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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
For the quarterly period ended
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FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
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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.
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).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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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
The number of shares of registrant’s Common Stock outstanding, $0.01 par value per share, as of February 10, 2025 was
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Condensed Consolidated Interim Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024 (Unaudited) and June 30, 2024 |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART I – FINANCI AL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financi al Statements.
PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim B alance Sheets
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Debt liability of royalty convertible debenture, net |
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PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP.
Condensed C onsolidated Interim Statements of Operations
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PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim St atements of Stockholders’ Equity
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PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statem ents of Cash Flows
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PARAMOUNT GOLD NEVADA CORP.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
For the Six Months Periods Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. (the “Company” or “Paramount”), incorporated under Chapter 78 of Nevada Revised Statutes, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metal properties. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include New Sleeper Gold LLC, Sleeper Mining Company, LLC, and Calico Resources USA Corp (“Calico”). The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral properties in Nevada and Oregon, United States. The Company’s activities are subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including the risk of failing to secure additional funding to advance its projects and the risks of determining whether these properties contain reserves that are economically recoverable. The Company’s shares of common stock trade on the NYSE American LLC under the symbol “PZG”.
Basis of Presentation and Preparation
The unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements are prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles for interim financial information and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all the normal and recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the interim financial information set forth herein have been included.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on an accrual basis of accounting, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, are presented in US dollars and follow the same accounting policies and methods of their application as the most recent annual financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended June 30, 2024.
Reclassification
For the fiscal year 2024, the Company reclassified certain amount in the consolidated statement of operations to conform to current period presentation. These reclassifications, including reclamation expenses from exploration and development, had no impact on previously reported Net Loss.
Significant Accounting Policies
Please see Note 1- Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies contained in the 2024 10-K.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2024-03, 'Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses,' aimed at enhancing the transparency of expense information in financial statements. The ASU seeks to improve the decision usefulness of expense information by requiring public business entities to disaggregate certain expense captions in the notes to financial statements. This includes detailed disclosures of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion expenses. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently reviewing the impact of adopting the provisions of this new ASU on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 2. Going Concern
The Company has not generated any revenues or cash flows from operations to date. As such the Company is subject to all the risks associated with development stage companies. Since inception, the Company has incurred losses and negative cash flows from operating activities which have been funded from the issuance of common stock, convertible notes, note payable and the sale of royalties on its mineral properties. The Company does not expect to generate positive cash flows from operating activities in the near future, if at all, until such time it successfully initiates production at its Grassy Mountain Project, including obtaining construction financing, completing the construction of the proposed mine and anticipates incurring operating losses for the foreseeable future.
The Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared on a “going concern” basis, which means that the continuation of the Company is presumed even though events and conditions exist that, when considered in aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern because it is possible that the Company will be required to adversely change its current business plan or may be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that these financial statements were issued.
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Paramount expects to continue to incur losses as a result of costs and expenses related to maintaining its properties and general and administrative expenses. Since 2015, the Company has relied on equity financings, debt financings and sale of royalties to fund its operations and the Company expects to rely on these forms of financing to fund operations into the near future.
Paramount’s current business plan requires working capital to fund non-discretionary expenditures for its exploration and development activities on its mineral properties, mineral property holding costs and general and administrative expenses.
Subsequent to February 12, 2025, the Company expects to fund operations as follows:
At December 31, 2024, the Company’s cash balance was $
Historically, we have been successful in accessing capital through equity and debt financing arrangements or by the sale of royalties on its mineral properties, no assurance can be given that additional financing will be available to it in amounts sufficient to meet its needs, or on terms acceptable to the Company. In the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital or financing, our operations, exploration and development activities would be significantly adversely affected. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent on having sufficient capital to maintain our operations. In considering our financing plans and our current working capital position the Company believes there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern twelve months after the date that our financial statements are issued.
Note 3. Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization with the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:
The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3).
The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:
Level 1 Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.
Level 2 Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates); and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.
