UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024
Or
☐ TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________________to ________________
Commission File Number 000-54332
LITHIUM
CORPORATION |
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Nevada |
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98-0530295 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.) |
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1031
Railroad St. Ste. 102B, Elko, Nevada |
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89801 |
(Address
of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip
Code) |
(775) 410-5287
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title
of each class |
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Trading
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Name of
exchange on which registered |
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Common
Stock |
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LTUM |
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N/A |
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,” and
"emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer ☐ |
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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 ☒
APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents
and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan
confirmed by a court. Yes ☐ No ☐
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date. 117,892,441 common shares issued and outstanding as of May 15,
2024
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LITHIUM CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Our unaudited interim financial statements for the three month period
ended March 31, 2024 form part of this quarterly report. They are stated in
United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
LITHIUM Corporation
Balance Sheets
ASSETS |
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March
31, 2024 |
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December
31, 2023 |
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CURRENT ASSETS |
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Cash |
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$ |
3,539,674 |
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$ |
3,667,617 |
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Marketable securities |
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227,756 |
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332,082 |
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Deposits |
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700 |
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700 |
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Prepaid expenses |
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12,650 |
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22,850 |
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Total Current Assets |
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3,780,780 |
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4,023,249 |
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OTHER ASSETS |
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Equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
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19,153 |
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20,986 |
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TOTAL ASSETS |
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$ |
3,799,933 |
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$ |
4,044,235 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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LIABILITIES |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
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$ |
29,374 |
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$ |
8,386 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities -
related party |
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29,491 |
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26,489 |
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Allowance for optioned properties |
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2,191,102 |
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2,191,102 |
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
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2,249,967 |
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2,225,977 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES |
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2,249,967 |
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2,225,977 |
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Commitments and contingencies |
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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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Common stock, 3,000,000,000 shares
authorized, par value $0.001; 117,892,441 and 117,892,441 common
shares outstanding, respectively |
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117,893 |
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117,893 |
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Additional paid in capital |
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8,948,385 |
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8,948,385 |
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Additional paid in capital - options |
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1,011,639 |
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957,247 |
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Additional paid in capital - warrants |
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369,115 |
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369,115 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(8,897,066 |
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(8,574,382 |
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TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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1,549,966 |
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1,818,258 |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
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$ |
3,799,933 |
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$ |
4,044,235 |
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The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LITHIUM Corporation
Statements of Operations
(unaudited)
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Three Months
Ended March
31, 2024 |
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Three
Months Ended March
31, 2023 |
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REVENUE |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Professional fees |
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23,838 |
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11,503 |
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Depreciation |
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1,833 |
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1,833 |
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Exploration expenses |
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49,557 |
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3,779 |
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Consulting fees - related party |
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72,000 |
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101,984 |
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Consulting fees |
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69,392 |
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53,153 |
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Transfer agent and filing fees |
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5,025 |
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8,386 |
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Travel |
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9,873 |
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1,085 |
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General and administrative expenses |
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5,970 |
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13,166 |
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TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
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237,488 |
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194,889 |
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LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
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(237,488 |
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(194,889 |
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) |
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Gain (Loss) on sale of marketable securities |
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- |
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- |
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Change in fair value of marketable securities |
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(104,326 |
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(101,675 |
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Other income |
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19,130 |
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18,388 |
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Other income - related party |
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- |
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10,000 |
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TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |
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(85,196 |
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(73,287 |
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
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(322,684 |
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(268,176 |
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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES |
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- |
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- |
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NET INCOME (LOSS) |
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$ |
(322,684 |
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$ |
(268,176 |
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Gain on change in fair value of marketable securities |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
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$ |
(322,684 |
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$ |
(268,176 |
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NET LOSS PER SHARE: BASIC AND DILUTED |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC AND DILUTED |
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117,892,441 |
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105,836,885 |
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The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LITHIUM Corparation
Statements of Stockholders' Equity
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Additional |
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Additional |
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Additional |
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Paid-in |
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Paid-in |
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Total |
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Common
Stock |
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Paid-in |
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Capital
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Capital
- |
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Accumulated |
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Stockholders' |
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Shares |
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Amount |
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Capital |
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Warrants |
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Options |
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Deficit |
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Equity |
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Balance, December 31, 2022 |
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113,692,441 |
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113,693 |
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8,571,524 |
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369,115 |
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887,910 |
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(7,956,189 |
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1,986,053 |
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Shares issued for cash |
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2,200,000 |
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2,200 |
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233,200 |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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235,400 |
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Stock based compensation |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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69,337 |
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- |
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69,337 |
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Net income |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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Balance, March 31, 2023 |
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115,892,441 |
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$ |
115,893 |
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$ |
8,804,724 |
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$ |
369,115 |
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$ |
957,247 |
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$ |
(7,956,189 |
) |
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$ |
2,290,790 |
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Balance, December 31, 2023 |
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117,892,441 |
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$ |
117,893 |
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$ |
8,948,385 |
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$ |
369,115 |
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$ |
957,247 |
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$ |
(8,574,382 |
) |
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$ |
1,818,258 |
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Stock based compensation |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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54,392 |
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- |
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54,392 |
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Net income |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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- |
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(322,684 |
) |
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(322,684 |
) |
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Balance, March 31, 2024 |
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117,892,441 |
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$ |
117,893 |
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$ |
8,948,385 |
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$ |
369,115 |
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$ |
1,011,639 |
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$ |
(8,897,066 |
) |
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$ |
1,549,966 |
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The accompanying
notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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LITHIUM Corporation
Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
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Three Months
Ended March
31, 2024 |
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Three
Months Ended March
31, 2023 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES: |
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Net income (loss) for the period |
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$ |
(322,684 |
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$ |
(268,176 |
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Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating
activities |
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Change in fair value of marketable securities |
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104,326 |
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101,675 |
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Depreciation |
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1,833 |
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1,833 |
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Stock based compensation |
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54,392 |
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69,337 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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(Increase) Decrease in prepaid expenses |
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10,200 |
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10,562 |
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Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and
accrued liabilities |
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23,990 |
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2,839 |
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Net Cash (Used in) Operating Activities |
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(127,943 |
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(81,930 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITY: |
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Cash from property agreements |
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- |
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- |
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Cash from sale of marketable securities |
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- |
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- |
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Purchase of equipment |
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- |
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- |
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Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities |
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- |
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- |
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITY: |
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Shares issued for cash |
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- |
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235,400 |
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Net Cash Provided by Finanicng Activity |
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- |
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235,400 |
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Increase (Decrease) in cash |
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(127,943 |
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153,470 |
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Cash, beginning of period |
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3,667,617 |
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3,576,911 |
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Cash, end of period |
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$ |
3,539,674 |
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$ |
3,730,381 |
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
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Cash paid for interest |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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Cash paid for income taxes |
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$ |
- |
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$ |
- |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
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Lithium Corporation
Notes to the Financial Statements
March 31, 2024
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Lithium Corporation (formerly Utalk
Communications Inc.) (the “Company”) was incorporated on January 30, 2007 under
the laws of Nevada. On September 30, 2009, Utalk
Communications Inc. changed its name to Lithium Corporation.
Nevada Lithium Corporation was incorporated on March 16, 2009 under the
laws of Nevada under the name Lithium Corporation. On September 10, 2009, the
Company amended its articles of incorporation to change its name to Nevada
Lithium Corporation. By agreement dated October 9, 2009 Nevada Lithium
Corporation and Lithium Corporation amalgamated as Lithium Corporation. Lithium
Corporation is engaged in the acquisition and development of certain lithium
interests in the state of Nevada, and battery or Tech metals prospects in
British Columbia and is currently in the exploration stage.
Accounting Basis
The Company uses the accrual basis of accounting and accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"
accounting). The Company has adopted a December 31 fiscal year end.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes cash on account, demand deposits, and short-term
instruments with maturities of three months or less.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of
which at times may exceed federally insured limits. The Company continually
monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any
losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any
significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Such estimates include the useful life of equipment and
inputs related to the calculation of the fair value of stock options. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Effective January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606 — Revenue from
Contracts with Customers. Under ASC 606, the Company recognizes revenue from
the commercial sales of products, licensing agreements and contracts to perform
pilot studies by applying the following steps: (1) identify the contract with a
customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3)
determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to each
performance obligation in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when each
performance obligation is satisfied. For the comparative periods, revenue has
not been adjusted and continues to be reported under ASC 605 — Revenue
Recognition. Under ASC 605, revenue is recognized when the following criteria
are met: (1) persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists; (2) the performance
of service has been rendered to a customer or delivery has occurred; (3) the
amount of fee to be paid by a customer is fixed and determinable; and (4) the
collectability of the fee is reasonably assured.
Research and Development
Research and development costs are expensed as incurred. During the
three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any
research and development costs.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During the three months
ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company did not have any advertising costs.
