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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from to

Commission file number 001-35770

CONTANGO ORE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

27-3431051

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

516 2nd Avenue, Suite 401

Fairbanks, Alaska

99701

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

 

(907) 888-4273

(Registrants telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per share

 

CTGO

 

NYSE American

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” or “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

 

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No

The total number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of August 13, 2024 was 12,145,408.

 


CONTANGO ORE, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2024 (unaudited) and December 31, 2023

3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

5

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 (unaudited)

6

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

29

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

29

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

29

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

30

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

30

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

30

Item 5.

Other Information

30

Item 6.

Exhibits

31

 

All references in this Form 10-Q to the Company, CORE, we, us or our are to Contango ORE, Inc.

2


CONTANGO ORE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited)

Item 1 - Financial Statements

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

December 31, 2023

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

24,118,918

 

 

$

15,504,819

 

Restricted cash

 

 

234,433

 

 

 

232,572

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

 

1,278,663

 

 

 

1,112,910

 

Total current assets

 

 

25,632,014

 

 

 

16,850,301

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LONG-TERM ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

54,468,519

 

 

 

28,064,405

 

Property & equipment, net

 

 

13,279,522

 

 

 

13,326,347

 

Commitment fee

 

 

255,517

 

 

 

350,575

 

Total long-term assets

 

 

68,003,558

 

 

 

41,741,327

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

93,635,572

 

 

$

58,591,628

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

790,613

 

 

$

250,739

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

1,976,353

 

 

 

2,241,087

 

Derivative contract liability

 

 

17,869,326

 

 

 

2,679,784

 

Debt, current portion

 

 

29,900,000

 

 

 

7,900,000

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

50,536,292

 

 

 

13,071,610

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advance royalty reimbursement

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

252,547

 

 

 

246,227

 

Contingent consideration liability

 

 

1,100,480

 

 

 

1,100,480

 

Derivative contract liability

 

 

33,727,276

 

 

 

20,737,997

 

Debt, net

 

 

44,698,449

 

 

 

36,779,859

 

Total non-current liabilities

 

 

80,978,752

 

 

 

60,064,563

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

 

131,515,044

 

 

 

73,136,173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred Stock, 15,000,000 shares authorized

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock, $0.01 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 10,365,914 shares
issued and
10,363,434 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024; 9,454,233 shares issued and 9,451,753 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2023

 

 

103,658

 

 

 

94,542

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

140,150,016

 

 

 

124,451,067

 

Treasury stock at cost (2,480 at June 30, 2024; and 2,480 shares at December 31, 2023)

 

 

(48,308

)

 

 

(48,308

)

Accumulated deficit

 

 

(178,084,838

)

 

 

(139,041,846

)

TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT)

 

 

(37,879,472

)

 

 

(14,544,545

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY/(DEFICIT)

 

$

93,635,572

 

 

$

58,591,628

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

3


CONTANGO ORE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

EXPENSES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Claim rental expense

 

$

(128,117

)

 

$

(126,451

)

 

$

(256,234

)

 

$

(252,903

)

Exploration expense

 

 

(35,788

)

 

 

(1,010,453

)

 

 

(122,432

)

 

 

(1,262,380

)

Depreciation expense

 

 

(26,996

)

 

 

(33,859

)

 

 

(53,992

)

 

 

(68,073

)

Accretion expense

 

 

(3,181

)

 

 

(3,021

)

 

 

(6,321

)

 

 

(5,886

)

Impairment from loss, net of recovery

 

 

 

 

 

(7,111

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7,111

)

General and administrative expense

 

 

(2,192,406

)

 

 

(2,510,042

)

 

 

(4,660,401

)

 

 

(4,490,963

)

Total expenses

 

 

(2,386,488

)

 

 

(3,690,937

)

 

 

(5,099,380

)

 

 

(6,087,316

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER INCOME/(EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

10,409

 

 

 

4,905

 

 

 

22,459

 

 

 

13,307

 

Interest expense

 

 

(2,920,550

)

 

 

(615,979

)

 

 

(4,951,364

)

 

 

(1,063,489

)

Loss from equity investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

(695,633

)

