nevada
The
Koegel Rawhide Property is an early stage gold/silver exploration
property located about four miles south of the Rawhide Mine, a
gold/silver mine that is owned and operated by Rawhide Mining LLC.
Geologic mapping by Charles P. Watson, a consulting geologist, in
the years 1991-1992, indicates the property is covered mostly by
Tertiary (Pliocene) age intermediate volcanic rocks including
andesitic tuff breccias, sills and dikes. The volcanic units have
been folded into minor anticlines and faulted. Faults of several
orientations occur on the property with north, northwest and
northeast trends. Hydrothermal alteration (clay and silica) is
present and is associated with structures and
mineralization.
Emgold
had a lease and option to purchase agreement with Jeremy Wire, an
individual, for 19 unpatented mining claims at Koegel Rawhide. The
terms of this agreement were disclosed in an Emgold news release
dated February 13, 2013. Emgold had agreed to lease the property
from Jeremy Wire subject to the following payments:
|
Year
|
Advance
Royalty
Payment
|
|
|
2012
|
$
10,000 (paid)
|
(1)
|
|
2013
|
$
10,000 (paid)
|
(2)
|
|
2014
|
$
10,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2015
|
$
20,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2016
|
$
30,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2017
|
$
30,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
|
2018
|
$
30,000 (paid)
|
(3)
|
Note: (1) An initial lease payment paid 50% in cash and 50% in
Emgold common shares. (2) Lease payments may be paid in cash or
Emgold common shares, at the discretion of Emgold. (3) Lease
payments may be paid in cash or Emgold common shares, at the
discretion of the Lessor. Shares will be issued at "market value"
which means the volume weighted closing price of the shares on the
TSX Venture Exchange or the most senior stock exchange or quotation
system on which the shares are then listed or quoted for fifteen
(15) trading days ending on the date that is five (5) business days
before the applicable payment.
During the lease period, Emgold could conduct exploration and, if
warranted, complete a NI 43-101 Technical Report on the property.
On making the above payments could acquire 100% ownership of the
property. In the event that commercial production occurs, Mr. Wire
will be entitled to a two percent Net Smelter Royalty on production
from the property. Emgold will retain the right to purchase this
royalty for $1 million, less any advance royalty payments already
made.
On February 15, 2013, the Company announced that it had staked an
additional 17 unpatented mining claims totaling 340 acres. This
increased the size of the Koegel Rawhide Property to 36 unpatented
mining claims totaling 720 acres.
Jeremy Wire agreed to take a share payment for his 2018 advance
royalty payment, which has been made in Q1 2018. Emgold exercised
its option to acquire the property 100% of the property and has
completed transferring the claims into Emgold (US)
Corporation’s name. No exploration work was conducted on the
property in the period.
Golden Arrow Property, Nevada
The
Golden Arrow Property is located approximately 40 miles east of
Tonopah in Nye County, Nevada. The property consists of 357
unpatented and 17 patented lode mineral claims covering an area of
approximately 7,030 acres (2,845 hectares). It is an advanced-stage
exploration property with a comprehensive exploration database
including geochemical sampling, geophysics, and over 200,000 feet
of reverse circulation and diamond core drilling.
On July
16, 2018, the Company announced by press release that it had
executed a second amended non-binding letter of intent dated July
13, 2018 (the "Second Amended LOI") with Nevada Sunrise Gold
Corporation ("Nevada Sunrise"; TSX-V: NEV). The Second Amended LOI
replaces a prior non-binding letter of intent dated July 17, 2017
with Nevada Sunrise (the "Original LOI") and first amended letter
of intent dated December 27, 2017 (the “First Amended
LOI”) and provides for the acquisition by Emgold of an
immediate 51 percent interest in the Golden Arrow gold-silver
property in Nevada (the "Golden Arrow Property"); together with an
option to acquire an additional 49 percent interest in the Golden
Arrow Property by making cash and share payments as outlined below
(the "Transaction"). The terms of the Second Amended LOI provide
that, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including
TSX-V acceptance and the entry into a definitive sale and option
agreement between Nevada Sunrise and Emgold, Emgold would acquire a
51 percent interest in the Golden Arrow Property by (i) making cash
payments to Nevada Sunrise in the aggregate amount of C$100,000
(completed); and (ii) issuing to Nevada Sunrise 2,500,000 common
shares in the capital of Emgold. The Second Amended LOI further
provides that Nevada Sunrise would grant to Emgold (or a wholly
owned subsidiary of Emgold) the sole and exclusive right and option
(the "Option") to acquire an undivided additional 49 percent (for a
total of 100 percent) interest in the property, which would be
exercisable by Emgold for a period of 24 months from the Closing
Date (the "Option Period") by Emgold issuing to Nevada Sunrise an
additional 2,500,000 common shares in the capital of Emgold.
Conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for this
acquisition was announced via press release on January 23, 2018 and
Emgold is completing various requirements to obtain approval for
the transaction.
Emgold
will be responsible for all exploration expenditures, including
claims fees, core and sample storage fees, and all holding costs
during the Option Period. Emgold will be the operator of the
Property during the Option Period. If the Option is not exercised,
the Parties would form a Nevada joint venture (the "Joint
Venture"). The Joint Venture would be established as a separate
company or using an existing subsidiary of Emgold or Nevada
Sunrise, with 51% of the shares of the Joint Venture entity owned
by Emgold, 49% owned by Nevada Sunrise and Emgold acting as the
Operator of the Joint Venture. After forming the Joint Venture, if
either Party elects not to contribute to the Joint Venture and its
interest falls below 10% ownership at any time (the “Diluted
Party”), the other Party will have the option of purchasing
the Diluted Party’s remaining interest in the Joint Venture
for $1,000,000.