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Income per Share
Basic income per share is computed by dividing loss available to common
shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the period. The computation of diluted earnings per share assumes the
conversion, exercise or contingent issuance of securities only when such
conversion, exercise or issuance would have a dilutive effect on earnings per
share. The dilutive effect of convertible securities, represented
by 3,700,000 stock options outstanding, is excluded in diluted
earnings per share by application of the "if converted" method. In
the periods in which a loss is incurred, the effect of potential issuances of
shares under options and warrants would be anti-dilutive, and therefore basic
and diluted losses per share are the same. The Company did not have any
dilutive securities for the period ended March 31, 2024.
Income Taxes
The asset and liability approach is used to account for income taxes by
recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax
consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax
basis of assets and liabilities.
Financial Instruments
The Company's financial instruments consist of cash, deposits, prepaid
expenses, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Unless otherwise noted,
it is management's opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant
interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
Because of the short maturity and capacity of prompt liquidation of such assets
and liabilities, the fair value of these financial instruments approximate
their carrying values, unless otherwise noted.
Investments in Marketable Securities
The Company’s Marketable Securities are considered Held-For-Trading
(“HFT”) or Trading Assets. HTF- Trading securities are valued at their fair
value when purchased/sold, and any unrealized gains or losses are recorded
periodically on financial reporting dates as other income or loss.
Mineral Properties
Costs of exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease
properties are expensed as incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are
capitalized including licenses and lease payments. Although the Company has
taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest,
these procedures do not guarantee the Company's title. Such properties may be
subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by
undetected defects. Impairment losses are recorded on mineral properties used
in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted
cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount.
Optioned Properties
Properties under the Company’s ownership which have been optioned to a
third party are deemed the Company’s property until all obligations under an
option agreement are met, at which point the ownership of the property
transfers to the third party. All non-refundable payments received prior
to all obligations under an option agreement being met are considered
liabilities until such time all obligations have been met, at which time
ownership of the property transfers to the third party and the Company includes
option payments into its statement of operations.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2016, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board ("FASB"), issued Accounting
Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-01, "Financial
Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and Measurement of
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," which amends the guidance in
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on the classification and
measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current
guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial
liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure
requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies
guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing
deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt
securities.
The Company does not expect that recent accounting pronouncements or
changes in accounting pronouncements during the three months ended March 31,
2024, are of significance or potential significance to the Company.
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Note 2 – Going Concern
As reflected in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has
used $127,943 (2023: $81,930) of cash in operations for the three months
ended March 31, 2024. This raises substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going
concern is dependent on the Company’s ability to raise additional capital and
implement its business plan. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a
going concern.
Management believes that actions presently being taken to obtain
additional funding and implement its strategic plans provide the opportunity
for the Company to continue as a going concern.
Note 3 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Under FASB ASC 820-10-5, fair value is defined as the price that would
be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit
price). The standard outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value
hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value
measurements and the related disclosures. Under GAAP, certain assets and
liabilities must be measured at fair value, and FASB ASC 820-10-50 details the
disclosures that are required for items measured at fair value.
The Company has certain financial instruments that must be measured
under the new fair value standard. The Company’s financial assets and
liabilities are measured using inputs from the three levels of the fair value
hierarchy. The three levels are as follows:
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Level 1
- Inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access at the measurement
date. |
|
- |
Level 2
- Inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and 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, yield curves,
etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by
observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated
inputs). |
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- |
Level 3
- Unobservable inputs that reflect our assumptions about the assumptions that
market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. |
The following schedule summarizes the valuation of financial instruments
at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance sheets as of December 31,
2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively:
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements at December 31, 2023 |
|
|||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash |
|
$ |
3,539,674 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
227,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
|
3,767,430 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
3,767,430 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
9 |
|
|
Fair
Value Measurements at December 31, 2022 |
|
|||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash |
|
$ |
3,667,617 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
332,082 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total Assets |
|
|
3,999,699 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
$ |
3,999,699 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 4 – Marketable Securities
The Company owns marketable securities (common stock) as outlined below:
Balance, December 31, 2023 |
|
$ |
332,082 |
|
Fair value adjustment |
|
|
(104,326 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2024 |
|
$ |
227,756 |
|
The Company classifies it’s marketable securities as available for sale.
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, there were no receipts or
sales of marketable securities.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company
received 20,333,575 common shares from a related party with a value
of $85,224 related to the option of the Fish Lake Property.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company
received 19,741,685 common shares from a related party with a value
of $82,774 related to the option of the North Big Smoky Property.
Note 5 – Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses consisted of the following at December 31, 2023 and
December 31, 2022:
|
|
March
31, 2024 |
|
|
December
31, 2023 |
|
||
Professional fees |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
5,500 |
|
Other |
|
|
11,100 |
|
|
|
15,150 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
2,200 |
|
Total prepaid expenses |
|
$ |
12,650 |
|
|
$ |
22,850 |
|
Note 6 – Capital Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 3,000,000,000 shares of it
$0.001 par value common stock.
Common Stock
During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company did not issue
any common shares.
During the year-ended December 31, 2023, we
issued 4,400,000 common shares for proceeds of $381,061.
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Note 7 – Stock Options
On May 26, 2022, the Company granted 3,700,000 stock options
with an exercise price of $0.22, a term of 5 years and vest
immediately. These options were vested on the date of grant and resulted in
stock-based compensation of $696,397. Of the options
granted, 1,600,000 were granted to 4 related parties including
officers and directors and 2,100,000 were granted to 15 consultants
of the Company. Due to the continuing decline of the company’s share
price these options were repriced to $0.10 on January 24th 2023
(resulting in a stock based compensation expense of $69,337), and again to
$0.04 on Jan 11th 2024 (resulting in a stock based compensation expense of
$34,827). As of March 31, 2024 no stock options have been exercised, and
none have been exercised up to and including the date of this document.
The fair value of options granted during the three months ended March
31, 2024 were determined using the Black Scholes method with the following
assumptions:
|
|
Three
Months Ended March
31, 2024 |
|
|
Risk free interest rate |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
Stock volatility factor |
|
|
98 |
% |
Weighted average expected life of options |
|
5 years |
|
|
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
0 |
% |
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information
follows:
|
|
Period
Ended March 31, 2024 |
|
|
Year
Ended December 31, 2023 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price |
|
||||
Outstanding, beginning of period |
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Granted |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
0.04 |
|
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
Repricing |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.06 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of period |
|
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
As of March 31, 2024, the intrinsic value of the stock options was
approximately $0. Stock option expense for the three months ended March
31, 2024 was $54,392 (2023: $69,337). As at March 31,
2024, 4,200,000 are exercisable (December 31, 2023: 3,700,000).
The following table summarizes the stock options outstanding at December
31, 2023:
Issue Date |
|
Number |
|
|
Price |
|
|
Expiry
Date |
|
Outstanding
at December
31, 2023 |
|
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in
years) |
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
May 26, 2022 |
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
May 26, 2027 |
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
|
2.15 |
|
January 10, 2024 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.04 |
|
|
January 10, 2029 |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
4.76 |
|
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Note 8 – Mineral Properties
Fish Lake Valley
On April 29, 2021 we signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Morella
Corporation (formerly Altura Mining Limited) an Australian Lithium explorer and
developer, and related party, whereby Morella can earn a 60% interest in
the Fish Lake Valley property by paying the Company $675,000, issuing the
equivalent of $500,000 worth of Altura stock, and expending
$2,000,000 of exploration work in the next four years. To date
Morella Corporation has paid $375,000 and
issued 55,560,526 common shares with a fair value of
$1,541,631.
The Letter of Intent was signed with a purchaser that has a common
director as the Company.
San Emidio
On September 16th, 2021, Lithium Corporation signed an
agreement with Surge Battery Metals whereby Surge could have earned an 80%
interest in the Company’s San Emidio lithium-in-brine prospect in Washoe County
Nevada. Surge paid Lithium Corporation $50,000 and
issued 200,000 common shares valued at $51,260 on signing the
agreement but relinquished all interest in the agreement and the property, so
no further funds or shares were issued under the terms of the agreement.
During the year-ended December 31, 2023, $101,260 was taken into income as
a result of the cancellation of the agreement.
North Big Smokey
On May 24, 2022 our Company signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Morella
Corporation, an Australian Lithium explorer and developer, and related party,
whereby Morella can earn a 60% interest in the Big North Smokey property
by issuing the equivalent of $500,000 worth of Morella Corporation stock,
and expending $1,000,000 of exploration work in the next four years.
To date Morella Corporation has paid $65,000 and
issued 26,791,685 common shares with a fair value of $209,441.
The Letter of Intent was signed with a purchaser that has a common director
as the Company.
Note 9 – Allowance for Optioned Properties
Fish Lake Valley
On October 21, 2021 we signed an agreement with Morella Corporation, an
Australian Lithium explorer and developer, and related entity whereby Morella
Corporation can earn a 60% interest in the Fish Lake Valley property by
paying the Company $675,000, issuing the equivalent of $500,000 worth of
Altura stock, and expending $2,000,000 of exploration work in the next
four years.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company has received $375,000 and
received 55,560,526 common shares with a fair value of
$1,541,631 in relation to the letter of intent. The Company recorded
$1,916,631 as a liability against the property until either the purchaser
returns the property to the Company or the purchaser has met all the
obligations associated with the agreement, at which time the liability will be
charged to the statement of operations.
