Idaho Copper Corp 10-K for FY2025
Idaho Copper Corp (COPR)
About this 10-K
Idaho Copper Corp filed this 10-K on April 22, 2025, covering the fiscal year ended January 31, 2025 (FY2025).
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Fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, as reported in this filing, compared with the same period a year earlier where the filing states it.
- Net loss
- $5.14M
- compared with a net loss of $3.71M a year earlier
- Diluted EPS
- -$0.02
- compared with -$0.02 a year earlier
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IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS JOWAY HEALTH INDUSTRIES GROUP INC.)
Annual Report on Form 10-K
For the Year Ended January 31, 2025
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS.
Overview
Idaho Copper Corporation is a mineral exploration and development company, focused on exploring and developing a large copper-molybdenum-silver deposit in Idaho (United States), (the “CuMo project”). The CuMo project currently consists of one hundred and twenty-six (126) federal unpatented lode mining claims, and six (6) patented mining claims. In total, the project comprises approximately 2,640 acres. To date, approximately $28 million has been invested into the CuMo project.
The unpatented lode mining claims and patented claims are situated in Boise County, Idaho, spanning Sections in Township 7N and 8N, Range 5E and 6E, Boise Meridian.
Idaho Copper seeks to capitalize on the looming copper supply deficit by advancing one of the potentially largest untapped copper projects in the United States. The economics of the project benefit from extensive high-value co-products including molybdenum and silver. A Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) was completed in May 2020 by SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.
Company History (2020 – 2022)
Idaho Copper Corporation (formerly known as Joway Health Industries Group Inc.), incorporated in Nevada, was initially engaged in the manufacture, distribution, and sales of tourmaline-related healthcare products through operating entities in China. As a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement dated as of December 31, 2020, with Dynamic Elite International Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, Crystal Globe Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, and Joway Merger Subsidiary Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, the Company no longer had any assets or business operations. Accordingly, the Company became a shell company, as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
On February 3, 2022, the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2022 by and among the Company, Crystal Globe Limited and JHP Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, pursuant to which JHJP purchased 16,644,820 shares of Common Stock of the Company from Crystal Globe. The shares represented 83% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company on a fully diluted basis. The purchase price for the shares paid by JHP was $100,000. Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, each of Crystal Globe, JHP and the Company made customary representations and warranties to each other. In connection with the acquisition of the 83% by JHP, Jinghe Zhang, the sole officer and director of the Company, resigned and Ramon Lata was appointed as the sole officer and director of the Company.
Company History (2023 – Present)
On January 23, 2023, the Company entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by a Share Exchange by and among the Company, International CuMo Mining Corporation, an Idaho corporation, and the shareholders of ICUMO Shareholders. Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, the ICUMO Shareholders transferred all the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of ICUMO to the Company in exchange for newly issued shares of the Company’s Common Stock As a result of this Share Exchange, ICUMO became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
ICUMO owns and controls the mining claims and rights to the CuMo Project, a large primary molybdenum deposit with silver and copper co-products and also byproducts tungsten and rhenium. Located in Boise County, Idaho, ICUMO was formed to determine the geologic and environmental factors that will determine the future development plan of the CuMo Project.
Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, each share of ICUMO’s Common Stock held by the ICUMO Shareholders was converted into the right to receive the number of shares of Common Stock equal to an exchange ratio of 1.34.
As a result of the Exchange, a change in control of the Company occurred with the ICUMO Shareholders owning 90.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Immediately after giving effect to the Exchange, there were 202,294,000 issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, held as follows:
| ● | The stockholders of the Company prior to the Exchange held 20,054,000 shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock; and | |
| ● | The ICUMO Shareholders held 182,240,000 shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock. |
Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement, on January 23, 2023 at the Closing of the exchange the Company assumed: (i) all ICUMO’s obligations for the options, whether or not vested, granted to key management personnel pursuant to certain Incentive Stock Option agreements, and any vested options are now exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.125 until December 31, 2027; and (ii) all ICUMO’s obligations pursuant to certain warrants to purchase shares of ICUMO Common Stock, which warrants are now exercisable to purchase shares of Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.15, until May 11, 2027. The Incentive Stock Options and 2021 Warrants are (i) exercisable for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of ICUMO’s Common Stock subject to such options and warrants, immediately prior to the Closing and as adjusted by the Exchange Ratio, and (ii) have an initial exercise price per share equal to the initial exercise price per share in effect for that option or warrant immediately prior to the Closing. With respect to these Incentive Stock Options and 2021 Warrants, the Company assumed at Closing, after applying the Exchange Ratio, vested and unvested options to purchase an aggregate of 56,615,000 shares of Common Stock and warrants exercisable for up to 41,540,000 shares of Common Stock.
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At the Closing, Ramon Lata, the sole officer, and director of the Company, resigned from all his offices and from the board of directors of the Company. In his place, the Board appointed four new directors, Robert Scannell, John Moeller, Shaun Dykes, and Andrew Brodkey, and the following four executive officers, Steven Rudofsky as Chief Executive Officer and President, Robert Scannell as Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Brodkey as Chief Operating Officer, and Shaun Dykes as Vice President, Exploration.
Private Placement by ICUMO
Prior to entering into the Share Exchange Agreement, from December 2022 to January 9, 2023, ICUMO conducted a private placement offering whereby it issued and sold Notes in the total amount of $898,000 with a conversion price of $0.10 and 8,980,000 warrants to purchase ICUMO Common Stock, with an exercise price of $0.15. As a condition to entering into the Share Exchange Agreement, ICUMO and the Company agreed that the Company would exchange the Notes and 2023 Warrants for notes and warrants issued by the Company. Such replacement notes and warrants were issued by the Company to the holders of the Notes and 2023 Warrants on January 23, 2023. After applying the Exchange Ratio to the conversion rate, the Company had outstanding convertible secured promissory notes in the principal amount of $898,000 which will convert into shares of Common Stock at an adjusted conversion price of $0.075 per share of Common Stock and 11,973,333 warrants to purchase shares of Common Stock at an adjusted exercise price of $0.15 per share. Principal on the Notes is due and payable on July 23, 2025. The warrants expire on January 9, 2028.
The Replacement Notes and Warrants are secured by a first priority lien on all of the assets and mining claims of the Company, other than certain patented lode mining claims that represent approximately 7.3% of the CuMo Project.
The Company continues to be a “smaller reporting company,” as defined under the Exchange Act, however, as a result of the Exchange, the Company has ceased to be a “shell company.”
In connection with the Exchange, the Company entered into lock-up and leak-out agreements (“Lock-Up Agreements”) with (i) certain majority shareholders of ICUMO, (ii) the holders of the Incentive Stock Options, (iii) the majority stockholder of the Company prior to the Exchange; and (iv) certain service providers who will receive shares of Common Stock as payment for services rendered in connection with the Share Exchange Agreement. These Lock-Up Agreements cover the Exchange Shares, any Common Stock issued pursuant to the exercise of any Incentive Stock Options or 2021 Warrants, and all shares of Common Stock issued to such service providers (the “Covered Securities”). The Lock-Up Agreements did not require any additional restrictions to be added to the Covered Securities at issuance but rather were applicable to the holders of the Covered Securities. The Lock-up Agreements provide that the Covered Securities are subject to an 18-month lock-up from January 23, 2023, subject to (i) early release upon the Company up-listing to a national securities exchange, and (ii) termination upon certain corporate events and transactions, and also provide for certain limited permitted transfers where the recipient takes the shares subject to the restrictions in the Lock-Up Agreement. At the end of the lock-up period, the Covered Securities are subject to a one-year leak-out restriction for public resales of five percent of the trailing ten (10) day average trading volume of the Common Stock. The Company may waive these restrictions.
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Share Exchange Agreement, prior to the Closing, the Company assigned all the amounts owed to a third-party service provider to JHP, the former controlling stockholder of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of this Debt Assignment and Release Agreement, JHP Holdings, Inc. assumed all the outstanding debts of the Company as of January 23, 2023.
The CuMo Project, Geology and Mineralization
The CuMo Project currently consists of one hundred and twenty-six (126) federal unpatented lode mining claims, and six (6) patented mining claims. In total, the project comprises approximately 2,640 acres. The unpatented lode mining claims and patented claims are situated in an unorganized mining district, in Boise County, Idaho, spanning Sections in Township 7N and 8N, Range 5E and 6E, Boise Meridian, and are within the Boise National Forest.
The CuMo deposit is situated within the geological occurrence called the Idaho batholith and is part of a regional scale belt of porphyry and related deposits identified as the Idaho-Montana Porphyry Belt. Igneous complexes in this belt are interpreted to be related to an Eocene, intra-arc rift, and are characterized by alkalic rocks in the northeast, mixed alkalic and calc-alkalic rocks in the middle, and calc-alkaline rocks in the southwest. The CuMo deposit is located at the southwestern end of this belt and is associated with a calc-alkalic monzogranite, reported as 45-52Ma age that intrudes Cretaceous equigranular intrusive rocks of the Atlanta Lobe of the Idaho Batholith. The CuMo area is underlain by biotite granodiorite, the most common rock type of the Atlanta lobe of the Idaho batholith. All of the felsic intrusive phases contain molybdenite (MoS2) mineralization.
The CuMo deposit is located adjacent to a historic gold mining camp. Gold was discovered in the Boise Basin in 1862 and lode mining began within a year. As of 1940, total gold production amounted to 2.8 million ounces of which 74% was from placer operations. More gold has been produced from the Boise Basin than any other mining locality in Idaho. Although they are primarily gold deposits, considerable silver and minor copper, lead and zinc were produced as byproducts from the lodes.
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The area features two separate mineralizing events that are referred to as early Tertiary and early Miocene. The first event consists of gold-quartz veins containing minor sulfide minerals that occur within the Idaho batholith and are associated with weak wall rock alteration. Associated sulfide minerals include pyrite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, galena, and stibnite. The second mineralizing event occurs within porphyry dikes and stocks as well as in the batholith, and is characterized by relatively abundant sulfide mineralization, subordinate quartz, and widespread wall rock alteration. Base metal mineralization consists of pyrite, sphalerite, galena, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite, minor quartz, and siderite with local occurrences of pyrrhotite and enargite.
Molybdenum mineralization was discovered at CuMo in 1963. Mineralization on the property occurs in veins and veinlets developed within various intrusive bodies. Molybdenite (MoS2) occurs within quartz veins, veinlets, and vein stockworks. Whereas a typical porphyry deposit features disseminated mineralized areas throughout the orebody. CuMo is a stockwork-type deposit, Individual veinlets vary in size from tiny fractures to veinlets five centimeters in width, with an overall thickness averaging 0.3- 0.4 cm. Pyrite and/or chalcopyrite are commonly associated with molybdenite although molybdenite can occur alone without other metallic mineralization.
Due to their large size, the total contained economic molybdenum in this type of lower grade copper-molybdenum deposit can be equivalent to or exceed that of high-grade molybdenum deposits.
History of CuMo Project Exploration
The Boise Basin was first explored following the discovery of placer gold deposits in 1862. Several lode gold deposits were discovered and developed immediately following the initial alluvial gold rush, with significant production occurring in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. No production has occurred on the CuMo Project claim footprint itself.
The first interest in the CuMo property was shown during aerial reconnaissance by Amax Exploration (“Amax”) in 1963. Follow-up geochemical rock and soil sampling indicated anomalous molybdenum and copper values. Forty claims were then staked, and three previously existing claims were optioned. A 2.5 mile (4 km) rough access road was constructed in 1964 to facilitate collection of rock samples and geological mapping. Amax completed detailed bedrock mapping on the CuMo property between 1964 and 1981.
In 1968, Curwood Mining Company staked 12 claims and undertook detailed mapping and geochemical rock sampling. Several trenches were excavated, and one line of dipole-dipole array induced polarization (“IP”) geophysical survey was conducted.
In 1969, Midwest Oil Corp. optioned the property and conducted exploration drilling through 1972 (four short rotary holes (less than 100 ft) initially, which were later deepened using diamond drilling, followed by six cored holes). Midwest also performed an IP survey in 1971 and an airborne magnetic survey in 1973.
In 1973, Midwest formed a joint venture with Amax and then subsequently Midwest was merged with Amoco Minerals Company (“AMOCO”) resulting in an Amax-AMOCO joint venture with AMOCO as operator. During the period 1973 to 1981, the Amax-AMOCO joint venture completed 30,822 ft of drilling, surface geological mapping, re-logging of the core, road construction, an aerial topographic survey, and age dating. In 1980, Amax Exploration Inc. transferred its interest to Climax Molybdenum Company (“Climax”), also a subsidiary of Amax Inc. In 1982, Climax collected more than 300 soil geochemical samples from three different grids.
A total of twenty-three (23) diamond holes and three RC holes were drilled on the property during this timeframe. Most RC holes were pre-collars to diamond drill holes with only the diamond drill component of the holes being used for resource modelling and sampling. The historic holes were sampled mostly at a 20ft sample interval. All the sample rejects were delivered directly from Climax’s secure facility in Colorado and are stored in the project secure warehouse facility for use by the project.
The drilling efforts from 1969 to 1982 were the only actual drilling done on the property until ICUMO in 2006, who under option from American CuMo completed one diamond drillhole and partially completed another before relinquishing the project back to American CuMo in late 2006. Thereafter, American CuMo between 2006 and 2012 drilled a total of 25,486.82m in forty-two (42) holes. Drilling consisted of both HQ and NQ diameter core with holes being started with HQ diameter and then reducing at a major fault intersection or at 1000ft which ever was less. Core recoveries were monitored and were excellent (90%+). All holes were surveyed down-the-hole at regular intervals (100 feet) using a Reflex survey instrument. All core was collected at the drill site by the diamond drillers under supervision of onsite geology staff and delivered to a secure warehouse facility in Garden Valley where they were logged, analyzed and samples collected. All drill sites were surveyed using a total field station in order to accurately locate the holes.
The 2006 through 2012 results confirmed the extent and grade of mineralization on the property as indicated by previous drilling and demonstrated continuity of mineralization between the original wide-spaced holes.
American CuMo’s work resulted in the interpretation and modelling of three distinct mineralized zones within the deposit. These zones were previously interpreted by Amax as distinct shells that were produced by separate intrusions. Re-interpretation of down-hole histograms for copper (Cu), silver (Ag) and molybdenite (MoS2) suggests the mineralized zones are part of a single, large, concentrically zoned system with an upper copper-silver zone, underlain by a transitional copper-molybdenum zone, in turn underlain by a lower molybdenum-rich zone. Three-dimensional modeling of the above zonation indicates the current area being drilled is located on the north side of a large system extending 4.5km (15,000ft) in diameter, of which 1.5 km (3,000 ft.) has been drilled.
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Resource Reports and Preliminary Economic Assessments
In 2008, an initial Resource Estimate compliant with Canadian National Instrument 43-101 was commissioned by American CuMo under its former name, Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. This estimate was based on information from 31 diamond drillholes completed through 2007. The deposit was subdivided into three mineral domains based on the drill hole data: a Cu-Ag zone, a Cu-Mo zone, and a Mo zone. Within each mineral domain 20 ft. composites were formed. Blocks 50 x 50 x 50 ft. were estimated for MoS2, Cu, Ag and W by ordinary kriging.
In May 2009, the authors of the 2008 report provided an updated Resource Estimate based on a total of 42 diamond drill holes totaling 76,436 ft, including 11 completed during 2008. Using a Recoverable Metal Value (the “RCV”) cutoff at various US dollar values per ton, and at certain assumed metal recoveries and metal prices, the authors presented tonnages, metal grades, and contained metal for indicated and inferred resource calculations in all 3 mineralized zones.
In November 2009, Ausenco Canada Inc. (“Ausenco”), an independent, third-party engineering firm employed by American CuMo, published a NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment, throughput Scoping Study Report based on the same 42 diamond drillholes. In a manner similar to the May 2009 report, Ausenco reported tonnages, metal grades and contained metal for indicated and inferred resource calculations in all 3 mineralized zones. Ausenco went further and proposed a mining and processing operational design at various mining rates, from 50,000 to 200,000 tons per day of ore to mill throughput. This firm also included provisions and estimated capital and operating costs for a conceptual open pit mine, waste dumps, tailings storage facility, plant/concentrator, molybdenum roaster, and ancillary facilities. Based on this data, Ausenco was able to perform a Preliminary Economic Analysis (PEA) of the CuMo project, at various throughput rates, which yielded numeric results for Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Payback, and cash operating costs per pound of molybdenum equivalent.
In 2011, a new technical study for a NI 43-101 compliant Resource update was commissioned with Snowden Mining Consultants. The resource estimate update was based on a total of 54 diamond drillholes totaling 99,404 ft. Of these, 12 diamond drillholes were completed in 2009 and 2010. Again, using assumed metal recoveries and selected RCV cut-off grades, Snowden reported updated global Indicated Resources and global Inferred Resources Snowden adopted most of the other design parameters and assumptions offered by Ausenco.
In August 2015, Gary Giroux of Giroux Consultants Ltd. (one of the authors of the 2008 and 2009 Reports) was employed by American CuMo to publish a NI 43-101 compliant, updated resource estimate. This update was based on a total of 65 diamond drill holes totaling 120,685 feet (36,784.9 meters). Nine (9) of the sixty-five (65) diamond drill holes were completed in 2012 since the previous resource calculation. Using low, medium, and high metal price assumptions, and different cutoff grades for RCV, Giroux calculated Measured, Indicated, and Inferred mineral resource numbers for ore contained within a conceptual pit shell.
Finally, in 2020 SRK authored a Canadian NI 43-101 compliant Preliminary Economic Assessment and Technical Report (PEA) for the CuMo project. This document, relying on the previously published 2015 resource estimate, proposed an open pit mine and concentrator combination at a milling rate of 150,000 tons per day, and an initial mine life of 30 years. It also incorporated particle-based ore sorting technology to remove 28% of the mining waste from the ore stream, prior to entering the concentrator.
The mineral resource estimates contained in the TRS are based on drilling completed through 2012 on a total of 65 diamond drill holes totaling 36,166 m (118,654 ft). As no additional drilling has been completed since the 2015 resource was estimated, the mineral resource estimates are considered current and have not been updated since that time.
The mineral resource estimates contained in the TRS were estimated in conformity with Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO) “International Reporting Template for the public reporting of Exploration Targets, Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves” as adopted by the International Council on Mining & Metals November 2019. The mineral resources are reported in in accordance with §§229.1300 through 229.1305 (subpart 229.1300 of Regulation S-K).
The resource estimate was based on a total of 65 diamond drill holes totaling 36,166 m (118,654 ftNine of the 65 diamond drill holes were completed in 2012. As no additional drilling has been completed since the 2015 resource was estimated, it is considered current. The resource is considered an Insitu resource as it is based on the drilling and overall geological modeling.
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Table 1 to Paragraph (D)(1)—CuMo Summary of Copper, Molybdenum, Silver, Rhenium and Sulphur Mineral Resources at the End of the Fiscal Year 2024 Based on Metal Prices (see table 2)
| Grades | Metal Recoveries (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification | short tons | Cu | MoS2 | Ag | Re | S | RCV (1) | Rc v | Cu Recov | Mo Recov | Ag recov | Re Recov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Millions) | % | % | Gms | PPM | % | $ | Cutoff | % | % | % | % | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 297.2 | 0.076 | 0.081 | 2.09 | 0.03 | 0.229 | 17.83 | $ | 5.00 | 60 to 80 | 80 to 95 | 55 to 75 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 1972.3 | 0.085 | 0.053 | 2.57 | 0.019 | 0.269 | 13.4 | $ | 5.00 | 60 to 80 | 80 to 95 | 55 to 75 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured + Indicated | 2269.6 | 0.084 | 0.057 | 2.5 | 0.021 | 0.264 | 13.98 | $ | 5.00 | 60 to 80 | 80 to 95 | 55 to 75 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 2556.6 | 0.067 | 0.048 | 2.13 | 0.017 | 0.282 | 11.48 | $ | 5.00 | 60 to 80 | 80 to 95 | 55 to 75 | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* The detailed results of the resource calculation can be found in Exhibit 96.1 of this filing, in particular sections 1.10.1 and Section 11. The point of reference for this mineral resource is an In-situ Resource.
