UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment
No. 1
(Mark One)
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR
15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
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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 |
98-0530295 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1031 Railroad St, Suite
102B., Elko, Nevada |
89801 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (775) 410-5287
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class |
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Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered |
N/A |
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Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
(Title of class) |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is
a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 the Securities Act. |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is
not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act |
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Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90
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Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website,
if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of
delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this
chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of
registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to
this Form 10-K. |
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Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
See definition of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. |
Large accelerated filer |
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Accelerated filer |
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Non-accelerated filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company,
indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the
registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). |
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The aggregate market value of
Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2022, the
last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal
quarter, was $22,061,446 based on a $0.206 average bid and asked price of
such common equity.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s
classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date. |
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117,892,441 common shares as of January 13, 2025. |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. Business
This annual report contains
forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our
future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”,
“believes”, “estimates”, “predicts”, “potential” or “continue” or the negative
of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only
predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors, including the risks in the section entitled “Risk Factors” that may
cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities
laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the
forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our financial statements are
stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
In this annual 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 current report
and unless otherwise indicated, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” mean Lithium
Corporation, 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 regarding a business combination
which may 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 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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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.
In June 2009 we optioned the Fish Lake Valley property in Esmeralda County
Nevada, and ultimately earned a 100% interest in the property through a
combination of exploration expenditures and share issuances. Lithium
Corporation performed geophysical, geochemical and drilling work in the area
into early 2016 at which time we entered into an agreement with the forerunner
of American Lithium Corporation (TSX-V:Li) who could
have earned an undivided 80% interest (with the residual 20% interest being
purchasable post earn-in) in the property by incurring exploration expenses,
making cash and share payments over a period of three years. American Lithium
relinquished all interest in the property/option agreement in April 2019. In
April 2021 the Company entered into a Letter of Intent with Altura Mining
Limited whereby Altura (now Morella Corporation ASX:1MC, OTC-QB: ALTAF) may
earn a 60% interest in the property by incurring exploration expenses,
and making staged cash and share payments to Lithium Corporation over the
next four years. Morella Corporation is the single largest shareholder in
Lithium Corporation with over 8% of the Company’s common shares, having
acquired an interest through a non-brokered private placement in our Company in
2012.
In 2010 the Company acquired the
San Emidio property through the staking of claims on open Bureau of Land
Management administered Federal land in Washoe County Nevada. The company
conducted geochemical, geophysical and drilling work over the next several
years, and eventually optioned them off to American Lithium Corporation in May
2016 for a combination of exploration work, cash and share payments over the
following three years. American Lithium allowed the option to lapse in 2018. In
September 2021 Surge Battery Metals (TSX-V: Nili) entered into an option to
earn an 80% interest in the property by incurring exploration expenses and
making staged cash and share payments over the following five years. Lithium
Corporation received notification in August 2022 that Surge was relinquishing
all interest in the property. The company conducted a CSAMT geophysical survey
on the property in Fall 2022.
In June 2013, we purchased a
claim in the Sugar Lake area of British Columbia for 250,000 shares of our
common stock. Known as the BC Sugar Property this property has expanded and
contracted over time as we allowed a number of the less prospective claims to
lapse. In January, 2014, we agreed to buy back the
shares issued pursuant to the June 2013 agreement for $2,500. After doing
considerable work up until spring 2019 all but approximately 203 acres (82.33
Hectares) of claims were allowed to lapse, and the property sat dormant. The
market for flake graphite is improving, and the Company’s holdings here are
currently approximately 102 acres (41 hectares), and the company is currently
contemplating a small work program here this year.
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 25%, and
are active “Managing Members”. Our company's initial 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 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 $138,000. 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, as well as other
interests around the state of Nevada, including a property in Belmont Nevada
that is currently under option to Nevada Silver Corporation.
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In April of 2016, our Company
established a wholly owned subsidiary called Lithium Royalty Corp. The
subsidiary was a Nevada Corporation and was the entity through which we had
planned to build a portfolio of lithium mineral properties. Also that April Lithium
Royalty Corp acquired through staking the North Big Smoky Prospect, a block of
placer mineral claims in Nye County Nevada. On May 13, 2016
our wholly owned subsidiary sold 100% of the interest in the North Big Smoky
property through a Property Acquisition Agreement with 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. By agreement dated September 13, 2017 Lithium Corporation agreed to sell back the shares of
1069934 Nevada Ltd. to San Antone Minerals Corp. and compensation under the
agreement was received on November 2, 2017. The North Big Smoky claims were
abandoned by the Purchaser in 2017 and in 2021 the Company re-staked claims in
the general area, and optioned the property to Morella
Corp (a related company) who conducted geochemical and geophysical work on the
claims in 2022, and an initial 2 hole drilling program in 2023.
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 other energy metals properties in British
Columbia.
Our current operational focus is
to conduct generative exploration activities in Nevada, and on our titanium/REE
and graphite properties, in British Columbia.
In April of 2016, our Company
established a wholly owned subsidiary called Lithium Royalty Corp. The
subsidiary was a Nevada Corporation and was the entity through which we had
planned to build a portfolio of lithium mineral properties. Also that April Lithium
Royalty Corp acquired through staking the North Big Smoky Prospect, a block of
placer mineral claims in Nye County Nevada. On May 13, 2016
our wholly owned subsidiary sold 100% of the interest in the North Big Smoky
Property through a Property Acquisition Agreement with 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. 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) and the
North Big Smoky claims were allowed to lapse. In March of 2022 we staked a
block of claims in North Big Smoky Valley covering approximately 3400 acres
which roughly corresponds to the lands previously held by Lithium Corporation’s
former subsidiary Lithium Royalty Corp. in 2016/2017. On May 13, 2022 we signed
a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Morella Corporation (a related party) whereby
Morella can earn a 60% interest in the property by paying $65,000 US (done) 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 issuing $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.
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
party, 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 the initial $50,000 on signing the LOI,
the $100,000 due on signing the formal agreement, and has issued 26,791,685
shares of Morella (1MC:ASX, Altaf:OTC-QB) common
stock in consideration for this agreement. On February 16, 2016, Lithium Corp
had issued a news release announcing that our company had entered into a letter
of intent with 1032701 B.C. Ltd. with respect to our Fish Lake Valley property.
On March 10, 2016 we issued a news release announcing
the signing of the Fish Lake Valley Earn-In Agreement. The terms of the Earn-In
Agreement allowed 1032701 to earn an 80% interest in Fish Lake Valley for
payments over three years totaling $300,000 and issuance of 400,000 common shares
of the publicly traded company anticipated to result from a Going Public
Transaction, and work performed on the property over three years in the amount
of $1,100,000. 1032701 then had a Subsequent Earn-In option to purchase Lithium
Corporation's remaining 20% working interest within one year of earning the 80%
by paying the Company a further $1,000,000, at that point the Company would
retain a 2.5% Net Smelter Royalty, half of which could have been purchased by
1032701 for an additional $1,000,000. Menika Mining, a publicly traded company
on the TSX Venture Exchange trading under the symbol MML announced on March 8, 2016 that it intended to acquire 1032701 B.C. Ltd and the
right to acquire the Fish Lake Valley Property. Menika Mining completed the
acquisition of 1032701 B.C. and fulfilled the initial obligations of the Fish
Lake Valley Earn-In-Agreement in April of 2016. Meninka
later changed their name to American Lithium. While the Purchaser did comply
with all terms of the agreement with respect to cash and share payments the
Company received formal notice of the relinquishment of the Purchasers right to
earn an interest in the property on April 30th 2019.
As this was the termination of the option agreement $443,308 was taken into
income. During the year-ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded a
$159,859 allowance for the properties and at that time had a net book value of
$Nil. 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 party 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
following four years. To date Morella is current with its obligations under the
formal agreement ratified on October 12th 2021, having
paid all initial and anniversary cash disbursements as per the agreement, and
has issued a total of 55,560,526 shares of Morella (1MC:ASX, Altaf:OTC-QB) common stock relating to this agreement to date.
In the last couple of years Morella has completed two phases of passive seismic
and magnetotelluric (MT) surveys,
and have received permits for drilling on both the south and northern
blocks. Preparatory work for drilling was done during the summer of 2022, with
surface casing being installed on the prospect to the south in late 2022, and
drilling commenced in early October 2023, to the northeast of the playa,
proximal to but away from the area of known mineralization. Only moderate
mineralization was encountered in the 2023 drillhole in both clays and brines.
Winter 2023-24 was very wet in western Nevada, so it will be several months
before work can be contemplated on the playa at Fish Lake Valley, however
initial planning has commenced for the 2024 program.
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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 (Ta-Nb) properties (Michael, Yeehaw, and Three Valley Gap)
located in British Columbia, Canada. The Michael property in the Trail Creek
Mining Division was originally staked to cover one of the most compelling
tantalum in stream sediment anomalies as seen in the government RGS database in
British Columbia. Bormal conducted a stream sediment
sampling program 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
tantalum-niobium 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/total rare earth elements (TREE’s) in stream sediment
anomaly. Both properties are situated within the Eocene Coryell Batholith, and
at the time it was 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 later in July, and again in early October 2017. These
examinations uncovered a zone roughly 30 meters wide which included an interval
that is mineralized with approximately 0.75% TREE’s. While markedly anomalous
it is not exceedingly enriched in TREE’s. However this zone may not be the
“main event” in the area but a harbinger of bigger and better things, and also
it is enriched in titanium (Ti), which could possibly be in the form of
Perovskite, a mineral of considerable interest for the next generation of
photo-voltaic cells. Preliminary geological and geochemical work were performed
on the Michael property in October of 2016, followed by a brief airborne
biogeochemical survey in June of 2017, and additional ground geological and
geochemical assessment work in early October, 2017.
The third property – Three Valley Gap, is in the Revelstoke Mining Division and
is situated in a locale where several Nb-Ta enriched carbonatites have been
noted to occur. A brief field program by Bormal in
2015 located one of these carbonatites, and concurrent soil sampling determined
that the soils here are enriched with Nb-Ta over the known carbonatite,
and indicated that there are other geochemical anomalies locally that
may indicate that more carbonatites exist here and are shallowly buried.
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 has been transferred by Bormal. During 2017
the Company conducted initial stream, rock and magnetometer surveys on the
property, and discovered a 30 meter wide lamprophyric
dyke (Horseshoe Bend showing) that exhibits anomalous titanium/REE
mineralization. The company 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.
Additional work was performed on the property in 2019 and 2020 which extended
the known strike of the Horseshoe Bend showing approximately 50 meters to the
west, and mineralized float was found that possibly indicates it could continue
to the east for another several hundred meters. The Company is currently in the
planning stages for field season 2024.
At the BC Sugar property in the
Okanagan Highlands to the east of Vernon British Columbia 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 has reduced its acreage holdings here to
approximately 203 acres (82 hectares) and is currently considering further work
this year.
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 $167,500. 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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Competition
The mining industry is intensely
competitive. We compete with numerous individuals and companies, including many
major mining companies, which have substantially greater technical, financial
and operational resources and staffs. Accordingly, there is a high degree of
competition for access to funds. There are other competitors that have
operations in the area and the presence of these competitors could adversely
affect our ability to compete for financing and obtain the service providers,
staff or equipment necessary for the exploration and exploitation of our
properties.
Compliance with Government
Regulation
Mining operations and
exploration activities are subject to various national, state, provincial and
local laws and regulations in United States and Canada, as well as other
jurisdictions, which govern prospecting, development, mining, production,
exports, taxes, labor standards, occupational health, waste disposal,
protection of the environment, mine safety, hazardous substances and other
matters.
We believe that we are and will
continue to be in compliance in all material respects
with applicable statutes and the regulations passed in the United States and
Canada. There are no current orders or directions relating to our company with
respect to the foregoing laws and regulations.
Research and Development
We have not incurred any
research and development expenditures over the last two fiscal years.
Intellectual Property
We do not currently have any
intellectual property, other than our domain name and website,
www.lithiumcorporation.com.
Employees
We have no employees. Our
officers and directors provide their services to our company as independent
consultants.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Our business operations are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to
those set forth below:
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Risks Associated with Mining
All of our properties are in the
exploration stage. There is no assurance that we can establish the existence of
any mineral resource on any of our properties in commercially exploitable
quantities. Until we can do so, we cannot earn any revenues from operations and
if we do not do so we will lose all of the funds that we expend on exploration.
If we do not discover any mineral resource in a commercially exploitable
quantity, our business could fail.
Despite exploration work on our
mineral properties, we have not established that any of them contain any
mineral reserve, nor can there be any assurance that we will be able to do so.
If we do not, our business could fail.