The agreement was signed with a purchaser that has a common director as
the Company.
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12 |
North Big Smokey
On May 24, 2022 the Company signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Morella
Corporation, an Australian Lithium explorer and developer, and related party,
whereby Morella can earn a 60% interest in the Big North Smokey property
by issuing the equivalent of $500,000 worth of Morella Corporation stock,
and expending $1,000,000 of exploration work in the next four years.
As of March 31, 2024, the Company has received $65,000 and our
company has received 26,791,685 common shares with a fair value of
$209,441. The Company recorded $274,471 as a liability against the
property until either the purchaser returns the property to the Company or the
purchaser has met all the obligations associated with the agreement, at which
time the liability will be charged to the statement of operations.
The Letter of Intent was signed with a purchaser that has a common
director as the Company.
San Emidio
On September 16th, 2021, Lithium Corporation signed an
agreement with Surge Battery Metals whereby Surge could have earned an 80%
interest in the Company’s San Emidio lithium-in-brine prospect in Washoe County
Nevada. Surge paid Lithium Corporation $50,000 and issued 200,000
common shares valued at $51,260 on signing the agreement but relinquished all
interest in the agreement and the property, so no further funds or shares were
issued under the terms of the agreement. During the year-ended December
31, 2023, $101,260 was taken into income as a result of the cancellation
of the agreement.
Note 10 – Related Party Transactions
The Company paid cash consulting fees totaling $72,000 to related
parties and non-cash stock option compensation expenses of $Nil to related
parties for the three months ended March 31, 2024, respectively (2023:
$72,000 and $29,984).
The Company paid rent fees totaling $1,500 to related parties for
the three months ended March 31, 2024 (2023: $1,500).
As at March 31, 2024, the Company had $29,491 (December 31, 2023:
$26,489) owing to related parties.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the company received
$10,000 in distributions from Summa, LLC, a Limited Liability Corporation
with some shared management. The Company holds a 25% investment in
Summa LLC. The investment was written off in 2016 as there was
significant doubt about the fair value of the investment in the period.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company
received 20,037,630 common shares with a fair value of
$83,984 from a related party through common directors in relation to the
letter of intent signed in relation to the North Big Smokey Property. See
notes 4, 8 and 9.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received
$150,000 and 35,226,951 common shares from a related party
through common directors with a fair value of $1,456,407 in relation to
the agreement signed in relation to the Fish Lake property. See note 4, 8
and 9.
Note 12 – Commitments and Contingencies
On July 1, 2021, the Company signed a rental agreement with a related
party for office and storage space. The rental agreement is on a
month-to-month basis for a monthly fee of $500 with no escalating
payments. As the Company cannot determine the amount of time it will stay
in the lease then a lease period cannot be determined and, as such, the
agreement does not fall under ASC 842.
From time to time, we may be involved in routine legal proceedings, as
well as demands, claims and threatened litigation that arise in the normal
course of our business. The ultimate amount of liability, if any, for any
claims of any type (either alone or in the aggregate) may materially and
adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.
In addition, the ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain. Any outcome,
whether favorable or unfavorable, may materially and adversely affect us due to
legal costs and expenses, diversion of management attention and other factors.
We expense legal costs in the period incurred. We cannot assure you that
additional contingencies of a legal nature or contingencies having legal
aspects will not be asserted against us in the future, and these matters could
relate to prior, current or future transactions or events. As of December 31,
2023, there were no pending or threatened litigation against the Company.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These
statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as
“may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “estimates”,
“predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other
comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our
industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by
applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not
intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these
statements to actual results.
Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars
(US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction
with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in
this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking
statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results
could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.
Our financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and
are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts
are expressed in United States dollars and all references to “common shares”
refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “our
company” mean Lithium Corporation and our now defunct wholly-owned subsidiary
Lithium Royalty Corp., a Nevada company, unless otherwise indicated.
General Overview
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on January
30, 2007 under the name “Utalk Communications Inc.”.
At inception, we were a development stage corporation engaged in the business
of developing and marketing a call-back service using a call-back platform.
Because we were not successful in implementing our business plan, we considered
various alternatives to ensure the viability and solvency of our company.
On August 31, 2009, we entered into a letter of intent with Nevada
Lithium Corporation regarding a business combination which could be effected in
one of several different ways, including an asset acquisition, merger of our
company and Nevada Lithium, or a share exchange whereby we would purchase the
shares of Nevada Lithium from its shareholders in exchange for restricted
shares of our common stock.
Effective September 30, 2009, we effected a 1 old for 60 new forward
stock split of our issued and outstanding common stock. As a result, our
authorized capital increased from 50,000,000 shares of common stock with a par
value of $0.001 to 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of
$0.001 and our then issued and outstanding shares increased from 4,470,000
shares of common stock to 268,200,000 shares of common stock.
Also effective September 30, 2009, we changed our name from “Utalk Communications, Inc.” to “Lithium Corporation”, by
way of a merger with our wholly owned subsidiary Lithium Corporation, which was
formed solely for the change of name. The name change and forward stock split
became effective with the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board at the opening for
trading on October 1, 2009 under the stock symbol “LTUM”. Our CUSIP number is
536804 107.
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14 |
On October 9, 2009, we entered into a share exchange agreement with
Nevada Lithium and the shareholders of Nevada Lithium. The closing of the
transactions contemplated in the share exchange agreement and the acquisition
of all of the issued and outstanding common stock in the capital of Nevada
Lithium occurred on October 19, 2009. In accordance with the closing of the
share exchange agreement, we issued 12,350,000 shares of our common stock to
the former shareholders of Nevada Lithium in exchange for the acquisition, by
our company, of all of the 12,350,000 issued and outstanding shares of Nevada
Lithium. Also, pursuant to the terms of the share exchange agreement, a
director of our company cancelled 220,000,000 restricted shares of our common
stock. Nevada Lithium’s corporate status was allowed to lapse and the company’s
status with the Nevada Secretary of State has been revoked.
Our Current Business
We are an exploration stage mining company engaged in the
identification, acquisition, and exploration of metals and minerals with a
focus on lithium mineralization on properties located in Nevada, and Graphite
and Titanium/Rare Earth Element properties in British Columbia. Our current
operational focus is to judiciously conduct exploration activities on all our
mineral properties and generate additional prospects for our exploration
portfolio.
In March 2022 the Company staked claims in the North Big Smoky area once
again and soon after (May 13, 2022) entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with
Morella Corporation a related company whereby Morella will earn an undivided
60% interest in the property by paying $50,000 US to the Company on the signing
of the LOI, and issuing $100,000 worth of Morella shares at the time of signing
the formal agreement. Morella must issue $100,000 worth of shares at each
anniversary of the signing of the formal agreement over the next four years.
Additionally Morella must incur exploration expenditures of $100,000, $200,000,
$300,000 and $400,000 in years one through four of the option agreement. Should
they fulfill these obligations they will have earned an undivided 60% interest
in the property and may purchase a further 20% interest within 1 year for
$750,000, and purchase the remaining 20% interest within the following year for
$750,000. Should Morella buy Lithium Corporation’s undivided working interest
in the property, the Company will revert to a 2.5 % Net Smelter Royalty
interest, ½ of which would be purchasable by Morella for $1,000,000. Since
Optioning the property Morella has conducted Controlled Source Audio-Magnetotelluric geophysical and sediment geochemical
surveys, staked more claims adjacent to the original option claim block as well
as staking a non-contiguous area to the north and west of the earlier claims
here. Most recently Morella has concluded a two-hole drilling program, testing
for both lithium-in-brine and clay mineralization, where anomalous
lithium-in-clay mineralization was discovered, but no lithium-in-brine
mineralization was encountered. Morella is current with respect to all
conditions pursuant to the option agreement.
On September 16th 2021 Lithium Corporation signed
an agreement with Surge Battery Metals whereby Surge could have earned an 80%
interest in the Company’s San Emidio lithium-in-brine prospect in Washoe County
Nevada, by paying an initial $50,000 and issuing 200,000 shares of Surge (TSX-V:Nili). Surge had undertaken to make payments of
$620,000 in cash and stock over 5 years while incurring expenditures on the
property of $1,000,000 over that period. Upon fulfillment of the aforementioned
commitments Surge would have been deemed to have earned their undivided 80%
interest and could have formed a joint venture with the Company. The Company
had optioned this property off before as effective May 3, 2016, our company
entered in to an Exploration Earn-In Agreement with 1067323 B.C. Ltd. with
respect to our San Emidio property. The terms of the formal agreement were;
payment of $100,000, issuance of 300,000 common shares of 1067323 B.C. Ltd., or
of the publicly traded company anticipated to result from a Going Public
Transaction, and work performed on the property by the Optionee in the amount
of $600,000 over the following three years to earn an 80% interest in the
property. 1067323 then had a subsequent Earn-In option to purchase Lithium
Corporation's remaining 20% working interest within three years of earning the
80% by paying our company a further $1,000,000, at which point our company
would retain a 2.5% Net Smelter Royalty, half of which could have been
purchased by 1067323 for an additional $1,000,000. 1067323 B.C. Ltd. merged
with American Lithium Corp., and the first tranche of cash and shares were
issued in June of 2016. The Company waived the work requirement for the first
year and received extra shares of American Lithium Corp as consideration for
the amendment to the Agreement. In June 2018, the Company received notification
that the purchaser was relinquishing any right to earn an interest in the
property and, as such, $202,901 was taken into income. During the year-ended
December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a $217,668 allowance for the property
which then had a net book value of $Nil. Surge Battery Metals completed some
geochemical work on the prospect block and gave Lithium Corporation formal
notice in Summer 2022 that they were relinquishing all interest in the
property. In Fall 2022 the Company completed a Controlled Source Audio- Magnetotelluric (CSAMT) survey on the property and is
currently considering next steps with respect to exploring and developing this
property.