Emgold
completed a “2018 Updated Technical Report on the Golden
Arrow Project, Nye County, Nevada, USA” as announced by press
release on March 19, 2018. This report is available on the
Company’s website at www.emgold.com or through the
Company’s filings at www.sedar.com. To date, two main
exploration targets have been drilled on the Golden Arrow Property
focusing on bulk disseminated mineralization – the Gold Coin
and Hidden Hill deposits. Numerous other targets have been
identified for exploration. Emgold's management believes there is
potential to expand both the Hidden Hill and Gold Coin resources
and for discovery of other bulk disseminated mineralization on the
Golden Arrow Property. In addition, historic underground mine
workings lie along the Page Fault and other structures on the
Golden Arrow Property indicating potential for vein style
mineralization that has been subject to limited modern exploration,
if any, to evaluate its potential.
Stewart Property, British Columbia
In 2001, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire
the rights to the Stewart mineral claims, a polymetallic prospect
located close to Nelson in south-eastern British Columbia. The
Company has earned a 100% interest in the property, subject to an
underlying 3% Net Smelter Royalty interest, two thirds of which can
be purchased by Emgold for C$1.0 million.
The Stewart Property is an early stage exploration property. It is
located in a region of historic mining activity, and is part of a
large geological trend of tungsten, molybdenum and gold
mineralization. The Stewart Property contains a number of gold,
molybdenum, tungsten and silver-lead-zinc prospects. The property
has been assessed by various operators since 1967, each exploring a
different type of mineral deposit. Much data is available from
those programs as well as work done by Emgold. Five main
exploration targets have been identified to date – the
Stewart Moly Zone, the Craigtown Creek Gold Zone, the Stewart Creek
Gold Zone, the Arrow Tungsten Zone, and the Free Silver
Zone.
The
property is located southwest and adjacent to the Kena-Daylight
Property controlled by Prize Minng. The Kena-Daylight Property
hosts a measured and indicated mineral resource of 25.3 million
tonnes at 0.60 gram per tonne gold (489,000 ounces) and an inferred
resource of 90.4 million tons at 0.48 gram per tonne gold
(1,399,000 ounces of gold) (source: Altair Gold Press Release dated
April 11, 2013). Proximity of Stewart to the Kena-Daylight Property
does not guarantee exploration success. However, similar geology,
structures, and the presence of historic workings on the property
does increase the potential for discovery.
A total of 31 diamond drill holes were completed by Shell, Cominco,
Selco, and Cameco on the property between 1980 and 2000, totaling
4,495.1 meters. To date, Emgold has drilled 72 diamond drill holes
totaling 9,242.1 meters with a number of significant
intercepts.
No exploration work was conducted on the property in the period.
The property is held without additional work requirements until
January 2023.
Rozan Property, British Columbia
In 2000, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire
the rights to the Rozan Property, a prospect located south of the
community of Nelson in the Red Mountain area of south eastern
British Columbia. The Company holds a 100% interest in the
property, subject to an underlying 3% Net Smelter Royalty interest,
two-thirds of which can be purchased by Emgold for C$1.0
million.
The
Rozan Property is an early stage polymetallic exploration property
in the same geological trend as the Stewart Property. Exploration
by Emgold has included geological mapping, geochemical sampling and
geophysical surveys along with small drilling programs, all of
which had encouraging results. The Rozan Property has the potential
for high-grade gold veins, bulk mineable disseminated gold zones,
and possibly other metals.
The
property is located west and adjacent to the Kena-Daylight
Property. The Kena-Daylight Property hosts a measured and indicated
mineral resource of 25.3 million tonnes at 0.60 gram per tonne gold
(489,000 ounces) and an inferred resource of 90.4 million tons at
0.48 gram per tonne gold (1,399,000 ounces of gold) (source: Altair
Gold Press Release dated April 11, 2013). Proximity of Rozan to the
Kena-Daylight Property does not guarantee exploration success.
However, similar geology, structures, and the presence of historic
workings on the property does increase the potential for
discovery.
To
date, Emgold has completed 18 diamond drill holes on the property
totaling 1,906.8 meters, with a number of significant
intercepts.
No
exploration work was conducted on the property in the period. The
property is held without additional work requirements until March
2023.
Idaho-Maryland Project, California
Between
2003 and 2011, the Company was involved in permitting the reopening
of the historic Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine located in Grass Valley,
California (the “I-M Project”). The I-M Project was
placed on hold on October 26, 2011 due to poor equity market
conditions. On September 10, 2013, the Company’s permit
applications were deemed withdrawn by the City of Grass Valley. On
February 1, 2013, the Company announced that the Lease Option to
Purchase Agreement (the “BET Agreement”) for certain
surface and mineral rights associated with the I-M Project (the
“BET properties”) had expired. Subsequent attempts to
obtain financing and negotiate a new BET Agreement or to purchase
the BET properties were unsuccessful. In 2016, Emgold management
elected to sell the remaining real estate properties it owned in
Grass Valley and focus on advancing the other assets the Company
currently has in its portfolio and to look for acquisition
opportunities to replace the I-M Project. The Company holds one
real estate asset in California that was part of its former I-M and
has this property listed for sale for $367,000.
