v3.22.2.2
MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS
12 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2022
MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS

4.

MINERAL PROPERTY INTERESTS

 

 

 

Maestro Property (formerly Lone Pine)

 

 

Jake Property

 

 

Angel’s Camp Royalty

 

 

Total

 

Balance, July 31, 2020

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$1

 

 

$1

 

Acquisition – cash payments

 

 

105,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

105,000

 

Acquisition – share issuance

 

 

210,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

210,000

 

Acquisition – royalty payments

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25,000

 

Disposal

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

-

 

Balance, July 31, 2021

 

$340,000

 

 

$-

 

 

$-

 

 

$340,000

 

Acquisition – cash payments*

 

 

-

 

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

100,000

 

Acquisition – royalty payments

 

 

25,000

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

25,000

 

Balance, July 31, 2022

 

$365,000

 

 

$100,000

 

 

$-

 

 

$365,000

 

 

* $50,000 of acquisition costs was accrued at and paid subsequent to July 31, 2022.

 

 

(a)

Maestro (formerly Lone Pine) Property, British Columbia

 

 

 

 

 

Under a mineral claims purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) dated June 8, 2021 between the Company and Impala Capital Corp. (the “Vendor”), an arms-length third party, the Company acquired a 100% interest in nine mineral claims located near Houston, British Columbia (the “ Maestro Property”).

 

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company made $105,000 in cash payments and issued 1,000,000 common shares to the Vendor (valued at $210,000), which were subject to a 4-month resale restricted period.

 

The Maestro Property is subject to a pre-existing 2.5% net smelter returns (NSR) held by an arm’s length third party, of which 1.5% can be purchased for $1.5 million by the Company. This NSR is subject to an annual advance payment of $25,000 (paid).

 

(b)

Jake Property, British Columbia

 

 

 

 

 

On November 5, 2021, the Company entered into a mineral claims purchase agreement (the ‘Agreement’) with United Mineral Services Ltd. (‘UMS’), a non-arm’s length party, to purchase a 100% interest in four mineral claims acquired through staking by UMS and to obtain an option to purchase a 100% interest in five adjacent claims (the ‘Underlying Claims’) owned by Electrum Resource Corporation (‘Electrum’), an arm’s length third party (the ‘Jake Property’). The Jake Property is located approximately 162 km north of Smithers, British Columbia. The Underlying Claims are subject to a 2% NSR royalty, which is capped at $3 million.

 

To acquire the Jake Property, the Company is required to:

 

 

i.

Make cash payments to UMS as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

$50,000 on the date of receipt of TSX Venture Exchange approval (the ‘Approval Date’) (paid after July 31, 2022)

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

$50,000 on the date that is six months following the Approval Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

$50,000 on the date that is twelve months following the Approval Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

d.

$50,000 on the date that is eighteen months following the Approval Date

 

 

 

 

 

ii.

Make cash payments to Electrum as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

$50,000 on or before July 14, 2022 (paid)

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

$75,000 on or before July 14, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

iii.

Incur expenditures on the Underlying Claims as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

a.

$60,000 on or before July 14, 2022 (completed)

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.

Additional $100,000 on or before July 14, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

c.

Additional $200,000 on or before December 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

On May 26, 2022, the Company received an approval from TSX Venture Exchange regarding its acquisition of the Jake Property.

 

 

 

(c)

Angel’s Camp Property

 

 

 

 

 

The Company retained a 1% NSR royalty (the ‘Royalty’) on the Angel’s Camp Property located in Lake County, Oregon. , which was recorded at a nominal amount of $1. On February 1, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement for the sale of 100% of the Royalty for US$150,000 to an arm’s-length party. Upon the completion of the transaction, the Company received the cash payment, recognizing a gain on sale of royalty interest of $191,654.

 

Selling costs associated with the transaction included $12,756 (US$10,000) paid to an arms-length party and $2,500 paid to the CFO of the Company.