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On April 29, 2021 we signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Altura Mining
Limited (now Morella Corporation after a name change) an Australian Lithium
explorer and developer, and related company whereby Morella can earn a 60%
interest in the Fish Lake Valley lithium-in-brine property in Esmeralda County,
Nevada by paying the Company $675,000, issuing the equivalent of $500,000 worth
of Morella stock, and expending $2,000,000 of exploration work over the next
four years. To date Morella is current with its obligations under the formal
agreement ratified on October 12th 2021, having paid our company $375,000 to
date, and has issued 55,560,526 shares of Morella (1MC:ASX, Altaf:OTC-QB)
common stock pursuant to the terms of the agreement. In the last couple of
years Morella has completed two phases passive seismic and magnetotelluric
(MT) surveys and most recently have received permits for drilling on both the
south and northern blocks. Preparatory work for drilling was done during the
summer of 2023, and drilling commenced in early October, on this initial
two-hole exploratory program to the northeast of the playa, away from the area
of known mineralization, where moderate lithium mineralization was encountered
in clays and weak lithium mineralization encountered in brines. The Company had
originally acquired this property through a June 2009 Option Agreement, and
conducted geochemical, geological, geophysical and drilling work on it over the
next several years eventually optioning the property off to the successors of
American Lithium Corp in 2016, who conducted geophysical, and geochemical
surveys and did some drilling work over the the next
few years. The Company received formal relinquishment of American Lithium’s
right to earn an interest in the property on April 30th 2019.
On March 2, 2017 we issued a news release announcing that we had signed
a letter of intent with Bormal Resources Inc. with
respect to three Tantalum-Niobium properties (Michael, Yeehaw,
and Three Valley Gap) located in British Columbia, Canada. Bormal
conducted a stream sediment sampling program on the Michael property in 2014,
and determined that the tantalum-niobium in stream sediment anomaly here is
bona fide, and in the order of 6 kilometers in length. In November of 2016
Lithium Corporation conducted a short soil geochemistry orientation program on
the property as part of its due diligence, and determined that there are
elevated levels of Niobium-Tantalum in soils here. Also in the general area of
the Michael property the Yeehaw property had been
staked over a similar but lower amplitude Tantalum/rare earth elements in
stream sediment anomaly. Both properties are situated in the Eocene Coryell
Batholith, and it is thought that these anomalies may arise from either
Carbonatite or Pegmatite type deposits. The Company conducted a helicopter
borne bio-geochemical survey on these two properties in June 2017, which did
return anomalous results. This was followed up by a geological and geochemical
examination of the Yeehaw property in early July
2017, and additional work of a similar nature subsequently in July 2017, and in
early October 2017. The examination uncovered a zone roughly 30 meters wide
which includes an interval that is mineralized with approximately 0.75% Total
Rare Earth Elements (TREE’s). On February 23, 2018 we issued a news release
announcing that we had dropped any interest in the Michael and Three Valley Gap
properties, and had renegotiated the final share payment as required in the
agreement from 750,000 to 400,000 shares. The final consideration shares were
issued and the Yeehaw property was transferred by Bormal. During 2017 the Company conducted initial stream,
rock and magnetometer surveys on the property, and discovered a 30 meter wide
structure (Horseshoe Bend showing) that exhibits anomalous Titanium/REE
mineralization. The company has staked an additional 5227 acre (2115.51
hectares) mineral claim and conducted a brief exploration program in Spring
2018 of geological mapping and rock and soil sampling on the property. This
program discovered a slightly stronger zone of similar mineralization
approximately 660 feet (200 meters) to the northwest of the Horseshoe Bend, and
similar float mineralization another 0.75 miles (1.2 kms) further to the
northwest. Work in 2019 discovered the extension to the west of the mineralized
structure, and also similar mineralized float was found to the east that
possibly indicates it strikes under cover in that direction also. Field work
was done on this property over the past few field seasons, and the Company is
currently determining what work will be done during the 2024 field season.
Effective April 23, 2014, we entered into an operating agreement with
All American Resources, L.L.C and TY & Sons Investments Inc. with respect
to Summa, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company incorporated on December 12,
2013, wherein we hold a 25% membership. Summa was formed to acquire and
administer the residual lands that originated in the 60’s and 70’s through
Howard Hughes’s – Hughes Corporation, which went on a mining property buying
spree at that time. Our company's capital contribution to Summa, LLC was
$125,000, of which $100,000 was in cash and the balance in services. To date we
have contributed an additional $31,700 in cash, and also over the years an
indeterminate amount of casual geological and land expertise to Summa, LLC. In
recognition, Summa transferred five urban lots in Tonopah of indeterminate
value in 2020, and since Jan 2021 have issued checks to the company for
$150,500. The Tonopah property was optioned in early 2020, and the Optionee has
earned a 100% interest in the property. Summa still retains a 1% (LTUM’s share
0.25%) Net Smelter Royalty on the property. Recently Summa entered into an
agreement with North American Silver Corporation (TSX-V:NSC) whereby NSC can
earn a 100% interest with respect to Summa’s Belmont Nevada claims (not to be
confused with the Belmont mine in Tonopah) by paying $200,000 in cash or at
Optionor’s discretion shares over 5 years, and election must be made by the
sixth agreement anniversary to purchase the lands (69.96 acres) at $10,000 per
acre. Should NSC earn their interest Summa, LLC would retain a 1% Net Smelter
Royalty – 50% of which may be subsequently purchased by the Optionor. Summa,
LLC still retains a 100% interest (subject to a 2% NSR in favor of Summa Corp.
(the successor entity to the Hughes Corporation) in a further five project
areas in the state of Nevada, and Lithium Corporation remains committed to
casually helping them move the projects along so that they may be optioned
eventually.
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In April 2024 we announced we had recently staked a 5,178 acre (2095
hectare) property prospect for Fluorine mineralization in the Greenwood Mining
Division in southern British Columbia. Our Company intends to begin exploration
on this property in Q2 2024.
Our company intends to continue identifying additional lithium
properties in Nevada and to conduct exploration on our British Columbia
properties. We will continue assessing our options with respect to our 25%
interest in Summa, LLC, a private Nevada company, which holds the residue of
the “Howard Hughes” Summa Corp., while generating new prospects and evaluating
property submittals for option or purchase.
Fish Lake Valley Property
Fish Lake Valley is a lithium enriched playa (also known as a salar, or salt pan), which is located in northern Esmeralda
County in west central Nevada, and the property is roughly centered at 417050E
4195350N (NAD 27 CONUS). We currently hold eighteen, 80-acre Association Placer
claims that cover approximately 1,440 acres (582.75 hectares). Lithium-enriched
Tertiary-era Fish Lake formation rhyolitic tuffs or ash flow tuffs have
accumulated in a valley or basinal environment. Over
time interstitial formational waters in contact with these tuffs, have become
enriched in lithium, boron and potassium which could possibly be amenable to
extraction by evaporative methods. Our claim block here has expanded and
contracted twice, at times when the lithium market has contracted, and the
prudent thing to do would be to only maintain essential claims, in order to
preserve capital.
The property was originally held under mining lease purchase agreement
dated June 1, 2009, between Nevada Lithium Corporation, and Nevada Alaska
Mining Co. Inc., Robert Craig, Barbara Craig, and Elizabeth Dickman. Nevada
Lithium issued to the vendors $350,000 worth of common stock of our company in
eight regular disbursements. All disbursements were made of stock worth a total
of $350,000, and claim ownership was transferred to our company.
The geological setting at Fish Lake Valley is highly analogous to the salars of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, and more importantly
Clayton Valley, where Albemarle has its Silver Peak lithium-brine operation.
Access is excellent in Fish Lake Valley with all-weather gravel roads leading
to the property from state highways 264, and 265, and maintained gravel roads
ring the playa. Power is available approximately 10 miles from the property,
and the village of Dyer is approximately 12 miles to the south, while the town
of Tonopah, Nevada is approximately 50 miles to the east.