Corporate
On July
10, 2018, the Company announced the resignation of William Witte
from the Board of Directors and the appointment of Robert Rosner.
On July 16, 2018, the Company announced the resignation of Grant
Smith and appointment of Robert Rosner as Chief Financial Officer
of the Company.
Mr. Rosner has over 30
years of experience in the mining industry and acted as an officer
and director of both Canadian and U.S. listed companies, providing
senior management of reporting compliance, oversight and fiduciary
capacities, and directing corporate activities. He also has
significant experience in Initial Public Offerings, Mergers &
Acquisitions, and Reverse Takeovers.
On
August 2, 2018, the Company announced the resignation of Allen
Leschert from the Board of Directors and appointment of Vincent
Garibaldi. Mr. Garibalidi has been a lawyer with the law firm
Dunton Rainville since 2017 and is located in Montreal, QC. He has
been practicing law since 2015 and has a Master I in Business Law,
Université d’Aix-Marseille, LL.B., Civil Law and a
Master II in Droit Économique, Institut de Droit des Affaires
d’Aix-en Provence. Mr. Garibaldi is a member of the Paris Bar
since 2015 and the Quebec Bar since 2017. He specialized in
corporate reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, private and
public financing, and commercial contracts.
The
Company continues to focus on raising capital to advance its
projects and support corporate overhead. As announced in its press
release dated May 22, 2018 and updated by a press release on June
5, 2018, Emgold proposed to complete a C$1.5 million non-brokered
non-flow-through private placement (the “Non-Flow-Through
Financing”) and a C$1.0 million non-brokered flow-through
private placement (the “Flow-Through Financing”. The
Non-Flow-Through Financing and the Flow-Through Financing were
collectively referred to as the
“Financings”.
The
Company successfully closed four tranches of the Flow-Through
Financing with gross proceeds of CAN$727,215 and two tranches of
Non-Flow-Through Financing with gross proceeds of CAN$682,200,
closing the Financings on August 31, 2018.
Results of Operations
The
period ended September 30, 2018 had a loss of $721,907 compared to
the period ended September 30, 2017, which had a gain of $395,964.
The main variances are discussed as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018 (“2018 Q3”)
versus 2017 (“2017 Q3”)
During
2018 Q3, the Company had a loss of $533,005 comparing to the
$74,447 loss in the same quarter of last year. The key variances
were as follows:
(i)
Increase in
resource property expenses from $21,302 in 2017 Q3 to $283,718 in
2018 Q3 was mainly due to $165,617 in exploration expenditures on
the Troilus North Property. In addition, the Company spent close to
$60,000 on the mineral claim maintenance fees for 2018/19 on the
Golden Arrow Property as well as claim maintenance fees on its
other Nevada Properties. The Company also completed a technical
report on the Golden Arrow Property.
(ii)
Increase in
management and consulting expenses from $33,496 in 2017 Q3 to 2018
Q3 of $157,492 as the Company retained management and consulting
assistance in restructuring the Company, analyzing and acquiring
the Golden Arrow and Troilus North Properties, analyzing other
potential acquisitions, and assistance in obtaining financing for
the Company.
(iii)
Increase in
professional fee from $2,408 in 2017 Q3 to $66,428 in 2018 Q3. This
was due to the significant amount of legal fees of $54,000 incurred
during 2018 Q3 due to the acquisition of Golden Arrow and Troilus
North Properties and the financings closed in the current quarter.
Another factor contributed to the negative variance is the
estimated one quarter of audit fee of $5,500 were accrued for in
2018 Q3 while no such accrual in 2017 Q3. The quarterly accrual of
audit fee is based on 2017 actual audit fee for the full
year.
(iv)
Increase in rent
from NIL in 2017 Q3 to $9,380 in 2018 Q3. This was due to the rent
for office spaces in Vancouver with transition of CFO and
accounting services and an office in Montreal related to the
acquisition of the Troilus North Project.
(v)
Increase in travel
from NIL in 2017 Q3 to $18,471 in 2018 Q3. This was due to the
senior management’s visits to newly acquired projects during
the quarter and to evaluate other opportunities for the
Company.
(vi)
Increase in other
income related to the amortization of flow-through share liability
from NIL in 2017 Q3 to $33,123. This was due to (a) the initial
recognition of the flow-through share premium liability as the
flow-through issuance price is $0.03/unit higher than the
non-flow-through issuance price closed in close proximity in the
current quarter; (b) the incur of flow-through qualified
expenditures during the quarter triggered the amortization of this
premium liability to other income.
(vii)
Increase in the
financing charge from NIL in 2017 Q3 to $15,522 in 2018 Q3. This
was mainly due to the interest charge by the company controlled by
the former CFO for the overdue balances related to CFO and
accounting services. Another factor is the accrued interest in the
current quarter on various related party advances, the majority of
which were paid on August 16, 2018.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 (“2018 Q3 YTD”)
versus 2017 (“2017 Q3 YTD”)
During
2018 Q3 YTD, the Company had a loss of $721,907 comparing to the
$395,964 gain in the 2017 Q3 YTD. The recovery of the CEO salary in
2017 Q3 YTD of $587,500 contributes to the key negative variance.
The variances explained in the above paragraph discussing the three
months results also contributes to this.