RCV calculation:
The RCV calculations were based on the following metal prices
Table 2: Metal prices for resources and represent the longer-term predictions for future prices combined with the moving average for the past 3 years.
| Metal | Price | |||
| Copper (Cu), $/lb | 3.00 | |||
| Molybdenum trioxide (MoO3), $/lb | 10.00 | |||
| Molybdenum Metal (Mo), $/lb | 15.00 | |||
| Silver (Ag), $/ounce | 12.50 | |||
Molybdenum is sold as molybdenum trioxide (MoO3) which has higher Mo content. The price used in this study for MoO3 is $10/lb. MoO3 is calculated from MoS2 by the following:
| ● | Pounds Mo = MoS2 * 20 / 1.6681 | |
| ● | Pounds MoO3 = Pounds Mo * 1.5 |
The metal recoveries used to calculate RCV were a function of mineralized zones as follows:
Table 3: Metal recoveries sorted by mineralized zone
| Metal | %Recoveries in Oxides | %Recoveries in Cu-Ag Zone | %Recoveries in Cu-Mo Zone | %Recoveries in Mo & MSI Zones | ||||||||||||
| Cu | 60.0 | 68.0 | 85.0 | 72.0 | ||||||||||||
| Mo | 80.0 | 86.0 | 92.0 | 95.0 | ||||||||||||
| Ag | 65.0 | 75.0 | 78.0 | 55.0 | ||||||||||||
*Note – the recoveries for all metals in the MSI Zone were similar to the Mo Zone
Factors to use in RCV equation were as follows:
| MoS2 Factor ($/ton) = | MoS2 % * Mo Recovery % * 2000 lbs/ton * $/lb MoO3 * 1.5/1.6881 | |
| Cu Factor ($/ton) = | Cu % * Cu Recovery % * 2000 lbs/ton * $/lb Cu | |
| Ag Factor ($/ton) = | Ag ppm * Ag Recovery % * $/oz Ag | |
| 31.1035 g/oz * 1.1023 tons/tonne |
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The equations to calculated RCV for each mineralized zone were as follows:
RCV (oxides) = (Cu% * 36.0) + (Ag(ppm) * 0.24) + (MoS2% * 143.88)
RCV (Cu-Ag) = (Cu% * 40.8) + (Ag(ppm) * 0.27) + (MoS2% * 154.67)
RCV (Cu-Mo) = (Cu% * 51.0) + (Ag(ppm) * 0.28) + (MoS2% * 165.46)
RCV (Mo) = (Cu% * 43.2) + (Ag(ppm) * 0.20) + + (MoS2% * 170.85)
RCV (MSI) = (Cu% * 43.2) + (Ag(ppm) * 0.20) + + (MoS2% * 170.85)
Other assumptions:
In 2012, Snowden Mining Consultants (Snowden) used Geovia’s WhittleTM pit optimizer to determine a constraining open pit shell for the CuMo deposit. Optimization parameters were from Thompson Creek mine (a comparable open pit molybdenum project located in Idaho). The optimization parameters included mill feed, mining and processing costs of $9.28 per processed ton, overall pit slope angles of 45°, metallurgical recoveries as shown above and appropriate dilution and offsite costs and royalties. The commodity prices used in 2012 by Snowden for restraining the resource were Mo at $25/lb, Cu at $3/lb, Ag at $20/oz and W at $10/lb. This pit constraint is still valid. Once block inside the constraining pit were identified RCV values were recalculated using the current metal prices.
In the mineral resource estimate table above the base case of $5.00/t RCV cut-off is used and is selected based on operating costs and the results of grade improvement using a mineral sorting process. The $5.00 cut-off is suggested to separate waste from material that is fed into the sorters. From the sorters, only mill feed above an economic cut-off would be sent for immediate processing and is used in the economic analysis.
An estimate for rhenium (Re) and sulfur (S) associated with the MoS2 was completed using linear regression of MoS2 vs. Re and MoS2 vs S to show the average grades of Re and S that would be contained with MoS2 within each block. The Re and S were not used to determine the RCV value of resources.
There has been no changes to the disclosed mineral resource in the past 5 fiscal years.
Effect of Material Regulations on the current operations of the Company.
The Company’s current activities are subject to a number of laws and regulations, in particular including those with respect to exploration on federal lands (under the jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service (USFS)) and corresponding State of Idaho and local/Boise County laws and regulations. These laws and regulations, and permits/approvals granted by governmental entities thereunder, govern how the Company must conduct surveys and how it can build and maintain roads and drill pads, access the properties, conduct drilling and related exploration, transport staff and materials, secure, use and conserve water, protect identified species of flora and fauna, limit land disturbance, protect surface and groundwater, comply with mitigation requirements, and reclaim affected lands post-exploration. The Company is also required to post a bond with the USFS for reclamation assurance. Material compliance with these regulations is mandatory and is critical to the operations of the Company.
On March 14, 2025, the Company received a Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact from the USFS approving for its Exploration Plan of Operations by the USFS (pursuant to an Environmental Assessment published by the USFS under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970 (NEPA)) for the commencement of drilling and exploration activities. Consequently, the Company can legally undertake exploration on federal lands in 2025. In addition, material approvals that the Company will need for its planned 2025 exploration activities will need to come from the Idaho Department of Water Resources, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, and Boise County Department of Roads. The Plan of Operations permits the Company to conduct exploration from April 15 to December 15 each calendar year for a 4-year period starting in 2025, and the Company believes that each of such additional material approvals will be applied for and received prior to April 15, 2025. However, the Company notes that if a lawsuit is filed by Non-Governmental Organization (NGO’s) or others challenging the USFS approval, it may not be able to carry out exploration under the Plan of Operations in 2025.
Significant encumbrances to and future permitting for the property.
There are no legal encumbrances affecting the properties except for the pledges of security under certain notes and debentures.
As to future permits and approvals beyond exploration, needed for development, construction and operation of a mining project at CuMo, and assuming that technical and economic evaluation of a project merits such development, the Company first will need to conduct extensive baseline environmental studies, hydrological studies, additional plant and animal surveys, and related activities required under NEPA to allow the USFS to publish an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). If drilling and exploration activities are completed during 2025 (assuming no legal challenges), the Company anticipates that it will begin additional technical analysis for a Preliminary Feasibility Study (PFS), described below, and commence environmental baseline work during 2025, leading to a PFS publication conceivably within 18 months. If the PFS results are positive, the Company would continue with additional technical work, environmental work, preliminary engineering work, all in order to develop a Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) and submit to the federal agency a Plan of Operations for construction, development and operation of a mining project under an EIS. The Company estimates that with no legal challenges, an EIS could be published by the USFS as early as 2029. The Company again notes that possible legal challenges from NGO’s could potentially prevent exploration in 2025 and can extend these approximate timelines.
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Internal Controls and Data Verification
Shaun M. Dykes, a former a director and officer of the Company, (the “Qualified Person”) reviewed the procedures used by ICUMO and produced a description and an analysis of the results as contained in Section 8 of the TRS. These are standard data verifications with no limitations.
All assay results used in the verification process by the Qualified Person were obtained from fully certified analytical laboratories with signed assay certificates.
The Qualified Person has reviewed the data collection and verification procedures followed by ICUMO and by third parties on behalf of ICUMO, and believes these procedures are consistent with industry best practices and acceptable for use in geological and resource modelling.
These procedures have also been verified by several independent qualified people over the years.
For more information about quality control/quality assurance and data verification, see Section 8 and Section 9 of the TRS.
The mineral resources estimated may ultimately be affected by a broad range of environmental, permitting, socio-economic (as discussed in Section 17 of the TRS), legal, title (as discussed in Section 3 of the TRS), marketing and political factors (as discussed in Section 22 of the TRS). At this time the authors are unaware of any of these factors that could materially affect the mineral resource estimate. Of course, going forward, relevant factors that could influence the resource estimate include changes to the geological, geotechnical or geometallurgical models, infill drilling to convert mineral resources to a higher classification, drilling to test for extensions to known resources, collection of additional bulk density data and significant changes to commodity prices. It should be noted that all these factors pose potential risk and opportunities to the current mineral resource.
Current Planned Working Programs
Ore Sorting and Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment
Idaho Copper during 2024 investigated the potential to utilize additional ore sorting technologies to optimize the separation of waste and low-grade ore from higher grade mill feed post-mining and increase the head grade of ore being fed to a concentrator. The thin-veined stockwork nature of the CuMo deposit lends itself well to ore sorting, since mineralized veins at CuMo largely carry the metals of interest and are much different from waste in appearance. A visual scanning exercise of all of the core recovered from previous drilling activities described herein revealed that up to 84% of the waste and lower grade ore mined can be theoretically separated from higher grade material through application of ore sorting, versus the 28% separation factor that SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc. (“SRK”) conservatively used in its 2020 Preliminary Economic Assessment (“PEA”). There are over 90 active mines in the world today which utilize some form of ore sorting.
During 2024, the Company contracted with MineSense, Technologies Ltd., of Vancouver, BC, Canada, who, using their ShovelSense scanning systems, which employ X-ray fluorescence (the “XRF”) surface scanning sensor technology, successfully tested ore from CuMo and determined positively it amenability to ore sorting. These systems are installed directly on mine shovel buckets and scan the blasted material as the shovel scoops it up, allowing the mine operator, based on cutoff grades, to differentiate ore from waste at the mining face. ShovelSense is currently being used successfully by at least three large producing copper open pit mines (Highland Valley BC, Copper Mountain BC, and Carmen de Andacollo Chile). The MineSense agreement is for the sum of $65,000.
Contemporaneously with this test work, the Company executed a contract with Veracio, Inc., from Salt Lake City, Utah, to scan existing CuMo drill cores with mobile XRF scanners, in order to confirm that the CuMo deposit is variable in nature and amenable to selective separation by ore sorting techniques. Veracio has scanned approximately 33,000 feet of core at the Company’s leased core storage facility in Idaho, at a footage rate of $8/foot, and with mobilization and incidentals, the Company has paid or is responsible for a cost of around $275,000.
The final ore sorting design will likely not only rely on a single sorting pass, but may possibly integrate multiple sorting technologies, such as combining surface XRF scanning at the mining face on blasted material with downstream penetrative prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) or pulsed fast thermal neutron activation (PFTNA) scanners installed on the material conveyors, and potentially bulk particle XRF scanners to finish. The potential combination of different ore sorting technologies and equipment could enable the Company to optimize the separation of ore from waste, substantially increasing the head grade of mill feed, and thereby reducing the size of the concentrator. Consequently, this will in theory allow the Company to significantly reduce capital and operating costs.
The Company initially contracted with SGS Bateman, Inc., (“SGS”) a noted professional mining industry consulting firm, to undertake metallurgical test work and act as lead author and Qualified Person(s) (QP), to publish an updated PEA, utilizing ore sorting results to revise the technical and economic sections of the document. The key terms of the SGS contract are, for an estimated cost of $429,000 (and an initial deposit of $110,000), SGS, and except for ore sorting, SGS was to provide all of the technical input for a Canadian NI-43-101 equivalent Technical Report and a compliant US SK-1300 Technical Report. These reports will include all technical studies including geologic resources, mineable resources, pit optimization, mine planning and equipment scheduling, metallurgical analysis, concentrator design, capital and operating cost estimates, and an economic analysis. SGS is currently conducting at its Lakefield, Ontario, Canada laboratories, metallurgical testwork on representative, post-ore sorting, higher-grade ore samples which were provided by the Company. As to ore sorting, the Company has engaged Lycopodium, Inc, of Ontario, Canada, for a cost of roughly US$80,000, to provide a QP for expert ore sorting analysis of the MineSense sorting results which will be incorporated into the updated PEA.
The Company dismissed SGS Bateman in February 2025 and hired Barr Engineering Inc. (“Barr”) to act as overall author of and QP for the updated PEA. SGS Lakefield, however, is continuing with its metallurgical evaluations. The Company is currently discussing with SGS Bateman the outstanding invoices, paid this far and the cost of any remaining work by SGS Lakefield. The Barr contract is for $433,000. Expected budget for all of the work identified above is roughly $1 million. The updated PEA is anticipated to be published in mid-2025.
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Additional Exploration and Metallurgical Studies; Pre-Feasibility Study
Following completion of the updated PEA, and under the approval by the USFS of approval of the Company’s Exploration Plan of Operations. The Company intends to procced with additional exploration, including infill, expansion, and geotechnical pit wall drilling. The infill work is intended to enable the Company to reclassify resources currently labeled as Inferred, to the level of Indicated, or Measured and Indicated. The Company has tentatively budgeted $12 million for this drilling and exploration work.
The Company also plans to initiate additional metallurgical studies to (1) determine the optimal concentrator design for both copper-silver, and molybdenum concentrate circuits, and (2) investigate the potential to recover copper and molybdenum via heap leaching of lower grade ore that is stockpiled and not immediately processed at the concentrator. The Company has identified a number of outside consultants that can be engaged for both of these studies. In total, the Company expects that these studies will cost approximately $1,000,000 and will take on the order of four (4) months to complete.
These undertakings, along with a number of additional studies, are part of the Company’s plan to develop an independent third-party Pre-Feasibility Study (PFS) for the CuMo Project. In addition to the exploration and metallurgical work, explained above, the PFS will include expenditures for infrastructure and road improvements, environmental and permitting work, preliminary engineering, community, and public/government relations work, and potentially costs for expansion of the current land position.
Competitive Position in the Industry
The mineral exploration, development, and production industry are largely unintegrated. The Company competes with other exploration companies looking to acquire and obtain financing for the exploration and development of mineral resource properties. While the Company competes with other exploration companies to locate and acquire mineral resource properties, it may also compete with them for the removal or sales of mineral products from its properties if it should eventually discover their presence in quantities sufficient to make production economically feasible. Readily available markets for the sale of mineral products only sometimes exist for all mineral commodities; however, the principal CuMo Project commodities of copper, silver and molybdenum are traded on international exchanges and therefore, at a minimum a terminal market exists for which these commodities can be delivered and sold.
Competition
ICUMO’s competition includes large, established mining companies with substantial capabilities and more significant financial and technical resources. As a result of this competition, it may have to compete for financing and may need help to acquire the funding on terms it considers acceptable. ICUMO may also have to compete with other mining companies to recruit and retain qualified managerial and technical employees. If ICUMO cannot compete successfully for financing or qualified employees, its exploration programs may be slowed down or suspended, which may cause it to cease operations as a company.
Employees
As of the date of this Report, other than certain executives, ICUMO has no employees. ICUMO does not have or maintain any employee benefit plans or similar plans under any applicable laws.
Recent Developments
From February 28, 2024, through March 28, 2024, the Company conducted a private placement offering pursuant to which it entered into subscription purchase agreements with accredited investors for an aggregate of 162.66 Units (the “Units”), at a purchase price of $12,000 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,952,000 (the “Newbridge Private Placement Offering”). Each Unit comprised of one (1) share of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) 62,500 Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”). The Warrants entitle the holders to shares of Common Stock for three (3) years, at an exercise price of $0.24 per share. Newbridge Securities Corporation acted as the sole placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) on a best-efforts basis pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement dated September 7, 2023, as amended on December 27, 2023. Pursuant to this agreement, the Placement Agent received cash commissions of $195,200, representing 10.0% of the gross purchase price of the Units sold. Certain members of the Placement Agent participated as investors in the Newbridge Private Placement Offering.
Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the re-sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock and upon the exercise of the Warrants within 90 business days after the final Closing date. If the Company fails to file a registration statement by such date, the Company shall pay the Subscribers 2.5% of their respective purchase price for each 30 days that the registration statement is not filed, with a maximum of 10%.
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Available Information
We file annual, quarterly, and current reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statement or other information that we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at (202) 551-8090 for further information on the public reference room. These SEC filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the Internet site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
The Company’s website is www.idaho-copper.com. The Company’s website is not incorporated in this Form 10-K.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) for the Company, contains forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our 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 the forward-looking statements. These risks and other factors include those listed under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Report. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in this Report in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors.” Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Also, forward-looking statements represent our management’s beliefs and assumptions only as of the date hereof. You should read this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the documents that we have filed as exhibits to this Annual Report completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect.
Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in our common shares involves a high degree of risk. An investment in our securities is speculative and involves a high degree of risk due to the nature of our business and the present stage of exploration and development of our mineral properties. You should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as the other information in this Annual Report, including our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and Part II, Item 7. entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and in any documents incorporated in this Annual Report by reference, before deciding whether to invest in our common shares. The occurrence of any of the events or developments described below could harm our business, financial condition, results of operations, and growth prospects and could cause them to differ materially from the estimates described in forward-looking statements in this Annual Report. In such an event, the market price of our common shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Although we have discussed all known material risks, the risks described below are not the only ones that we may face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. Certain statements below are forward-looking statements. See also “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in this Annual Report.
Risks Related to Mining and Our Business
Our ability to continue the exploration, permitting, development, and construction of the project, and to continue as a going concern, will depend in part on our ability to obtain suitable financing.
We have limited financial resources. We will need external financing to develop and construct the project and to complete the permitting process. Although the Company’s current capital resources and liquidity has included approximately $4 million in funding since 2023, we project that we will need approximately $10 million for fiscal year 2026. We expect to seek additional financing through joint ventures, capital markets, private financing sources, and the exercise of outstanding warrants and options.
We do not currently have sufficient funds or committed financing necessary to commence construction of the Project, and we may be unable to raise the necessary funds.
Based on the updated schedule published by the USFS in January 2024, the Company anticipates that the USFS will publish a FEIS and a DROD in the second quarter of 2024 and a Final ROD in the first quarter of 2025. We have commenced pre-construction engineering and other preparations and, if the DROD and ROD are received on the anticipated schedule, we would seek to commence construction in 2025. According to the TRS, as of December 31, 2020, the total initial capital cost estimate for the Project was approximately $1,263 million. Although we have not updated our capital cost estimates as of December 31, 2023, based on significant inflation and increased financing costs since 2020, we expect the actual cost estimates to be higher than the 2020 estimate. These cost estimates may change materially due to inflation, competition or other unforeseen challenges at the Project site.
We do not currently have sufficient funds or committed financing to commence construction of the Project. Our ability to obtain sufficient funds or committed financing may be impacted by various factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to raise additional funds at acceptable rates or at all; unfavorable interest rates; the incurrence of additional debt, which may be subject to certain restrictive covenants; restrictions on our use of government funding; dilution resulting from additional equity financing; our ability to control certain property as a result of our entry into joint ventures or other similar arrangements; and the loss of certain economic benefits of our property as a result of our entry into royalty agreements.
Our failure to obtain sufficient financing could result in the delay or indefinite postponement of exploration, permitting, development, construction, or production at the Project. The cost and terms of such financing may significantly reduce the expected benefits from development of the Project and/or render such development uneconomic. There can be no assurance that additional capital or other types of financing will be available when needed or that, if available, the terms of such financing will be favorable. Our failure to obtain financing could have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy and results of operations and financial condition.
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The Company does not have a full staff of technical people and relies upon outside consultants to provide critical services.
The Company has a relatively small staff and depends upon its ability to hire consultants with the appropriate background and expertise. The Company’s inability to hire the appropriate consultants at the appropriate time could adversely impact the Company’s ability to advance its exploration and permitting activities. For example, the Company will need to hire additional staff and consultants in order to commence construction of the project.
We have no history of commercially producing precious metals from our mineral properties and there can be no assurance that we will successfully establish mining operations or profitably produce precious metals.
The project is not in production or currently under construction, and we have no ongoing mining operations or revenue from mining operations. Mineral exploration and development has a high degree of risk and few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines. The future development of the project will require obtaining federal and state permits and financing and the construction and operation of mines, processing plants and related infrastructure. As a result, we are subject to all of the risks associated with establishing new mining operations and business enterprises, including, among others:
| ● | The need to obtain necessary environmental and other governmental approvals and permits, and the timing and conditions of those approvals and permits; | |
| ● | The potential that future exploration and development of mineral claims on or near the project site may be impacted by litigation and/or consent decrees entered into by previous owners of mineral rights; | |
| ● | The availability and cost of funds to finance construction and development activities; | |
| ● | The timing and cost, which can be considerable, of the construction of mining and processing facilities as well as other related infrastructure; | |
| ● | Potential opposition from non-governmental organizations, environmental groups or local groups which may delay or prevent development activities; | |
| ● | Potential increases in construction and operating costs due to changes in the cost of labor, fuel, power, materials and supplies, services, and foreign exchange rates; | |
| ● | The availability and cost of skilled labor and mining equipment; and | |
| ● | The availability and cost of appropriate smelting and/or refining arrangements. |
The costs, timing and complexities of mine construction and development are increased by the remote location of the project, with additional challenges related thereto, including access, water and power supply, and other support infrastructure. Cost estimates may increase significantly as more detailed engineering work and studies are completed. New mining operations commonly experience unexpected costs, problems and delays during development, construction, and mine start-up. In addition, delays in the commencement of mineral production often occur. Accordingly, there are no assurances that our activities will result in profitable mining operations, that we will successfully establish mining operations, or that we will profitably produce precious metals at the Project.