 

 

(6,720,000

)

 

 

(835,886

)

 

 

(11,810,000

)

Unrealized loss on derivative contracts

 

 

(12,553,491

)

 

 

 

 

 

(28,178,821

)

 

 

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

 

606,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

606,499

 

Total other income/(expense)

 

 

(16,159,265

)

 

 

(6,724,575

)

 

 

(33,943,612

)

 

 

(12,253,683

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET LOSS

 

$

(18,545,753

)

 

$

(10,415,512

)

 

$

(39,042,992

)

 

$

(18,340,999

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS PER SHARE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

$

(1.90

)

 

$

(1.38

)

 

$

(4.03

)

 

$

(2.46

)

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

9,775,758

 

 

 

7,547,472

 

 

 

9,681,064

 

 

 

7,455,691

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

4


CONTANGO ORE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(39,042,992

)

 

$

(18,340,999

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,312,179

 

 

 

1,332,867

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

53,992

 

 

 

68,073

 

Accretion expense

 

 

6,321

 

 

 

5,886

 

Impairment expense

 

 

 

 

 

7,111

 

Loss from equity investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

835,886

 

 

 

11,810,000

 

Unrealized loss from derivative contracts

 

 

28,178,821

 

 

 

 

Interest expense paid in stock

 

 

200,048

 

 

 

438,877

 

Change in the fair value of contingent consideration

 

 

 

 

 

(606,500

)

Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance fees

 

 

1,491,227

 

 

 

(144,689

)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other

 

 

(165,753

)

 

 

402,689

 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

275,128

 

 

 

893,831

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(6,855,143

)

 

 

(4,132,854

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash invested in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

(27,240,000

)

 

 

(11,810,000

)

Acquisition of Contango Lucky Shot Alaska, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

(719

)

Acquisition of property and equipment

 

 

(7,167

)

 

 

 

Net cash used by investing activities

 

 

(27,247,167

)

 

 

(11,810,719

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for shares withheld from employees for payroll tax withholding

 

 

 

 

 

(39,496

)

Cash proceeds from warrant exercise

 

 

 

 

 

6,886,000

 

Cash proceeds from debt

 

 

30,000,000

 

 

 

7,647,500

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,477,569

)

 

 

(1,634,973

)

Cash proceeds from common stock issuance, net

 

 

14,195,839

 

 

 

5,965,582

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

42,718,270

 

 

 

18,824,613

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN CASH

 

 

8,615,960

 

 

 

2,881,040

 

CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

15,737,391

 

 

 

8,996,154

 

CASH AND RESTRICTED CASH, END OF PERIOD

 

$

24,353,351

 

 

$

11,877,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

2,762,152

 

 

$

607,787

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Commitment fee dercognized and added to debt discount

 

 

453,124

 

 

 

 

Total non-cash investing and financing activities

 

$

453,124

 

 

$

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

5


CONTANGO ORE, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY/(DEFICIT)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Stockholders’

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Stock

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity/(Deficit)

 

Balance at March 31, 2024

 

 

9,616,084

 

 

$

96,160

 

 

$

125,441,413

 

 

$

(48,308

)

 

$

(159,539,085

)

 

$

(34,049,820

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

641,554

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

641,554

 

Common stock issuance

 

 

744,843

 

 

 

7,448

 

 

 

13,110,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,118,127

 

Cost of common stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,290,352

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,290,352

)

Issuance of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,146,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,146,722

 

Stock issued for convertible note interest payment

 

 

4,987

 

 

 

50

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100,050

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,545,753

)

 

 

(18,545,753

)

Balance at June 30, 2024

 

 

10,365,914

 

 

$

103,658

 

 

$

140,150,016

 

 

$

(48,308

)

 

$

(178,084,838

)

 

$

(37,879,472

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Stockholders’

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Stock

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity/(Deficit)

 

Balance at March 31, 2023

 

 

7,306,718

 

 

$

73,067

 

 

$

82,063,409

 

 

$

 

 

$

(87,860,026

)

 

$

(5,723,550

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

725,049

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

725,049

 

Common stock issuance

 

 

158,461

 

 

 