A mineral reserve is defined by
the Securities and Exchange Commission in its Industry Guide 7 (which can be
viewed over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov/about/forms/industryguides.pdf)
as that part of a mineral deposit which could be economically and legally
extracted or produced at the time of the reserve determination. The probability
of an individual prospect ever having a “reserve” that meets the requirements
of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Industry Guide 7 is extremely
remote; in all probability our mineral resource property does not contain any
“reserve” and any funds that we spend on exploration will probably be lost.
Even if we do eventually
discover a mineral reserve on one or more of our properties, there can be no
assurance that we will be able to develop our properties into producing mines
and extract those resources. Both mineral exploration and development involve a
high degree of risk and few properties which are explored are ultimately
developed into producing mines.
The commercial viability of an
established mineral deposit will depend on a number of factors including, by
way of example, the size, grade and other attributes of the mineral deposit,
the proximity of the resource to infrastructure such as a smelter, roads and a
point for shipping, government regulation and market prices. Most of these
factors will be beyond our control, and any of them could increase costs and
make extraction of any identified mineral resource unprofitable.
Mineral operations are subject
to applicable law and government regulation. Even if we discover a mineral
resource in a commercially exploitable quantity, these laws and regulations
could restrict or prohibit the exploitation of that mineral resource. If we
cannot exploit any mineral resource that we might discover on our properties,
our business may fail.
Both mineral exploration and
extraction require permits from various foreign, federal, state, provincial and
local governmental authorities and are governed by laws and regulations,
including those with respect to prospecting, mine development, mineral production,
transport, export, taxation, labor standards, occupational health, waste
disposal, toxic substances, land use, environmental protection, mine safety and
other matters. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or
maintain any of the permits required for the continued exploration of our
mineral properties or for the construction and operation of a mine on our
properties at economically viable costs. If we cannot accomplish these
objectives, our business could fail.
We believe that we are in compliance with all material laws and regulations
that currently apply to our activities but there can be no assurance that we
can continue to remain in compliance. Current laws and regulations could be amended and we might not be able to comply with them, as
amended. Further, there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain or
maintain all permits necessary for our future operations, or that we will be
able to obtain them on reasonable terms. To the extent such approvals are
required and are not obtained, we may be delayed or prohibited from proceeding
with planned exploration or development of our mineral properties.
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If we establish the existence of
a mineral resource on any of our properties in a commercially exploitable
quantity, we will require additional capital in order to develop the property
into a producing mine. If we cannot raise this additional capital, we will not
be able to exploit the resource, and our business could fail.
If we do discover mineral
resources in commercially exploitable quantities on any of our properties, we
will be required to expend substantial sums of money to establish the extent of
the resource, develop processes to extract it and develop extraction and
processing facilities and infrastructure. Although we may derive substantial
benefits from the discovery of a major deposit, there can be no assurance that
such a resource will be large enough to justify commercial operations, nor can
there be any assurance that we will be able to raise the funds required for
development on a timely basis. If we cannot raise the necessary capital or
complete the necessary facilities and infrastructure, our business may fail.
Mineral exploration and
development is subject to extraordinary operating
risks. We do not currently insure against these risks. In the event of a
cave-in or similar occurrence, our liability may exceed our resources, which
would have an adverse impact on our company.
Mineral exploration, development
and production involves many risks which even a combination of experience,
knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to overcome. Our operations
will be subject to all the hazards and risks inherent in the exploration for
mineral resources and, if we discover a mineral resource in commercially
exploitable quantity, our operations could be subject to all of the hazards and
risks inherent in the development and production of resources, including
liability for pollution, cave-ins or similar hazards against which we cannot
insure or against which we may elect not to insure. Any such event could result
in work stoppages and damage to property, including damage to the environment.
We do not currently maintain any insurance coverage against these operating
hazards. The payment of any liabilities that arise from any such occurrence
would have a material adverse impact on our company.
Mineral prices are subject to
dramatic and unpredictable fluctuations.
We expect to derive revenues, if
any, either from the sale of our mineral resource properties or from the
extraction and sale of lithium and/or associated byproducts. The price of those
commodities has fluctuated widely in recent years, and is affected by numerous
factors beyond our control, including international, economic and political
trends, expectations of inflation, currency exchange fluctuations, interest
rates, global or regional consumptive patterns, speculative activities and
increased production due to new extraction developments and improved extraction
and production methods. The effect of these factors on the price of base and
precious metals, and therefore the economic viability of any of our exploration
properties and projects, cannot accurately be predicted.
The mining industry is highly
competitive and there is no assurance that we will continue to be successful in
acquiring mineral claims. If we cannot continue to acquire properties to
explore for mineral resources, we may be required to reduce or cease operations.
The mineral exploration,
development, and production industry is largely un-integrated. We compete with
other exploration companies looking for mineral resource properties. While we
compete with other exploration companies in the effort to locate and acquire
mineral resource properties, we will not compete with them for the removal or
sales of mineral products from our properties if we should eventually discover
the presence of them in quantities sufficient to make production economically
feasible. Readily available markets exist worldwide for the sale of mineral
products. Therefore, we will likely be able to sell any mineral products that
we identify and produce.
In identifying and acquiring
mineral resource properties, we compete with many companies possessing greater
financial resources and technical facilities. This competition could adversely
affect our ability to acquire suitable prospects for exploration in the future.
Accordingly, there can be no assurance that we will acquire any interest in
additional mineral resource properties that might yield reserves or result in
commercial mining operations.
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Risks Related to our Company
The fact that we have not earned
any operating revenues since our incorporation raises substantial doubt about
our ability to continue to explore our mineral properties as a going concern.
We have not generated any
revenue from operations since our incorporation and we anticipate that we will
continue to incur operating expenses without revenues unless and until we are
able to identify a mineral resource in a commercially exploitable quantity on
one or more of our mineral properties and we build and operate a mine. We had
cash in the amount of $3,667,617 as of December 31, 2023. At
December 31, 2023, we had working capital of $1,797,272. We incurred a net loss
of $618,193 for the year ended December 31, 2023. We estimate our average
monthly operating expenses to be approximately $74,000, including property
costs, management services and administrative costs. Should the results of our
planned exploration require us to increase our current operating budget, we may
have to raise additional funds to meet our currently budgeted operating
requirements for the next 12 months. As we cannot assure a lender that we will
be able to successfully explore and develop our mineral properties, we will
probably find it difficult to raise debt financing from traditional lending
sources. We have traditionally raised our operating capital from sales of
equity securities, but there can be no assurance that we will continue to be
able to do so. If we cannot raise the money that we need to continue
exploration of our mineral properties, we may be forced to delay, scale back,
or eliminate our exploration activities. If any of these were to occur, there
is a substantial risk that our business would fail.
Management has plans to seek
additional capital through private placements of its capital stock. These
conditions raise substantial doubt about our company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. Although there are no assurances that management’s plans will be
realized, management believes that our company will be able to continue
operations in the future. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded
assets, or the amounts of and classification of liabilities that might be
necessary in the event our company cannot continue in existence.” We continue
to experience net operating losses.
Risks Associated with Our Common
Stock
Trading on the OCTQB may be
volatile and sporadic, which could depress the market price of our common stock
and make it difficult for our stockholders to resell their shares.
Our common stock is quoted on
the OTCQB electronic quotation service operated by OTC Markets Group Inc.
Trading in stock quoted on the OTCQB is often thin and characterized by wide
fluctuations in trading prices, due to many factors that may have little to do
with our operations or business prospects. This volatility could depress the
market price of our common stock for reasons unrelated to operating
performance. Moreover, the OTCQB is not a stock exchange, and trading of
securities on the OTCQB is often more sporadic than the trading of securities
listed on a quotation system like Nasdaq or a stock exchange like Amex.
Accordingly, shareholders may have difficulty reselling any of the shares.
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Our stock is a penny stock.
Trading of our stock may be restricted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s penny stock regulations and FINRA’s sales practice requirements,
which may limit a stockholder’s ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our stock is a penny stock. The
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has adopted Rule 15g-9 which
generally defines “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market
price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than
$5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by
the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on
broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and
“accredited investors”. The term “accredited investor” refers generally to
institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net
worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000
jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior
to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to
deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC
which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks
in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer
with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of
the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s
account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson
compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing
prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing
before or with the customer’s confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules
require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from
these rules, the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that
the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the
purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements
may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary
market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently,
these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our
securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest
in, and limit the marketability of, our common stock.
In addition to the “penny stock”
rules promulgated by the SEC, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in
recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable
grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior
to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional
customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information
about the customer’s financial status, tax status, investment objectives and
other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that
there is a high probability that speculative low-priced securities will not be
suitable for at least some customers. FINRA’s requirements make it more
difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common
stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock.
Other Risks
Trends, Risks and Uncertainties
We have sought to identify what
we believe to be the most significant risks to our business, but we cannot
predict whether, or to what extent, any of such risks may be realized nor can
we guarantee that we have identified all possible risks that might arise.
Investors should carefully consider all of such risk factors before making an
investment decision with respect to our common stock.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff
Comments
As a “smaller reporting
company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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Item 1C. Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Strategy
The Company has processes for
assessing, identifying, and managing material risks from cybersecurity threats.
These processes are integrated into the Company’s overall risk management
systems, as overseen by the Company’s board of directors, primarily through its
audit committee.
Governance
Board of Directors
The audit committee of the
Company’s board of directors, with the input of management, oversees the
Company’s internal controls, including internal controls designed to assess,
identify, and manage material risks from cybersecurity threats. The audit committee
is informed of material risks, when applicable, from cybersecurity threats by
the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Updates on cybersecurity matters,
including material risks and threats, are provided to the Company’s audit
committee, and the audit committee provides updates to the Company’s board of
directors at regular board meetings.
Management
Under the oversight of the audit
committee of the Company’s board of directors, the Company’s Chief Executive
Officer is primarily responsible for the assessment and management of material
cybersecurity risks and establishing and maintaining adequate and effective
internal controls covering cybersecurity matters.
The audit committee of the
Company’s board of directors, with the assistance of the Company’s Chief
Executive Officer, is responsible for overseeing the establishment and
effectiveness of controls and other procedures, including controls and
procedures related to the public disclosure of material cybersecurity matters.
As of the date of this report,
other than the foregoing, the Company is not aware of any cybersecurity
incidents that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially
affect the Company, including its business strategy, results of operations, or
financial condition and that are required to be reported in this report. For
further discussion of the risks associated with cybersecurity incidents, see
the cybersecurity risk factors in Item 1A. Risk Factors in this report.
Item 2. Properties
Our corporate head office is
located at 1031 Railroad St., Ste 102B, Elko Nevada 89801, our monthly rent is
$500 paid to a Rangefront Geological, a related party, which also includes
storage space for field gear. We also rent office and storage space in Richland
WA in support of our Yeehaw and BC Sugar prospects, which rent is also $500 per
month. Additionally Lithium Corporation owns outright 2.3 acres (five lots) of
undeveloped fee-title land in the town of Tonopah, NV.
Mineral Properties
Of our various property
interests, we consider the Fish Lake Valley Property to be our material
property interest.
Fish Lake Valley Property
Lithium Corp’s flagship property
is the Fish Lake Valley Project and is a lithium brine prospect - similar to
the salars of Chile & Peru, and more importantly
Silver Peak Nevada, which is only approximately 25 miles to the east of Lithium
Corp’s Fish Lake Valley project. The only lithium producing facility in North
America is located at Silver Peak in Clayton Valley, Nevada. The facility was
opened in 1967 and has been producing lithium carbonate from brines since.
Lithium Corp’s Fish Lake Valley Project is in a similar geologic setting and
geothermal regime as Clayton Valley.
Fish Lake Valley Project is a
lithium brine exploration project in Esmerelda County, Nevada, USA. The project
consists of Lithium Corp’s 100% owned 297 placer claims totaling 10,972 acres.
Fish Lake Valley has not had mining production in the most recent three fiscal
years although historically in the 1800’s the property was a boron brine
producer with an indeterminate amount of boron salts having been produced. The
earliest record of any modern exploration on the property was in the 1970’s
when the USGS drilled several rotary holes on the periphery of the playa
testing for lithium in brines and sediments. Lithium processing facilities do
not currently exist in Fish Lake Valley.
Fish Lake Valley is a
lithium/boron/potassium enriched playa (also known as a salar,
or salt pan), which is located in northern Esmeralda County in west central
Nevada, and the area of greatest interest is roughly centered at 417050E
4195350N (NAD 27 CONUS). After staking numerous new claims in 2016 we currently
hold 143, nominally 80-acre Association Placer claims that cover approximately
11,360 acres (4,597 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 economic, and amenable to extraction by
evaporative methods.
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Map 1, Fish Lake Valley Project claim outline.
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 that our company had 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.
Results from the work done in the past by Lithium Corporation have been very
positive, and our company believes that the playa at Fish Lake Valley may be
conducive to the formation of a “Silver Peak” style lithium brine deposit.