Level 3 Inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.
Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy. Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, the royalty conversion feature on the Debenture (see Note 6) and convertible debt. Due to their short maturity of our cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, we believe that their carrying amounts approximate fair value as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024.
The Company determined that the Royalty conversion feature (Note 6) embedded in the Debenture is required to be accounted for separately from the Debenture as a derivative liability and recorded at fair value and the remaining value allocated to the Debenture net the unamortized debt issuance costs. The derivative liability will be fair valued at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recorded as a gain or loss in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2024, the fair value derivative liability increased by $
As of December 31, 2024, the Royalty conversion feature is recorded at $
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Note 4. Non-Cash Transactions
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued
For the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued
Note 5. Capital Stock
Authorized Capital
Authorized capital stock consists of
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued
For the three months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued
For the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued
For the six months ended December 31, 2023, the Company issued
Stock Options, Restricted Stock Units and Stock Based Compensation
Paramount’s 2015 and 2016 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans, which are stockholder-approved, permits the grant of stock options, restricted stock units and stock to its employees and directors for up to
Total stock-based compensation for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $
Stock Options
Stock option awards are generally granted with an exercise price equal to the market price of Paramount’s stock at the date of grant and have contractual lives of
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performance goals and other performance conditions. Option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans).
For the six months ended December 31, 2024
, the Company did
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, share-based compensation expense relating to service condition options and performance condition options was $
For the six months ended December 31, 2024
, share-based compensation expense relating to service condition options and performance condition options was $
A summary of stock option activity under the Stock Incentive and Compensation Plans as of December 31, 2024 is presented below:
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A summary of the status of Paramount’s non-vested options at December 31, 2024 is presented below:
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Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs")
RSUs are awards for service and performance which upon vesting and settlement entitle the recipient to receive one common share of the Company's Common Stock for no additional consideration, for each RSU held.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
, there were
For the three months ended December 31, 2024, share-based compensation expenses related to service condition RSUs and performance condition RSUs was $
For the six months ended December 31, 2024, share-based compensation expenses related to service condition RSUs and performance condition RSUs was $
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A summary of RSUs activity is summarized as follows:
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Note 6. Debt
$15,000,000 Secured Royalty Convertible Debenture
Effective as of December 27, 2023, Paramount closed on a Secured Royalty Convertible Debenture (the “Debenture”) with Sprott Private Resource Streaming and Royalty (US Collector), LP (“Sprott”) for $
If the Royalty is issued, Paramount has the option to buy back
The Company has accounted for the Royalty Conversion Option and related Buyback Provision as an embedded derivative in accordance with ASC 815 and recorded the derivative as a separate liability at fair value. The fair value of the derivative was $
At December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, the Debenture consisted of the following:
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In connection with the Debenture, Paramount and Calico entered into a Mining Right of First Refusal Option to Purchase Agreement (the “ROFR”) in favor of Sprott. Pursuant to the ROFR, we have granted to Sprott the right of first refusal with respect to any proposed grant, sale or issuance to any third party of a stream, royalty or similar interest (a “Mineral Interest”) based on or with reference to future production from the proposed Grassy Mountain gold and silver mine.
The ROFR shall terminate on the date which is the earlier of (i) the seventh (7th) anniversary of the ROFR; (ii) the closing of one or more purchase transactions between us and Sprott in respect of Mineral Interests for an aggregate purchase price of $
Interest Expense
The following table summarizes the components of recorded interest expense:
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(1) The 2019 Secured Convertible Notes ("2019 Note") were repaid in
. The 2019 Notes bore and interest rate of
(2) The Bridge Promissory Note ("Bridge Note") was repaid in
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Note 7. Mineral Properties
The Company has capitalized acquisition costs on mineral properties as follows:
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Sleeper:
Sleeper is located in Humboldt County, Nevada, approximately 26 miles northwest of the town of Winnemucca.