Financial Data for the Last Eight Quarters
The
following table sets out selected unaudited quarterly financial
information of the Company and is derived from the unaudited
condensed interim consolidated financial statements prepared by
management. The Company’s interim financial statements are
prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting
Standards and are expressed in US dollars.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
1,518,954
|
1,246,580
|
901,534
|
850,627
|
811,303
|
831,222
|
861,720
|
844,180
|
|
Revenue
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Gain (loss) from
continuing op
|
(533,005
)
|
(124,108
)
|
(64,794
)
|
(80,793
)
|
(74,447
)
|
(56,546
)
|
526,124
|
(92,343
)
|
|
Net Income
(loss)
|
(533,005
)
|
(124,108
)
|
(64,794
)
|
(80,793
)
|
(74,447
)
|
(56,546
)
|
526,124
|
(92,343
)
|
|
Working Capital
(Deficit)
|
(549,501
)
|
(564,484
)
|
(530,664
)
|
(468,846
)
|
(318,877
)
|
(252,462
)
|
(230,667
)
|
(781,717
)
|
|
Gain (loss) per
share (Basic and
|
(0.03
)
|
(0.01
)
|
(0.01
)
|
0.04
|
0.00
|
0.00
|
0.07
|
0.00
|
Exploration and Evaluation Expenditures
The
Company’s current primary focus is to raise funds to advance
its properties in Quebec and Nevada. It has optioned the Troilus
North Property in Quebec from Chimata Gold Corporation and
commenced exploration activities on that property as announced by
press release on June 29, 2018 including construction of an ATV
access road and rock chip and soil sampling.
The
Company is in the process of acquiring a 51% interest in the Golden
Arrow Property in Nevada with an option to acquire a 100% interest.
The Company has consolidated its ownership in the Buckskin Rawhide
East Property and subsequently leased the property to Rawhide
Mining LLC, who operates the Rawhide Mine. It has consolidated its
interest in the Buckskin Rawhide West and Koegel Rawhide Properties
and acquired 100% ownership of both.
The
Company has no current exploration plans of its Stewart and Rozan
Properties in British Columbia, and impairments have been recorded
bringing the carrying value of both Stewart and Rozan properties to
$1. Both B.C. properties are held until 2023 without additional
exploration work and the Company’s goal is to lease them to a
third party to advance exploration activities on them.
The
Company is also evaluating acquisition opportunities of other
assets in the U.S. and Canada, should funding be
available.
|
Property Acquisition Costs
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada Golden Arrow Property
|
|
|
|
Balance
as at January 1, 2017
|
434,052
|
80,029
|
80,030
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
594,113
|
|
Acquisitions
|
-
|
30,000
|
30,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
60,000
|
|
Royalty
payments
|
(110,000
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(110,000
)
|
|
Balance
as at December 31, 2017
|
324,052
|
110,029
|
110,030
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
544,113
|
|
Balance
as at January 1, 2018
|
324,052
|
110,029
|
110,030
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
544,113
|
|
Acquisitions
|
-
|
30,000
|
30,000
|
-
|
25,123
|
367,544
|
452,667
|
|
Royalty
payments
|
(10,000
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(10,000
)
|
|
Balance
as at September 30, 2018
|
314,052
|
140,029
|
140,030
|
2
|
25,123
|
367,544
|
986,780
|
|
Exploration
and Evaluation Expenditures
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Claims fees
|
-
|
3,515
|
6,024
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
9,539
|
|
Carrying
costs
|
16,961
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
General
property search
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
12,055
|
-
|
-
|
12,055
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance
as at December 31, 2017
|
16,961
|
3,515
|
6,024
|
-
|
12,055
|
-
|
-
|
21,594
|
|
Claims
fees
|
-
|
-
|
3,655
|
5,580
|
-
|
59,639
|
-
|
68,874
|
|
Carrying
costs
|
8,585
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,650
|
3,096
|
-
|
14,331
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
property search
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
47,822
|
-
|
165,617
|
213,439
|
|
Balance
as at September 20, 2018
|
8,585
|
-
|
3,655
|
5,580
|
50,472
|
62,735
|
165,617
|
296,644
|
Liquidity
The
Company is an exploration stage company and has not earned revenue
from operating activities since inception. Financing of operations
has been achieved by equity and debt financing. As at September 30,
2018, the Company had $45,895 in cash and share subscription
proceeds of $136,290 or CAN$175,000 held in trust with legal
counsel, and working capital deficiency of $549,501. The Company
has no operations that generate cash inflow.
Management
intends to eliminate the working capital deficiency and to finance
its operating costs through a private placement of common shares.
While the Company has a history of financing its operations through
debt or equity financing in the past, readers are cautioned that
there are no guarantees that the Company can do so in the
future.
During
the quarter, the Company advanced amounts totalling $142,634 or
C$185,500 to Chimata Gold Corporation which has a common director
with the Company against the total cash payment commitment of
C$200,000 for ultimately acquiring 100% interest of Troilus North
Property. The Company also made a partial payment of C$33,000 to
Nevada Sunrise, a third-party vendor for acquiring the 100%
interest in the Golden Arrow Project during 2018
Q3YTD.
The
Company is not subject to external capital requirements and does
not have any capital commitments as of the date of this
MD&A.
