v3.26.1
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION ASSETS  
Schedule of summary of the carrying costs of acquisition costs and exploration expenditures incurred to date for each exploration and evaluation asset
(a)Exploration and evaluation assets

Newfoundland

  ​ ​ ​

Queensway

  ​ ​ ​

Others

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Balance, December 31, 2023

$

9,014,478

$

78,709

$

9,093,187

Acquisition costs – Kingsway Project

 

20,088,541

 

 

20,088,541

Expenditure target payment – Kingsway Project

 

750,000

 

 

750,000

Acquisition costs – royalty purchases and other claims

 

4,522,707

 

35,499

 

4,558,206

Claim staking and license renewal costs

 

15,250

 

300

 

15,550

Balance, December 31, 2024

 

34,390,976

 

114,508

 

34,505,484

Claim staking, option payments and license renewal costs

 

377,988

 

41,382

 

419,370

Acquisition cost - Maritime Resources Corp.

 

 

29,929,410

 

29,929,410

Acquisition cost – Exploits

 

12,548,526

 

 

12,548,526

Acquisition cost – Other claims

261,232

261,232

Balance, December 31, 2025

$

47,578,722

$

30,085,300

$

77,664,022

(b)Exploration and evaluation expenses

Newfoundland

  ​ ​ ​

Queensway

  ​ ​ ​

Others

  ​ ​ ​

Total

Cumulative exploration expense, December 31, 2023

$

215,285,192

$

574,857

$

215,860,049

Assaying and metallurgical testing

 

7,206,656

 

 

7,206,656

Drilling

 

23,828,589

 

 

23,828,589

Trenching

 

2,932,976

 

 

2,932,976

Environmental, permitting and reclamation

 

3,348,316

 

 

3,348,316

Geological and geophysical studies

 

1,150,853

 

350

 

1,151,203

Personnel, consulting and overheads

 

11,978,431

 

488

 

11,978,919

Technical studies and resource evaluation

 

511,969

 

 

511,969

Property holding and other costs

 

1,604,712

 

 

1,604,712

 

52,562,502

 

838

 

52,563,340

Cumulative exploration expense, December 31, 2024

 

267,847,694

 

575,695

 

268,423,389

Assaying and metallurgical testing

 

5,089,668

 

 

5,089,668

Drilling

 

15,995,380

 

 

15,995,380

Trenching

 

499,146

 

 

499,146

Environmental, permitting and reclamation

 

1,026,461

 

 

1,026,461

Geological and geophysical studies

 

1,638,692

 

135,402

 

1,774,094

Personnel, consulting and overheads

 

11,592,629

 

 

11,592,629

Technical studies and resource evaluation

 

3,350,234

 

30,734

 

3,380,968

Property holding and other costs

 

2,022,061

 

 

2,022,061

 

41,214,271

 

166,136

 

41,380,407

Cumulative exploration expense, December 31, 2025

$

309,061,965

$

741,831

$

309,803,796

Schedule of asset acquisition

Purchase consideration

  ​ ​ ​

Value of equity instruments issued

$

20,000,000

Transaction costs

 

438,541

Total consideration

$

20,438,541

Assets

 

  ​

Exploration and evaluation assets

$

20,088,541

Property and equipment

 

350,000

Total assets acquired

$

20,438,541