Our company completed a number of geochemical and geophysical studies on
the property, and conducted a short drill program on the periphery of the playa
in the fall of 2010. Near-surface brine sampling during the spring of 2011
outlined a boron/lithium/potassium anomaly on the northern portions of the
northern playa, that is roughly 1.3 x 2 miles long, which has a smaller higher
grade core where lithium mineralization ranges from 100 to 150 mg/L (average
122.5 mg/L), with boron ranging from 1,500 to 2,670 mg/L (average 2,219 mg/L),
and potassium from 5,400 to 8,400 mg/L (average 7,030 mg/L). Wet conditions on
the playa precluded drilling there in 2011, and for a good portion of 2012,
however a window of opportunity presented itself in late fall 2012. In November/December
2012 we conducted a short direct push drill program on the northern end of the
playa, wherein a total of 1,240.58 feet (378.09 meters) was drilled in 20 holes
at 17 discrete sites, and an area of 3,356 feet (1,023 meters) by 2,776 feet (846
meters) was systematically explored by grid probing. The deepest hole was 81
feet (24.69 meters), and the shallowest hole that produced brine was 34 feet
(10.36 meters). The average depth of the holes drilled during the program was
62 feet (18.90 meters). The program successfully demonstrated that
lithium-boron-potassium-enriched brines exist to at least 62 feet (18.9 meters)
depth in sandy or silty aquifers that vary from approximately three to ten feet
(one to three meters) in thickness. Average lithium, boron and potassium
contents of all samples are 47.05 mg/L, 992.7 mg/L, and 0.535% respectively,
with lithium values ranging from 7.6 mg/L to 151.3 mg/L, boron ranging from 146
to 2,160.7 mg/L, and potassium ranging from 0.1 to 1.3%. The anomaly outlined by
the program is 1,476 by 2,461 feet (450 meters by 750 meters), and is not fully
delimited, as the area available for probing was restricted due to soft ground
conditions to the east and to the south. A 50 mg/L lithium cutoff is used to
define this anomaly and within this zone average lithium, boron and potassium
contents are 90.97 mg/L, 1,532.92 mg/L, and 0.88% respectively. On September 3,
2013, we announced that drilling had commenced at Fish Lake Valley. Due to
storms and wet conditions in the area which our company hoped to concentrate
on, the playa was not passable, and so the program concentrated on larger
step-out drilling well off the playa. This 11 hole, 1,025 foot program did
prove that mineralization does not extend much, if at all, past the margins of
the playa, as none of the fluids encountered in this program were particularly
briny, and returned values of less than 5 mg/L lithium.
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We signed an Exploration Earn-In Agreement in February 2016 with 1032701
B.C. Ltd., a private British Columbia company with respect to our Fish Lake
Valley lithium brine property. 1032701 B.C. Ltd., had the option to acquire an
initial 80% undivided interest in the Fish Lake Valley property through the
payment of an aggregate of US$300,000 in cash, completing a Going Public
Transaction on or before May 6, 2016, and subject to the completion of the
Going Public Transaction, arranging for the issuance of a total of 400,000
common shares in the capital of the Resulting Issuer. The Optionee had to make
qualified exploration or development expenditures on the property of $200,000
before the first anniversary, an additional $300,000 before the second
anniversary, an additional $600,000 prior to the third anniversary, and make
all payments and perform all other acts to maintain the Property in good
standing before fully earning their 80% interest. Additionally, terms were to
be negotiated for the Optionee to purchase our 20% interest in the property for
$1,000,000, at which point our interest would revert to a 2 1/2% Net Smelter
Royalty (NSR). The Optionee may then elect at any time to purchase one half of
our NSR for $1,000,000.
On April 7, 2016, 1032701 B.C. Ltd. was acquired by Menika Mining Ltd.,
which subsequently changed its name to American Lithium Corp.(TSXV: LI) In
connection with the acquisition of 1032701 and in accordance with the
Exploration Earn-In Agreement, 200,000 common shares were issued to our
company. In addition, we received payment of $130,000. In March of 2017
American Lithium Corp. issued 100,000 common shares and paid the company
$100,000 to satisfy their option commitment. In March of 2018 American Lithium
issued 10,000 common shares (as they had recently rolled their stock back on a
1 for 10 basis), and paid the company $100,000. In addition it was agreed that
Lithium Corporation would extend the deadline for the year two exploration
expenditure until September 30th 2018 for
consideration of a further 80,000 shares.
American Lithium Corporation conducted confirmation shallow brine
sampling on the property, and drilled two exploratory wells off the playa area
in 2016. In Summer 2018 they reportedly completed a short seismic survey
adjacent to the Company’s claims here, and attempted to drill a hole on the
Company’s claims but were unsuccessful due to wet ground conditions. On April
30th 2019 American Lithium issued formal relinquishment of Purchasers
right to earn the interest under the agreement.
On April 29, 2021 we signed a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Altura Mining
Limited (now Morella Corporation) an Australian Lithium explorer and developer,
and related party. Under the formal agreement which was signed in October 2021
Morella can earn a 60% interest in the Fish Lake Valley property by paying the
Company $675,000, issuing the equivalent of $500,000 worth of Morella stock,
and expending $2,000,000 of exploration work in the next four years. To date
Morella is current with its obligations under the formal agreement ratified on
October 12th 2021, having paid our company $375,000 to date, and has issued
55,560,526 shares of Morella (1MC:ASX, Altaf:OTC-QB)
common stock pursuant to the terms of the agreement. In the last couple of
years Morella has completed two phases of passive seismic and magnetotelluric (MT) surveys and received permits for
drilling on both the south and northern blocks. Preparatory work for drilling
was done on the south block in fall 2022, and surface casing installed, while
at the north block pad construction was done during the summer of 2023, and
drilling commenced in early October. One hole was drilled here to the northeast
of the playa, away from the area of known mineralization, and only moderate
lithium mineralization was encountered in clays and weak lithium mineralization
encountered in brines.
San Emidio Property
The San Emidio property, located in Washoe County in northwestern
Nevada, was acquired through the staking of claims in September 2011. The
thirty-five 80-acre, Association Placer claims currently held here cover an
area of approximately 2800 acres (1133 hectares). The claim block has expanded
and contracted a couple of times, in accordance with the state of the Lithium
market. The property is approximately 65 miles north-northeast of Reno, Nevada,
and has excellent infrastructure.
We developed this prospect during 2009, and 2010 through surface
sampling, and the early reconnaissance sampling determined that anomalous
values for lithium occur in the playa sediments over a good portion of the
playa. This sampling appeared to indicate that the most prospective areas on
the playa may be on the newly staked block proximal to the southern margin of
the basin, where it is possible the structures that are responsible for the
geothermal system here may also have influenced lithium deposition in
sediments.
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Our company conducted near-surface brine sampling in the spring of 2011,
and a high resolution gravity geophysical survey in summer/fall 2011. Our
company then permitted a 7 hole drilling program with the Bureau of Land
Management in late fall 2011, and a direct push drill program was commenced in
early February 2012. Drilling here delineated a narrow elongated shallow brine
reservoir which is greater than 2.5 miles length, and which is adjacent to a basinal feature outlined by the earlier gravity survey. Two
values of over 20 milligrams/liter lithium were obtained from two holes located
centrally in this brine anomaly.
Most recently we drilled this prospect in late October 2012, further
testing the area of the property in the vicinity where prior exploration by our
company discovered elevated lithium levels in subsurface brines. During the
2012 program a total of 856 feet (260.89 meters) was drilled at 8 discrete
sites. The deepest hole was 160 feet (48.76 meters), and the shallowest hole
that produced brine was 90 feet (27.43 meters). The average depth of the seven
hole program was 107 feet (32.61 meters). The program better defined a
lithium-in-brine anomaly that was discovered in early 2012. This anomaly is
approximately 0.6 miles (370 meters) wide at its widest point by more than 2
miles (3 kilometers) long. The peak value seen within the anomaly is 23.7 mg/l
lithium, which is 10 to 20 times background levels outside the anomaly. Our
company believes that, much like Fish Lake Valley, the playa at San Emidio may
be conducive to the formation of a “Silver Peak” style lithium brine deposit,
and the recent drilling indicates that the anomaly occurs at or near the
intersection of several faults that may have provided the structural setting
necessary for the formation of a lithium-in-brine deposit at depth.
In 2016 we signed an Exploration Earn-In Agreement with 1067323 B.C.
Ltd. with respect to our San Emidio property whereby they could have acquired
an initial 80% undivided interest in the San Emidio property through the
payment of an aggregate of US$100,000 in cash, completing a Going Public
Transaction and subject to the completion of the Going Public Transaction,
arranging for the issuance of a total of 300,000 common shares in the capital
of the Resulting Issuer. The Optionee had to have made qualified exploration or
development expenditures on the property of $100,000 before the first
anniversary, an additional $200,000 before the second anniversary, an
additional $300,000 prior to the third anniversary, and make all payments and
perform all other acts to maintain the Property in good standing before fully
earning their 80% interest. Additionally, Optionee had the right to purchase
our 20% interest in the property for $1,000,000, at which point our interest
would have reverted to a 2 1/2% Net Smelter Royalty (NSR). The Optionee may
then elect at any time to purchase one half of our NSR for $1,000,000.
On May 24, 2016, 1067323 B.C. Ltd. was acquired by American Lithium
Corp.(TSXV: LI) In connection with the acquisition of 1067323 and in accordance
with the Exploration Earn-In Agreement, 100,000 common shares were issued to
our company, and we received payment of $100,000. To date the Company has
received 200,000 shares of American Lithium as consideration under this option
agreement.