Business Update
Golden Arrow Property Technical Report
On
October 2, 2018, Emgold announces it had filed a Technical Report
titled “Amended 2018 Updated Technical Report on the Golden
Arrow Project, Nye County, Nevada, U.S.A.” prepared for
Emgold Mining Corporation and Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation by
Steven Ristorcelli, C.P.G., Odin D. Christensen, PhD, C.P.G., and
Jack McPartland, M.M.S.A under the Company’s filings on
Sedar.com. The Report was prepared by Mine Development Associates,
Reno Nevada and has an effective date of August 28, 2018 and report
date of September 24, 2018.
Troilus North Property Technical Report
On
November 9, 2018, Emgold announced it had filed a Technical Report
titled “Troilus North Property, Troilus-Frotet
Volcano-Sedimentary Belt, Opatica Geological Sub-province, Quebec,
Canada”, prepared for Emgold Mining Corporation by Donald
Théberge, P.Eng., MBA, with effective date October 10, 2018
under the Company’s filings on Sedar.com.
Golden Arrow Property Acquisition
On
October 2, 2018, the Company announced it had executed a binding
Purchase and Option Agreement (the “Definitive
Agreement”) with Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation for the
acquisition of a 51% interest and option to acquire up to a 100%
interest in the Golden Arrow Property in Nevada. The Definitive
Agreement allows Emgold (or a wholly owned subsidiary of Emgold) to
acquire a 51 percent interest in the Property by (i) making cash
payments to Nevada Sunrise in the aggregate amount of $100,000
(such amount has been paid as of the date hereof); and (ii) issuing
to Nevada Sunrise 2,500,000 common shares in the capital of Emgold
according to a schedule detailed in the news release dated October
2, 2018. The Company has a further option to acquire 100% interest
in the property by issuing Nevada Sunrise an additional 2,500,000
common shares within 24 months of the closing date of the
transaction.
On October 5, 2018, the Company announced it has received TSX
Venture Exchange approval for its acquisition of a 51% interest in
the Golden Arrow Property from Nevada Sunrise Gold Corporation,
with the further option to acquire up to 100% interest in the
Property Emgold also announced it was further exercising such
option to acquire a 100% interest in the Property, subject to the
terms of the Definitive Agreement as previously announced by press
release on October 2, 2018. To complete the initial acquisition of
a 51% interest in the Property, Emgold made CDN$100,000 in cash
payments and issued to Nevada Sunrise 2.5 million common shares of
the Company. To complete the option and acquire a 100% interest in
the Property, Emgold needed to issue to Nevada Sunrise an
additional 2.5 million common shares, the whole totaling an amount
of 5.0 million common shares of the Company.
Troilus North Property Acquisition
On
August 13, 2018, Emgold announced that Emgold and Chimata had
agreed to amend the Definitive Agreement for the Troilus North
Property.
In return for C$200,000 in
cash and a payment of one million shares of the Company’s
stock, Chimata agreed to reduce the exploration requirements under
the Definitive Agreement for the Property from C$750,000 to
C$300,000. The approval of the amendment was subject to TSX Venture
Exchange approval.
On
October 24, 2018, the Company announced that it has completed an
Assignment Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”) with
Chimata and Greg Exploration et al (collectively the
“Vendors”) related to Emgold’s option to acquire
a 100% interest in the Troilus North Property. The Assignment
Agreement was required as part of the definitive option, earn-in,
and joint venture agreement previously entered between Emgold and
Chimata and announced by press release on June 27, 2018. The
Assignment Agreement assigns to Emgold the underlying right of
Chimata to acquire a 100% interest in the Property by making
certain payments, totaling C$200,000, to the Vendors over an 18
month period. The Assignment Agreement further granted Emgold the
option of accelerating such outstanding payments by paying the
Vendors a one lump sum payment of C$175,000 (resulting in a savings
of C$25,000 for Emgold). Emgold elected to exercise the
aforementioned option and made the C$175,000 payment to the
Vendors. In return, the Vendors completed the transfer and
registration of the 209 claims that currently make up the Troilus
North Property into Emgold’s name. The Vendors retain a 1.5%
Net Smelter Royalty (the “NSR”) on the Property and the
Assignment Agreement allows Emgold to purchase 0.5% of this NSR, at
any time, for C$500,000.
On
November 9, 2018, Emgold completed a Net Smelter Return Royalty
Agreement (“Chimata NSR Agreement” with Chimata Gold
Corporation. The Chimata NSR Agreement details the terms of
Chimata’s 1.0% NSR on the Property and allows Emgold to
purchase 0.5% of this NSR, at any time, for C$500,000. In addition,
the Chimata NSR Agreement allows Emgold the option to purchase the
remaining 0.5% of the NSR, at any time, for C$500,000.
On
November 14, 2018, Emgold completed a Net Smelter Return Royalty
Agreement (“Greg NSR Agreement”) with Greg Exploration
et al (collectively the Vendors). The Greg NSR Agreement details
the terms of the Vendors 1.5% NSR on the Property and allows Emgold
to purchase 0.5% of this NSR, at any time, for C$500,000. In
addition, the Agreement grants Emgold the additional option to
purchase the remaining 1.0% of the NSR, at any time up to the date
that is twenty-four (24) months from the beginning of commercial
production from the property, for an additional amount of C$1.5
million. If not purchased within 24 months of commercial
production, the remaining 1.0% of the NSR can be purchased, at any
time, for C$2.5 million.