Grassy Mountain:
The Grassy Mountain Project is located in Malheur County, Oregon, approximately 22 miles south of Vale, Oregon, and roughly 70 miles west of Boise, Idaho.
Other Nevada Based Projects:
During the three month period ended December 31, 2024, the Company made a payment to Nevada Select in the amount of $
Impairment of Mineral Properties
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The Company reviews and evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment on an annual basis or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the related carrying amounts may not be recoverable. For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 , no events or changes in circumstance are believed to have impacted recoverability of the Company’s long-lived assets. Accordingly, it was determined that no interim impairment was necessary.
Note 8. Reclamation and Environmental
Reclamation and environmental costs are based principally on legal requirements. Management estimates costs associated with reclamation of mineral properties and properties under mine closure. On an ongoing basis the Company evaluates its estimates and assumptions; however, actual amounts could differ from those based on estimates and assumptions.
The Company has posted several cash bonds as financial security to satisfy reclamation requirements. The balance of posted cash reclamation bonds at December 31, 2024
is $
Paramount is responsible for managing the reclamation activities from the previous mine operations at the Sleeper Gold Mine as directed by the BLM and the Nevada State Department of Environmental Protection (“NDEP”). Paramount has estimated the undiscounted reclamation costs for existing disturbances at the Sleeper Gold Project required by the BLM to be $
The following variables were used in the calculation for the periods ending December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024:
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Changes to the Company’s reclamation and environmental costs for the Sleeper Gold Mine for the six month period ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended June 30, 2024 are as follows:
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The Company recorded an accretion expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 of $
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Note 9. Other Income
The Company’s other income details for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
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The proceeds the Company receives from its reclamation insurance policy for government mandated reclamation at its Sleeper Gold Project is recorded as other income. The corresponding expenses the Company incurs for performing these reclamation expenses are included in exploration costs on the Condensed Consolidated Interim Statement of Operations.
Note 10. Segmented Information
Segmented information has been compiled based on the material mineral properties in which the Company performs exploration activities.
Expenses by material project for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024:
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Additional operating expenses incurred by the Company are treated as corporate overhead with the exception of accretion expense which is discussed in Note 8.
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Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
Other Commitments
Paramount has an agreement to acquire
Paramount has an agreement with Nevada Select Royalty to purchase
The Company has an agreement with Nevada Select to purchase the Bald Peak mining claims in the States of Nevada and California for a total consideration of $
Note 12. Subsequent Events
Subsequent to the period end the Company settled
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (“Form 10-Q”) constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give the Company's current expectations and forecasts of future events. All statements other than statements of current or historical fact contained in this quarterly report, including statements regarding the Company's future financial position, business strategy, budgets, projected costs and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the Company's current plans, and the Company's actual future activities and results of operations may be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. Any or all of the forward-looking statements in this quarterly report may turn out to be inaccurate. The Company has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. The forward-looking statements can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, and in the risk factors on Form 10-K that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on September 26, 2024. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein, to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable Canadian securities laws, and as a result we report our mineral reserves and mineral resources according to two different standards. U.S. reporting requirements, for disclosure of mineral properties, are governed by Item 1300 of Regulation S-K (“S-K 1300”), as issued by the SEC. Canadian reporting requirements for disclosure of mineral properties are governed by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), as adopted from the definitions provided by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Both sets of reporting standards have similar goals in terms of conveying an appropriate level of confidence in the disclosures being reported, but the standards embody slightly different approaches and definitions.
In our public filings in the U.S. and Canada and in certain other announcements not filed with the SEC, we disclose proven and probable reserves and measured, indicated and inferred resources, each as defined in S-K 1300. The estimation of measured resources and indicated resources involves greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic feasibility than the estimation of proven and probable reserves, and therefore investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of measured or indicated resources will ever be converted into S-K 1300-compliant reserves. The estimation of inferred resources involves far greater uncertainty as to their existence and economic viability than the estimation of other categories of resources, and therefore it cannot be assumed that all or any part of inferred resources will ever be upgraded to a higher category. Therefore, investors are cautioned not to assume that all or any part of inferred resources exist, or that they can be mined legally or economically.