American Lithium Corp did not conduct any appreciable exploration work
on this prospect, and the Company waived the $100,000 exploration expenditure
provision for Year 1 of the option agreement. In early June 2018 the Company
was notified that American Lithium was allowing the option earn-in to lapse.
The Company received a drilling permit from the BLM in Winnemucca, for up to 3
RC drill holes here, and the Company was intent on drilling these in 2019,
however with the downturn in the Lithium market at that point exploration here
was put on hold.
On September 16th 2021 Lithium Corporation signed
an agreement with Surge Battery Metals whereby Surge may earn an 80% interest
in the Company’s San Emidio lithium-in-brine prospect in Washoe County Nevada,
by paying an initial $50,000 and issuing 200,000 shares of Surge (TSX-V:Nili). Surge had undertaken to make payments of
$620,000 in cash and stock over 5 years while incurring expenditures on the
property of $1,000,000 over that period. Upon fulfillment of the aforementioned
commitments Surge would have been deemed to have earned their undivided 80%
interest and could have formed a joint venture with the Company. Surge Battery
Metals completed some geochemical work on the prospect block and gave Lithium
Corporation formal notice in Summer 2022 that they were relinquishing all
interest in the property. In Fall 2022 the Company completed a Controlled
Source Audio-Magnetotelluric (CSAMT) survey on the
property and is currently considering next steps with respect to exploring and
developing this property.
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BC Sugar Flake Graphite Property
On June 6, 2013, we entered into a mining claim sale agreement with Herb
Hyder wherein Mr. Hyder agreed to sell to our company a 50.829 acre (20.57
hectare) claim located in the Cherryville area of British Columbia. As
consideration for the purchase of the property, we issued 250,000 shares of our
company’s common stock to Mr. Hyder. In addition to the acquired claim, our
company staked or acquired another 13 claims at various times over the
subsequent months, to bring the total area held under tenure to approximately
19,816 acres (8,020 hectares). The flake graphite mineralization of interest
here is hosted predominately in graphitic quartz/biotite, and lesser graphitic
calc-silicate gneisses. The rocks in the general area of the BC Sugar prospect
are similar to the host rocks in the area of the Crystal Graphite deposit 55
miles (90 kms) to the southeast. Over the past four years the claim block here
has been strategically decreased, and the Company currently holds one tenure
encompassing 203 acres (82.23 hectares).
The BC Sugar property is within in the Shushwap
Metamorphic Complex, in a geological environment favorable for the formation of
flake graphite deposits, and is in an area of excellent logistics, with a
considerable network of logging roads within the project area. Additionally,
the town of Lumby is approximately 19 miles (30 kms) to the south of the
property, while the City of Vernon is only approximately 30 miles (50 kms) to
the southwest of the property.
We received final assays from the October 2013 prospecting and
geological program at the BC Sugar property in December of 2013. That work
increased the area known to be underlain by graphitic bearing gneisses, and
further evaluations were made in the area of the Sugar Lake, Weather Station,
and Taylor Creek showings. In the general vicinity of the Weather Station
showing, a further 13 samples were taken, and hand trenching was performed at
one of several outcrops in the area. In the trench a 5.2 meter interval
returned an average of 3.14% graphitic carbon, all in an oxidized relatively
friable gneissic host rock. Additionally a hydrothermal or vein type
mineralized graphitic quartz boulder was discovered in the area which graded up
to 4.19% graphitic carbon. The source of this boulder was not discovered during
this program, but it is felt to be close to its point of origin. Samples
representative of the mineralization encountered here were taken for
petrographic study, which was received in late 2013. A brief assessment work
program was performed in September 2014 to ensure all claims in the package
were in good standing prior to the anticipated sale of this asset to Pathion. Recommendations were made by the consulting
geologist who wrote the assessment report with respect to trenching, and
eventually drilling the Weather Station showing. Our company submitted a Notice
of Work to the BC Government in early May 2015 to enable our company to conduct
a program of excavator trenching, sampling and geological mapping on the
Weather Station showing. In May of 2015 we signed an agreement with KLM
Geosciences LLC of Las Vegas to conduct a short Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR)
survey on the property in the Weather Station – Taylor Creek areas. The GPR
survey as well as a GEM-2 electromagnetic (EM) survey took place in
approximately mid-May 2015. The GPR survey did not provide useful data because
of the moisture saturation in the shallow subsurface. The EM survey
successfully generated an anomaly over known mineralization as well as extended
the anomaly to the west under an area of cover consisting of glacial/fluvial
till.
In August of 2015 our Notice of Work for trenching was approved by the
BC Government and in October we commenced work. A trench of 265.76 feet (81
meters) was excavated and graphitic gneiss was mapped and sampled. In all 23
samples were taken over the 69 meters of exposed mineralization that could be
safely sampled. Trench depths varied from 1.2 meters in areas of
semi-consolidated rock to 4.8 meters in areas of mainly decomposed material.
There was an approximately 12 meter section of the trench of sand, and fluvial
till in an ancient stream bed where the excavator could not reach the graphitic
material that is inferred to exist at depths greater than 5 meters. Also there
was a 4 meter section at depths from 4.8 to 5 meters where graphite
mineralization could be seen at depth, but could not be safely sampled.
The entire 69 meter interval that was sampled averaged 1.997% graphitic
carbon, and mineralization remains open in all directions. Within that interval
there was a 30 meter section that averaged 2.73% graphitic carbon, and within
that interval there was a 12 meter section that averaged 2.99% graphitic
carbon. The best mineralization, and most friable material is proximal to the
aforementioned abandoned creek channel, and it appears that proximity to this
feature gave rise to the deep weathering profile encountered here. Determining
the tenor, and extent of the friable material were the two major objectives of
this program as this material, which is very similar to that mined at Eagle
Graphite’s operation is very easy/economical to be mined and processed, and
typically contains the highest percentages of graphite over consistent widths.
The Company revised its trenching permit in 2017 and conducted a program
of 12 mechanized test pits in May 2018. This work was done in an area ranging
from 1 to 1.5 kilometers to the east of the Weather Station Zone in a zone of
numerous discrete conductors detected during the 2015 FDEM geophysical survey.
Three of these pits intercepted weathered weak to moderately mineralized
graphitic material with the best assay being 2.62% graphitic, carbon, and six
test pits bottomed in non-mineralized bedrock. The remaining three did not
reach bedrock or intercept graphitic material prior to reaching the maximum
digging capability of the excavating equipment used. The Company reduced its
acreage holdings here to approximately 101 acres (41 hectares) to facilitate applying
assessment credit to the property and placed it on the “back burner” in favor
of developing other prospects that are of greater commercial interest. Our
Company is currently in the planning stages with respect to the work to be done
on this prospect this summer.
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North Big Smoky Property
During the period 2011 through 2012 the Company conducted geophysical,
and geochemical work on BLM lands in North Big Smoky Valley, Nye County Nevada,
in an area that proved to be geochemically anomalous, both in sediment and
brines. The geological setting in this area is quite similar to that at our
other brine prospects, and Clayton Valley to the southwest of here, and had
experienced some geothermal and petroleum exploration in the past. In April of
2016 Lithium Royalty Corp (a wholly owned subsidiary through which we had
planned to build a portfolio of lithium mineral properties) acquired the
prospect through staking a block of placer mineral claims here. On May 13, 2016
our wholly owned subsidiary sold 100% of their interest in the property to
1069934 Nevada Ltd. ("Purchaser") a private company. Consideration
paid to Lithium Royalty Corp. consisted of mainly of 300,000 shares in the
"Purchaser Parent", 1069934 B.C. Ltd, and retained a royalty on the
property. No appreciable work was done and by agreement dated September 13,
2017, Lithium Corporation agreed to sell back the shares of 1069934 Nevada Ltd.
to San Antone Minerals Corp (successor corporation) who subsequently allowed
the claims here to lapse. We have recently signed a letter of agreement with
Morella Corporation a related company whereby Morella can earn a 60% interest
in our North Big Smoky lithium-in-brine property in Nye County Nevada by paying
$50,000 US to the Company on the signing of the LOI, and issuing $100,000 worth
of Morella shares at the time of signing the formal agreement, and issue a
similar dollar value of shares at the anniversary of the signing of the formal
agreement over the next four years. Additionally Morella must make exploration
expenditures of $100,000, $200,000, $300,000 and $400,000 in years one through
four of the option agreement. Should they fulfill these obligations they will
have earned an undivided 60% interest in the property and may purchase a
further 20% interest within 1 year for $750,000, and purchase the remaining 20%
interest within the following year for $750,000. Should Morella buy Lithium
Corporation’s undivided working interest in the property, the Company will
revert to a 2.5 % Net Smelter Royalty interest, ½ of which would be purchasable
by Morella for $1,000,000. This area was subsequently re-staked by Lithium
Corporation in early 2022. Morella is current with all obligations with respect
to the agreement, and since optioning the property they have conducted
Controlled Source Audio-Magnetotelluric geophysical
and sediment geochemical surveys, staked more claims adjacent to the original
option claim block as well as staking a non-contiguous area to the north and
west of the earlier claims here. Most recently Morella concluded a two-hole
drilling program on the property, wherein anomalous lithium-in-clay
mineralization was encountered.