On
November 15, 2018 Emgold announced it has received TSX Venture
Exchange approval for the amendment to the Troilus North Definitive
Agreement previously announced on October 13, 2018. Emgold also
announced that, since optioning the Troilus North Property, Emgold
had completed the C$300,000 requirement in exploration expenditures
on the Property and had elected to move forward with acquisition of
100% ownership of the Property by accelerating the exercise of the
First Option and Second Options together. As such, Emgold closed
the 100% acquisition of the Property by completing the remaining
requirements of the Definitive Agreement and Amendment, which
required Emgold to issue 4.0 million additional common shares, make
a cash payment of C$200,000 and grant a 1.0% NSR on the Property to
Chimata. Following closing of the transaction, Chimata held 6.0
million Common Shares of the Company out of 30,968,805 Common
Shares issued and outstanding, representing 19.4% of Emgold’s
issued and outstanding share capital. The transaction described
between the Company and Chimata was not a non-arm’s length
transaction as Chimata’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Robert
Rosner, is also acting as director of the Company.
Troilus North Property Sale
On
November 28, 2018, the Company announced it had signed a Purchase
and Sales Agreement to sell its Troilus North Property, to Troilus
Gold Corporation (TSX: TLG) (“Troilus Gold”) for
3,750,000 Troilus Gold common shares and C$250,000 in cash (the
“Transaction”). Upon completion of the Transaction,
which is expected to occur on or about December 5, 2018 (the
“Effective Date”), Emgold will hold approximately 7.1%
of Troilus Gold’s issued and outstanding share capital. The
contemplated Transaction remains subject to regulatory approval,
including final approval of the TSX. The Transaction is arm’s
length and there is no finder’s fee is payable in connection
with the Transaction. T
he common shares shall
be subject to a four-month statutory hold period from the date of
closing. For a period of two-years from the date of closing,
Troilus Gold will have a Right of First Refusal
(“ROFR)” pursuant to which Troilus Gold shall have the
opportunity to find a buyer at equal or superior terms in the event
Emgold wishes to dispose of the shares (the “ROFR
Period”). During the ROFR Period, provided Emgold holds no
less than 5% of Troilus’ issued and outstanding shares,
Emgold shall have a participation right whereby Emgold shall have
the right to maintain its proportional interest in Troilus, subject
to certain conditions.
Financing Activities
As announced by press release on October 4, 2018, Emgold completed
a first tranche of its non-brokered private placement (the
“Financing”) by the issuance of 900,000 units (each a
“Unit”) issued at a price of CDN$0.12 per Unit for
gross proceeds of CDN$108,000. Each Unit consists of one (1) common
share (a “Share”) of the Company and one (1)
non-transferable share purchase warrant (a “Warrant”).
Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase, for a period of
24 months from the date of issuance, one additional Share (each a
“Warrant Share”) issued at a price of CDN$0.17 per
Warrant Share. A Finder’s Fee of $960 in cash was payable on
a portion of the Units in association with the closing of this
tranche of the Financing. One insider of the Company participated
in the Financing and subscribed for an aggregate of 800,000 Units
for gross proceeds of $96,000. Participation of insiders of the
Company in the Private Placement constitutes a related party
transaction as defined under Multilateral Instrument 61- 101
(Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions).
The Company is relying on the exemption from the formal valuation
requirement found in Section 5.5(b) of MI 61-101 (Issuer Not Listed
On Specified Markets) and also relying on the exemption from the
minority approval requirement found in Section 5.7(1)(a) of MI
61-101 (Fair Market Value Not More Than 25% of Market
Capitalization) and Section 5.7(b) of MI 61-101 (Fair Market Value
Not More Than $2,500,000 for the Related Party).
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
The
Company does not have off-balance sheet arrangements.
Proposed Transactions
Other
than the transactions described in the Business Update Section, the
Company does not have any proposed transactions that have material
impacts to the Company at this time.
Outstanding Share Data
As of the date of this MD&A, the Company has 26,968,805 shares
and 9,172,922 share purchase warrants outstanding. The Company has
3,000,000 options outstanding as at the date of this
MD&A.
Transactions with Related Parties
Related party transactions and balances not disclosed elsewhere in
the consolidated financial statements are as follows:
Key management personnel include those persons having authority and
responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the
activities of the Company as a whole. The Company has determined
that key management personnel consist of members of the Company's
Board of Directors and corporate officers. The Company incurred the
following transactions with directors and key management personnel
during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 was as
follows:
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Nine months ended September 30,
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$
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$
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Director,
Management and Consulting fees
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130,416
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78,135
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130,416
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78,135
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As at September 30, 2018, $258,425 (December 31, 2017 - $222,786)
was owing to David Watkinson, the CEO of the Company. The majority
of this balance was accrued salary of the CEO. The remaining
balance of $573 is related to the accrued interest to August 16,
2018 for advances made by the CEO to the Company between December
2017 to June 2018 where the principal of all these advances were
repaid on August 16, 2018. CEO salary of $69,375 were accrued in
the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
As at September 30, 2018, Andrew MacRitchie and William Witte, the
two directors of the Company loaned the Company C$5,000 each. These
loans bear interest at 1% per month and are repayable on demand.
The loan payable of C$5,000 to Andrew MacRitchie has been repaid
subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2018.
As at September 30, 2018, C$89,074 (December 31, 2017 - $31,414)
were owing to Clearline CPA, an entity controlled by the Grant
Smith, the former CFO of the Company for CFO and accounting
services up to July 2018.