Overview
We are a company engaged in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing precious metal projects in the United States of America. Paramount owns advanced stage exploration projects in the states of Nevada and Oregon. We enhance the value of our projects by implementing exploration and engineering programs that have the goal to expand and upgrade known mineralized material to reserves. The following discussion updates our outlook and plan of operations for the foreseeable future. It also analyzes our financial condition and summarizes the results of our operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2024 and compares these results to the results of the prior year three and six months ended December 31, 2023.
Operating Highlights:
For the three and six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company highlights include:
Outlook and Plan of Operation:
We believe that investors will gain a better understanding of the Company if they understand how we measure and disclose our results. As a development stage company, we do not generate cash flow from our operations. We recognize the importance of managing our liquidity and capital resources. We pay close attention to all cash expenses and look for ways to minimize them when possible. We ensure we have sufficient cash on hand to meet our annual land holding costs as the maintenance of mining claims and leases are essential to preserve the value of our mineral property assets.
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Comparison of Operating Results for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023
We did not earn any revenue from mining operations for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Net Loss
Our net loss for the three months ended December 31, 2024 was $2,031,489 compared to a net loss of $1,574,559 in the three months ended December 31, 2023. The drivers of the increase in net loss of 29% are fully described below.
Our net loss for the six months ended December 31, 2024 was $3,603,627 compared to a net loss of $3,648,719 in the six months ended December 31, 2023. The drivers of the decrease in net loss of 1% are fully described below.
The Company expects to incur losses for the foreseeable future as we continue with our planned exploration and development programs.
Expenses
Exploration, Development, Reclamation and Land Holding Costs
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, exploration expenses were $377,112 and $304,033, respectively. This represents an increase of 24% or $73,079. Expenses related to our exploration or development activities are generally not comparable from period to period as activities will vary based on several factors. At Grassy Mountain, the Company continued with permitting activities with state and federal permitting agencies and these expenses totaled $357,038. A significant amount of the expenses incurred were related to the State of Oregon completing its environmental evaluation of the proposed gold mine at Grassy Mountain. At Sleeper, expense of $20,074 were related to general maintenance of operations and mining claims.
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, reclamation expenses were $16,420 and $1,469,897, respectively. This represents a decrease of 99% or $ 1,453,477. The decrease in reclamation expenses reflects that in the previous year comparable period the Company was conducting a one-time conversion of historical mining collection ponds to e-cell conversion ponds. This work was substantially completed in the previous fiscal year. On-going regular monitoring activities for the Sleeper Gold project continue year to year.
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, land holding costs were $186,389 and $157,143, respectively. The increase in land holding costs of $29,246 from the previous period relates to the increase in holding costs per claim enacted by the BLM commencing in September 2024.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, exploration expenses were $772,410 and $817,127, respectively. This represents a decrease of 5% or $44,717. Expenses related to our exploration or development activities are generally not comparable from period to period as activities will vary based on several factors. At Grassy Mountain the Company continued with permitting activities with state and federal permitting agencies. These expenses totaled $694,107. At Sleeper, the Company completed an updated TRS with expenses totaling $78,303.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, reclamation expenses were $70,357 and $2,216,593, respectively. This represents a decrease of 97% or $2,146,236. The decrease in reclamation expenses reflects that in the previous year comparable period the Company was conducting a one-time conversion of historical mining collection ponds to e-cell conversion ponds. This work was substantially completed in the previous fiscal year. On-going regular monitoring activities for the Sleeper Gold project continue year to year.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, land holding costs were $352,954 and $314,287, respectively. This represents and increase of 12% or $38,667. The increase in land holding costs of $38,667 from the previous period relates to the increase in holding costs per claim enacted by the BLM commencing in September 2024.