1,585

 

 

 

4,203,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,205,191

 

Cost of common stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(550,609

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(550,609

)

Treasury shares issued in common stock issuance

 

 

1,527

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

(138,886

)

 

 

 

 

 

(138,871

)

Warrants

 

 

313,000

 

 

 

3,130

 

 

 

5,855,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,858,772

 

Warrant modification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(382,769

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(382,769

)

Fair value of warrants issued with common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,409,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,409,997

 

Treasury shares issued for convertible note interest payment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(100,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

(100,000

)

Stock issued for convertible note interest payment

 

 

3,511

 

 

 

35

 

 

 

99,958

 

 

 

238,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

338,879

 

Treasury shares withheld for employee taxes

 

 

(1,527

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15

)

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(10,415,512

)

 

 

(10,415,512

)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

7,781,690

 

 

$

77,817

 

 

$

93,424,283

 

 

$

 

 

$

(98,275,538

)

 

$

(4,773,438

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Stockholders’

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Stock

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity/(Deficit)

 

Balance at December 31, 2023

 

 

9,454,233

 

 

$

94,542

 

 

$

124,451,067

 

 

$

(48,308

)

 

$

(139,041,846

)

 

$

(14,544,545

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,312,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,312,179

 

Restricted stock activity

 

 

144,500

 

 

 

1,445

 

 

 

(1,445

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issuance

 

 

755,865

 

 

 

7,558

 

 

 

13,338,168

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13,345,726

 

Cost of common stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,296,610

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,296,610

)

Issuance of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,146,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,146,722

 

Stock issued for convertible note interest payment

 

 

11,316

 

 

 

113

 

 

 

199,935

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

200,048

 

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(39,042,992

)

 

 

(39,042,992

)

Balance at June 30, 2024

 

 

10,365,914

 

 

$

103,658

 

 

$

140,150,016

 

 

$

(48,308

)

 

$

(178,084,838

)

 

$

(37,879,472

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-In

 

 

Treasury

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

Stockholders’

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Stock

 

 

Deficit

 

 

Equity/(Deficit)

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

 

7,101,395

 

 

$

71,014

 

 

$

79,086,142

 

 

$

 

 

$

(79,934,539

)

 

$

(777,383

)

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,332,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,332,867

 

Restricted stock activity

 

 

85,166

 

 

 

851

 

 

 

(851

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock issuance

 

 

275,961

 

 

 

2,760

 

 

 

6,074,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,077,528

 

Cost of common stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(589,609

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(589,609

)

Treasury shares issued in common stock issuance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,481

 

Warrants

 

 

313,000

 

 

 

3,130

 

 

 

5,855,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,858,772

 

Warrant modification

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(382,769

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(382,769

)

Fair value of warrants issued with common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,848,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,848,179

 

Treasury shares issued for convertible note interest payment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(238,886

)

 

 

 

 

 

(238,886

)

Stock issued for convertible note interest payment

 

 

7,695

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

199,914

 

 

 

238,886

 

 

 

 

 

 

438,877

 

Treasury shares withheld for employee taxes

 

 

(1,527

)

 

 

(15

)

 

 

 

 

 

(39,481

)

 

 

 

 

 

(39,496

)

Net loss for the period

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,340,999

)

 

 

(18,340,999

)

Balance at June 30, 2023

 

 

7,781,690

 

 

$

77,817

 

 

$

93,424,283

 

 

$

 

 

$

(98,275,538

)

 

$

(4,773,438

)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

6


CONTANGO ORE, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Organization and Business

Contango ORE, Inc. (“CORE” or the “Company”) engages in exploration and development for gold ore and associated minerals in Alaska. The Company conducts its business through three primary means:

30.0% membership interest in Peak Gold, LLC (the “Peak Gold JV”), which leases approximately 675,000 acres from the Tetlin Tribal Council and holds approximately 13,000 additional acres of State of Alaska mining claims (such combined acreage, the “Peak Gold JV Property”) for exploration and development, including in connection with the Peak Gold JV’s plan to mine ore from the Main and North Manh Choh deposits within the Peak Gold JV Property (“Manh Choh” or the “Manh Choh Project”);
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango Lucky Shot Alaska, LLC ("LSA") (formerly Alaska Gold Torrent, LLC), an Alaska limited liability company, which leases the mineral rights to approximately 8,600 acres of State of Alaska and patented mining claims Alaska Hard Rock, Inc. The property, located in the Willow Mining District about 75 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska, contains three former producing gold mines within the patented claims (“Lucky Shot”, or the “Lucky Shot Property”); and
its wholly-owned subsidiary, Contango Minerals Alaska, LLC (“Contango Minerals”), which separately owns the mineral rights to approximately 145,280 acres of State of Alaska mining claims for exploration, including (i) approximately 69,780 acres located immediately northwest of the Peak Gold JV Property (the “Eagle/Hona Property”), (ii) approximately 14,800 acres located northeast of the Peak Gold JV Property (the “Triple Z Property”), (iii) approximately 52,700 acres of new property in the Richardson district of Alaska (the “Shamrock Property”) and (iv) approximately 8,000 acres located to the north and east of the Lucky Shot Property (the “Willow Property” and, together with the Eagle/Hona Property, the Triple Z Property, and the Shamrock Property, collectively the “Minerals Property”). The Company relinquished approximately 69,000 acres located on the Eagle/Hona Property in November 2022. The Company retained essentially all of the acreage where drilling was performed in 2019 and reconnaissance work in 2021, and used sampling data to determine which acreage should be released.

The Lucky Shot Property and the Minerals Property are collectively referred to in these Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as the “Contango Properties”.

The Company’s Manh Choh Project has commenced ore mining and stockpiling at the Fort Knox facility. All other projects are in the exploration stage.

The Company has been involved, directly and through the Peak Gold JV, in the exploration of the Manh Choh Project since 2010, which has resulted in the identification of two mineral deposits (Main and North Manh Choh) and several other gold, silver, and copper prospects. The other 70.0% membership interest in the Peak Gold JV is owned by KG Mining (Alaska), Inc. (“KG Mining”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation (“Kinross”). Kinross is a large gold producer with a diverse global portfolio and extensive operating experience in Alaska. The Peak Gold JV will mine ore from the Main and North Manh Choh deposits and process the ore at the existing Fort Knox mining and milling complex located approximately 240 miles (400 km) away in Fairbanks, Alaska. Ore from the mine is being trucked to Fort Knox for processing via public roadways in state-of-the-art trucks carrying legal loads. The use of the Fort Knox facilities is expected to accelerate the development of the Peak Gold JV Property and result in reduced upfront capital development costs, smaller environmental footprint, a shorter permitting and development timeline and less overall execution risk for the Peak Gold JV to advance the Main and North Manh Choh deposits to production. The Peak Gold JV has entered into an Ore Haul Agreement with Black Gold Transport, located in North Pole, Alaska to transport the run-of-mine ore from the Manh Choh Project to the Fort Knox facilities. Peak Gold JV has also entered into a contract with Kiewit Mining Group to provide contract mining and site preparation work at the Manh Choh Project. The Peak Gold JV will be charged a toll for using the Fort Knox facilities pursuant to a toll milling agreement by and between the Peak Gold JV and Fairbanks Gold Mining, Inc., which was entered into and became effective on April 14, 2023.

Kinross released a combined feasibility study for the Fort Knox mill and the Peak Gold JV in July 2022. Also, in July 2022, Kinross announced that its board of directors (the “Kinross Board”) made a decision to proceed with development of the Manh Choh Project. Effective December 31, 2022, CORE Alaska, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“CORE Alaska”), KG Mining, and the Peak Gold JV executed the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Peak Gold JV (as amended, the “A&R JV LLCA”). The First Amendment to the A&R JV LLCA provides that, beginning in 2023, the Company may fund its quarterly scheduled cash calls on a monthly basis. The Peak Gold JV management committee (the “JV Management Committee”) has approved budgets for 2023 and 2024, with cash calls totaling approximately to $248.1 million, of which the Company’s share is approximately $74.5 million. The Company had to contribute an unbudgeted cash call in July 2024 for $4.1 million. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has funded $74.5 million of the budgeted cash calls and the $4.1 million unbudgeted cash call in July 2024. The Company does not anticipate any further cash calls.