Early in 2016 the company signed
an Exploration Earn-In Agreement with 1032701 B.C. Ltd., a private British
Columbia company with respect to our Fish Lake Valley lithium brine property,
wherein 1032701 B.C. Ltd., may 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 as follows: (i) within five business days
following the effective date,
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On or before the first anniversary of the signing of the Definitive
Agreement pay $100,000 to our company and issue 100,000 common shares of the
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On or before the second anniversary of the signing of the definitive
agreement pay $100,000 to our company and issue 100,000 common shares of the
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The Optionee needed 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, after the initial
earn-in the Optionee had the right for up to 12 months 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 could then have
elected at any time to purchase one half (1.25%) of our NSR for $1,000,000.
American Lithium Corp.
subsequently acquired 100% of 1032701 BC, and a formal option agreement was
entered into, effective March 31, 2016. An amendment to the agreement was
entered into on the 14th of February 2018 whereby American
Lithium issued 10,000 post consolidation “Agreement Year” shares to Lithium
Corporation as mandated by the agreement, as well as a further 80,000 shares in
consideration for Lithium Corporation agreeing to extend the work commitment
date for Year 2 of the agreement to September 30, 2018. We had received all
money, and common shares issuable in relation to the Fish Lake Valley option
agreement, but the Purchaser issued formal notice of the relinquishment of the
Purchasers right to earn the interest in the property on April 30th 2019. As this was the termination of the option
agreement $443,308 was taken into income. During the year-ended December 31,
2019, the Company recorded a $159,859 allowance for the properties and has a
net book value of $Nil.
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 a
related party, 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 the initial $50,000 on
signing the LOI, the $100,000 due on signing the formal agreement, and all
anniversary payments since, and has issued a total of 55,560,526 shares of
Morella (1MC:ASX, Altaf:OTC-QB) common stock to date.
Morella has completed Passive Seismic and Magneto-telluric surveys, have
permitted 8 drill sites, installed surface casing on the first site on the
southern block, while conducting ongoing tests for amenability to direct
lithium extraction (DLE). Drilling commenced in early October 2023, to the
northeast of the playa, proximal to but away from the area of known
mineralization. Only moderate lithium mineralization was encountered in the
2023 drillhole in both clays and brines.
In addition to the cash and share payments under
the Option Agreement, Morella is to perform and exploration and development
work on the property in the value of:
Year 1: |
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200,000 |
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Year 2: |
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400,000 |
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600,000 |
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800,000 |
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Under the Option Agreement
Morella is the operator of the Fish Lake Valley Project and is responsible for
all exploration efforts. Fish Lake Valley Project is an early-stage exploration
property and is currently permitted under a BLM Notice of Intent (NOI) level
permit. This permit limits surface disturbance to 5 acres or less.
Fish Lake Valley does not currently have any
Measured, Indicated, or Inferred Resources calculated, nor does Fish Lake
Valley have any Proven or Probable Resources.
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Table 1 to Paragraph (b) – Summary Mineral
Resources at End of the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023.
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Measured Mineral Resources |
Indicated Mineral Resources |
Measured + Indicated Mineral Resources |
Inferred Mineral Resources |
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Amount |
Grade/Quality |
Amount |
Grade/Quality |
Amount |
Grade/Quality |
Amount |
Grade/Quality |
Lithium |
Nil |
N/A |
Nil |
N/A |
Nil |
N/A |
Nil |
N/A |
Table 1 to Paragraph (b) – Summary Mineral Reserves
at End of the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2023.
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Proven Mineral Reserves |
Probable Mineral Reserves |
Total Mineral Reserves |
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Proven Mineral Reserves |
Probable Mineral Reserves |
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Amount |
Grade/Quality |
Amount |
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Amount |
Grade/Quality |
Lithium |
Nil |
N/A |
Nil |
Lithium |
Nil |
N/A |
Fish Lake Valley lithium-brine
project, located in west Esmeralda County, Nevada. The project area was the
scene of historical boron from brine production but is currently at an early
stage of exploration. Drilling and other exploratory work has occurred on the
property since 2009 When Lithium Corp acquired the property.
The Fish Lake Valley property is
in Esmeralda County, west central Nevada, approximately 18 miles from the
California border. It is roughly 37 miles to the west-southwest of Tonopah
Nevada, 37 miles north-northeast of Bishop California, and 174 miles to the
northwest of Las Vegas Nevada, the largest population center in the region.
Using the Public Land Survey System, the center of the property is Township 1S,
Range 36E, Section 11, Mount Diablo Meridian.
The infrastructure is excellent
in the general area of the Fish Lake Valley prospect. Power is available along
highway 264 which runs north to south some 8 miles to the west of the property.
The capacity of the line is unknown however it does appear on government issued
maps as being equal to or greater than 55 kilovolts to the south of the village
of Dyer. There are defined geothermal resources around the prospect. Should
lithium production be established in the valley it may present an opportunity
to the company who originally defined these geothermal resources to continue to
the development stage. Abundant fresh water is available in the valley to the
south of the northern playa. Most supplies are available in Tonopah which is
approximately 75 miles by road from the property. Also, sufficient manpower is
available in the region, and some personnel exist locally with training
specific to lithium brine processing due to the proximity of the property to
Albemarle’s Silver Peak operation. The property does have patchy cell phone
service from two different providers. Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International
Airport is 249 miles by road to the southeast of the property, while Reno-Tahoe
International Airport is 213 miles by road to the northwest, and Elko, NV
(which is an important mining supply center) is approximately 334 miles by road
from the property. The playa or claim block area should be large enough to
accommodate a production facility like that found at Silver Peak, and there are
several potential processing plant sites in the area.
Lithium Corporation owns 100% of
the property totaling 297 placer claims and 10,972 acres. The original claims
were staked by Nevada-Alaska Corp and Optioned to Lithium Corp in an Agreement
in which Lithium Corp acquired 100% interest in the claims with no underlying
royalties. 86 Association Placer claims were Optioned to Morella Corp and an
additional 211 placer claims were staked by Morella and claimed in the name of
Morella. Lithium Corp’s Option Agreement with Morella (formerly Altura Mining
Limited) does state that any additional staking in the project area is to be
included as part of the Option Agreement and reverts to Lithium Corp if the
Option Agreement is terminated. The claims are named with a prefix of letters
and a number; the prefixes are FL, FLN, FLW, LI, and FLV. The claims have all
been staked and filed on BLM managed public land. In order to maintain the
claims an annual fee must be paid to the BLM on a per claim basis.
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Most of the the
property’s present condition it’s natural state except for two drill pads
constructed by Morella Corp. The drilling conducted by Morella was bonded with
the State of Nevada and the pads will be deconstructed and the ground reclaimed
to it’s natural state once Morella is through with the
drill pads. The property is in exploration stage and is expected to need
substantial further work and permitting to progress to delineation or
development stage.
There is not any equipment
currently on the property as drilling operations are not active now and no
facilities have been built on the property.
Because exploration expenditures
are expensed rather than accrued the current book value of Fish Lake Valley
Project as reported on Lithium Corporation’s financial statements is zero.
There are no processing plant or equipment on the property
so no book value is assigned for processing plants or equipment.
The property was developed as a
borate producer sometime in the late 1860’s, with the earliest record of
production in 1873. Production by 1875 was in the order of 1.814 tonnes (2
tons) of concentrated borax daily. Operations ceased sometime prior to the
1900’s and there is no record of any further activity or exploration until the
1970’s, when interest in lithium brines was high due to the discovery and
eventual development of the Silver Peak deposit in nearby Clayton Valley.
During the 1970’s the USGS conducted some lithium focused exploration in the
general area and drilled several holes on the periphery of the playa. During
the 1980’s US Borax discovered the Cave Springs boron/lithium clay deposits
which are a few kilometres to the east of the Fish Lake Valley playa. These
deposits were called the Borate Hills and were being explored during 2011 by
American Lithium in a joint venture with Japan Oil and Gas (JOGMEC). Recently
the property has become known as the Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project which
is being developed by ASX-listed Ioneer Limited.
Since Lithium Corporation’s
optioning of the property in 2009 the following work has been conducted on the
property:
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Surficial sediment sampling – 49 grid
sediment samples were collected, and a further 32 sediment samples from
discrete points on the property in 2009 and early 2010. |
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Preliminary water sampling 2009-10 – 9 water
samples collected. |
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Surficial sediment temperature and pH/ORP
survey, March 2010. |
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SP gradient surveys on the northern playa
March 2010, a total of 8.525-line km surveyed. Also, a 1 km line of long-wire
SP surveying was completed on a line where a gradient survey was performed
earlier. |
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Gravity survey of the southern playa in May
2010 – an area of approximately 6 km2 was investigated via high-definition
gravity. Follow-up surveying was completed in October 2011 and a further 30
stations were read. The northern playa was too wet to access for survey work. |
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Near surface brine and sediment sampling
program in March 2011 – 39 brine samples. |
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Gravity survey of the northern playa in
August 2011. An abortive attempt was made to survey the northern playa where
22 stations were setup on the periphery. The northern playa was too wet to
survey. |
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Direct push drilling program in October
2011, included 41 holes at 25 sites (1080.77 m) a total of 37 samples
collected. |
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Direct push drilling program in November
2012, included 19 holes at 17 sites (362.97 m). |
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a total of 19 samples collected. |
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Confirmatory and expanded hand auger drill
hole brine sampling by American Lithium Corporation in 2016. A total of 154
samples collected. |
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Geological and Geophysical collaboration
between American Lithium Corporation and University of Texas at Dallas,
August 2016. |
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Drilling of a deep sonic drill hole
(L-16-13A) on the property to the east of the margin of the playa, south of
the area of strongest lithium/boron/potassium mineralization in September
2016. |
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Approximately $25 million
dollars has been spent on geothermal exploration in the general area (personal
communication J. Demonyaz) since the 1980’s, and two
deep oil exploration holes were drilled immediately to the west-southwest of
the claim area. Lithium Corporation’s property was acquired by staking by
Nevada Alaska and others in mid-2009, and subsequently optioned to Lithium Corporation,
who joint ventured it with American Lithium Corporation in 2016. The property
was returned in 2019 and is now under option to Morella Corp (formerly Altura
Mining Limited). Since optioning the property from Lithium Corp, Morella Corp
has conducted a Passive Seismic Geophysical Survey, Direct Lithium Extraction
(DLE) Process Development Work, a Magnetotelluric
Geophysical survey, and a drill program.
There are no known encumbrances
to the property. To our knowledge Morella Corp has not pursued additional
permitting for future exploration. Once the next stage of exploration and
budgeting has been determined permitting is expected to take no more than 15
days from the time the permit application is submitted to the BLM. Key permit
conditions are generally bonding of planned disturbances. No violations or
fines are expected or normally incurred at this stage of exploration as long as
the operator executes the plan in the Notice of Intent that is submitted to the
BLM.
San Emidio Property
The San Emidio property, located
in Washoe County in northwestern Nevada, was acquired through the staking of
claims in September 2011, and has expanded and contracted over time depending
on the state of the lithium carbonate market. Currently the Company holds 35 -
80-acre, Association Placer claims here covering an area of approximately 2,800
acres (1133 hectares). The property is approximately 65 miles north-northeast
of Reno, Nevada, and has excellent infrastructure.
We identified this prospect
during 2009, and 2010 through surficial geochemical sampling, and geological
interpretation. The early reconnaissance sampling determined that anomalous
values for lithium occur in sediments over a good portion of the playa. 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, somewhat distal to the basinal
feature outlined by the earlier gravity survey. The anomaly aligns with the
present day topographical low in the valley, which could be the result of
extension along a north-easterly trending fault. Two values of over 20
milligrams/liter lithium were obtained from two shallow direct push probe holes
located centrally in this brine anomaly.
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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 the 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.
Our company entered into an
exploration earn-in agreement on the property on May 3, 2016
with 1067323 B.C. Ltd., wherein the Optionee was to pay an initial $100,000 and
issue 100,000 shares within 30 days of a “Going Public Transaction”. 1067323
subsequently merged with American Lithium Corp., who then assumed the duties of
the Optionee, and fulfilled the initial obligations. The further terms of the
agreement were that American Lithium was to issue 100,000 shares to Lithium
Corporation on or before both the first & second anniversaries of the going
public transaction. Additionally American Lithium was to conduct $100,000
exploration work in year 1, $200,000 in year 2, and $300,000 in year 3. On
fulfillment of all its obligations American Lithium would have earned an 80%
interest in the property. The Optionee also had the option to earn a further
20% interest in the property by paying $1,000,000 to the company within 36
months of the exercise of the initial earn-in. If American Lithium had
exercised its right with respect to the subsequent earn-in then Lithium
Corporation’s interest would have reverted to a 2.5% Net Smelter Revenue (NSR)
interest. American Lithium then could have purchased one half of the NSR
(1.25%) for $1,000,000 at any time thereafter.