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Salaries and Benefits
For the three month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, salary and benefits were $280,711 and $259,194, respectively. This represents an increase of 8%. Salary and benefits are comprised of cash and equity based compensation of the Company’s executive and corporate administration teams. The increase primarily reflects increases to base salaries paid to employees in the three month period ended December 31, 2024 compared to the three month period ended December 31, 2023. Included in the salary and benefits expense amount for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was non-cash equity based compensation of $46,077 and $40,084, respectively.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, salary and benefits were $569,191 and $538,790, respectively. This represents an increase of 6% or $30,401. Salary and benefits are comprised of cash and equity based compensation of the Company’s executive and corporate administration teams. The increase primarily reflects increases to base salaries paid to employees in the six months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2023. Included in the salary and benefits expense amount for the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was non-cash equity based compensation of $93,907 and $103,337, respectively.
Directors’ Compensation
For the three month periods ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, directors’ compensation expenses were $48,447 and $28,951, respectively. This represents an increase of 67%. Directors’ compensation consists of cash and stock-based compensation of the Company’s board of directors. The increase reflects higher equity based compensation recorded in the current quarter compared to the prior year’s comparable period.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, directors' compensation expenses were $99,978 and $57,984, respectively. This represents an increase of 72%. The increase reflects higher equity based compensation recorded in the current quarter compared to the prior year’s comparable period.
Professional Fees and General and Administration
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, professional fees were $85,234 and $98,315, respectively. This represents a decrease of $13,081. The decrease was mainly due legal fees incurred in the previous period that were not incurred in the previous year comparable period. Professional fees include legal, audit, advisory and consultant expenses incurred on corporate and operational activities being performed by the Company on a period-by-period basis.
For the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, general and administration expenses decreased by 3% to $178,949 from $184,727. The decrease in general and administration expenses from the previous year’s comparable period was mainly due to lower travel costs.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, professional fees were $257,231 and $153,567, respectively. This represents an increase of $103,664. The increase was mainly due to consulting fees and legal fees incurred in the current period that were not incurred in the previous year comparable period. Professional fees include legal, audit, advisory and consultant expenses incurred on corporate and operational activities being performed by the Company on a period-by-period basis.
For the six months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, general and administration expenses increased by 14% to $367,260 from $321,866. The increase in general and administration expenses from the previous year’s comparable period was mainly due to higher insurance costs.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As an exploration and development company, Paramount funds its operations, reclamation activities and discretionary exploration programs with its cash on hand. At December 31, 2024, we had cash and cash equivalents of $3,405,400 compared to $5,423,059 as at June 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, we had working capital of approximately $3,716,907. Our plans to manage our liquidity position is described below under Going Concern and Capital Resources.
In May 2020, the Company established an $8.0 million “at the market” equity offering program with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor") and Canaccord Genuity LLC to proactively increase its financial flexibility. In May 2024, the Company established a new $7 million "at the market" offering program with Cantor and A.G.P./Alliance Global Partners. During the six months ended December 31, 2024, the Company issued shares 252,052 under the program for net proceeds of $104,228.
The main uses of cash for the six months ended December 31, 2024 were:
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In addition to cash used in operating and investing activities, the Company received cash during the six months ended December 31, 2024 as follows:
Going Concern and Capital Resources
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared on a “going concern” basis, which means that the continuation of the Company is presumed even though events and conditions exist that, when considered in aggregate, raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern because it is possible that the Company will be required to adversely change its current business plan or may be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that these financial statements were issued.
Paramount expects to continue to incur losses as a result of costs and expenses related to maintaining its properties and general and administrative expenses. Since 2015, the Company has relied on equity financings, debt financings and sale of royalties to fund its operations and the Company expects to rely on these forms of financing to fund operations into the near future.
Paramount’s current business plan requires working capital to fund non-discretionary expenditures for its exploration and development activities on its mineral properties, mineral property holding costs and general and administrative expenses.