In addition, there is no assurance that our mineral exploration activities will result in any discoveries of new ore bodies. If further mineralization is discovered there is also no assurance that the mineralized material would be economical for commercial production. Discovery of mineral deposits is dependent upon a number of factors and significantly influenced by the technical skill of the exploration personnel involved. The commercial viability of a mineral deposit is also dependent upon a number of factors which are beyond our control, including the attributes of the deposit, commodity prices, government policies and regulation, and environmental protection requirements.
Mineral resource exploration and, if warranted, development, is a speculative business, characterized by a number of significant risks, including, among other things, unprofitable efforts resulting not only from the failure to discover mineral deposits but also from finding mineral deposits, which, though present, are insufficient in volume and/or grade to return a profit from production. There is no certainty that the expenditures that have been made and may be made in the future by the Company related to the exploration of its properties will result in discoveries of mineralized material in commercially viable quantities.
Most exploration projects do not result in the discovery of commercially viable mineral deposits and no assurance can be given that any particular level of recovery or mineral reserves will in fact be realized or that any identified mineral deposit will ever qualify as a commercially viable deposit which can be legally and economically exploited.
The Company’s mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates may not be indicative of the actual copper that can be mined.
Assay results from core drilling or reverse circulation drilling can be subject to errors at the laboratory analyzing the drill samples. In addition, reverse circulation or core drilling may lead to samples which may not be representative of the copper or other metals in the entire deposit. Mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates are based on interpretation of available facts and extrapolation or interpolation of data and may not be representative of the actual deposit. In the context of mineral exploration and future development, there is inherent variability between duplicate samples taken adjacent to each other and between sampling points that cannot be reasonably eliminated. There may also be unknown geologic details that have not been identified or correctly appreciated at the current level of delineation in these types of investigations. This results in uncertainties that cannot be reasonably eliminated from the estimation process. Some of the resulting variances can have a positive effect and others can have a negative effect on mining and processing operations. The calculations of amounts of mineralized material within mineral resources and mineral reserves are estimates only. Actual recoveries of copper and other potential by-products from mineral resources and mineral reserves may be lower than those indicated by test work. Any material change in the quantity of mineralization, grade, tonnage or stripping ratio, or the price of copper and other potential by-products, may affect the economic viability of a mineral property. In addition, there can be no assurance that the recoveries of copper and other potential by-products in small-scale laboratory tests will be duplicated in larger scale pilot plant tests under on-site conditions or during production. Notwithstanding the results of any metallurgical testing or pilot plant tests for metallurgy and other factors, there remains the possibility that the ore may not react in commercial production in the same manner as it did in testing.
Mining and metallurgy are an inexact science and, accordingly, there always remains an element of risk that a mine may not prove to be commercially viable. Until a deposit is actually mined and processed, the quantity of mineral reserves, mineral resources and grades must be considered as estimates only. In addition, the determination and valuation of mineral reserves and mineral resources is based on, among other things, assumed metal prices. Market fluctuations and metal prices may render mineral resources and mineral reserves uneconomic. Any material change in quantity of mineral reserves, mineral resources, grade, tonnage, percent extraction of those mineral reserves recoverable by underground mining techniques or stripping ratio for those mineral reserves recoverable by open pit mining techniques may affect the economic viability of a mining project, including the project and any future operations in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest. Any or all of these factors may lead to mineral resource and/or mineral reserve estimates being overstated, the mineable copper that can be received from the project being less than the mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates, and the project not being a viable project.
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If the Company’s mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates for the project are not indicative of actual grades of copper and other potential by-products, the Company will have to continue to explore for a viable deposit or cease operations.
The Company faces numerous uncertainties in estimating economically recoverable mineral reserves and mineral resources, and inaccuracies in estimates could result in lower than expected revenues, higher than expected costs and decreased profitability.
Information concerning our mining properties in Item 2, Properties has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of S-K 1300. A mineral is economically recoverable when the price at which it can be sold exceeds the costs and expenses of mining, processing and selling the mineral. Mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates of the copper and antimony in our mining properties are based on many factors, including engineering, economic and geological data assembled and analyzed by internal staff and third parties, which includes various engineers and geologists, the area and volume covered by mining rights, assumptions regarding extraction rates and duration of mining operations, and the quality of in-place mineral reserves and mineral resources. The mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates as to both quantity and quality are updated from time to time to reflect, among other matters, new data received. According to the TRS, as of December 31, 2020, the total initial capital cost estimate for the project was approximately $1,263 million. The Company has not updated its capital cost estimates as of December 31, 2023, however, based on significant inflation and increased financing costs since 2020, the Company expects the actual cost estimates to be higher than the 2020 estimate. These cost estimates may change materially due to inflation, competition or other unforeseen challenges at the Project site.
There are numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities and qualities of minerals and costs to mine recoverable mineral reserves and mineral resources, including many factors beyond the Company’s control. Estimates of mineral reserves and mineral resources necessarily depend upon a number of variable factors and assumptions, any one of which may, if incorrect, result in an estimate that varies considerably from actual results. These factors and assumptions include, among others:
| ● | Geologic and mining conditions, including the Company’s ability to access certain mineral deposits as a result of the nature of the geologic formations of the deposits or other factors, which may not be fully identified by available exploration data; | |
| ● | Demand for the Company’s minerals; | |
| ● | Contractual arrangements, operating costs and capital expenditures; | |
| ● | Development and reclamation costs; | |
| ● | Mining technology and processing improvements; | |
| ● | The effects of regulation by governmental agencies and adverse judicial decisions; | |
| ● | The ability to obtain, maintain and renew all required permits; | |
| ● | Employee health and safety; and | |
| ● | The Company’s ability to convert all or any part of mineral resources to economically extractable mineral reserves. |
As a result, actual tonnage recovered from identified mining properties and estimated revenues, expenditures and cash flows with respect to mineral reserves and mineral resources may vary materially from estimates. Thus, these estimates may not accurately reflect the Company’s actual mineral reserves and mineral resources. Any material inaccuracy in estimates related to the Company’s mineral reserves or mineral resources could result in lower than expected revenues, higher than expected costs or decreased profitability and changes in future cash flow, which could materially and adversely affect the Company’s business, results of operations, financial position and cash flows. Additionally, reserve and resource estimates may be adversely affected in the future by interpretations of, or changes to, the SEC’s property disclosure requirements for mining companies.
The Company has a history of net losses and expects losses to continue for the foreseeable future.
We have a history of net losses, and we expect to incur net losses for the foreseeable future. The project has not advanced to the commercial production stage, and we have no history of earnings or cash flow from operations. We expect to continue to incur net losses unless and until such time the project commences commercial production and generates sufficient revenues to fund continuing operations. The development of our mineral properties to achieve production will require the commitment of substantial financial resources. The amount and timing of expenditures will depend on a number of factors, including the progress of ongoing exploration and development, the results of consultants’ analyses and recommendations, the rate at which operating losses are incurred, the process of obtaining required government permits and approvals, responding to opposition to the project, including potential litigation, the availability and cost of financing, the participation of our partners, and the execution of any sale or joint venture agreements with strategic partners. These factors, and others, are beyond our control. There is no assurance that we will be profitable in the future.
We have a limited property portfolio.
At present, our only material mineral property is the interest that we hold through our subsidiary in the project. Unless we acquire or develop additional mineral properties, we will be solely dependent upon this property. If no additional mineral properties are acquired by us, any adverse development affecting our operations and further development at the project may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to NEPA review and may be unable to obtain or retain necessary permits, which could adversely affect our operations.
Our mining and exploration development activities are subject to extensive permitting requirements which can be costly to comply with and involve extended timelines. Specifically, we are subject to NEPA review, a federal process which is presently ongoing. Formal review under NEPA is extensive and involves several actions, including public scoping, coordination with cooperating agencies, the release of environmental impact statements followed by public comment, potential administrative objections, and the issuance of a final record of decision. Delays in the NEPA process, such as we are unable to timely obtain a record of decision from the United States Forest Service or fail to obtain requisite ancillary permits, may adversely impact our operations. Additionally, to the extent that we are granted necessary permits, we may be subject to a number of Project requirements or conditions including the installation or undertaking of programs to safeguard protected species and their habitat, sites, or otherwise limit the impacts of our operations. Previously obtained permits may be suspended or revoked for a variety of reasons. While we strive to comply with and conclude the NEPA review process, and obtain and comply with all necessary permits and approvals, any failure to do so may have negative impacts upon our business or financial condition, such as increased delays, curtailment of our operations, increased costs, implementation of mitigation or remediation requirements, the potential for litigation or regulatory action, and damage to our reputation.
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We are subject to extensive environmental laws and regulations, where compliance failure may impact our operations.
Our mining, exploration, and development operations are subject to extensive environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we operate and include those relating to the discharge and remediation of materials in the environment, waste management, and natural resource protection and preservation. Numerous governmental authorities, such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and analogous state agencies, have the authority to enforce compliance with these laws and regulations and the permits issued thereunder, oftentimes requiring difficult and costly response actions. Certain environmental laws, such as CERCLA, impose strict, joint and several liability for costs required to remediate and restore sites where hazardous substances have been stored or released, including sites subject to legacy contamination. We may be required to remediate contaminated properties currently owned and operated by us regardless of whether such contamination resulted from our actions or from the conduct of others. Additionally, claims for damages to persons or property, including damages to natural resources, may result from the environmental, health, and safety impacts of our operations.
We may incur substantial costs to maintain compliance with environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations and such costs could increase if existing laws and regulations are revised or reinterpreted or if new laws or regulations become applicable to our operations. Failure to comply with these environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations may result in the imposition of restrictions on our operations, administrative civil or criminal liabilities, injunctions, third-party property damage or personal injury claims, investigatory cleanup or other remedial obligations, or other adverse effects on our business, financial condition, or operations. Current and future legislative, regulatory, and judicial action could result in changes to operating permits, material changes in operations, and increased capital and operating expenditures, among others.
Our operations are also subject to extensive laws and regulations governing worker health and safety and require us to ensure our employees receive adequate training and guidance to follow applicable environmental, health, and safety policies, procedures, and programs. Failure to comply with applicable legal requirements may cause us to incur significant legal liability, penalties, or fines, result in reputational damage, and negatively impact our employee retention. Our mines will be inspected on a regular basis by government regulators who may issue orders and citations if they believe a violation of applicable mining health and safety laws has occurred. In such cases, we may be subject to fines, penalties, or sanctions, and our operations temporarily shut down. Additionally, future changes in applicable laws and regulations, including more rigorous enforcement, could have an adverse impact on operations and result in increased material expenditures to achieve compliance.
Our operations, including permitting, may be subject to legal challenges which could result in adverse impacts to our business and financial condition.
Our mining, exploration, and development operations, and the permits required for such activities, may be subject to legal challenges at the international, federal, state, and local level by various parties. Such legal challenges may allege non-compliance with laws and regulations.
Legal challenges may result in adverse impacts to our planned operations such as increased defense costs, the performance of additional mitigation and remedial activities, or significant delays to our project. We may also be subject to more localized opposition, including efforts by environmental groups, which could attract negative publicity or have an adverse impact on our reputation.
Additionally, our project is located in a district with significant impacts from legacy mining operations prior to our acquisition of and tenure at the sites. Pursuant to CERCLA, we may be subject to liability and remediation responsibilities as current owners of certain areas of the sites under applicable law, consent decrees or similar agreements.
Our operations are subject to climate change risks.
Climate change may result in various and presently unknown physical risks, such as the increased frequency or intensity of extreme weather events or changes in meteorological and hydrological patterns that could adversely impact our business. Such physical risks may result in damage to our facilities causing our operations to temporarily slow down or come to a stop. Moreover, the physical risks associated with climate change could have financial implications for our business, such as increased capital or operating costs, and additional expenditures to maintain or increase the resiliency of our facilities and implement contingency measures.
Increasing attention to ESG matters and conservation measures may adversely impact our business.
Moreover, while we may create and publish voluntary disclosures regarding ESG matters from time to time, certain statements in those voluntary disclosures may be based on hypothetical expectations and assumptions that may or may not be representative of current or actual risks or events or forecasts of expected risks or events, including the costs associated therewith. Mandatory ESG-related disclosure are also emerging as an area where we may be, or may become, subject to required disclosures in certain jurisdictions, and any such mandatory disclosures may similarly necessitate the use of hypothetical, projected or estimated data, some of which is not controlled by us and is inherently subject to imprecision. Disclosures reliant upon such expectations and assumptions are necessarily uncertain and may be prone to error or subject to misinterpretation given the long timelines involved and the lack of an established single approach to identifying, measuring and reporting on many ESG matters. Additionally, while we may announce various voluntary ESG targets in the future, due to our status as a development stage company, such targets are aspirational. Also, we may not be able to meet such targets in the manner or on such a timeline as initially contemplated and we cannot guarantee that such targets will improve our ESG profile, including, but not limited to, as a result of unforeseen costs or technical difficulties associated with achieving such results. Further, despite any voluntary actions, we may receive pressure from certain investors, lenders, employees or other groups to adopt more aggressive ESG-related targets or policies, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to implement such targets because of potential costs or technical or operational obstacles. Furthermore, we could be criticized by various anti-ESG stakeholders for the scope of our ESG-related goals or policies, our strategic choices regarding ESG matters as they may impact our operations now or in the future, or for any revisions to the same, as well as initiatives we may pursue or any public statements we may make. We could be subjected to negative responses by governmental actors (such as anti-ESG legislation or retaliatory legislative or administrative treatment) or consumers (such as boycotts or negative publicity campaigns), which could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial performance, market access and growth.
Some capital markets participants are increasingly using certain components of ESG as a factor in their assessments, which could impact our cost of capital or access to financing. There has also been an acceleration in investor demand for ESG investing opportunities, and many institutional investors have committed to increasing the percentage of their portfolios that are allocated towards ESG-focused investments. As a result, there has been a proliferation of ESG-focused investment funds and market participants seeking ESG-oriented investment products. There has also been an increase in third-party providers of company ESG ratings and rankings, and an increase in ESG-focused voting policies among proxy advisory firms, portfolio managers, and institutional investors. For example, organizations that provide information to investors on corporate governance and related matters have developed ratings processes for evaluating companies on their approach to ESG matters. Currently, there are no universal standards for such ratings, rankings and voting policies, they often differ based on the provider and the data they prioritize, and they are continually changing. However, such ratings, rankings and voting policies may be used by some investors to inform their investment and voting decisions. Additionally, certain investors may use these ratings or rankings to benchmark companies against their peers, and if a company is perceived as lagging, these investors may engage with companies to require improved ESG disclosure or performance. Moreover, certain members of the broader investment community may consider a company’s sustainability score rating or ranking as a reputational or other factor in making an investment decision. Consequently, unfavorable ESG ratings could lead to increased negative investor sentiment toward us and could impact our stock price and access to and costs of capital. Additionally, to the extent ESG matters negatively impact our reputation, we may not be able to compete as effectively to recruit or retain employees, which may adversely impact our business. Furthermore, there has recently been a backlash from certain governments and investors against ESG funds and investment practices has resulted in increased scrutiny and withdrawals from such funds. Such backlash has also resulted in “anti-ESG” focused activism and investment funds, which may result in additional strains on our resources. If we are unable to meet the often conflicting ESG standards or investment, lending, ratings, or voting criteria and policies set by these parties, we may lose investors, investors may allocate a portion of their capital away from us, we may face increased ESG- or anti-ESG-focused activism, our cost of capital may increase, and our reputation may also be negatively affected.
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Our reputation, as well as our stakeholder relationships, could be adversely impacted as a result of, among other things, any failure to meet our ESG plans or targets or stakeholder perceptions of statements made by us, our employees and executives, agents, or other third parties or public pressure from investors or policy groups to change our policies. Furthermore, public statements with respect to ESG matters—for example, emission reduction goals, other environmental targets, or other commitments addressing certain social issues—are becoming increasingly subject to heightened scrutiny from public and governmental authorities related to the risk of potential “greenwashing,” i.e., misleading information or false claims overstating potential ESG benefits. We may face increased litigation risk from private parties and governmental authorities related to our ESG efforts. Additionally, any such alleged claims of greenwashing against us or others in our industry could lead to negative sentiment and the diversion of investment. To the extent that we are unable to respond timely and appropriately to any negative publicity, our reputation could be harmed. Damage to our overall reputation could have a negative impact on our financial results and require additional resources to rebuild our reputation.
Mineral prices are subject to dramatic and unpredictable fluctuations.
The Company expects to derive revenues from the sale of its mineral resource properties or from the extraction and sale of molybdenum, silver, copper, and rhenium, and associated minerals. The price of those commodities has fluctuated widely in recent years. It is affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s 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 the Company’s exploration properties and projects, cannot accurately be predicted.
The Company’s title to its mineral properties and its validity may be disputed in the future by others claiming title to all or part of such properties.
The validity of mining rights may, in certain cases, be uncertain and subject to being contested. The Company’s mining rights, claims and other land titles, particularly title to undeveloped properties, may be defective and open to being challenged by governmental authorities and local communities.
The Company’s properties consist of various mining concessions in the United States. Under U.S. law, the concessions may be subject to prior unregistered agreements or transfers, which may affect the validity of the Corporation’s ownership of such concessions. A claim by a third party asserting prior unregistered agreements or transfer on any of the Company’s mineral properties, especially where commercially viable mineral reserves have been located, could adversely result in the Company losing commercially viable mineral reserves. Even if a claim is unsuccessful, it may potentially affect the Company’s current activities due to the high costs of defending against such claims and its impact on senior management’s time. If the Company loses a commercially viable mineral reserve, such a loss could lower the Company’s revenues or cause it to cease operations if this mineral reserve represented all or a significant portion of the Company’s operations at the time of the loss.
Certain of the Company’s properties may be subject to the rights or the asserted rights of various community stakeholders. The presence of community stakeholders may also impact on the Company’s ability to explore, develop or, in potentially the future, operate its mining properties. In certain circumstances, consultation with such stakeholders may be required and the outcome may affect the Company’s ability to explore, develop or operate its mining properties.
Certain of the Company’s mineral rights consist of unpatented mining claims. Unpatented mining claims present unique title risks due to the rules for validity and the opportunities for third-party challenge. These claims are also subject to legal uncertainty.
The Company faces substantial competition within the mining industry from other mineral companies with much greater financial and technical resources and the Company may not be able to effectively compete.
The mineral resource industry is intensively competitive in all of its phases, and the Company competes with many companies possessing much greater financial and technical research resources. Competition is particularly intense with respect to the acquisition of desirable undeveloped gold properties. The principal competitive factors in the acquisition of such undeveloped properties include the staff and data necessary to identify, investigate and purchase such properties, and the financial resources necessary to acquire and develop such properties. Competition could adversely affect the Company’s ability to advance the project or to acquire suitable prospects for exploration in the future on terms it considers acceptable. Increased competition could adversely affect the Company’s ability to attract necessary capital funding or acquire an interest in additional properties.
The Company depends on key personnel for critical management decisions and industry contacts but does not maintain key person insurance.
The Company is dependent on a relatively small number of key personnel, the loss of any of whom could have an adverse effect on the operations of the Company. The Company’s success is dependent to a great degree on its ability to attract and retain highly qualified management personnel. The loss of any such key personnel, through incapacity or otherwise, would require the Company to seek and retain other qualified personnel and could compromise the pace and success of its exploration and permitting activities. The Company does not maintain key person insurance in the event of a loss of any such key personnel.
Certain Company directors and officers also serve as officers and/or directors of other mining companies, which may give rise to conflicts.
Certain Company directors and officers are also directors, officers or shareholders of other companies that are similarly engaged in the business of acquiring, developing and exploiting natural resource properties. Such associations may give rise to conflicts of interest from time to time. Directors and officers of the Company with conflicts of interest are subject to and are required to follow the procedures set out in applicable corporate and securities legislation, regulations, rules and the Company’s policies.
The Company’s business involves risks for which the Company may not be adequately insured, if it is insured at all.