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The Lucky Shot project remains in care and maintenance as the Company plans a surface and underground drilling program for 2025.

On the Shamrock and Eagle/Hona Properties, the Company conducted surface mapping and sampling programs during 2021.

The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31. On November 14 2023, the Company’s board of directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from June 30 to December 31, effective as of December 31, 2023.

2. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial information, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by US GAAP for complete annual consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements have been included. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Form 10-KT for the six-month period ended December 31, 2023 and its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.

3. Liquidity

The Company’s cash needs going forward will primarily relate to capital calls from the Peak Gold JV, exploration of the Contango Properties, repayment of debt and related interest and general and administrative expenses of the Company. The JV Management Committee approved a significant budget to complete the required development to start the operations of the Manh Choh mine, which began production early in the third quarter of 2024. In 2024, it is anticipated that there will be $31.3 million of capital calls to the Peak Gold JV to reach production, $27.2 million of such amount has already been funded by the Company as of June 30, 2024 and the remaining $4.1 million was funded as of July 31, 2024. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has funded $74.5 million of the 2023 and 2024 capital calls to the Peak Gold JV and $78.6 million as of July 31, 2024, of which $60.0 million was funded from the Facility (as defined below). The Company believes it has sufficient capital to continue production at the Manh Choh mine, with its cash on hand and the $5.0 million of availability under the Facility. The Manh Choh mine has commenced production in July 2024 and the Project remains on track to deliver its planned production this year. The Company anticipates no further cash calls to the Peak Gold JV. Although there can be no guarantee that the Peak Gold JV will make distributions to the Company, the Company believes that distributions are probable and that it will maintain sufficient liquidity to meet its working capital requirements, including repayment obligations of approximately $29.9 million on the Facility, for the next twelve months from the date of this report. Failure to pay current debt obligations will result in an event of default and the Company's debt would be due immediately or callable (See Note 13). The Company made a $2.0 million principal payment towards the Facility in July 2024. If the Company elects to not fund a portion of its cash calls to the Peak Gold JV, its membership interest in the Peak Gold JV would be diluted. If the Company’s interest in the Peak Gold JV is diluted, the Company may not be able to fully realize its investment in the Peak Gold JV. Also, if no additional financing is obtained, the Company may not be able to fully realize its investment in the Contango Properties. The Company has limited financial resources and the ability of the Company to refinance current debt or arrange additional financing in the future will depend, in part, on the prevailing capital market conditions, the results achieved at the Peak Gold JV Property, as well as the market price of metals. The Company cannot be certain that financing will be available to the Company on acceptable terms, if at all.

4. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Please see the Company’s Form 10-KT for the six-month ended December 31, 2023 for a summary of the Company's significant accounting policies, as there have been no changes to the Company's significant accounting polices since the time of that filing.

5. Investment in the Peak Gold JV

The Company initially recorded its investment at the historical book value of the assets contributed to the Peak Gold JV, which was approximately $1.4 million. As of June 30, 2024 the Company has contributed approximately $102.2 million to the Peak Gold JV. As of June 30, 2024 the Company held a 30.0% membership interest in the Peak Gold JV.

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The following table is a roll-forward of the Company’s investment in the Peak Gold JV as of June 30, 2024:

 

 

Investment

 

 

in Peak Gold, LLC

 

Investment balance at June 30, 2023

 

$

 

Investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

34,380,000

 

Loss from equity investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

(6,315,595

)

Investment balance at December 31, 2023

 

$

28,064,405

 

Investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

15,450,000

 

Loss from equity investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

(140,253

)

Investment balance at March 31, 2024

 

$

43,374,152

 

Investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

11,790,000

 

Loss from equity investment in Peak Gold, LLC

 

 

(695,633

)

Investment balance at June 30, 2024

 

$

54,468,519

 

 

The following table presents the condensed unaudited results of operations for the Peak Gold JV for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 in accordance with US GAAP:

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

June 30, 2023

 

 

June 30, 2024

 

 

June 30, 2023