We anticipate our twelve-month cash expenditures to be as follows:
We anticipate our twelve-month cash discretionary exploration and development, subject to available cash on hand as follows:
For any interest that accrues and is owing on the outstanding Debenture, the Company expects to elect to pay the quarterly-annual interest payment in shares of its Common Stock.
Subsequent to February 12, 2025, the Company expects to fund operations as follows:
Historically, we have been successful in accessing capital through equity and debt financing arrangements or by the sale of royalties on our mineral properties, no assurance can be given that additional financing will be available to it in amounts sufficient to meet its needs, or on terms acceptable to the Company. In the event that we are unable to obtain additional capital or financing, our operations, exploration and development activities will be significantly adversely affected. The continuation of the Company as a going concern is dependent on having sufficient capital to maintain our operations. In considering our financing plans, our current working capital position and our ability to reduce operating expenses the Company believes there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern twelve months after the date that our financial statements are issued.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Management considers the following policies to be most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the uncertainties that could impact the results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. Our financial statements are affected by the accounting policies used and the estimates and assumptions made by management during their preparation. Management believes the Company’s critical accounting policies are those related to mineral property acquisition costs, exploration and development cost, derivative accounting and foreign currency translation.
Estimates
The Company prepares its consolidated financial statements and notes in conformity to United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, management evaluates these estimates, including those related the adequacy of the Company’s reclamation and environmental obligation, and assessment of impairment of mineral properties. Management bases these estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis of making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
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Mineral property acquisition costs
The Company capitalizes the cost of acquiring mineral properties and will amortize these costs over the useful life of a property following the commencement of production or expense these costs if it is determined that the mineral property has no future economic value or the properties are sold or abandoned. Costs include cash consideration and the fair market value of shares issued on the acquisition of mineral properties. Properties acquired under option agreements, whereby payments are made at the sole discretion of the Company, are recorded in the accounts of the specific mineral property at the time the payments are made.
The amounts recorded as mineral properties reflect actual costs incurred to acquire the properties and do not indicate any present or future value of economically recoverable reserves.
Exploration expenses
We record exploration expenses as incurred. When we determine that precious metal resource deposit can be economically and legally extracted or produced based on established proven and probable reserves, further exploration expenses related to such reserves incurred after such a determination will be capitalized. To date, we have not established any proven or probable reserves and will continue to expense exploration costs as incurred.
Asset Retirement Obligation
The fair value of the Company’s asset retirement obligation (“ARO”) is measured by discounting the expected cash flows using a discount factor that reflects the credit-adjusted risk free rate of interest, while taking into account the inflation rate. The Company prepares estimates of the timing and amounts of expected cash flows and ongoing reclamation expenditures are charged against the ARO as incurred to the extent they relate to the ARO. Significant judgments and estimates are made when estimating the fair value of ARO.
Convertible debt and derivative liabilities
We account for convertible notes with conversion features in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The embedded conversion features are assessed to determine whether they meet the criteria for separate accounting as derivatives. If so, they are bifurcated and recorded at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in our Statement of Operations and the remaining value allocated to the convertible notes net the unamortized debt issuance costs. The determination of fair value involves the use of estimates, assumptions, and valuation models, including but not limited to discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing models. These estimates and assumptions may include, but are not limited to, future interest rates, volatility of gold and silver prices, and credit spreads. Changes in these inputs could result in significant adjustments to the fair value of our derivatives and may impact our financial results.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We are not currently a party to, or otherwise involved with, any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, or capital resources.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitati ve Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not applicable as a smaller reporting company.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) and determined that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The evaluation considered the procedures designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and communicated to our management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(d) and 13d-15(d) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
(c) Inherent Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Because of its inherent limitations, disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation or effectiveness to future periods are subject to risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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PART II – OTHE R INFORMATION
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2024.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 4. Mi ne Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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PART IV
Item 6. Ex hibits.
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* Filed herewith.
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SIGNAT URES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: February 12, 2025 |
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/s/ Rachel Goldman |
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Rachel Goldman |
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Carlo Buffone |
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