During exploration and development of, and production from, mineral properties, certain risks, and in particular, unexpected or unusual geological operating conditions including landslides, ground failures, fires, flooding and earthquakes may occur. It is not always possible to fully insure against such risks. The Company does not currently have insurance against all such risks and may decide not to take out insurance against all such risks as a result of high premiums or other reasons. Should such liabilities arise, they could reduce or eliminate any future profitability and result in increasing costs and a decline in the value of the securities of the Company.
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Additionally, the Company is not insured against most environmental risks. Insurance against all environmental risks (including potential liability for pollution or other hazards as a result of the disposal of waste products by third parties occurring as part of historic exploration and production) has not been generally available to companies within the industry. The Company periodically evaluates the cost and coverage of the insurance that is available against certain environmental risks to determine if it would be appropriate to obtain such insurance. Without such insurance, or with limited amounts of such insurance, and should the Company become subject to environmental liabilities, the payment of such liabilities would reduce or eliminate its available funds or could exceed the funds the Company has to pay such liabilities and could result in bankruptcy. Should the Company be unable to fully fund the remedial cost of an environmental problem, it might be required to enter into costly interim compliance measures pending completion of the required remedy.
A shortage of supplies and equipment, or the inability to obtain such supplies and equipment when needed and at expected prices, could adversely affect the Company’s ability to operate its business.
The Company is dependent on various supplies and equipment to carry out its activities. The shortage of such supplies, equipment and parts, or the inability to obtain such supplies and equipment when needed, whether as a result of inflated costs, supply chain disruptions or other reasons, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to carry out its activities and therefore have a material adverse effect on the cost of doing business.
Risks Related to Our Industry
Resource exploration and development is a high risk, speculative business.
Resource exploration and development is a speculative business, characterized by a high number of failures. Substantial expenditures are required to discover new deposits and to develop the infrastructure, mining and processing facilities at any site chosen for mining. Resource exploration and development also involves a high degree of risk, which even a combination of experience, knowledge and careful evaluation may not be able to adequately mitigate. Few properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing mines, and there is no assurance that commercial quantities of ore will be discovered on any of the Company’s exploration properties. There is also no assurance that, even if commercial quantities of ore are discovered, a mineral property will be brought into commercial production, or if brought into production, that it will be profitable. The discovery of mineral deposits is dependent upon a number of factors, including the technical skill of the exploration personnel involved. The commercial viability of a mineral deposit is also dependent upon, among a number of other factors, it’s size, grade, proximity to infrastructure, current metal prices, and government regulations, including regulations relating to required permits, royalties, allowable production, importing and exporting of minerals and environmental protection. The exact effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but any one of these factors, or the combination of any of these factors, may prevent the Company from receiving an adequate return on invested capital. In addition, depending on the type of mining operation involved, several years can elapse from the initial phase of drilling until commercial operations are commenced. Some ore reserves may become unprofitable to develop if there are unfavorable long-term market price fluctuations in gold or other metals, or if there are significant increases in operating or capital costs. Most of the above factors are beyond the Company’s control, and it is difficult to ensure that the exploration or development programs proposed by the Company will result in a profitable commercial mining operation. Please also see, among other things, the risk factor found under the subheading “The Company’s future exploration and development efforts may be unsuccessful” below.
Mineral exploration and development is subject to numerous industry operating hazards and risks, many of which are beyond the Company’s control and any one of which may have an adverse effect on its financial condition and operations.
The project, and any future operations in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest, will be subject to all the hazards and risks normally incidental to resource companies and mining in general. Environmental hazards, unusual or unexpected geological operating conditions, such as rock bursts, structural cave-ins and landslides, fires, earthquakes and flooding, power outages, labor disruptions, industrial accidents such as explosions, unexpected mining dilution, metallurgical and other processing issues, metal losses and periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions, and the inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery, equipment or labor, are some of the industry operating risks involved in the conduct of exploration programs and the operation of mines. If any of these events were to occur, they could cause injury or loss of life, environmental damage, operational delays, monetary losses and/or severe damage to or destruction of mineral properties, production facilities or other properties. As a result, the Company could be the subject of a regulatory investigation, potentially leading to penalties and suspension of operations. In addition, the Company may have to make expensive repairs and could be subject to legal liability as an outcome of regulatory enforcement. The occurrence of any of these operating risks and hazards may have an adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and operations, and correspondingly on the value and price of the Company’s common shares.
The Company may not be able to obtain insurance to cover these risks at affordable premiums or at all. Insurance against certain environmental risks, including potential liability for pollution or other hazards as a result of operations or other mining activities, is not generally available to the Company or to other companies within the mining industry. The Company may suffer a materially adverse effect on its business if it incurs losses related to any significant events that are not covered by its insurance policies. Please also see, among other things, the risk factor found under the subheading “The Company’s business involves risks for which the Company may not be adequately insured, if it is insured at all” above.
Metal prices have fluctuated widely in the past and are expected to continue to do so in the future, which may adversely affect the amount of revenues derived from future commercial production.
The commercial feasibility of the project and the Company’s ability to arrange funding to conduct its planned exploration projects is dependent on, among other things, the price of copper and other potential by-products. Depending on the price to be received for any minerals produced, the Company may determine that it is impractical to commence or continue commercial production. A reduction in the price of copper or other potential by-products may prevent the project from being economically mined or result in the write-off of assets whose value is impaired as a result of low precious metals prices.
Future revenues, if any, are expected to be in large part derived from the future mining and sale of gold and other potential by-products or interests related thereto. The prices of these commodities fluctuate and are affected by numerous factors beyond the Company’s control, including, among others:
| ● | International economic and political conditions; | |
| ● | Central bank purchases and sales; | |
| ● | Expectations of inflation or deflation; | |
| ● | International currency exchange rates; | |
| ● | Interest rates; |
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| ● | Global or regional consumptive patterns; | |
| ● | Speculative activities; | |
| ● | Levels of supply and demand; | |
| ● | Increased production due to new mine developments; | |
| ● | Decreased production due to mine closures; | |
| ● | Improved mining and production methods; | |
| ● | Availability and costs of metal substitutes; | |
| ● | Metal stock levels maintained by producers and others; and | |
| ● | Inventory carrying costs. |
The effect of these factors on the price of copper and other potential by-products cannot be accurately predicted. If the price of copper and other potential by-products decreases, the value of the Company’s assets would be adversely affected, thereby adversely impacting the value and price of the Company’s common shares.
While the price of copper has recently been strong, there can be no assurance that copper prices will remain at such levels or be such that the project, and any future operations in which the Company has a direct or indirect interest, will be mined at a profit. Some credible industry experts are predicting that copper will continue to increase in price during 2025 and the next several years. However, other credible industry experts expect that the price of copper has generally peaked during the recent pandemic and resulting economic crisis, and that as economies slowly recover over the next few years, the price of gold will decrease and be worth much less per ounce than it is today.
Rising metal prices encourage mining exploration, development, and construction activity, which in the past has increased demand for and cost of contract mining services and equipment.
Increases in metal prices tend to encourage increases in mining exploration, development, and construction activities. During past expansions, demand for and the cost of contract exploration, development and construction services and equipment have increased as well. Increased demand for and cost of services and equipment could cause project costs to increase materially, resulting in delays if services or equipment cannot be obtained in a timely manner due to inadequate availability, and increased potential for scheduling difficulties and cost increases due to the need to coordinate the availability of services or equipment, any of which could materially increase project exploration, development, or construction costs, result in project delays, or both. There can be no assurance that increased costs may not adversely affect the exploration and/or development of our mineral properties in the future.
Global financial markets can have a profound impact on the global economy in general and on the mining industry in particular.
Many industries, including the precious metal mining industry, are impacted by global market conditions. Some of the key impacts of financial market turmoil can include contraction in credit markets resulting in a widening of credit risk, devaluations and high volatility in global and specifically mining equity markets, commodity, foreign exchange and precious metal markets, and a lack of market liquidity. A slowdown in the financial markets or other economic conditions, including but not limited to, reduced consumer spending, increased unemployment rates, deteriorating business conditions, inflation, deflation, volatile fuel and energy costs, increased consumer debt levels, lack of available credit, lack of future financing, a prolonged recession, changes in interest rates and tax rates may adversely affect the Corporation’s growth and profitability potential. Specifically:
| ● | A global credit/liquidity crisis, or a significant increase in interest rates, could impact the cost and availability of financing and the Company’s overall liquidity; | |
| ● | The volatility of gold and other potential by-product prices may impact the Company’s future revenues, profits and cash flow; | |
| ● | Volatile energy prices, commodity and consumables prices and currency exchange rates impact potential production costs; and | |
| ● | The devaluation and volatility of global stock markets impacts the valuation of the Company’s equity securities, which may impact its ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity. |
Longstanding legal certainty about aspects of the 1872 Mining Law is being challenged in Federal Court.
A changing legal environment and court rulings related to the use of unpatented lode mining claims now being reviewed in federal courts may cause the Company to make modifications to its current claims management program and strategy.
On July 31, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona issued a decision vacating the Forest Service’s approval of the plan of operations for the proposed Rosemont Mine. See Center for Biological Diversity et al. v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service et al. (the “Rosemont” case). The District Court found that the Forest Service erred when it applied its surface management regulations to approve the proposed mine’s tailings storage facility and waste rock dumps on National Forest lands. According to the District Court, the agency should have considered those facilities under its special use permit regulations. The Forest Service made that error, according to the court, because it did not confirm under the Mining Law that the unpatented mining claims under the ancillary facilities were “valid,” as defined by the court. The outcome of the District Court’s reasoning is that only activities on “valid” claims are regulated under the Forest Service mining regulations, and ancillary facilities require a special use permit.
The decision was appealed and on May 12, 2022, a split Ninth Circuit panel remanded the case back to the Forest Service for such further proceedings as it deems appropriate, including application of 36 CFR 228 subpart A to Rosemont’s plan of operation, guided by the Court’s ruling that Section 612 of the Surface Resources and Multiple Use Act of 1955 grants no rights beyond those granted by the 1872 Mining Law. The majority opinion expressly refrained from further interpretation regarding the application of the 36 CFR 228A, 36 CFR 251 or other Forest Service regulations in advance of the Forest Service further considering and developing the project record regarding the specifics of the Rosemont plan of operations. In December 2022, the Rosemont defendant announced it would not appeal the Ninth Circuit’s decision.
The Company closely followed the Rosemont proceedings and is following other Mining Law litigation currently pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. During the pendency of the Rosemont proceedings, the Company directed a thorough analysis of its claims management program to support the Project Plan of Restoration and Operations. Notwithstanding that neither the validity of the 36 CFR 228 subpart A regulations was challenged in the Rosemont case nor their application to approval of the Rosemont plan of operations were reviewed by the federal courts, the Company’s claims management program and strategy was adjusted during the years ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2023 relinquishing 53 of the Company’s unpatented lode mining claims and re-staking with 205 unpatented mill sites over areas non-mineral in character and suitable for mill sites should a development decision be made.
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Risks Related to Our Common Shares
The requirements of being a public company in the United States listed on the OTC market, including compliance with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley”), may strain our resources, increase our costs, and require significant management time and resources.
As a public company in the United States, we need to comply with federal and state laws, regulations and requirements, certain corporate governance provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley, related regulations of the SEC and the requirements of the OTC markets. These additional requirements may strain our resources, increase our costs and require significant management time and resources. Complying with these statutes, regulations and requirements, occupies a significant amount of time of our Board of Directors (the “Board”) and management and increases our costs and expenses, including an increased reliance on outside counsel and accountants. We also prepare and distribute periodic public reports in compliance with our obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws.
Shareholder activism, the current political environment and the current high level of government intervention and regulatory reform may lead to substantial new regulations and disclosure obligations, which could then result in additional compliance costs and affect the manner in which we operate our business. Moreover, any new regulations or disclosure obligations may increase our legal and financial compliance costs and may make some activities more time-consuming and costly.
Furthermore, while we generally must comply with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley for our fiscal year ended January 31, 2025, we are not required to have our independent registered public accounting firm attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting until our first annual report subsequent to our ceasing to be an “emerging growth company” within the meaning of the Exchange Act. Once it is required to do so, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event the independent registered public accounting firm concludes that there is one or more material weaknesses in the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Compliance with these requirements may strain our resources, increase our costs and use significant management time and resources, and we may be unable to comply with these requirements in a timely or cost-effective manner.
For as long as we are an “emerging growth company,” or a “smaller reporting company” we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements that apply to some other public companies, and such reduced disclosure requirements may make our Common Shares less attractive.
As an “emerging growth company” as defined in the JOBS Act, we may take advantage of exemptions from certain disclosure requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. We are an emerging growth company until the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which we have total annual gross revenues of $1.24 billion or more; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the first sale of common equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous three-year period, issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed to be a “large accelerated filer” under the rules of the SEC.
For so long as we remain an “emerging growth company,” we will not be required to, among others:
| ● | Have an auditor report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Sarbanes-Oxley; | |
| ● | Comply with any new requirements adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about our audit and our financial statements; | |
| ● | Include detailed compensation discussion and analysis in our filings under the Exchange Act and instead may provide a reduced level of disclosure concerning executive compensation; and | |
| ● | Hold a non-binding stockholder advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any “golden parachute” payments not previously approved. |
Notwithstanding the above, we are also currently a “smaller reporting company,” meaning that we are not an investment company, an asset-backed issuer, or a majority-owned subsidiary of a parent company that is not a smaller reporting company and have either: (i) a public float of less than $250.0 million, or (ii) annual revenues of less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and: (A) no public float, or (B) a public float of less than $700.0 million. In the event that we are still considered a “smaller reporting company,” at such time we cease being an “emerging growth company,” the disclosure we will be required to provide in our SEC filings will increase but will still be less than it would be if we were not considered either an “emerging growth company” or a “smaller reporting company”. Specifically, similar to “emerging growth companies,” “smaller reporting companies” are able to provide simplified executive compensation disclosures in their filings; are exempt from the provisions of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requiring that independent registered public accounting firms provide an attestation report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting; and have certain other decreased disclosure obligations in their SEC filings, including, among other things, only being required to provide two years of audited financial statements in annual reports. Decreased disclosures in our SEC filings due to our status as an “emerging growth company” or “smaller reporting company” may make it harder for investors to analyze the Company’s results of operations and financial prospects.
Because of these disclosure exemptions, some investors may find our common shares less attractive, which may result in a less active trading market for our common shares, and our share price may be more volatile.
Provisions in the Company’s corporate charter documents could make an acquisition of the Company, which may be beneficial to its shareholders, more difficult and may prevent attempts by the shareholders to replace or remove the Company’s current management and/or limit the market price of the Common Shares.
In addition, because the Board is responsible for appointing the members of the Corporation’s management team, these provisions may frustrate or prevent any attempts by the Company’s shareholders to replace or remove current management by making it more difficult for shareholders to replace members of the Board. Among other things, these provisions include the following:
| ● | Shareholders cannot amend the Company’s articles unless such amendment is approved by shareholders holding at least two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposal; | |
| ● | The Board may, without shareholder approval, issue first preferred shares and/or second preferred shares having any terms, conditions, rights, preferences and privileges as the Board may determine; and | |
| ● | Shareholders must give advance notice to nominate directors in accordance with the Company’s advance notice policy. |
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The Company has no history of paying dividends, does not expect to pay dividends in the immediate future and may never pay dividends.
Since incorporation, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have paid any cash or other dividends on its common shares, and the Company does not expect to pay such dividends in the foreseeable future, as all available funds will be invested primarily to finance its mineral exploration programs.
The Company will need to raise additional capital through the sale of its securities or other interests, resulting in potential for significant dilution to the existing shareholders and, if such funding is not available, the Company’s operations would be adversely affected.
The Company has limited financial resources and has financed its activities primarily through the sale of the Company’s securities, such as common shares and convertible notes. The Company expects that it will need to continue its reliance on the sale of its securities for future financing, including that required to complete the permitting process or begin construction, resulting in dilution to existing shareholders.
Future sales of the Company’s common shares into the public market by holders of the Company’s options and warrants may lower the market price, which may result in losses to the Company’s shareholders.
Sales of substantial amounts of the Company’s common shares into the public market by shareholders, The Company’s officers or directors or pursuant to the exercise of options or warrants, or even the perception by the market that such sales may occur, may lower the market price of the Corporation’s common shares.
Risks Related to Capital Structure
We are required to develop and maintain proper and effective internal controls over financial reporting. We may not complete our analysis of our internal controls over financial reporting in a timely manner, or these internal controls may not be determined to be effective, which may adversely affect investor confidence in us and, as a result, the value of our common stock.
We are required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2025. This assessment will need to include disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal controls over financial reporting. Additionally, we are required to disclose changes made in our internal controls and procedures on a quarterly basis.
However, as long as we are an emerging growth company, or a smaller reporting company that is a non-accelerated filer, our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b). At such time this attestation will be required, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event the independent registered public accounting firm concludes that there is one or more material weaknesses in the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. Our remediation efforts may not enable us to avoid a material weakness in the future. We may need to undertake various actions, such as implementing new internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff.
If we are unable to assert that our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express an opinion on the effectiveness of our internal controls to the extent required, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, which could cause the price of our common stock to decline, and we may be subject to investigation or sanctions by the SEC.
If securities or industry analysts do not continue to publish research or reports about our business, or if they issue an adverse or misleading opinion regarding our stock, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock is influenced by the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If analysts who cover us downgrade our common stock or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business model or our stock performance, or if our results of operations fail to meet the expectations of analysts, the price of our common stock would likely decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of us or fail to publish reports on us regularly, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn might cause the price of our common stock and trading volume to decline.
System security vulnerabilities, data breaches, and cyber-attacks could compromise proprietary or otherwise sensitive information or disrupt operations, which could adversely affect the Company’s business, reputation, operations, and stock price.
Information systems and other technologies, including those related to the Company’s financial and operational management, and its technical and environmental data, are an integral part of the Company’s business activities. Network and information systems related events, such as phishing attacks, computer hacking, cyber-attacks, computer viruses, worms or other destructive or disruptive software, process breakdowns, denial of service attacks, lost or misplaced data, programming errors, scams, burglary, human error, misdirected wire transfers, other malicious activities or any combination of the foregoing. We may also be adversely affected by power outages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or other similar events which could result in damages to the Company’s property, equipment and data. These events also could result in significant expenditures to repair or replace damaged property or information systems and/or to protect them from similar events in the future.
We have experienced cybersecurity incidents but have not suffered any material adverse impacts to our business and operations as a result of such incidents. No security measure is infallible. Our facilities and systems, and those of our third-party service providers, have been subject to certain cybersecurity incidents and are vulnerable to future adverse events. We may also identify previously undiscovered instances of security breaches or bad actors with present access to our systems.
In addition, as a general matter, the frequency and magnitude of cyber-attacks is increasing, and attackers have become more sophisticated. Cyber-attacks are similarly evolving and include without limitation use of malicious software, surveillance, credential stuffing, spear phishing, social engineering, use of deepfakes (i.e., highly realistic synthetic media generated by artificial intelligence), attempts to gain unauthorized access to data, and other electronic security breaches that could lead to disruptions in critical systems, unauthorized release of confidential or otherwise protected information and corruption of data. The Corporation may be unable to anticipate, detect or prevent future attacks, particularly as the methodologies used by attackers change frequently or are not recognizable until deployed. We may also be unable to investigate or remediate incidents as attackers are increasingly using techniques and tools designed to circumvent controls, to avoid detection, and to remove or obfuscate forensic evidence.
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Furthermore, any security breaches such as misappropriation, misuse, leakage, falsification, accidental release or loss of information contained in the Company’s information technology systems including personnel and other data that could damage its reputation, trigger reporting or other requirements under material contracts and require the Company to expend significant capital and other resources to remedy any such security breach. Insurance held by the Company may mitigate losses, however, in any such events or security breaches, such insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover any consequent losses or otherwise adequately compensate the Company for any disruptions to its business that may result, including loss or disruption of a material contract resulting from such breach. Insurance coverage may also be entirely unavailable. The occurrence of any such events or security breaches could have a material adverse effect on the business of the Company. In particular, a cybersecurity incident resulting in a security breach or failure to identify a security threat could disrupt our business and could result in the loss of sensitive, confidential information or other assets, as well as an inability to complete transactions, litigation including individual claims or class actions, regulatory enforcement, violation of privacy or securities laws and regulations, and remediation costs, all of which could materially impact our reputation, operations, or financial performance.
There can be no assurance that these events and/or security breaches will not occur in the future or not have an adverse effect of the business, reputation, results of operations, and financial condition of the Company.