During the nine months period ended September 30, 2018, service
fees of $30,000 were paid to Robert Rosner, the current CFO for
management and consulting services (2017 – Nil).
Remaining related party balances are measured at their exchange
amount, which is the amount of consideration established and agreed
to by the related parties. Amounts due to related parties are
unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no fixed term of
repayment.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, Robert Rosner, the CFO
and director of the Company and Andrew MacRitchie, the director of
the Company participated in the second tranche of the non-flow
through private placement with each subscribing 250,000 units at
C$0.12/unit or C$30,000 subscription proceeds.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2018, David Watkinson, the
CEO of the Company made a subscription for 900,000 units at
C$0.12/unit of non-flow through private placement in the amount of
C$96,000. These 900,000 shares were closed and issued subsequent to
this reporting period on October 4, 2018.
Changes in Accounting Policies
Refer to the Note 3 to the Company’s audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Financial Instruments
Refer to the Note 6 to the Company’s audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2017.
Risk Factors
Risks of the Company’s business include the
following:
Financing of Existing and Future Operations
With no
source of revenue, the Company has negative cash flow from
operations and raises funds for operations through equity
financings or through sale or lease of assets. The Company is
currently has negative working capital and the Company’s
ability to raise funds for existing and continuing operations and
future exploration and development of its properties cannot be
guaranteed.
Mining Industry
The exploration for and development of mineral deposits involves
significant risks, which even a combination of careful evaluation,
experience and knowledge may not eliminate. While the discovery of
an ore body may result in substantial rewards, few properties which
are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. Major
expenses may be required to establish ore reserves, to develop
metallurgical processes and to construct mining and processing
facilities at a particular site. It is impossible to ensure that
the current exploration programs planned by the Company will result
in a profitable commercial mining operation. Whether a mineral
deposit will be commercially viable depends on a number of factors,
some of which are the particular attributes of the deposit, such as
size, grade and proximity to infrastructure, as well as metal
prices which are highly cyclical and government regulations,
including regulations relating to prices, taxes, royalties, land
tenure, land use, importing and exporting of minerals and
environmental protection.
The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted,
but the combination of these factors may result in the Company not
receiving an adequate return on invested capital. Mining operations
generally involve a high degree of risk. The Company’s
operations are subject to all the hazards and risks normally
encountered in the exploration, development and production of ore,
including unusual and unexpected geology formations, rock bursts,
cave-ins, flooding and other conditions involved in the drilling
and removal of material, any of which could result in damage to, or
destruction of, mines and other producing facilities, damage to
life or property, environmental damage and possible legal
liability. Although adequate precautions to minimize risk will be
taken, milling operations are subject to hazards such as equipment
failure or failure of retaining dams around tailings disposal
areas, which may result in environmental pollution and consequent
liability.
The Company’s mineral exploration activities are directed
towards the search, evaluation and development of mineral deposits.
There is no certainty that the expenditures to be made by the
Company as described herein will result in discoveries of
commercial quantities of ore. There is aggressive competition
within the mining industry for the discovery and acquisition of
properties considered to have commercial potential. The Company
will compete with other interests, many of which have greater
financial resources than it will have for the opportunity to
participate in promising projects. Significant capital investment
is required to achieve commercial production from successful
exploration efforts.
Government Regulation
The exploration activities of the Company are subject to various
federal, provincial and local laws governing prospecting,
development, production, taxes, labour standards and occupational
health, mine safety, toxic substance and other matters. Exploration
activities are also subject to various federal, provincial and
local laws and regulations relating to the protection of the
environment. These laws mandate, among other things, the
maintenance of air and water quality standards, and land
reclamation. These laws also set forth limitations on the
generation, transportation, storage and disposal of solid and
hazardous waste.
Although the Company’s exploration activities are currently
carried out in accordance with all applicable rules and
regulations, no assurance can be given that new rules and
regulations will not be enacted or that existing rules and
regulations will not be applied in a manner which could limit or
curtail production or development. Amendments to current laws and
regulations governing operations and activities of exploration,
mining and milling or more stringent implementation thereof could
have a substantial adverse impact on the Company.
Permits and Licenses
The exploitation and development of mineral properties may require
the Company to obtain regulatory or other permits and licenses from
various governmental licensing bodies. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to obtain all necessary permits and
licenses that may be required to carry out exploration, development
and mining operations on its properties.
Environmental Risks and Hazards
All phases of the Company’s mineral exploration operations
are subject to environmental regulation in the various
jurisdictions in which it operates. Environmental legislation is
evolving in a manner which will require stricter standards and
enforcement, increased fines and penalties for non-compliance, more
stringent environmental assessments of proposed projects and a
heightened degree of responsibility for companies and their
officers, directors and employees.
There is no assurance that future changes in environmental
regulation, if any, will not adversely affect the Company’s
operations. Environmental hazards may exist on the properties on
which the Company holds interests which are unknown to the Company
at present, which have been caused, by previous or existing owners
or operators of the properties. The Company may become liable for
such environmental hazards caused by previous owners and operators
of the properties even where it has attempted to contractually
limit its liability. Government approvals and permits are
currently, and may in the future be, required in connection with
the Company’s operations. To the extent such approvals are
required and not obtained; the Company may be curtailed or
prohibited from proceeding with planned exploration or development
of mineral properties.
Failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations and permitting
requirements may result in enforcement actions there under,
including orders issued by regulatory or judicial authorities
causing operations to cease or be curtailed, and may include
corrective measures requiring capital expenditures, installation of
additional equipment, or remedial actions. Parties engaged in
mining operations may be required to compensate those suffering
loss or damage by reason of the mining activities and may have
civil or criminal fines or penalties imposed for violations of
applicable laws or regulations.
Amendments to current laws, regulations and permits governing
operations and activities of mining companies, or more stringent
implementation thereof, could have a material adverse impact on the
Company and cause increases in exploration expenses, capital
expenditures or production costs or reduction in levels of
production at producing properties or require abandonment or delays
in development of new mining properties. Production of mineral
properties may involve the use of dangerous and hazardous
substances such as sodium cyanide. While all steps will be taken to
prevent discharges of pollutants into the ground water the
environment, the Company may become subject to liability for
hazards that cannot be insured against.
Commodity Prices
The profitability of mining operations is significantly affected by
changes in the market price of gold and other minerals. The level
of interest rates, the rate of inflation, world supply of these
minerals and stability of exchange rates can all cause significant
fluctuations in base metal prices. Such external economic factors
are in turn influenced by changes in international investment
patterns and monetary systems and political developments. The price
of gold and other minerals has fluctuated widely in recent years,
and future serious price declines could cause continued commercial
production to be impracticable.
Depending on the price of gold and other minerals, cash flow from
mining operations may not be sufficient. Any figures for reserves
presented by the Company will be estimates and no assurance can be
given that the anticipated tonnages and grades will be achieved or
that the indicated level of recovery will be realized. Market
fluctuations and the price of gold and other minerals may render
reserves uneconomical. Moreover, short-term operating factors
relating to the reserves, such as the need for orderly development
of the ore bodies or the processing of new or different grades of
ore, may cause a mining operation to be unprofitable in any
particular accounting period.
Uninsured Risks
The Company may carry insurance to protect against certain risks in
such amounts as it considers adequate. Risks not insured against
include environmental pollution or other hazards against which such
corporations cannot insure or against which they may elect not to
insure.
Conflicts of Interest
Certain of the directors of the Company also serve as directors
and/or officers of other companies involved in natural resource
exploration and development. Consequently, there exists the
possibility for such directors to be in a position of conflict. Any
decision made by such directors involving the Company will be made
in accordance with their duties and obligations to deal fairly and
in good faith with the Company and such other companies. In
addition, such directors will declare, and refrain from voting on,
any matter in which such directors may have a conflict of
interest.
Property Title
Although the Company has obtained title opinions with respect to
certain of its properties, there may still be undetected title
defects affecting such properties. Accordingly, such properties may
be subject to prior unregistered liens, agreements, transfers or
claims, and title may be affected by, among other things,
undetected defects which could have a material adverse impact on
the Company's operations.
Financial and Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s certifying officers are responsible for ensuring
that processes are in place to provide them with sufficient
knowledge to support the representations they make. Investors
should be aware that inherent limitations on the ability of the
Company’s certifying officers to design and implement on a
cost effective basis DC&P and ICFR as defined in NI 52-109 may
result in additional risks to the quality, reliability,
transparency and timeliness of interim and annual filings and other
reports provided under securities legislation.
In
connection with Exemption Orders issued in November 2007 and
revised in December 2008 by each of the securities commissions
across Canada, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of the Company will file a Venture Issuer Basic Certificate
with respect to the financial information contained in the
unaudited interim financial statements and the audited annual
financial statements and respective accompanying Management’s
Discussion and Analysis.
In
contrast to the certificate under National Instrument (“NI
52-109”) (Certification of Disclosure in Issuer’s
Annual and Interim Filings), the Venture Issuer Basic Certification
does not include representations relating to the establishment and
maintenance of disclosure controls and procedures and internal
control over financial reporting, as defined in NI
52-109.
Investor Relations Activities
With respect to investor and public relations, the Company provides
information from its corporate offices to investors and brokers
through its website and SEDAR without the use of an investor
relations firm.
Approval
The Board of Directors of Emgold Mining Corporation has approved
the disclosure contained in this quarterly MD&A. A copy of this
quarterly MD&A will be provided to anyone who requests it and
can be located, along with additional information, on the SEDAR
website at www.sedar.com.
Caution On Forward-Looking Information
This quarterly MD&A contains "forward-looking statements".
These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this
quarterly MD&A and the Company does not intend, and does not
assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking
statements.
Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to,
statements with respect to the ongoing viability of the Company,
the Company’s ability to raise capital , future remediation
and reclamation activities, future mineral exploration, the
estimation of mineral reserves and mineral resources, the
realization of mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, the
timing of activities and the amount of estimated revenues and
expenses, the success of exploration activities, permitting time
lines, requirements for additional capital and sources and uses of
funds.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, among others, risks related to actual results of
financing activities, exploration activities; actual results of
remediation and reclamation activities; conclusions of economic
evaluations; changes in project parameters as plans continue to be
refined; future prices of gold and other commodities; the state of
capital markets; possible variations in ore reserves, grade or
recovery rates; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate
as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the
mining industry; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or
financing or in the
completion of exploration and development activities.
Respectfully submitted
On behalf of the Board of Directors
“David Watkinson”
David
Watkinson
President
& CEO