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.
Lithium Corporation was granted
a drilling permit in 2019 to drill three drill holes here, and had intended to
drill in 2020, however the weak market for lithium carbonate precluded
expending capital on this project, and so drilling was delayed until such time
as the market picked up again.
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 actively searching for a Joint
Venture Partner for this prospect.
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). Since that time the
company has let all but what appears to be the most prospective claims lapse,
and currently the company holds one title – the “Heavy Weather” claim that is
1422 acres (575.67 hectares) in size. The flake graphite mineralization of
interest here is hosted predominately in graphitic quartz/biotite, and lesser
graphitic calc-silicate gneisses. The rocks and mineralization 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 that is being mined
by Eagle Graphite.
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The BC Sugar property is within
the Shushwap Metamorphic Complex, in a geological
environment favorable for the formation of flake graphite deposits,
and is in an area of excellent logistics and infrastructure, 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 30 miles (50 kms) to the southwest of the
western portions of the claim block.
Work progressed, and the
property expanded throughout the summer of 2013, and culminated with the
receipt of the final assays from the last phases of the prospecting and
geological program 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 that was initially
discovered in early July 2013, 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 Inc. 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 frequency domain
electromagnetic (FDEM) 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 FDEM survey successfully generated an anomaly over
known mineralization and possibly indicates that the mineralization may extend
both to the west and to the east in areas blanketed by glaciofluvial 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.
A “mini-bulk sample” was taken
from the Weather Station Zone in October 2017, and submitted to SGS Vancouver
for preliminary bench tests, and further petrographic analysis. Tests indicated
that the “fairly coarse” flake graphite was easily liberated from the
unconsolidated host material, and initial flotation tests were positive with
over 80% of the graphite in the sample being floated off.
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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 had reduced its acreage holdings here to
approximately 203 acres (82 hectares) to facilitate applying 5 years assessment
credit to the most prospective area of the property, and
had placed it on the “back burner” in favor of developing other prospects. The
Company is currently in the planning stages with respect to the work to be done
on these prospects this summer.
The Hughes Claims
Effective April 23, 2014, we
entered into an operating agreement with All American Resources, LLC and TY
& Sons Investments Inc. with respect to Summa, LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company incorporated on December 12, 2013. Through our 25% membership
interest in Summa we hold an indirect interest in a number of patented mining
claims that spring from the once considerable mineral holdings of Howard
Hughes’s Summa Corp. Our company’s capital contribution paid to Summa, LLC was
$125,000, of which $100,000 was in cash and the balance in services.
Lithium Corporation participated
in the formation of Summa, which holds 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 in Spring 2014
to govern the conduct of Summa, and the development of the lands. Our company’s
President Tom Lewis was named as a managing member of Summa, and as such has a
direct say in the day to day operations of that company.
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.
Summa has conducted preliminary
research on the Hughes properties, focusing on the Tonopah area where reporting
in the 1980’s, indicated that over 2.175 million tons of mine dumps and mill
tailings exist at surface on Summa’s properties that contain in the order of
3.453 million ounces of silver, and 28,500 ounces of gold. In addition to this
easily extractable surficial resource, other reports indicate that 300 -
500,000 tons of mineralized material is expected to
remain at depth in old workings on Summa’s properties, which is believed to
contain an average 20 ounces silver and 0.20 ounces gold per ton. Also several
partially tested exploration targets have been identified on Summa’s Tonopah
claims, where further work could potentially lead to a marked increase in known
underground resources.
West Kirkland Mining has been
working on the development of their 75% owned project in Tonopah, most recently
drilling to increase the resource at the Three Hills gold/silver deposit where
they intend to kick-off their mining efforts in the future. To that end they
have bought an additional six patented mining claims here recently,
and have also negotiated an agreement to procure rights for the water
that they will need for processing. Presently the reserve at their
Hasbrouck/Three Hills/Hill of Gold project stands at 45.3 million tons
containing 762,000 ounces gold, and 10.6 million ounces Silver. Coeur Mines and
partner Idaho North Resources drilled in the Klondyke
area to the south of Tonopah (the same area where Summa holds several patented
mining claims that arise from the Hughes acquisition), and
have done some drilling recently in Tonopah on a prospect they have optioned
adjacent and to the west of Summa’s holdings. In 2018 Coeur Mines also
conducted drilling on Ely Gold’s claims to the west of Summa’s property on
Patented claims that were once a portion of the Hughes holdings here. Although
it has been reported that they intersected 5’ of 20 opt Ag, 0.3 opt Au, Coeur
dropped their interest in this property. Recently Ely Gold entered into an
agreement to purchase a further 75 patented claims adjacent to their Tonopah
West prospect, and again announced on February 25, 2020
that they have signed a purchase/option agreement with Blackrock Gold Corp on
the property. Under the terms of the agreement Blackrock is to pay $3,000,000
by April 01, 2020, and Ely will retain a 3% Nets Smelter Royalty on the
property. Since June of 2020 Blackrock has drilled a number of holes on their
property with significant focus and some relatively high grade intercepts on
the Victor vein only a few hundred meters to the northwest of the mutual
boundary with Summa’s land package. Slightly further afield Gemfield
Resources LLC., (a subsidiary of Waterton Global Resource Management) has
recently completed the re-routing of Highway 95 south of Tonopah to facilitate
the imminent mining of their 1.5 million ounce gold deposit near Goldfield
Nevada.
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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 Summas’ 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, can 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 would
also have 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 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 (not to be confused with the Belmont mine in Tonopah)
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.
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 through staking the North Big Smoky
Prospect, a block of placer mineral claims in Nye County Nevada. On May 13, 2016 our wholly owned subsidiary sold 100% of the 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.
This area was subsequently
re-staked by Lithium Corporation in March 2022, and on April 29, 2021 we signed
a Letter Of Intent (LOI) with Altura Mining Limited a related party, and an
Australian Lithium explorer and developer, Under the formal agreement which was
signed in October 2021 Altura (now Morella Corp) 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 all
conditions and commitments with respect to the agreement, and has conducted a
sediment geochemistry program, and several geophysical surveys on a phased
basis on the property. Drilling was conducted in 2023 with moderate lithium in
clay mineralization having been uncovered in the course of the first two-hole
program.
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British Columbia
Tantalum/REE/Titanium Properties
On March 1st 2017 the company signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bormal Resources Inc. wherein the company may earn an
interest in three properties in British Columbia. The Michael property in the
Trail Creek Mining Division was originally staked by Bormal
to cover one of the most compelling tantalum (Ta) in stream sediment anomalies
as seen in the government RGS database in British Columbia. Bormal
conducted a stream sediment sampling program in 2014, and
determined that the tantalum-niobium (Nb) in stream sediment anomaly is bona
fide, and in the order of 6 kilometers in length. In November of 2016 Lithium
Corporation conducted a short soil geochemical 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 prospect has been staked by Bormal
over a similar but lower amplitude Tantalum/Rare Earth Element (REE’s) stream
sediment anomaly. Both properties are situated depicted on government
geological maps as being within the Eocene Coryell batholith, and it is thought
that these anomalies may arise from either carbonatite or pegmatite type
deposits.
The third property at Three
Valley Gap, is in the Revelstoke Mining Division and is situated in a locale
where several Nb-Ta enriched carbonatites have been noted to occur. A brief
field program by Bormal in 2015 located one of these
carbonatites, and concurrent soil sampling determined that the soils here are
enriched with Nb-Ta over the known carbonatite, and
indicated that there are other geochemical anomalies locally that may indicate
that more carbonatites exist here and are shallowly buried.
Lithium Corporation conducted
fieldwork on the Michael, and Yeehaw properties during summer 2017. At Yeehaw a
30 meter wide structure was discovered that is anomalous for titanium and Rare
Earth Elements, while soil sampling at Michael detected an anomaly that is
greater than 800 meters in length that exhibits increased Tantalum-Niobium plus
Rare Earth Element mineralization. The Company has dropped any further interest
in both the Michael and Three Valley Gap properties, and
has earned its 100% interest in the Yeehaw property. Field work on the Yeehaw
property in Spring 2018 discovered a further zone of Ti/REE enrichment, and
additional work was performed on the property in 2019 which extended the known
strike of the Horseshoe Bend showing approximately 50 meters to the west, and
mineralized float was found that possibly indicates it could continue to the
east for another several hundred meters. The Company is currently in the
planning stages for field season 2023.
Property Internal Controls
All material properties the
company controls are in exploration stage and the company or its Optionors are
not estimating mineral resource or reserves on the company’s properties at this
time. The company is a prospect generator and conducts early stage exploration
level operations. During prospect generation and regional exploration, the
company does not have a formal internal QA/QC program although we do follow
chain of custody (CoC) procedures and use accredited assay labs for analysis.
Chain of Custody procedures we follow involve the geologist taking the samples
oversees the samples personally until that geologist submits the samples to the
appropriate accredited laboratory for analysis. Laboratory accredation
is typically ISO certified. ISO certification is a seal of approval from a
third party body that a company runs to one of the international standards
developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization.
Exploration programs on the
company’s material properties are conducted by Optionors. The company does not
control the QA/QC procedures instituted by the Optionors and periodically may
receive technical updates from Optionors that describe the QA/QC procedures
although the company does not have input over the QA/QC procedures used.
Item 3. 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:
Lithium Corporations interest in
the Tonopah Hughes property through its ownership of 25% of Summa, LLC was
challenged in 2015. On March 13, 2018 Summa was
victorious in a “Quiet Title” ruling set out in the Fifth Judicial District
Court where Judge Wanker ruled that Summa’s claim to title in the contested
claims was superior to that of any other entity that has come forward with a
claim to date. An appeal of that decision filed later in 2018 was denied by the
courts, and no further actions have since been filed.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s
Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
Our common shares are quoted on
the OTCQB operated by OTC Markets Inc., under the symbol “LTUM.” The following
quotations, obtained from OTC Markets, reflect the high and low bids for our
common shares based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down
or commission and may not represent actual transactions.
The high and low bid prices of
our common stock for the periods indicated below are as follows:
OTC Bulletin Board (1) |
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Quarter Ended |
|
High |
|
|
Low |
|
||
December
31, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.091 |
|
|
$ |
0.041 |
|
September
30, 2023 |
|
$ |
0.1098 |
|
|
$ |
0.060 |
|
June 30,
2023 |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
$ |
0.090 |
|
March 31,
2023 |
|
$ |
0.1704 |
|
|
$ |
0.079 |
|
December
31, 2022 |
|
$ |
0.149 |
|
|
$ |
0.072 |
|
September
30, 2022 |
|
$ |
0.230 |
|
|
$ |
0.136 |
|
June 30,
2022 |
|
$ |
0.408 |
|
|
$ |
0.195 |
|
March 31,
2022 |
|
$ |
0.298 |
|
|
$ |
0.202 |
|
December
31, 2021 |
|
$ |
0.347 |
|
|
$ |
0.195 |
|
|
(1) |
Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without
retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual
transactions. |
Our shares are issued in
registered form. Nevada Agency and Transfer Company, 50 West Liberty Street,
Suite 880, Reno, Nevada 89501 (Telephone: (775) 322-0626; Facsimile: (775)
322-5623 is the registrar and transfer agent for our common shares.
On January 13, 2025, the
shareholders’ list showed 15 registered shareholders with 117,892,441 common
shares outstanding.
Dividend Policy
We have not paid any cash
dividends on our common stock and have no present intention of paying any
dividends on the shares of our common stock. Our current policy is to retain
earnings, if any, for use in our operations and in the development of our business.
Our future dividend policy will be determined from time to time by our board of
directors.
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24 |
Equity Compensation Plan
Information
On December 29, 2009, our board
of approved the adoption of the 2009 Stock Plan which permits our company to
issue up to 6,055,000 shares of our common stock to directors, officers,
employees and consultants. This plan had not been approved by our security
holders. Over the 10 years the plan was in effect seven consultants, one
past director and one current director utilized it to purchase a total of
1,900,000 shares of the Company at various times over the life of the plan.
On May 16, 2022, our board of
approved the adoption of the 2022 Stock Plan which permits our company to issue
up to 12,000,000 shares of our common stock to directors, officers, employees
and consultants. This plan had not been approved by our security holders.
To date no shares have been issued subject to the provisions of this plan.
The following table summarizes
certain information regarding our equity compensation plans as at December 31, 2023:
Equity Compensation Plan Information |
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Plan category |
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) |
Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights (b) |
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column (a)) (c) |
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Total |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Convertible Securities
As of December 31, 2023, we had
no outstanding options to purchase any shares of our common stock.
Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities; Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
We did not sell any equity
securities which were not registered under the Securities Act during the year
ended December 31, 2023 that were not otherwise
disclosed on our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or our current reports on Form
8-K filed during the year ended December 31, 2023.
Purchase of Equity Securities by
the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We did not purchase any of our
shares of common stock or other securities during our fourth quarter of our
fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
As a “smaller reporting
company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should
be read in conjunction with our consolidated audited financial statements and
the related notes that appear elsewhere in this annual 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 annual report,
particularly in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this
annual report.
Our consolidated audited
financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in
accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Plan of Operations and Cash
Requirements
Cash Requirements
Our current operational focus is
to conduct exploration activities on the Yeehaw, and BC Sugar properties in
British Columbia, and the San Emidio, property in Nevada, while especially
working towards generating other energy metals related projects. We expect to
review other potential exploration third-party projects from time to time as
they are presented to us.
Our net cash from financing
activities during the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$400,260 as compared to $1,656,000 during the year ended December 31,
2022. As at December 31, 2023, we had
approximately $3,667,618 in cash.
Over the next twelve months
(beginning March 1, 2024) we expect to expend funds as follows:
Estimated Net Expenditures During the Next Twelve Months |
|
|
||
|
|
$ |
|
|
General, Administrative
Expenses |
|
|
150,000 |
|
Exploration Expenses |
|
|
500,000 |
|
Investor Relations |
|
|
40,000 |
|
Employee and Consultant
Compensation |
|
|
131,000 |
|
Equipment |
|
|
40,000 |
|
Travel |
|
|
30,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
891,000 |
|
We have suffered recurring
losses from operations. The continuation of our company is dependent upon our
company attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising
additional capital as needed.
The continuation of our business
is dependent upon obtaining further financing, a successful program of
exploration and/or development, and, finally, achieving a profitable level of
operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in
a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders.
Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will
increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
There are no assurances that we
will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations. As
noted herein, we are pursuing various financing alternatives to meet our
immediate and long-term financial requirements. There can be no assurance that
additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that
it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to
obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will be unable to conduct
our operations as planned, and we will not be able to meet our other
obligations as they become due. In such event, we will be forced to scale down
or perhaps even cease our operations.
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Results of Operations - Twelve
Months Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022
The following summary of our
results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are included herein.
Our operating results for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2023, for the twelve months ended December 31,
2022 and the changes between those periods for the
respective items are summarized as follows:
|
|
Twelve Month Period Ended December 31, 2022 |
|
|
Twelve Month Period Ended December 31, 2022 |
|
|
Change Between Twelve Month Periods Ended December 31, 2023
and December 31, 2022 |
|
|||
Revenue |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
61,818 |
|
|
|
57,740 |
|
|
|
4,078 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
7,332 |
|
|
|
7,332 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Exploration expenses |
|
|
50,334 |
|
|
|
159,967 |
|
|
|
(109,633 |
) |
Consulting fees – related
party |
|
|
127,337 |
|
|
|
459,772 |
|
|
|
(332,435 |
) |
Consulting fees |
|
|
288,000 |
|
|
|
474,425 |
|
|
|
(186,425 |
) |
Transfer agent and filing fees |
|
|
32,856 |
|
|
|
26,679 |
|
|
|
6,177 |
|
Travel |
|
|
7,748 |
|
|
|
16,085 |
|
|
|
(8,337 |
) |
General and administrative |
|
|
35,549 |
|
|
|
32,619 |
|
|
|
2,930 |
|
Change in fair value of
marketable securities |
|
|
199,611 |
|
|
|
258,689 |
|
|
|
(59,078 |
) |
Other income |
|
|
(192,392 |
) |
|
|
(69,784 |
) |
|
|
(122,608 |
) |
Net loss |
|
$ |
618,193 |
|
|
$ |
1,423,524 |
|
|
$ |
(805,331 |
) |
Our financial statements report
a net loss of $618,193 for the twelve month period ended December 31, 2023 compared to a net loss of $1,423,524 for the twelve
month period ended December 31, 2022. Our losses have decreased by $805,331,
primarily as a result of a decrease in consulting fees both to related parties
and non-related parties due to a decrease in stock based compensation. In
addition, the decrease in net loss is attributable to a decrease in exploration
expenses, a decrease in changes in fair value of marketable securities and by
an increase in other income.
Our operating expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2023 were $610,974 compared to
$1,234,619 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The decrease in operating
expenses primarily a result of a decrease in stock based compensation included
in consulting expenses and a decrease in exploration expenses.
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Liquidity and Financial
Condition
Working Capital
|
|
At December 31, 2023 |
|
|
At December 31, 2022 |
|
||
Current assets |
|
$ |
4,023,249 |
|
|
$ |
3,988,415 |
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
2,225,977 |
|
|
|
2,030,680 |
|
Working capital (deficiency) |
|
$ |
1,797,272 |
|
|
$ |
1,957,735 |
|
Cash Flows
|
|
Year Ended |
|
|||||
|
|
December 31 |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Net cash (used in) operating
activities |
|
$ |
(430,437 |
) |
|
$ |
(466,528 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in)
investing activities |
|
|
140,082 |
|
|
|
144,318 |
|
Net cash provided by financing
activities |
|
|
381,061 |
|
|
|
1,656,000 |
|
Net increase (decrease) in
cash during period |
|
$ |
90,706 |
|
|
$ |
1,333,790 |
|
Operating Activities
Net cash used in operating
activities was $430,437 for the year ended December 31, 2023
compared with net cash used in operating activities of $466,528 in the same
period in 2022.
Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing
activities was $140,082 for the year ended December 31, 2023
compared to net cash used in investing activities of $ 144,318 in the
same period in 2022.
Financing Activities
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 $160,000 (“Original Purchase”), and then another 357,995 shares (“Initial
Purchase”) for $150,000 after SEC approval of the S-1 document in April
2021.
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).
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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.
At the end of the fiscal year on
December 31, 2023 the company has sold in total
20,865,018 common shares to Lincoln Park for gross proceeds of $4,101,888, and
there has been no change to this number up to January 13, 2025 as the Company
has suspended utilizing this financing due to the current low share price of
the Company’s common stock.
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29 |
Contractual Obligations
As a “smaller reporting
company”, we are not required to provide tabular disclosure obligations.
Going Concern
As of December 31, 2023, our
company had a net loss of $618,193 and has earned no revenues. Our company has
suspended funding operations through our financing arrangement with Lincoln
Park Capital, however the company has sufficient funds on hand to fund its
capital expenditures, working capital and other cash requirements for the year
ending December 31, 2024. The ability of our company to emerge from the
development stage is dependent upon, among other things, obtaining additional
financing to continue operations, and development of our business plan. In
response to these problems, management intends to raise additional funds
through public or private placement offerings. These factors, among others,
raise substantial doubt about our company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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, capital expenditures or capital
resources that is material to stockholders.
Critical Accounting
Policies
The discussion and analysis of
our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with the accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Preparing financial
statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These
estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of
accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the
estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our financial
statements is critical to an understanding of our financial statements.
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
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.
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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
The Company has yet to realize
revenues from operations. Once the Company has commenced operations, it 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.
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
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.
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.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
Leases (Topic 842). In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases
(“ASU 2016-02”). The new standard establishes a right-of-use (“ROU”) model that
requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance
sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases will be
classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the
pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. The new standard is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim
periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach
is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or
entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented
in the financial statements, with certain practical expedients available.
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The Company adopted the standard
effective January 1, 2019. The standard allows a number of optional practical
expedients to use for transition. The Company choose the certain practical
expedients allowed under the transition guidance which permitted us to not to
reassess any existing or expired contracts to determine if they contain
embedded leases, to not to reassess our lease classification on existing
leases, to account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease
component for equipment leases, and whether initial direct costs previously
capitalized would qualify for capitalization under FASB ASC 842. The new
standard also provides practical expedients and recognition exemptions for an
entity's ongoing accounting policy elections. The Company has elected the
short-term lease recognition for all leases that qualify, which means that we
do not recognize a ROU asset and lease liability for any lease with a term of
twelve months or less.
The most significant impact of
adopting the standard was the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities
for operating leases on the Company's consolidated balance sheet but it did not
have an impact on the Company's consolidated statements of operations or
consolidated statements of cash flows.
The Company did not have a
cumulative effect on adoption prior to January 1, 2019.
In August 2018, the FASB issued
ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820), Disclosure Framework –
Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The
amendments in this Update modify certain disclosure requirements of fair value
measurements and are effective for all entities for fiscal years, and interim
periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. Early
adoption is permitted. The Company is currently unable to determine the impact
on its financial statements of the adoption of this new accounting
pronouncement.
In June 2018, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to
Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting , which expands the scope
of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions for acquiring goods
and services from nonemployees. An entity should apply the requirements of
Topic 718 to nonemployee awards except for specific guidance on inputs to an
option pricing model and the attribution of cost (that is, the period of time
over which share-based payment awards vest and the pattern of cost recognition
over that period). The new guidance is effective for all entities for annual
periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after
December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect
the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
In March 2018, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2018-05, Income Taxes (Topic 740) - Amendments to SEC
Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 . The
amendment provides guidance on accounting for the impact of the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act (the “Tax Act”) and allows entities to complete the accounting under
ASC 740 within a one-year measurement period from the Tax Act enactment date.
This standard is effective upon issuance. The Tax Act has several significant
changes that impact all taxpayers, including a transition tax, which is a
one-time tax charge on accumulated, undistributed foreign earnings. The
calculation of accumulated foreign earnings requires an analysis of each
foreign entity’s financial results going back to 1986. The Company does not
expect the adoption of this ASU to have a material impact on its consolidated
financial statements.
In February 2018, the FASB
issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income . The guidance permits entities
to reclassify tax effects stranded in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income as
a result of tax reform to retained earnings. This new guidance is effective for
annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018.
Early adoption is permitted in annual and interim periods and can be applied
retrospectively or in the period of adoption. The Company is currently in the
process of evaluating the impact of adoption on its consolidated financial
statements.
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In July 2017, the FASB issued
ASU 2017-11, Earnings Per Share (Topic 260), Distinguishing Liabilities
from Equity (Topic 480) and Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): I. Accounting
for Certain Financial Instruments with Down Round Features; II. Replacement of
the Indefinite Deferral for Mandatorily Redeemable Financial Instruments of
Certain Nonpublic Entities and Certain Mandatorily
Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests with a Scope Exception. Part I of
this update addresses the complexity of accounting for certain financial
instruments with down round features. Down round features are features of
certain equity-linked instruments (or embedded features) that result in the
strike price being reduced on the basis of the pricing of future equity
offerings. Current accounting guidance creates cost and complexity for entities
that issue financial instruments (such as warrants and convertible instruments)
with down round features that require fair value measurement of the entire
instrument or conversion option. Part II of this update addresses the
difficulty of navigating Topic 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from
Equity, because of the existence of extensive pending content in the
FASB Accounting Standards Codification. This pending content is the result of
the indefinite deferral of accounting requirements about mandatorily redeemable
financial instruments of certain nonpublic entities
and certain mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests. The amendments in
Part II of this update do not have an accounting effect. This ASU is effective
for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after
December 15, 2018. The Company is currently unable to determine the impact on
its consolidated financial statements of the adoption of this new accounting
pronouncement.
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU
2017-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of
Modification Accounting , which clarifies when a change to the terms
or conditions of a share-based payment award must be accounted for as a
modification. The new guidance requires modification accounting if the fair
value, vesting condition or the classification of the award is not the same
immediately before and after a change to the terms and conditions of the award.
The new guidance is effective for all entities for annual periods, and interim
periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2017, with
early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this ASU
to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.
In January 2017, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2017-4, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):
"Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This update
simplifies how an entity is required to test goodwill for impairment by
eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Step 2 measures a
goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting
unit's goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. Instead, under the
amendments in this update, an entity should perform its annual, or interim,
goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount. An entity should recognize an
impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the
reporting unit's fair value. An entity should apply the amendments in this
update on a prospective basis. An entity is required to disclose the nature of
and reason for the change in accounting principle upon transition. That
disclosure should be provided in the first annual period and in the interim
period within the first annual period when the entity initially adopts the
amendments in this update. A public business entity that is an SEC filer should
adopt the amendments in this Update for its annual or any interim goodwill
impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019. The Company
is currently unable to determine the impact on its financial statements of the
adoption of this new accounting pronouncement.
In January 2017, the FASB issued
ASU No. 2017-1, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the
Definition of a Business. The amendments in this update clarify the
definition of a business with the objective of adding guidance to assist
entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as
acquisitions (or disposals) of assets or businesses. The definition of a
business affects many areas of accounting including acquisitions, disposals,
goodwill, and consolidation. The amendments of this ASU are effective for
public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2018,
and interim periods within annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019.