You may experience dilution of your ownership interests because of the future issuance of additional shares of Common Stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock or preferred stock.
In the future, the Company may issue authorized but previously unissued equity securities, resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of present stockholders. The Company is authorized to issue an aggregate of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, 200 of which are designated Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock. Additional shares of Common Stock or other securities that are convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock may be issued in connection with hiring or retaining employees, future acquisitions, future sales of securities for capital raising purposes, or for other business purposes. The future issuance of any such additional shares of Common Stock may create downward pressure on the trading price of Common Stock.
We could face significant penalties for our failure to comply with the terms of our outstanding convertible notes.
Our convertible notes contain positive and negative covenants and customary events of default including requiring us in many cases to timely file SEC reports. In the event we are unable to perform our obligations under the convertible notes, or make timely payment, we could face significant penalties and/or liquidated damages and/or the conversion price of such notes could be adjusted downward significantly, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition, or cause any investment in the Company to decline in value or become worthless. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not defaulted on the convertible notes.
The Company does not have a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act. Until it does, or the Company becomes subject to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it will be a “voluntary filer.”
The Company is not currently required under Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file periodic reports with the SEC. It has in the past voluntarily elected to file some or all of these reports to ensure that sufficient information about it is publicly available to its stockholders and potential investors. Until the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, it is a “voluntary filer” and is currently considered a non-reporting issuer under the Exchange Act. The Company will not be required to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until the earlier to occur of: (i) the registration of a class of securities under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, which would be required if the Company lists a class of securities on a national securities exchange or if it meets the size requirements set forth in Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, or which it may voluntarily elect to undertake at an earlier date; or (ii) the effectiveness of a registration statement under the Securities Act, relating to Common Stock. Until the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements under either Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, it is not subject to the SEC’s proxy rules, and large holders of its capital stock will not be subject to beneficial ownership reporting requirements under Sections 13 or 16 of the Exchange Act and their related rules. As a result, the Company’s stockholders and potential investors may not have available to them as much or as robust information as they may have if and when it becomes subject to those requirements. In addition, if the Company does not register under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and remain a “voluntary filer”, it could cease filing annual, quarterly or current reports under the Exchange Act.
Share of Common Stock are subject to the “penny stock” rules of the SEC, and the trading market in the Company’s securities is limited, which makes transactions in its stock cumbersome and may reduce the value of an investment in its stock.
Rule 15g-9 under the Exchange Act establishes the definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to the Company, as any equity security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require: (a) that a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks; and (b) the broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be purchased.
In order to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must: (a) obtain financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and (b) make a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in penny stocks.
The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form: (a) sets forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability determination; and (b) that the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor prior to the transaction. Generally, brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the “penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of shares of Common Stock and may cause a decline in the market value of the Company’s stock.
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Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market in penny stocks.
Because the Company does not intend to pay any cash dividends on its Common Stock, its stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them.
The Company intends to retain any future earnings to finance the development and expansion of its business. The Company does not anticipate paying any cash dividends on share of Common Stock in the foreseeable future. Unless the Company pays dividends, its stockholders will not be able to receive a return on their shares unless they sell them. The Company cannot assure its stockholders that they will be able to sell shares when they desire to do so.
Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
Item 1C. Cybersecurity
We,
like other companies in our industry, face several cybersecurity risks in connection with our business.
We
will
In designing and evaluating our cybersecurity program, we will adopt the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework (“NIST CSF 2.0”) as a guiding principle. It is important to clarify that our use of the NIST CSF 2.0 is for guidance purposes to frame our risk identification, assessment and management processes and does not equate to compliance with any specific technical standards or requirements.
The key components of our future cybersecurity program will include:
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Item 2. PROPERTIES.
Mining Property
To determine material mining operations in accordance with subpart 1300 of Commission Regulation S-K, management considered both quantitative and qualitative factors, assessed in the context of the Company’s overall business and financial condition. The Company concluded that, as of the date of the filing of this prospectus, its sole material mining operation is the CuMo Project. The Company will update its assessment of individually material mines on an annual basis.
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The information relating to such sole material mining operation is contained in the technical report summary (“TRS”) relating to the CuMo Project prepared in compliance with Item 601(b)(96) and subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K. Reference should be made to the full text of the TRS, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 96.1 to this registration statement and is incorporated herein by reference. A glossary of terms used herein can be found in the TRS.
Pursuant to Item 1302(b)(5) of Regulation S-K (17 C.F.R. §229.1302(b)(5)), the Company states that the TRS was prepared by Shaun M. Dykes, M. Sc. (Eng), P. Geo of Geologic Systems, Ltd. Mr. Dykes served as a director of the Company and Vice President, Exploration. Mr. Dykes met the qualifications specified under the definition of “Qualified Person” under Item 1300 of Regulation S-K. Mr. Dykes resigned from his position as an officer of the Company and a member of the Board on March 27, 2023.
The CuMo Project currently consists of one hundred and twenty-six (126) federal unpatented lode mining claims, and six (6) patented mining claims. In total, the project comprises approximately 2,640 acres. The unpatented lode mining claims and patented claims are situated in an unorganized mining district, in Boise County, Idaho, spanning Sections in Township 7N and 8N, Range 5E and 6E, Boise Meridian.
The names of the unpatented claims, and the place of record of the location notices, thereof in the official records of the Boise County recorder, and the authorized office of the Bureau of Land Management are as follows:
Table 1
The following table lists the unpatented mining claims currently a part of the CuMo Project:
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On August 24, 2021, ICUMO and Computershare Trust Company of Canada entered into a 7.5% Secured Note Indenture under which the aggregate principal amount of notes authorized to be issued is $15,000, with a maturity date of May 31, 2028. The 7.5% Secured Note Indenture is secured by all of the mining claims of ICUMO that represent the CuMo Project, other than the patented lode mining claims located in Section 13, Township 8 North, Range 5 East, Boise Meridian, Boise County, Idaho, as depicted on Mineral Survey 1706: (i) Blackbird; (ii) Red Flag; (iii) Enterprise; (iv) Enterprise Fraction; (v) Commonwealth; and (vi) Baby Mine. In connection with this security interest, ICUMO and Computershare Trust Company of Canada, as Mortgagee, signed a Real Property Mortgage under which the Mortgagee has the right upon default by the mortgagor to choose to sell the real property constituting the unpatented claims set out above.
Table 2
The following table lists the patented mining claims currently a part of the CuMo Project:
On October 31, 2014, as subsequently amended March 26, 2015, and January 29, 2016, ICUMO entered into a Loan Agreement with La Familia II, LLC, evidenced by a secured promissory note, in the amount of $500,000. The promissory note accrues annual interest at 8.5%, has a maturity date of December 31, 2025, and is secured by a first priority deed of trust over the patented mining claims listed above.
Location, Access, Climate, Infrastructure and Topography
The CuMo Project is situated in the mountains of south-west Idaho, in the Boise National Forest, in Boise County, Idaho, approximately 15 miles northeast of the town of Idaho City, near the unincorporated community of Centerville, roughly 37 miles on a straight line, and 60 miles by road, from the city of Boise. Good all-weather highways, and US Forest Service roads provide access to the project from Idaho City and Centerville. The trip from Boise takes approximately 1.5 hours. Access can be limited during some winter months when significant snow cover can impede passage via the Forest Service roads.
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The property can be accessed by road from Boise by taking State Highway 55 northerly for approximately 40 miles (65 km) to the town of Banks, Idaho, and then east on the Banks Lowman Road towards the town of Garden Valley for approximately 10 miles (16 km). One mile east of Garden Valley is a secondary road heading south across the Payette River. Following this secondary road, the westernmost edge of the CuMo claim block is approximately 10 miles (16 km) from Garden Valley. Alternatively, access can be gained (1) by traveling northeast from Boise along Highway 21 past the towns of Idaho City and Centerville, along Grimes Creek, and then over the Grimes Pass, or (2) from State Highway 55 north to Horseshoe Bend, then east on Harris Creek Road past New Centerville, Centerville, Pioneerville to Forest Service roads which give access to the western portion of the claim block.
The elevation of the CuMo project ranges between 5,100 feet and 7,200 feet. The project site features a mountain top which contains the bulk of the mineral deposit, deep ravines adjacent, and is largely forested, except for sections that have been cleared by several fires which occurred in 2014 and 2016.
The climate is defined by summer temperatures to a maximum of 100° F (38°C) and cold, windy winters with lows to -10° F (-23°C). Precipitation is moderately light with an average rainfall of 30 inches (<1 meter) and an average snowfall of approximately 140 inches (3.6 m). Vegetation in the project area consists of cedar, lodgepole pine, mountain mahogany, and juniper.
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The general area is serviced by the Idaho Power Company which supplies electricity to residents of Garden Valley, Lowman and Pioneerville, and electricity from the existing power grid would be available by constructing a line and substations to the project site. The nearest rail line is the Idaho Northern & Pacific line formerly operated by Union Pacific that runs through the town of Banks, approximately 20 road miles (32 km) to the west of the property. There is also a rail loadout, on the same rail line as above, at the town of Horseshoe Bend roughly 25 miles southwest of the property. Equipment, supplies, and services for exploration and mining development projects are available at Boise, and housing for a construction and operational workforce is available in Boise and the smaller communities in the general area. Water is available from holders of Boise Basin certificated water allocation, or from the adjacent Payette River Basin. There is also a trained mining-industrial workforce available in Boise.
Exploration (subject to seasonal limitations provided under the Exploration Plan of Operations (Exploration PoO) issued by the US Forest Service) and mining activities at the property can be conducted year-round, due to the established road system and its proximity to other infrastructure. The property is large enough to accommodate exploration within the current CuMo deposit property footprint.
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
Other than the potential challenges to the Exploration PoP anticipated to be filed by environmental and non-government organizations in opposition to exploration at CuMo, we have no knowledge of any material, active, pending or threatened proceeding against us or our subsidiaries, nor are we, or any subsidiary, involved as a plaintiff or defendant in any material proceeding or pending litigation.
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Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.
Market Information
The Common Stock is currently quoted on the OTC Pink marketplace of OTC Markets Group, Inc., under the symbol “COPR.” There is currently a limited trading market for the Common Stock and there is no assurance that a regular trading market will ever develop.
Holders
As of May 15, 2024, there were 480 holders of record of Common Stock, based on information provided by the Company’s transfer agent. The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights and no right to convert their Common Stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Common Stock.
Dividends
In January 2022, the Company distributed a special dividend to its minority shareholders in connection with the Merger Agreement. Other than the special distribution in January 2022, the Company does not pay dividends on shares of Common Stock and does not anticipate paying such dividends in the foreseeable future. The declaration of any future cash dividends is at the discretion of the Board and depends upon earnings, if any, capital requirements and financial position, the Company’s general economic conditions, and other pertinent conditions.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
From February 28, 2024, through March 28, 2024, the Company conducted a private placement offering pursuant to which it entered into subscription purchase agreements with accredited investors for an aggregate of 162.66 Units (the “Units”), at a purchase price of $12,000 per Unit for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1,952,000 (the “Newbridge Private Placement Offering”). Each Unit was comprised of one (1) share of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share, and (ii) 62,500 Common Stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”). The Warrants entitle the holders to shares of Common Stock for three (3) years, at an exercise price of $0.24 per share. Newbridge Securities Corporation acted as the sole placement agent (the “Placement Agent”) on a best-efforts basis pursuant to a Placement Agency Agreement dated September 7, 2023, as amended on December 27, 2023. Pursuant to this agreement, the Placement Agent received cash commissions of $195,200, representing 10.0% of the gross purchase price of the Units sold. Certain members of the Placement Agent participated as investors in the Newbridge Private Placement Offering.
Penny Stock Regulations
Our shares of common stock are subject to the “penny stock” rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and various rules under this Act. In general terms, “penny stock” is defined as any equity security that has a market price less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. The rules provide that any equity security is considered to be a penny stock unless that security is registered and traded on a national securities exchange meeting specified criteria set by the SEC, issued by a registered investment company, and excluded from the definition on the basis of price (at least $5.00 per share), or based on the issuer’s net tangible assets or revenues. In the last case, the issuer must meet one of the following requirements: (i) net tangible assets must exceed $3,000,000 if the issuer has been in continuous operation for at least three years; or (ii) net tangible assets must exceed $5,000,000 if the issuer has been in operation for less than three years; or (iii) the issuer’s average revenues for each of the past three years must exceed $6,000,000.
Trading in shares of penny stock is subject to additional sales practice requirements for broker-dealers who sell penny stocks to persons other than established customers and accredited investors. Accredited investors, in general, include individuals with assets in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 (or $300,000 together with their spouse), and certain institutional investors. For transactions covered by these rules, broker-dealers must make a special suitability determination for the purchase of the security and must have received the purchaser’s written consent to the transaction prior to the purchase. Additionally, for any transaction involving a penny stock, the rules require the delivery prior to the first transaction of a risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock. A broker-dealer also must disclose the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered representative, and current quotations for the security. Finally, monthly statements must be sent disclosing recent price information for the penny stocks. These rules may restrict the ability of broker-dealers to trade or maintain a market in our common stock, to the extent it is penny stock, and may affect the ability of shareholders to sell their shares.
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Item 6. [RESERVED].
Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.
The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.
This discussion and analysis below include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors described in the “Risk Factors” section that could cause actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward- looking statements as a result of various factors. Additionally, our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any period in the future. We caution you to read the “Forward Looking Statements” section of our Annual Report.
Nature of Operations
The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral right interests in the United States and at the date of these consolidated financial statements, has not yet determined whether any of its mineral properties contain economically recoverable mineral reserves. Accordingly, the carrying amount of mineral right interests represents cumulative expenditures incurred to date and does not necessarily reflect present or future values. The recovery of these costs is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable mineral reserves and the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete their exploration and development and to resolve any environmental, regulatory, or other constraints. Uncertainty also exists with respect to the recoverability of the carrying value of certain mineral right interests. The ability of the Company to realize its investment in resource properties is contingent upon the maintenance and integrity of the Company’s title to such properties.
Mining Operations
To determine material mining operations in accordance with subpart 1300 of SEC Regulation S-K, management considered both quantitative and qualitative factors, assessed in the context of the Company’s overall business and financial condition. The Company concluded that, as of the date of the filing of this Report, its sole material mining operation is the CuMo Project. The Company will update its assessment of individual material mines on an annual basis.
The information relating to such sole material mining operation is contained in the technical report summary (“TRS”) relating to the CuMo Project prepared in compliance with the Item 601(b)(96) and subpart 1300 of Regulation S-K. Reference should be made to the full text of the TRS, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 96.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, dated January 27, 2023.
Pursuant to Item 1302(b)(5) of Regulation S-K (17 C.F.R. §229.1302(b)(5)), the Company states that the TRS was prepared by Shaun M. Dykes (our former Vice President and former Director), M. Sc. (Eng), P. Geo of Geologic Systems, Ltd. Mr. Dykes is currently serving as a technical advisor to the registrant. Mr. Dykes meets the qualifications specified under the definition of “Qualified Person” under Item 1300 of Regulation S-K.
The CuMo Project currently consists of one hundred and twenty-six (126) federal unpatented lode mining claims, and six (6) patented mining claims. In total, the project comprises approximately 2,640 acres. The unpatented lode mining claims and patented claims are situated in an unorganized mining district, in Boise County, Idaho, spanning Sections in Township 7N and 8N, Range 5E and 6E, Boise Meridian.
No assurances can be given that any of these plans will come to fruition or that if implemented they will necessarily yield positive results.
Going Concern Qualification
Several conditions and events cast substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company has incurred cumulative net losses of $37,142,942 from its inception to January 31, 2025, and requires capital for its contemplated operational and marketing activities to take place. The Company’s ability to raise additional capital through debt or future issuances of capital stock is unknown. The obtainment of additional financing, the successful development of the Company’s contemplated plan of operations, and its transition, ultimately, to the attainment of profitable operations are necessary for the Company to continue operations. The ability to successfully resolve these factors raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Exchange Transaction
As a result of the Share Exchange, which was consummated January 23, 2023, we are no longer a shell company. However, for the fiscal year ended as of December 31, 2022, we were a shell company and did not generate any revenues.
We changed our fiscal year to January 31. The Report of our independent registered public accountants on our financial statements for the year ended January 31, 2025, states that these conditions, among others, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended January 31, 2025, and 2024, and related management discussion herein.
Our consolidated financial statements are stated in U.S. Dollars and are prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
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For the Year Ended January 31, 2025 Compared to the Year Ended January 31, 2024
Revenue
The Company did not have revenues for the year ended January 31, 2025, or January 31, 2024.
Operating expenses
The Company had operating expenses of $4,721,523 for the year ended January 31, 2025, compared to $3,004,684 for the year ended January 31, 2024, comprised of the following categories:
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| Professional fees | $ | 912,804 | $ | 524,931 | 387,873 | 74 | % | |||||||||
| Payroll and related expenses | 157,500 | 318,561 | (161,061 | ) | -51 | % | ||||||||||
| Rent expense | 197,415 | 42,000 | 155,415 | 370 | % | |||||||||||
| Stock-based stock compensation | 2,966,115 | 2,043,909 | 922,206 | 45 | % | |||||||||||
| Other general and administrative expenses | 487,689 | 75,283 | 412,406 | 548 | % | |||||||||||
| $ | 4,721,523 | $ | 3,004,684 | 1,716,839 | 57 | % | ||||||||||
Professional fees increased due to increases in costs associated with the costs of being a fully reporting public company and the additional filings required. Payroll and related expenses decreased as officers and employees converted a significant amount of payroll into stock compensation. Stock-based compensation increased due to the conversion of accrued payroll and consultants’ fees into common stock. General and administrative costs increases due to increased in the Company’s activity generally as it continues to seek the development of its existing mining claims.
Loss from operations
The Company had a loss from operations of $4,721,523 for the year ended January 31, 2025, compared to $3,004,684 for the year ended January 31, 2024.
Other Income / Expenses
The Company had $415,809 in net other expenses for the year ended January 31, 2025, compared to net other expenses of $707,363 for the year ended January 31, 2024.
Net loss
The Company had a net loss of $5,137,332 for the year ended January 31, 2025, compared to $3,712,047 for the year ended January 31, 2024.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of January 31, 2025, we had current assets of $208,828 and current liabilities of $2,083,946, and our working capital deficit was $1,875,118. We do not have sufficient resources to effectuate our business. We expect to incur expenses without revenues during the next twelve months of operations. We estimate that these expenses will be comprised primarily of general expenses including overhead, legal and accounting fees. To maintain our plan of growth, we need to raise a minimum of an additional $1,000,000. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
We will have to raise funds to pay for our expenses. We may have to borrow money from shareholders or issue debt or equity or enter into a strategic arrangement with a third party. There can be no assurance that additional capital will be available to us. We currently have no arrangements or understandings with any person to obtain funds through bank loans, lines of credit or any other sources. Since we have no such arrangements or plans currently in effect, our inability to raise funds for our operations will have a severe negative impact on our ability to remain a viable company.
We currently have no external sources of liquidity such as arrangements with credit institutions or off-balance sheet arrangements that will have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition or immediate access to capital.
Cash Flows
Operating Activities
For the year ended January 31, 2025, net cash used in operating activities was $2,503,508 compared to $868,428 for the year ended January 31, 2024.
Investing Activities
For the years ended January 31, 2025, and 2024, we reported no cash provided by our investing activities.
Financing Activities
For the year ended January 31, 2025, we had cash provided by financing activities of $2,574,040, related to proceeds from convertible notes payable and the sale of preferred stock. For the year ended January 31, 2024, we had cash provided by financing activities of $467,200, related to proceeds from notes payable.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Our financial statements and accompanying notes have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.
We regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our financial statements. A complete summary of these policies is included in the notes to our financial statements. In general, management’s estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates made by management.
The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with US GAAP, which contemplates our continuation as a going concern. The Company has no revenue and has incurred losses to date of $37,237,566. In addition, the Company’s current liabilities exceed its current assets by $1,875,118. The Company intends on financing its future development activities and its working capital needs largely from the sale of public equity securities with some additional funding from other traditional financing sources, including term notes until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue operating as a going concern. The Company’s ability to continue our operations as a going concern, realize the carrying value of our assets, and discharge our liabilities in the normal course of business is dependent upon our ability to raise capital sufficient to fund its commitments and ongoing losses, and ultimately generate profitable operations.
Contractual Obligations
We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act and are not required to provide the information under this item.