The Hughes Claims
Effective April 23, 2014, we entered into an operating agreement with
All American Resources, L.L.C and TY & Sons Investments Inc. with respect
to Summa, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company incorporated on December 12,
2013, wherein we hold a 25% membership in a number of patented mining claims
that spring from the once vast holdings of Howard Hughes. Our company’s capital
contribution paid to Summa, LLC was $125,000, of which $100,000 was in cash and
the balance in services. To date Lithium Corporation has received $167,500 in
cash disbursements from Summa, LLC since 2021.
Our company participated in the formation of Summa, which holds
interests in 88 fee-title patented lode claims that cover approximately 1,191.3
acres of prospective mineral lands. Our company signed a joint operating
agreement with the other participants to govern the conduct of Summa, and the
development of the lands. Our company’s president, Tom Lewis, has been named as
a managing member of Summa.
The Hughes lands are situated in six discrete prospect areas in Nevada,
the most notable of which being the Tonopah block in Nye County where Summa
holds 56 claims that cover approximately 770 acres in the heart of the historic
mining camp where over 1.8 million ounces of gold and 174 million ounces of
silver were produced predominately in the early 1900’s. The Hughes claims
include a number of the prolific past producers in Tonopah, such as the
Belmont, the Desert Queen, and the Midway mines. In addition there are also
claims in the area of the past producing Klondyke
East mining district, which is to the south of Tonopah, and at the town of
Belmont (not to be confused with the Belmont claim in Tonopah), Nevada, another
notable silver producer from the 1800’s, which is roughly 40 miles to the
northeast of Tonopah.
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The ongoing litigation with respect to Summa’s Tonopah holdings had
precluded investing time or money into the property immediately after the court
awarded Summa ownership in 2013, however in 2018 Summa won a “quiet title” case
in the Fifth Judicial Court in Tonopah, which determined that Summa’s title is
superior to all other claimants. The subsequent appeal of this verdict was
quashed later in 2018, and there has been no further action on that account.
Summa signed a Letter of Intent on January 14, 2020 with respect to the Tonopah
property whereby 1237025 BC Ltd, could earn a 100% interest in the property
(subject to a 1.0% Net Smelter Royalty or NSR) by paying $400,000 in cash,
issuing $400,000 in shares, and incurring $1.5 million in exploration
expenditures in stages over the next 5 years. The Optionee also has the right
to purchase ¼ of the NSR for $1,500,000, and the future right to purchase a
further ¼ of the NSR for $2,500,000. The definitive agreement was signed in
March of 2020, and 1237025 BC Ltd subsequently merged with Pinnacle North Gold
Corp., who then changed their name to Summa Silver Corp. Summa Silver actively
explored the property in the second half of 2020, drilling roughly 14,000
meters in 29 drill holes. Additionally more work was performed on the Belmont
tailings portion of the project aided by Lithium Corporation personnel, who
have been actively promoting and advancing this aspect of the Tonopah holdings
since acquisition. In 2021 Summa Silver accelerated the earn-in provisions of
the option agreement and was transferred a 100% interest in the property. Summa
still retains a 1% (LTUM’s undivided share 0.25%) Net Smelter Royalty on the
property. Recently Summa entered into an agreement with North American Silver
Corporation (TSX-V:NSC) with respect to Summa’s Belmont Nevada claims whereby
NSC can earn a 100% interest by paying $200,000 in cash or at Optionor’s
discretion shares over 5 years, and election must be made by the sixth
agreement anniversary to purchase the lands (69.96 acres) at $10,000 per acre.
Should NSC earn their interest Summa, LLC would retain a 1% Net Smelter Royalty
– 50% of which may be subsequently purchased by the Optionor. Summa, LLC still
retains a 100% interest (subject to a 2% NSR in favor of Summa Corp. (the
successor entity to the Hughes Corporation) in a further five project areas in
the state of Nevada, and Lithium Corporation remains committed to casually
helping them move the projects along so that they may be optioned eventually.
We are currently pursuing other properties which are believed to be
prospective for hosting lithium, graphite, nickle -
cobalt and Rare Earth Element mineralization, as well as evaluating a wide
range of opportunities brought to our company by third parties.
Additionally our company continues its generative program exploring for
new deposits of next generation battery related materials.
Results of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Compared to the Three Months Ended
March 31, 2023
We had a net loss of $322,684 for the three month period ended March 31,
2024, which was a $54,508 increase from the net loss of $268,176 for the three
month period ended March 31, 2023. The change in our results over the two
periods is primarily the result of the change in fair value of marketable
securities, other income and exploration expenses.
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The following table summarizes key items of comparison and their related
increase (decrease) for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
|
|
Three
Months Ended March
31, 2024 |
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, 2023 |
|
|
Change
Between Three Month Period Ended March
31, 2024 and March
31, 2023 |
|
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Professional fees |
|
$ |
23,838 |
|
|
$ |
11,503 |
|
|
$ |
12,335 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
1,833 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Exploration expenses |
|
|
49,557 |
|
|
|
3,779 |
|
|
|
45,778 |
|
Consulting fees – related party |
|
|
72,000 |
|
|
|
101,984 |
|
|
|
(29,984 |
) |
Consulting fees |
|
|
69,392 |
|
|
|
53,153 |
|
|
|
16,239 |
|
Transfer agent and filing fees |
|
|
5,025 |
|
|
|
8,386 |
|
|
|
(3,361 |
) |
Travel |
|
|
9,873 |
|
|
|
1,085 |
|
|
|
8,788 |
|
General and administrative |
|
|
5,970 |
|
|
|
13,166 |
|
|
|
(7,196 |
) |
Other loss (income) |
|
|
85,196 |
|
|
|
73,287 |
|
|
|
11,909 |
|
Net loss (income) |
|
$ |
322,684 |
|
|
$ |
268,176 |
|
|
$ |
54,508 |
|
Revenue
We have not earned any revenues since our inception and we do not
anticipate earning revenues in the upcoming quarter.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 reflects current assets of
$3,780,780. We had cash in the amount of $3,539,674 and working capital
in the amount of $1,530,813 as of March 31, 2024. We have sufficient working
capital to enable us to carry out our stated plan of operation for the next
twelve months.
Working Capital
|
|
At March
31, 2024 |
|
|
At December
31, 2023 |
|
||
Current assets |
|
$ |
3,780,780 |
|
|
$ |
4,023,249 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
(2,249,967 |
) |
|
|
(2,225,977 |
) |
Working capital |
|
$ |
1,530,813 |
|
|
$ |
1,797,272 |
|
We anticipate generating losses and, therefore, may be unable to
continue operations further in the future.
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Cash Flows
|
|
Three
Months Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
March
31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
||
Net cash (used in) operating activities |
|
$ |
(127,943 |
) |
|
$ |
(81,930 |
) |
Net cash (used in) investing activities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
235,400 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash during period |
|
$ |
(127,943 |
) |
|
$ |
153,470 |
|
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating activities during the three months ended
March 31, 2024 was $127,943, an increase of $46,016 from the $81,930 net
cash outflow during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
Investing Activities
The Company did not have investing activities in the current and
comparative periods.
Financing Activities
Cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended March
31, 2024 was $Nil as compared to $235,400 in cash provided by financing
activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023.
We estimate that our operating expenses and working capital requirements
for the next 12 months to be as follows:
Estimated
Net Expenditures During The Next Twelve Months |
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
$ |
461,000 |
|
Exploration expenses |
|
|
500,000 |
|
Travel |
|
|
30,000 |
|
Total |
|
$ |
891,000 |
|
To date we have relied on proceeds from the sale of our shares in order
to sustain our basic, minimum operating expenses; however, we cannot guarantee
that we will secure any further sales of our shares or that our sole officer
and director with provide us with any future loans. We estimate that the
cost of maintaining basic corporate operations (which includes the cost of
satisfying our public reporting obligations) will be approximately $74,000 per
month. Due to our current cash position of approximately $3,539,674
as of March 31, 2024, we estimate that we have sufficient cash to sustain our
basic operations for the next twelve months.
We are not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or
uncertainties that will result in or that are reasonably likely to result in
our liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material way.
Equity Financings
On January 25, 2021 we entered into a purchase agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement"), and a registration rights agreement, (the
"Registration Rights Agreement"), with Lincoln Park Capital
Fund, LLC ("Lincoln Park"), pursuant to which Lincoln Park has
committed to purchase up to $10,300,000 of the Company's common stock, $0.001
par value per share (the "Common Stock"). In connection with
the execution of the Purchase Agreement, the Company sold, and Lincoln Park
purchased, 380,952 shares of Common Stock for a purchase price of $159,999.84
(“Original Purchase”).
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Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement,
the Company has the right, but not the obligation, to sell to Lincoln Park, and
Lincoln Park is obligated to purchase up to $10,300,000 worth of shares of
Common Stock. Such sales of Common Stock by the Company, if any, will be
subject to certain limitations, and may occur from time to time, at the
Company's sole discretion, over the 36-month period commencing on the date that
a registration statement covering the resale of shares of Common Stock that
have been and may be issued under the Purchase Agreement, which the Company
agreed to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC")
pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, is declared effective by the SEC
and a final prospectus in connection therewith is filed and the other
conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement are satisfied, all of which are
outside the control of Lincoln Park (such date on which all of such conditions
are satisfied, the "Commencement Date"). The Company shall
also have the right, but not the obligation to sell to Lincoln Park up to
$150,000 of shares of Common Stock on the Commencement Date at the Purchase
Price (as defined below).