The amendments in this Update are to be applied prospectively on or after the
effective date. The Company is currently unable to determine the impact on its
financial statements of the adoption of this new accounting pronouncement.
Item 7A. Quantitative and
Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a “smaller reporting
company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
|
33 |
Item 8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data
LITHIUM
CORPORATION
F-1 |
REPORT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Lithium Corporation
Opinion on the Financial
Statements
We have audited the accompanying
balance sheets of Lithium Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the related statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to
as the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period
ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial
statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a
going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company
has negative cash flows from operations for the year which raise substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans
regarding those matters are discussed in Note 2. The financial statements do
not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are
the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits.
We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with
respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and
the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission
and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in
accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or
fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an
audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits,
we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial
reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing
procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our
audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of
the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter
communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the
financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to
the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are
material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially
challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the
critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial
statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical
audit matter below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matter or
on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Black Scholes Calculations
As discussed in Note 7 to the
financial statements, the Company utilizes Black Scholes calculations to
determine fair value of the Company’s stock options.
Auditing management’s
calculations of fair value of stock options involves significant judgements and
estimates to determine the proper value. Volatility and term are the major
assumptions used by management in determining the value of the stock options.
To evaluate the appropriateness
of fair value calculation, we evaluated management’s significant judgements and
estimates in what inputs were utilized within the Black Scholes calculations.
Additionally, we evaluated management’s disclosure of the Black Scholes
calculations in Note 7 of the financial statements.
/s/ M&K CPAS, PLLC
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2016.
The Woodlands, TX
April 4, 2024
|
F-2 |
LITHIUM Corporation |
||||||||
Balance Sheets |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
ASSETS |
||||||||
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
||
CURRENT ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Cash |
|
$ |
3,667,617 |
|
|
$ |
3,576,911 |
|
Marketable
securities |
|
|
332,082 |
|
|
|
372,972 |
|
Deposits |
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
Prepaid
expenses |
|
|
22,850 |
|
|
|
37,832 |
|
Total Current Assets |
|
|
4,023,249 |
|
|
|
3,988,415 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equipment,
net of accumulated depreciation |
|
|
20,986 |
|
|
|
28,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL ASSETS |
|
$ |
4,044,235 |
|
|
$ |
4,016,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
8,386 |
|
|
$ |
5,598 |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities - related party |
|
|
26,489 |
|
|
|
25,718 |
|
Allowance
for optioned properties |
|
|
2,191,102 |
|
|
|
1,999,364 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES |
|
|
2,225,977 |
|
|
|
2,030,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES |
|
|
2,225,977 |
|
|
|
2,030,680 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock, 3,000,000,000 shares
authorized, par value $0.001; 117,092,441 and 113,692,441 common
shares outstanding, respectively |
|
|
117,893 |
|
|
|
113,693 |
|
Additional paid in capital |
|
|
8,948,385 |
|
|
|
8,571,524 |
|
Additional paid in capital - options |
|
|
957,247 |
|
|
|
887,910 |
|
Additional paid in capital - warrants |
|
|
369,115 |
|
|
|
369,115 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(8,574,382 |
) |
|
|
(7,956,189 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
1,818,258 |
|
|
|
1,986,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
$ |
4,044,235 |
|
|
$ |
4,016,733 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
F-3 |
LITHIUM Corporation |
||||||||
Statements of Operations |
||||||||
|
||||||||
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2022 |
|
||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
REVENUE |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OPERATING EXPENSES |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Professional
fees |
|
|
61,818 |
|
|
|
57,740 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
7,332 |
|
|
|
7,332 |
|
Exploration
expenses |
|
|
50,334 |
|
|
|
159,967 |
|
Consulting
fees - related party |
|
|
127,337 |
|
|
|
459,772 |
|
Consulting
fees |
|
|
288,000 |
|
|
|
474,425 |
|
Transfer
agent and filing fees |
|
|
32,856 |
|
|
|
26,679 |
|
Travel |
|
|
7,748 |
|
|
|
16,085 |
|
General
and administrative expenses |
|
|
35,549 |
|
|
|
32,619 |
|
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES |
|
|
610,974 |
|
|
|
1,234,619 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS |
|
|
(610,974 |
) |
|
|
(1,234,619 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSES) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
(Loss) on sale of marketable securities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Change in
fair value of marketable securities |
|
|
(199,611 |
) |
|
|
(258,689 |
) |
Other
income |
|
|
75,327 |
|
|
|
10,284 |
|
Gain on return of mineral property |
|
|
101,260 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gain
(Loss) on sale of marketable securities |
|
|
5,805 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
income - related party |
|
|
10,000 |
|
|
|
59,500 |
|
TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) |
|
|
(7,219 |
) |
|
|
(188,905 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES |
|
|
(618,193 |
) |
|
|
(1,423,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET INCOME (LOSS) |
|
$ |
(618,193 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,423,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on change in fair value
of marketable securities |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS) |
|
$ |
(618,193 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,423,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NET LOSS PER SHARE: BASIC AND
DILUTED |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF
SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC AND DILUTED |
|
|
116,108,879 |
|
|
|
107,814,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
F-4 |
LITHIUM Corporation |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statements of Stockholders' Equity |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
Paid-in |
|
|
Capital - |
|
|
Capital - |
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Stockholders' |
|
|||||||||||
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Amount |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
Warrants |
|
|
Options |
|
|
Deficit |
|
|
Equity |
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2021 |
|
|
103,492,441 |
|
|
$ |
103,493 |
|
|
$ |
6,925,724 |
|
|
$ |
369,115 |
|
|
$ |
191,513 |
|
|
$ |
(6,532,665 |
) |
|
$ |
1,057,180 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued for cash |
|
|
10,200,000 |
|
|
|
10,200 |
|
|
|
1,645,800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,656,000 |
|
|
Stock based compensation |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
696,397 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
696,397 |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(1,423,524 |
) |
|
|
(1,423,524 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2022 |
|
|
113,692,441 |
|
|
|
113,693 |
|
|
|
8,571,524 |
|
|
|
369,115 |
|
|
|
887,910 |
|
|
|
(7,956,189 |
) |
|
|
1,986,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares issued for cash |
|
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
|
4,200 |
|
|
|
376,861 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
381,061 |
|
|
Stock based compensation |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
69,337 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
69,337 |
|
|
Net income |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(618,193 |
) |
|
|
(618,193 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, December 31, 2023 |
|
|
117,892,441 |
|
|
$ |
117,893 |
|
|
$ |
8,948,385 |
|
|
$ |
369,115 |
|
|
$ |
957,247 |
|
|
$ |
(8,574,382 |
) |
|
$ |
1,818,258 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
|
F-5 |
LITHIUM Corporation |
||||||||
Statements of Cash Flows |
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2022 |
|
||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net
income (loss) for the period |
|
$ |
(618,193 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,423,524 |
) |
Adjustment to reconcile net
income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change in
fair value of marketable securities |
|
|
199,611 |
|
|
|
258,689 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
7,332 |
|
|
|
7,332 |
|
Stock
based compensation |
|
|
69,337 |
|
|
|
696,397 |
|
Loss
(Gain) on sale of marketable securities |
|
|
(5,805 |
) |
|
|
246 |
|
(Gain)
on return of mineral property |
|
|
(101,260 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Changes in assets and
liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)
Decrease in prepaid expenses |
|
|
14,982 |
|
|
|
(16,028 |
) |
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
3,559 |
|
|
|
10,360 |
|
Net Cash (Used in) Operating
Activities |
|
|
(430,437 |
) |
|
|
(466,528 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITY: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash from
property agreements |
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
Cash from
sale of marketable securities |
|
|
15,082 |
|
|
|
14,968 |
|
Purchase
of equipment |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(35,650 |
) |
Net Cash Provided by Investing
Activities |
|
|
140,082 |
|
|
|
144,318 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITY: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
issued for cash |
|
|
381,061 |
|
|
|
1,656,000 |
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing
Activity |
|
|
381,061 |
|
|
|
1,656,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (Decrease) in cash |
|
|
90,706 |
|
|
|
1,333,790 |
|
Cash, beginning of period |
|
|
3,576,911 |
|
|
|
2,243,121 |
|
Cash, end of period |
|
$ |
3,667,617 |
|
|
$ |
3,576,911 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW
INFORMATION: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid
for interest |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Cash paid
for income taxes |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NON CASH TRANSACTIONS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marketable
securities received as consideration for mineral property |
|
$ |
167,968 |
|
|
$ |
253,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. |
|
F-6 |
Lithium Corporation
Notes to
the Financial Statements
December
31, 2023
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 year ended December 31, 2023
and 2022, the Company did not have any research and development costs.
Advertising Costs
Advertising costs are expensed
as incurred. During the year ended December 31, 2023
and 2022, the Company did not have any advertising costs.
|
F-7 |
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 December 31, 2023.
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 year ended December 31, 2023, are of significance or potential significance
to the Company.
|
F-8 |
Note 2 – Going Concern
As reflected in the accompanying
financial statements, the Company has used $430,437 (2022: $466,528) of
cash in operations for the year ended December 31, 2023. 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:
|
- |
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). |
|
- |
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 |
|
$ |
3,667,617 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
332,082 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
|
3,999,699 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
3,999,699 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at
December 31, 2022 |
|
|||||||||
|
|
Level 1 |
|
|
Level 2 |
|
|
Level 3 |
|
|||
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Cash |
|
$ |
3,576,911 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Marketable securities |
|
|
372,972 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
|
3,949,883 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Liabilities |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
3,949,883 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
F-9 |
Note 4 – Marketable Securities
The Company owns marketable
securities (common stock) as outlined below:
Balance,
December 31, 2022 |
|
$ |
372,972 |
|
Additions |
|
|
167,998 |
|
Disposals |
|
|
(9,277 |
) |
Fair
value adjustment |
|
|
(199,611 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2023 |
|
$ |
332,082 |
|
The Company classifies it’s marketable securities as available for sale.
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:
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
||
Professional fees |
|
$ |
5,500 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Other |
|
|
15,150 |
|
|
|
14,918 |
|
Transfer agent fees |
|
|
2,200 |
|
|
|
18,413 |
|
Total prepaid expenses |
|
$ |
22,850 |
|
|
$ |
37,832 |
|
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 year-ended December
31, 2022, we issued 10,200,000 common shares for proceeds of
$1,656,000.
During the year-ended December
31, 2023, we issued 4,400,000 common shares for proceeds of
$381,061.
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. As
of December 31, 2023 no stock options have been
exercised, and none have been exercised up to and including the date of this
document.
|
F-10 |
The fair value of options
granted during the year ended December 31, 2022 were
determined using the Black Scholes method with the following assumptions:
|
|
Year-ended December 31, 2023 |
|
|
Year-ended December 31, 2022 |
|
||
Risk free interest rate |
|
3.6%-4.1 |
% |
|
|
2.8 |
% |
|
Stock volatility factor |
|
95%-101 |
% |
|
107%-118 |
% |
||
Weighted average expected life
of options |
|
2-4 years |
|
|
2.5-5 years |
|
||
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
0 |
% |
|
|
0 |
% |
A summary of the Company’s stock
option activity and related information follows:
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2023 |
|
|
Year Ended December 31, 2022 |
|
||||||||||
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
|
||||
Outstanding, beginning of
period |
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Granted |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
Repricing |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of period |
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
3,700,000 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
As of December 31, 2023, the
intrinsic value of the stock options was approximately $0. Stock option
expense for the year ended December 31, 2023 was
$69,337 (2022: $696,397). As at December
31, 2023, 3,700,000 are exercisable (December 31,
2022: 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 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
May 26,
2027 |
|
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
|
3.40 |
|
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.
|
F-11 |
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 December 31, 2023, 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.
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. To date
Morella Corporation has paid $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.
|
F-12 |
Note 10 – Related Party
Transactions
The Company paid cash consulting
fees totaling $288,000 to related parties and non-cash stock option
compensation expenses of $37,280 to related parties for the year ended
December 31, 2023, respectively (2022: $204,000 and $255,772).
The Company paid rent fees
totaling $6,000 to related parties for the year ended December 31, 2023
(2022: $6,000).
As at
December 31, 2023, the Company had $22,490 owing to related parties.
During the year ended December
31, 2023, the company received $10,000 (2022: $Nil) 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 11 – Income Taxes
As of December 31, 2023, the
Company had net operating loss carry forwards of approximately $8,675,000 that
may be available to reduce future years' taxable income in varying
amounts through 2034. Future tax benefits which may arise as a result of
these losses have not been recognized in these financial statements, as their
realization is determined not likely to occur and accordingly, the Company has
recorded a valuation allowance for the deferred tax asset relating to these tax
loss carry-forwards.