Off Balance Sheet Items
Under SEC regulations, we are required to disclose off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, such as changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors. An off-balance sheet arrangement means a transaction, agreement, or contractual arrangement to which any entity that is not consolidated with us is a party, under which we have:
| ● | any obligation under certain guarantee contracts, | |
| ● | any retained or contingent interest in assets transferred to an unconsolidated entity or similar arrangement that serves as credit, liquidity or market risk support to that entity for such assets, | |
| ● | any obligation under a contract that would be accounted for as a derivative instrument, except that it is both indexed to our stock and classified in shareholder equity in our statement of financial position, and | |
| ● | any obligation arising out of a material variable interest held by us in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to us, or engages in leasing, hedging or research and development services with us. |
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that we are required to disclose pursuant to these regulations. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into operating lease commitments, purchase commitments and other contractual obligations. These transactions are recognized in our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Going Concern
We incurred net losses of $5,137,332 for the year ended January 31, 2025. We had an accumulated deficit of $37,142,942 and working capital deficit of $1,875,118 as of January 31, 2025. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The continuation of the Company as a going concern through the next twelve months is dependent upon the continued financial support from its stockholders or external financing. There can be no assurances to that effect, nor assurance that we will be successful in securing sufficient funds to sustain the operations.
These financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effect on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classifications of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties. We believe that the actions presently being taken to obtain additional funding and implement its strategic plan provides the opportunity for the Company to continue as a going concern.
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 contingencies at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates.
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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.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Major improvements and betterments are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life. At the time of retirement or other disposition of property and equipment, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the statements of operations as other gain or loss, net.
The processing plant and other machinery are depreciated over an estimated useful life of ten years; vehicles are depreciated over an estimated life of five years; and computers and other office equipment over an estimated useful life of five years.
Mineral Properties
Costs of exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are expensed as incurred. Mineral property acquisition costs, including licenses and lease payments, are capitalized. Although we have taken steps to verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures do not guarantee our rights. 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. As of January 31, 2025, we did not recognize any impairment losses related to mineral properties held.
Impairment of Intangible Assets with Indefinite Useful Lives
We account for intangible assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”). ASC 350 requires that intangible assets with indefinite useful lives no longer be amortized but instead be evaluated for impairment at least annually. On an annual basis, in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, we review our intangible assets with indefinite useful lives for impairment by first assessing qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances makes it more-likely-than-not that the fair value of an intangible asset is less than its carrying amount. If it is determined that it is more-likely-than-not that the fair value of an intangible asset is less than its carrying amount, the intangible asset is further tested for impairment by comparing the carrying amount to its estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow. Impairment, if any, is measured as the amount by which an indefinite-lived intangible asset’s carrying amount exceeds its fair value.
Application of impairment tests requires significant management judgment, including the determination of fair value of each indefinite-lived intangible asset. Judgment applied when performing the qualitative analysis includes consideration of macroeconomic, industry and market conditions, overall financial performance of the entity, composition, or strategy changes affecting the recoverability of asset groups. Judgments applied when performing the quantitative analysis includes estimating future cash flows, determining appropriate discount rates and making other assumptions. Changes in these judgments, estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value for each indefinite-lived intangible asset.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
For future long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization, we continually monitor events and changes in circumstances that could indicate carrying amounts of future long-lived assets may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, we assess the recoverability of future long-lived assets by determining whether the carrying value of such assets will be recovered through undiscounted expected future cash flows. If the total of the future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of those assets, we recognize an impairment loss based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the assets. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of the carrying amount or the fair value less costs to sell.
Recently Adopted Accounting Policies
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, to address the complexity in accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. This ASU significantly changes the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments and the guidance on the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity so that fewer conversion features will require separate recognition, and fewer freestanding instruments, like warrants with require liability treatment. ASU 2020-06 is effective for smaller reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company adopted this standard on February 1, 2024. As a result, the Company derecognized $405,305 for the remaining balance of the unamortized beneficial conversion features attributable to its outstanding convertible notes payable. The Company elected to use the modified retrospective approach as of the adoption date and recognized an adjustment to the opening balance of its accumulated deficit in the amount of $405,305.
Management does not believe any other recently issued but not yet effective accounting pronouncement, if adopted, would have a material impact on the Company’s present or future financial statements.
Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.
The audited financial statements of Idaho Copper Corporation (formerly known as Joway Health Industries Group Inc.) as of January 31, 2025, and 2024, are appended to this Annual Report beginning on page F-1.
Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
On January 23, 2024, the Company dismissed Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. as its independent registered public accounting firm. On January 25, 2024, we engaged GreenGrowth CPAs, as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financials for the year ended January 31, 2024 and review the financials prepared by Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. for the period ended January 31, 2023 and during the interim period through January 24, 2024. The Board made the decision to engage GreenGrowth CPAs acting under authority delegated to it. During the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023, and during the interim period through January 24, 2024, we had no disagreements with Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P. on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope of procedure.
On October 2, 2024, the Company dismissed GreenGrowth CPAs as its independent registered public accounting firm. On the same date the Company engaged Novogradac & Company LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm to audit our financials for the year ended January 31, 2025. During the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, and during the interim period through October 2, 2024, we had no disagreements with GreenGrowth CPAs on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope of procedure.
Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our senior management, consisting of Andrew Brodkey, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Robert Scannell (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our senior management, consisting of Andrew Brodkey, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Robert Scannell (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of January 31, 2025. Based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, and in light of the material weaknesses found in our internal controls over financial reporting, primarily due to the lack of separation of duties due to a small staff, our senior management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 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. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control, there is a risk that material misstatements may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by internal control over financial reporting. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design into the process safeguards to reduce, though not eliminate, this risk.
As of January 31, 2025, management consisted of Andrew Brodkey, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Robert Scannell, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer). Current management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in 2013 and SEC guidance on conducting such assessments. Based on that evaluation, we believe that, during the period covered by this report, such internal controls and procedures were not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules as more fully described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal controls over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.
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The matters involving internal controls and procedures that our management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of independent directors on our Board, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; and (3) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes. The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by Andrew Brodkey, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Robert Scannell (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) in connection with the review of our financial statements as of January 31, 2025.
Management believes that the material weaknesses set forth in items (2) and (3) above did not have an effect on our financial results. However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and the lack of independent directors on our Board results in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future periods.
Management’s Remediation Initiatives
In an effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies and enhance our internal controls, we have initiated, or plan to initiate, the following series of measures:
Assuming we are able to secure additional working capital, we will create a position to segregate duties consistent with control objectives and will increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function when funds are available to us.
We also plan to appoint one or more outside directors to our Board who shall be appointed to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee which will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures such as reviewing and approving estimates and assumptions made by management.
Management believes that the appointment of one or more independent directors, who shall be appointed to a fully functioning audit committee, will remedy the lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of independent directors on our Board.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the year ended January 31, 2025, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.
Item 9C. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.
Our Board of Directors
The following table sets forth certain information as of the date of this Annual Report concerning our directors and executive officers:
| NAME AND ADDRESS | AGE | POSITION(S) | DATE OF APPOINTMENT | |||
| Robert Scannell | 66 | Director, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer | January 23, 2023 | |||
| Andrew Brodkey (3) | 68 | Director, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Secretary | January 23, 2023 | |||
| John Moeller (1) | 78 | Former Director | January 23, 2023 | |||
| Steven Rudofsky (2) | 62 | Director and Former Chief Executive Officer and President | January 23, 2023 |
| (1) | Mr. Moeller resigned in April 2024. | |
| (2) | Mr. Rudofsky resigned as Chief Executive Officer and President in July 2024. | |
| (3) | Mr. Brodkey was Chief Operating Officer until July 2024 when he also became the Chief Executive Officer. |
Directors are elected to serve until the earlier of the election and qualification of their successors, their removal for cause by the shareholders, or their resignation. Directors are elected by a plurality of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders and hold office until the expiration of the term for which he or she was elected and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
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A majority of the authorized number of directors constitutes a quorum of the Board for the transaction of business. The directors must be present at the meeting to constitute a quorum. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Board may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board individually or collectively consent in writing to the action.
Executive officers are appointed by the Board and serve at its pleasure.
The biographies of the individuals appointed as directors and officers as discussed above follow:
Andrew Brodkey
Mr. Brodkey has been our Chief Executive Officer and President since July 2024. He has been our Chief Operating Officer since January 2022. Prior to that, since January 2018, he has been the principal of Brodkey Executive Management Consulting, which was focused on the mining sector. He has more than 30 years of experience working with public companies in the mining and metals sector, including roles as VP, General Counsel at Magma Copper; VP of Business Development at BHP Copper; CEO of Pan American Lithium/First Potash Corp; CEO of Zoro Mining Corp; CEO of Titan Iron Ore Corp., and CEO of Pacific Copper Corp. He was also the Managing Director of the International Mining Group at CB Richard Ellis, where he represented a number of major mining companies in the valuation, marketing and sales of mining projects. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree (with distinction) in Mining Engineering from the University of Arizona, and a Juris Doctor degree (cum laude) from Creighton University.
We believe Mr. Brodkey’s experience in the mining industry qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
Robert Scannell
Mr. Scannell has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 2022. Since March 2015 he has been the Managing Partner of Feehan Partners, LP, a private family office. Previously, from May 1986 to March 1994, he served as a Vice President of Institutional Fixed-Income Sales at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Scannell founded Tradewinds Investment Management, LP, which from 1994 to 2015 managed numerous funds investing in emerging markets, natural resources, and distressed assets. Mr. Scannell holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Business Administration degree from Penn State University, a Master of Science degree from the University of Washington, a Juris Doctor degree from Purdue University, and has been a Chartered Financial Analyst since 1993.
We believe Mr. Scannell’s background in the financial industry qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
Steven Rudofsky
Mr. Rudofsky has been a director since August 2023. He served as our Chief Executive Officer from January 2022 to July 2024 and President of the Company from January 2023 to July 2024. He has been working in upstream and midstream natural resources for over 30 years. After beginning his career at Glencore (then Marc Rich and Co), he held senior and CEO positions at TransCanada Pipeline Ltd, Credit Agricole Investment Bank and Alfa Group of Russia. Since January 2012, Mr. Rudofsky has been a managing principal of Talex Commodities Capital, Ltd., which works with private equity and debt providers, including family offices, to implement innovative financing for the junior mining and oil & gas sectors, including streaming, convertible debt, and royalties. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clark University and a Juris Doctor degree from Emory University School of Law.
We believe Mr. Rudofsky’s experience in the natural resources industry and extensive private equity experience qualifies him to serve on our board of directors.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
To our knowledge, during the last ten years, none of our directors and executive officers (including those of our subsidiaries) has:
| ● | Had a bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person was a general partner or executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within two years prior to that time. | |
| ● | Been convicted in a criminal proceeding or been subject to a pending criminal proceeding, excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses. | |
| ● | Been subject to any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities. | |
| ● | Been found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the SEC, or the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated. | |
| ● | Been the subject to, or a party to, any sanction or order, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any self-regulatory organization, any registered entity, or any equivalent exchange, association, entity or organization that has disciplinary authority over its members or persons associated with a member. |
Audit Committee
We do not presently have an audit committee. Our Board of Directors currently acts as our audit committee.
Compensation Committee
We do not presently have a compensation committee. Our Board of Directors currently acts as our compensation committee.
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Nominating Committee
We do not presently have a nominating committee. Our Board of Directors currently acts as our nominating committee.
Director Independence
We do not currently have any independent directors. We evaluate independence by the standards for director independence established by Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
Code of Ethics
On May 11, 2012, our Board of Directors approved a renewed Code of Ethics which is applicable to our officers and senior executives, which include our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer. On January 23, 2023, in connection with the Exchange, the Board adopted a revised and restated Code of Ethics, applicable to all officers and directors. This Code of Ethics embodies the Company’s commitment to conduct business in accordance with the highest ethical standards and applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
The Code of Ethics promotes honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest. It promotes full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with, or submits to, the SEC and other public communications made by the Company. The Code of Ethics addresses the following areas:
| ● | Honest and Ethical Conduct |
| ● | Conflicts of Interest | |
| ● | Compliance | |
| ● | Disclosure | |
| ● | Protection and Proper Use of Company Assets | |
| ● | Corporate Opportunities | |
| ● | Confidentiality | |
| ● | Fair Dealing | |
| ● | Reporting and Enforcement |
This Code embodies our commitment to conduct business in accordance with the highest ethical standards and applicable laws, rules and regulations. We will provide any person a copy of our Code of Ethics, without charge, upon written request to the Company’s Secretary. Requests should be addressed in writing to Idaho Copper Corporation (formerly known as Joway Health Industries Group Inc.), 800 W. Main St., Ste 1460, Boise, Idaho 83702.
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Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.
Executive Officer Compensation
The table below sets forth certain information about the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our Chief Executive Officer and our other two most highly compensated executive officers whose total compensation exceeded $100,000 for the last two fiscal years ended (each, a “Named Executive Officer”).
| Non-equity | Nonqualified | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| incentive | deferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name and | Stock | Option | plan | compensation | All other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Principal | Salary | Bonus | awards | awards | compensation | earnings | compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Year | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Rudofsky (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former President, Chief | 2025 | $ | 104,167 | $ | - | $ | 55,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 159,167 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Officer | 2024 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 250,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Scannell (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treasurer, Chief | 2025 | $ | 325,000 | $ | - | $ | 550,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 875,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Officer | 2024 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 250,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 250,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Brodkey (1)(4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
President, Secretary, Chief | 2025 | $ | 325,000 | $ | - | $ | 565,400 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 30,000 | $ | 920,400 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Executive Officer | 2024 | $ | 75,000 | $ | - | $ | 190,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 265,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Dykes (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former Vice President | 2025 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | $ | 41,667 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 41,667 | ||||||||||||||||||||
(1) Appointed on January 23, 2023.
(2) Appointed on January 23, 2023. Resigned on March 27, 2023.
(3) Appointed on January 23, 2023. Resigned as Chief Executive Officer on July 15, 2024.
(4) Upon Mr. Rudofsky’s resignation, the Company appointed Andrew Brodkey as its Chief Executive Officer and President.
Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment, Change-in-Control Arrangements
During the year ended January 31, 2025, the Company did not have any employment agreements with its officers and directors.
Executive Officer Agreements
Andrew Brodkey
Mr. Brodkey and the Company entered into a Management Agreement on December 15, 2021, for a term of one year with automatic renewals for one-year periods on December 31 of each year, subject to renegotiation within 60 days of the end of any one-year period unless earlier terminated, with or without cause, upon notice. Unless terminated for cause or other defined reasons, Mr. Brodkey is entitled to severance of one (1) month’s compensation for each two (2) months of service at the end of the third (3) month of service up to a maximum of two (2) years’ wages. Mr. Brodkey’s annual base compensation was $265,000 through May 1, 2024, at which time it was increased to $350,000, payable in a combination of cash and common stock, and he may participate in any Company economic benefit plans that exist or may be implemented. Mr. Brodkey works full-time for the Company devoting a minimum of 40 hours a week to his position.
Robert Scannell
Mr. Scannell and the Company entered into a Management Agreement on January 1, 2022, for a term of one year with automatic renewals for one-year periods at December 31 of each year, subject to renegotiation within 60 days of the end of any one-year period unless earlier terminated, with or without cause, upon notice. Unless terminated for cause or other defined reasons, Mr. Scannell is entitled to severance of one (1) month compensation for each two (2) months of service at the end of the third (3) month of service up to a maximum of two (2) years’ wages. Mr. Scannell’s annual base compensation was $250,00 through May 1, 2024, at which time it was increased to $350,000, reviewable at least annually, and he may participate in any Company economic benefit plans that exist or may be implemented. Mr. Scannell works full-time for the Company devoting a minimum of 40 hours a week to his position.
Director Agreements
Steven Rudofsky
Mr. Rudofsky and the Company entered into a Management Agreement on January 1, 2022, for a term of one year with automatic renewals for one-year periods at December 31 of each year, subject to renegotiation within 60 days of the end of any one-year period unless earlier terminated, with or without cause, upon notice. Unless terminated for cause or other defined reasons, Mr. Rudofsky is entitled to severance of one (1) month’s compensation for each two (2) months of service at the end of the third (3) month of service up to a maximum of two (2) years’ wages. Mr. Rudofsky’s resigned as the company’s CEO on July 15, 2024.
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Equity Incentive Plan
The Company currently has no compensation plans or arrangements and there were no awards granted for the year ended January 31, 2025.
Director Compensation
The following is a summary of the compensation paid to directors for the Company’s for the year ended January 31, 2025:
| Fees | Non-equity | Nonqualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| earned | incentive | incentive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| or paid | Stock | Option | plan | plan | All other | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| in cash | awards | awards | compensation | compensation | compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Moeller (1) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||
| Steven Rudofsky | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||||||
(1) Mr. Moeller resigned in April 2024.
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.
Security Beneficial Ownership Table
The following table lists, as of May 15, 2024, the number of shares of common stock of our Company that are beneficially owned by (i) each person or entity known to our Company to be the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the outstanding common stock; (ii) each officer and director of our Company; and (iii) all officers and directors as a group. Information relating to beneficial ownership of common stock by our principal shareholders and management is based upon information furnished by each person using beneficial ownership’ concepts under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under these rules, a person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security, or investment power, which includes the power to vote or direct the voting of the security. The person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any security of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, more than one person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of the same securities, and a person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of securities as to which he or she may not have any pecuniary beneficial interest. Except as noted below, each person has sole voting and investment power.
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The percentages below are calculated based on 261,463,225 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding as of April 22, 2025. Except as disclosed herein, we do not have any outstanding options, or other securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of our common stock. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed is c/o Idaho Copper Corporation, 800 W. Main Street, Suite 1460, Boise, Idaho 83702.
To the best of our knowledge, except as otherwise indicated, each of the persons named in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of our Common Stock beneficially owned by such person, except to the extent such power may be shared with a spouse. To our knowledge, none of the shares listed below are held under a voting trust or similar agreement. To our knowledge, there is no arrangement, including any pledge by any person of securities of the Company, the operation of which may at a subsequent date result in a change in control of the Company.
| Amount and | ||||||||||
| Nature of | ||||||||||
| Title of | Beneficial | Percent of | ||||||||
| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner | Class | Ownership (1) | Class (2) | |||||||
| Robert Scannell - Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director (4) | Common Stock | 25,111,488 | 9.6 | % | ||||||
| Andrew Brodkey - Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director (5) | Common Stock | 13,157,004 | 5.03 | % | ||||||
| John Moeller – Former Director (6) | Common Stock | 1,738,667 | 0.66 | % | ||||||
| Steven Rudofsky – Director and Former Chief Executive Officer and President (3) | Common Stock | 23,025,606 | 8.8 | % | ||||||
| Directors and Officers as a Group (4 persons) | 63,032,765 | 24.09 | % | |||||||
| 5% Stockholders of a Class of Voting Stock | ||||||||||
| International Energy & Mineral Resources (7) | Common Stock | 121,468,700 | 46.45 | % | ||||||
| JHP Holdings Inc. (8) | Common Stock | 16,644,700 | 6.36 | % | ||||||
| Elatam Family Trust (9) | Common Stock | 35,443,000 | 13.55 | % | ||||||
(1) The number and percentage of shares beneficially owned is determined under the rules of the SEC and the ownership includes any shares as to which the individual has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of stock option or other right. The persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and the information contained in the footnotes to this table.
(2) SEC Rule 13d-3 generally provides that beneficial owners of securities include any person who, directly or indirectly, has or shares voting power and/or investment power with respect to such securities, and any person who has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of such security within 60 days. Any securities not outstanding which are subject to such options, warrants or conversion privilege exercisable within 60 days are treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of outstanding securities owned by that person. Such securities are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of the class owned by any other person. At the present time, there are no outstanding options or warrants.
(3) Consists of: (1) 20,175,606 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Rudofsky; (2) 1,175,000 shares of common stock underlying the 2021 warrants held by Mr. Rudofsky; and (3) 1,675,000 shares of common stock underlying the 2022 warrants held by Mr. Rudofsky.
(4) Consists of: (1) 9,924,155 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Scannell and 8,420,333 shares of common stock of Feehan Partners LLP (“Feehan”) that Mr. Scannell, as General Partner of Feehan, has discretionary authority to vote and dispose of the shares held by Feehan and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares; (2) 2,680,000 shares of common stock underlying the 2021 warrants held by Mr. Scannell and 1,407,000 shares of common stock underlying the 2021 warrants held by Feehan that Mr. Scannell could be deemed to beneficially own; and (3) 2,680,000 shares of common stock underlying the 2023 replacement warrants held by Mr. Scannell.