Under the Purchase Agreement, on any business day over the term of the
Purchase Agreement, the Company has the right, in its sole discretion, to
present Lincoln Park with a purchase notice (each, a "Purchase Notice")
directing Lincoln Park to purchase up to 100,000 shares of Common Stock per
business day, which increases to up to 150,000 shares in the event the price of
the Company’s Common Stock is not below $0.25 per share; up to 200,000 shares
in the event the price of the Company’s Common Stock is not below $0.35 per
share and up to 250,000 shares in the event the price of the Company’s Common
Stock is not below $0.50 (the "Regular Purchase") (subject to
adjustment for any reorganization, recapitalization, non-cash dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction as provided in the
Purchase Agreement). In each case, Lincoln Park's maximum commitment in any
single Regular Purchase may not exceed $500,000. The Purchase Agreement
provides for a purchase price per Purchase Share (the "Purchase Price")
equal to 93% of the lesser of:
● |
the
lowest sale price of the Company's Common Stock on the purchase date; and |
|
|
● |
the
average of the three lowest closing sale prices for the Company's Common
Stock during the twelve consecutive business days ending on the business day
immediately preceding the purchase date of such shares. |
In addition, on any date on which the Company submits a Purchase Notice
to Lincoln Park, the Company also has the right, in its sole discretion, to
present Lincoln Park with an accelerated purchase notice (each, an "Accelerated
Purchase Notice") directing Lincoln Park to purchase an amount of
stock (the "Accelerated Purchase") equal to up to the lesser
of (i) three times the number of shares of Common
Stock purchased pursuant to such Regular Purchase; and (ii) 30% of the
aggregate shares of the Company's Common Stock traded during all or, if certain
trading volume or market price thresholds specified in the Purchase Agreement
are crossed on the applicable Accelerated Purchase Date, the portion of the
normal trading hours on the applicable Accelerated Purchase Date prior to such
time that any one of such thresholds is crossed (such period of time on the
applicable Accelerated Purchase Date, the "Accelerated Purchase Period").
The purchase price per share of Common Stock for each such Accelerated Purchase
will be equal to 93% of the lesser of:
● |
the
volume weighted average price of the Company's Common Stock during the
applicable Accelerated Purchase Period on the applicable Accelerated Purchase
Date; and |
|
|
● |
the
closing sale price of the Company's Common Stock on the applicable
Accelerated Purchase Date. |
Lincoln Park has no right to require the Company to sell any shares of
Common Stock to Lincoln Park, but Lincoln Park is obligated to make purchases
as the Company directs, subject to certain conditions. There are no upper
limits on the price per share that Lincoln Park must pay for shares of Common
Stock.
The Company issued to Lincoln Park 1,375,779 shares of Common Stock as
commitment shares in consideration for entering into the Purchase Agreement on
the Execution Date.
Actual sales of shares of Common Stock to Lincoln Park under the
Purchase Agreement will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the
Company from time to time, including, among others, market conditions, the
trading price of the Common Stock and determinations by the Company as to the
appropriate sources of funding for the Company and its operations. Lincoln Park
has no right to require any sales by the Company but is obligated to make
purchases from the Company as it directs in accordance with the Purchase
Agreement. Lincoln Park has covenanted not to cause or engage in any manner
whatsoever, any direct or indirect short selling or hedging of the Company's
shares.
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During the quarter ended March 31, 2024 the Company did not complete any
stock purchases with Lincoln Park, and is allowing the financing to lapse in Q2
2024.
Future Financings
We anticipate continuing to rely on equity sales of our common stock in
order to continue to fund our business operations. Issuances of additional
shares will result in dilution to our existing stockholders. There is no
assurance that we will achieve any additional sales of our equity securities or
arrange for debt or other financing to fund our planned business activities.
Other than the Lincoln Park agreement we currently have no other
arrangement as a source for future financings.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes
in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
and capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to
stockholders.
Critical Accounting Policies
Exploration Stage Company
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles related to accounting and
reporting by exploration stage companies. An exploration
stage company is one in which planned principal
operations have not commenced or if its
operations have commenced, there has been no significant revenues there
from.
Accounting Basis
Our company uses the accrual basis of accounting and accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"
accounting). Our company has adopted a December 31 fiscal year end.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash includes cash on account, demand deposits, and short-term
instruments with maturities of three months or less.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Our company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts, the balances of
which at times may exceed federally insured limits. Our company continually
monitors its banking relationships and consequently has not experienced any
losses in such accounts. Our company believes we are not exposed to any
significant credit risk on cash and cash equivalents.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Revenue Recognition
Our company has yet to realize revenues from operations. Once our
company has commenced operations, we will recognize revenues when delivery of
goods or completion of services has occurred provided there is persuasive
evidence of an agreement, acceptance has been approved by its customers, the
fee is fixed or determinable based on the completion of stated terms and
conditions, and collection of any related receivable is probable.
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Loss per Share
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing loss available to common
shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during
the year. The computation of diluted earnings per share assumes the conversion,
exercise or contingent issuance of securities only when such conversion,
exercise or issuance would have a dilutive effect on earnings per share. The
dilutive effect of convertible securities is reflected in diluted earnings per
share by application of the "if converted" method. In the periods in
which a loss is incurred, the effect of potential issuances of shares under
options and warrants would be anti-dilutive, and therefore basic and diluted
losses per share are the same.
Income Taxes
The asset and liability approach is used to account for income taxes by
recognizing deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax
consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts and the tax
basis of assets and liabilities.
Financial Instruments
Our company's financial instruments consist of cash, deposits, prepaid
expenses, and accounts payable and accrued liabilities. Unless otherwise noted,
it is management's opinion that our company is not exposed to significant
interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
Because of the short maturity and capacity of prompt liquidation of such assets
and liabilities, the fair value of these financial instruments approximate
their carrying values, unless otherwise noted.
Mineral Properties
Costs of exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease
properties are expensed as incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are
capitalized including licenses and lease payments. Although our company has
taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest,
these procedures do not guarantee our company's title. Such properties may be
subject to prior agreements or transfers and title may be affected by
undetected defects. Impairment losses are recorded on mineral properties used
in operations when indicators of impairment are present and the undiscounted
cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than the assets'
carrying amount. Impairment of $0 and $0 was recorded during the periods ended
March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In January 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board
("FASB"), issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU")
2016-01, "Financial Instruments-Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and
Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities," which amends
the guidance in U.S. generally accepted accounting principles on the
classification and measurement of financial instruments. Changes to the current
guidance primarily affect the accounting for equity investments, financial
liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure
requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the ASU clarifies guidance
related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax
assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities.
The new standard is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after December 15, 2017, and are to be adopted by means of a cumulative-effect
adjustment to the balance sheet at the beginning of the first reporting period
in which the guidance is effective. Early adoption is not permitted except for
the provision to record fair value changes for financial liabilities under the
fair value option resulting from instrument-specific credit risk in other
comprehensive income. Our company is currently evaluating the impact of
adopting this standard.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the
information required by this Item.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Management’s Report on Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the
Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information
is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president (our
principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principle
accounting officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
As of the end of the quarter covered by this report, we carried out an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our president
(our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principle
accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our president (our
principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principle
accounting officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were
effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the period covered by this report there were no changes in our
internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we may become involved in litigation relating to
claims arising out of its operations in the normal course of business. We are
not involved in any pending legal proceeding or litigation and, to the best of
our knowledge, no governmental authority is contemplating any proceeding to
which we area party or to which any of our properties is subject, which would
reasonably be likely to have a material adverse effect on us, except for the
following:
Item 1A. Risk Factors
As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the
information required by this Item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
No Unregistered sales of Equity Securities.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
None.
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Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number |
|
Description |
(3) |
|
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
(4) |
|
Instruments Defining the Rights of Security
Holders, Including Indentures |
|
||
(10) |
|
Material Contracts |
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
(14) |
|
Code of Ethics |
|
||
(21) |
|
Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
21.1 |
|
Lithium Royalty Corp, a Nevada corporation |
(31) |
|
Rule 13a-14 (d)/15d-14d) Certifications |
|
||
(32) |
|
Section 1350 Certifications |
|
||
101* |
|
Interactive Data File |
101.INS |
|
XBRL Instance Document |
101.SCH |
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL |
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
Document |
101.DEF |
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
Document |
101.LAB |
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
Document |
101.PRE |
|
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
Document |
* Filed herewith.
|
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
|
|
LITHIUM
CORPORATION |
|
|
|
(Registrant) |
|
|
|
|
|
Dated: May 15, 2024 |
|
/s/ Tom Lewis |
|
|
|
Tom Lewis |
|
|
|
President, Treasurer, Secretary
and Director |
|
|
|
(Principal Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
|
|
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