The provision for Federal income
tax consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
Federal income tax benefit
attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Current operations |
|
$ |
151,085 |
|
|
$ |
298,830 |
|
Less: valuation allowance |
|
|
(151,085 |
) |
|
|
(298,830 |
) |
Net provision for Federal
income taxes |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
The cumulative tax effect at the
expected rate of 21% (2022: 21%) of significant items comprising our
net deferred tax amount is as follows at December 31,
2023 and 2022:
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
December 31, 2022 |
|
||
Deferred tax asset attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Net operating loss carryover |
|
$ |
1,821,679 |
|
|
$ |
1,670,594 |
|
Less: valuation allowance |
|
|
(1,821,679 |
) |
|
|
(1,670,594 |
) |
Net deferred tax asset |
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Due to the change in ownership
provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating loss carry
forwards of approximately $8,675,000 for Federal income tax reporting
purposes are subject to annual limitations. Should a change in ownership occur
net operating loss carry forwards may be limited as to use in future years.
|
F-13 |
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.
Note 13 – Subsequent Events
The Company has analyzed its
operations subsequent to December 31, 2023 through the
date these financial statements were issued, and has determined that it does
not have any material subsequent events to disclose.
F-14 |
Item 9. Changes in and
Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
There were no disagreements
related to accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure,
internal controls or auditing scope or procedure during the two fiscal years
and interim periods.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and
Procedures
We have established disclosure
controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the
Company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to the officers
who certify the Company’s financial reports and to other members of senior
management and the Board of Directors.
Based on their evaluation, the
Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded
that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) were
ineffective as of December 31, 2023 to ensure that the information required to
be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported
within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms. Our officers also
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are ineffective to ensure
that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management,
including our principal executive and principal financial officers to allow
timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s Report on Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible
for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting. Responsibility, estimates and judgments by
management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of
control procedures. The objectives of internal control include providing
management with reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that assets are safeguarded
against loss from unauthorized use or disposition, and that transactions are
executed in accordance with management’s authorization and recorded properly to
permit the preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. Our management assessed the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2023. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria set forth
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(“COSO”) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework, as published in
1992.
Management, with the
participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2023. In making this assessment, management used
the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO) 2013 Framework in Internal Control — Integrated
Framework. Based on this evaluation, management, with the participation of the
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that, as of
December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial reporting was
ineffective.
A material weakness is a
deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial
reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material
misstatement of our company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be
prevented or detected on a timely basis. In its assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, our
management determined that there were control deficiencies that constituted
material weaknesses, as described below:
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● |
There is a lack of accounting personnel with the requisite knowledge
of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the US (“GAAP”) and the
financial reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission; |
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● |
There are insufficient written policies and procedures to ensure the
correct application of accounting and financial reporting with respect to the
current requirements of GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and |
|
● |
There is a lack of segregation of duties, in that we only had one
person performing all accounting-related duties. |
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● |
The Company did not establish a formal written policy for the
approval, identification and authorization of related party transactions. |
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Our management reviewed the results of its
assessment with our Board of Directors. Notwithstanding the existence of
these material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, our
management believes that the financial statements included in its reports
fairly present in all material respects our company’s financial condition,
results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.
This annual report does not
include an attestation report of our company’s registered public accounting
firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report
was not subject to attestation by our company’s registered public accounting
firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that
permit our company to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
Inherent limitations on
effectiveness of controls
Internal control over financial
reporting has inherent limitations which include but is not limited to the use
of independent professionals for advice and guidance, interpretation of
existing and/or changing rules and principles, segregation of management
duties, scale of organization, and personnel factors. Internal control over
financial reporting is a process which involves human diligence and compliance
and is subject to lapses in judgment and breakdowns resulting from human
failures. Internal control over financial reporting also can be circumvented by
collusion or improper management override. Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements on a timely basis, however these inherent limitations are known
features of the financial reporting process and it is
possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate,
this risk. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide
only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and
presentation. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods
are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes
in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures
may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control over
Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in
our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the year
ended December 31, 2021 that have materially or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive
Officers and Corporate Governance
All directors of our company
hold office until the next annual meeting of the security holders or until
their successors have been elected and qualified. The officers of our company
are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until their death,
resignation or removal from office. Our directors and executive officers, their
ages, positions held, and duration as such, are as follows:
Name |
|
Position Held with the Company |
|
Age |
|
Date First Elected or Appointed |
Tom Lewis |
|
President,
Treasurer, Secretary and Director |
|
69 |
|
August
25, 2009 |
James Brown |
|
Director |
|
60 |
|
December
19, 2012 |
Brian Goss |
|
Director |
|
45 |
|
May 30,
2014 |
Business Experience
The following is a brief account
of the education and business experience during at least the past five years of
each director, executive officer and key employee of our company, indicating
the person’s principal occupation during that period, and the name and
principal business of the organization in which such occupation and employment
were carried out.
Tom Lewis – President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Director
Tom Lewis acted as president,
treasurer, secretary and director of our company since August 25, 2009. Mr.
Lewis resigned as president, treasurer and secretary of our company on August
13, 2014 and resumed the positions of President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer on February 7, 2017 Mr. Lewis has more
than 38 years’ experience in the oil and gas and mineral exploration
industries. He has held various positions including project geologist, project
manager, senior project geologist, and vice president exploration. He also was
an integral member of the development team that explored, and
developed the Cortez Hills deposit in Crescent Valley Nevada.
In 1974, Mr. Lewis started his
career in the oil fields, and worked in the geophysical, and drilling
industries until 1981, when he became a petroleum landman for Westburne Petroleum & Minerals. While there he was
responsible for the acquisition and disposition of interests and maintaining
title to petroleum lands in various locales in the United States, and Western
Canada. In 1989, he started his own business as a consulting geologist and has
worked in numerous locations over the past 30 years, including the United
States, Mexico, Canada, Portugal, Chile, Africa, India and Honduras. Some of
the positions he held include: working with Teck Cominco in 1996 evaluating and
exploring precious metal deposits in Southern Mexico; project manager on the Farim phosphate deposit for Champion Resources in Guinea
Bissau, West Africa in 1998; project geologist in 2001 and 2002 for Crystal
Graphite Corporation, project geologist on the Midway Gold project in Tonopah,
Nevada, followed by two years as senior geologist at the Cortez Joint Venture
in Crescent Valley, Nevada. By August 2005 he was named vice president of
exploration in Portugal for St. Elias Mines, working on the Jales project, and
developing grass roots projects in Nevada. Following his experience in Portugal
and Nevada he consulted to Selkirk Metals and New World Resource Corp. on
projects in western Canada and Nevada. Most recently he consulted to Kinross
Gold USA evaluating possible acquisitions.
James Brown - Director
James Brown has acted as a
director of our company since December 19, 2012. Mr. Brown is a mining engineer
with more than 25 years’ experience in the coal mining and exploration industry
in Australia and Indonesia, including 22 years at Australian based coal
producer New Hope Corporation. During this time he has held positions from
front line mine planning and supervision, land acquisition, government
approvals and mine and business development. Mr. Brown is also the managing
director of Morella Corporation (ASX:1MC, OTC-QB:altaf)
-(formerly Altura Mining Limited) an Australian listed company presently
focused primarily on developing the Fish Lake Valley lithium-in-brine
deposit. James is a member of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors (MAICD). Currently James is also the acting Managing Director
of Sayona Mining an Australian lithium miner who is currently operating the
North American Lithium mine in Quebec in a joint venture with Piedmont Lithium.
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Brian Goss –Director
Brian Goss has been a director
of our company since May 30, 2014. Mr. Goss was appointed president, treasurer,
secretary and director of our company on August 13, 2014, and resigned those
positions on February 7. 2017. Mr. Goss also served as president, chief
executive officer, chief financial officer, treasurer and a director of
Graphite Corp. July 9, 2012 through August 12, 2014.
Brian graduated from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Geology in 2003. Mr. Goss worked the 2002-2003 field seasons for Kennecott
Exploration during the early exploration stages of the Eagle Project, a Duluth
Type high grade nickel and copper deposit in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. At the
end of 2003, he moved to Northeast Nevada to explore for Carlin Type gold
deposits. From 2004-2007, he worked as a staff geologist for Cameco
Corporation, and subsequently in its spin out company, Centerra Gold Inc., on
the REN deposit where the exploration team drilled deep exploration holes using
pre-collars with core tails to contribute to the expansion of the +1 million
ounce gold deposit that was subsequently taken over by Barrick Gold. Mr.
Goss also held several other project geologist positions before founding
Rangefront Geological in early 2008. Mr. Goss has built Rangefront into a
premier geological services company that caters to a large spectrum of clients
in the mining and minerals exploration industries, and
also is a director and officer of several Canadian publicly listed companies.
Employment Agreements
We have no formal employment
agreements with any of our directors or officers.
Family Relationships
There are no family
relationships between any of our directors, executive officers and proposed
directors or executive officers.
Involvement in Certain Legal
Proceedings
To the best of our knowledge,
none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years:
|
1. |
been convicted in a criminal proceeding or
been subject to a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations
and other minor offences); |
|
|
|
|
2. |
had any bankruptcy petition filed by or
against the business or property of the person, or of any partnership,
corporation or business association of which he was a general partner or
executive officer, either at the time of the bankruptcy filing or within two
years prior to that time; |
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|
|
3. |
been subject to any order, judgment, or
decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of
competent jurisdiction or federal or state authority, permanently or
temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, his involvement
in any type of business, securities, futures, commodities, investment,
banking, savings and loan, or insurance activities, or to be associated with
persons engaged in any such activity; |
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|
|
4. |
been found by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law,
and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or vacated; |
|
|
|
|
5. |
been the subject of, or a party to, any
federal or state judicial or administrative order, judgment, decree, or
finding, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated (not including any
settlement of a civil proceeding among private litigants), relating to an
alleged violation of any federal or state securities or commodities law or
regulation, any law or regulation respecting financial institutions or
insurance companies including, but not limited to, a temporary or permanent
injunction, order of disgorgement or restitution, civil money penalty or
temporary or permanent cease-and-desist order, or removal or prohibition
order, or any law or regulation prohibiting mail or wire fraud or fraud in
connection with any business entity; or |
|
|
|
|
6. |
been the subject of, or a party to, any
sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any
self-regulatory organization (as defined in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange
Act (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(26)), any registered entity (as defined in Section
1(a)(29) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1(a)(29)), or any equivalent
exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority
over its members or persons associated with a member. |
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Compliance with Section 16(A) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires our executive officers and directors
and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity
securities to file with the SEC initial statements of beneficial ownership,
reports of changes in ownership and annual reports concerning their ownership
of our shares of common stock and other equity securities, on Forms 3, 4 and 5,
respectively. Executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders
are required by the SEC regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section
16(a) reports they file.
Based solely on our review of
the copies of such forms received by our company, or written representations
from certain reporting persons that no Form 5s were required for those persons,
we believe that, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, all filing
requirements applicable to our officers, directors and greater than 10%
beneficial owners as well as our officers, directors and greater than 10%
beneficial owners of our subsidiaries were complied with, with the exception of
the following:
Name |
|
Number of Late Reports |
|
|
Number of Transactions Not Reported on a Timely Basis |
|
|
Failure to File Requested Forms |
|
|||
Brian Goss(1) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0 |
|
|
(1) |
The insider was late filing a Form 4, Statement of Changes of
Beneficial Ownership. |
Code of Ethics
Effective March 25, 2011, our
company’s board of directors adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that
applies to, among other persons, our company’s principal executive officer and
our principal financial and accounting officer, as well as persons performing
similar functions. As adopted, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics sets
forth written standards that are designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote:
|
1. |
honest and ethical conduct, including the
ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal
and professional relationships; |
|
|
|
|
2. |
full, fair, accurate, timely, and
understandable disclosure in reports and documents that we file with, or
submit to, the SEC and in other public communications made by us; |
|
|
|
|
3. |
compliance with applicable governmental
laws, rules and regulations; |
|
|
|
|
4. |
the prompt internal reporting of violations
of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics to an appropriate person or
persons identified in the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics; and |
|
|
|
|
5. |
accountability for adherence to the Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics. |
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Our Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics requires, among other things, that all of our company’s personnel shall
be accorded full access to our president and secretary with respect to any
matter which may arise relating to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Further, all of our company’s personnel are to be accorded full access to our
company’s board of directors if any such matter involves an alleged breach of
the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by our president or secretary.