(5) Consists of: (1) 10,742,004 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Brodkey; (2) 1,098,800 shares of common stock underlying the 2021 warrants held by Mr. Brodkey; (3) 1,313,200 shares of common stock underlying the 2023 replacement warrants held by Mr. Brodkey.
(6) Consists of 666,667 shares of common stock owned by Dr. Moeller, and 1,072,000 vested options that Dr. Moeller holds pursuant to the 2022 Stock Incentive Options.
(7) Consists of: 121,468,700 shares of common stock owned by International Energy & Mineral Resources (Hong Kong) Ltd. (IEMR). IEMR is a private company with a business address of Suite A 19/F, Ritz Plaza, 122 Austin Road TST KLN, Hong Kong.
(8) JHP Holdings, Inc. (“JHP”) holds a total of 16,644,820 shares of the Company’s common stock. As the shareholder and executive director of JHP, Mr. Lata is the beneficial owner of the shares of the Company held by JHP. The address for JHP is 701 S. Carson Street, Suite 200, Carson City, NV 89701.
(9) Consists of: (1) 17,721,500 shares of common stock owned by the Elatam Family Trust (“EFT”); and (2) 17,721,500 shares of common stock underlying the 2021 warrants held by the EFT. As a director of the EFT, Mr. Mohammad Elatam had voting and dispositive power over these shares and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. The address for EFT is 344 Dalton Road, Lalor Victoria 3075, Australia.
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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS, RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
The following are transactions for the last two completed fiscal years and any currently proposed transaction, in which the registrant was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds the less of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the registrant’s total assets at January 31, 2025 and 2024, and in which any of the following persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
| ● | Any director or executive officer; | |
| ● | Any immediate family member of a director or executive officer, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of such director, executive officer and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such director or executive officer; and | |
| ● | any person who was in any of the following categories when a transaction in which such person had a direct or indirect material interest occurred or existed: | |
| ● | any person who is known to the registrant to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of any class of the registrant’s voting securities; or | |
| ● | Any immediate family member of any such security holder, which means any child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law of such security holder, and any person (other than a tenant or employee) sharing the household of such security holder. |
Other Related Party Transactions
Except as disclosed above, no executive officer, director or any member of these individuals’ immediate families, any corporation or organization with whom any of these individuals is an affiliate or any trust or estate in which any of these individuals serve as a trustee or in a similar capacity or has a substantial beneficial interest in is or has been indebted to us at any time since the beginning of our last fiscal year.
Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions
Our Board is charged with reviewing and approving all potential related party transactions. All such related party transactions must then be reported under applicable SEC rules. We have not adopted other procedures for review, or standards for approval, of such transactions, but instead review them on a case-by-case basis.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.
| Audit Fees | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||
| Audit fees | $ | 44,750 | $ | 30,500 | ||||
| Audit-related fees | - | - | ||||||
| Tax fees | - | - | ||||||
| All other fees | - | - | ||||||
| Total fees | $ | 44,750 | $ | 30,500 | ||||
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PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
| (a) | Documents filed as part of this report. | |
| (i) | Financial Statements - see Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data | |
| (ii) | Financial Statement Schedules – None | |
| (Financial statement schedules have been omitted either because they are not applicable, not required, or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the financial statements or notes thereto.) | ||
| (iii) | Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. | |
| (iv) | Notes to Financial Statements. | |
| (b) | Exhibits | |
| The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this Annual Report. | ||
| * | Filed herewith |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 22, 2025
| IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Brodkey | |
| Andrew Brodkey | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| (Principal Executive Officer) | ||
| By: | /s/ Robert Scannell | |
| Robert Scannell | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
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.
| Name | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Andrew Brodkey | Chief Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive Officer) | April 22, 2025 | ||
| Andrew Brodkey | ||||
| /s/ Robert Scannell | Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | April 22, 2025 | ||
| Robert Scannell | ||||
| /s/ Steven Rudofsky | Director | April 22, 2025 | ||
| Steven Rudofsky |
No such annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other soliciting material has been sent to its shareholders. The registrant will not be sending an annual report or proxy material to its shareholders subsequent to the filing of this form.
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Idaho Copper Incorporated
Table of Contents
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Idaho Copper Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Idaho Copper Corporation (the “Company”) as of January 31, 2025, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit, and cash flows for the year ended January 31, 2025, 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 January 31, 2025, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, 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 entity will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has not yet generated any revenues. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. 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 audit. 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 audit 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 audit, 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 audit 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 audit 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 audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were 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. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/ Novogradac & Company LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2025.
April 22, 2025
| F-2 |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the Board of Directors and
Stockholders of Idaho Copper Corporation
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Idaho Copper Corporation (the Company) as of January 31, 2024 and the related consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ deficit, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the period ended January 31, 2024, 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 January 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, 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 entity will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has not yet generated any revenues. This raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2 to the financial statements. 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 Matters
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) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters 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 a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense incurred by the Company for employees and directors is based on the employee model of ASC 718, and the fair market value of the award is measured at the grant date. Corresponding expenses for employee and non-employee services are recognized over the requisite service period, which is typically the vesting period.
We identified management’s assumptions used in the Black Scholes Model as a critical audit matter. Management made judgments to determine the inputs used in the model. Specifically, the inputs include Stock Price, Exercise Price, Estimated Term, Volatility, Annual Rate of Quarterly Dividend and Risk-Free Rate. Auditing the judgments made by management required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of audit effort.
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the financial statements. These procedures comprised of evaluating the Company’s assumptions used in the Black Scholes Model and reviewing the calculations.
May 15, 2024
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2024.
PCAOB
ID Number
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IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheet
January 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | ||||||
| Other receivables | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ||||||||
| Total current assets | ||||||||
| Right of use asset | ||||||||
| Deposit | ||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | ||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accrued expenses to related parties | ||||||||
| Accrued interest, current portion | ||||||||
| Note payable | ||||||||
| Lease liability | ||||||||
| Bond liabilities, current portion | ||||||||
| Total current liabilities | ||||||||
| Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| Bond liabilities, non-current portion | ||||||||
| Convertible notes payable, net of discounts | ||||||||
| Accrued interest, non-current portion | ||||||||
| Total non-current liabilities | ||||||||
| Total liabilities | ||||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ deficit | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, $ par value, shares authorized, and shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Common stock, $ par value, shares authorized, and shares issued and outstanding at January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | ||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | ||||||||
| Subscription receivable | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ deficit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
| F-4 |
IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION
Consolidated Statement of Operations
For the Years Ended January 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | ||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||
| Professional fees | ||||||||
| Payroll and related expenses | ||||||||
| Rent expense | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Other general and administrative expenses | ||||||||
| Total operating expenses | ||||||||
| Operating loss | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||
| Amortization of beneficial conversion feature | ( | ) | ||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total other income (expense) | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted net loss per common share | $ | ) | $ | ) | ||||
| Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
| F-5 |
IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit
For the Years Ended January 31, 2025 and 2024
| Additional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preferred Stock | Common Stock | Paid-in | Subscription | Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Receivable | Deficit | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 31, 2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common stock issued for services | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recording replacement options for RTO | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrants issued | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of liabilities to common stock | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of preferred stock and warrants for common stock | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period ended January 31, 2024 | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adoption of ASU 2020-06 | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sale of preferred stock | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conversion of convertible notes payable | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of warrants | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exercise of options | - | ( | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs related to sale of preferred stock | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss for the period ended January 31, 2025 | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | - | - | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, January 31, 2025 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F-6 |
IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended January 31,
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Amortization of beneficial conversion feature | ||||||||
| Amortization of debt discount | ||||||||
| Change in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued expenses - related party | ( | ) | ||||||
| Accrued interest | ||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from convertible notes payable | ||||||||
| Proceeds from note payable | ||||||||
| Repayment of debenture | ( | ) | ||||||
| Proceeds from exercise of warrants | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net | ||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | ||||||||
| Net change in cash | ( | ) | ||||||
| Cash at beginning of period | ||||||||
| Cash at end of period | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for interest | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cash paid for taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||
| Conversion of convertible notes payable | $ | $ | ||||||
| Cashless exercise of warrants and options | $ | $ | ||||||
| Conversion of accounts payable into common stock | $ | $ | ||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
| F-7 |
IDAHO COPPER CORPORATION
(f/k/a Joway Health Industries Group Inc.)
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
January 31, 2025
NOTE 1 – NATURE OF OPERATIONS
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of Idaho Copper Corporation (formerly known as Joway Health Industries Group Inc.) (referred to herein as “Idaho Copper”). Idaho Copper is hereinafter referred to as the “Company,” “we,” and “us.”
On February 3, 2022, the Company consummated the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of January 31, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, Crystal Globe Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of British Virgin Islands (the “Seller”), and JHP Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Buyer”), pursuant to which the Buyer purchased shares of common stock of the Company from the Seller.
On January 23, 2023, the Company entered into and consummated the transactions contemplated by a share exchange agreement (the “Share Exchange Agreement”) by and among the Company, International CuMo Mining Corporation, an Idaho corporation (“ICUMO”), and all of the shareholders of ICUMO (collectively, the “ICUMO Shareholders”). Pursuant to the terms of the Share Exchange Agreement (the “RTO”), the ICUMO Shareholders transferred all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of ICUMO to the Company in exchange for shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $ per share. As a result of this share exchange (the “Exchange”), ICUMO became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. See Note 7. For financial reporting purposes, the acquisition of ICUMO and the change of control in connection with the acquisition represented a “reverse merger” and ICUMO is deemed to be the accounting acquirer in the transaction. ICUMO is the acquirer for financial reporting purposes, and the Company is the acquired company. Consequently, the assets and liabilities and the operations that are reflected in the historical financial statements prior to the acquisition are those of ICUMO.
The Company continues to be a “smaller reporting company,” as defined under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) following the Exchange, however, as a result of the Exchange, the Company has ceased to be a “shell company” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act).
ICUMO Background
ICUMO is an exploration and development company with mineral right interests in the United States of America. ICUMO was originally incorporated under the laws of Nevada in 2005, as Mosquito Mining Corp. In 2013, the Company was moved to Idaho and the name changed to Idaho CuMo Mining Corporation. In early February 2023 the name was changed to Idaho Copper Corporation.
Nature of Operations
The Company is in the process of exploring its mineral rights interests in the United States and as of the date of these condensed consolidated financial statements, has not yet determined whether any of its mineral properties contain economically recoverable mineral reserves. Accordingly, the carrying amount of mineral right interests represents cumulative expenditures incurred to date and does not necessarily reflect present or future values. The recovery of these costs is dependent upon the discovery of economically recoverable mineral reserves and the ability of the Company to obtain the necessary financing to complete their exploration and development and to resolve any environmental, regulatory, or other constraints. Uncertainty also exists with respect to the recoverability of the carrying value of certain mineral rights interests. The ability of the Company to realize its investment in resource properties is contingent upon the resolution of the uncertainties and confirmation of the Company’s title to the mineral properties.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The Company follows the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and has a year-end of January 31. On March 9, 2023, the Company filed with the State of Nevada for a year-end change from December 31 to January 31. The condensed consolidated financial statements are based on the balance sheets and statements of operations of ICUMO on a post-merger basis.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the consolidation. The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, are presented in accordance with US GAAP, and stated in United States dollars, and have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC.
| F-8 |
Liquidity and Going Concern
We
have incurred recurring losses since inception and expect to continue to incur losses as a result of legal and professional fees and
our corporate general and administrative expenses. On January 31, 2025, we had $
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
Cash
is comprised of cash balances. Cash is held at major financial institutions and is subject to credit risk to the extent that those balances
exceed applicable Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance amounts of $
The Company accounts for stock-based instruments issued to employees in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, and Certain Redeemable Financial Instruments. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718 requires companies to recognize in the statement of operations the grant-date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to employees. The value of the portion of an award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line attribution method.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The book values of cash and accounts payable approximate their respective fair values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The fair value hierarchy under US GAAP distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and an entity’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs).
The hierarchy consists of three levels
| ● | Level one — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; | |
| ● | Level two — Inputs other than level one inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and | |
| ● | Level three — Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions, which are developed by the reporting entity and reflect those assumptions that a market participant would use. |
Determining which category an asset or liability falls within the hierarchy requires significant judgment. We evaluate our hierarchy disclosures each quarter.
Net loss per common share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period as defined by FASB, ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per common share (“EPS”) calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share calculations are determined by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive common share equivalents outstanding.
Income Taxes
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and loss carryforwards and their respective tax bases.
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income (loss) in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.
The effect of a change in tax rules on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in operations in the year of change. A valuation allowance is recorded when it is “more likely-than-not” that a deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Tax benefits of uncertain tax positions are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the Company will be able to sustain a position taken on an income tax return. The Company has no liability for uncertain tax positions as of January 31, 2025. Interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits would be recognized as interest expense. The Company does not have any accrued interest or penalties associated with unrecognized tax benefits, nor was any significant interest expense recognized during the year ended January 31, 2025.
Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In
August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives
and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for convertible Instruments and Contracts in an
Entity’s Own Equity, to address the complexity in accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities
and equity. This ASU significantly changes the guidance on the issuer’s accounting for convertible instruments and the guidance
on the derivative scope exception for contracts in an entity’s own equity so that fewer conversion features will require separate
recognition, and fewer freestanding instruments, like warrants which require liability treatment. ASU 2020-06 is effective for smaller
reporting companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company adopted this standard on February 1, 2024. As a result,
the Company derecognized $
Convertible Debentures
The Company presents convertible debentures separately in its debt and equity components within the balance sheet. The fair value of a compound instrument at issuance is assigned to its respective debt and equity components. The fair value of the debt component is established first with the equity component being determined by the residual amount.
The Company measures the cost of equity-settled transactions with employees by reference to the fair value of the equity instruments at the date in which they are granted. Estimating fair values for share-based payment transactions requires determining the most appropriate valuation model, which is dependent on the terms and conditions of the grant.
The fair value of the Company’s stock option and warrant grants are estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model, which uses certain assumptions related to risk-free interest rates, expected volatility, expected life of the stock options or warrants, and future dividends. Compensation expenses are recorded based upon the value derived from the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model and based on actual experience. The assumptions used in the Black-Scholes-Merton Option Pricing model could materially affect compensation expense recorded in future periods.
Unproven Mineral Right Interests
The Company will capitalize into intangible assets all costs, net of any recoveries, of acquiring, exploring, and evaluating an unproven mineral right interest, until the rights to which they relate are placed into production, at which time these deferred costs will be amortized over the estimated useful life of the rights upon commissioning the property, or written-off if the rights are disposed of, impaired or abandoned, when applicable.
Management reviews the carrying amounts of mineral rights annually or when there are indicators of impairment and will recognize impairment based upon current exploration results and upon assessment of the probability of profitable exploitation of the rights. An indication of impairment includes but is not limited to expiration of the right to explore, substantive expenditure in the specific area is neither budgeted nor planned, and if the entity has decided to discontinue exploration activity in a specific area. Management’s assessment of the mineral right’s fair value is also based upon a review of other mineral right transactions that have occurred in the same geographic area as that of the rights under review.
Costs will include the cash consideration and the fair value of shares issued on the acquisition of mineral rights. Rights acquired under option or joint venture agreements, whereby payments are made at the sole discretion of the Company, are not accrued and are only recorded in the accounts when the payments are made. Proceeds from property option payments received by the Company are netted against the deferred costs of the related mineral rights, with any excess being included in operations.
The application of the Company’s accounting policy for unproven mineral right interests requires judgment in determining whether it is likely that future economic benefits will flow to the Company, which may be based on assumptions about future events or circumstances. Estimates and assumptions may change if new information becomes available. If, after expenditures are capitalized, information becomes available suggesting that the recovery of the expenditures is unlikely, the amount capitalized is impaired with a corresponding charge to profit or loss in the period in which the new information becomes available.
There may be material uncertainties associated with the Company’s title and ownership of its unproven mineral right interests. Ordinarily the Company does not own the land upon which an interest is located, and title may be subject to unregistered prior agreements or transfers or other undetected defects.
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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company’s future long-lived assets and other assets (consisting of property and equipment) will be reviewed for impairment in accordance with the guidance of the FASB ASC Topic 360-10, Property, Plant, and Equipment. Long lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used are measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.
Reclamation Provision
An obligation to incur restoration, rehabilitation and environmental costs arises when environmental disturbance is caused by the exploration, development, or ongoing production of a mineral property interest. Such costs arising from the decommissioning of plant and other site preparation work, discounted to their net present value, are provided and capitalized at the start of each project to the carrying amount of the asset, as soon as the obligation to incur such costs arises. Discount rates using a pre-tax rate that reflect the time value of money are used to calculate the net present value. These costs are charged against profit or loss over the economic life of the related asset, through amortization using either the unit-of-production or straight-line method. The related liability is adjusted for each period for the unwinding of the discount rate and for changes to the current market-based discount rate, amount or timing of the underlying cash flows needed to settle the obligation. Costs for restoration of subsequent site damage which is created on an ongoing basis during production are provided for at their net present values and charged against profits as extraction progresses. As of January 31, 2025, there are no costs as production has not yet commenced.
Related Party Transactions
Parties are considered to be related if one party has the ability, directly or indirectly, to control the other party or exercise significant influence over the other party in making financial and operating decisions. Parties are also considered to be related if they are subject to common control or significant common influence, related parties may be individuals or corporate entities. A transaction is considered to be a related party transaction when there is a transfer of resources or obligations between related parties. Related party transactions that are in the normal course of business and have commercial substance are measured at the exchange amount, which is determined on a cost recovery basis.
Stock Purchase Warrants
The Company accounts for warrants issued to purchase shares of its common stock as equity in accordance with FASB ASC 480, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. We determine the accounting classification of warrants we issue, as either liability or equity classified, by first assessing whether the warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480-10, Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity, then in accordance with ASC 815-40, Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock. Under ASC 480, warrants are considered liability classified if the warrants are mandatorily redeemable, obligate us to settle the warrants or the underlying shares by paying cash or other assets, and warrants that must or may require settlement by issuing variable number of shares. If warrants do not meet the liability classification under ASC 480-10, we assess the requirements under ASC 815-40, which states that contracts that require or may require the issuer to settle the contract for cash are liabilities recorded at fair value, irrespective of the likelihood of the transaction occurring that triggers the net cash settlement feature.
If the warrants do not require liability classification under ASC 815-40, in order to conclude equity classification, we also assess whether the warrants are indexed to our common stock and whether the warrants are classified as equity under ASC 815-40 or other US GAAP. After all such assessments, we conclude whether the warrants are classified as liability or equity. Liability classified warrants require fair value accounting at issuance and subsequent to initial issuance with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the statements of operations. Equity classified warrants only require fair value accounting at issuance with no changes recognized subsequent to the issuance date.
NOTE 3 – RECLAMATION BONDS AND PROVISIONS
Reclamation Bonds and Provisions
During
2016, the Company entered into a surety agreement that guarantees the reclamation bond on the CuMo Property. In order to maintain the
good standing of this surety, the Company is required to make an annual payment of $
The security deposit is refundable when the Company completes the required reclamation clean-up costs.
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NOTE 4 – CONVERTIBLE NOTES AND NOTES PAYABLE
Convertible Notes Payable
The
Company has $
SCHEDULE OF CONVERTIBLE SECURED NOTES PAYABLE
| Issue | Maturity | Conversion | Conversion | Warrants | Exercise | Warrant | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | Collateral | Date | Date | Price | Shares | Shares | Price | Expiration | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Rudofsky | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feehan Partners, LP | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Jeffrey V. and Karin R. Hembrock Revocable Trust | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Gaitonde Living Trust, Girish Gaitonde Trustee | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corey Redfield | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PV Partners, LP | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shaun Dykes | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patricia Czerniej | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Dykes | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Czerniej | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louise Dykes | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Brodkey | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Feehan Partners, LP | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gil Atzmon | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Powell | $ | (a) | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As
of January 31, 2024, there were debt discounts and beneficial conversion features on the above notes payable of $
On
April 5, 2024, holders of $
Notes Payable
On
October 28, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On
November 4, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On
November 20, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On
December 3, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
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As of January 31, 2025, the Company’s outstanding notes payable are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF NOTES PAYABLE
| Issue | Maturity | |||||||
| Lender | Date | Date | Amount | |||||
| Feehan Partners | $ | |||||||
| Feehan Partners | $ | |||||||
| Feehan Partners | $ | |||||||
| Feehan Partners | $ | |||||||
| Total | $ | |||||||
Note: Feehan Partners is a related party. See Note 6.