In addition, our Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics emphasizes that all employees, and particularly
managers and/or supervisors, have a responsibility for maintaining financial
integrity within our company, consistent with generally accepted accounting principles,
and federal, provincial and state securities laws. Any employee who becomes
aware of any incidents involving financial or accounting manipulation or other
irregularities, whether by witnessing the incident or being told of it, must
report it to his or her immediate supervisor or to our company’s president or
secretary. If the incident involves an alleged breach of the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics by the president or secretary, the incident must be reported
to any member of our board of directors. Any failure to report such
inappropriate or irregular conduct of others is to be treated as a severe
disciplinary matter. It is against our company policy to retaliate against any
individual who reports in good faith the violation or potential violation of
our company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics by another.
Our Code of Business Conduct and
Ethics was attached as an exhibit to our annual report filed on Form 10-K with
the SEC on April 15, 2013. We will provide a copy of the Code of Business
Conduct and Ethics to any person without charge, upon request. Requests can be
sent to: Lithium Corporation, 1031 Railroad St, Suite 102B., Elko, Nevada
89801.
Board and Committee Meetings
Our board of directors held no
formal meetings during the year ended December 31, 2023. All proceedings of the
board of directors were conducted by resolutions consented to in writing by all
the directors and filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the directors.
Such resolutions consented to in writing by the directors entitled to vote on
that resolution at a meeting of the directors are, according to the Nevada
General Corporate Law and our Bylaws, as valid and effective as if they had
been passed at a meeting of the directors duly called and held.
Nomination Process
As of December 31, 2023, we did
not effect any material changes to the procedures by
which our shareholders may recommend nominees to our board of directors. Our
board of directors does not have a policy with regards to the consideration of
any director candidates recommended by our shareholders. Our board of directors
has determined that it is in the best position to evaluate our company’s
requirements as well as the qualifications of each candidate when the board
considers a nominee for a position on our board of directors. If shareholders
wish to recommend candidates directly to our board, they may do so by sending
communications to the president of our company at the address on the cover of
this annual report.
Audit Committee
Currently our audit committee
consists of our entire board of directors. We do not have a standing audit
committee as we currently have limited working capital and no revenues.
Should we be able to raise sufficient funding to execute our business plan, we
will form an audit, compensation committee and other applicable committees
utilizing our directors’ expertise.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
Currently our audit committee
consists of our entire board of directors. We do not currently have a director
who is qualified to act as the head of the audit committee.
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Item 11. Executive Compensation
The particulars of the
compensation paid to the following persons:
|
(a) |
our principal executive officer; |
|
|
|
|
(b) |
each of our two most highly compensated
executive officers who were serving as executive officers at the end of the
years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022; and |
|
|
|
|
(c) |
up to two additional individuals for whom
disclosure would have been provided under (b) but for the fact that the
individual was not serving as our executive officer at the end of the years
ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, who we will collectively refer to as the
named executive officers of our company, are set out in the following summary
compensation table, except that no disclosure is provided for any named
executive officer, other than our principal executive officers, whose total
compensation did not exceed $100,000 for the respective fiscal year: |
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE |
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Name and Principal Position |
|
Year |
|
Salary ($) |
|
Bonus ($) |
|
Stock Awards ($) |
|
Option Awards ($) |
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensa- tion ($) |
|
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensa- tion Earnings ($) |
|
All Other Compensa- tion ($) |
|
Total ($) |
Tom Lewis(1) President, Treasurer,
Secretary, and Director |
|
2023 2022 |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
240,000(2) 180,000 |
|
240,000
180,000(2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian Goss(3) Director, Former
President, Treasurer, Secretary |
|
2023 2022 |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
Nil Nil |
|
48,000 28,000 |
|
48,000 28,000 |
|
(1) |
Tom Lewis acted as president, treasurer,
secretary and director of our company since August 25, 2009. Mr. Lewis
resigned as president, treasurer and secretary of our company on August 13,
2014. Mr. Lewis resumed his positions of President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer on February 7, 2017 |
|
(2) |
Mr. Lewis provides consulting services to
our company as needed in relation to administration, project generation, and
exploration of our company’s properties. |
|
(3) |
Mr. Goss has acted as a director of our
company since May 30, 2014 and served as president,
treasurer and secretary of our company from August 13, 2014 until February 7,
2017, and since September 14, 2021 is our Vice President of Business
Development. |
There are no arrangements or
plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors
or executive officers. Our directors and executive officers may receive share
options at the discretion of our board of directors in the future. We do not
have any material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or
non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers,
except that share options may be granted at the discretion of our board of
directors.
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2021 Grants of Plan-Based Awards
None.
Outstanding Equity Awards at
Fiscal Year End
None.
Option Exercises and Stock
Vested
None.
Compensation of Directors
We do not have any agreements
for compensating our directors for their services in their capacity as
directors, although such directors are expected in the future to receive stock
options to purchase shares of our common stock as awarded by our board of directors.
The following table sets forth a
summary of the compensation paid to our non-employee directors in 2023:
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION |
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Name |
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
|
Stock Awards ($) |
|
Option Awards ($) |
|
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) |
|
Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings ($) |
|
All Other Compensation ($) |
|
Total ($) |
Tom Lewis(1) |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
James Brown(2) |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
Brian Goss(3) |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
Nil |
|
(1) |
Tom Lewis acted as president, treasurer,
secretary and director of our company since August 25, 2009. Mr. Lewis
resigned as president, treasurer and secretary of our company on August 13,
2014. Mr. Lewis resumed his positions as president, Chief Financial Officer
and treasurer on February 7, 2017. |
|
(2) |
James Brown was appointed as a director of
our company on December 19, 2012. |
|
(4) |
Brian Goss has acted as a director of our
company since May 30, 2014. Mr. Goss was appointed as president, treasurer
and secretary of our company on August 13, 2014. Mr. Goss resigned as
president, treasurer and secretary on February 7, 2017, and since September
14, 2021 is our Vice President of Business
Development. |
Pension, Retirement or Similar
Benefit Plans
There are no arrangements or
plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors
or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit sharing plans
pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our
directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at
the discretion of the board of directors or a committee thereof.
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Indebtedness of Directors,
Senior Officers, Executive Officers and Other Management
None of our directors or
executive officers or any associate or affiliate of our company during the last
two fiscal years, is or has been indebted to our company by way of guarantee,
support agreement, letter of credit or other similar agreement or understanding
currently outstanding.
Item 12. Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The following table sets forth,
as of April 01, 2023, certain information with respect to the beneficial
ownership of our common shares by each shareholder known by us to be the
beneficial owner of more than 5% of our common shares, as well as by each of
our current directors and executive officers as a group. Each person has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock, except
as otherwise indicated. Beneficial ownership consists of a direct interest in
the shares of common stock, except as otherwise indicated.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
|
Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership |
|
Percentage of Class (1) |
|
|
Tom Lewis(2) PO Box 2053 Richland, WA 99352 |
|
5,000,000 Common
Shares |
|
|
4.24% |
|
James Brown(3) Apartment Pearl Garden, Unit
No. Wp00606 Jl. Jen. Gatot Subroto Kav 5-7 Jakarta 12930 Indonesia |
|
Nil |
|
|
0% |
|
Brian Goss(4) 1031 Railroad Street Suite 102B Elko, NV 89801 |
|
Nil |
|
|
0% |
|
Directors and Executive
Officers as a Group |
|
5,000,000 Common Shares |
|
4.24% |
|
|
Altura Lithium Pty. Ltd. P.O. Box 4088 Springfield, Qld., 4300 Australia |
|
9,989,076 Common
Shares |
|
|
8.47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders Holding Over 5% |
|
9,989,076
Common Shares |
|
|
12.61% |
|
(1) |
Under Rule 13d-3, a beneficial owner of a
security includes any person who, directly or indirectly, through any
contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship, or otherwise has or
shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power
to vote, or to direct the voting of shares; and (ii) investment power, which
includes the power to dispose or direct the disposition of shares. Certain
shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by more than one person (if,
for example, persons share the power to vote or the power to dispose of the
shares). In addition, shares are deemed to be beneficially owned by a person
if the person has the right to acquire the shares (for example, upon exercise
of an option) within 60 days of the date as of which the information is provided.
In computing the percentage ownership of any person, the amount of shares
outstanding is deemed to include the amount of
shares beneficially owned by such person (and only such person) by reason of
these acquisition rights. As a result, the percentage of outstanding shares
of any person as shown in this table does not necessarily reflect the
person’s actual ownership or voting power with respect to the number of
shares of common stock actually outstanding on April 01, 2024. As of April
01, 2024 there were 117,892,441 shares of our
company’s common stock issued and outstanding. |
|
(2) |
Tom Lewis acted as president, treasurer,
secretary and director of our company since August 25, 2009. Mr. Lewis
resigned as president, treasurer and secretary of our company on August 13,
2014. Mr. Lewis resumed his positions as president, Chief Financial Officer
and treasurer on February 7, 2017. |
|
(3) |
James Brown was appointed as a director of
our company on December 19, 2012. |
|
(3) |
Mr. Goss has acted as a director of our
company since May 30, 2014 and was appointed as
president, treasurer and secretary of our company on August 13, 2014. Mr.
Goss resigned as president, treasurer and secretary on February 7, 2017, but
remained as a director of our company. |
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Changes in Control
We are unaware of any contract
or other arrangement or provisions of our Articles or Bylaws the operation of
which may at a subsequent date result in a change of control of our company.
There are not any provisions in our Articles or Bylaws, the operation of which
would delay, defer, or prevent a change in control of our company.
Item 13. Certain Relationships
and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Except as disclosed herein, no
director, executive officer, shareholder holding at least 5% of shares of our
common stock, or any family member thereof, had any material interest, direct
or indirect, in any transaction, or proposed transaction since the year ended
December 31, 2023, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded or
exceeds the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of our total
assets at the year-end for the last three completed fiscal years.
Director Independence
We currently act with three
directors, consisting of Tom Lewis, James Brown and Brian Goss.
We have determined that James
Brown is an independent director, as that term is used in Rule 4200(a)(15) of
the Rules of National Association of Securities Dealers.
Currently our audit committee
consists of our entire board of directors. We currently do not have nominating,
compensation committees or committees performing similar functions. There has
not been any defined policy or procedure requirements for shareholders to
submit recommendations or nomination for directors.
From inception to present date,
we believe that the members of our audit committee and the board of directors
have been and are collectively capable of analyzing and evaluating our
financial statements and understanding internal controls and procedures for
financial reporting.
Item 14. Principal Accounting
Fees and Services
The aggregate fees billed for
the most recently completed fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and for fiscal
year ended December 31, 2023 for professional services rendered by the
principal accountant for the audit of our annual financial statements and review
of the financial statements included in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and
services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for these fiscal periods were
as follows:
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Year Ended |
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December 31, 2023 |
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December 31, 2022 |
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Audit Fees |
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$ |
15,000 |
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$ |
16,500 |
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Audit Related Fees |
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Nil |
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Nil |
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Tax Fees |
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$ |
2,500 |
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$ |
2,000 |
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All Other Fees |
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$ |
13,500 |
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$ |
7,500 |
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Total |
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$ |
31,000 |
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$ |
26,000 |
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Our board of directors
pre-approves all services provided by our independent auditors. All of the
above services and fees were reviewed and approved by the board of directors
either before or after the respective services were rendered.
Our board of directors has
considered the nature and amount of fees billed by our independent auditors and
believes that the provision of services for activities unrelated to the audit
is compatible with maintaining our independent auditors’ independence.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial
Statement Schedules
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(a) |
Financial Statements |
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(1) |
Financial statements for our company are listed in the index under
Item 8 of this document. |
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(2) |
All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not
applicable, not material or the required information is shown in the
financial statements or notes thereto. |
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(b) |
Exhibits |
Exhibit Number |
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Description |
(3) |
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Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws |
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(4) |
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Instruments Defining the
Rights of Security Holders, Including Indentures |
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(10) |
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Material Contracts |
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Exhibit Number |
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Description |
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(14) |
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Code of Ethics |
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(21) |
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
21.1 |
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Nevada Lithium Corporation, a
Nevada corporation |
(31) |
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Rule 13a-14 (d)/15d-14d)
Certifications |
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(32) |
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Section 1350 Certifications |
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101* |
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Interactive
Data File |
101.INS |
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XBRL
Instance Document |
101.SCH |
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XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document |
101.CAL |
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document |
101.DEF |
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
101.LAB |
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XBRL
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document |
101.PRE |
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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, thereto
duly authorized.
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LITHIUM CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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Dated: January 21, 2025 |
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/s/ Tom Lewis |
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Tom Lewis |
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President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director |
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(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Pursuant to the requirements of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the
following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
Dated: January 21, 2025 |
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/s/ Tom Lewis |
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Tom Lewis |
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President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director |
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(Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Dated: January 21, 2025 |
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/s/ Brian Goss |
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Brian Goss |
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Director |
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Dated: January 21, 2025 |
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/s/ James Brown |
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James Brown |
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Director |
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