The future payments are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FUTURE MINIMUM PAYMENTS
| Fiscal Year | ||||
| 2026 | $ | |||
| 2027 | $ | |||
| 2028 | $ | |||
| 2029 | $ | |||
| 2030 | $ | |||
| Thereafter | $ | |||
| Total | $ | |||
NOTE 5 – BOND LIABILITIES
The Company has bond liabilities as of January 31, 2025, and 2024, are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF BOND LIABILITIES
| Principal Amount | Interest | Note | Maturity | Colla- | Origi- | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1/31/2025 | 1/31/2024 | Rate | Date | Date | teral | nation | Features | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yin Yin Silver Limited | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yin Yin Silver Limited | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yin Yin Silver Limited | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Swenson | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Don H. Adair or Joanne Adair | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (6) (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Swinford or Danielle Swinford | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (6) (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Swain or Sierra Swain | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (6) (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Collins or Kendra Collins | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (6) (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Collins or Ellen Collins | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (3 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Hammerel | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Bret Renaud (9) | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (5 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elatam Group Ltd | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Hardy | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Acepac Holdings | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (4 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rick Ward | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert & Joan Sweetman | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Swenson | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Connie Sun | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elizabeth Enoch | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| William C. Stanton and Carol Stanton | $ | $ | % | (1 | ) | (2 | ) | (6 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (4) | ||
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| (8) | The Company has been advised by counsel that before repaying the Yin Yin notes, it must receive from the creditor basic KYC/AML information including a list of its shareholders, valid ID for each shareholder, Articles of Incorporation, and evidence that the company is in good standing with its regulator. The Company has repeatedly requested this information from the creditor but has thus far received no response. | |
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Future payments are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF BOND LIABILITIES MINIMUM PAYMENTS
| Fiscal Year | ||||
| 2026 | $ | |||
| 2027 | $ | |||
| 2028 | $ | |||
| 2029 | $ | |||
| 2030 | $ | |||
| Thereafter | $ | |||
| Total | $ | |||
NOTE 6 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
of January 31, 2025, the Company compensated its officers $
On
January 23, 2023, the Company issued convertible notes payable to the following: Steven Rudofsky (“Rudofsky”), former Chairman
and CEO, for $
On April 3, 2024, the officers of the company, Rudofsky, Brodkey, and Scannell each elected to exercise vested stock options with a strike price of $ and an expiration date of September 30, 2027. All options were exercised on a cashless basis, resulting in the issuance of shares per officer, or a total of common shares.
On April 4, 2024, Feehan and Brodkey executed cashless conversion of and warrants, respectively, into and shares of common stock, respectively.
On April 8, 2024, Rudofsky executed cashless conversion of warrants into shares of common stock.
On May 1, 2024, Rudofsky, Brodkey, and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $, $, and $, respectively, into , , and shares of common stock, respectively.
On August 2, 2024, Brodkey, Rudofsky, and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $, $, and $, respectively, into , , and shares of common stock, respectively.
On
September 25, 2024, the Company issued stock incentives to Brodkey ( shares valued at $
On
October 28, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On
November 4, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On November 5, 2024, Brodkey and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively.
On November 5, 2024, Rudofsky exercised
On
November 20, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On
December 3, 2024, the Company issued a secured promissory note for $
On January 31, 2025, Brodkey and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively.
On January 31, 2025, Brodkey and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively.
As
of January 31, 2025, the Company has payables of $
NOTE 7 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred Stock
The Company has authorized share capital of shares of preferred stock with par value of $.
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The
warrants issued through January 31, 2024, had a Black-Scholes fair value of $
SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED FAIR VALUE OF WARRANTS
| Stock price | $ | – | ||
| Exercise price | $ | |||
| Expected volatility | % | |||
| Expected term (years) | ||||
| Risk free rate | % | |||
| Dividends | % |
Between
February 2024 and January 2025, we entered into subscription agreements (each a “Subscription Agreement”) with certain
accredited investors (each, a “Subscriber” and collectively, the “Subscribers”), pursuant to which the
Company offered and sold to the Subscribers in a private placement offering (the “Offering”), units (each, a
“Unit” and, collectively, the “Units”), for a purchase price of $
per Unit, for gross proceeds of $
As of January 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company had and shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, respectively.
Common Stock
The Company has authorized share capital consisted of shares of common stock with par value of $.
As described in Note 4, the Company issued certain shares of its common stock for the conversion of convertible notes payable during the period ended January 31, 2025.
As described in Note 6, the Company issued certain shares of its common stock to related parties during the period ended October 31, 2024.
During April 2024, the Company issued shares of common stock to an officer as a result of the cashless exercise of their warrants.
On May 1, 2024, Rudofsky, Brodkey, and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $, $, and $, respectively, into , , and shares of common stock, respectively.
On
August 2, 2024, Brodkey, Rudofsky, and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $, $, and $, respectively,
into , , and shares of common stock, respectively. Other employees and non-employees converted compensation of
$
On
September 25, 2024, the Company issued stock incentives to Brodkey ( shares valued at $
On November 5, 2024, Brodkey and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively. Additionally, Dykes, a former officer, and a consultant, converted accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively.
On
December 18, 2024, a vendor converted a payable for $
On January 31, 2025, Brodkey and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively. Additionally, Dykes, a former officer, and a consultant, converted $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively.
On January 31, 2025, Brodkey and Scannell each elected to convert accrued compensation of $ and $ into and shares of common stock, respectively. Additionally, Dykes, a former officer, converted $ of accrued compensation into shares of common stock.
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For the year ended January 31, 2025, the Company issued shares of common stock for non-officer services.
For the year ended January 31, 2025, the Company issued approximately shares of common stock to various individuals for services.
As of January 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company had and shares issued, issuable, and outstanding, respectively.
Options
On January 23, 2023, as part of the RTO, the Company accepted the assignment of the stock options for common stock from ICUMO to the Company, as consented by the parties. The Company has options issued to various officers, directors, and employees, based on milestones. As of January 31, 2024, and 2025, and options are vested. The exercise price for the options is $ and they expire on . The Company recognized $ during the period ended January 31, 2025, in stock-based compensation expense related to the estimated vesting of these options. As of January 31, 2025, none of the remaining milestones necessary for these options to vest have been met. The remaining additional compensation to be recognized as these options vest is approximately $ during fiscal 2025 based on the current estimated time to reach the milestones.
On April 3, 2024, Brodkey, Scannell, Rudofsky, and Dykes executed cashless conversions of vested options each into shares of common stock each.
As of January 31, 2025, the Company had options outstanding with an exercise price of $
Warrants
On March 28, 2024, the Company issued
On April 4, 2024, Feehan and Brodkey executed cashless conversion of and warrants, respectively, into and shares of common stock, respectively.
On April 6, 2024, Dykes executed cashless conversion of warrants into shares of common stock.
On April 6, 2024, four warrant holders executed cashless conversion of warrants into shares of common stock.
On April 8, 2024, Rudofsky executed cashless conversion of warrants into shares of common stock.
On June 7, 2024, the Company issued
On September 5, 2024, the Company issued
On
November 5, 2024, Rudofsky exercised
On
December 17, 2024,
On
January 17, 2025,
On
January 29, 2025,
As
of January 31, 2025, the Company had
SCHEDULE OF WARRANTS OUTSTANDING
| Exercise | Expiration | |||||||
| Price | Date | Quantity | ||||||
| $ | 5/11/27 | |||||||
| $ | 11/29/27 | |||||||
| $ | 12/10/27 | |||||||
| $ | 5/8/26 | |||||||
| $ | 8/14/26 | |||||||
| $ | 11/17/26 | |||||||
| $ | 12/8/26 | |||||||
| $ | 12/11/26 | |||||||
| $ | 3/28/27 | |||||||
| $ | 6/7/27 | |||||||
| $ | 9/5/27 | |||||||
Stock-based Compensation Expense
The Company recognizes stock-based compensation using the straight-line method over the requisite service period or derived service period. The Company recognized stock-based compensation for the years ended January 31, 2025, and 2024 of $ and $, respectively.
NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Other than the potential challenges to the Exploration PoP anticipated to be filed by environmental and non-government organizations in opposition to exploration at CuMo, we have no knowledge of any material, active, pending or threatened proceeding against us or our subsidiaries, nor are we, or any subsidiary, involved as a plaintiff or defendant in any material proceeding or pending litigation. The defense of such claims, or any adverse outcome relating to any such claims, could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and cash flows.
Certain conditions may exist as of the date the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued, which may result in a loss to the Company, but which will only be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur. The Company’s management and its legal counsel assess such contingent liabilities, and such assessment inherently involves an exercise of judgment. In assessing loss contingencies related to legal proceedings that are pending against the Company or unasserted claims that may result in such proceedings, the Company’s legal counsel evaluates the perceived merits of any legal proceedings or unasserted claims as well as the perceived merits of the amount of relief sought or expected to be sought therein.
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If the assessment of a contingency indicates that it is probable that a material loss has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be estimated, then the estimated liability would be accrued in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. If the assessment indicates that a potentially material loss contingency is not probable but is reasonably possible, or is probable but cannot be estimated, then the nature of the contingent liability, together with an estimate of the range of possible loss if determinable and material, would be disclosed.
Loss contingencies considered remote are generally not disclosed unless they involve guarantees, in which case the nature of the guarantee would be disclosed.
The
Company entered into a new long-term lease agreement for warehouse space in Idaho. The lease began on April 1, 2024, with an initial
period of
Initially, the Company measures the right of use asset and liability associated with its office lease using the following inputs:
SCHEDULE OF RIGHT OF USE ASSET AND LIABILITY
| Remaining lease term (in years) | ||||
| Discount rate | % |
The
remaining term of the lease was based on the amount of time left before the Company may exercise its right to cancel the lease, which
is
The
Company considered whether it was probable it would exercise and extend beyond the initial
The Company records rent on straight-line basis over the terms of the underlying lease. Estimated future minimum lease payments under the lease are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF ESTIMATED FUTURE MINIMUM LEASE PAYMENTS
| Year Ending January 31, | Amount | |||
| 2026 | $ | |||
| Total remaining lease payments | ||||
| Less: imputed interest | ||||
| Present value of remaining lease payments | $ | |||
The
rent expense for the years ended January 31, 2025, and 2024 was $
NOTE 9 – INCOME TAXES
As
of January 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company has net operating loss carry forwards of $
The
Company’s tax expense differs from the “expected” tax expense for Federal income tax purposes (computed by applying
the United States Federal tax rate of
SCHEDULE OF TAX EXPENSE FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES
| January 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate | $ | ( | ) | $ | ( | ) | ||
| State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Change in valuation allowance | ||||||||
| Total | $ | $ | ||||||
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The tax effects of the temporary differences between reportable financial statement income and taxable income are recognized as deferred tax assets and liabilities.
The tax years 2023 through 2025 remain open for examination by federal agencies and other jurisdictions in which it operates.
The tax effect of significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities at January 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
| January 31, | January 31, | |||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Net operating loss carryforward | $ | $ | ||||||
| Timing differences | ||||||||
| Total gross deferred tax assets | ||||||||
| Less: Deferred tax asset valuation allowance | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Total net deferred taxes | $ | $ | ||||||
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
Because
of the historical earnings history of the
NOTE 10 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the condensed consolidated balance sheet through the date of this filing and determined there were no events to disclose or that require recognition in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Offering
The
Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on July 11, 2024,
to offer and resell up to shares of common stock by selling stockholders consisting of (i) up to shares of common
stock issuable upon the conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock, $ par value per share sold
in a private placement offering with Newbridge Securities Corporation acting as the sole placement agent (the “Newbridge Private
Placement Offering”) (ii) up to
The registration statement has not yet been declared effective by the SEC.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
General
The following description summarizes important terms of our capital stock, the rights of such stock, certain provisions of our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws and certain provisions of Revised Nevada Statutes. This summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the provisions of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, our Amended and Restated Bylaws, and applicable provisions of the Revised Nevada Statutes.
Common Stock
We are authorized to issue up to a total of 500,000,000 shares of Common Stock. Holders of our Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders.
As of April 22, 2025, there were 261,463,225 shares of Common Stock outstanding and there were 469 holders of record of our Common Stock.
Voting Rights
Holders of Common Stock are entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting. All voting rights are vested solely in the Common Stock. Holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to vote upon the election of directors and upon any other matter submitted to the stockholders for a vote. Each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding is entitled to one noncumulative vote. A fraction of a share of Common Stock shall not be entitled to any voting rights whatsoever.
Liquidation Rights
Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation and subject to the rights of holders, if any, of preferred stock to receive preferential liquidation distributions to which they are entitled under the Article Third of the Articles of Incorporation or under the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of shares of preferred stock, in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Company, all assets of the Company shall be shared pro rata among the holders of the Common Stock.
Dividends
In general, the holders of outstanding shares of our Common Stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available therefore at such times and in such amounts as our Board may from time to time determine. As a Nevada corporation, we are subject to the limitations of Nevada law, which allows us to pay dividends unless, after such dividend, we would not be able to pay our debts as they become due in the usual course of business or our total assets would be less than the sum of our total liabilities plus any amount that would be needed if we were to be dissolved at the time of the dividend payment to satisfy the preferential rights of stockholders whose preferential rights are superior to those receiving the dividend.
Preferred Stock
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock (200 of which are designated Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock) with designations, rights and preferences as may be determined from time to time by our board of directors (commonly known as “blank check” preferred stock). The Board may, without stockholder approval, issue preferred stock with voting, dividend, liquidation and conversion rights that could dilute the voting strength of our common stockholder and may assist management in impeding an unfriendly takeover or attempted changes in control.
Series A Convertible Non-Voting Preferred Stock
Dividends
Holders of the Series A Non-Voting Preferred Stock shall be entitled to dividends, which shall accrue after December 31, 2024, provided there has not been an Uplist (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) by such date. Dividends shall accrue and be paid whether or not such dividends are declared by the Board and are payable on a quarterly basis at the rate of 12% per annum, based on the Liquidation Value (as defined below) of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the holder. The dividends shall be paid solely in shares of Common Stock and the holder shall not be entitled to cash or any other property from the Company. All shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank (i) senior to all of the Company’s Common Stock, and any other class of securities that is specifically designated junior to the Series A Preferred Stock (“Junior Securities”), and (ii) junior to all class or series of Preferred Stock or other capital stock of the Company created after the date of the Certificate of Designation (with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, specifically ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Stock).
Liquidation
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock are entitled, although not required to convert their shares of Series A Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock or convert their shares of Series A Preferred Stock into a promissory note (a “Liquidation Note”). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock on any given date shall have a value of $12,000 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, or similar transaction with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the “Liquidation Value”). The Liquidation Note shall be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution on parity with the holders of all convertible debt, including the convertible notes, issued prior to the date on which the Company initially issues such share, and before any payment shall be made to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock or Junior Securities by reason of such ownership, an amount in cash equal to the aggregate Liquidation Value of the Liquidation Note. The Series A Preferred Stock shall be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution before any payment shall be made to the holders of Junior Securities.
Conversion
Upon written election to the Company, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall have the right to convert each outstanding share (partial conversions are not permitted) of Series A Preferred Stock into an aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as determined by dividing (a) the Liquidation Value of the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock being converted by (b) the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such conversion. The initial conversion price per share of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Conversion Price”) shall be $0.24 per share, subject to adjustment as applicable. For purposes of illustration only, if the holder has three (3) shares of Series A Preferred Stock and wants to convert two (2) of said shares, and the Conversion Price is $0.24, the holder shall receive 100,000 shares of Common Stock.
The Company shall at all times when any shares of Series A Preferred Stock is outstanding reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of capital stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, such number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all outstanding Series A Preferred Stock, taking into account any adjustment to such number of shares so issuable in accordance with the terms of the Certificate of Designation.
Warrants
From December 2022 to January 2023, ICUMO conducted a private placement offering whereby it issued and sold convertible secured promissory notes in the total amount of $898,000 with a conversion price of $0.10 and 8,980,000 warrants to purchase ICUMO Common Stock, with an exercise price of $0.15. As a condition to entering into the Share Exchange Agreement, ICUMO and the Company agreed that the Company would exchange the Notes and 2023 Warrants for notes and warrants issued by the Company on substantially comparable terms and conditions. Such Replacement Notes and Warrants were issued by the Company to the holders of the Notes and 2023 Warrants on January 23, 2023. 4,333,333 Warrants are currently outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.
The Replacement Notes and Warrants are, respectively, convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.10 per share and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 8,980,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.15 per share, which expire five years from January 9, 2023. The 2023 Warrants and all rights thereunder are transferable in whole or in part.
On May 3, 2023, the Company issued two (2) convertible promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $201,200 and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,093,470 Shares of Common Stock for three (3) years at an exercise price of $0.23 per share.
In the 2024 Private Placement Offering, the Company sold an aggregate of 21.66 Units, each Unit consist of one Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) 62,500 Warrants.
Anti-Takeover Effects of Nevada Law and Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
General. Certain provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws, and certain provisions of the NRS could make our acquisition by a third party, a change in our incumbent management, or a similar change of control more difficult. These provisions, which are summarized below, may reduce our vulnerability to an unsolicited proposal for the restructuring or sale of all or substantially all of our assets or an unsolicited takeover attempt. The summary of the provisions set forth below does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our Articles of Incorporation and our Bylaws and the applicable provisions of the NRS.
Special Meetings. Our Bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may only be called by the Board or a committee of the Board, which has been designated by the Board with such power and authorities as provided in a resolution of the Board, or in the Bylaws of the Company, with the authority to call special meetings. Special Meeting may not be called another person or persons.
Board Vacancies. Any vacancy on our Board, howsoever resulting, may be filled by a majority vote of the directors then in office even if less than a quorum is present. Any director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders, at which their successors are elected or appointed and the term of the class to which he or she has been elected expires, or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.
Removal of Directors. Our Bylaws provide that any director, or the entire Board, may be removed from office at any time only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds (66 2/3%) of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.
Nevada’s “combinations with interested stockholders” statutes (NRS 78.411 through 78.444, inclusive) provide that specified types of business “combinations” between certain Nevada corporations and any person deemed to be an “interested stockholder” of the corporation are prohibited for two years after such person first becomes an “interested stockholder” unless the corporation’s board of directors approves the combination (or the transaction by which such person becomes an “interested stockholder”) in advance, or unless the combination is approved by the board of directors and sixty percent of the corporation’s voting power not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder, its affiliates and associates. Furthermore, in the absence of prior approval certain restrictions may apply even after such two-year period. For purposes of these statutes, an “interested stockholder” is any person who is (1) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (2) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the two previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term “combination” is sufficiently broad to cover most significant transactions between a corporation and an “interested stockholder”. These laws generally apply to Nevada corporations with 200 or more stockholders of record. Our Articles of Incorporation include a provision electing that the Company not be governed by these laws.
In addition, NRS 78.139 also provides that directors may resist a change or potential change in control of the corporation if the board of directors determines that the change or potential change is opposed to or not in the best interest of the corporation upon consideration of any relevant facts, circumstances, contingencies or constituencies pursuant to NRS 78.138(4).
EXHIBIT 21.1
LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES
International CuMo Mining Corporation, an Idaho corporation
EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT AND RULE 13A-14(A)
OR 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Andrew Brodkey, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Idaho Copper Corporation; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 1 3a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have; |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter) covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: April 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Andrew Brodkey |
Andrew Brodkey President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT AND RULE 13A-14(A)
OR 15D-14(A) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I, Robert Scannell, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Idaho Copper Corporation; |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
| 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
| 4. | I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 1 3a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have; |
| a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; | |
| b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; | |
| c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and | |
| d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the most recent quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter) covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a. | All significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and | |
| b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. |
| Date: April 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Robert Scannell |
Robert Scannell Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |
EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Idaho Copper Corporation (the “Company”) for the year ended January 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Andrew Brodkey, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that;
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
| Date: April 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Andrew Brodkey |
Andrew Brodkey President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Idaho Copper Corporation (the “Company”) for the year ended January 31, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Robert Scannell, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that;
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and | |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
| Date: April 22, 2025 | By: | /s/ Robert Scannell |
| Robert Scannell | ||
| Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer) |